The Winslow mail., 1925-06-26
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson

Gee! Amt they swell? On ac-
count of the many cases of ira
choma appearing, which is very
painful disease of the eye and
found mostly among Indians, the
Santa Fe Hospital association has
secured a nurse to examine and
treat the white employees, while
the government has sent a nurse
here also to look after the In
dians.
The treating room is in the rear
Of the car shop and it seems every
one about the roundhouse is afraid
they MAY catch this ailment. Any
how they manage TO call on the
nurses, the Misses Grover AMI
Russell, for shot in the eye. Don't
blame you, fellows, for the seen
cry cartainly is keen.
''Yeh. she finally got back" so
says Charlie Govern, of his bride
of two months, who took a short
trip to Los Angeles. On her way
home Mrs. Govern got stalled at
Needles and finished out the jour
ney on a good old sure-footed San
| ia Fe train.
Painting them up again. A. NJ.
Billingsley, | am glad to report,
is back on the job after being re-
leased from the Los Angeles hos
pital where he was under treat
ment for a couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Fertig, the
bride and groom, are back in the
city after spending, a delightful,
although somewhat sunburned.
honeymoon at Catalina Island.
Supervisor of Lubricants Charles
Searle. was a visitor here this week
from Needles.
Dan Hitchcock drove Mrs. Tack
ett, who arrived here from Bar
stow, Texas, last Tuesday to Nc
Nary. She is the mother Of ou
Tackett who still remains in a
serious condition at the McNary
hospital due to an auto wreck.
Last Wednesday evening there
was a big celebration at the Indian
colony in honor of all those who
were named after ST. John, such as
John, Juain, Juainita, Jonathan,
etc. The affair wound up with IL
dance-no, not Indian style, bur
the "paleface" kind. Harold Youkti
and his orchestra played the latest
hits.
Division Auditor Harry Lawrence
dropped in on us sort of informal
like yesterday We should worry.
cause we know our oats all the
time
A letter from Stanard (Dingus)
Nesting although cheerfully writ
ten, tells us the bad news that the
doctors say he will have to lie flat
on his back for three y or four
months. Noel Caldwell is working
Stanards' desk as distribution
clerk while Art Schaar goes to
work as second trick roundhouse
! clerk in Noels place.
| Jessebell Hitchcock. who is Wis
iting in San Marc'ol, n. M, for a
week was joined by 'rer father, w.
D. Hitchcock, last Thursday.
She sure is some boat! General
Foreman Jim Kiely has invested IN
a real keen, classy Buick touring
car and now the Meteor City
shieks know who the King Shiek-
er. Attaboy, show 'em Up, Jim, but
don't go over ninety per.
John Lockwood, carpenter, is
again repairing broken window
glasses. footboards. bel cords, and
so forth, having returned from La
guna, n. NJ, where he was pa
tient in the government hospital
for two months. VIM. Chicken In
spector No. 23l Porter. who has
been relieving him, returned to his
rip track job.
Don't forget the Moteors go to
Clarkdale Sunday to play their
second game of ball with that team
Come along and root. Anyone go
ing please advise Manager Klein
dienst. as the players all have to &C
in cars. The team realized some
funds from the dance last night
where all present enjoyed the eve
ming.