Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, August 06, 1909, Page 2, Image 2

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THE CHKMAWA AMERICAN
professional ladies and gentlemen, but
working men and women, with hands
and bodies trained to do honest, decent
work.
These are only a few of our successful
boys: William Minor, of the class
of 1897, is employed at his trade of tail
or, and has been so engaged for a num
ber of years at North Yakima, Wash.
Alpheus Dodge of the class of 1897,
when last heard from, was a harness
maker at the Ft. Peck school, Montana.
He has been employed in the service
almost continuously since graduation.
Frederick Freeman, of the class of 1897,
was employed for a number of years as
tailor at the Puyallup school. Last year
he resigned and Went into business for
himself in the city of Tacoma.
. Richard Graham, of the class of, 1897,
is and has . been for a number of years,
employed as clerk in one of the depart
ments at Washington. D. C.
.' Douglas Holt, of the class of 1897, is
a tailor and has a shop of his own at
North Yakima, Washington.
Adolph Farrow, class of 1898, after
graduation, went into business for him
self at Athena, Oregon, and opened a
harness shop. After two or three years,
he was offered the position of harness
maker at Chemawa and held that posi
tion creditably for four years. He then
resigned in order to look alter his farm
in Umatilla county. Since then he has
been farming and is now running a har
ness shop in connection with his farm
at Athena.
George Bernier, class of 1900, after
graduation, completed the law. course
at Willamette Uuiversity, and is now
an attorney in Baker City, Oregon.
Harry Holt, class of 1900, has been
for a number of years a clerk for one of
the large lumbering companies in the
Northwest. He is living at the present
time in Toppenish, Washington.
Reuben Saunders, class of 1900, has
been employed in the bicycle and auto
mobile shops of Salem and Portland
since his graduation, being at present
employed by Mr. Watt Shipp of Salem.
William Ingram, class of 1! 02, is the
baker for the Oregon Insane Asylum
and has held that position for several
years.
Leon Parker, class of 1906 is foreman
of a large ranch near Briceland, Calif.
Henry Dillstrom, class of 1907, is run
ing a dairy farm near Chemawa.
William Blodgetf, class of . 1904, has
been working at his trade in Port
land and Tacoma, and now has a tailor
shop of his own at Puyallup, Wash. '
W. H, Lewis, of the class of 1885, is
one of the prominent and well-to-do
citizens of Wrangell, Alaska.
James Stewart, class of 1885, is presi
dent of a bank at Lapwai, Idaho, with a
capitalization of $50,000 He is employ
ed at a large salary in the forestry de
partment of the government..
Henry Sicade, one of the early day
students of Chemawa, isoueof the prom
inent business men of Tacoma, Wash.
Silas Moom, one of our prominent
athletes, is blacksmithing in the North
ern Pacific Car shops at Tacoma, Wash.
On complaint of Albert B. Reagan,
teacher in. charge at LaPush, Wash., one
"'Scotty" was arraigned before the Justice
of the Pence,-. Mr.' A. W.'Smith, yesterday,
and fined, $109 for giving whiskey to
some 20 Indians of the Quileute tribe at
the Celebration at Forks, Wash., July 5,
this year. Mr. Reagan is also working
on other whiskey cases with the view of
stopping the whiskey traffic with Indians
in these parts. Correspondent.