Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-19
THE NEWS
OF JEROME

| NAOli-t- AI-A-. Aug. Ib.-tSDeciaI Cor
respOndence of The Republican,
Yesterday was pay day at the big
mine and smelter on the hill. and af
fairs were correspondingIy lively in
me new town last night. notwi;nstand-
ing very heavy rain storm.
There was quite 4 Evely time last
! Saturday & 4 In Annex saloon. which
was about TO be orened by Mr.. Fiske.
Contractor OlesOn. who claims that an
amour, is due him for work performed
On the building. together with six of
his carpenters. took fOrcibla possession
OF the premises. OuSting the bartend-
erS on duty. and proceeded 10 fasten
the front and rear doors The eiecf-
ed employees appealed to thu ma iesjv
OF the law. in the person of Tom Mil
Ter. constable, to be reinsta5ed in the
scene of their labors. Miller attempt
ed TO enter by the front door. and be
ing unable TO do so, went around to
the back door. the upper part Of which
IS glass. He found that locked also.
and demanded admittanCe. The door
was cautiously opened a few inches.
and then slammed in his face. and
the officers finger was caught in the
aperture. MASKING ii badly. Miller.
then announced that if the door was
not opened with prOmptneSs he would
Use mis- own method of getting into the
place. and upon the warning being dis
regarded, he proceeded TO smash The
glass with the butt of his ID He
arrested 9he resisting O.eSOn and his
assistants, and ffhey will probably have
TO answer the charge of resisting an
officer.
Speaking of saloon matters. Hooker
& Mcfarland. who have suffered by
every recent fire in the camp. have re
built the St. Elmo of brick. and had 4
warm opening on the 18th. Their new
place occupies the old site, bus is much
more spacious than their previous bar
TIE gaming privileges have been let
10 Van Alien & Archambeau, of Ash
Fork
i sensational poker game occurred
a few nights sinca ut the ''Fashion
lasting all night. There was between
four and five thousand dollars on the
table during the entire play.
The wa5er from the EliEor GAYLE
spring in the vicinity of Equator Hill
viii be piped to the town and Smaller
OF the United Verde company. and nine |
miles of six-inch pipe has been or
dered for the purpose. The spring is J
the property OF II. J. Allen. who has /
held il for some time.
The Equator group. as a nominal !
factor in this distric5. has ceased to /
exist. The litigation in this connec- |
ton has been settled. and within q /
few days the final papers i'll settlement !
Of all conflicting claims will be filed |!
and henceforth the properly will be /
known TO mining fame as the Iron |
King and the Copper Chief properties |
The well known richness of this group |
assures that it Will be developed by I
both sides. and it is predicted by the /
c0gnoScenti that another Jerome will !
spring up in its vicinity.
The News mine under the manage
merit OF H. Z. Owens is putting in an
other boiler that will double their
present power. Deeds for the prop
e1.ty covered by the operation Of the
News have been secured and will go
on record his week.
The Decatur company is active. C
w Devore. chief of the fire depart
ment of Decatur. Ill. and a heavy
stOckhOlder in that company is now
here on Il visit of inspection. y road
has been built from the workings
which intersectS the road just com
pleted by the United Verde Jr.. giving
fatiIe access to both group of claims.
y short While ago the Jerome gun
club suffered an honorable defeat at
the hands of the Pr Scott blue-rock
The beat was not Il
very bad one and occurred on the Pres
cottf grounds y return match was
promised by HE victorS which was TO
have been shot off at the Jerome
grounds on the 27th of this month
News has come 10 Jerome however.
that the Prescott gun club has dis
banded. The Jerome boys have hsen
considerably lately. burning
much powder and making splendid
scores. 1t is possible that reports of
,he great work being done here may
lave influenced the Prescott club to
&c out Of existence rather than run the