Arizona republican., 1898-03-15
THE HOUSE THAT CANT BUILT.
 ChaDter IT.

"A thing begun is half done" The house was now to rise as monument of Mr. Gant's enterprise. It was not his intention to build a two-storv house. but on the contrary he thought to build onestory house. leaving the gables open for thorough circula- tion of air. His idea was to secure the greatest coolness possible. Upon the convincing figures of Justice Mey- CTS, which showed that it would cost but little more he decided to build it two stories, close the gables and leave the second story to be finished on the inside, at the option of certain 1 future occupants.
 This decided, everything went off smoothly. the house rapidly assumed shape, the people of the neighborhood watching it closely and making it the subject of conversation at the freside during the long winter evenings. and the people on the ranch enjoying a continuous social during the house raising.
 On the 18th of December the house was half done. The frame was all up and the roof and siding all on, and the building began to indicate what it would look like when finished. And as it assumed it's shape and size the comments and favorable expressions grew in number. It was no wonder, however, for rising to the height of two stories and extending on the ground for a distance of thirty-two feet it gave promise of a magnificent structure way out on the border Of civilization and untamed nature 1 The ladies of the community got up a big Christmas tree at the Reddin school house. It was no small affair as the presents represented a great deal of money and bore the names of a great many people. The next day as i the carpenters and ranchmen were about to start tc work they were sur prised by the abrupt appearance of MT. Cant joyfully f1ourishing a red ! bandana handkerchief. and gleefully | hasn't got an eye on this house?" 1 But the events in this story must not be anticipated too much, So this will not be dwelt upon for the pre.ent ! The building of the house conti 7ued without any delay being caussd by ] the holidays more than for Christ mas and New Years. When the proper time came door knobs, locks, catches and hinges, window pulleys and other | incidentals from H. w. Ryder's larg i establishment were put in the hCuse as they should be. The provisions hay ing run low again a wagon load oi groceries and dry goods was hauled out to the ranch from J. Jungermann' bargain store" MT. Meyers havins induced MT. Cant to build the house two stories instead of one, and MT Cant having decided to build another room on the porch, there were sev.
 eral more loads of lumber taken ou
 from the Blinn Lumber company The room will be used for bedroom
 John Mclean, the tinsmith fur. nished the house with chimney thim
 bles and wall protectors around tht
 stovepipe holes. There was butter cheese. potatoes and other produce
 from the Tempe-Mesa Produce com
 pany to replenish the good nature O.
 the workmen and to keep everything
 moving smoothly.
 The house was finally ready for it:
 clothes. MT. Cant looked all over tht
 country and found w. H. Staton, paint
 CT and grainer and decorator Of the in
 terior. MT. Staton furnished him witl
 figures for the amount of paint re
 quired and the order was filled at H
 w. Ryder's. Captain W. H. Statol
 of Mosby's command" went to wOrl
 dressing the house without any delay BLACK CANYON DAILY STAGE to Chaparral, Big Bug, Onyx Mines
 Richenbar, Squaw Creek Mines, Phoe
 nix. Office at Gregory & Smiths