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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1922
Page
1
Mining notes report a 140-foot tunnel driven in the Silver Bow Extension with vein at the 76-foot level and surface vein values of 4 to 51 ounces across six spots. Lead and silver stringers found in the Silver Contact at 94 feet. crosscut planned at 105 feet as three men operate with compressors and jack hammers.
A Barstow Printer urges local merchants to support home services and advertising. The writer accuses out of town printers and advertisers of neglecting Barstow and its schools, urging merchants to subscribe, place ads, and route job printing locally to boost the desert town and its economy.
Barstow Real Estate Company offers a newly built five room home in a San Bernardino area convenient for railroad men. Includes bath and toilet, closets, garage, shaded lawn with trees. Priced at 3150 dollars with 1000 dollar down and balance on favorable terms.
Murphy swimming pool grows in popularity as auto tourists and locals frequent the Barstow plunge. Visitors from across the United States praise the cool water and daylong swims, with night gatherings and crowds peaking during early evening hours. A Mexican border traveler and a Cheyenne party noted the water felt cooler and the trip had stretched since May.
A new road is being built in the Crooks addition to provide summer access for the ice man and winter access for the coal man. It will serve residents along the river, connect with the highway at the Parks residence, then head north and east past the Murphy swimming pool and the camping ground to meet the highway at the bridge.
Barstow residents increasingly use electricity as ads promote electric washers vacuum cleaners stoves irons and fans at Dillingham Bros White and Platt drug store and the Telephone Office.37 families now have heat meters indicating electric stoves in use since Carl Ernst became local Power Company manager, boosting consumer appreciation and usage. More electric signs appear with a special rate.
Sunday morning June 18 in Ludlow saw Miss Alice Trenkle marry Mr. Dave Rooks with Rev. T Kerfs officiating. Attendants were Mrs. William Trenkle and best man William Trenkle. the couple celebrated their ninth anniversary with the groom’s family. The bride wore white satin with orange blossoms, a Mass followed with hymns by the choir. A wedding dinner and reception at the bride’s parents’ home completed the day before the couple starts life in Ludlow. Mrs. Rooks works as a telegraph operator for the A T & S F railroad. Mr. Rooks is Ludlow night yard master.
Wall Street messengers will wear bright red coats and carry five pound portable safes at the waist as a precaution against holdup men. The new security measure aims to deter criminals and protect cash deliveries.
John Kennedy after talks in Los Angeles with H. F. Miller Barstow Mining and Milling Co aims to develop the Kennedy property extensively within two months. The shaft reaches 100 feet with 50 feet crosscut. assays reach 1250 dollars in the hole, averaging 14 dollars, with some 300 dollar results. About 1500 on dumps to be shipped. a cyanide mill is planned once ore blocks are sufficient.
Ludlow hosts 500 Club gathering at D C Pearses with prizes won by Mrs Reinerth and Dan Houck. Local church plans new building, Father Kerfs visits Barstow. Oasis Cafe opens by L W Merscher. Residents travel to Monrovia Los Angeles and Seattle. Tourism and business rise, with 100 to 200 more travelers noted.
Barstow notes cover visits from Earl Ernst and Grace Brinkerhoff to Los Angeles and long trips to Stockton and San Francisco, plus neighbors Pierre Crooks and Mary Hillis. family moves, new bank arrival, and a benefit baseball show to fund expenses. Church, school, and road projects appear with remarks on a Catholic church appeal and Bear Valley road work.
Cars crowd the days as Ludlow is hailed the prettiest town on the Desert. Mrs F W Clooney becomes librarian after Sherredan resigns. Mr and Mrs H C Binns relocate to Los Angeles. Jack Stoker, T and T master mechanic, on vacation. True’s drug store invites prescriptions and family recipes to be carefully compounded.
The Providence Mines Co located 11 miles northeast of Kelso has installed a Chicago pneumatic 6 drill compressor. Ten workers have been on site for some time and 550 feet of development work is complete. Earl Brooke and J R McInerney passed Barstow this morning en route to Los Angeles after visiting the property.
Four room house for rent located three doors west of the plant. See J. L. Crooks in Barstow for details. Date: 6 22-hp.
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