Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-11-30
GLENDALE RANCHER
: SUSTA|NS LOSS OF
$4,000 IN BLA'E

WUs UuU lU ULH l. s
GLENDALE, Nov. 29-L b. Spicer, !
prominent rancher living near Peoria, S
OH lateral twenty. had the misfortune
to have a hay barn with all contents
go up in smoke Saturday at midnight
The loss was $4,000 At the time the
fire started there was no one on the
ranch. Mr.. Spicer being away and his
foreman being absent at Glendale,
where he was attending picture show.
Ranchers who lived near Spicer stated
that In passing there between 10 and
4 O'Clock there was not a sign of fire.
Mr. Spicer was the last to leave the
ranch and the only theory that can be
advanced is that the tire is of an in
cendiary nature 1t is believed that
some passing tramp chose the barn
as a prospective lodging house for the
night but found that il was not suit
able and careessly let a match fall.
The barr contained about so tons
of baled hay that MIR. Spicer was con-
templating selling and did not have
insured. about $1,000 worth of farming
tools and three bales of cotton. There
was also about 100 tons of baled hay
belonging to Mishler & Forney. This
was insured for $50 ton.
Mr.. Spicer will Immediately COM
mence a new barn and continue to-
farm and overcome his loss.
Casa Grande Defeats Glendale
The Glendale High school quintet was
defeated for the second time in the in
tercollegiate conference, this time at
the hands of the Casa Grande High
school However, the game was
thriller and If the sentiment of the
crowd amounts for anything the refer
eeing Of Professor Carpenter was a lit
te in favor of the desert boys. The
final count was Casa Grande, IS:
Glendale, II; harrington and Adding
ton. forwards; Belts and Jones were
the guards; Patterson, center.
The Glendale High school girls were
more fortunate than the boys in their
girls by a score of a. 90 2. The game
was a pretty exhibition of signals and
the girls were thoroughly drilled in
team work The team was composed
of Ruby Logue and I've Lewis, for
wards: Aileen Green and Pearl Logue
centers; Hazel Holly and Elsie Kearns,
guards.
The next game Of the conference will
be paved in Glendale next Friday aft
srnoon against the Gilbert High school
The boys from the south side are re-
puted to be all TO the mustard and a
very hard fought contest is expected
Here From Missouri
NJ. l.. Hayes and family arrived in
Glendale Saturday and expect to To-
his younger days was a pupil of Mrs
o. D. Belts when she was a school
teacher.
Here From Payson
Mrs. r. r. Ruth is back in Glendale
for few days to attend to some bust
ness matters. She states that alread!
they have had two light snow storms
at their ranch near PaySon.
Crashes Into Glass
German Gomez. Mexican, had tn
misfortune to crash through the win
dow of the Glendale State bank of Pc
oria some time about noon Sunda,
In some unaccountable manner til
brakes of the car would not hold an
before the car could be brought undo
control the huge plate gass and fran
work was smashed to pieces. TIL
plate glass was fully insured.
Returns From Florida
Attorney Stovall returned Monda
from St. Petersburg where he wei
over a month ago to see his wife WI
has been exceedingly i'll. Stovall sa!
that florida is booming on account
so many winter tourists being ther
and also that the southern cotton farm
ers are far from giving up hope
account of the cotton situation al
that plans are now under way to uni
the financiers and growers togethe[
create bigger and better market
Turkey Dinner on Desert
u 1T. ana NiS. Ollo anu ldLuli1f "
and Mrs. c. Smith, Mr. Ordway. a.
MIR. and Mrs. f. p. Bell enjoyed a nj
turkey dinner out in the desert.
c. w. B. NJ.
Mrs. Edgar Orr will entertain Il
division of the c. W. g. NJ. at /
home on East Glendale avenue We
nesday afternoon.
Security Benefit
The Security Benefit will hold init
tion and regular meeting Wednesd
kfght at w o. hall.
Box Social
- The box social that is to be Civ
bv the w. o. w in their hall O
Beaty's grocery is reported to be
of the best ever staged. Don't for
that it is to be Wednesday, Dec. l. a
o'clock.
Home From Los Angeles
Miss Ruth Humphrey. who ca
home from Los Angeles for the Than
giving holidays will join her sister i
course in the Lamson business coll
this week.
Visiting Friends
Mr. and Mrs. w. W. Perkins a
daughters. Helen and Pauline. "
visiting friends in Glendale Sumo
Miss Pauline returned to Tempe in
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baird Green and
Everett Barley we're the guests Of
and Mrs H Halreson.
HE'D BE THE GOAT
A widely known clergyman is in