Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1921-12-01
LARGE STILL TAKEN
NEAR SCOTTSDALE

WEAR SCUllSDALE
| SCOTTSDALE, Nov. 30.-One of
the largest and most complete stills
ever captured in the valley was found
Saturday by Special Officer Author
CRUZ of Scottsdale in a dense clump
of bushes and trees about a mile
northeast of town. CRUZ telephoned
the sheriff's office in Phoenix and
two deputies came out and took the
sull to Phoenix. The still was made
| completely OF copper and was about
80 gallons in size, with a capacity of
about 25 gallons of white mule a
day. When it was discovered it was
still warm. indicating that the opera
| tors had beer using it a short time
before. No trace of the operators has
| been found.
About o'clock last Tuesday after
noon the dwelling of Mr.. and Mrs
c. F. Story caught fire and before
help could arrive the building had
| burned to the ground. Mr.. Story was
out in the cotton field at the time and
| did not reach the house in time to be
| of assistance. Everything in the
/ house was destroyed, including all
their clothing.
The double brooder house on the
Jolly ranch three miles north of here
in Paradise valley burned Tuesday
evening. Mrs. jolly had put 10 baby
chicks in the brooder house and
started the new stove and set the
safety device, and the family was
eating supper when the building
caught fire. Several of the nelghbors
helped save the chicken house and
other buildings adjoining the brooder.
Two hundred chickens in the chicken
house were saved.
Miss Lula Party has returned home
from California to remain with ner
parents until Christmas.
Sam Ericsson, who has been i'll for
the past week, is improving. John
Hoffman has improved from his ILL
ness to such an extent that he is able
to be up. Mrs. Daniels, who became
| i'll Thanksgiving day. is still confined
to her bad. but is slightly improved.
Miss Elsa Stark was the hostess al
a party Sunday afternoon in honor
of her tenth birthday. Those present
were Mildred Sullivan, Mona Lee
| Walker, Thelma Cox. Madeline, Rose
and Elizabeth Merkley and John and
Carl Merl1ley.. Cakes, cookies and
marshmallows and cocoa were served
The new building that L. Heron
has been building adjoining his place
of business has been completed, but
no plans have been made as to what
kind of business will occupy II. The
building is a modern cement block
12x50 feet. The Boston store has
completed the addition of a porch &c
it's building.
A regular social meeting Of thC
local Parent Teacher association viii
be held at the home of Mrs. Pau
Isoomis Friday. The meeting will be-
an all-day affair and the member!
are requested to bring their lunct
and dishes. Miss F1ossie d. Wills
home demonstration agent for Mari
copa county. will demonstrate how
to make home made dress forms ant
may talk on other lines of dress
making. Everybody in the district II
invited to- come.
Evangelist Carl Bassett of Califor
mia, who has been called the ''Whirl
wind Evangelist" is living up to hi
reputation in conducting his series o
sermons at the local Baptist church
Rev. Bassett's sermons are beinl
supplemented by singing by one o
the largest choirs that ever sang II
this district. The attendance ha
been increasing steadily until TIN
church is packed nightly. The sons
service starts at 1880 p. m. nightly
The following are the sermon topics
for the remainder OF the campaign
Thursday. The Beper;" Friday
"A 250-M Mile Walk" Sunday morning
Goodbye Devil" Sunday after
noon, "Aeroplane Loops" Monday
My Friend, the Mummy" Tuesday
Thursday. "Dr. Jeckyl and Mr.. Hyde;
Friday. "Helrs Incubators;" Sunda.
morning, Mother" Sunday after
noon, THE objectionable Sin
MIR. and Mrs. f. II Hudson wer
the surprised guests at a dinner II
their own home Sunday. Four fam
lilies of friends came to their hom
Sunday noon bringing all kinds o
prepared food so that all that had Z
be done was to serve 1t.
Interest is centered on the comin
basketball games Friday afternoon I.
3:45 o'clock between the girls an
boys high school teams of Temp
and Scottsdale. At the last contes
the Tempe teams were victorious, bu
the Beavers hope to turn the scor
: this time. Everyone is urged to com
cut and support the team.
The regular business meeting OF tn
, local farm bureau will be held Thurs
I day night at z: 80 o'clock. THE meet
| ing will be short and all members ar
= requested to be there.
T Mr.. Parkins of Los Angeles, ]. ]
! Parkhurst and family of Gilbert an
l Mr.. Collins of WILCOX visited J. /
> Stamps and family Sunday.
Some Mexicans loafing near a rip
= field of milo maize belonging to J. I
= Stamps set fire to it and IL was yit
1 difficulty that the fire was checke
: in time to prevent it destroying til
{ house and barn.