Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - December 8, 1916, Winslow, Arizona WINSLOW is The Metropolis of Northern The Local For the VOL 26. NAVAJO DECEMBER 8, 1916. Lodge of Last Sunday afternoon the Elks Hall was filled with members of the Elk fraternity and their friends to pay fitting re spect to the memories of the deceased The lodge room was beautifully decorated with the purple and cry carnations lending fragance and beauty to the Promptly at 4 o'clock the members of the order marched in a body to the lodge room to a section of seats in the center of the room reserved for and under the direction of Exalted Ruler Shindel the following program was J. M. Shadow R. Gaul Ritual Mrs. G. E. P. Miss Ernestine J. R. 'The Better W B. It was a pretty simple and impressive and reflected credit on the committee have it in Arizona Boy Harlow T. an Arizona and a graduate of the Phoenix high school in the class of 1903, has been assigned to duty on the new U. S. battleship with the rank of Second Immediately after his graduation young Kays was appointed to the naval academy by J. F. the then delegate to Graduating from the academy in 1907 his first term of sea duty was aboard the U. S. S. Louisiana her memorable trip around the After the visit to China and he was detached at Manila and saw service for two years in the Philippines stationed at He returned to the United States on the cruiser Denver and was transferred to the spending some time in Alaska water aiding in the erection of wireless He next saw service along the Mexican and South American aboard U. S. S. He was later detached from the Maryland and sent to the supply station for the island of as aid to the governor of the Returning to the United States in the spring of 1914, he was sent to Boston and placed in charge of the hydrographic His abilities being he was appointed chief recruiting officer for that portion of New until his assignment to the Kays is the son of Mr. an Mrs. Emory who are still residents of and no doubt feel a just pride in the success of their Guild The guild ladies of St. Paul's church will hold their annual bazaar at the guild Dec. 9th. In addition to the bazaar they will hold a delicatessen sale throughout the day and beginning at 10 and also serve light Everybody is invited to St. Paul's Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m. Evening prayer and short address at 8 o'clock p. m. Baptist Sunday morning Positiveness of the Christian Evening Measure of a A cordial welcome awaits Santa Fe to he Santa Local According to the associated Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brennan are press dispatches the directors of the happy parents of a ten-pound the Santa Fe at their born to them last Saturday regular meeting held in New York City last Byron Yount has resigned bis ed a distribution out of their position of deputy and surplus of an amount equal to gone to Seligman to take a per cent of a year's pay to all tion as special its employes who have been in Mrs. formerly Miss the service of the system for at Ruth has been spend least two and whose an- ing the past week in Winslow at compensation does not the home of her parents exceed per This will Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shipley be cheering news to about sixty returned Saturday night from per cent of the population of after spending a week and will mean a dis- visiting with their daughter Miss NO. 45 of several thousand Any one having articles or donations for the guild bazaar and delicatessen sale will kindly send them to the guild hall by Killed by Bank Charles Miner a resident of w guim uau this was instantly n tomorrow morning killed when four Mexicans who Mrg Wilgon this had looted the Buckeye Valley week from to a street battle it during the Christmas holidays with officials of the the bank with her daughter Miss Lena of and The robbers made this and her three their escape on split up m into different pairs and are being M w Dadey received a hunted through the roughest hill aage Monday bearing the of Maricopa county by ing taat he is the posses of deputy sheriffs and of a bouncing baby born that day at W. H. was que to Mr. and Mrs. H. J. only man in the bank when er the four robbers entered at 3 Tuesday night at the meeting They him up of the city Deputy with and gathered Sheriff Ed. Gardner was appoint together the loose ed marshal to succeed amounting to As they Byron who fras accepted fled from the Wateon a officer position in a bead on them with a but was prevented from firing of Mrg Dee when they leaped into an formerly Dora bile and began struggling for its to hear that she and her possession with the Dew baby are doing Mr. At that time Miner turned the and Mtg who were with together with others her in Miami for 8eyeral days were rushing to the The have returned to this bandits opened fire and Miner For the first time since the Before they could be they reached their horses in the rush 300 yards away and were off. Buckeye is a small town thirty miles southwest of who was was a Three posses are in the two from Phoenix and one from endeavoring to