County officials named for new board as well as local farming notes
Supervisor Horton and elected colleagues Riley and Kincaid announced appointees for county posts to begin January. The column lists Sheriff coroner J L McMinn Ontario Clerk and Recorder L R Patty Redlands Treasurer M W H Williams Redlands District Attorney T W Duckworth San Bernardino Assessor E J Gilbert San Bernardino Superintendent Mrs Grace Stanley Mission Horticultural Commissioner John Coy Highland County Hospital Superintendent Dr J W Callon Chino Steward John T Sandidge San Bernardino County Surveyor James Sourwine Upland Highway Commissioner L R Lothrop San Bernardino Auditor R G Berger Ontario Game Warden W C Malone Colton plus notes on Tepory beans planting and projected 50 acre crop in Orchard Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Riley and
Kincaid
Apple Valley
A. E. Hull
W. Clifford Smith
Liebold
Minnesota
J. L. McMinn
Ontario
L. R. Patty
Redlands
M. W. H. Williams
T. W. Duckworth
San Bernardino
E. J. Gilbert
Grace Stanley
Mission
John Coy
Highland
J. W. Callon
Chino
Steward County Hospital
John T. Sandidge
James Sourwine
Upland
L. R. Lothrop
R. G. Berger
W. C. Malone
Colton
Irrigation Men Visit Mesa to Inspect Palo Verde Lands
Messrs A R Kanaga Pierre Zuc co and M J Terranova of the California Farm and Irrigation Co toured the Palo Verde mesa area reviewing the proposed canal line for 40 000 acres with J E Ludy engineer. They expect to start construction after 90 percent of landowner contracts are signed, with a two to three year completion estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
A. R. Kanaga
Pierre Zucco
M. J. Terranova
California Farm & Irrigation Co
Palo Verde Mesa
J. E. Ludy
Kanaga
Mesa
San Francisco
Rich quartz strike reported in Dale region
A great strike of rich quartz is reported in the Dale region. Two prospectors, unnamed in advices from Dale, picked up the rock. Jack Entwistle of San Bernardino, who owns Dale properties, saw samples and estimates the rock could fetch 3000 dollars per ton, causing considerable excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
Jack Entwistle
San Bernardino
Evolution of the Word Cottage in American Usage
The London Globe notes Harvard professors Greenough and Kittredge explaining that cottage in American speech has never meant a laborers dwelling. In America it carries literary and sentimental tones and now denotes magnificent summer residences. A cot tager implies owning a summer home beyond boarding house living.
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Greenough and Kittredge
Harvard
America
England
London Globe
Crossed Knives and Forks Origin in Household Customs
A note on the origin of crossing knife and fork after meals citing I W Burgess in Chats on Household Curios. The practice is linked to Russian peasantry where the utensils are laid crossing on the plate before starting a frugal meal. It mentions that clesed knives are considered unlucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Burgess
Browning
Russia
Mr. Burgess
The Man Behind the Gun Phrase Amid Naval Doctrine
The late Admiral Erben coined the world circling phrase the man behind the gun to stress efficiency and readiness across all ranks. He noted enlisted men play a larger role in victory than history often shows, supplementing Mahan’s views and shaping nautical instruction.
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Erben
Mahan
Fun In the Family Triple Mirror Gaffe
Mrs Justwed proudly reveals three mirrors arranged for a triple view of herself. Her husband, a brute, grumbles as he struggles with his collar and dismisses the display with a grunt. The Judge comments on her apparent popularity with herself.
Rural telephone lines to Lucerne connect Victorville area
The letter urges extending rural telephone service from Victorville east to Lucerne via Apple Valley and west to Long Mountain via Sunrise Valley. It argues the project will bind Victorville to Victor Valley, benefiting hundreds of patrons, with the Chamber of Commerce building ongoing and Union High School assured. A rural telephone exchange is proposed and urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Lucerne
Apple Valley
Long Mountain
Sunrise Valley
Victor Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Union High School
Ural
San Bernardino County Sunday School Assn Plans Yosemite Views
The San Bernardino County Sunday School Association announces a two day program at Box S and Midway schools in Lucerne Valley on December 8 and 19. Activities include stereopticon views of Yosemite Valley and Bible pictures showing the latter part of Christ's life, with Sunday meetings and evening showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
California
News-Herald
Lucerne Valley
Yosemite
Box S
Midway
Midway Schoolhouse
Yosemite Valley
Vilate
Christ
Gethsemane
John Did His Duty
A humorous exchange notes a Sunday school teacher urging acts of kindness and Johnny replying that visiting his happy aunt fulfilled his duty. The brief quips from various publications highlight small, everyday kindness as a weekly obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Otis
Musser
Aggiler & Musser Seed Co
Los Angeles
Orchard Valley
Mojave Valley
Desert Mining News
John Galsworthy
Scribner's Magazine
San Bernardino County
Sunday School Assn
Mrs
Frank Jesselyn
John
Ladies’ Home Journal
Aladdin
Boston Transcript
Thomas Williams
Otis-Vermo
Calif
Arstow Est
Exes Akestufff
Philip Hedrick
Prop
E. T. Hillis
Ford Repair & Parts
Barstow, Calif
Dillingham
General Merchandise
City Meat Market
Pendleton & McBride
Props
Barstow, Cal
Nal Bernardino National Bank
U. S
ER. D. Roberts
W. 5S. Hooper
I. E. Bruwn
H. KE. Harris
J. 8. Wood
Smith
J. E. Davis
H. B. Stow
Citizens Trust and Savings Bank
Savings—Commercial—Trust
S. Broadway
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