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Have you noticed Frank Souvigner's
hair cut?
Mrs. Bullard and her son, John, went
to Salem on Tuesday.
A number of the boys were out picking
cherries on Tuesday..
A number of people visited the school
daring the past week.
The band gave a concert in the band
stand on Monday evening.
The seniors are now engaged in pre
paring their orations, songs and demon
strations for commencement.
The plaster broken out in the school
building was replaced with new plaster
on Tuesday by Mr. UKeman, the plast
erer. The members of the Reliance Literary
Society are looking forward to a big
time. -
We all hope that the companies will
not reorganize until after commence
ment. Company A, what is the matter?
Mr. R. G. Henderson has a number of
teams hauling coal to the coal house
from the three car loads of coal which
arrived a few days ago.
Mrs. N. J. Campbell is kept very busy
these days while arrangements are being
made for the commencement program.
She carries out the regular program in
the class room and teaches singing and
elocution between school hours.
Mr. Minthorn, of Pendleton, Oregon,
who was one of the first party of students
who came here from Forest Grove when
Chemawa was established, paid us u
short visit this week. Mr. Minthorii
came to Portland to have his eyes treated
and came down to see the institution
before he returned to his home.
Mrs. Viola K. Bennett, of Klamath
Falls, and Mrs. Grace Driscoll of
Bonanza, Oregon, who have been visiting
iheir brother, Mr. Mann, for several
weeks are now in Portland. Mrs. Ben
nett is confined in the Good Samaritan
hospital on account of an operation
which she was compelled to undergo.
She is recovering very rapidly and will
soon be able to return.
WHAT JOHN MEANT TO SAY
A Chinaman was called as a witness
in the police court of Los Angles in the
cae of a driver who had iun over a dog.
"What time was it when you saw this
man run over the dog?" asked the judge.
"Me no sabe," replied the witness.
"I say" repeated the judge, "what time
was it when you saw this man run over
the dog?"
"Me no sabe," repeated John, smiling
blandly.
"We shall have an interpreter,", com
mented. his honor, as he realized that
the witness did not understand English:
and accordingly another Chinaman was
haled into court to act as interpreter.
"Ask the witness," commanded the
judge, "when he saw this man run over
the dog."
The interpreter turned to his fellow
countryman and said: "We cluing lo,
ho me choo lung wow e-ho me no chw
chee, loo kow so-loo bing gong tong yit
ben." To which the witness replied;
"Wong lin kee, wo hoo, wing chong."
The interpreter then turned to the
judge and said: "Him say 2 o'clock.'
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