The Coconino sun., 1927-09-09
KAYENTA NEWS

Mr.. Redshaw's car, and two govern
ment trucks driven by Mr.. Hines and
an Indian boy, Stewart, arrived at
Dene Hotso, Thursday, for pupils for
the Shiprock school. They left Fri
day morning with an enrolment OF SO
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Youngblood and
little daughter, Evelyn, Miss Mabel
Fitzpatrick and Dave Welsh visited
the Monuments, Sunday.
Mrs. Carita M. Dillon was the vic
tim of a very annoying accident last
week. She had accompanied the
Wetherills to she snake dance and at
the camp at Polacca stepped out of
the tent onto makeshift step which
threw her, spraining her ankle and in
juring her side. She was given aid
by DIR. Margaret Long and was able
to return home with the party the
last of the week. After the trip over
to the Hopi country Mrs. Dillon was
not able to go on up to Walpi to wit
ness the dance, which she much re-
GREETED.
John Wade and son Lewis came
over from Lukachukai Tuesday of last
week to join Mr.. Wade's mother and
his daughters, Eileen and Edetha, in
a visit to his sister, Mrs. John Weth-
erill The family departed for home
Thursday of this week. The children
attend school in Mancos, Colo., and
their grandmother keeps house for
them.
t. E. Launder of Flagstaff came
out Tuesday and will be the new en-
gineer at the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander Hatch ar
rived at Dene Hotso Sunday to pay
visit to the trading post people, Mr..
Hatch being younger brother of Joe
Hatch and Mrs. Charles Ashcroft.
They came from Bluff, Utah, where
they had spent two months with Mrs.
Hatch's mother, and from Dene Hotso
will go to Fruitland, n M On Tues
day Joe Hatch and Miss Leila Ash
croft brought their guests over to
Kayenta.
S. N. Mangum has been under the
weather for a week or so. While at
Tuba last week he decided to go into
Flagstaff to consult a doctor. He
found the trouble to be muscular
rheumatism. Mr.. Mangum reached
home Thursday evening, coming over
with Chauncey Youngblood, who had
been to our next-door school on busi-
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Davis returned
Wednesday night from visit with
their daughter at Navajo Mountain
and a trip to Flagstaff. On Friday
Mr. Davis left again for business
visit to Flagstaff.
Dene Hotso seems to have monop-
oily on colds this week. Among the
victims were Mrs Charles Ashcroft
and daughter Leila and Joe Hatch.
At this writing they are all much i'm
proved.
John Wetherill and his nephew,
Lewis Wade, of Lukachukai, were
Flagstaff visitors Saturday OF last
week
The community enjoyed dance at
the school house Monday evening as
guests of Mrs. Dillon. The hostess
served dainty refreshments at the
close of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hawkins, his SIS
ter, Mrs. Ethel Gillespie, and Wesley
Mangum came in from Tuba Tuesday
on the way to Blanding. Mrs. Haw-
kins will visit relatives there for some
little time. Mrs. Gillespie has been
cook at the employees club and is re-
turning to her home in Utah. Mr.
Hawkins has charge of the dairy herd
at Tuba and Mr.. Mangum IS stock
man at Bodaway, and the gentlemen
will return to their duties within
few DAYS. A little group from hele
Joined them for the trip to Blandlng
Dave Welsh, Miss Fitzpatrick and
Miss Ruby Mangum.
children moved back from Rough Rock
the first of the week. Lee has been
working for several months for X. Y.
Dunn over there. He and his brother
Frank expect to soon put In store In
this vicinity. Frank has been en-
ployed in the government school but
resigned the first of the month.
The Indian children have been re-
turning to Kayenta the. past two
days, getting ready for school, which
will take up Monday.
Friday, September 2, was birth
anniversary of Mrs. John Wetheriii
and she entertained with dinner at
her home that evening, inviting as
her guests Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Law
renee and two daughters, Doris and
Louise. Mrs. Blanche Davis, Mr.. and
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grave and Harry Nurnberger.
Jeff Nelson came over from TUBA
City Tuesday in connection with some
coal mine matters.
Miss Ruby Powe has been added to
the teaching force at the government
school, arriving Tuesday. Miss Powe's
home is in Alabama.
Saturday evening Ashcroft, Hatcn
and Co. of Dene Hotso had mid
night adventure when an Indian re-
ported two women stranded at BABY
Rocks, their car begged in the mud.
All hands joined in the rescue party.
After wallowing through mud and wa
ter they finally reached the place,
only to find the lone females snug
in bed in the car The man of the
party had walked to Kayenta, 16
miles, for help. Sunday morning cars
went out from Kayenta and aided
them, and they were on their way
that afternoon, being bound for AZ
tee, N. M.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Bradley on Tuesday.
James H. Roberts, property clerk
at Tuba, and his daughter, Anna Mae,