The Coconino sun., 1927-08-26

Kayenta Friday. Going via Shiprocls
Mr.. Miller went to Gallup and then
around to Flagstaff and Tuba and Is
now returning home.
John Wetherill, Bill Basye, Mrs.
Victor Kllcrease and two little daugh-
ters, Johnny Lou and Dorothy, and
Fannie Wetherill left Sunday for a
trip to Navajo mountain. They were
guests of their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Wetherill, at their trading post
at Cottonwood Springs.
The new superintendent, Dallas
Lawrence, took up his duties at the
government school Wednesday. The
gentleman has had charge of the Pine
dale day school, near Crown Point, N.
M. With him are his wife and two
daughters, Doris and Louise The
family will receive hearty welcome
to our little community.
Among our visitors this week were
DR.. and Mrs. Willard v. King and son.
Gordon Van Buren, King, of Convent,
N. j., and Mrs Kings nephew, Mi
chael M. Van Buren, of New York,
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. Layton Brewer
of Mountclair, N. J. They came here
from Mesa Verde and part Of the
crowd took side trip to the ruins in
the Segi while here. Tuesday they
departed for Navajo mountain and
after trip to Rainbow Bridge and
Inscription House ruin will go to the
snake dance at Walpi. DR.. King is
dean Of medicine of Columbia univer-
sity, New York City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II. Spencer
and daughter Helen were here from
Goodrich, Utah, Saturday.
John Wetherill, Harold Hardy and
Bill Basye made business jaunt into
Flagstaff Wednesday. Mr.. Hardy
will go to Winslow to meet Mrs. Glen
Hardgrave of Kansas City and will
drive her car for her to the snake
dance. Mr.. and Mrs. Hardgraye had
driven from Kansas City to Winslow
and Mr.. Hardgrave returned home
from there. He is known as the Kan
sas City ice king" having charge of
all the plants there. His wife is a
correspondent for the Kansas City
Journal, writing feature stories of
trips and people. She and a sister
spent two months at the Wetherill
guest ranch at La Osa last winter.
Mrs. John Wetherill has been en-
pertaining some relatives this week.
Jack Wade returned from a trip to
Mancos, Colo, Monday, and brought
with him his grandmother, Mrs. j. J.
Wade, and his sisters, Eileen and
Edetha, of Lukachukai. They were
John Wade over from his
trading post at that point Saturday to
join in the visit Mrs. Wade and John
Wade are mother and brother of Mrs |
Wetherill
General Supervisor E. Fl. Hammond
of Flagstaff and DR.. C. S. Campbell
of Tuba City were looking over the
government interests at the school
Tuesday.
Charlie Peele, the coal miner, took |
a little ride over to Tuba Wednesday, I
Kayenta folks are rejoicing over the
return of Preacher Smith to this
charge. This decision was reached at I
the Presbyterian conference held at
Flagstaff the past three weeks. Rev. |
Smith came out from town Wednes-
lay.
Word has been received here that
Kay, the six-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Karl Ashcroft of Lukachukai, has
been having serious time with a
siege of blood poisoning. Two weeks
ago he had been over here with his
parents for a visit to the Charles
Ashcroft at Dene Hotso and before he
,ame down here he had dropped a
,rick on his foot, MASKING his second
oe. He complained of it some while
lere and when he reached home it
vas necessary to take him to Farm
ngton, n M, for medical help. We
ire pleased to be able to state the lad
S improving nicely at this time.
Kayenta will be represented at the
celebrated snake dance ceremonies at
Va1pi by Mr.. and Mrs. John Weth-
rill and daughter, Betty, Clyde Col
lille, Bill Basye, Ivor Hardy and Mrs.
Jlarita M. Dillon. The party will
cave here Sunday.
We are sorry to learn of the illness
f Harry Goulding of Monumental
Ialley. He is suffering with pneu-
nonia and has been taken to Durango,
5olo.
John Taylor of Oljato is away on a
BUSINESS trip to Cortez, Colo.
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