Arizona republican., 1908-08-30
ROOSEVELT.


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 Roosevelt, Aug. 27.-(Special corres- pondence of The Republican).- Last Thursday evening Carl Weitze gave dance at the government headquart- CTS in honor of Miss May O'Rourke of Galveston, Texas, and Miss Ruth Dor ris of Phoenix There was a large crowd and the music was furnished by the negroes. All expressed themselves as having a very nice time.
 Queen of the White Slaves" was played Saturday night by the Earl Burgess company. Owing to the linn ited space of the stage the full play was not put on, but it was very good and was well attended. Two of the company came in on the stage Thurs day evening while the rest of the troupe came in a private rig Friday afternoon, and the trunks, of which there were twenty-five were sent in Saturday afternoon. The troupe was on it's way to Globe and continued it's journey Sunday.
 Carl Weitze left Tuesday the 18th for Payson and Natural Bridge to oliNAAA l NNO NtNho NcANelAApaA-
 Miss Mable Webb who has been wis iting friends and relatives here, has returned to her home in Tempe.
 Charley Diersley. who has been spending his vacation up at Payson and Natural Bridge, has returned and expressed himself as having a very enjoyable time and we believe it for Charley looks fine.
 MT and Mrs. w. F.. Thompson of San Carlos have been spending the past few days in Roosevelt taking in the old Cliff Dwellings and the dam.
 Miss Ethel Landre has been taken down with the typhoid fever. This makes the second case on Dr. Smiths hands.
 Lee Atkins who has been very low with the typhoid is better.
 Yesterday a bell boy misinterpreted a signal and signaled to lower a skip of cement which struck on number 3 cable sDilling the contents of the skip. large mOntenegrin in trying to escape from under. tripped and fell distance of eight feet onto his head and arm striking the hard cement below and making cuts in both from which the blood flowed freely. but on washing off found there was nothing serious and went to work again.
 Mir. Barkdoll lost his wagon ir the river while trying to cross it some ten days ago. The upper part of it was located in the river yesterday about half a mile below where he lost it. A boat Vas secured and a line of rope attached to the bed of the wagon. the other end of the rope passed to help on the shore and the wagon pulled out after much labor had been expended. once the rope broke and the wagon completely disappeared, but was locat- ed again with an improvised grappling hook and floated in with the aid of the boat and rope on shore.
 The Mesa Roosevelt stage Co, have i been compelled to add a boat to their outfit for the purpose of transferring the Payson mails across the lake above the dam between the Roosevelt and , O'Rourke shores. Passengers on the Payson line have been given the uni que experience to many of them of a boat ride, such and the overhead cables | of O'ROurke & Co., being the only mode of crossing the lake for the last ten days.
 The tunnel is running overtime at full capacity to keep the water down in the lake. The latter is gradually receding being some 6 or 8 feet below | it's high water mark of last week. but may stay at about its present level | for while as the water has stopped running over the top of the dam. f, | The ell, C. about 24 hours on account of the Kinder chute pulling out. It is run ming again today at full capacity as the latter has been repaired.
 F. and NJ. Thomas and two young sisters were passengers up from Fish Creek going to Globe this week. They had been rusticating at theN fromer place for about a week. Their father Judge Thomas of Globe, having recent ly with MT. Thatcher and another party taken over that popular resort from Geo. Edmonds.
 T. B. Wright of Tucson was a VisIt- or at the dam this week
 Cy Levy spent two or three days in Roosevelt the latter part of last and the beginning of this week in behalf of the San Francisco Weekly Examin CT getting subscription for that paper.
 Mir. Alsap, representing the Thos. Barkley CO, O. Los Angeles was a visitor on business interest for that house.
 C. E. Taylor stopped to see the dam sights on his way from Globe to Mcsa
 D. A. Coakley located on Cherry Creek was in town this week laying in Ia supply of the necessaries of life From his frequent visits lately We are inclined to think he is either develop ing an enormous appetite or that Dan Cupid must have loosed an arrow in his direction.
 Mrs. E. P. Kelvin of Globe on her