Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - January 26, 1917, Winslow, Arizona WINSLOW is The Metropolis of Northern The Clean Local Newspaper For the VOL 26. NAVAJO JANUARY 26, 1917. NO. 52 Public A correspondent in the last is sue of the Coconino Sun very righteously complains that it is unfair to compel the Woman's Glub of that city to bear the expense of maintaining the public it has been demonstrated it is such a general public benefit to the old as well as the young This should not beJ A public library be maintained with a tax levy on the and the present law on the statue books should be amended to permit of such a The law as it stands at present gives to cities having 5000 population or over the right to levy a tax of one-half mill to establish and maintain public enacted probably with the idea that people living in a town of less than 5000 had no use for such an We will say to the Sun correspondent that the way to help the woman's club of Flagstaff is to get busy with your Hugh and have him offer an amendment to the present law reducing the population required from 5000 to 2000, and then have the city trustees make a levy to support the library in a manner that such a laudable institution Every incorporated city Should he the power a tax levy for a public as it will bring greater to the the money expended than any other levy tNow is the time to get action on this matter while the legislature is in and write to your senator and member of the the Let the woman's club get Members of the legislature have their to the ground Edison C. H. traveling representative of the Edison of New York arrived in the city last Monday and has been regaling our citizens with concert recitals on the New Edison which is locally by Mr. T. evening Mr. Blomberg gave a concert at the M. E. Wednesday evening he played a few numbers at the Santa Fe reading room yesterday afternoon he entertained the the high school and again in the evening before the To-night he is again at the M. E. church ' at a special invitation affair under the auspices of the Bible To-morrow afternoon he closes his engagement with a special concert for the ladies at hall beginning promptly at 3 p. m. ' Tax Commission The third biennial report of the Arizona state tax commission has just been with a bewildering array of statistics and figures that would have a tendency to produce brain fever to delve into their One thing is made painfully that in incorporated cities the total amount of tax that can be levied amounts to about five per but fortunately the full limit has never been The real gist of the report lies in the made by the commission of certain desired amendments to the present revenue as Strengthen the tax limit and budget Provide for a county assessor and tax collector to perform like functions for incorporated cities and and abolish the office of city assessor and tax A simplified tax roll that will permit the abstracts of the be made from the original tax That the per capita road tax be collected by the and that jurisdiction of county assessor for this purpose as well as for the collection of the school and personal property taxes be extended to December 15th of each That the law providing for a specific tax on express companies be and the tax commission be permitted to assess them oir a mileage Provide for the administration of the inheritance tax law by the tax new automobile tax basing the tax on the weight of the A small mill tax on moneys and represented Tuesday Church of Christ Bible school at 10 ser mon at 11 a. m. and communion at 11:30 a. m. Let everybody be on The morning as the Lion of and The public is cordially invited to attend these J. H. St Paul's Services at St. Paul's church will be as Sunday schoo at 10:30 a. m. Evening service and sermon at 8 All are The ladies guild of St. Paul's will meet next Wednesday after noon at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. J. K. LaPrade on north California Honey is best Cahns Elsinore in 2, 5, 10 Baptist Church The Reverend S. F. of state secretary or the Arizona Baptist spent Saturday visiting at the Baptist pastorium and in the addressed an appreciate audience at the leaving on an early Sunday morning rain for where he was billed to Mrs. A. L. Wads of South arrived in the city Wednesday for a week's visit with her daughter and family Mrs. R. O. Mrs. Wadswprth is joint field secretary for the Woman's American Baptist Home and Foreign Mission The Social Hour served Spanish meals at the hall Wednesday to to the satisfaction of all who patronized A Sunday School teachers raining class was recently organized and meets each Tuesday evening in the pastor's study where a goodly number are training for efficient The Baptist missionary society will meet next Wednesday at 2:30 p. at the home of Mrs. on north Kinsley and the hostesses will be Birch and Wis All interested in the work are cordially Honey and hot Just Elsinore Hon by one who understands the art. Good rapid work and