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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1915
Page
8
The Mojave River and Valleys area around Hinkley offers deep underground water, rich soil, and a fine climate as it grows toward becoming a populous desert valley. Local residents and businessmen like Barstow San Antonio Oil Co and residents in Harmony engage in storage, farming, and community activities while planning expansion and irrigation projects.
Mr and Mrs V A Conrad returned from Los Angeles by car. Johnnie Beck of Santa Ana visits his brother Christian Beck. D M Town came home from Los Angeles with granddaughter Dorothy Vogt. Miss Rose Gomes and sister visited Mrs A Decrow. Gomes has a Todd homestead. Charles Higginson returns from Victorville where he spent a week under doctor care. foot healing after accidental rifle shooting.
A civil service examination will be held at Las Vegas Nevada for postmaster at Cima California with a salary of 200 per year. Applicants must be residents of the district and apply to the civil service commission in Washington DC.
The board of supervisors last week appropriated funds to support county branch libraries at Barstow Daggett Victorville and Ludlow. Each branch reports strong growth and rising patron interest, with the Desert Empire noted for its active citizenry.
News from Mirage Valley Gray Mountain twenty miles west of Victorville details local prosperity and growth. C B Hawks and neighbor Edward Krouse improve land while Mrs Merrick drills for deep water. Residents undertake planting, fencing, alfalfa, and school plans as crowds visit Gray Mountain post office and nearby homesteads. WM Nash.
In nineteen ten the land was cactus sage and sand with no one near. By year fifteen homes and farms appear in Mirage vale offering a truthful tale of growth. Some will not come to see yet more can move and do as others did with this land.
A party of homeseekers from Ana passed through Barstow Monday. The group included Anahim’s secretary son and others such as Henry Kuebler, ee and sons Sam Hines and Joe Enclandy, who hold homesteads in Superior Valley. News of the big well drew interest.
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