Arizona republican., 1900-07-29
THE NEWS
 OF JEROME

Jerome. Ariz.. July 27,-(Special cor respondence of the Republican)-The Jerome people are hot in the collar again on account of the scarcity of ice The supply has been short all week. A car load is expected in this afternoon.
 J. B. Hoover of the Fashion saloon, went to Albuquerque this week, where he will remain for a few days.
 Superintendent Joseph L. Giroux and family are off on visit with relatives and friends in the east. MT. GirouX will remain a month, while his family will not return for two months.
 w. s. Adams returned from Prescott yesterday afternoon, but Mrs. Adams will remain to visit there 9 few days longer.
 The United Modern lodge was install ed in Jerome last night, with twenty members. A number more had been examined by the physician, Dr. Cody, and passed upon favorably, but failed to appear for various reasons. Messrs. Harlan and Jackson promise to have a membership of 100 before they leave Jerome. The lodge will mset twice q month at present, but later will meet every week. The membership will be doubled by the time the lodge meets again. The Moderns is a nice order and should take well in Jerome.
 J. D. Wakely. the well known Pres cott attorney, is in Jerome shaking hands with old acquaintances and making new ones. He came in yester- day from his burned home across the hills.
 John Kirkpatrick, formerly an em- ploye of the United Verde company, who has been in KingInan for the past eighteen months, returned to our great town Wednesday to meet old friends and size up the place. He thinks the improvements made in Jerome since ne left something marvellous.
 The firm of Myers & Griffen has been dissolved, R. E. Myers retiring and ". G. Griffen, who purchased his interest. continuing the business alone. The firm of Myers & Griffen. confectioners. has built up a good trade since open ing their store in Jerome and no doubt under the management of the present owner. the place will continue to pros per. Mir. Myers leaves today for his home in Albuquerque to join his fami- ly.
 F.. F. Jordan has secured a sixty days layoff from the government and will leave in a few days for the east to visit his old home in Portland, Maine. where his family is visiting at present. MT. Jordan has not been back for flf- teen years, and has earned his trip.
 Captain Boyd, one of the best known men in Arizona. and one of the origi- nal locators of the United Verde mine. left last week for visit with relatives in Canada.
 Tom Miller has been under the weather for a few days but is still tending to his duties as deputy sheriff.
 Dave Connor, the popular proprietor of Hotel ConnOr. was in Prescott this week on business-so he says; on pleas1 ure-so his friends say.
 We are all waiting breathlessly the decision of Judge Sloan in the case at issue before him regarding the consti- nationality of the act under which Je- rome was incorporated. IT the town is beaten the case will be appealed and the town kept under control of the council until the legislature meets in January, when an act will be passed that will be constitutional. The cor poration must not be broken under any circumstances The fine buildings in Jerome are mute witnesses to the benefits of being incorporated. With out incorporation and protection to those who have money to invest in the town. and to those who have already invested their money, Jerome would be the same miserable looking town it was two or three years ago. G. w Hull is a determined man and means to fight to a finish, but there are others.
 O. J. Berner, of Stafford. is in Jerome visiting his family. MT. Berner is em- plOyed in the railroad office there.
 Such a flow of water was struck in the Little Daisy mine this week. work had to be stopped until a pump could Dc put in. If the ore body, which has maL~ ii. United Verde famous, does lot eXt-nd though the Little Daisy mine, there is no use in searching fur ther for the ledge. for it stops in the confines of the property of Senator Clark.
 Attorney Parkinson. secretary of the Jerome Power Co, is looking over the ground this week in the company of