Arizona republican., 1902-06-29

ter the business during his absence.
 Prescott IS going to try to eclipse everything else in Arizona in the way of a Fourth of July celebration. She has the means and the location to give royal good time and no doubt will outdo any former celebration Many Jerome people will attend the Prescott celebration. Jerome is going to ceIe- brate on the fourth and will have a lively time while it lasts The hose races and drilling contest will be the most important features Of the day On the morning of the fifth the Jerome hose team will start for Prescott with blood in it's eyes, and if no mishaDs occur they will bring back some of Prescotts good money in their jeans
 There will also be a picnic and cele- bration at the CottonWoods. five miles from Jerome. where a basket dinner will be served under the inviting shade of the trees and everything enjoyed in good old-time style. A platform twenty-four by siXty-four feet is being built for the dancers at night and q large crowd is expected. Thus the merry ball rolls on. and everybod from the least to the greatest. seems enthused with the desire to celebrate the day of national independence.
 Children's day exercises will be held at the Congregational church on Sun day. June 29th.
 J. F. Wingfield and family of Decep- tion Gulch will start for Los Angeles next Saturday. morning. They will spend the summer at Long Beach.
 MT. P. w. Strahan of Upper Verde is now in Washington and writes back that some new mines are being opened up in that country which are making times better.
 The Monarch mine. in the Cherry creek mining district is showing LID very rich ore at the depth of one hum dred feet. A new hoist is being put in and prepara ton made for carrying on the work as rapidly as possible.
 The Lower Verde farmers are con- graduating themselves on having the best grain crop this season that has been known for years.
 MT. G. w. Hance of Lower Verde has recently been called to Prescott as a witness for William Allen of Cherry Creek.
 Mir l.. M. Olden, one of Arizona's s earliest pioneers, is now doing develop ment work on his mines in the vicinity of SquaW Peak. MT. Olden has a num- Der of good mining prospects both in the Squaw Peak and Cherry Creek mining districts. He has several times refused some very good offers for diff ferent claims but as they are not de- veloped he prefers to hold them until more development work can be done and consequently get a better price for them.
 MT. E. L. Jordan. an enterprising gardener of Upper Verde recently had telephone placed in his residence, thus affording him connections with the city. The Sunset Telephone com pany has placed telephones in most all the farmers homes within ten miles of the city. The Independent Tele phone company also has d few subur
 ban lines in this vicinity.
 A herd of beef cattle was turned over yesterday to the Jerome butchers by Hady Page and Ollie Dumas. The extremely hot weather combined with a scorching wind makes life al most uncomfortable in this part of The country. Yesterday the thermometer stood at 110 degrees in the shade and although q stiff breeze was blowing it only made matters worse. as il was hot enough to blister the face. We are informed that q dance will be given at the Oak Creek school house on the evening of the fourth. VIM. P. BRISTOW.