Arizona republican., 1908-11-30
A BLANKET OF WHITE
 IN ROOSEVELT REGION
THE WEATHER WAS MADE AP-
 PLlcA5LE TO THANKSGIVING.
The Work of Moving the Town to a
 Higher Level Nearly Finished.

Roosevelt, Nov. 26.-(Special cor respondence of The Republican Jon Tuesday quite a rain and snow fell on the surrounding country. The Sierra Anchas on the east received quite a coat of white, as did the mountains on the north and west, while the valley and mesas received a shower of rain. The weather then and since has been very cold.
 Carpenters will soon be over the rush of moving and resetting tents and buildings to the higher level. The chances are for a lay-off of num- Der of them in the very near future.
 Ed Walton and another of the gang quit last Tuesday and spent yester- day hunting and will leave for Phoe- nix shortly.
 Today was Thanksgiving day and we did all we could to make up for the poor eating we get in Roose- welt as a rule the rest of the year. by indulging our inner man to its full capacity on all the good things We could procure, with a dash of wild turkey in the foreground, pasted to a turn by our chef As a rule, we have to depend on our supplies being furnished by the canneries and pack CTS, from milk to pudding, with the exception of beef, potatoes and, once in a while, a few fresh vegetables, with prices for everything at the highest notch and butter an unknown quantity half the time.
 The stage company has commenced to move its buildings to the new town; consequently c. A. Gale, the agent, has more troubles than a hen with a brood of young ducks to look after.
 Mrs. Cline, sister of the Armer boys, died last Monday and was in- tered at the cemetery here on Wed nesday.
 Charles Trendle has been very sick with pneumonia, but is now convales- cent.
 Mrs. Wm. McCauley was also very sick with a cOngestive chill, caused by malaria, the other day.
 There is a masquerade ball in pro- gress at the O'ROurke camp tonight, particulars of which will be furnished later as our society reporter is on the ground. Maskers will unmask at II o'clock, up to which time those who did not choose to mask will have to freeze in loneliness. as it is deuced cold and getting colder, as the danc- ing pavilion is very airy being built for summer weather.
 Very little work is being done at the dam at present until they can get ahead a little on their supply of cement. In the meantime. the mill is putting out cement as fast as working twenty-four hours per diem will let them, so as to get a fresh start again.
 Postmaster Burtis has received no work from Washington as to his fu- ture site for the postoffice.
 President Fowler of the water us- CTS association spen, part of this week in Roosevelt looking over the works and taking trip to the new townsite over the electric road of many curves. He was accompanied by his wife, coming from and return ing to Phoenix by auto conveyance
 Hunting has been very good in the section of the country surrounding us, as is witnessed by parties bring ing in a supply every day since the season opened. Hardly any excep- tions to a bag of some kind after being gone but a couple of hours Quail and cotton-tails, with a sprink- ling of ducks. are the chief quarry Doves are numerous, but no attention is paid to them.
 s. S. THOMPSON.