Arizona republican., 1899-09-30
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Jercme, A1iz Sept. 29-(SDecial Correspondence Of The Repubiican.)- To- E. Grant, formerly of Phoenix, has established bowling alley in the basement of one of the new fire-proof buildings that have been created since the fires.
 Goldberg Bros of Phoenix have es- Jablished a branch stCre in Jerome. The store was opened recently with Bert Lincoln as chief clerk.
 j. w Woods. proprietor cf the Racket store. will move across the street into 3 fire-proof building in the course of construction. Tho building will be two stories and have three large rooms on Main street. N x. Crane is putting the building up. Mir Wood has completed 9 fourteen room house Cn the Hog Back It is four stores behind and one in front. The top story is arranged for store.
 Jerome is short of water. There is not enough for sanitary purposes. The smelter is running with q reduced force on account of insufficient wat2r. There arrived last night at Jerome Junction over 5.000 feet Of fourth iron pipe for tEp United Verde Copper company. The pipe will be used in the new pipe line in course of con structicn from Aliens springs. five miles from Jerome. When this line is completed it is thought an ample sup ply of water for the snelter and the town will be secured. No pump will Toe necessary, as the springs are much higher than Jerome.
 The Jerome school is 0vercrowded. The primary grades are in school but %1,Ov. o+A in the forenoon and the rest in the after noon. The regular attendance is ITO. Four teachers ar5 employed.
 Hoyt Cartledge, Mark Redden and MT Mocre Of Tempe are in Jerome.
 Assemblyman Hale Of Tucson paid JerCme d short visit today.
 E. w. Young, manager of the Kath- crime Copper company. whose mine is in the Castle Creek hoj springs vicin- ity, paid JerCme 2 visit this week.
 Some splendid fruit was raised on the Verde this year. Peaches weigh ing ten ounces, apples weighing sev- enteen ounces. anu pears weighing twenty ounces were common things in the fruit stands during the season.
 Fisher Bailey. Denver Holmsley and others have net succeeded in develop
 
 is a flow Of 1500 inches of water in Oak creek. but these men are endeavoring to get this water higher up in order to bring more land under cultivation Several attempts have been made to tunnel up stream and in the side Of ;ila mountain ,where water was seen to come out. One tunnel was driven lO0 feet. but no more than the natural flow from that particular place was se- cured. The rancheIs on Oak creek, however. are doing well and are elat2d over the prospects for their future.
 < new Cathclic church will soon rise to add grace to Jerome. much in nead cf such an attributet The eXcavatlnS is nearly finished. l. will be two sIor- ies higher on the lower side than on he upper. and will ba a large and handsome structure. IL will be sltu- ated on Main street near the COnSrega- tfonal church. J. H. Perkins is the ar c.hitect.
 Tn the nex Jerome nearly every res taulant is behind a saloon CT has call bell to cne Gentlemen ot the cloth call for their Shasta water ana others call for stronger drinks, and no. all knew where the beverages are se- cured. All restaurants with one eX- cen.ion are run by Chinamen. The eX- ception is called the English kitchen IL is managed by thlee negroes, Wlth enc white man as a waiter
 There ale few tramps in Jerome There is a difference between tramp and drunk and little preference for either. There are plenty of the latter in tClxn. If tramp or bum should b1aye thes trip over the desert railroad from the function to the town he wouId find a terrible thing staring him in the face upon his arrival. He must either work or starve. as there is ab- s1IuteIy no chance to live in Jerome without money. C. M. LANDER.