Arizona republican., 1900-09-08
THE NEWS
 OF JEROME

Jerome, Ariz., Sept. 7.--(Special cor respondence of the Republican, )-Last night at 11:3O there was an alarm of fire. and pistols were shooting in every direction to alarm the citizens to ac- tion. In less time than it talks to tell it the streets were crowded with D O. pie rushing wildly around to locate the blaze. Investigation proved that the fire was in the room of a house occu- pied by Chinese women on Hull Ave nue. lamp exploded in the room. set ting fire 10 the contents. The neigh bOrs rushed in and soon had the blaze put out. The room was flooded with wat,r and the contents damaged. The building was a three story concrete owned by Dr. Yee Wah. When the alarm was given the men at the Fash ion saloon closed all the fire doors and windows.
 School will open for the fall and win ter term next Monday morning. The Tth. Sth and 9th grades will be in charge of Prof. McNeff and Miss Ruth Op- dyke. The 5th and 9th grades will be presided over by Miss Kate Riley. Mrs. Meda McNeff will have the 3rd and 4th grades; Miss Lottie Reed the second primary and Miss Stanley 'Vyndas the first primary. The building has been renovated and threz new rooms added. The teachers. one and all, are as good as there are in any school in the territory, and the term should be a most satisfactory one to pupils. parents and teachers. In order to make the school a success the parents should send their children the n n mess as soon as possible. It breaks into the routine to have new pupils starting in every day for two or three weeks after school opens. The school board is interested in the welfare of the school and has done everything pos sible to make the term successful. Let the parents assist the board in every way possible, and encourage the teach CTS in their work The impr6 SSiOn seems to be that the compulsory school law will be enforced this term. Last year it was not enforced for the req son that it would be impossible to make parents send their children to school when the rooms were so crowd ed that there was no room for the chil- dren who went without compulsion. This year all childre of school age will be compelled to attend.
 I'd Docher and sister, Miss Vesta. returned from Los Angeles, Tuesday afternoon. They were gone only two weeks.
 Miss Kate Riley returned from Phoe- nix yesterday. where she took the ter ritorial teachers 5Xamination. Miss Riley is one of the incest young la dies in Jerome, where she resides per manently. As a teacher she is sue cess. and is liked by all her pupils.
 Miss Elva Haskell has been in Pres cott for two weeks, where she took the county examination this week. She telephoned to her father that she had passed the examination and received a first grade diploma, She has secured the Congress school to teach chis term. We are all pleased al the success of Miss Haskell. She is an Arizona girl born and educated in Yavapai county. She attended the sisters school in Pres colt when little girl. Her father is one of the most successful farmers in this section, and, with John Kirwagen owns the celebrated Kirwagen- Haskell fruit farm bt tween Jerome and the Verde river
 The Methodist bazaar is well at tended daily. A large number of ar ticles have already been disposed of