Hinkley News Roundup Of Local Movements And Mishaps
Mrs. Knox returns to Los Angeles after visiting Miss Hogan. Miss Violet Harlow sails to Los Angeles on July 4. A surprise party honors Miss Helen Oakes at the Oakes and Leoni ranch. M A Wimberley of Long Beach visited the valley last week. Dr. and Mrs. Wagner and son arrive from Pasadena to stay until September 1 for ranch improvements. Miss Amelia Evans improves from illness and will return from Los Angeles in about two weeks. Oakes and Leoni shipped a 15 h.p. engine to Mtree last week. Miss Aletta Axtell suffers a rusty nail injury and a broken car wheel caused a freight-car wreck near the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Evans
Los Angeles
Oakes & Leoni
Mtree
Aletta Axtell
Mining zinc mines ship high grade concentrates near Good Springs
The mining sector reports shipments of high grade concentrates from zinc mines at and near Good Springs. Miners face a tax deadline as personal property taxes must be paid before August 1 or the assessor will sell property, with about 75 desert properties at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Springs
Needles dives to close on July 21 amid booze license questions
The Needles area faces closure of 34 dives on July 21 as questions arise about selling alcohol without licenses and who profits from the current setup. The desert town may go dry if illicit activities continue.
Angelus Placer Mining Claim Patent Notice
Notice is given that J J Cronan M J Cook GC R Sumner and Walter D Gilman of Los Angeles have filed an application for patent for the Angelus placer mining claim in Section 11 Township 12 North Range 8 East San Bernardino County California. The claim covers 8.19 acres with detailed boundaries excluding Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad right of way, and is bounded by public lands. Adverse claims must be filed with the United States Land Office in Independence California to avoid being barred. First pub June 2110w.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Independence
California
J. J. Cronan
GC. R. Sumner
Walter D. Gilman
Los Angeles
21St Street
Union Avenue
Bonina Brae
Angelus
Township 12
Range 8
San Bernardino County
Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad
Commissioner of the
General Land Office
S. E
N. W
Tonopah& Tidewater
Corner No
Tonopah & Tidewater
Register of the
Valentine F. Gorman
Register
Nat Coal Lands
Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Calif
Judson Rice
Judson
San Bernardino Meridian
James Blair Bledso
George Levi Heath
James Lockie
Frederick Schneiderwindt
Judson Calif
Frank Buren
Band Meeting at School House Tonight
All members are urged to attend the band meeting at the school house this Friday evening. Music books will be ordered and other business of importance will be addressed. Bring in instruments for general practice.
Prosser Aims to Improve Desert Area Near Otis
Dr. Prosser has secured a capable farmer to improve desert appearance near Otis five miles east. Walter Olivier and Bert Osborne returned from the Alvord mine with rich ore, displaying nearly pure gold samples and hundreds of pounds offered at 2 to 5 dollars per pound. T. O. Williams conducts assessment work on Desert claims near Fields with development expected soon. A stamp mill for the Roesberg mine is planned for this summer, to be operated by September, after Mr. Roesberg proves a rich ore vein. Leng of El Paso visited seeking an orchard in the area but left without locating the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Prosser
Kouns
Otis
Walter Olivier
Bert Osborne
Alvord
T. O. Williams
Flenniken Couple Resumes Business in Oro Grande
R B Flenniken and his wife have returned to Oro Grande and resumed their business activities, continuing their local operations after a period away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Flenniken
Oro Grande
Death of Barstow Pioneer D C Henderson
D C Henderson longtime Barstow merchant died in his sleep from a heart artery rupture. Funeral services are set for today at 4 pm at the church with Revs Billings and Behan officiating. Burial will follow in Protestant Cemetery Barstow. Born in Scotland April 1850 he married in 1872 in Glasgow and came to America in 1883. He worked in railroads then established a Barstow mercantile business and amassed a fortune. Mrs Henderson and a growing family survive and will carry on the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Santa Fe
Barstow
Henderson
Local Notes From Barstow And Nearby Communities
Local notes report vacations and visits among Barstow residents and guests including Ed Pitcher and relatives planning a beach trip, Gardner Connell and Gladys Mathews from Otis, Pat McBride in Barstow, and Pendleton on vacation at Corona. Mentions Copper prices boosting Arizona mines, found umbrella, and various social visits at Melrose hotel and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Pitcher
Ruth
Mary Connor
Gardner
D. D. Connell
Gladys Mathews
Otis
Pitcher
Pat McBride
Mohave
Barstow
A. H. Pendleton
Corona
C. T. Fowler
Long Beach
B. F. Gouldin
Mabel Hanes
Azusa
Los Angeles
A. P. Ring
Whitewater
R. M. Dillingham
Melrose
J. T. Evans
S. J. Deskins
Trinidad
Colo
Geo. J. Deskins
Newhall
Thos. Schofield
Danby
W. W. Jones
Geo. B. Parks
G. A. Bailey
San Diego
Melrose Hotel
Carter
Lee
Humble
Mojave
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Hinkley News
Needles News
Yermo
Portland Cement
Golden State Portland Cement Co
DEP
Butler
van Dyke
Daggett
Robinson
S. A. Bedell
J. T. Auchinachie
Victorville
Chas. C. Brass
Dillinghams
Pendleton & McBride, Piop
Eere
Harvey House
Wm. T. Hendrey
Sloan & Hart Bldg
J. S. Bright, Jr
U.S. Mineral Surveyor
San Bernardino, Calif
E. R. Waite
J. L. Stuchberry
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