The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-03-20
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson


oh, you raisel And it's more
than welcome, too. All employees
coming under the Shop Crafts asso
citation received a &c raise per hour,
which goes into effect on April 1.
st. Patrick's day at the round
house was the cause of many white
men, Mexicans, Japanese, Italians,
negroes and even Indians turning
into Irishmen. At any rate they
were all decorated up in green.
But faith, and now we can't under
stand the Indians actions, and es-
pecially the HopiS, for these people
are supposed to worship snakes and
old ''Pat" was the boy who made it
plain that Ireland wasn't big
enough for him and snakes, too.
The Green Mill! Begorry, now,
nothing could have dedicated it so
appropriately as the big st. Patrick
frolic. The entire crowd, consist
ing of all denominations, some of
which were Swedes, Dutch, Nor
mons, Jews land even one K. K. K.
was decorated up with shamrock
over his might Shirt''), all went to
the northeast corner of the pavil-
ion, kissed the ''blarney stone" and
Immediately became good old Irish
folk The dance, which was a mas
querade affair, lasted well into the
wee sma' hours and the attendance
was a record-breaking crowd with
heaps of pep and ginger. James
Kelly, as per schedule, certainly
entertained the throng. He shakes
a wicked foot. While Ed McCor-
mick was unable to be present,
E. A. Possum) Kuhn sure went
over big and then, too, Charles jar
man and Barney Burch furnished
lively little exhibition for which
Harp and Hughes presented er, l
should say collected-awards. The
excellent music was rendered by a
''real ivory ticker" ''snappy ban
10 player" a "long- winded trump
eteer," guy who can make the
saxophone moan and groan," and
drummer that is drummer" Add
them up and you get the Meteor
City orchestra. The live-wire w. E.
S. F. social club committee is to
be congratulated.
A. NJ. Billingsley is again ably
swinging his paint brush, having
much better.
The jovial Mr. J. w. Luke was
with us last Wednesday. 2 He is of
the Topeka auditing office.
Wrecker Foreman G. E. Furlow
is in Los Angeles on company bust
ness. Mrs. Furlow accompanied
him.
Our sympathy is extended to Mr..
Garduno and family in the recent
death of his father-in-law, Daniel
Duboise, who passed away in the
old soldiers home at Sawtelle,
Calf The deceased was more than
80 years of age and one of the ear
Hest pioneers of Northern Arizona.
Bad luck seems to come in a
bunch. Mr.. H. K Rhoton was re-
Gently called to his home in Snow
flake because of one of his sons
being thrown from a bronze and in
jured. Returning to work for few
days, Mr.. RhOtOn was again sum-
moned to Snowflake on account of
the serious illness of his father.
J. F. Chavez and Fred Weston
were laid off on March IA on &C
count of reducing force. Mr.. Chav-
ez has gone to Denver. The bottom
dropped out of business some time
ago and, while it is being repaired,
the progress is slow.
Everyone, including Johnny Ara
gon, has paid his income tax for
1924, according to the collector
"Whassamatter your" These
were the words the kind insurance
man received from Machinist S.
Abe when he gave the latter a
check for $1,000 because his house
was destroyed by fire some time
ago. And while uttering his over
joyed THANK you" Abe no doubt
thought the world was going to end,
as we understand that on account
of some FLAW" the First National
Insurance company was not really
compelled to pay for said damages.
The following were Off duty
part of last week on account OF
sickness: L. j. Harrison, ID. ).
VIM, M. G. Singleton, Walter Nell