Arizona republican., 1900-09-26
JEROME SCARED UP
Storm That Conjured Up Pictures Of
 the Galveston Horror

Jerom-. Ariz.. Sept. 2i.-(Special cor resuonderca of the Republican)-Je. rome ,.se ,ssit-d with the heaviest wind in the history of the town last night and this morning. accompanied by a I,tr. rain. The velocity of the wind ya. such that the people feared tbe waters ar tn Verde rlVer would be blown into town and another horror similar <, .!. au. ar Galveston enacted. The d.re-r uC such contingency was not Yer. -reat. as the river is five miles from Ta-4fr. and about 2.0jh feet lower. but tn. wind was almost equal to the emergency of -mpying the river into The town Tubs. pans buckets, bar r-Is auG aJ other kinds of portable ar ticIes were heard rolling through the streets and on toward the gulches at terrifi, -... 2. AWn.1ss and signs were blown down. one of the skyiights in the CIirf-ca.es building was broken aI- s1 one .+ In, large and costly plate glass windows iu the front. The people living in houses prrched upon $tilts or the huIs.5.s sat Up all night to make tbeiI. ual-- with the Lord before talk ing their final plunge down the hill. Fortunately no houses were blown down. J. TT. Gates put new roof on his house last week at a cost of tWen- ty-six dollars. This morning there is nothing oyer his head but large area of dav.ielt.. Such a wind is very un- commna in this country. For which we are a.. thankful.
 The horses hi,ched to the milk wa gon Lal ag.ug to J. F. Dwyer became fright.u.3 a; the wind this morning and ran away. tsaring the wagon to small pieces. The team was hitched in town this morning when they got loose and started on their swift run down the hiT The wagon upset in front of the F .r.,a livery stable. where there is d uH. or broken bottles and pieces of vehicles. The wagon was new one which Mr. DNEer recently purchased in Los Angeles dt d high price. IL can be mead.a probably at the first cost of the r- u tn. bl3rksmiths are moderate in the-r charges. The horses ran ro De ceptiou sai.- b. fore stopping, dragging the front wheels with them.
 Jim Thompson. of the Reporter, is somevha. under the weather. It is to be- hou.l ts-r. is Hpthing serious the matter with him.
 A brIro train was noticed this morn ing vending its way oui to the Black Hills mine loaded with drill steel and mining ears for that property
 NJ. r. D.cus is looking for a suitable Iocatto, 10 put in an increased stock of hardva., 7iuWar-. etc.
 The .I timers are beginning Jp get iu a large supply of wood, for they are a uni .n predicting a severe winter. The ducks are already on the rIver in large numbers. which Is q good indi- cation o- an early and cold winter. Last riuJer there was scarcely any snow ur cold weather.
 John Groil proprietor of the Cobra do loa-ug hous.. returned from a trip to Los Angeles yesterday. While there he had his eye d,ctored by specialist and ca. u." s.. better than he could for som lime before leaving.
 Win Patton arrived in town this morn to hustle up a few hundred new subscribers for the Republican. There Is good field in Jerome for a paper .tt furnishes as much news as lhe B.uahiicau about matters in every part q. Arizona and in a short time. with soliciting. il will surely take the plso- af the California dailies. Be sides rs news pf he territory. the Re-