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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1908)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 3 1 LOCALS 4 A Mr, Teabo want to Salem last Tues day afternoon. Miss Iva Cox hay gone to Forrest Grove to attend a wedding, Mioses Bertha Cooper and Iva Cox epent Sunday in Salem. Some of the girls went to Salem last Wednesday morning on a shopping trip, In a postal received from Leon Parker, of the class of '06, he stated that he is getting along fine at his home in Irma, .Calif. Harry Jones attended the last day of the Chautauqua in Oregon city. He re ported that he had a fine time whie there. Miss Jane Evans came up from Port land, Monday, for a visit with Mrg. Brew er and family and to get a glimpse ot Chetnawa once again. Mr. Wills, of Salem, brought a grand square piano to the school from his store Monday evening, which is to be used in the Commencement exercises. Mrs. Hudson of Clover Blossom Farm, Tangent, Ore., and Mrs. Powell of Kla math Agency, Ore., visited Mr. and Mrs. Swaim last week. They were very much pleased with everything shown them on the grounds and about the buildings. They were greatly pleased with the intelligence of the pupils. "' p- HOW THEY ANSWERED, A few days ago Miss Dohse showed her class a picture of the children who were looking at an open book, their faces show ed interest, ag if the pages contained a very pleasing story, "What do you think they are reading about?" was asked the little first grade pupils, The answers given wore as follows; Paul Revere, Joe Gale; A party, Wm. Gale; Christma, M. Williams; Christ mas presents, Arthur Moore; General Putnam, Bob Downie; Christmas, Joe Bittleg; Clothes and food, Forrest Walk er; Gen, Ulyssuia Grant, Aaron Brasille; All about Jesns, Buster Towner; About home, John -Beyers; Vacation, Pan Con don, ANOTHER LETTER Following is another uncorrected let ter from a seven-year-old tot of the first grade; Chemawa Oregon June 24 1908 My Dear brother I am well and' hope you are the same Ellen got your letter Jogephine Harris and Dora Luke are my best friends tell papa to tell Myrtle that C said hello and Marie said hollow- I am learning fast now I am going to the sec ond grade I like to go to school here I weeh ou was here we have straw berrys sometimes all the roses are in bloom Miss Dohse is my teacher I work in the sewing room I n m learn ing lots of peaces I wesh I could move Home your loving sister .Tank Batly Exhibit work is being put up in the school building this week, The pupils of the various grrtdos take great interest in fixing up their school rooms. The appearance of every room is greatly improved by the decorations.
