Mining and Personal Items Near Randsburg
Randsburg reports a 10 percent special dividend at the Kelly mine and a $200,000 reserve, highlighting the ore body discovered by John W. Kelly, John Noaser, and W. Hampton Williams with initial backing from Mrs. Edith Coons. Grady lease values rise as ore per car trends upward, while Coyote claim work proceeds and Minnehaha yields the strongest gold lead yet. Also noted are mining prospects near Summit and Searles, with Silver and Gold prospects at Lion and Bee Hive group developments, and a Mooncour-de-luxe accident on honeymoon.
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Randsburg
Kelly
John W. Kelly
John Noaser
W. Hampton Williams
Edith Coons
Kern County
GRADY
Sill & Grady
Jesse Jewett
Minnehaha
Hanson, O'Leary and
Magginis
Andy Johnson
Hell
Cose Springs
Bily Foster
Tom Whalley
Valdemer Schmidt
Vienna
Barstow
San Francisco
Goshen Junction
Tulare County
Big Kelly
Norman
Summit
Searles
Lovitt and
Virgin
Bee Hive Group
Calico Mining District Visitors and Milling Update
Calico District observer Morris Mulcahy visited Barstow on business from Calico where he has spent most of his life mining. Dave Gimmell started a new mill shift milling silver ore from the J R Lane mines Oriental and Red Cloud with about ten men. His brother Mark moved from Waterman to Calico. W B Warner led a party of Los Angeles miners to inspect claims Sunday. A Mr. Reben of Jerome Arizona has been surveying the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Mulcahy
Barstow
Calico
Mr. Mulcahy
Dave Gummell
J. R. Lane
Oriental
Red Cloud
Gimmell
Mark
Waterman
W.B. Warner
Los Angeles
Mr. Reben
Jerome, Ariz
Brother and Sister Reunite After 27 Years at Santa Fe Depot
Gus A. Englehart of Barstow met his sister and her husband T. B. Dillingham of Hinton West Virginia at the Santa Fe depot this week after 27 years apart. They were en route to Los Angeles when they connected. Englehart had believed his sister and a brother were the only living relatives. he plans a vacation visit in Los Angeles.
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Santa Fe
Gus A. Englehart
T. B. Dillingham
Hinton
W.V
Los Angeles
Englehart
Barstow
The
Gus
Grammar School Notes December Enrollment and Substitution
The December enrollment at the Grammar school is 104. Mrs. Thomas oversees the Seventh and Eighth grades in Miss Hennings absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thomas
Miss Hennings
Hinkley Ranch Land Offered At 85 An Acre In Barstow Ad
A Barstow Real Estate Co listing promotes a Hinkley district ranch at 85 dollars per acre the lowest price yet for Hinkley land and includes improvements such as a small house barn well and gas pumping plant. The offer expires January 1st.
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Hinkley District
Hinkley
Barstow Real Estate Co
Barstow
Big Monied Interests Inspect Mojave Mill Site
The Barstow Printer notes heavy money interest probing the Kelly mine and nearby claims in the Mojave desert. Canadian cobalt and smelting interests, a major Southern California bank, and a top California land and water company are said to have agents examining production and development, hinting at a future three way control fight if the Kelly mine sells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Mojave Desert
California
Kelly
Land and Water Company
Christmas Eve Collision Leaves Denver Liston Alive
Christmas Eve event involved Denver Liston, brother of the agent at Searles, injured in a head on crash between a freight train and the track speeder. Dr Denton performed surgery, removing a crushed right kidney and keeping heart action stable by artificial means. Liston walked out of Yellow Astor hospital on Tuesday, claiming he feels as well as ever though weak, after being thought dead from internal bleeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Liston
Searles
Yellow Astor Hospital
Denton
Liston
Barstow Postoffice Gains Over Last Year
Barstow postoffice reports rising business in December and the year 1920. Stamp sales at the stamp window totalled 5917.51 for 1920, with yearly gains of 195.15 over 1919, while the December figures show a 4 gain of 10.15 over December 1919 and quarterly gains of 155.15 over the prior year.
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Barstow
Gilliant
Cain
Postal Savings
Walt
First Santa Fe Concert Pleases Andignes
The Santa Fe reading room opened its season with the Ann Poster Concert company from Topeka Kansas delivering an unusually good program to a packed house. Ann Foster and Adele entertained with piano and dancing. Fay Ratchford sang with her brother Jess on saxophone. Lee Samuels drew strong applause on violin. After the concert the orchestra played a dance in Victory hall for sixteen couples. Next Wednesday Dodge City Concert Co led by Colleen Fowler will perform, with J T McMullen in charge promising another satisfying program for Barstow audiences.
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Santa Fe
Ann Poster
Topeka
Kansas
Ann Foster
Adele
Fay Ratchford
Jess
Lee Samuels
Victory Hall
Dodge City Concert Co
Colleen Fowler
J. T. McMullen
Barstow
Board Orders Cupping of Possessor Right Assessments
The Board of Supervisors acting as the board of Equalization last July cut possessory interest assessments on government desert valley lands. They directed Assessor KE J Gilbert to list payments made as personal property to allow tax rebates to taxpayers. The shrinkage reduced the assessment from 5 dollars to 5 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Board of Equalization
KE J Gilbert
Barstow Real Estate Offers 64 Feet of S Inch Casing
Barstow Real Estate Company offers 64 feet of S inch well casing for $100 cash if taken at once. The terse notice notes immediate sale and cash terms as a new bargain.
