THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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Salem where the latter took the south
bound train, Wednesday evening.
Master Pickering Chalcraft had a
birthday on Monday, having reached his
17th mile stone.
Mrs. Dr. Bristow of Portland spent a
couple of days at the school this week,
visiting at Superintendent Chalcraft's.
Anna Bender, a graduate of the busi
ness department, has been appointed
assistant clerk in the Chemawa Indian
School. She left Haskell last Saturday.
Anna is a capable girl and will do good
work. The Indian Leader.
Mrs. W. P. Campbell, of Chemawa,
Or., arrived in the city to be the guest
of her sons, Donald and Herbert, for a
month. In honor of his mother, Donald
Campbell entertained a few of his friends
on an automobiling party at Liberty
Lake and Coeur d'Alene yesterday.
Spokane Chronicle.
During the past week Supt. Chalcraft
has been having a delightful visit with
an old schoolboy friend, Mr. J. Peasley,
of Des Moines, Iowa. Both are natives
of Albion, 111., and have each grown
reminiscent during the week. Sunday,
Mr. Peasley addressed the student body.
His talk was in every way encouraging
and entertaining: (
The prospects are good for an excellent
football schedule this fall. Games will
possibly be arranged with Multnomah
Club of Portland, Washington State
University, Whitworth College, Tacoma,
Spokane Athletic Club, Albany College,
Pacific College and one or two others,
depending on when the football squad
will be ready to go on the gridiron for
practice.
Mr. and Mrs. Howell, of Arizona, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cox. It be-,
ing Mr. Cox's birthday, an elaborate
chicken dinner was served at the "Mess"
in honor of the occasion. In the after
noon; Mr. and Mrs. Swartz had a late
dinner to commemorate the event, and
in the evening luncheon was served un
der the trees in Old Chemawa by Miss
Cooper and friends for the guests.
On Wednesday evening Mr. Turney
delightfully entertained a party of
friends at Superintendent Chalcraft's
cottage, with his violin. His rendition of
Traumerei, his imitation of the Scottish
bag-pipe, and another piece which he
has just written, were especially enjoyed.
Among those present were Mr Peasley
from Des Moines and Mrs. Dr. Bristow
of Portland.
Members ot the five civilized tribes of
Eastern Oklahoma, whose lands were
thrown open to white settlement July
27th, proved too crafty for some, of the
white speculators who hoped to gain
control of these lands for less than their
real worth. The allottees refused to sell
their, lands except at prices nearly dou
ble what' .they had at first agreed to
take. It was the eagerness of the pros
pective buyers that defeated their own
purposes. Minneapolis Tribune.
The following paragraph, taken from
a letter recently received at the school,
shows the Chemawa spirit: "I enjoyed
my visit at Chemawa so much that it
really made me homesick. It is surely
fine I am proud of having attended
school there and hope my brother and
nephews will be the same and do noth
ing that will make the teachers ashamed
of them, but will be perfect 'gentlemen at
all times and it will be a pleasure to
point back and remember their school
days at C. I. S."