THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN 5 : pupies izems i . r We are having a little rain now. R. R. Ed Berner is a good hand at ironing off wagons. Wallace Farrow is leading the Rose Avenue League. The gardeners are busy this week plow ing and cultivating. The industrial boys are getting the lawns to look pretty good. We are all very giad because the roses are blooming. L. W. Oscar Case was hoeing Mrs. Wood's plants Wednesday afternoon. Forest Walker says he is going to learn a trade when he grows up. W. G. Mr. Cooper is busy cultivating kale out west of the school this week. If you want to see some nice cups look in Mr. Campbell's office window. Eugene Williams made a home run in the Sun Rise League Thursday morning. The small boys who do not work always pla on poles in a big hole by the wagon shed. Mr. Van Tassel was repairing the 'furnace at. Mitchell Hall, Wednesday afternoon. Fred Lewis was busy one day this week mowing the lawns in front of the power house. . Mr. Smith had a bunch of the small boys cleaning up the yard around the Small Boys' Home, Wednesday. The farmers. have been busy this week hauling gravel from the Claggett pit for the county road near the school. Some of the farmers were out cutting the long grass in the cemetery Thursday ; getting ready for Decoration Day. Mr. Woods aud his boys will soon be through with the small girls' home and we hope he will make a good job of it. J. B. The painters have finished painting the west cottage and are now engaged in painting different parts of the small girls' home. Mr. Smith was straightening out the hurdles Wednesday evening so as to be ready for the field meet with McMinn ville College. NOMINATION CONFIRMED Washington, May 22. The senate to day continued the following nomination: Indian Inspector, Ernest P. Holcomb, Salt Lake City. Oregon Journal. Brevities Cora Picard is now working in the laundry, and she likes to work there. The Chemawa blacksmith boys are turning out some very nice work for the Seattle Exposition. Messrs. G. H. Orr, of Klamath Agen cy, and Thos. Barkley, of Yainax, have been the guests of Mr. H. E. Mann and family during the week. A try-out was held yesterday after noon for the purpose of selecting a track team to complete in the field meets in which Chemawa is soon to engage. Mrs. Swaboda and a number of other ladies were out from Salem to visit the school yesterday. They were guided to the printing office by Miss Skipton.