Hinkley Notes On Local Visitors Improvements And Farm News
Regular correspondent reports Barstow visitors at the W McDonald home and neighborhood improvements near Hinkley. Hollywood guests J L Hague and family own 15 acres with fruit trees and interspersed grapes. Hague buys garage materials. U S land inspector Wilhelm toured the valley praising permanent improvements. Diamond 8 Ranch and Henry Speaker grow hay and seed Hairy Peruvian alfalfa. Speaker installs a pumping plant on Walker ranch. Harmon couple enjoys new house. Fullers Earth Co ships carloads. Detroit headquarters. Kinslow plants 1500 strawberry tomatoes and breeds Duroc Red hogs. Bill Rattery hauls lumber. thistle weed concerns rise among buyers. theft of apricots sparks outrage. Corresp recommends vermin recipe with engine oil kerosene carbolic acid for poultry houses and pests.
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Wilhelm
U. S
Diamond 8
Henry Speaker
Speake
British Slacker Sent Below by Judge Carter
An Englishman found beating his way on a train faced Judge Carter and received a 30 day sentence. He claimed to be able to work in Los Angeles as a bell hop, but the judge doubted his story and notified the British consul. Judge Carter noted personal stakes as his son fought in France. C. G. Phillips did business in town and grows alfalfa in Hinkley.
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Carter
Los Angeles
France
Barstow
Barstow Troop Train Collision Ends Without Injuries
A troop train of 12 cars from Camp Fremont San Francisco to Fort Still Oklahoma derailed three cars near Barstow after crossing the puzzle switch. No injuries occurred though one car’s truck failed and the train soon cleared the line. The soldiers, shaken but lively, sang war songs before resuming their journey.
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Camp Freemont
San Francisco
Fort Still
Oklahoma
Barstow
Santa Fe
Child Falls From Pullman Sleeper Window Near Summit
A girl aged about four fell from a Pullman sleeper window on train No. 1 between 3 and 4 am near Summit. She escaped serious injury but tore her shin on gravel while dressed only in a nightgown. Her mother slept above, her 12 year old sister alerted, and both traveled from Summit to Victorville and then Los Angeles to seek care and visit relatives. The mother is Mrs. A. W. Belden of Woodlawn Pennsylvania.
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Helen
Summit
Victorville
Los Angeles
A. W. Bilden
Woodlawn
Pennsylvania
Barstow Topics Notes Local Visits and Developments
D M Dillingham reports good fishing at Bear Lake and plans a return after the Fourth. Mrs W R White visits Barstow for the holiday. Donald Henderson visits from Needles. H B Johnson of Hinkley shows rich peaches from his ranch while alfalfa farming continues. A heavy rain and storm hit Barstow Saturday. Dr A Grimes leaves for Van Nuys for a month. Prof H B Thomas and family depart for Los Angeles for the summer. W E Thompson promotes New Perfection Cookstoves via Standard Oil. Red Cross efforts praised by teachers including Mrs J G Chastain of Blue Mountain College who knitted 40 sweaters valued at 240. Barstow Union High School bonds sold for a new building replacing the fire-destroyed one. T O Carter seeks re election as justice of the peace. Mrs Edwards returns home after a week at Beek.
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Red Cross
Blue Mountain
J. G. Chastain
Blue Mountain College
Barstow Friends Welcome Visitors Over Fourth
Mr and Mrs Ed Abbott traveled from the south to celebrate the Fourth with Barstow friends. Mrs T O Carter and daughter Pauline left for La Jolla on Monday. Miss Mary Hillis has gone to the beach for the summer.
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Ed Abbott
Barstow
T. O. Carter
Mies Pauline
la Jolla
Mies
Mary Hillis
Mohawk Mine Buys 60 Tons Lumber and Machinery
In an interview H. D. Ulm vice president of Mohawk Mining Co reports progress and optimistic prospects. About 60 tons of lumber and machinery hauled to the mine this week while three shafts are sunk to depths of 395 165 and 40 feet. The 395 foot shaft has 200 feet of water.
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H. D. Ulm
Mohawk Mining Company
Ulm
Rock Island
Illinois
Jack Thoma
Barstow
Nevada
Burmeister
Chicago
Barstow Honeymoon Couple Welcomed in Los Angeles
The Sun day Los Angeles Examiner shows a photo of George Leaby and his bride Mrs. Caroline Leaby on their honeymoon. Mrs. Leaby’s guests include her son and his wife, married June 13 at Bareton, with a warm welcome from Leaby family in Los Angeles. The Leabys are longEstablished locals dating to 1851. Mrs. Leaby is of French descent through her mother R Marie Ferron born in Paris, and Miss Lucille G Bonait, her sister, lives in Sacramento.
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George Leaby
Los Angeles Examiner
Barstow
Caroline Leaby
Wilshire Place
Bareton
Leabys
Thomas Leaby
Los Angeles
Leaby
R. Marie Ferron
Paris
Vincenne de Mayo
Lucille G. Bonait
Sacramento
Rancher Peter Herlick Struck by Lightning in Calamity
Rancher Peter Herlick of Judson was struck by lightning during a severe 30 minute storm. He was treated by Dr. Richards of Victorville and at last report was doing nicely as a half inch of rain fell in the area.
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Judson
Cal
Peter Herlick
Richards
Victorville
Peaches Reported Grown On Hill Ranch Near Barstow
There are fine peaches grown on the Hill ranch four miles northwest of Barstow.
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Barstow
Red Cross Executive Committee Holds Monday Meeting
Mojave River Chapter of the Red Cross convened at Barstow Hotel with treasurer reporting funds including Civilian Relief 817 06 and canteen receipts from Atolia and other sources. A new canteen service committee was organized under Miss Waterman with J J Merryman named captain and multiple officers and volunteers appointed.
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Mojave River
Barstow
E. L. White
Atolia
Borosolvey
J. J. Merryman
Miss Waterman
Garver
L. J. Henderson
Mesdames Merryman
D.C
Deskins
Carter
Sloan
McCauley
Myers
Edwards
Roth
Mise Allen
Mesers
Judge Carter
J. A. Sloan
W. R. White
Red Cross
Los Angeles
Loso
Harvey House
Adelin Smith
Barstow Hilotel
Government war risk insurance disburses over 98 million
More than three million government checks have been sent by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance for allotments and allowances to families of enlisted men. By June 10 total disbursements surpassed 98 million dollars, with 97 million for allotments. Over 850 thousand checks monthly, about 35 thousand daily. First June allotment checks issued July 1, May payments began June 1. Next month’s payments cannot be mailed before the first day of the following month. Pat Mahoney arrives from the Mohawk mine to spend the Fourth in Barstow.
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Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
Army
Navy
Bureau
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Samuel Smiser
Email Son
W. McDonald
J. L. Hague and Son
Hollywood
Hinkley
Hague
Mr. Speaker
Walker Ranch
Fullers Earth Co
Thie Company
Detroit
Michigan
Bill
Plotner
C. G. Phillips
D. M. Dillingham
Bear Lake
Donald Henderson
Needles
S Oeeb
H. B. Johnson
Johnson ‘Ranch
A.grimes
van Nyes
H. B. Thomas
W.E. Thompson
Standard Oil
Barstow Union High School
Justice of the Peace
Barstow Township
Mrs. Edwards
Beek
Mohawk
Soldier and Sailor Insurance
Pat Mahoney
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