Rich Gold Placer Mines Near Lane's Well and More in Mojave Desert
Two miles south of Lane's Well rich gold placer mines yield up to two dollars per cubic yard. Miners use rotary screens, with several claims located around the Ben-tonite mines. Nearby, a quicksilver mine near old City Wells at Randsburg shows deposits of two to three pounds per ton. Other features note Af tons curio shop, Soap Mine near the river, and barium deposit prospects. A new oil well near Kramer dome approaches 1,000 feet depth, with optimism for a 5,000 foot strike, while Justice of the Peace race mentions L J Henderson’s re-election.
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Lane's Well
E. Brewer
Dan Curtin
Lane’s Well
Coolgardie Placer
P. H. McGinnis
Old City Wells
Randsburg
Barstow
P. H. O'Neil
W. H. Wright
Renze
Old Springs
Yermo
Daggett
AFTON
A. G. Wilson
U.P. R.R
Wilson
Los Angeles Soap Company
Henderson&Nicklin
3Arstow
Haws Station
Santa Fe
Judge Henderson
Haws
Hinkley
W. E. DePriest
Justice OF the Peace
Lubin J. Henderson
Justice of the Peace of
Henderson
T. G. Nicklin
Beacon Cafe Proprietors Return from Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs K C Sanders spent the week end in Los Angeles and returned with their daughter Betty. The Sanders own the Beacon Cafe.
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Mrs. K. C. Sanders
Los Angeles
Betty
Mrs. Sanders
The
Beacon Cafe
Zenda Mine Renamed Calico Hills Under New Leadership
After a week here John Casser of New York renames the Zenda mine Calico Hills in which he holds financial interest. Collins, Staunton resign as president and treasurer. Summers of New York becomes president. Payroll cut to twenty five. development to resume on a larger scale within weeks.
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John Casser
New York
Zenda
Calico Hills
Collins
Staunton
Cassor
Collings
Mr. Summers
Arcadia Telegrapher Ed Gleason Stricken Ill This Week
Ed B Gleason a Barstow Santa Fe telegraph operator grew very ill and was taken to his Arcadia home this week for care.
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B. Gleason
Barstow
Santa Fe
Arcadia
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Ross Hosts Home Party
Mrs B V Ross received a birthday surprise Saturday arranged by her daughter Miss Marjorie and niece Lila Munson who has come from Manhattan Kansas for the next school term. Bridge was played with Mrs Chas Williams high and Mrs Walton low. attendees included Mesdames Williams Walton Pray Beimer Pigman Justice Zentmire Jonas Culey and King.
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Mrs. Ross
B. V. Ross
Miss Marjorie
Lila Munson
Ross
Manhattan
Kansas
Chas Williams
Walton
Mesdames Williams
Pray
Beimer
Pigman
Justice
Zentmire
Jonas
Culey
King
Drought Strikes Barstow Residents Return from Danville
Mrs. M A Beimer and her son Lawrence of Barstow report no rain since July 4 in Iowa's corn country. They recently returned from Danville and mailed a dozen Barstow folders to Iowa on Tuesday, highlighting the drought's impact.
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Iowa
M.A. Beimer
Barstow
Lawrence
Danville
Political meeting draws crowd in Hinkley for local races
At Hinkley schoolhouse last Wednesday evenings a crowd from nearby communities heard candidates for Barstow township justice of the peace and Barstow district attorney. Speakers included Whicker Henderson and Cunningham with Mrs Hill chairing. Additional meeting planned at Barstow grammar school Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinkley
8.S. Hill
Parker Cooper Nuptials Remarked In Barstow Church
Miss Nellie Cooper became Mrs Wade Parker in a Barstow Congregational ceremony attended by relatives and friends. Rev Frank Reid performed the simple ring ceremony as floral arrangements and candles lit the alter. The bride, a Barstow Union High School graduate, wore white with orange blossom veil and carried white roses. she and the groom plan a honeymoon to Lake Arrowhead after a stop in Glendale.
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Parker-Cooper
Nellie Cooper
Wade Parker
Barstow
Rodger Hartwick
Mendelssohn
van Aman
Nellie
Henry Mills
Frank Reid
Reid
Long Beach
Mary Bushnell
Barstow Union High School
Dee Cooper
Nellie Parker
el Centro
Willis
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
New Congregational Church
Barstow Friends News Highlights Local Visits and Alfalfa Ranch Life
Barstow figures attend a San Bernardino political meeting with George Cunningham and Troy Garrett. N F Platt takes Alma June for orthopedic tests in San Bernardino after infantile paralysis case, quarantine lifted. Haws, Merriman families visit Los Angeles and return with Leon Wilson. Gilbert Hodge and co partner cultivate an alfalfa ranch on the desert edge, fifth cutting in progress as dawn chores begin. Hodge looks forward to wife’s Buffalo visit.
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George Cunningham
Troy
Pat) Garrett
Rolph
San Bernardino
N. F. Platt
Alma
Barstow
Platt
Los Angeles
Floyd Haws
Clyde Merriman
Bruce
Haws
Jud Sanders
Mr. Haw
Sanders
Merriman
Leon Wilson
Gilbert Hodge
Buffalo
New York
Popular Teacher Maried in Highland Church Vows
Miss Marie P. Wickler married James Kerr Skilling in a August 15 ceremony at the Wee Kirk O the Heather replica chapel. The bride, a local high school teacher and Iowa State graduate, wore peach silk lace and tulle. guests included Helen Beaumont and Gertrude Champlain Erb. The couple, naturalized on the wedding day, plan a Lake Tahoe honeymoon and will reside at Beacon Tavern upon returning to Barstow.
