GLAZIER, Leonard D.

Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, November 16, 1910, page 5, col. 6 Exemplary Man Called To His Reward (From Thursday's Daily) For the forth time in the past two weeks death has invaded the ranks of the pioneer column, claiming Leonard D. Glazier as a victim. His death occurred yesterday morning at the county hospital from what was said to be a cancerous affliction of the liver. He had been a sufferer many years from this disease, which was attributed to over-exertion when he sustained a rupture in the performance of manuel labor. Few will recall this man by his name, but when his sobriquet is known, that of 'The Gila Monster,' the personality of the deceased will be well and favorably remembered. This unique title was received when he was a freighter of the old days of mule transportation between Prescott and Ehrenburg and was jocularly given to him by the late Charley Beach, in whose employ he was for many years as a handler of heavy freight. Mr. Glazier was a man of exceptional physical and moral characteristics in manuel ability and physical vigor, it is believed his equal never lived in Arizona. His frame was large and with a muscular development that gave him a distinction and renown that was typical of a Hercules. He was know to raise with his shoulders beds of the old freight wagons that the wheels might be oiled, with the lease possible delay and to perform other feats that startled those unfamiliar with his strength. While rugged in build and accustomed to the roughest mode of living, a beautiful trait of his character was his gentle manner, and his moral life of purity and honor. He was never heard to utter an oath in the company of men or in the presence of women or children. His demeanor was always pleasant and mild, and whether on the long desert road, in rain or shine,or in the camp for the night, he was always the same genial 'Gila.' In his dealings with mankind he was always upright and honorable to the smallest transaction, and though he lost considerable money he maintained a composure that was remarkable of his self-control and his expressions of good will. He came to Prescott in the early '70's, from Kansas, and was almost 67 years of age. He was a native of Warren county, New York.