The Winslow mail., 1925-02-13
Toots From The
Round House
By Charles Erickson

Welcome back old compadre! It
gave us all great pleasure to say
that to Machinist John Stegmier,
who has been under medical treat
ment for the past two months.
Was it! 1 say it was! Talking
about the last West End Santa Fe
Social club dance being one grand
success. Take it from all those
present that the new name (Meteor
City Orchestral and the addition
of Eddie Pooler, with his Xylophone
centainly makes some orchestra.
Mr.. Bush, chairman of the clubs
entertainment committee just put
out the info that the next dance
will be held tomorrow evening
Saturday in the same hall. Every
one please wear their aprons and
overhauls, because it's that kind
OF a dance.
Well folks here it is week past
the scheduled time for those "re-
formed adVentists" to "big hole"
the earth and she still rolls on.
Guess we had better advise the R.
AS to take Mrs. Rowen and Mr..
Reidt out of service.
Take a look. at the placard on
the bulletin board in regard to the
upward and downward tread of
life. The one who developes his
mental power and seeks knowledge
goes up in character along with
his salary, the other one-oh well.
Lots to it fellows! Choose for
yourself.
Mrs. Ed Mccormick and daughter,
Norma, has returned home from
Los Angeles and Long Beach where
they have spent the past few
months. Mac says it's good to have
home-cooked meals again.
E. V. Ellis, of the power plant
extension gang, has induced his
wife to move here until the work
has been completed. Ellis don't
think much of restaurant grub.
Machinist helper, Abe Lockwood
has taken the night cellar packing
job vacated by E. R. Chavez, who
was cut off.
Some apprentice! w. L. Lewis
is the proud daddy of new, seven
pound boy, born last Monday.
Thanks for the cigars, Walter.
Motor car maintainer Hancock is
overhauling the Isl.
The chicken dinner given by the
colored employees of the Santa Fe
last week was we'll attended and
centainly was some feed!
Car 4man Tony Garduno was in
Los Angeles because of the severe
illness OF his father. r,
Owing to lack of business and
other changes being made, it was
necessary to lay off sixteen round
house employees on February 7th.
Some one better plant some more
prunes in California.
Machinist S. Abe has been off
duty for the past week on account
of his wife being in i'll health.
Jack Pullins, we understand, is
looking for a certain cartoonist.
Anyhow everyone had wonderful
time last Tuesday evening at the
dance given by the w. u. H. ap-
prentice club.
Machinist c. E. Matthias has land
ed good position in Flagstaff
sawmill, and has moved his family
there while boiler maker R.. c..
Hovey is working at McNary, Ariz.
Both men were affected by the re-
cent cut.
L. J. Harrison is on day turn
now after having worked with the
owls for the past year.
Sam Turner has left for his old
home in Kansas City, Mo-, and L. E..
Forshag is relieving machlnisc
at Wllnams for a couple of weeks.
H. H. Sterling has been some-
what touchy lately. One look and
you don blame him.
Some iceburg! Better wear your
heavy coats when you have no
business in the shop timekeeper's
office. Not weather but atmos-
phere.
d. o. Kuhn ran splinter in his
left foot the other day, which kept
him off duty for while. August
Fernandez is also on the absentee
list due to an injury.
1t greaveS me to report the
death on February 4th, of Mrs. Max
Ames of San Bernardino, who was
formerly Miss Ellen Hitchcock.
The entire shop force extend their
deepest sympathy to Mr.. Hitch
cock and his family in their be-
reavement. Head timekeeper R. N
Ames and Machinist L. j. Searle
attended the funeral which was
held last Monday in San Bernar-
dino.
Chief r. H. Clerk, Wallace Mer-
rick is developing into quite show
card painter Note the signs
around town advertising a dance
on February 23rd.