Arizona republican., 1909-09-28

was installed when the Juice was turn
mess purposes.
The Roosevelt express office here
during the last week has been subject
ed to either an overpowering scent as
not day has passed that there has
not been bundle of Skunk hides from
the surrounding country. on it's way to
the clerk of the board of supervisors al
Globe. We are thankful that the build
ings here are built on the light and
airy order or otherwise we would have
to do the. most of our office work out
in the open. Owing to the bounty on
this pest large numbers OF them are
being exterminated for their scalps.
While we are thankful to see them de-
crease so rapidly we could but wish
that there was some other means at
hand for their conveyance to the
county court house.
Wild duck are getting numerous
about the large lake behind the dam.
One bunch alone consisted of at least
one hundred.
Quail are getting so numerous that il
is hard to keep from stepping on them
in passing between old and new towns
of Roosevelt. Wild doves are also nu-
merous. Fish are multiplying rapidly
in the lake above the dam and numer-
Gus catches are recorded here this
week. Carp, Bony Tail, Humpbacked
Suckers and Cat fish with now and
then a Verde Salmon and Salt River
Salmon while both No OF on
ed Salmon in this vicinity, they are
not at all like in general appearance
but when it comes to eating them, they
both turn out a delicious morsel in
deed
Two boys of about IS or 19 years of
age were apprehended here a couple of
days ago with a charge of petty larceny
against them. The charge was easily
proved and both the boys were SEN
fenced to fifteen days in hook.
c. w. Smith chief engineer here is
expected to reach Roosevelt about the
first of next month Mr.. Smith left
about six weeks ago to take quite an
extended trip back to Boston and then
on to the wilds of Maine for rest and
recreation.
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and their workings is up from Phoenix
looking after the changing of them
and the proper outfitting of the tun-
mel beside the dam, The steel for the
sheathing of the inside of the tunnel
directly behind the gates is of y Inch
stuff and is being bolted to the walls
of the tunnel.
Quite a little excitement was occas-
stoned here within the last few minutes
by hilarious Mexicans, Jost Velasquez
who was incarcerated in the house of
detention for having looked too fire.
quently on the cup which brews
trouble and leads to the Bastile. The
man behind the bars being left alone
and knowing nothing else to take up
his attention and wishing an illumina-
ton within his temporary abode to
dispel the surrounding darkness, con-
ceived the brilliant idea of setting fire
to his bed clothes to obtain thee de-
sired light He succeeded beyond his
greatest hopes and was shortly yelling
for assistance and but for the timely
arrival OF some of our fellow citizens
would soon have been stifled BY the
smoke A couple of shots were freed
to attract the man who carried the
keys and at the same time a flood OF
water was thrown inside through the
narrow barred up window. quelling the
fire but not the. smoke. The timely
arrival of the officer with the keys
prevented the man from being suffo-
Gated.
Emigils Franco who has been mere
for the last couple of years departed
for his home in Naples Italy where he
has a wife and four children He was
called home suddenly by a telegram
and left Immediately knowing nothing
as to what the trouble was.
John Peralto maidstone mason for j..
NJ. O'Rourke was badly hurt the other
day by a rock becoming disloged from
the ledge above and rolling down
among a bunch of men. Peralto was
the only one hurt, the rock cutting his