12 Aug 1920
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
2
Barstow California weekly publication announces subscription prices with annual, semiannual, and quarterly options. Publisher and editor is Lloyde Tiernan. Rates are $2.00 yearly, $1.00 six months, and 75 cents for three months, all strictly in advance. Publication appears every Thursday in Barstow, San Bernardino County.
John C. Wray reports on Randsburg visits by D. W. Bisbee and others en route to the Mojave tungsten and copper districts. Eastern mining men seek full desert exploration while the Kelly mine spurs renewed mining camps, with local figures like Dock and Fraser active and Tehachapi game results noted.
Barstow printers report capability for Bear Valley resort stationery and camp communications. The piece describes Bear Valley routes, Moon resort, Knights Camp, Stanfield's quieter camp, and Stanfield's Barstow garage background. Separate item notes U S troops near San Luis Sonora ordered to monitor Mexican federal and Cantu forces signals of possible clash. American guards U S reclamation service on the border as federal troops head toward San Luis. expected hostilities within days.
The government thermometer at White's drug store peaked at 107 yesterday, the second such high this month. The low was 70, yielding a cool evening. July ranged 61 to 107, six days at the top. Earlier months showed similar extreme highs and lows with several daily records.
Leland Swisher of S P Grain Co San Bernardino was in Barstow to look after business and his own interests. Tom McCue returned to the chief clerk's desk after a week away. Mr and Mrs Douglas Fairbanks rode the Limited to Barstow on Sunday night. The previous evening Dug Fairbanks was seen at Bauer theater where a girl at the depot playfully corrected him saying Fairbanks is always at Bauer's theater.
London reports two Russian armies racing to capture Warsaw with Bolshevik forces within 20 miles of the Polish capital as front gaps let Slav troops surge forward. Buckingham Palace halts summer cleaning due to higher wages and orders no inside painting until prices fall 25 percent.
For Sale offers a 1917 Ford touring car in fine condition with 3 new tires fast feed shock absorbers and speedometers. Motor is in perfect trim. Price 400. Contact H L Read care E D Barry Jr Daggett California. Also listed are a 25 hp Western engine a No 8 Horizontal Krogh Pump both in good order to view before electricity. A 3 year old registered Jersey bull bred for calves. Hill's Jersey Dairy. Also a pumping plant wanted to handle 50 to 75 inches of water 75 foot lift. The Peterson Corporation advertises 100 down buys a Ford at 877 3d St San Bernardino. WANTED To buy your car for cash if not abused.
For Sale an A-1 Duroc Jersey registered boar two years old a Defender type. One registered Duroc Jersey sow fifteen months old due to farrow August 20 bred to the boar. One registered sow sixteen months old first litter eight healthy piglets for sale. Going out of hog raising business price attractive for first class animals to improve a herd. Address Mrs J M Maclachlan Hinkley Calif. 8-12-2tp
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