Arizona republican., 1912-06-15
BETHANY HOME
 SEASON ENDED
A. G. Bailey Making Not able Success of the Apri- cot Business; Hay Ealing; Farm and Orchard I'm provementS

closed last saturday with one Of the best seasons in it's history. Many pa tients were cared for some of whom had no means of support but these were given the same attention as those who were in better circum- stances. The death list was smaller this year than any previous year al though many of the patients brought there were in a worse condition this year than last. This being a religious home, many were led to Christ through the constant teaching and pleading of the ever faithful superin- tendent, B. P. Lugibil. The many inn provements made on this place de- serve comment. Among the most notable are the planting of eucalyptus trees, building barns and planting all faIfa on some of the land owned by the institution. The business men of Phoenix also built and furnished large bungalow which will accommo- date two persons. watchman has been left in charge of the place till the season opens this fall
 A. c. Bailey who is probably the largest grower of apricOts in the val ley is shipping and selling on the local market over 150 crates of this luscious fruit every day Mr Bailey also has a large force of men em- plyed in drying the fruit, the average amount dried each day for the past week has been $500 pounds per day, most all that has been sold and dried was of the Newcastle variety but the Royals are beginning to ripen now and it will be a record breaking crop. Mir. Bailey is q great booster for the City Market and says it is one of Phoenix and the valleys most Valu- able assets.
 serious accident was narrowly averted by the shillful driving of the automobile which broke it's rear axle on the Comeback road last Thursday evening. The auto was speeding along at the rate of about forty miles per hour and had just crossed the car track when it broke, throwing the occupants from their seats
 The Bethany Home party which left for eastern points via the Southern Pacific last Thursday night consisted of Rev. and Mrs B. P. LugibiI and Rev and Mrs. Walter H. Lugibil. E. r. Lugibil who has been superintend- ent at the home for three years has declined to accept the position for another year. He may return in the fall to go in business here if eastern matters can be straichtened out
 James Smith is having his ware house in Phoenix filled with fine al- falfa hay. The warehouse is of brick and will hold about ninety tons of baled hay. MT. Smith thinks that the price of hay will go to ten dollars a ton before the summer is over. That is the reason he wants his ware house filled while hay is cheap.
 The hay balers have been busy in this section during the past week. seven balers could have been counted in a radius of four miles.
 Ed HOelsher, foreman on the L. H Ruhart orange grove is making great changes on this place. The olive grove has been pruned and plowed making this once grass and brush covered wilderness look very attrac- tive. The pruning was done accord ing to instruction given him by an expert horticuturist from California The orange grove has also undergone changes and 9 large barn and hay NAiSu ----' ''CNA built, tiit iIpuot Io the next place on which he expects to make changes. MT HoeIsher is ono ef our most progressive farmers
 The OrangewOod Nursery formerly owned by w. J. Murphy but recently sold to Ward and Billion from Cali fornia is being enlarged and more trees will be planted as soon as the new lath house can be got into read mess The new parties became deep ly interested in the valley as soon as they saw it and have sold their hold ings in California and expect to move here.
 The board of trustees for the Bethany Home have not decided who should fill the vacancy left by the resignation of B. P. Lugibil, but if no decision is made at the Missionary Church association convention which will be held at GrabiI, Indiana in August a local successor will be ap- pointed
 w L. Brooks is marketing a good crop of early blackberries, which are bringing high prices
 H. x. Cox of Morristown, Ariz., and heavily interested in the valley is ex- pected to do some extensive improv- ing on his desert land north Of the school house.