Arizona republican., 1897-12-25
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The St. Charles hotel at Jerome is now open to the public
 J. E. Stillwen, the Chapar,al mer- chant, has been in Prescott. Ed Matchworth of Los Angeles was in Jerome one day last week. T. H. Brown of Jerome was in Pres colt last Saturday on business,
 a. c. Roedeck of Bakersfield, Cal, will spend the holidays in Tucson.
 I. S. Brown of Jerome spent the fore part of the week in Prescott.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles w. Hade.- man were in Wilcox from Russel1- vile recently.
 Financial Agent Allen of Jerome is snending Hfhe holidays with his wife at San Jose, Cal.
 Walter c. Miller, manager O. the T. F. Miller company store at Je- rome. is spending the holidays in Los Angeles.
 M. D. Haseltine, cashier of the Bank of Arizona, Prescott, and wife, were guests of H. J. Allen of Jerome one day last week.
 Several new students from outside of Tucson have made application to enter the university begi ming With the January term.
 Miss Bertha Schuerman, daughter of Supervisor Schuerman of Prescott, has been sick in San Francisco, but IS reported improving in health.
 Notwithstanding it is the middle of the winter there are large number of new dwell:ng houses in course of construction in Tucson.
 Toh Gn11inS has hfAon retained to defend Montgomery Pearl, charged with burglar.zing Lemons jewelry store at Prescott.
 Sheriff Cameron and Deputy Sheli is Black and Fairchilds of Coconino county were in Jerome and vie ty on official business during the week. MT Pritehard, the smelling man, arrived in Prescott yesterday. He is said to be loaded for the smelter committee and ready to talk business
 Mrs. Wadsworth, who has the Je- rome school in charge, last week pIr- chased a building lot near the school house from Fred Williams, and cen templates building.
 J.V. Vickers, president of the c. c. company, and family, arrived in Tombstone last week from Denver, 
 been making a protracted visi..
 G.E. Potts, a helper in the black smith shops at the Verde works in Jerome was called to Coalton, Cali fornia Monday on account of the seri- ous illness of his wife.
 Judee George R. Davis re turned to Tucson from Tombstone on Thurs day. where he has been holding dis trict court for the last two weeks. The Prospectcr comments the ju1ge for his rapidity in disposing of the public business.
 W. H. Aubrey, who has been for the pasf two weeks looking over mining prf Jositions iE the vicinity of Je. rome, has returned to Prescott, where he has accepted a positiom With the Sun Dance Mining and Milling com pany.
 The Star says that an effort IS being made to get an excursion from Tucson to Phoenix for the 18th. The fare for the round trip is fixed at $3.75. This is one dollar mCre than the ex- cursion from Phoenix to Tucson. But then Phoenix may be bigger show than Tucson.
 The following officers were e,ecte by the Red Men at Jerome last week to serve the ensuing six. mon hs: Sac hem. T. H. Brown; senior sachem, J. B. Webber; prophet, c. M. Clark; chief of records, H. P. Merri I; keeper of wampum, G. T. Lynch: junior saga more, George Merritt; trustee for eighteen months, George Merritt, trustee for six months, Edwin H. Meek.
 On Wednesday night of last week the S-year-old son of William Turn bought of Cottonwood ate some meat with some rough on rats spread over it which had been put out for the purpose of killing rats. As quickly as possible he was placed in a buggy and taken to Jerome. Dr. Carrier succeeded in getting the meat from the boys stomach before the poison was absorbed. At last accounts the child was getting along nicely.
 All the citizens of Jerome may not agree with MT. McK:nley's policy, bu: they are a unit when it comes to ccmme nding his postoffice appoint ment for Jerome MT. F. E. Jordan has only had charge of the office a short time, yet he and his assistant Miss Carr1e Gillespie, distribute the mails rapidly and serve cur people courteous1y. Aside from his official position Mr. Jordan has host of per sonal friends who take a lively inter- est in his continued success.-Yava- pal Reporter.
 Last Friday Constable Willian Spencer of Fresno county, California armved in Jerome with proper pa pers from the governor for William De Lashmutt, defauHing marshal o1 Selma, Fresno county, California and left with his prisoner for thai point the same day. De Lashmut- Ii short in h.s various accounts upwards of $1,500. He collected poll tax, pount and other fees without accounting fol the money. His books show a short age of about $500, but it is believed