Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-21

we hope to see make good in their
venture.
John Belsar and Webb e Sons
start tomorrow to build a dam
across the cottonwood and lay a pipe
line from there to a storage reservoir,
thence to the ne wtown for a water
supply.
At present several buildings are con-
templated with walls of fire proof ma
terial to be composed of either con-
crete or adobe. according to which is
decided on as the cheapest
The firms interested in this are NJ.
c. Webb & Sons, general merchandise;
John Belsar, wholesale and retail
butcher; +. A. Duarte. general mer-
chandise; Frazier < Strait, ice cream
and cold drinks.
The cent mill is shut down for the
present as they are stocked up to full
capacity, with cement, all bins and
storehOuses being fun. In the mean
time it is being overhauled and made
ready for a continuous flow of cement
as soon as the occasion demands II.
Mrs. s. S. Thompson Halle and
OlltA man LiiOllHJSOlls W Alt NililhA
Of S. S. Thompson, agent for the Mesa.
Roosevelt Stage company. at Roose-
welt. have returned from California,
where they have been for the past year
settling up an estate of the mother of
Mrs. S. s. Thompson.
Miss Ruth Webb has entered the
store of Webb * Sons as stenographeT
Miss Hardwood Miss Pieper and
Miss Robins passed through Roosevelt
from school at Tempe and were given
a dance on Government hill on the
18th, resuming their journey home on
the 14th.
Miss Hardwood went to Hardt's
ranch, where her mother lives.
Miss Pieper has gone to Payson,
where her father and mother reside,
and Miss Pansy Robins also went to
Payson on a visit TO her relatives
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Armer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Teichman have left for
Phoenix. Mr.. Teichman is head of the
drafting department on the dam prof.
ect for the government, and it is I'M
derstood here will make Phoenix his
headquarters for a while
Mrs. c. W. Smith. wife of the super
vising engineer at Roosevelt, and child.
with Mrs. Jean for a travelling COM
panion, has left for Portland, Ore, to
spend the summer.
Mr.. F. NJ. Camp. postoffice inspector,
passed through Roosevelt on his road
from Globe to Payson and Camp Vede,
Jpne 18th, stopping here a day and
making our local postmaster, C. D.
-sr-.+ L It.
turned out very satisfactorily to both
of them.
ID. e. Watson and son of Phoenix
spent a couple OF days with us taking
in the dam site and otherwise.
A. Miller Of Steinfeld & Co. of Tue
son passed through, doing up the local
merchants and proceeding on his de-
vouring way to Mesa and Florence
etc. Look out for him, as he means
business.
W. B. Barr of Phoenix is sojourning
here or soldering, which?
Fred A. Seward of Globe passed
through here on his way to Mesa, TAX
ing in the dam site on the way
Edgar Sultan Of the firm of Sultan
Brothers, passed here on his way to
iiOtlilA- - d -IINllt conveyance.
Stages of the Mesa Roosevelt Stage
company come and go TO and from
here in all directions, loaded with pas
sengers and express.
The government has a float or barge
being built, SO feet long, to be used
for crossing the Salt river at this place
for the accommodation of travellers
and freight passing through this coun-
try from Globe to Mesa, to Payson
and points north.
1t will be large enough to transfer
oil vehicles en- route to and from above
places, and between the O'Rourke
camp government sides. 1t is to be
propelled by a launch, presumably
electric, as they have electricity to
burn at the present time.
S. S. THOMPSON.