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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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Miss Steponeck is enjoying her vaca
tion. Harvey Wright is now working in the
bakery.
Miss Evelyn Woods is visiting friends
in Cloverdale, Tillamook County.
New steps were put in at the boys' en
trance to the dining hall this week.
Mr. Louis Larsen was visiting his
brother, Charlie, one day last week.
Theodore Schelikoff is in charge of the
bakery while Mr. Teabo is on his vaca
tion. -
Mr. Lansing ' put ventilators in the
foundation of the dining room and kitch
en this week.
The farmers have finished haying at
the lower farm and will soon start to haul
bailed hay to Salem.
Mr Swaboda, who has change of the
harness shop, began on his annual leave
of absence last Monday.
Mr. Chas. Woods left Sunday for Tilla
mook, Oregon, to spend his vacation on
a tour of inspection in that section.
Eugene Williams, David Graham and
Frank Souvigner left for Jones' hop yard
on Monday, where they will spray hops.
Mr. and Mrs. Frye, who have been
boarding at the "Mess" for several
months, have started housekeeping . for
themselves.
Mr. Van Tassel, with the assistance
of a boiler-maker from Salem, is busy
putting new tube? in boiler No. 1 at the
power house.
Now that the farmers are through
haying and teams can be had, the boys
are getting anxious about taking an out
ing at Silver Creek Falls. '
In a letter just received from Mr.
Moran, who formerly was engineer at
. Chemawa, announcement is made of the
fact that Mr. and Mrs. Moran have left
Bay City and are now residents of Port
land. A number of people from various east
ern states have visited Chemawa recent
ly and all seem to be agreeably surpris
ed at what they learn while here. There
is no use talking, when it comes to a dis
cussion of the beauties of nature Che
mawa is in the front rank.
Mr. Howard. of South Bend, Wash,
was a visitor at the school during the
week, as he is greatly interested in the
Riddell children. Mr. Howard also has
relatives in Salem and, vicinity. He
reports that Marie and Ellen Bailey,
who went home awhile back are getting
along nicely.
"Back East" this time of the year in
certain localities is known as "dog days.'
It is probable that the terms as applied
to August weather is accounted for by
the fact that heat is often so intense
that dogs go mad. We suffer nothing
from such causes here in the "Beauti
ful Willamette Valley." '
A dispatch from Klamath agency
under date of August 10 says: Work is
to be begun at once on the large new
school building at the Klamath agency.
It will be remembered that last . spring
fire destroyed the main building used
for educational purposes on the Klamath
reservation. The contract for the new
building has been awarded to W. D.
Lovell of Minneapolis, Minn. The
building will be commodious and will
be modern throughout. It will be of
sufficient size to accommodate all future
demands.