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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
5
Delinquent stock listed for assessment dated March 20, 1912. Amounts shown opposite each shareholder name reflect the past due charges.
A small notice promotes advertising in the Printer, claiming wide readership and a six month period for a dollar. The appeal stresses accessibility, urging readers to borrow or beg the paper to view the deal.
Miss Josie Wilson of Redondo is home a month on vacation. J T Hillis oiled Elm street Monday to prevent sand blowing about in the afternoon winds. Trial of John Blake for killing J C Steiner at Kramer on March 24 is set for July 16 in Superior Court at San Bernardino. Mrs W D Sullivan and her children visit her mother in Turlock for a few weeks.
Roundhouse construction is rapidly advancing with the structure about half finished. Most materials are on site except brick for the exterior wall. Eight stalls have cement work completed and another eight await pouring next week, with 50 workers and a tower pouring up to 140 cubic yards in a single 9 hour day. Asbestos smoke jacks will be installed above each stall to resist engine gas. Completion is targeted before July 15.
A Saturday afternoon gathering hosted by Episcopal Guild members and other friends presented Mrs A Marr with an emblem pin of the Order of the Eastern Star from which she holds a high position. Well wishes accompanied her to her new home with husband Mr Marr, employed at the S P roundhouse in Rosedale near Sacramento.
Hinkley school closed last Friday with an orderly program. The patron served cake at noon, boosting pupil morale. Average annual attendance was 14. pupils excelled in exams. Prof. D Brehaut of Pomona College visited to oversee his wife’s desert claim and plans fencing, alfalfa, and crops later. Mrs. J E Evans cares for 65 chicks with more on the way. Miss Anna M Cobb, ranching south of Hinkley and living in Long Beach, summered at Avalon. C W Raymond finished a new barn. Geo A Harper is completing a well, with perforated casing en route. E A Stephens advances improvements and may add wells. For Mohave valley news, compare the Printer and send $1 for six months if we win the prize.
Clark W. Levengood of Pomona, an early Barstow butcher boy, plans to tear down the old slaughter house and ship it to Pomona. Samuel Crooks reports north river ranching in good shape with alfalfa ready for first cutting before May 15 and more seeding of alfalfa and wheat planned in June. County livestock inspector says hogs are well kept and disease free.
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