Arizona republican., 1902-06-16
NEWS OF THE N N o R T HI
JEROME.


 respondence of The Republican. )-Mis- | cry loves company, it is said, so now the Phoenix people can begin to jeeI that they are not the only ones in Ari- zona who suffer from the heat From now until September they will have few fellow sufferers, at least, in Je- rome and the Verde. Our hot weather has commenced in earnest and the mercury will continue to mount higher and higher until the latter part Of August. 1t stands at the 105 mark ] noW in the shade. from 10 o'clock d. m. until four o'clock D. m.
 C. P Dunham. the well known painter and paper hanger of Jeroma, is sinking q well on his ranch which 1 is located about seven miles from the city. He is down forty feet at present and the indications are that he will strike water soon. He intends putting in a steel tower wind mill for irriga | tion purposes.
 | Quite a number of Jerome people are taking advantage of the excursion rates to the coast.
 | MT. D. E. Schnebly and brother, who purchased three farms on Oak creek recently, are doing a large gardening business They market their produce a Flagstaff.
 The organiZa ton or the Middle 1 Verde Oil company was completed on June 9th, in the office of Lawyer J. w. Ross at Jerome. F. R. Hotsenpiller an eastern capitalist who is interested m the oil prospect of the Verde was elected president of the company. F.. F. Lincoln was elected vice-president and B. H. Lincoln secretary. over two | thousand acres of land were deeded over to the company by the original 1 locators, who took stock in the com pany in payment for their land. The company will commence operations as soon as arrangements can be com pleted for the purchasing of necessary machinery.
 Mrs. l.. P. Bristow of Aultman re- turned Monday, June 9. after two months visit with her sister. Mrs. Lula Stevenson. at Taylor, Arizona.
 The Verde farmers are suffering much annoyance and also considerable loss this season from insect pests. They have attacked everything that grows and il seems there is no way to eXterminate them. Even the cotton woods along the river are shedding their leaves from the effects of the ravages of these insects. It appears that the dry weather we are having is conducive to the propa gation of all kinds of insect life. The agricultural experiment station at Tucson is doing much toward helping Arizona farmers l fight against the many pests that har- ass them. Their bulletins sent out gratis from time to time are full of valuable suggestions and advice ob-
 
 farmer in Arizona should get them if he wishes to make a success of farm- ing.
 w. F. Human. we'll known cow puncher of Aultman, came in from !, Ash creek a few days ago, where he has been working on the roundup fo, Martin Rush Of that place. He reports lively times and good calf crop in that vicinity.
 J. r. Wingfield of Deception Gulch is hauling sand from the Verde to be used in building the extension on the grocery store of Lyons & Knoblock.
 Mrs. J. W. Human and daughta ar Miss Dora Human, Of Aultman we're visitors at the home of Mrs. J. r Wingfield in Deception Gulch today. Verde peaches will be ripe enough for market in a few days.
 | w. s. Head of Camp Verde was called to San Francisco a few days ago by the critical illness of his brother MT. Head is well known Arizona pio- | neer, and has done much toward the advancement of the country. When at home he lives on his farm located a short distance south of the old fort where he kept a suffers store when the place was an active military post w. P. BRISTOW.