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Barstow Real Estate Company
National Orange Show Set to Dazzle San Bernardino
The National Orange Show in San Bernardino will be larger than ever with extensive tent erection underway and a big orange crop promising wonderful displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Prank Dickason Surprise Visitors From the East
Prank Dickason of the Plenderson Tailor Shop received an unexpected visit this week from his mother Mrs S Dickason and his sister from the east Mrs Dickason along with her daughter arriving at their Los Angeles and Bar Street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prank Dickason
Plenderson
S. Dickason
East
Dickason
Nike
Los Angeles
Barstow
Victorville Elks Invite Desert Brothers to Filk Fom Event
About 250 Elks from the desert district are invited to a Saturday evening gathering in Victorville. The event aims to entertain members and showcase activities as the lodge extends invitations to riders and local groups across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Elks
Sall
Local painter KE Dockslater inks new work in Barstow area
KE Dockslater, a local painter and paperhanger, has finished papering chief engineer Hunt's home and plans to travel Tuesday afternoon to Hinkley to paper the George Siemon ranch house. Since arriving in Barstow weeks ago, he has stayed busy, living on his homestead in the Hinkley district due to scarce town work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. Dockslater
Hunt
Hinkley
George Siemon
Barstow
Barstow Town Topics Highlights and Notices
Barstow news item roundup covers local real estate sales, new residents, and businesses. J L White travels to Los Angeles on business. snow reports near Muroc and eight miles southwest of Barstow. Notices of church plans, parish home, and local theater acts, plus various residents traveling, awaiting new jobs, and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd District
Barstow
Rk. B. Richards
Ths Ranch
Mrs W W Melton Visits In San Bernardino
Mrs. W. W. Melton has been visiting in San Bernardino during the past week.
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W. W. Melton
San Bernardino
Neighbors urged to subscribe for weekly PRINPER reads
A brief note invites readers who borrowed PRINPER last week to subscribe, promising enjoyment from a weekly edition and ongoing access to the publication.
Harper's Lake Valley seeks new school district split
Homesteaders in Harper's Lake Valley near Hinkley have petitioned the county school superintendent to form a separate district. The matter will be presented to the Board of Supervisors in January.
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Harper's Lake Valley
Hinkley
Board of Supervisors
UC Berkeley urges apricot bulletin with UC experiments
The College of Agriculture at the University of California Berkeley urges Krull growers to request the new bulletin on Apricots. Released for free distribution January 1, it serves as a valuable summary of experiments conducted by the State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Agriculture
University of California At Berkeley
State University
Lots for sale in Barstow Real Estate listings
The Barstow Real Estate Company offers multiple parcels in the William addition and lists a single lot in the West Barstow addition.
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William Addition
Barstow
West Barstow Addition
San Diego Board Funds Display at Orange Show
The board of supervisors of San Diego county appropriated $1500 for a feature display to be installed at the Orange Show to be held in San Bernardino next month.
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Board of Supervisors
San Diego County
San Bernardino
Obis family's relocation linked to Barstow transfer
FyocA. OBIS and his wife and daughter accompany him after the Barstow yard transfer. Phos have been living in Los Angeles since Mr Bills was moved to Barstow yards.
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Fyoca. Obis
Yarthmaster
Phos
Los Angeles
Mr. Bills
Barstow Yards
Dickson Named First Assistant U S District Attorney
Hugh L. Dickson has been named first assistant United States district attorney for the southern California district. He was the Democratic candidate for Congress in this district but was defeated by Judge Phil S. Swing of Il Cen tre.
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Hugh L. Dickson
United States
California
Dickson
Congress
Phil S. Swing
Il Centre
Mission Play Enters Tenth Annual Los Angeles Run
The Mission Play is staged daily in the old San Gabriel Mission play house except Monday now in its tenth annual season. The public is urged to plan visits to Los Angeles to see this celebrated production during the current run.
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San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Los Angeles
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John C. Wray
D. W. Bisbee
Argus Group
Revenue Canyon
Revenue Copper Company
Knights Canyon
BIG Monied
Andignes
J. L. White
White Drug Store
Muroc
Patrick Zanini
Joe Mann
Harris Garcelon
Viccorville News-Herald
A. E. Paterson
Owen Moore
Pickford
Victory Theatre
Bastelm Street
Ed. Harris
F. A. Hunter
Harry Weinstock
Ot Daggett
Rosa Knowes
Mother
Beach
Pete Ring
I. W. Tracy
Borosolyay
Melrose
R.F. Faulk
James Sloney
Elis Brother
Elmer Strohbm
Kingman
Strohms
Strohm
Joburg
B. Ed. Massa
Massa
Walter Wester
Walter, Jr
San Diego
Albuquerque
J. N. Sinclair
Nazimova
Madam Peacock
Liberty Theatre
Jean
Gloria Cromwell
Nusimova
Viola Dana
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