The Coconino sun., 1925-10-09
LEUPP DEPARTMENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

DIR. j. S. Perkins, Ahead of the tra-
choma campaign among Indians of
the southwest, and with headquarters
at Winslow, paid brief visit to Leupp
Thursday in consultation with DR..
Warren over some Of the latter's hos
pital cases.
Principal M. O. Penn accompanied
Messrs Bryant Whiting and Carl
Beck to the White river country ON a
hunting trip. They left early Satur-
day expecting to return Tuesday,
loaded down with wild game of var
ious sorts ranging from turkey to
bear.
Mrs. Eva King is the name Of the
lady who came this week to take the
position of school baker. She has
formerly been employed at Grown
Point and Shiprock. A small son.
James, accompanied her and has en-
tered the public school.
Guy and Marie Martin are mourn
ing the loss of their little daughter,
Irene Marie, who died on Tuesday aft
Ell an illness of only few days from
stomach trouble The little one was
born at Leupp hospital
Mrs. George Greeley was detained
from her accustomed place in the laun
dry several days recently by an at
tack of tonsilitis.
Mr. and>Mrs Grant and Mrs. Mar
bic returned Thursday from very
enjoyable trip to Kayenta where they
visited their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Keith Warren
Raymond Poseyesva visited over the
weekend with his parents at Oraibi.
John Welch, stone mason, employed
for some time on the employees club
building, went down to Phoenix this
week to remain during temporary
lull fn his line of work.
Mrs. Walker, wife of Auditor Ches
ter A. Walker, arrived here Sunday
from Fort Wingate and viii be tenn
porarily employed as teacher in one
rof the new positions just created by
the Indian office. School will be held
in the old dining room Of the club
building until further arrangements
can be made.
Hubert Richardson spent most Of
the week in Leupp, looking after his
business interests.
The first of children's socials.
which are scheduled for each Friday
evening of the school term was held
this week with the following comnait-
tee in charge: Misses Beckwith and
Benton, Mesdames Greeley and Penn
and Messrs. Richey and Taptuka.
Robert Greeley was laid ap with q
sore foot after stepping on nail
while playing about the building un-
der construction Fortunately he es-
capped a serious infection.
A meeting of the federal employees
union was called for Monday night,
for the purpose Of filling some vacant
positions and lining up for winters
programs. Mr.. Balmer was made
secretary treasurer and Miss Gladys
Pate, president.
The boys OF the laundry detail were
given little party by Mrs. Greeley
last Monday afternoon, after work
hours. The nice refreshments were
much appreciated and enjoyed.
Lorenzo Hubbel, the popular Indian
trader at Oraibi, accompanied by a
relative from New Mexico and Dr..
Shields, government physician for the
Hopis, were calling on Leupp friends
Sunday.
The Balmer family were accompan-
led to Winslow Saturday by Misses
Gladys Pate and Mildred Pinkerton.
A big Indian "sing" was held Sat
urday night at a hogan up the river
few miles.
Rev. and Mrs. A. K Locker enter
tanned a company of friends at six
O'Clock dinner on Wednesday evening
Ralph p. Stanton, superintendent of
the Theodore Roosevelt Indian school
in the southern part of the state was
an overnight visitor in Leupp Tues
day. Upon his return home he was
accompanied by four of Leupp's school
| BOYS who had occasioned considerable
! trouble by their getaway habits. II
| was thought that greater distance
rom their home folks might lessen
/ their desire to take to the desert at
every opportunity Several other
prospects are listed and their behavior
| fOT IlfG next IGW .WGEhS Will ACISliiItilS
their future, for their places here can
be easily filled.
Chez Gould, Shprock Navajo boy
who worked in Leupp all summer and
returned to complete his school work
at Sherman institute in California, has
won a prominent place on the foot
ball team of that famous school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Balmer are en-
Itertaining Mrs. Marion Stoneling and
son, Marion Jr., from Hurley, N. M.
The ladies were formerly schoolmates
in Oklahoma and it goes without say
ing that the visit is one of mutual en-
joyment.
Many of the old timers of this sec
tion remember w. r. Johnston, the
first missionary for Leupp Navajos
and who established the work at Toll
chaco (now abandoned) some 10 miles
down the Little Colorado. That was
Is years ago and the government
school at Leupp was not in existence,
Mr.. Johnston left this section for
other fields, after IL years of labor
ard five years ago, gave up the work
entirely to locate in Eagle Rock, Calf.
At that place he is engaged at present
/ ia real estate hlisinaSs Mr. Johnston