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Marie P. Wickler
James Kerr Skilling
Skilling
Scotland
Glen Cairn
Annie Laurie
Wee ‘Kirk
Heather
Helen Beaumont
Gertrude Champlain Erb
Lohengrin
Chris Wickler
Los Angeles
James Leischman
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
Foster Jenkins
Mendelssohn
Lake Tahoe
Dumfrieshire
Iowa State College
Delta Phi Delta
Pi Amega Pi
University of California At
Congregational Church hosts Christian Endeavor classes
Adults attend two Christian Endeavor classes Sunday evening led by Pastor Robb of the Free Methodist church. Doris and Lynette Daniel sang a duet while Carl B Groat sang "The Voice of One is Crying" with his wife on piano. Miss Cook summarized the Berlin World Congress, noting fifty nations represented and forty California delegates, with US delegates sailing from New York.
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United States
New York Harbor
Stewart
Officer Snediger Detains Two Suspicious Suspects
Officer Snediger stopped a speeding car on Main Street at 11 10 p m. Wednesday. Two men in a 1930 Essex are jailed while authorities review records. Names given were Arthur Bentz 22 and Andrew Hi Shapiro 27 Milwaukee addresses. A letter to Bentz from Ray Hoack Milwaukee indicates a police wanted status. The car contained three suitcases of fine clothes, jewelry, watches, tools, California plates, a rifle two six shooters and alarm box keys. The vehicle had radio gear and headphones.
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Snediger
Main Street
Arthur Bentz
Andrew Hi. Shapiro
Milwaukee
Ray Hoack
Forty First Street
Bentz
California
Los Angeles
A. A. True Admitted For Hospital Examination
A. A. True entered Loma Linda hospital Wednesday for an examination after a recent illness and has not recovered satisfactorily.
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A. A. True
Loma Linda Hospital
Mr. True
Reopen Pacific Mine Under New Superintendent H J Jackson
H J Jackson leaves Tuesday for the Bagdad Chase mine nine miles south of Ludlow to assume superintendent duties. Intensive development is planned, with Arthur Doran holding the repair contract for seven miles of railroad. Forty workers will be added to the crew as development proceeds. The Bagdad Chase and Yellow Aster once supplied gold for Barstow's mill before a fault ended the vein and halted work.
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Pacific
H. J. Jackson
Ludlow
Jackson
Arthur Doran
Randsburg
Barstow
Keep the Trained Man on the Job in San Bernardino
A San Bernardino County editorial urges voters to reelect A. E. Allen as county assessor. It praises his 16 years of training and management, notes 65 000 on the rolls and 82 million assessed value, and argues civil service standards are needed to prevent untrained replacements. The piece cites statewide ties and the 1929 grand jury report praising his department.
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San Bernardino
A. E. Allen
Allen
Russell L. Walden
San Francisco
California Assessors’ Association
Sacramento
San Bernardino County
Barstow Sanitary District talks extend to September 2
Barstow officials and Santa Fe Railway representatives met in San Bernardino to settle the proposed Barstow sanitary district boundaries. The railway seeks exclusion of railyards and north of the yards, while the citizens committee argues for inclusion due to health concerns. A committee report is due September 2, detailing boundary decisions and the plan to fund a modern sewage plant serving twice Barstow’s current population.
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E. L. White
H. L. Miller
J. W. Wicker
Barstow
San Bernardino
J. J. Chambers
Santa Fe Railway
Citizens
Board of Supervisors
Santa Fe
Citizens’ Committee
Williams Street
Reverend Lamson to Speak at Los Angeles College Event
Rev. Byron S. Lamson, president of Los Angeles Pacific Junior College, will speak Sunday evening. He will begin his address with a set of stern optical slides.
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Byron S. Lamson
Los Angeles Pacific Junior College
Van Amans Purchase New Studebaker for Coastal Trip
Mr and Mrs A Van Aman will depart Sunday or Monday for a two week vacation driving a new Studebaker bought in San Bernardino. They plan a leisurely coastal tour stopping at Carmel Old Monterey and San Jose where Mr Van Aman will attend the 2030 Convention. Mrs Hudson of Los Angeles will care for baby Junior.
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van Amans
Studebaker
A. van Aman
San Bernardino
Carmel
Old Monterey
San Jose
van Aman
Woman's Benefit Association Adds Two Members
The Women's Benefit Association held a regular meeting with good attendance. Miss Shumate and Miss Helen Jones were accepted as new members. The attendance contest has started, and Mrs Benson leads with the most members present.
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Woman’s Benefit Association
W.B.A
Shumate
Helen Jones
Cahill Granddaughter Ill While Vacationing at Beach
Little Patsy O Connell granddaughter of W W Cahill of Ludlow is seriously ill while at a beach vacation with her mother Mrs O Connell and Mrs Donald Doran.
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Cahill
Patsy O'Connell
W. W. Cahill
Ludlow
O'Connell
Donald Doran
McClary and McPherson Wedding in Glendale Calif
Iliard McClary formerly of Barstow wed Rhoda McPherson sister of Mrs Chris Peterson Barstow. The ceremony took place at Wee Kirk O the Heather Glendale with Rev Gaffer officiating. The bride works in Redlands and won Barstow’s first prize in last year’s subscription drive. The groom is a Redlands businessman, brother to Mrs Bigger and Bert McClary. They plan a ten day honeymoon in Big Bear Valley after a cottage stay following a lavish wedding supper. The pair were childhood sweethearts in Calgary Canada and became engaged after Miss McPherson moved to southern California last year.
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McClary—Mcpherson
Iliard McClary
Barstow
Rhoda McPherson
Chris Peterson
Wee Kirk O’ the Heather
Glendale
Gaffer
Redlands
McClary
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Zenda Mine
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