Arizona republican., 1900-09-30
THE NEWS
 OF JEROME

Jercne, Ariz.. Sept. 2s-tSpecial eof- respondenre of the Republcan.)-We, the people of Jerome friends of the groom and future friends cf the bride. read with pleasure the account in yes ter'1y's Republican of the wedding of one of our most esteemed townsmen Bert H. Lincoln to Miss Martha NJ Andrews. which took place at the hone of the brides parents in Phoenix. Wed nesiay evening. Bert Is Well liked In Jerome. He is manager of the gents clothing department of the T. r. Mil Ter company 9-,re. and as such has proved himself very competent and painsraking. He is leader of the home Land. We will be glad to welcome MT. and Mrs. Lincoln when they return to make their home among us.
 Mrs. :. l.. Heslet is out on Oak creek visiting her sister. Mrs. James Page.
 Mrs. Ophelia Owens happened to a very painful accident yesterday after noon while working in the steam laun- dry. She was putting clothes through the mangle when her right hand be came caught between the rollers. The hand was quickly drawn in to the wris. and her arm would have heen taken off had not one of the men in the laun- dry thrown off the belt. She was taken up town to her room ;nd a physician summoned. Tte hand was found to be burned very badly. but not mashed. The skin was burned so it all peeled from the palm of the hand. The man gle was Ghe one that went through the fire and had not yet been entirely re- paired. Mrs. Owens was an old hand in the laundry. but had not been us7d to feeding in the clothes without the guard before the dangerous rollers.
 The whir and buzz of the fall cam paign can now be heard in the distance. Soon it will De heard right in the midst uf peaceful Jerome, the quietest town in Arizona. Tomorrow night the democrats will open the campaign with d rousinS meeting in our lt,tle home. The most important speaker of the oc- Casi0n will be no less important q per s)nage than Col. Wilson. present del egate U congress and nominee for half delegate next tarm. F. will D. HssISt- ed by T. q. Norris, P. J. O'Sullivan and other such well known orators. The brass band will be in attendance during the evening. The local democrats are leaving no stone unturned to make the first political meeting a bowling suc- cess. There is nothing more eXc.-ing than a genuine campaign. We all re- member being at such meetings when We were kids. snd the delight we took at seeing the bonfires burn and hearing the ginat powder boom. Jerome will welcome all political corners and give them all an apprsciatiVe audience. The wedding of the TWO well known Jerohites which appeared in the Repub- ican recently caused some surprse in Jerome when it became generally known. The wedding was that of Rev. Claude Thompson and Miss Olga Will lard. Rev. Thompson was the Metho- dist minister in Jerome and the Verde valley for a year. ana 1t was while in the discharge of his duties he ma Miss Willard. who is the daughter of NIr. Lew Willard, one of the oldest settlers in the valley. Announcement cards have been received y Jerome friends of the bride and groom.
 The ladies are all preparing to at tend the millinery opening of Mrs. O. J. Berner's millinery store. A good many husbands and fathers will reach way down into their socks to pay the bills after their wives and daughters; have been to the opening.
 The Reporter is throwing out hints that one of the democratic nominees who resides in Jerome will b. the tar get of a lot of scratches from the menu bers of the miners union this fall. They seem to think the party was iden- tified with the defeating of the eight hour law two years ago.
 Wm. Turnbaugh has traded his farm
 on the Verde for the livery and feed stables cf Scott & Nevin. The trans fer will be made on the first of the month. The Turntlugh place is a good farm and will raise lcts of hay. MT. Scott will go to the Verde and atteni
 to the farming while Nir. NevII will re-
 main in Jerome and lool. after the un- dertaNing and en5alming business. i Success to ell parties.
 Judge McKinnon has purchased tHe I Colorado house from john Groll. and will conduct the business in the future. Mr. Groll will probably leave Jerome for the present.
 J. l.. Summers has started a stage