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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
4
The Barstow newspaper, published every Friday in Barstow California, is edited by Wm J Evans and managed by him as lessee. It is priced at 2 annually and entered as second class matter on July 8 1910 at the Barstow post office under the 1879 act.
After election day, Redlands voters rejected the road bond by two to one. The piece notes regional tensions with San Bernardino and the desert, suggesting distrust of county government and a call to overhaul the local political machine. It reflects on road funding and local governance in Southern California.
A historical reflection argues that advertisers gain twice by newspaper advertising. It notes direct trade benefits and indirect town prosperity funded by newspaper revenues. The piece defends charging rent for ad space, while acknowledging publishers sometimes boost advertisers to aid community growth.
The Suiter Realty Co. plans a general merchandise store in Bakersfield. A. M. Judson will plant 150 fruit trees and install a pumping plant after finding water in his well. E. L. Stanfield of Barstow supplies a 200-barrel irrigation reservoir. Hinkley bonds vote 5 yes 4 no. Dover Oil Co. tests a good water well and plans to drill tomorrow. Fuel oil shipment arrived this week.
Rain seems unlikely in the desert as Newberry-Wagner reports progress on wells and orchards. D M Harlow and wife visited Daggett. Harlow's camp house to accompany their well outfit. Neal Harlow replaces him on the well machine. W N Bozarth delays finishing a well. Ami Durance aids Geo Schaffer in preparing land for a large fruit orchard. postmaster L W Page builds a desert claim house. W W Lamb contemplates a Chicago job.
Todd Tales Kk Shumaker constructed a new house on his Mesquite ranch and notes a good water well at fifteen feet. Marston and Shumaker drill a well on J J Coakley’s land while O S Plotner visits Todd occasionally. Harvey Dickison plans a return visit to Todd. After drinking Todd wells water, all return. O J Lemon wife Mrs Coakley son and E Camby recently enjoyed the Mojave river bank with lunch and hot coffee.
A Georgia paper humorously describes extreme drought after prohibition. Wagons travel with tongues out for moisture. tee soaked overnight to make lemonade. catfish stir dust in river. a spark from an engine burns bullfrogs. ground cracks force use of crawfish holes as gas pipes.
At the bond election held at the school house Tuesday only 16 votes were cast with 10 for and 6 against. Mr and Mrs J R Ridge were visitors to Cima recently. H C Blanchett second trick operator made a business trip to San Bernardino. Jack Fuller came from Los Angeles en route to the Black Beauty mine. Miss Marie Perry of Seastalk has been visiting the Gibson girls.
An item notes interest in district development and a printer promoting advertising the benefits of the country. It mentions a subscription offer reading Read it $1 for 6 months.
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