Jerome News, 1914-07-24

These figures feature an in interesting - teresting interesting report just completed by the school superintendent for the State school department. The total enrollment, the largest ini the history of the comity, exclusive of the high schools, was 2,289 or an increase over the preceding term of seven seventeen - teen seventeen per cent. The average at attendance - tendance attendance shows an increase of over fifteen per cent, a record which it is conceded the county should be proud of. This en enrollment - rollment enrollment figure, however, does not include the 132 in the Pres Prescott - cott Prescott and Jerome high schools together with 150 Indian stud students - ents students as well as eighty or more students in St. Joseph's Aca Academy. - demy. Academy. The records show' that seven seventy-five - ty-five seventy-five per cent of thie county teachers are university, college or normal graduates. This fig figure - ure figure is in signal contrast to the records of some of the middle west counties which boast but from four to ten per cent normal graduates. In general the teach teachers - ers teachers gave satisfaction all over the county and but very few com complaints - plaints complaints either from teacher or patron reached the office of the superintendent. Many of the teachers have expressed a desire to remain in the county another year and as a result almost all of the schools are supplied with teachers.

Acting as Deputy Grand Chan Chancellor, - cellor, Chancellor, Jas. E. Gilbert, received the Deputy Grand Officers in the lodge and at once invested G. A. Keating. John Vihel, Frank Hoyt. C. M. Harvey and F. Grun Grunzie - zie Grunzie with their official ranks, hi the absence of C. M. Harvey and F. Grunzie, Brothers McMillen and Jolly acted for them. Amidst flowers and incense Elsie Hawkins, Lillian Hudgens, Rose Castlebury, Anna Zellan Zellanack, - ack, Zellanack, Edith Whitaker, Mae Mis Misenheimer, - enheimer, Misenheimer, Margaret Zellanack, Ida Crawley, and Lura Ridey were given their official badges and crowned with laurel wreaths by the following officers: Lil Lillian - lian Lillian Dart, Deputy Grand Chief; Carrie Whitaker, Deputy Grand Senior, and Eva Cole, Deputy Grand Manager. Following the installation was an excellent oration delivered bv the newly elected Knight, Chas. H. Rutherford, who spoke to the point and with brevity that the guests might retire to the ban banquet - quet banquet hall where awaited a "light as was announced, but when the friends beheld the elaborate repast they smiled at the modest announcement.

The fountain .is ofourte^n ; feet long, with a white .Italian marble counter and Verdi Antique trimmings. The back is finished in light oak. with a huge mirror surrounded by three oil paintings from which the name ''Fairview." Although one, of. the handsom handsomest - est handsomest fountains made,, the most im important - portant important part is the thoroughly sanitary construction, being made with the constant view of handling and keeping well pre preserved, - served, preserved, every . delicacy known. At the rear is a fourteep-foot re refrigerator - frigerator refrigerator *to care for a large as assorted - sorted assorted stock which will be car carried - ried carried at all time. The syrups will be placed in specially made hold holders - ers holders into which no outside matter can find its way. The soda wat water - er water will be home-made by means of a new automatic combination carborator. It will be run by electricity and be a self starter so that there will always be a supply of gas on hand. Con Connected - nected Connected to the machine is a filter tank so that the soda water will

The financial condition of the schools is excellent. The dif different - ferent different school districts commen commenced - ced commenced the school term with an ag aggregate - gregate aggregate balance of over $28,000 to their credit and over $15,000 in the school fund ready to be apportioned. This feature, too, is in signal contrast to many counties where the schools are conducted on a credit system until the November taxes are paid. Many new' school houses are building and improvements are under way at many other insti institutions - tutions institutions about the county. Some of the district school houses have been for years using home homemade - made homemade bencehs for desks but to today - day today they are purchasing modern equipment. Summing up his report on existing conditions the school superintendent de declares - clares declares that good school houses will attract the pupils; that bet better - ter better salaries will attract better teachers and that better teach teachers - ers teachers will insure better results, and that the best is none too good for our boys and girls.

