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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
3
The Barstow Cornet Band held a practice and officer election at the Eagle Restaurant Tuesday night. New officers are Fred Hart president J Arbios vice president W J Evans secretary treasurer. Business committee includes W C McGuire J Evans F E Kitlin Fred Hart Hinkley Henderson V Carter and J Picketts. Practice scheduled Friday and Tuesday nights.
A birth notice lists a girl born April 30 to Mr and Mrs F E Kitten and a boy born April 28 to Mr and Mrs Walter Dreshler.
Pendleton and McBride announce City Meat Market will start Sunday hours from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. during warm weather months, beginning May 5. The market will close Saturday evenings at 7:00 p.m.
Todd Tales A. B. Donaldson has installed a pumping plant on his homestead. School closes for summer vacation on May 3. Miss Freda Marti, teacher, will spend the summer at home in Redlands. A. Alvey returned this week from a business trip to Reedley, Fresno Co. Mr. Taler and family have moved into their new house on their homestead.
New company takes over the War Eagle property 12 miles southwest of Bagdad and prepares the site for a 20 stamp mill. A water strike 7 miles south at 19 feet has been tested with a 6 inch centrifugal pump that keeps flow steady. Ore from War Eagle is reported enough to run the mill profitably for about five years.
Inquiry from parties seeks a gypsum deposit near a railroad within 200 miles of Barstow California. Fair price offered for a good deposit. Address T G Nicklin Barstow California.
Construction of a Mohave river bridge between Victorville and Oro Grande set to start around August 1 and finish by October 1. Abutments require cement, with a 20 foot high structure and a 250 foot steel span taking about three weeks to erect.
The San Bernardino Y M C A of San Bernardino has contracted for a new building at a cost of 50 000 dollars.
Bishop Johnson of Los Angeles will conduct services at the school house on Sunday May 5 at 10 30. Several persons to be confirmed for full membership. Reception for the Bishop and guests May 4 8 to 10 30 at Mrs Owens residence two doors from Dr Andersons. Robert Renison Missionary attends. Barstow Union Church holds Saturday choir practice 745 at Miss Dillinghams Sunday school 10 a m services 11 a m 830 p m Instrumental trio and solos with sermon by the pastor.
Six mining claims with good vein assays of $25 to $30 in gold are offered within five miles of Barstow. The seller T G Nicklin advertises a bargain. The report notes Com stock mine at Virginia City Nevada has a greatest working depth of 3335 feet.
Fred Clemett plans 5 acres of fruit trees near Government Holel. J Z Bennett M and M Co expands at Independence district with ore shipment and Golden Eagle plant moving to the mine. Seven men employed. Nay and Seaburn lease on Robert Young's New York property employ nine men. New gas engine and pump. main shaft at 160 feet and sinking. Mrs Nay visits from Needles with daughter. J A Darragh of Palm Hill Mining Co visits Sunnyside from Los Angeles. A R French and J Berlin complete new bungalows. E Quast and son return from Los Angeles after Mrs Quast's death. Lee Strawn builds a large cellar and harvests ripe tomatoes. Grain looks well due to moist spring. Many homeseekers come to Cima. several to take up homesteads. Mrs W B McNabb of Los Angeles visits husband. E L Burroughs returns as Salt Lake RR agent. C B Hungerford resigns. W L Kimberlin to be night operator. Mr Johnson of Morrell Springs goes to Sunnyside Mine to erect buildings and equipment. Printer reports Mohave valley news. Six months one dollar.
A general welfare and information meeting was held at Santa Fe reading room Monday evening. W. R. Dowler, general agent of S. B., D. L. Hanna traveling freight agent, and Messrs. Tuttle and Cheney attended. Engineer Phillips of Needles will take S. J. Wallace's run during Wallace's vacation.
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