Weekly Chemawa American., June 05, 1908, Page 8, Image 8

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
J INDUSTRIAL NOTES
Ruther Jake is making a set of bridles
for his harness.
Fred Wright is making his first set of
hame tugs this week.
Alden Clark is making a heavy set of
work harness this week.
Thos. Holden is making a set of wheels
for Eddie Mann'? wagon.
The painters have finished painting
- the roof of the new gymnasium;
The carpenters have finished putting
in the windows in the new gym.
The harness shop boys all like their
instructor, Mr. Venter, very much.
The wagon makers are finishing up
their twelve wheelbarrows this week.
The carpenters have finished flooring
the platform in the new gymnasium.
; The blacksmiths were repairing plows
for the farmers last Tuesday morning.
Geo. Flett is running the engine in
the mornings this week, and Fred Lewis
is! his oiler.
Martin Sampson has charge of the
wagon shop this - week during Mr. Hen
schelTs absence.
Fred Bain is getting to be a good
painter, although he gets more paint on
himself than the roof.
Albert Scott, who was working in the
shoeshop, is now working for Mr. West
ley on the garden detail.
John Taylor is fireman this week in
the morning and James Minesinger and
Philip Moss are his wood haulers.
Mr. Swain has just finished a cinder
path running from the front of the
commissary to the street car line walk.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
In conformity with the time-honored
custom, employes and students assem
bled in chapel Saturday morning for
Memorial observance. Appropriate songs
were sung, and there was an address
made by Louis John, a member of this
year's graduating class. At the close of
the exercises in chapel Assistant Super
intendent Campbell made some well
chosen remarks.
At the close of the chapel exercises
the entire assemblage formed in order
and marched to the cemetery headed by
Chemawa's band, which rendered a touch
ing funeral march. Arriving at the
cemetery flowers were distributed in
profusion over the grave of the beloved
departed, buglers blew "taps," after
which the concourse of people quietly
withdrew from the cemetery and repair
ed, to the different quarters. In every
way the observances and exercises were
appropriate and impressive.
PROPOSALS FOR BOILER, SMOKESTACK
AND EXTENSION TO POWER HOUSE.
Department of the Interior,
Office of Indian Affairs,
Washington, D. C, May 16, 1908.
Sealed proposals plainly marked on the
outside of the envelope "Proposals for Boiler,
Smokestack, and Extension to Power House,
Salem School, Oregon", and addressed to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington,
D. C, will be received at the Indian Office
until 2 o'clock p. m., June 19, 1908, for f ur
nishiDg and delivering the necessary materials
and labor required to construct and complete
a boiler, smokestack, and extension to power
house at the Salem School, Oregon, in strict
accordance with plans, specifications and in
structions to bidders, which may be examin
ed at this Office, the offices of The Improve
ment Bulletin, Minneapolis, Minn., The
Construction News, Chicago, 111., The West
ern Contractor,. Kansas City, Mo., the
Builders and Traders Exchanges at Omaha,
Nebr., St.- Paul, Minn., Minneapolis, Minn.,
the, Northwestern M anuf acturers As sociation
St. Paul, Minn., the United States Indian
warehouses at Chicago, 111., St Louis, Mo.,
Omaha, Nebr., New York, N. Y-, and at the
school. For further information apply to
E. L. Chalcraft, Superintendent, Ohemawa,
Oregon. C. F. Larrabee, Acting Commis
sioner. There are 86,000.00 available for the above.