Good Roads Convention Attends to Desert Highway Plan
Delegates numbering 105 from San Bernardino to celebrate and organize the Santa Fe Needles Grand Canyon National Highway Association. Officers elected include Dr. John Whiteside president and M. I. Powers treasurer, with plans to push road construction from San Bernardino via Barstow Needles to Arizona and New Mexico, plus funding efforts in Mohave and San Bernardino counties.
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Good Roads
San Bernardino
Old Town
M. I. Powers
Flagstaff
Ariz
G. D. Hutchison
Barstow
Kingman
Automobile Manufacturers’ Convention
Indianapolis
National Highway Association
Marchi
Washington
Topec
Needles
Goffs
Mohave County
San Bernardino County
Mojave River
Hesperia
Victorville
Oro Grande
Sunrise Valley
Hinkley Valley
Daggett
River District
Orchard Valley
Daggett and
Otis
Harvard
Birth of a son sparks career predictions for Waterman family
Dr Linhart reports the birth of a son to Mr and Mrs W H Waterman. Will notes the boy is a fireman but some say he shows signs of becoming a switchman. He has proposed new signals and, though small in size, has shown sincerity by indicating where to head in.
Gouldin announces Hanes Desking engagement
Mrs. B F Gouldin announces the engagement of her sister Miss Mabel Hanes to Mr Wallace Hf Desking in Barstow notes from the community.
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Mabel Hanes
Mr. Wallace Hf. Desking
Desert Native Hints And Town Notes From Barstow
Pasadena arrivals settle at G C Compton ranch while Dr. Anderson reports a birth to Mr and Mrs Arambul. Otis writer cites Idaho governorless desert longing and a Las Vegas desert ride joke. Local priests call mass at Sloan Hart Feb 12. Postmaster Kendrick’s Ford arrives, and Saint Mark's Guild meets Barstow Hotel lobby Feb 11.
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Sloan & Hart Music Hall
Lubin J. Henderson
Good Clothes
Otis
S. A. Bedell
Ludlow
Mr. Bedell
Santa Fe
Saint Mark’s Guild
Barstow
Well Rig For Sale In Victorville Area
8 inch hand well rig never used complete and new can drill 204 feet lying in Victorville cheap for cash Richardson Bros Victorville or George W Cham berlin Lucerne Valley F74t
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Victorville
Richardson Bros
George W. Chamberlin
Lucerne Valley
Around Town Highlights and Local Notices
Mrs Strohm and daughter visit Los Angeles for a week. Mrs A F Leasa returns from Imperial. Mr and Mrs Geo Desking visit San Bernardino with Mrs Deskins. Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Brass. Mrs Rowena P Smith dies in San Pedro at advanced age. R M Dillingham buys 200 opera chairs for Fletcher theater to join Orpheum circuit. Switchman Frank Rogers dislocated shoulder in freight yards. Joseph Mankiewicz ill at home near Todd. M L Cook returns from Los Angeles to engage in county business, passes Barstow en route to Randsburg.
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M. J. Smith
R. M. Dillingham
Los Angeles
Fletcher
Orpheum
Frank Rogers
Anderson
Joseph Mankiewicz
Todd
Barstow School Notes Highlight Student Achievement
The Barstow School notes report 99 pupils enrolled in the first half term with an average daily attendance of 63.9. Trene Hughes passed a county graduation exam, grammar pupils celebrated with a surprise for Miss Irene and the teacher, and a half day activity followed. The board plans playground equipment and texts will be mailed to the school clerk per the superintendent of public instruction.
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Trene Hughes
Irene
Soldner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
School Board
Miners and Mining by the State Mineralogist
The California mineral industry shows growth beyond the metals and petroleum with 1911 values at 19.18 million and 1912 likely to exceed by 2 million. Brick, borax, cement, clay and granite dominate 90 percent, with twenty to thirty more minerals having potential for industrial use. The Osborne mine at Ord Mountain may resume under Judge Bledsoe’s ruling favoring the Osbornes, while W W Jones restarts the Star Bueno mine after a brief halt due to M J Smith’s death.
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California
United States
Osborne
Ord Mountain
Bledsoe
Osbornes
W.W. Jones
M. J. Smith
Hercules Powder Ad Promotes Car Load Lots for DuPont Powder
Murphy Bros advertise handling Hercules and DuPont blasting powders in car load and ton lot sizes with special prices. Agents listed include Hercules, Red Cross, Gelatine, and blasting powder, serving Ludlow and Tecopa in California.
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DuPont
Hercules
Red Cross
Murphy Bros
Ludlow
Cal
Tecopa
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National Highway Convention
Association
Santa Fe-Needles-Grand Canyon National Highway
Santa Fe-Grand Canyon
Mojave
Melrose
Mrs. O. M. Lowell
Props
Barstow Drug Store
White, M.D
White & Platt
Barstow, Cal
Portland Cement
Golden State Portland Cement Co
Henderson
Sloan & Hart
Barstow, California
Mr. and
Mrs
B. F. Gouldin
Mrs. Hossler
Pasadena
G. C. Compton
Dr. Anderson
Kendrick
Mary Fletcher
M. L. Cook
Randsburg
Barstow McRae & CO
NEW Concrete
Mojave Valley
M. Fletcher
COO
Inez
Cc.e. Stauter
Santa Fe Gate
Harvey
E. R. Waite
Calif
A. R. Montijo
Postal
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