MIDDLE VERDE J 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* 4* | Mrs. Melvina Kennedy was a i very welcome visitor at the home of Mrs. C. B. Coulson during Friday and Saturday of last week. Miss Wilda Baren spent last week visiting with Mrs. Hayden, on Beaver Creek. Dr. and Mrs. Mclntosh of Kingman, who have been in Camp Verde for the last two weeks, and Mrs. Olive Martin of Camp Verde, visited Middle Ver Verde - de Verde last Friday in their car and called in at Mr. C. B. Coulson after some fruit. Dr. Mclntosh is doing dental work for the peo people - ple people while in Camp Verde. Mrs. C. B. Coulson and? son, Beryl, went to Camp Verde last Monday to have dental workl done. Reverend Hill filled his reg- : ular "Second Sunday" appoint appointment - ment appointment at Oak Creek last Sunday. Reverend Hill was on Cherry Creek the previous week and has not yet returned. Reverend James B. Rice, who came up from Parker last month to fill the Methodist pastorage at Camp Verde, spent the after afternoon - noon afternoon at Mr. C. B. Coulson's on his way to Oak Creek last Mon Monday. - day. Monday.

The A. & A. are averaging some thirty-five cars daily from 'the mine which shows that fair progress is being made in the drift being run from the 1650 level. Softer rock is being en encountered - countered encountered and indications are very favorable for excellent pay paying - ing paying ore ill the near future. The new pump with a capa capacity - city capacity of 150 gallons per minute has reached the Little Daisy and work will be resumed the latter part of this week in running the drifts on the 1200 level. Plans have been completed for the in installation - stallation installation of a bulkhead door in the drift carrying so much water, so that should there be another strike of water the door can be closed and the mine drained gradually without causing the cessation of work in the other drift. The Cleopatra mine has been pushing its drift with remark remarkable - able remarkable success, striking a seam of ore carrying a good percentage of iron. The Main Claim of the Hull properties has been driven about 100 feet. With only one man running the drift a progress of

three feet per day is very satis satisfactory - factory satisfactory considering the hard rock encountered. The main tunnel of the Miss Missing - ing Missing Link has opened up a seam showing a fair grade sulphide of copper. The drift from the 1888 shaft is making a good showing wi h encouraging formations for further prospecting. Mayer The rumors of an important strike of high grade lead-silver ore at the Swastika have been confirmed. On the 400 ft. level 2 ft. of solid galena, carrying 800 ozs. silver has been opened up. The Old Peck. This old and rich silver pro producer - ducer producer is again under option. The old workings are pretty well cleaned out, but it is the inten intention - tion intention of those having the devel development - opment development in charge to cut over to the Occidental vein and this work is now in progress. We hope the old property will renew its reputation as a rich produ producer. - cer. producer. Every one ought to know that the Old Peck mine is in the Bradshaw mountains, Yav Yavapai - apai Yavapai county. The discoverer,

Ed. Peck, died about five years ago. Hillside. This high grade producer, also |in Yavapai, is said to be under J option to the Bagdad Copper company, which holds the large area of copper territory in pro projximity - jximity projximity to the Hillside. The pro i perty is owned by Lawler & Wells of Prescott. In addition to being well known as a rich producer, it came into great no notoriety - toriety notoriety a few years ago in the i law suit between its owners and | the Seven Stars company, which i purchased the property from' them. The law suit was an ex exceedingly - ceedingly exceedingly stubborn fought one, and after passing through sev several - eral several hearings, the property rev reverted - erted reverted to the original and present owners, Lawler & Wells. I Mrs. W. T. Herdman and son, W. T., Jr., will arrive Saturday from Lonch Beach, where they have been for the past year for the benefit of Mrs. Herdman's i health. She has very much im improved* - proved* improved* Subscribe for the Jerome News S' s