The Coconino sun., 1912-08-02
TUBA NEWS ITEMS

| California.
 Miss Laura Toupin, laundres. of the school, is visiting in Cali
 fornia, in company with friend:
 from Cliffs.
 The first Hopi dance of thu summer took place at the village on Friday of this week and at tracted small crowd.
 w. T. Garthwaite, forest guard has been at the coal mine with a force of men this week, securing some fuel for immediate use.
 Mir. L. B. Hart returned the latter part of last week to resume work for Mr. Preston, and the big touring car is again quite active.
 The annual Moki Indian snake dance will take place this year at Oraibi the latter part of August. The exact date has not yet been announced.
 Several rains have fallen in this section during the two weeks just passed, and the range and water holes are in good shape in all parts of the reservation.
 J. I. Conklin, farmer at the agency, receives word that his wife, who left recently for Long Beach, Cal, in the interest of her health, is improving somewhat.
 The department has granted permission for the Presbyterian mission board to erect a chapel near the school, and it is under stood work will be started thereon at an early date.
 Miss Fay Sanford of Humboldt, Nebraska, who was a guest of the Marble family during the month of June, writes from Los Angeles that the weather is not nearly so pleasant there as at Tuba.
 Henry Crofoot, who with his wife recently came from Fort Hall Ida, entered on duty as nur- seryman the 22 ult., relieving Walter C. Stanton, who had been holding the position temporarily.
 The early apple crop and the apricots are disposed of, both be- ing of good quality this season. The yield of peaches is light, but there promises to be many late apples and a great quantity of grapes.
 John Doll, general mechanic, and his wife expect to leave next week on an extended visit through the east, MT. Doll being called thence to look after matters in connection with the estate of his father, who died recently.
 On Sunday of last week Mir. and Mrs. Preston gave an enjoy able picnic at Moen-Ave for the employees of the school and other white people of this vicinity. The day was spent in feasting and vis- iting, with a number of contests and sports in the afternoon.
 The sheep-dipping operations at this point are about over, and for the first time the Navajo | sheep-men have been induced to permit the dipping of many thous- ands of sheep. The proposition has heretofore met with much opposition among the Indians.
 Mrs. Marble, together with her daughter, Fora, and sister, Miss Hazel Woolsey, made trip to Blue Canyon and Red Lake last in company with Forest Guard Garthwaite and Inspector Collins, who were in that region looking after the sheep dipping equipment.
 A delegation of about forty Navajos from different parts of the reservation, in charge of Geo. Bancroft, interpreter at the agency, left last week for Kanab, Utah, on visiting and trading expedi- ton among the Piute Indians. They carried quite a quantity of blankets and expected to bring home horse flesh.
 The Desert Club is indebted to MT. Charles E. Krauter, the man. lfacturer from Brookline, Mass, who spent a few weeks here in June, for handsome and durable set of Kiplings works, in ten vol lmes, which now adorn the club shelves. MT. Krauter enjoyed he hospitality of the club during lis stay here, and sends the gift IS a token of his appreciation,