Arizona republican., 1912-08-23

provements having been made at the school and agency there since he was located there, number of years ago
 Two parties of tourists from the Grand Canyon camped here a few days last week while en route to the snake dance at Oraibi and Hote- villa. continuing their journey on Saturday morning last
 A large crowd of employees and others from this school, left Monday morning for Oraibi to witness the snake dance included in the group being Special Agent in Charge C. c. Early, Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Switzer' of Flagstaff, Messrs. and Mesdames Ira F.. Bell, Henry Crofoot, Walter c. Stanton, Misses Clara NJ. Smith, Nora L. Henaughan. Evelyn E. She'll | ing. Mrs. May Goodwin, Messrs Vic 1 tor H. Biork Orlando K. Cook and l H. P. Marble. The last named is the | cnly one of the party who attended | this ceremony on any previous occa- | sion.
 s. S Preston and family, together 1 with employees of the trading post | and mechanics engaged in work on the new building, took a vacation and left Monday evening for the I Moqu reservation where they will | witness the annual snake dance. Mrs Alice P Doll left on Saturday | last for Flagstaff, and from that | point will take the train for a visit with relatives in Wisconsin, Chicago, | and different places in the east MT. l Doll. who is general mechanic at this 1 school. had intended accompanying her on this trip. but could not get away on account of the building op- erations at this time.
 Several of the local sportsmen are thoroughly enjoying themselves these Gays capturing fish from the reser- | Voirs
 The watermelon season is on in this section. and both yield and quail ity of this fruit are pronounced ex- | cellent
 The future promises several more changes in employees at this school and agency, although none have l reached the stage for public an nouncement
 l Several bands of sheep were brought in last week from the Navajo noun tain region-one hundred miles oI more-to be dipped at the Tuba tank. This is more of an effort to
 comply with the requirements of law
 than most white sheepmen would
 make, and reflects credit on tho Navajo sheepmen.
 i Foreman KrenZ in charge of the l erection of the new school building gave his entire force a vacation of
 enough time this week to permit
 them to attend the snake dance al
 Oraibi, in a body They made the
 trip in charge of Hopi teamsters.
 Dr. A. F. Switzer. who has beer
 performing some dental work for em- ploves and others at this school
 completed his task last Friday, anC
 together with his wife. will leave aft
 CT the snake dance, for his home al
 Flagstaff The visit of the doctor ant
 his wife to the school has been { source of pleasure to the residents oI
 this place.
 l On Wednesday evening at the as
 sembly room, a pleasant surprise was
 given in honor of MT. and Mrs
 Thomas E. stanton. who were cele-
 brating the thirty third anniversary
 of their wedding day MT. Stanton
 holds down farmer position at the
 school and Mrs. Stanton is post
 mistress. The affair was arranged
 by their daughter law. Mrs. Clara
 Stanton. and was a complete surprise
 to the victims The evening was de voted to dancing, with musical num-
 bers by Messrs. Keeling, Repass and Rjork. a recitation by MT. Bjcrk, i'm promptu talks by Miss Evelyn F