Arizona republican., 1899-05-23
THE NEWS OF
 JEROME

Jerome, Ariz., May Special
 correspondence of The Republicaa.)-
 Contrary to expectations there has
 been quite a revival in the social realm
 at Jerome sincathe adjournment of the
 grand lodge K. of P. last week. It was
 thought that the continual round" of
 festivities during that period would
 serve to stagnate social intercourse
 for a spell, but it seems to have work
 ed in an opposite d;rection-that of
 stimulation.
 Last Tuesday evening a large con
 course Of nice people gathered at the
 O'KeeEe hall 10 attend birthday
 party given Gn honor of the daughter
 of Mrs. Ralph Dillon, Miss Ella Cox.
 The hall was decorated in a tasteful
 manner, and music was furnished by
 the Jerome orchestra. Many beauti- ful and valuable presents were re- ceived by Miss Cox, and dancing was
 enjoyed until late hour. Those pres ent were, MT. and Mrs. William Adam son. Mir. and Mrs. R. s. Sturner, MT. E. F. Tarr, Mir. and Mrs. J. A Knob- lock, MT. and Mrs. D. R. Cooyer MT. and Mrs. COurteray Nirty, MT and Mrs. E. D. TTeaiwell. MT and Mrs. J. ?. Dillon of Prescott, Dr. and Mrs. Carrier, Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Hawkins, AIesdames J. A. Macdonald, J. c. He's let, R. M. Ling of Prescott, A. Cord iner. Lavinia Hendy, Laura Minty, Edna Gillespie Vesta Decker, Mabla Manning, N. D. Hall. A. J. Byrd, Eva Naunon, Charlotte Reed, Pearl Talbott and MessTs. Tom Campbell, E. R. Mo Dowell c. J. StrodthOff, H. A. Strod- r hnf O H N. Gibbs. D. D. Philips D o. Donaghue, Frank Nevins, C. ". Ford, E. 4. Kastner, Prescott; ". c. Miller, J. Meilen, A. T. Humbert, A. c. Lyons. J. N. Hamilton. s. L. Eeslett, B Ellington and Fred Smith
 On Wednesday evening MT. and Mrs. i H. J. Allen gave a card party St their residence on "The Heights" at which | MT. George Cook of. Phoenix and Pre- | colt won the first prize. and Mir Allen | himself took the ''b00by" token. The | guests were, Mir. and Mrs. George ! Cook. General and Mrs M;nty. Mir. | and Mrs. Courtenay Minty, Dr. and Mrs. HClbrOok, MT and Mrs. w. N. | Adamson, Misses Johnson, Mi1ty and | Decker. and AIessrs. T H. Decker, ". | c. Miller, o. ". Strodthoff and pr. c. | w. Woods.
 With the advent of hot weather fires are beginning to be Of frequent oc- currence in the vast piles of wood To- cated to the west of the track of the U. V. 6 P. railway. No less than half a dozen of these cOnhagrations have been fought within the past week and quite 3 quantity of wood has been de- stroyed. It is supposed that sparks from the engines are the cause. the r wood being very dry and inf1ammable
 Yesterday morning Fred Starke, 9 miner, shot a Mexican, in one of the back rooms of the Arizona saloon where Stari1e was in bed The Mexi- can attempted 10 force an entrance into the room and the bullet broke h.s arm. The examination was to have this afternoon but the parties are not ready. The Mexican will 1oubTless lose his arm. Starke was mixed up in a shooting scrape with another Mexican of the name Of !, Juardo about eighteen months ago. It that case JUardo also appears to have been the aggress0r and is now n Yuma on account of the affair
 Ed Meeks, Fisher Bailey and Two other persons have located tho How