Arizona republican., 1908-12-07
SLOW MONTH
 AT THE DAM Measured by Volume of Ma.
 sorry Accomplished A SHORTAGE OF CEMENT A Workman Caught in a Rockslide--The Varied Fes- tivities of Roosevelt on Thanksgiving Including a Masquerade Ball.

l lOOSeNelt. Dec. 3.-(Specldl COTTeS- ponuence of The Republican, )-Man- | ue' {: Spaniard. was caught in a slide
 of rock in No. l quarry last night about 3:.J and severely crushed from | the waist down. He was held fast by the slide for some thirty or forty
 minutes. but was finally got out and
 removed to the hospital. Only three
 men went to his assistance while the rest of the men in the quarry below kept on at their work.
 The month of November was a
 slow one in dam construction as only about 5000 yards were put in against some 14,0O0 yards for the month of October. This is mostly if not alto
 gether due to the failure of cement
 during the last month. The cement is being put fin as fast as it is milled | while contractors have to wait be- tween times.
 Carpenters are busy putting in bulkhead in the tunnel in front of the gates of the dam for the purpose of shutting the water off so the gates can be got at on the upper side. Some further cement work has been plan ned for the spaces between the gates which are of cement and iron con
 struction. but have a semi circular
 shape as they breast the flow of wat
 CT passing on each side and through
 the gate. This is to be changed from
 the semi circular to a V-shape so as
 to offer less hold for drift or other
 refuse to find Judgment against them
 and so have a tendency to clog the
 gates and prevent the free working of
 them.
 Miss Hallie Thompson had a very
 narrow escape from serious injury
 while out horseback riding the other
 day. It was just after the last rain
 and while crossing the old bridge
 where the clay used to be dumped,
 her horse jumped to one side. slipped
 and fell on its side, carrying its rider
 with it. Fortunately the young lady
 was thrown far enough to one side
 so that she was not caught under
 heath the horse. As it was she es- caped with a slight wrenching of the knee and a bruised shoulder.
 Jim Holmes, ranger, recently took trip to Globe, being called there on court business. While there Jim invested in a bran new buggy, return ing home in it and was accompanied by our handsome butcher. John Bel sar They rode a ways and then walked a way, owing to the objection of their horse, who thought turn about was fair play and entered vigorous kick against their doing all the riding He was so persistent about it that the pair got out and walked several times. MT. Holmes t,f l.. animal from Webb & Sons, to go with new buggy and be perfectly safe in case Jim should want to take out one of his best girls.
 Frazier & Strait are in the throes of moving their palace of cold fizz up to the new town.
 The stage company has been very busy moving and has moved all but the shell of their office, which will undoubtedly go tomorrow. The post office still stands in the old town with its rear portion of building torn down and contents all crowded in the front part of the building so that when word comes to move there will be no delay. This with the building formerly occupied by J. T. Akers and occupied by Webb & Sons branch store, are the only two business buildings left in the old town.
 The remaining one or two families who are still at the old town are hay ing to contend with a severe nuisance in the shape of loose horses, cows, pigs and burros which get into every thing about the premises, even get ting on the pOrches of the dwellings in their hunt for something to eat and drink. They have the water in the river handy when they are dry but prefer to get water at the houses that has had to be packed from a | quarter to q half mile away.
 The masquerade ball given at O'Rourke's camp Thanksgiving even l ing was a decided success. Messrs. | Tyler and Domino are to be congrat- | ulated. Everything was carried out | as planned. Those who did not care | to mask had the pleasure of sitting | around and freezing until II o'clock | Duncan Dean and Carl Wietze were very becomingly dressed as an Indian | brave and a squaw, Mir. Dean taking | the squaw part They could not have | acted the part better had they been | the real articles. MT. Dean wore a ! pair or HOccdSlnS, Shirt OI many | colors and a beautiful leather cape | made by the Indians and belonging | to Miss Goldie Ringol. Their wigs | were made of rope, blackened with | ink. Ottis Mcintyre played the part | of Buster Brown. Mrs. George Stin- metz and Mrs. EZa StinmetZ were | dressed as two Heavenly Twins" Capt. Brooks was there representing | a black domino. Frank Kelso and | Mrs. Tyler were arrayed in coats of many colors, representing negro min strels. The best as we'll as the worst character represented was that of a corpse in a coffin. The corpse was MT. Izett dressed all in black, hay ing white gloves. white mask. which was painted around the eyes and