Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-08-03
ROOSEVELT RAVAGED
BY A FIERCE WIND
Tents Collapse and Roofs Removed
by the Breeze.

I TeSpO0uenCG OF Inc IleDuDllCdl-J -
And the wind blew and there was
desolation throughout the land. At
least it blew through Roosevelt yes
terday afternoon and If it was not
going 400 miles an hour, it was go
| ing some at any rate, making rib
bons of tent tops, collapsing one or
two tents altogether and leaving be-
hind a half inch of dust on tables,
furniture, etc, to show the good peo-
lple of Roosevelt that for all the
rains of the past fortnight there was
still some dust in the country to
spare. 1t came from up the Salt
river and striking Roosevelt full
| force proceeded to demOlish things
in general, blowing a telephone post
across Urquharts tent. tearing the
| flag on Government Hill in two, leav-
ing it about three inches long for the
lfull width of Old Glory, picking off
about half the roof on the cement
works warehouse, taking the wooden
| roof off the big cement reservoir oil
tank and laying it upside down
across the government road from
where it had to be moved to let the
Mesa stage by, blowing down the
signs in front of the English Kitch-
en-, demolishing the several tents be-
longing to the Mesa Roosevelt Stage
company and their agent s. S.
Thompson. 1t RACED a couple of
Mexican tents even with the ground
and jumping across the river to
| O'Rourke camp, taking off few
flies. Luckily for those living in
the demolished houses the wind was
In fA1a h,r
rain, which would have added very
materially to the damage done.
The river was very high from
heavy rains back in the mountains
during the week but as several feet
have been added to the low part of
the dam since the last rain it did
not succeed in gaining the top of
the dam although the water was
higher than the previous raise of last
week. The cement mill is going full
blast as are also the sand crusher
and O'Rourke & Co.'S outfit. The
moving of dwellings still continues
out to the new town but none of
the business houses have yet moved,
though several have been making
preparations to do so as fast as
lthey can.
]. T. Akers, a former merchant Of
this place who sold out to Webb d
Sons, has left 70 rhis old home in
Illinois
w. E. Sanderson, who has been
running the Webb auxiliary store,
leaves for a few days outing at
Fish Creek to recuperate after sell
ing goods at reduced prices for the
last thirty days. Mr.. Sanderson says
it is not the physical eXcrtion re-
quired in handling goods as it is
the hurt to his business conscience
to have to sell at anything but top
prices.
George Edmonds has disposed of
his Fish Creek. lease to Sam Thatch-
Ter of Globe who will conduct this
popular resort on the same plan as
Mr.. Edmonds did.
Mrs. Olive McClintock of Globe
passed through here on her way to
Mesa, stopping over a day to visit
the dam.
w. A Mcdonald, flour and grain
man of Mesa, is taking in the dam
this week and likewise interviewing
local merchants.
c. P. Kittle of Globe is stopping
at the Hotel de Akers.
Mrs. Jennie Lynch of Globe is in
town and has opened dental parlors
in the ]. T. Akers building. She is
accompanied by her son.
Mrs. II. E. Schell of Upper Tonic
was a visitor at the burg this week, !
as was also Guy Solomon of Cline.
f. L. Zunder and J. E. Tauntree,
insurance men of Phoenix, left for
Globe yesterday after a prosperous
week in Roosevelt.
Mrs. Dave Collie and children of
Mesa have Joined Mr. Collie at
O'Rourke's camp and Dave says its
him for some good home cooking |
now.
Mrs Pierson and Mrs. Duvall lately |
of Globe have moved to Mesa, pass
ing through Roosevelt on the way
and visiting their mother here en-
route.
Miss McCpllen of Globe is here to
take the place of ]. f. Gray during
the latter's vacation of a month to |
six weeks which he intends taking |
at his old home in San Francisco |
Mr.. Grey leaves in the morning
Press Armer and family have had |
to get new stock of dishes as the !
recent storm knocked over their cup |
board, breaking every dish they had |
An Indian while trying to cross !
the river at the upper ford during |
the high water got his horse drown |
ed but escaped himself.
A Mexican working for O'Rourke |
& Co. last a finger through the hur-
ry of another to give a hoist signal. |
His name could not be learned
Several parties of campers from |
the lower valley are enjoying the |
delightful CD weather we are hav-
ing at Roosevelt this week
Lou Asbury reports having to stop |
the stage from Mesa for the better |
part of an hour yesterday during the |
storm as it was impossible to see |
to drive owing to the biting sand |
and gravel being borne along by |
the high wind.
WFSh IMPAIRMENT