reasonable Phone 26. For model Buick has high tension Bosch master Hardford shock new Guar antee 70 miles an Inquire Winslow Local Mrs. A. M. Cummings has returned from her trip to New York Mrs. Frank Chadek is slowly recovering from a serious attack of Miss Gladys Gibson has gone to Phoenix to spend a week visiting Dr. Oscar S. Brown has returned from a visit in Los Angeles and Mr. C. of Ann is visiting in the city at the home of his Mrs. T. 1 The Christian Circle will hoi a chicken dinner and apron sale Wednesday afternoon and ing March 7th. Father Marx is expected home rom Los Angeles next The word reaches here that He is very much Mr. L. H. Anderson has again resumed his duties at the Babbitt Mercantile Company after a serious illness of several Mesdames Charles Service and Barsaloux spent last Wednesday in Ashfork as the guests of Mrs. J. F. Mrs. W. L. Morrison left Monday for Albuquerque to spend several days with her Mrs. M. E. who is quite ill in that Jay Sutherland and Clint Tatum have returned from la tour of the southern part and will now their studies at the Getting disgusted with the cold rains of Los Angeles Jack yons returned to Winslow last week that he might enjoy a few confortable and visit his Mrs. P. B. Kiddoo returned ast Sunday from where she has been for some time on account of her She has been greatly benefitted by the The many friends of Mr. T. K. Seeger will be pleased to hear that he is able to be up and about after being confined to his bed or nearly three months with a serious attack of Once in a while the common ay man gets even with his family and that happens to be the case this week with Dr. Hathaway and Dr. Bazell both laid up at home with Jennie of grand president of the Rebec ca made an official visit to our local lodge last Tuesday During the stay of Mrs. Moore in the city she was the guest at the home of Mrs. E. T. Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Gilpin returned Tuesday morning from Kansas where they have been for two months The doctor spent the major portion of the time in a hospital recovering from an Mrs. T. E. of stopped over in Winslow a short time Monday on her way after a visit with her daughter in Mrs. Hite is a sister of Miss Mahoney and Mr. J. F: of this The Friday club held its re gular literary meeting last Fri day at the home of Mrs. Frank The following program was given and enjoyed by al of the Holy Mrs. Dadey vocal Mrs. voca Mesdames Walcott and piano Mrs. Spellmire Romance Mrs. Krentz The next meeting will be held Feb. 2d at the home of Mrs. Railroad Mr. A C. Riggs left Monday for Kansas where his wife is quite ill. He will return in about ten Ed. Dennison has been transferred from the agent's office to clerk in the master mechanic's Bert Kleindienst has decided to stay in Winslow and will start firing about the first of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Morgan returned Monday from New where they were called several weeks ago on account of the illness and death of Mr. Morgan's V. E. been ill the past week with the is back again on his regular Charles formerly a call boy returned Saturday from and has taken up his old Wednesday evening at the Fe reading room a very program was rendered by the Orpheus late from the San Francisco It was an opportunity to hear something good along musical Mrs. W. of arrived in Winslow joining her husband who preceded her a few Mr. McClung is a popular of this Mr. a very popular machinist of who left about three years ago for returned to this city the School Tomorrow the boys and girls basket ball teams will go to to compete in a game against the high school teams in that The of Arizona basket ball team will be in next Wednesday from Tucson to compete in a game against the Winslow High A new course in commercial has been established in the high school under the instruction of Miss May There are about eighteen pupils attending the A new shorthand class has also been ' Two literary societies have been organized in the high school during the last week with Mr. Moore and in Both societies will meet once in two holding open programs so that anyone so desiring may The faculty has chosen eighteen from the school to be the charter members and has given them the privilege of taking in new Until now the high school has been obliged to refuse challenges from other high school to enter into oratorical contests and The society of which Mr. Moore is in charge have called themselves the while the other side has not yet found a suitable Lectured the His Judge had a bunch of youngsters brought before him Monday afternoon by the Ed. charged with throwing stones at one of our The Judge evidently was a boy himself once on a and thinking of those days mellowed his heart from stern judicial so he delivered a lecture to the young culprits on the duty they owe to society to be decent and and then turned them loose with the admonition never to appear in his court again for any similar unless they wanted to warm their