Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1905-06-07
Explanation Of Small
School Census
Shown
Young Lady Leaves For
Prescott To Be
Librarian

/ JEROME, June Jesse Bell, SON
of Mrs. L. L. Bell, of Jerome, who
attending college in Denver, Colorado,
is, according to a telegram received
by his mother yesterday. very i'll. His
mother is greatly worried about him.
School Census.
Mrs. Joseph Thomas has Just
completed taking the school census for
this year. which shows that there are
266 children of school age in the Je-
rome district From this it would APP
pear that there are fewer this year
than last, which is not the ease, for
last year the Iron King district was
counted in with Jerome, but this year
it is in a district by itself
= Wedding.
Mrs Barbara Fallon and Mr. John
Opman We're married this afternoon by
Justice St. James, both parties being
well and favorably known in Jerome,
having lived there for number of
years. Mrs. Fallon is widow. and
,has three children. Mr.. Opman has
been employed a number Of years at
the United Verde mine
Returns from Phoenix.
". H. Cox returned from Phoenix
today. where he has been on business,
for the last few days.
4 Mix Up.
There was a pleasant little mix up
tonight in frout-of Tarr's drug store.
in which the participants both had
their faces bruised considerably. It
might have ended more seriously had
not friends separated them when
they did. No arrests were made.
Visits Prescott
Mrs. Or. Coleman went over to
Prescott yesterday to join her hus-
band
Literary Society.
The Jerome Literary Society had a
meeting last night, which was largely
attended by the members.
VIII Be Libraries.
Miss Josephine Mcpherson. of Pres
colt, the popular Young mining cores
pondent. who has been in the Jerome
News office for the past six months,
win return to Prescott today. where
she viii take the position at librarian
of the Public lhrary. In connection
with mining correspondence. Miss Ne
Pherson has made many friends in.
Jerome, whom she regrets to leave.
JEROME. June L Ed Jordan. of
Jordan's ranch, was in town yester-
day, and in speaking of the fruit crop
this year SAYS It win be the largest
he has ever known since he has been
in the Verde. He says the apple and
peach trees are so full of young fruit
that he has six men at work picking
voung apples and peaches of so that
when they are grown there wiz not be
more fruit on the trees than they cap
hold without breaking Mr.. Jordan
was today nafirg arrangements for
the shipment of.fr1t =l,is summer and
he or,.crcd s.~cral Thousand fruit
boxes to he ready by the time the fruit
is ready for shipment, which win be
about July J.
Enjoy an Outing.
Miss D;cas and.NIiss Kirwageu went
to the VcIJe river Tuesday on a pic
,'ie.
An Enjoyable Affair.
The straw berry festival and musical
entertainment eiyen by the Ladies'
Aid Society of the Methodist church
Tuesday night was n great success,
the early part of the evening being
taken up with. music and Rotations,
which were very good indeed, after
which refreshments consisting of ice
cream, strawberries, cake, etc, were
served. 'Those present apparently
enjoyed themslvs very much.
7. Manning and T. B. Colbert Of
Los Angeles, are registered at the
Yesterday was the warmest day we
have had this season so far, the Their
at 3 p. M: registering so degs-
in the shade
Memorial Day Observed.
Tuesday being Decoration Day, the
bank, post office, and schools were
closed. Many went down to GENE
.ery to put flowers on the graves of d
parted friends.