Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-05
HOG REFUSES TO GO.
TO SCHOOL; NAVAJO
SHOOTS It
Tuba Indian School Suffers
Loss of Porker; Watermelon
and Cantaloupe Season ia
Full Blast.
Especial oorrssposdsacs to the Hsrslal

80 @AAAhs
Especial Corrsspsadsnce Co the HsrsId1
Tuba city. Ariz.. Sept t.-Thomas
r. stanton. who made "a trip 90 Flag
STAFF last week tu bring out a hog for
the school suffered the loss OF the
animal while en- route home. The hog
broke from tho crate and got away.
and before II could be located some
navajo had shot and killed Il. sup
posedly thinking u to be Wild anil
NAL.
The watermelon and cantaioupe
season In IN full blast In this section,
and some very good specimens are
being secured from the gardens al
the school and In the wash.
The crowd Of employees who visited
the snake dance. returned well pleas
ed with the trip and with the kindly
treatment M tho hands of Principal
Freeland Of ornibi and other govern
ment employees OF that place.
q. g, Jefferis, recently transferred
from the superintendency here 10 a
similar position az Mesoalero. y. ~.
was called here a few days since by
the serious illness OF his wife The
AhAttI ~ WY WNtu lHIthhtu w AHia
time. but n sim bedfast. In care Of a
trained nurse. Mrs. Wilson Patterson.
and her mother. Mrs. y. A. Keeling.
90 Washington. n. c.
Judge Perkins. OF Flagstaff with
his party Of tourists. stopped az the
school u few days last week, while
en- rodte home from the snake dance.
and their visit was enjoyed by the
residents OF this place.
samuel r. Patterson. blacksmith at
this agency. and Mrs. Anna ]. Bush.
childrcn's cook at the boarding
school, were married az Albuquerque
on the l7th OF August, while away ON
their vacation. They returned to the
school last week
The three month.old son Of George
Bancroft. Tor some time interpreter al
the agency died ono day last week
quite suddenly. Mr.. Bancroft has
given up his place and will devote
his entire time "a farming and caring
for his flocks OF sheep.
The lady employees OF the school
have been devot.ng much OF their
| time recently g. preserving and can
ming fruit tor the use OF the children
at the boarding school. Tho peach
crop Va being handled now and while
not yielding extensively, is OF good
quality
Nurseryman Crofoot and his force
! Of employees lind all they can do TO
handle the large apple crop, a Eoodly
portion OF which IN being reduced TO
sweet cider which will later provide
! the school with the vinegar necessary
/ for the table.
| clinton Conklin, clerk al che trad
ers store OF Rabbit a. Preston. left
/ last week for a short visit with his
mother "a Long Reach. Cdl, whittier
She vent few months ago In the
/ Interest of her health. llis place AT
the trading post h. being filled by
waiter g. stanton.
The stone work on the new school
house Is about completed. and tho
carpenters will be In full swing short
ly
Rev. John Butler returned from
Flagstaff on Friday last, after a visit
with hts family. while attending the
Indian conference.
Dr. and Mrs. 4. F. switzer returned
the middle of last week = nelr home
IN Flagstaff after a month or more
az Tuba. The doctor was engaged IN
dental work for the employees here
and the visit OF both was thoroughly
enjoyed by our people. Their rip
home was made In care Of MIR. Garth
waite. forest guard, who returned
home Saturday evening.
The Indian office proposes mum
her ~ changes IN the lineup OF en-
pIoyes AT this school for the succeed
ing year. It's list having become ctfec'
tive only recently upon passage OF the
annual appropriation bill By congress
None of the voters al this place
will be- able To participate Ia the pri'
marics. as none have had opportunity
10 register, without trip 90 Flag
starr. which IL was felt was hardl,
worth the effort II Is hoped theS
will be- able 60 register before ihc TAI
election,
Or 4. y. Miller. OF Flagstaff, wal
here "A few days last week la con-
sultation with Dr. g. W Mulliken
school physician. over the case OF Mrs
G. a Jefferis.
Il h understood, though not Off
cially announced. that the boarding
school at Tuba and the day school al
Moen-Copi viii open about the i6tf
of tho month MIR. william ~. Pfei'
for. teacher Of the dag school, recent
ly sent In his resignation from Mis-
souri,. where he has been apendini
his vacation, and u IL not yet Anowi
who his successor viii be-
WATR0US SANITARIUM