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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1924
Page
3
The Victorville Cement Mixers clinched the San Bernardino Valley League title with a 12 inning victory over the Stars. A crack catch by Gilbert and six hit pitching by Benny highlighted a day of costly errors, as the Mixers maintained their season long grit to finish atop the standings.
Adelanto Fruit Company realty department plans an intensive selling campaign next week led by EF. Pp. Hopkins. The Adelanto area has busy building activity and the new subdivision shows strong buyer interest. With current plans, the 1930 population target of 1500 seems attainable as owners of one or two acre tracts could relocate to town and live independently.
Congressman Phil Swing gave the dedicatory address for the Fred McDougall Post at the Second Annual ’49 Camp in Victorville. He praised American Legion service to the nation in time of war as attendees anticipated the upcoming third gathering.
California’s oldest bootblack Taylor Walker marked his forty-ninth year serving Sacramento, shining shoes for every governor since 183. Quarantined areas released in Fresno Tulare Los Angeles and Merced counties except infected hoof and mouth premises. Voter registration in Lassen county totals 3761 with Susamville 1396 and Westwood 1200. Republicans 2396 Democrats 1115 Socialists 36. Walter Hammon of San Francisco donated land for Oroville park near Feather River to open soon. historic arrangements in Butte county and Portland reports. $0,000 bond issue planned for Stockton flood project subway park development alarm system and street improvements.
Classified notices advertise a complete Fairbanks Morse pumping unit with 4 H.P. engine, 2 inch pipe, and pump cylinder. baby buggy offered. sewing and babysitting services. 12 turkey hens for sale. a 4 inch cylinder plunger pump with galvanized tank. contact Barstow area listings including Mrs. C. G. Phillips and A. P. Ring Pete's Shoe Shop Barstow. requests for a baby high chair and notices to Cleve Chaney.
Oliver C. Harper, Register, publishes that J A Otto through R F Dickinson has filed for patent on Uncle Sam and Ophir Lodes with surface ground in Slate Range Mining District Inyo County California. Descriptions, measurements, and boundaries are stated along with publication dates August 7 1924 and November 6 1924.
State Fair at Sacramento features agriculture horticulture industry mining farm power and irrigation machinery high arts and domestic science dairy machinery exhibits public school exhibits horse show fast harness and running races band concerts vaudeville and fireworks. Horseshag contests. Every minute a live one day or evening. H A Jastro president Chas W Paine secretary.
A. L. Cram states that the Marietta and Bonanza mining claim groups in Summit Mining District Kern and San Bernardino Counties California are being worked under bond and lease. The owner will not be responsible for any labor or materials furnished for the claims. Dated March 13 1924. First publication March 13.
Public notice records an assessment No 102 of half a cent per share against Kramer Consolidated Oil Company stock, due June 30 1924, with sale planned July 23 1924 at 2 PM if unpaid. Postponements extend delinquency and sale dates to August 18 September 5 1924. J J Morris secretary.
Notice to Harper Lake School District electors of San Bernardino County California that an August 23 election will decide issuing two thousand dollars in bonds to drill a water well and buy a pumping plant. Bonds of five hundred dollars each issued for 10 years to 6 percent interest. polling places at Harper Lake School House from 8 am to 8 pm. Inspectors and judges named. dated July 18 1924.
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