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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
I INDUSTRIAL NOTES T
Albert Scott, shoemaker, is il in the
hospital this week.
William Burke is finishing up a set of
double-hack harness.
Haynes Bateman can always be found
at his shoe bench repairing shoes for the
children.
Barney Vincent and Fred Lewis are
coal passers for John Tailor, the fireman
this week. -
The sewing machines are kept so busy
you cannot hear yourself talk in the
sewing room.
George Flett, who has just started to
work in .the power house, is learning
fast. He is now in the engine room.
Martin Cooper is finishing a set of
work harness that Alphonso Guay left
when he was transferred to another shop.
Michel Wilson made a valuable dis
covery: That he is a coat maker and he
did not know it. Notice his new gar
ment he made it.
The spring weather has put the sewing-room
girls in a hurry to get through
with their work dresses. Their spring
uniforms come next.
George Williams declares that he can
work a button-hole better than any one
in the tailor shop excepting none. How
is that for a Kansas blizzard.
Watch the young sprout shoot! Har
ry Jo and Chester Meacum are now
struggling with the mysteries of coat
making. In another year they will be
no mysteries, but simple tasks, so sim
ple that they will say "I always knew
that."
The gardeners begin planting onions
this week.
Robert Gregory is taking care of the
laundry this week.
Alden Clark is getting along nicely in
the harness department.
James Moses and Dan Nicholas are
cultivating the strawberries this week.
Mr. Mudge and his detail are doing
good work around the lawns making
fences.
Martin Sampson made an oil cup
Tuesday morning out of a nipple for the
big engine.
The blacksmiths are digging up the
old electric light poles which have been
replaced by new ones.
The plumbing afternoon detail, which
consists of Levi Sortor and Ed. Ains
worth, are filling ditches this week.
Mr. Woods greatly appreciates the
great help the blacksmith force gives the
carpenter boys in helping (so willingly)
in removing the heavy material on gym
John Taylor is missed very much by
the laundry girls because he is such a
good hand around the machinery. He
is alwavs there like a duck when anv
thing goes wrong.
Grover Colby, Eddie Curl, Middleton
George, Harvey Ashue, James Smith,
Loutta Tillier, James Finley, Edward
Evans and Alec Lee all take great in
terest in remodeling the old horse and
cow barn, by making a gymnasium of
it. . . , . I
The gyminasium for the boys is mak
ing rapid progress; the blacksmith force
giving their hearty assistance in helping
the carpenters in removing the heavy
timbers, etc., we expect in the near
future a suitable place, for the benefit of
the young gentlemen of our institution.
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