Victorville Local Elections and Desert Industry Notes
Victorville elects B C Higginson as school trustee with holdovers E E Richardson and Ed Dolch among four women voters. Others report turkey shipments to Los Tuesday, duck-raising plans for L A market, successful masquerade ball, lumber arrivals, $5000 March quarry payroll, paving blocks to Los Angeles, and local mining and land-law notices. County to survey Victorville to Lucerne Valley road and Lucerne Valley precinct redrawing noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Higginson
E. E. Richardson
Ed Dolch
Hargraves Block
Los Angeles
Tom Starke
S. B
Henry Stewart
Rattlesnake Canyon
Mohave Valley
Desert
R. L. McNeill
Victorville
Lucerne Valley
Bear Valley
J. C. Turner
L. B
J. N. Harris
L. A
Barstow
Hardy’s
Progressive Candidates and Party Unity Pace California Debate
Roosevelt targets Taft in Illinois while Californians face primaries. San Bernardino women form a Champ Clark club and Progressives seek cross party backing if no Republican Progressive nominee emerges. Evans and Kirby, Riverside and San Diego, loom as Progressive congressional hopefuls amid machine opposition. Voters urged to back Progressive measures and recall supporters across parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Taft
Illinois
California
San Bernardino
S.C. Evans
Riverside
Lewis R. Kirby
San Diego
Pete
8. B. Sun
L. A. Times
Johnson
Assessor DeSpain Probes Boundary Between Towns
Joe and Randsburg Assessor DeSpain reports Yellow Aster Co employs 80 workers at a mine and mill with three shifts. A gold brick valued at 26000 was produced last week. Ore from a glory hole feeds the mill. a 15 stamp mill processes ore from other sites. DeSpain questions whether Johannes burg and Randsburg lie in this county, noting tax payments to Kern and differing boundary maps. A survey is urged to settle the boundary and assess water plants in county lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeSpain
Joe
Randsburg
Yellow Aster Co
de Spain
Johannesburg
Kern County
Oro Grande to Get New Mohave River Bridge
A contract for the Mohave river bridge at Oro Grande and Victorville has been awarded to Joliet Bridge and Iron Co. for 11 620 dollars. Golden State Portland Cement Co. plans immediate kiln construction increasing to four kilns. Cement from the plant is in great demand for major Los Angeles buildings. Heavy winter rains bring many prospective settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohave River
Oro Grande
Victorville
Joliet Bridge and Iron Co
Joliet, Ill
Golden State Portland Cement Co
Los Angeles
Dry and Wet Election Tie in Merced Vote
Merced voters split 556 for wet and 556 for dry while Jolton favored wet by 150. Citizens tired of paying streetcar fare to San Bernardino for drinks. Lucky Baldwin's Arcedia went dry. About 50 California towns held elections this week, roughly half wet and half dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merced
Jolton
San Bernardino
Lucky Baldwin
Arcedia
California
Del Monte Tomatoes and Other Canned Goods at Gilham's
Quality canned goods offered by Gilham's feature Del Monte products and a selection beyond common brands. Customers are invited to compare prices and quality, with emphasis on economical choices without compromising excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Monte
Gilham’s
Mining suit over Daggett claims targets Skidoo Mine assets
Ord Mr. G. M. Co. sues Sam Green Co. to quiet title on Daggett area claims. Property features a 5-stamp mill, blacksmith shop, bank and mess house. Skidoo Mine employs 20 men and yields gold. Searles and Borax Lake show little activity while government may condemn for potash, ending a long dispute that left rich deposits idle.
Ore strike at Goldstone yields $75 ton assay
O F Rinaldi and Ralph Duran have struck ore at Goldstone with an assay of 75 dollars per ton. Messrs Drumm, Hallford, White, Clancy and Mellroy plan an auto trip to Goldstone on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Rinaldi
Ralph Duran
Messrs
Drumm
Hallford
White
Clancy
Mellroy
Goldstone
Atolia Mines Roster and Local Establishments Reported
Atolia Assessor J C DeSpain notes 96 men work three shifts at the Atolia Tungsten mines north of Barstow while the concentrator processes ore for shipment. Slingsworth Dunnell open a supply store at the mine. Atolia now has a voting precinct and a school of 16 pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. DeSpain
Atolia Tungsten
Barstow
Slingsworth & Dunnell
Atolia
Land Law Inquiry on Home Steader Time Limit
Letter from the U S Land Office in Los Angeles dated April 8 1912 to Barstow California states no official information on a House passed bill reducing home steader residence time from five to three years. The reply cautions the bill may never reach approval and may take years to become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Congress
U.S. Land Office
Los Angeles
Calif
T. G. Nicklin
Barstow
Frank Buren
Register
O. R. W. Robinson
Senate
Portland Cement Agents Advertised by Henderson's Dept Store
Portland cement available through Henderson's Department Store claiming appointment as agents for the Golden State Portland Cement Co. Visit the store to discuss purchase on February 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Cement
Golden State Portland Cement Co
Henderson
DEP
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Carroll
Los
O. B. Nair
M. E.goodwin
Mesa
W. M. Dutton
W. J. Fifield
W.M. Dutton
J. S. Bright, Jr
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
San Bernardino, Calif
Ibsen
Joe and Randsburg
C.E. Stauter
Santa Fe Gate
Harvey
Hotel Melrose
P. O
Lubin J. Henderson
Barstow, Calif
Atolia Mines
B. C. Anderson
Viaduct
Union Church
Wm. T. Hendrey
Sloan & Hart Bldg
E. R. Waite
Barstow Drug Store
J.O. White
M.D
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