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THE CHEMAW A AMERICAN
plaver, but the surf was too much for
him .
Nothing more was interesting until the
ball game, then nothing 'was more inter-
esting. We picked our team and start
ed for the ball ground to play the
North Stars. The ball ground was a
new one it had been made that morn
ing. A level place but not a smooth
place was picked out and the 6-foot
ferns cut down, leaving the stumps
still standing no back-stop, but tall
ferns all around the diamond. We won,
13 to 3, but space does not permit us to
tell the whole story of the game; but
Graham, our t wirier, caught "two live
rabbits right in the ball field.
He was about to throw the ball to the
batter, r when the, third baseman and
short-stop started a race with a rabbit
just scared out of the .ferns by some ot
the spectators. Instead of throwing
"home"he. threw, at the rabbit and would
have hit it. had its tail been longer.
Missing it with the ball he made a
jump for it and caught it in his- hands,
gave it to a spectator, got . his . ball , and
played again. He repeated this per
formance again afterwards.
Every time the ball went out of the
diamond it was good for a home-run.
The North Stars were up in, the air all
the time. They were clumsy fell down
every time they started to runand
played such poor ball that, we went easy
on them. We never failed to make
monkeys of them every chance we had.
Words cannot describe their clumsiness.
All of our boys rolled in the fern and
laughed until tears came in their eyes,
so we said we were glad we were win
ning and sorry they were losing. It was
the funniest game our party ever witnessed.
Smoker made the best fishing record,
carrying in 186 trout, and Stone the
best rabbit kill, 22. We returned calling
our experience a good, time-nothing
better!
WASHOE-BERNER. .
Saturday evening, August 22, 1908, at
7 o'clock, in the presence of friends and
relatives in the school chapel, Miss Myr
tle Berner and George Washoe were
united in marriage by the Rev. Father
Paul Datin, of Brooks, Oregon.
The bridal party entered and took
their positions, while Miss Dolly Case
played Mendelssohn's wedding march.
The bride was becomingly attired in
white lawn and carried a bouquet of
bride roses. She was accompanied by
Miss Margaret Lowry, Maid of Honor,
who wore white mull; 1
1 he bride was given in marriage by
Supt. E. L. Chalcraft. Mr. Washoe was
attended by Eugene Williams as best
man.
The beautiful ring, ceremony was
used, after which a brief reception was
held at McBride Hall. Miss Dora Au
brey was the fortunate one to catch the
bride's bouquet.
Mr. and Mrs. Washoe left, amid a
shower of rice, old shoes and 'best wishes
for their home irv .California, and the
American and many friends at Chema
wa wish them uiuch happiness,
Sallie, Nellie and Christina Boswell
left theiirst part of last week to sneud
vacation with Mrs. A. Coe of McMinville,
Oregon.
The McBride girls are very fond of
of gr.: en apples, and they are thanking
Albert Scott for them.