over take the bandits before they spring election a full city council is in charge of the city At the meeting Tuesday evening H. B. Takken was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Sampson was at the Leupp Indian school last Friday and Saturday giving the Indian children a medical examination prior to permitting them to enter the The regular school physician is absent from duty on Distinguished Wednesday morning Winslow had the honor of entertaining for a few hours Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo and his charming daughter of President They arrived in the city oh No. 2 from and had to wait over for No. 4 arriving at 10 as they are en route to Supt. and Mrs. Tuttle entertained them ot The Old Spelling Perhaps yet the good old spelling book of the old school days will come into its The superintendent of the South schools has instituted a hospital class for students in the high school who cannot maintain an average of 85 in The hospital class meets three times a week to learn spell and other like common English In our boyhood days the old spelling book followed the pupil through to his graduation but with the modern plan of education the youngster graduates out of a spelling book just about the time he ought to begin to seriously apply himself to the art of. The spelling school may seem rather primitive in these days when the public school is cluttered up with all the fads and fancies known to advanced but it would be a goo thing if it was restored for the benefit of the graduating classes of all public Any good business man can take a boy out of the eighth grade who writes a fairly legible is reasonably in his and has a clear understanding the fundamental branches of and develope him into the scheme of his business even more readily than the ordinary high school The reason is The graduate has an exalted opinion of his own ability with no real basis for it in and knows so much that is negative that considerable reach the White Tank Their horses are said to be jaded by men who saw them ten miles Qur 0,d friend m Hosler north of 1 thinks the city should pass a Business and J stringent ordinance licensing the a i u x j -i keeping of as according to A special dispatch to the daily his opinion it would have the papers of recent that of reducing the dog big interests of the country quite materially if under consideration the jy elimination of golf players from Ed. who for several managerial After years had been special officer for careful study and observation it the Santa Fe at this has has been shown certain been appointed deputy sheriff of industry that golf players for Winslow by Sheriff were producing less than non- wjn probably take up his golf and that business new duties with the beginning has shown signs of deterioration of new under the supervision of habitues Sneak thieves at Williams are of the golf Winslow has occupying their time stealing an enthusiastic membership in a clothes from the golf and if these strictures which the good has of the popular game are true the carefully washed and hung out club will have to be- to Tar and feathers the producing power of perly if the thieves are the membership must not be every is the best curative curtailed in these strenuous times remedy for that of the high cost of There A special filled with is no the game representatives of the Overland has great fascination for its automobile on the Pacific and some few was attached to No. 10 last probably neglect their usual avocations either to as the special guests of the game or discuss the last Overland Auto Co. The trip is score on the but this is true of any sport or Christinas Now is the time to place your order for cut flowers for and the holiday Delay means disappointment for Winslow News being for the purpose of showing the selling agents the big home of the its perfect the skill and scientific knowledge employed in the factory for the production of this high grade which is yearly growing in popularity with the automobile in time is lost in reducing his bump of egotism working and shed the superfluities of his education down to the And in doing this many a young man's dignity is offended because he thinks his abilities are not fully appreciated by his and he whiles away two or three years on as many different jobs before it begins to sink into his system that he is not as brilliant as he The eighth grade boy in most cases his limited and has the receptive mind that quickly the ideas and suggestions of his which gives him a keen business education that makes him a valuable asset as an There is always a good place in this world for the boy who can spell and and he should apply himself to acquire this knowledge above all High Cost of While other cities and towns are worrying about paying fifty cents for the standard price in Winslow is forty The same condition is also true about canned goods of all the price in Winslow is less than other In other words if people will trade at home they will save more and add to the prosperity of the than by sending their money out of town for an inferior article at a bigger Be a real