The Winslow mail., 1926-07-02

that city on July End, 3rd, FOURTH
and 5th. B. B. Ransom (the Saxo-
phone KIDD visited in the mountain
Gus town of Williams where he ex-
panded his lungs with :" breath
of fresh air" Have no notes as to
the whereabouts of our Chief Clerk
Mark Smith, but it's safe to wager
he didn't spend the entire day home
with that new "Chief of the Skies"
in its dandy running order.
Having had some trouble with
bad foot, Mr.. j. P. March, the San
ia Fe building inspector, is in Los
Angeles for treatment. Pleased to
say that he is expected back with
in a short while.
On last Monday our day boiler
inspector, l.. S. Baker, went to
Gallup to see his little daughter,
Edna May, who underwent an op-
Grafton in the st. Mary's hospital,
Saturday. Returning we are glad
to report that Mr. Baker says that
she is getting along nicely. Mrs.
Baker is in Gallup with her.
A Mr.. Jas. Dwyer, holding the
position Of superintendent of pow
er houses on the Santa Fe, was a
shop visitor during the week. His
offices are in Topeka, Kansas. Mr..
Dwyer, we learn, was cousin to
W. F. Fertig.
H. 1. Nomoto as well as Alfred
Trujillo were absent from town on
last Sunday and Monday, having
gone to Albuquerque on business
and pleasure combined.
Leaving at noon on last Satur-
day, the Messrs. w. w. Sterling
and H. H. Sterling did not return
from their fishing trip up into the
mountains until Monday evening.
They caught a goodly mess of
food for Friday repast" but tlidn't
wait for that day in the week to
eat them.
On account of reduction in
forces" in the local round house,
machinist Buel H. Canady was
transferred to the "Mile Hi" city
of Prescott to work at that point
during the heavy canteloupe crop
movement. E. G. Wamsley and
Joe Carey were two others also
affected as Mr.. Canady.
Because of J. w. Gibbons having
resigned the position as extra turn
table operator, it is noted that the
name of Glen Christensen is the
identity of the successor.
There have been several celebra-
tions down at the Indian Camp
west of the shops within the past
week or two. On one occasion the
folks all joined in the fun of help
ing those christened John or Juan
observe St. Johns day, while at
another time the fellows named
Peter or Pedro were the hosts to
the entire population of the camp.
Last Tuesday evening there was a
fast nine inning baseball game be-
tween the married men and the
single bucks. Despite the wild
cheering on the part of the women
the single boys won the game by
a score of 2 to 1. The contest was
really the best this writer has wit
messed anywhere in long time
| Too bad our public exhibitions
can't show little more "real
sport"
Our assistant night roundhouse
foreman, w. E. Brown, is taking
his annual two weeks vacation
Long Beach, Calf, is where the
Missus and Walt chose to spend
their "away from Winslow" time.
| Wonder how many games the fore
men ball team will win without
Brownie?
We note that two valuable base
ball players are now in the Santa
Fe rank and file" as employees on
the riptrack. They are Frank Hol-
iday and speed ball" Pierson.
The hard-hitting round house
heavyweight boxer, Tony Castillo,
who much prefers to be called
Soldier" Castillo, informs the
writer that he is to be matched
against a quite prominent fighter
from the racine coast in Flagstaff
either the 4th or 5th of July.
1t is suggested that we ask John
R. Vensil his reason for so sudden
ly scanning the want ad columns
of the MAIL for signs of a "house
for rent"
Because of A M. Shumway being
absent for the past week on ac-
count of sickness it was necessary
for brickmen G. P. Apodaca and K.
Sugahara to work twelve hour
shifts. Mr.. Shumway, I am glad
to report, is again o. K. for duty.
Wednesday evening Abe Lock
wood received a telegram which
conveyed the bad news that one of
his brothers is quite seriouslyl i'll.
Both Abe and Willie left on train
No. % for their home in Laguna.
Don't Forget To Preach and
Practice Safety First.