Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, October 16, 1908, Page 7, Image 7

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    TH E CHEMAWA AM K RIG AN
f LOCALS :. 4
Mr. Campbell took a flying trip v to
' Southern Oregon Monday. .'.'.-
Mr. Chalcraft returned from Grande
Ronde on Sunday. .. . .
Mr. Conner and -his friend ' from
Umatilla, Ore., brought their boys to
school last week. ' -'-'
We had a good rain on Monday night
and Tuesday - morning, but it cleared
off beautifully by noon. '' '
Miss Gertrude Brewer' went to New
berg, Tuesday, where she will be the guest
of friends for a few days.
When one of our tiny little girls was
asked what tribe she belonged to she
replied, "Peanuts and Oranges."
Mr. Cooper's talk to the school on
x Monday night was very interesting and
of great practical benefit to us all.
Esther Napoleon, who was spending,
her vaea-tion in Tacoma and Chehalis,
Washington, returned to Chemawa
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Picard went to Pefi'dleton" and
will be back Saturday and bring some
of her nieces with her. They will be
school children hereafter.
Levi Sortor is working on the night
shift in the po jver house, that is why he
looks so dreamy in school. Have you
noticed his "Dreamy Eyes?"
Mrs. Mark Skiff of Salem called on
Mrs. Campbell on Monday afternoon
and visited our school room. We nre
pleased to see. the Salem people who
take intereBt in our work.
Miss. Hutchinson was the recipient
of a large pheasant from Mr. and Mre.
Teabo, being one of the finest birds
bagged by Mr. "Teabo this season, and
Friday evening, after sociable, several
friends assembled to do justice to the
banquet. !-::!'
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell's home was
the scene of a jolly gathering Friday
evening, Oct. 9, when the teachers invad
ed their stronghold, bent on giving Mrs'.
Campbell a surprise party in honor ' of
her birthday. It proved to be a
genuine surprise to her, but &i a late
hour the other members ' of -the family
were given the hint, who , lent their
efforts in making the evening one of the
most enjoyable oi its kind in the history
pf Chemawa.
A pleasing feature of the occasion was
the presentation of a beautiful cut glass
piece, as a token of the. high esteem in
which Mrs. Campbell is held by the
teachers. Miss Royer with a few appro
priate remarks presented the gift, to
which Mrs. Campbell responded with
feeling and appreciation.
The rest of the evening was then 'de
voted to games, music and social con
verse, which was interrupted by a call to
the dining room, where it was discovered
that, unlike the cupboard of nursery
lore, Aunt Fan's is never bare, for she
had prepared a dainty . "short order"
luncheon, to which the company did full
justice. At 11 o'clock the guests dis
persed, all declaring that they had been
royally entertained . even though self
invited Who comes next? Let us have
more birthdays.
Benjamin Wilcox was much pleased
to see his little brother, James, arrive
Monday morning from Alaska. C. D.