Arizona republican., 1900-07-28
THE NEWS
 OF JEROME

Jerome July 2G.-(Sp6cial correspond ence of The Republican)-W. w. Mich ols purchased, through Lyons & KnO5- lock. a complete threshinS and barley crushing outfit The machinery was hauled through town and on down 10 the Verde. where it will be operated Monday afternoon. The outfit was curiosity in Jerome. where the like has never been seen before. and the people flocked around to see it. Some thought it was a stamp mill, while others were certain t was a dry washer. The ma chinery will be operated by horse pow CT The ten horse power mounted gear ing was also with the machinery. The thresher and crusher were made by Baker & Hamilton, Buffalo. N. Y. Quite a lot of grain was raised in the valley this season.
 F. D. Treadwell is expected home from san Francisco the latter part of this week. He has been there on min ing business.
 George Ward is opening up some very promising mines a few miles from Je- rome that bid fair to become very val uable when a little more depth has been attained. He has two men em- ployed on the property and they are taking some fine copper ore out of the shaft at present which is now down twenty-five feet. George is a rustler and deserves all the ore he finds, re- gardIess of its value.
 Jack Mellin, assistant bookkeeper for the T. F. Miller company, is in Phoenix on what is said by people in a position to know. to be his wedding trip- If such is the case, and there seems to be no doubt of it, Jack will receive an ova- tion when he returns that will prove the esteem in which he is held by his many friends in Jerome. He is one of the best and most moral young men in Arizona, and is trustworthy and hon orable to a degree seldom found in naughty men. All preparations are at present being made to receive Jack when he returns with his blushing bride, who is one of the prettiest and most popular ladies in Maricopa l county
 W. s. Adams of the Jerome Mining News, accompanied by his wife. went to Prescott this morning on pleasure | and business.
 r. F. Jordan returned from the coast yesterday afternoon. where he has been enjoying himself for a month
 Colonel Bosworth and daughter. Mrs Mather, left for visit in California | this morning. They will remain ten days or two weeks. NIT. Bosworth is president and general. manager of the ! Verde Queen Mining company.
 Miss Lulu Hudgens is here from | .1,, e.;-
 The advertisement posted in the post office for packers for the government | for China and the Philippines. is at ! tracing considerable attention. and the | chances are that all the packers need ! ed can be secured right in Jerome. 4 1 good many men have already written | for positions.
 | F. D. Myers. Peter Gordon and sev- l eral- other Jeromites returned from ! Prescott yesterday where they had ! been courting. Frank was paid his in- ! surance money while there for the loss i of his barber shop. He thinks $500 bet fer than a total loss.
 The shelter was not running full ] blast last night on account of shortage of ore. This state of affairs was occa- stoned by shortage of miners in the mine. A good miner can always get a | job in the United Verde mine. l C. F.. Sharpe of the Sunset Telephone company is in Prescott on business fol
 his company. The Sunset people arc putting in a full set of new poles and
 wire in Prescott.
 I Ralph Dykstra is back from Prescott
 where he fought the fight against ths | town on the peddling question and wor
 out. He feels highly elated over the
 decision of Judge Sloan. who held tha
 a man has the right to sell the produc,
 raised on his own farm without paying a license. D. D. M'DONALD.
 KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.