Arizona republican., 1912-09-05
TUBA CITY

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 TUBA CITY, Aug. 3I.-Mr. C. K. Jeffries, recently transferred from the superintendency here to a similar position at MescalerO, New Mexico, was called here a few days since by the serious illness of his wife. The latter is very much improved at this time, but is still belfast, in care of trained nurse, Mrs. Wilson Patter- son. and her mother, Mrs. E. A. Keel ing of Washington, D. c.
 Judge Perkins of Flagstaff, with his party of tourists, stopped at the school a few days last week, while enroute home from the snake dance, and their visit was enjoyed by the residents of this place
 Samuel T. Patterson, blacksmith at this agency, and Mrs. Anna J. Bush, children's cook at the boarding school were married at Albuquerque, on the 17th of August, while away on their vacation. They returned to the school last week.
 The three months old son of George Bancroft. for some time interpreter at the agency, died one day last week quite suddenly. MT. Bancroft has given up his place and will devote his entire time to farming and caring for his flocks of sheep.
 The lady employees of the school have been devOting much of their time recently to preserving and can . ming fruit for the use of the children at the boarding school. The peach crop is being handled now and while
 rot yielding extensively is of good quality.
 Nurseryman Crofoot and his force of employees find all they can do to
 handle the large apple crop, goodiy
 portion of which is being reduced to
 sweet cider, which will later provide
 the school with the vinegar necessary
 for the table.
 Clinton Conklin, clerk at the
 traders store of Baobitt & Preston,
 left last week for a short visit wlth
 his mother at Long Beach, Calif 'rEia,
 wn:,her sl.a went few months hgo ir the interests of her health. lis place at tho trading post is being fiji ed t.y Walter C. Stanton.
 The si0n,. work on the new scho1l house is about competed, and 'he carper ,ecs will be in full swing
 sh hortly
 Rev john Butler, returned from Flagstaff cn Friday ast, after a visit wita h., samily, while attending the InCian c'ritrence.
 Dr. and ntrs. A. F. SNitZer returlI- d the s!iddIe of last week to 'h ei i'
 hon.s in l sstaff, after r2"ni2 or
 r:nte at Tlta The ct ctOr was cn . gagged in dental work tor thu tn : gloves iere, and the visit of "'t!l | s!as thoroughly enjoy a by our r2o- pic. Their trip hone was made in care of Mr. Garthwlite, forest Sustrli. pho returned home Saturday evl ing.
 Inc lnC an office proposes a n m = her Of Cl anges in tne lineup of rn- tiCyes at this school fO the succ ed l irG veal. it's list hav-lg become "f- ccctivc only recent" upon passage ol the t1,.ual appropr' pr'ation l h congress.
 None of the voters at this p'ece vi:! be ehlc to participate in the pr'- icarie.;. az none have had opportunity .n register. without 2 trip to Flag staff. wI-:ch it was let was aardly wCctn thc effort. l. < horet they w:Il be able to regis:cc before the flli election.
 Dr. E. s. Miller of Flagstaff was here a few days last week in con- sultation with Dr. C. w. Mullikin, school physician, over the case of Mrs. c. R. Jeffries
 It is understood, though not of- ficially announced, that the boarding school at Tuba and the day school at Moen Copi will open about the sixteenth of the month MT. William H. Pfeifer, teacher of the day school recently sent in his resignation from Missouri where he has been spending l his vacation, and it is not yet kEoWn who his successor will be. Miss Henaughan, primary teacher was under the care of pr. Mul!lldn | portion of the week.
 MT. Thomas E. Stanton, who made | a trip to Flagstaff last week to bring out a hog for the school, suffered the 1 loss of the animal While enroute home The hog broke from the crate and got away, and before it could be located some Navajo had shot anc killed it, supposedly thinking it to he | a wild animal.
 The watermelon and cantaloupe | season is in full blast in this section and some very good specimens aN l being secured from the gardens at tht
 school and in the wash. l The crowd of employees who visited l the snake dance return we'll pleased with the trip and with the kindly 1 treatment at the hands of Principa | Freeland or Oraibi and other govern | mont nr,n nInNec of that nIacn