THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
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RELAY TRY-OUT.
The first try-out for the Annual
Cheniavva-Portland 50-mile relay race
was held last Monday afternoon with
35 starters. The weather man has been
unkind to us 'and the result is that the
roads are not in the best of condition for
running, but notwithstanding this fact
the boys made a good showing and those
making the first 18 places were placed
on the training table. Next Monday
the second try-out will be held and it
is a question as to who will be the first
fifteen to finish, as only fifteen will
gather around the training table. This
try-out is open to all and we expect to
gee some new faces at the starting point.
The order in which the boys finished last
Monday: Haight, Mose, Sam John,
Bearchild, Souvigner, Olney, Smoker,
Grant, Finley, J., A'. Talbot, Clark, L.
Dan, P. Williams, Sorrel, B. Spencer,
E. Ashue, E. Finley, F, Dan, Wewa,
Pratt, Pellitier, J, Purns, Hanbury,
H. Ashue, A. James, Acosta, Parker,
Kalama, Reed, Luke, Brown, Micheal,
McCorkle, B. Reed and Scowlie.
Mr. Chalcraft was out Monday with
his camera and secured a picture of the
relay runners as they started on their
five mile run.
There were five boys who did not
start with the others because they did
not have the togs to run in, but we hope
that by this time they are supplied and
will start with the others.
The success of a runner depends a
great deal upon a good man to take
care of him. Have you a trainer?
MY FRIEND THE INDIAN
This is an authoritative book of engross
inginterest by Major James McLaughlin,
who as Indian Agent and Inspector has
had intimate relations with Indians for
a period o nearly forty years. It was he
who ended the Ghost Dance trouble in
1890 by the arrest of Sitting Hull, and
so successful have been his negotiations
with the Indians in many difficult and
complicated cases that he is known
among them as "The Negotiator ." The
story of his life and work is unique in the
lich literature dealing with the subjectof
American Indian. He tells of many thrill
ing episodes in Indian history, including
for the first time the Indian side of the
story of the Custer tragedy at LlttleBig
Horn, and the story of Chief Joseph's fa
mous retreat with his Nez Perces. Along
with these intensely interesting reminis
cences, there are studies of the Indian
character that are of first importance.
The author tells of the Indian's daily
customs in love and war, of his way of
looking at things, and of his religion.
It is, in short, a first-band study of
the Indian character that it will be diffi
cult to surpass The old Indian fighters
are becoming very rare in these days.
This phase of American life has practi
cally passed away, but there will always
be a peculiar fascination in the romance
of the Wild West Although Major Mc
Laughlin's book deals with real events,
it does not in any, way detract from the
reader's imagination of the wild Indian
and his hunts, while as a recoid of the
Federal administraion of Indian affairs
it is authoritative and important. It is
fully illustrated with unusual pictures of
Indians and their daily life.
All of Miss Irene Campbell's music
pupils were very glad to receive a pos
tal from her yesterday from Spokane,
Washington, where she has been visit
ing for the past month.