THE CFIEMAWA AMERICAN
LOCALS
The dairy boys will have a party this
evening, an account of which will be
given next week.
The pupils' tables are now supplied
with green onions, lettuce and rhubarb
in quantities from our garden. .
The farmers are planting about six
acres of field corn which will be grown
to fill our two 50-ton silos this fall.
?yjr Westley and his force of gardeners
started on Tuesday to plant late potatoes
on the newly cleared land to the east of
the railroad.
Mrs. Chalcrart was under the weather
the latter part ot last week, but we are
glad to say she has improved.
The carpenters are busy this week
making crates and boxes to handle the
strawberry crop this year which will be
ready for picking next week.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and Miss
Irene spent Saturday and part of Sun
day in Portland. They attended St.
Marks church and beard a fine sermon
by the rector, Rev. Father Simpson.
We regret to hear of the death of Mrs.
Emily Moss, the mother of "Emily and
Joe, who left for home this week. Mrs.
Mo-e died at Poison, her home. The
family have the sympathy of their
friends at Chemawa.
House cleaning is going on mnv and
although the men object to the general
upheaval m-eessary at such times, they
are well pleased with results that is if
their desks and papers are left untouch
ed and in their usual chaotic state.
Louis Pelletier framed some pictures
for Mrs. Campbell and framed them as
well as any regular picture house in
Salem could have done them. Cur car
penter boys are well instructed and Mr.
Woods is glad to give them an opportun
ity to do little jobs for employes.
The school gardens are rather late
this year, but all are interested and we
hope the results of the academic efforts at
agriculture will not t fall short of what
has been accomplished in former year.
Other outside work, especially grubbing
out stumps delayed our garden making.
By the time this paper is in the hands
of its readers the pupils of Chemawa will
be eating luscious strawberries raised in
Chemawa's garden. Mr. Westley says
we will have a large crop of splendid
berries this year and a walk through the
patch of about six acres convinces the
doubter. The berries are Magoons and
Jessies.
The bill authorizing the allotment of
lands to Indians on the Warm Springs
and Umatilla Indian Reservations in
Eastern Oregon, and the sale of surplus
lands to white settlers, probably will not
be enacted at the present session of Con-'
gress because of the late date of its
presentation, but it may receive at
tention in the short session next winter.
The farmers are plowing the land and
preparing it for the dairy boys so they can
plant their kale. The piece has been
throughly manured after being plowed
early to conserve the moisture. Now it
is beinij replowed, harrowed and clod
mashed so the ground will be thoroughly
pulverize 1. Some of the early kale thut
was planted in February will he replanted
on this patch and the balance seeded.
From oar experience last season our
dairy force have demonstrated that kale
is the best forago crop for a dairy herd
in this section.