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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
8
On Sunday Mr J K Wheeler learned Mrs Wheeler was critically ill in Bakersfield where she had gone weeks earlier to visit relatives. Mr Wheeler and his son Robert departed by train for Bakersfield at once. Mrs Fulton Slaton was taken to Ramona hospital San Bernardino Friday and Tuesday she underwent an operation. She is reported as getting along nicely.
Marcus Pluth, a Daggett figure connected to local iron mines and Daggett area ventures, is seriously ill after eye cataract removal reportedly performed in Los Angeles by Sick Pete Ring. Ring recently returned from LA and delivered news of Pluth’s condition. Barstow aims to establish stock yards, slaughtering pens, and packing facilities and reduce reliance on distant cities for necessities.
Special to the Printer reports rapid progress on the Y A A C tennis court with club members hosting a Sunday dinner for workers and inviting all to attend next Sunday. Residents Gaylor of Las Vegas moved into Alf house while Mrs Ames of Los Angeles visits.
L. P. Haney arranged with Barstow stockyards to use wounded train animals by killing and cooking them for hogs, turkeys, and poultry. He cites experience and proper procedures in this controversial plan.
Calico mines awaken with renewed activity as Lane properties transfer to new capital backed operators. Waterloo and adjacent claims reenter production while Joe Shale and associates report ten tons of fifty ounce silver ore ready for shipment two miles northwest of Yermo. About 15 men work on Shale’s high grade properties. Doris Fissel buys highway lot from A J Weld and R F Brooks.
Gilham Building above merchantile company will begin erection of a cement structure 50 by 100 feet, preparatory to removal about March first. Welcome to the new city on the Highway.
Barstow and Mojave River Valley should utilize river water to grow trees and shade on highways. Plant trees early for flourishing growth and for travelers to admire and rest under them. Mrs. Jim Burnside and family arrived recently from Portland Oregon.
John Suchy a former Randsburg and Barstow resident died last Friday January 14 1927 at his Uplands California home from acute paralysis He was about 55 and left a daughter Annie Funeral and interment were at Draper chapel January 17 with many friends He once owned the Rand hotel and later mined with partners in the area The community offers sympathy to Annie in her loss a recurring sad note for her age.
An advertisement claims an 18 year stomach trouble case improved after Adlerika. It praises immediate gas relief and removal of old waste matter, asserting better meals and sleep, and notes Cunningham Pharmacy as the distributor.
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