booster and spend your money at home with the people you Society One of the most af fairs of the holiday season was the five hundred party given by Miss Cora Creswell last Satur day The younger set and a large crowd of the young matrons participated in Miss Creswell's The house was very artistic .in its of blue that em blem of happiness being use throughout the entire decorative After the the guests enjoyed a delicious two course The climax of the happy affair came when each guest held a card over a tiny candle and found written there on Cora Cres well and Herman Miss Creswell's friends have known of this for some but it had not been announced until this Mrs. Wheat of Flagstaff was the out of town Now with the of the holiday season the spirit of romance is in the Miss Pearl Allen entertained Wednesday evening at the home of her Mrs. J. K. LaPrade on Kinsley at one prettiest parties of the holiday The evening was spent playing five After the guests were ushered into the dining room beautifully and elab decorated with a profusion of tulle and The centerpiece was a long mirror surrounded by ferns and Ce cil Brunner Hearts were hung from rib bons running down from to the bouquets of roses which were used as After enjoying the daintily served luncheon pulled down a on one side appearing the name and on the reverse side Rumors of this engagement have been rife for some but it came as asur prise to many of Miss Allen's The wedding is an to take place December 24th. Misses Agnes and Ellen Ward ably assisted Miss Allen throughout the Operetta The music department of the Winslow high school will present the pleasing at the Electric next Friday Dec. 15th, with a cast of forty under the direction of Miss Ernestine instructor in The operetta is the production of Maude Elizabeth Inch and W. Rhys and throughout the scores are full of catchy airs that make you want to whistle the and the libretto is full of mirth-provoking lines that justly earns its title as a comic Prof. orchestra will add to the the soloists and The following is the a but fussy Murphy Bulbul his beauteous Marian Nelson Caspian an amiable young Parks Ida the court Chase Alain a friend Crozer Dosay keeper of the royal v Justso keeper of cash LaPrade members of royal are now on sale with the Kelly Drug at 75 General admission 50c. The high school association will hold their j next meeting in hall Tuesday Dec. 12th, at which time the principal feature of the program will be the presentation of a comedy by the sophomore The musical features of the evening will be a violin solo by Prof. and one or two from and a Rev. J. M. White will deliver an address on the life and works of At the conclusion of the program refreshments will be served in the domestic science A cordial is extended to all the friends and patrons of the train master's to K. Moss in Railroad J. F. Grayson left Saturday night for Ash where he has been Ed. former stenographer in the has been the agent's Conductor T. spending a few days on his ranch at Brakeman R. J. Muncy left Thursday for Los Angeles to be gone a few days on Conductor M. M. Pen rod left Saturday for the Santa Fe hospi where he will remain for some ti me. Conductor J. C: Way and family are spending a few days visiting in San Conductor F. J. Sellen has been unable to work for several davs on account of illness Brakeman and Mrs. George Heuser left Monday night for Albuquerque to attend the wedding of Mrs. Heuser's W. Las N. is the new stenographer employed in the train master's Fireman William Erickson re turned Wednesday morning from a trip of three weeks in the east James Ross left last Saturday night for where he has accepted a Mask Christmas The Ladies of the Maccabees will give a mask ball at the Santa Fe opera house on Front Monday Dec. 25th. Come everybody and have good Prize dances and prizes for best Tickets Spectators and extra ladies 25c. Children 10c. Good Grand march at 9 p. m. Mrs. Ed. Gardner is visiting with friends in this Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Johnson are new residents in coming here from N. M. Miss Ruth of speAt the week-end in as the guest of Miss Marguerite A crew of a dozen carpenters from Flagstaff arrived here Tuesday to work the new ments at the ice William Hogue has accepted a position with the Cleveland garage in and will within the month to assume his new The Social Hour of the Baptist church met with Mrs. and a goodly number were considering the The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. V. EL 318 west Front Dec. 13th. Draper and a brace of Santa Fe engineers who think they also know about deer left for the mountains south of slow prepared to stay until they get the legal limit of big If they stick to this resolution the Santa Fe will be short two active members of its working force for quite a The Cry of shown at Electric last Sunday evening was a fine screen and those who missed seeing it have something to Mr. the manager of the has for some time been getting some of the best feature films in the market to supply the demands of the and they should appreciate his efforts by giving him crowded