heels by the city jail Society The engagement of Miss Ruth Wallace of to Mr. Owen Guinn of was announced at a pretty party given by Miss Wallace's sister Mrs. George last Saturday The date of the wedding has not yet been but it is rumored to take place some time in the early Miss Wallace has many Winslow friends who offer their heartiest The third of the series of card parties given by the altar society was held at the home of Miss Julia Mahoney last Wednesday Mrs. B. F. Evans and Mrs. Charles Service cut for the first Mrs. Evans drawing the highest Mrs. Parks received the A most enjoyable event was the recital by the pupils of Mrs. O. W. Schleuter at her home Saturday Mrs. gave an intensely interesting paper on which showed the years of study and thought she has given this fascinating The guests of the evening were surprised at the finished with which the pupils and the did interpretation each gave his At the close of the program dainty refreshments were Winslow is indeed glad that it has such an earnest and capable Mesdames Sparks and Savage were hostesses the of L. F at the society hall on Front Tuesday entertaining of the members and three and tables were- prettily decorated for and the two course luncheon served met the hearty approval of the Preceding the luncheon Mrs. Ross and Gray rendered vocal and piano selections were given by Mesdames Simmons and N A very daintily appointed affair was the one o'clock luncheon session given by Mrs. R. B. Walton at her home on west Third street Tuesday The curtains were all drawn and the tables were lighted with pink shaded The dainty place cards were in pink as was the entire decorative The luncheon was elaborated to the point of a banquet with its five Following luncheon the ladies devoted the afternoon to a discussion of Mrs. Chapman capturing the first and Mrs. Fish the The guests were Mesdames Fish and Chap Last Tuesday evening at the Hotel Mr. W. H. Bur bage entertained a small com pany of friends with an rate seven o'clock The table was artistically and beautiful with its decorations of violets and maiden hair and small crystal birds as favors marked the places for the Music from an Edison phonograph was rendered during the of the The guests enjoying the hospitality of the host were Messrs. and Mesdames Bazell and Mrs. Miss Winifred Waite and G. C. Following the ner the company all repaired to the home of Dr. and Mrs. Bazell for an evening at The W. G. T. U will meet next at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Fred under the leadership of Mrs. Chester Additional Mr. R. F. Teeple was in Monday on Mr. Frank Keeffe has been very ill for the past week with the Mr. Joe Daze spent Saturday and Sunday in Winslow visiting with relatives and Rev. W. B. Cole and Presiding Elder Atkinson held services in Holbrook last Monday John Duffey has returned to his home at after visiting here with friends several J. E. Kleindienst town Tuesday from the Weldon mining may stick around until Two Sisters of St. Francis of Gallup were in the city week soliciting subscriptions for new hospital to be erected in that Miss Frances who has been suffering for the past month with a severe attack of was operated upon last day and is greatly Judge G. P. Sampson swore out a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of two Mexicans accused of wife The trial will take place some time during the next Mrs. A. B. Woodward left Tuesday for Dodge where she will attend to the shipping of her furniture to this preparatory to staying here Sheriff Mr. of were in Winslow early in the week looking for an individual defrauded some of their citizens forged They failed to locate their Lloyd who was employed last summer as one of the Coconino fire recently received a letter of commendation from Paul G. district forester at for the splendid Mr. Ross former grocery manager of is in this city fpr a few before leaving for Keams Canyon where he has bought trading For the past few months he has been traveling for a El Winslow needs a building and loan and it would seem enough stock could be subscribed by our citizens to make it a profitable and at the same time a real building force in the community if perly For advocating a community pool hall for the editor of the Herald is being verbal ly spanked by some of the more conservative members that town object disturbed by the noise of pool balls bumping u The needs of the editors of country newspapers are not to be The government printing office has been instructed to commence printing more one and two dollar probably with the idea that will pay up promptly if they have the exact Last Saturday night Justice Sampson united Mr. John and Miss Josephine in Mr. is a well-known brakeman of Winslow and Miss Freinstein was employed in the Harvey The young people left immediately after the ceremony for where they will spend a short Another ceremony performed by Judge Sampson last Saturday was the marriage of Miguel Hernandez and Elvira both of this *
