Arizona republican., 1909-05-02

penstock. The ice plant will not be in
operation under the next two weeks
but 1t is hoped to have il in shane TO
run by the end of that time In the
meantime O'Rourke and company's ice
plant Is doing all the business in the
ice line 1t is hoped however that the
government ice works will get started
soon as Whene the hot weather ac-
tually begins to get in its work the
plant at O'Rourke's will not be able to
meet all the demands upon it.
Mr.. Connolly while laying some pipe
at the lower base of the dam yesterday
had very narrow escape from death.
one of the men who was working on
the top of the dam was packing rock
TO the outer edge of the dam where
he was piling them up to be used bv
the men laying the stone Instead of
laying them down in place he Just
dropped them from waist high to the
top of the dam This particular rock
however, weighing in the neighborhood
of 100 pounds rolled over the back of
the dam and went bounding down the
steps of the lower side of it and flying
through the air just escaped Mr. Con-
noily's head in passing, but getting
close enough to remove the hat from
his head. However a miss is as good
as mile and Mr. Connolly is still do
ing business at the old stand 1t made
him rather shaky about the knees for
a while though.
The child of Dan Parker, who has
been confined in the hospital for some
time and whose leg had to be removed
at the knee as a last hone to save
her life, and of which even then it was
very doubtful has at last won out and
is on the road to recovery.
Mr.. Armer an old settler in this
country passed away the latter end of
last week and was buried here last
Sunday afternoon. He was about 90
years old. He was the father of Ia
boys and girls. most of whom survive
and have residences in the surrounding
country
E. NJ. DragoO was blown up last
week and escaped eternity by a very
close margin indeed. He was at work
at the Sunflower mine, eighteen miles
north of here. owned by THOMPSON.
Howard and two other men He mad
just pruned one hole and was placing
cap on the fuse for another, while
in wheelbarrow at hand a box of
So caps and 1Oh sticks of powder
were lying. Some way in placing the
cap on the fuse the cap exploded set
ting off the rest of the cans and the
powder. The resulting explosion blew
the wheelbarrOw all to pieces and
threw Mr.. Dragoo fifteen feet against
wall of rock, breaking his arm in a
couple of places and burning his face
up some How he escaped being blown
to pieces is a marvel. He is stopping
in Roosevelt here under the care of
DR. Smith.
Bob Thompson, forest ranger of
blackberry station, up the Tonic. and
Miss Emma Hosfelt of Cline, VINO re-
Gently returned from school in Cali
fornia, were married in Globe a couple
Of days ago. They were TO have been
married at the home of the brides
parents at Cline. by Judge Evans, who
journeyed there for that purpose; but
when the judge got there he found that
Bob who was new at the business had
through some misunderstanding failed
to procure a license. consequently the
judge could not proceed with the GER
emony. The contracting parties not
wishing to wait until license could
be got from Globe proceeded to saddle
up their horses and accompanied by
the mother of the bride, liked over to
Globe and obtaining the necessary pa
pers were Joined together without fur
Their delay returning the next day to
blackberry station. where they are now
at home to their numerous friends
May their tribe increase. Allah it
Allah
The government is importing
bunch of 1900 eucalyptus trees from
Fresno, Cal. to set out here.
The forest reserve people are busy
putting in cement troughs wherever
available to springs in the surround
ing reserve for the use of cattle pas
turing in Uncle Sans back yard We
understand that the expense is being
borne by uncle and the stockmen.
Mrs. S. S. Thompson accompanied by
her son Sherman and daughter Halle
who have been passing the last week
in Phoenix viii proceed on to San Luis
Obispo, where they will join NJ. H.
Stephens at his large ranch at Verdi.
They intend to spend the summer
there with Grandpa Stephens. taking
in Pismo Beach and breathing the
good salt air while we enjoy the Ari-
IONA sunshine meanwhile.
The Concord stage on the Globe line |
arrived here last night in rather a
dilapidated condition owing to bad |
luck on the road. On the way over the |
horses jacknifed. breaking the tongue |
of the coach. This was repaired tenn
porarily and the stage proceeded on for |
a few miles further when bad luck |
again became predominant The pole |
dropped to the ground and the stage |
turned sharp into the bank at the |
side of the road, overturning and |
throwing the passengers, besides the |
driver and in the neighborhood of 1900 |
pounds of freight and express. No
body was seriously hurt. The upper |
works of the stage were however put |
very much on the bum. 1t was fixed |
up temporarily and the balance of the |
trip safely accomplished. arriving here |
two and one-half hours later than |
usual.
]. w Boardman, formerly of Payson, |
but now a resident of San Diego, ar
rived on the Globe stage last night on |
his way to the Payson country where |
he is going to look after some mining |
rronarfv in which he iS Interested He |