Arizona republican., 1909-04-30
Glendale
The Beet Sugar City.

Glendale, April 29.-Mrs. ]. E. Poth-
asst left this morning for her home at
Cedar Glade, AriZ. Mrs. Pothast has
spent several days in the valley look
sing at property with the expectation
of investing some money. She found
the Glendale country to be the most
promising district, of course. and Glen
dale itself as having prospects of be-
coming the best town, with but one
exception. in the Salt River valley. She
is figuring on several of the best
pieces of property in town.
Mrs J. S. Standlee has been suffer-
ing quite seriously from an abscess in
the middle of the ear. She is great
deal better now.
S. E Hutchinson who has been
working at the sugar factory, got some
hot babbit in his left eye yesterday
afternoon while working on an engine.
DR.. Hill who dressed the eye said,
that although the lower part Of the
eyeball and lower eyelid were badly
burned, the sight would not be injured.
Clyde Pickett, timekeeper at the
sugar factory is running around with
one jaw swelled up like a school boy
who has bad toothache in duck
hunting season.
Walter Norris brought in from the
desert north of town a few days ago.
nice specimen of a gila monster.
1t measured 1919 inches in length and
weighed two pounds. Larger mon
sters than this one have been caught
by Mr.. Norris. but this was the largest
gila monster he has ever captured.
The dairy business is growing so
rapidly in the Glendale district that
the Maricopa Creamery company will
have to start collecting cream every
day now, in short time. Heretofore
they have been making the rounds
only every other day.
The Glendale Dancing club gave
nice little dance yesterday evening in
the Lunn building. Although the floor
was somewhat bad, every one enjoyed
the evening very much. Three or four
couples were here from Phoenix. There
were between 25 and so couples pres
ent. The next dancing party which
will probably be given in about two
weeks will be in the new Bobst build
ing. The building viii be completed
about that time.
MISS WIZ
tending high school in Phoenix, re-
manned over from her sisters wedding,
and took in the dance yesterday even.
ing. She returned to Phoenix on the
lis train this morning.
Miss Myma Wiberg's school, district
jefferson "a, closed the term Tuesday
Her school held some two or three
weeks longer this spring than was in
tended on account of being quarantine
ed twice during the winter on account
of diphtheria scares. The school year
ended with picnic on Tuesday for
the pupils and their mothers and a few
visitors from Phoenix. given by Miss
WIberg at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Roach on Grand avenue. Every
one at the picnic enjoyed it very much.
In the morning games were played by
the children. At noon all gathered |
around the festal board on the lawn
and enjoyed themselves for a short |
time. After the dinner was over a
short program of songs and recitations |
was rendered by the children. \
Some one evidently has wanted to
do something for the good of human
ity, but without a doubt he started in |
a wrong way to accomplish much good. |
This someone. whoever he might be. |
has been scattering poison around and |
thereby killing most of the dogs in |
town. Several good dogs have been
lost that no one would want to kill |
1t is shame that some people have |
nothing better to do or better way
to improve their time, than to poison
the dogs of community.
Work has been commenced on the
new cement block building being erect
ed by F. A Neis. The building will be
used as hardware and implement
store by Mr.. Neis. Evans and Wilson
are doing the cement work.
Miss Mabel Phelps has let the con-
tract and the work viii be commenced
this week on 7-room dwelling house
on 3rd avenue. The house will be
modern and up-to-date in every re-
spect
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E Gillett and their
daughter. parents and sister of Char
ley and Roy Gillett. arrived here this
They started for Arizona
more than month ago. but on ac-
count of the serious illness of Mr.. |
Gillett in California, they were forced
to stay there until he could continues
the journey. Mr.. Gillett however is
feeling great deal better now.