06 Aug 1915
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1915
Page
1
A. W. Cole explains building a submerged concrete pump pit for irrigation in San Bernardino County. He advocates professional planning, a removable roof over the well, and a sand proof pit sunk deep with a rich initial concrete pour. He details a self built hoist, 11 inch floor, and a cost under 75 dollars excluding hoist and forms.
A local speaker urges the county supervisors to develop Desert Empire roads to attract settlers and an 820 acre Seattle ranch party, noting a broken journey and lost potential as proof that good roads bring taxpayers and growth. The plea emphasizes state effort and asks for county action.
George Dunn found a Dutch man wandering twenty five miles from Barstow en route to Boston home of Grand Central depot, allegedly crazy for water. The man chased Turner when spoken to, then calmed after water and food. He claimed to be headed to Death Valley and gave no identifying details.
In San Bernardino on August 4 the jury hung nine to three for conviction of E. R. Waite charged with selling liquor without a license at Barstow after a heated defense aimed at discrediting John Nelson the ex blind pig informer tied to Sheriff J L McMinn raids.
A fire at the Waterman ranch early Tuesday destroyed the smaller pumping plant near the residence. No wind and quick ranch crew action prevented greater loss. It is believed the blaze started from the exhaust pipe. Miss Waterman is in Los Angeles on a visit.
A brief, human tale of companionship as an elderly patient seeks treatment but refuses care unless his long time companion can share the bed. The piece highlights devotion and the bond between man and animal in a hospital setting.
A Saturday vote approved a special tax to finance a modern grammar school in Barstow. Only six votes opposed the tax, enabling plans for a concrete up-to-date facility in the Desert Empire. The project is expected to cost about 15 000 dollars as trustees pledge to secure the best possible outcome.
M J McShane married Miss Nixon of Calistoga California on August 1 in San Francisco. The newlyweds traveled via Barstow on a month long honeymoon to Detroit where he plans to buy a machine before returning. They will reside in Barstow.
The Desert Empire district announces its first year trustees for Union High School Miss A L Waterman G C Compton A H Pendleton W B Allen and Oswald Wilson. Prof Harry Thomas will be principal. School opens by September 15 with strong interest in entries to the high school.
An 1915 urging for immediate local action to capture Mojave River floodwaters. The writer proposes diverting water via ditches from Deep Creek to Dagger to irrigate bottom lands, extend river flow, and supplement government efforts without high cost.
Los Angeles papers report the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Cahill in Venice on Saturday. She was wife of W. W. Cahill of Ludlow, general superintendent of the Tonopah and Tidewater railway, and sister of Mrs. H. J. Lewis of Elsinore. An invalid in recent years, she had lived in Daggett and Ludlow for twenty five years, marking the desert’s loss of an old time resident.
A San Diego writer recalls visits to the Montessori method exhibit with Dr. Montessori and her pupils, discussing tuition and mobility. The next day they attend a Raja Yoga College production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Point Loma, praising the starry open-air setting, child actors, music, and a romantic misdirection of a long walk back to the bus. The piece ends foreshadowing a future note on the Mormon choir and public figures.
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