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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
1
Clifton Barnes a Camp Cady cattleman known as the Cowboy Musician was dragged a quarter mile after a broncho rope looped his wrist when it slipped a post. He escaped with a bruised, skinned hand and several days in bed after leading the horse back to safety.
Dix Van Dyke praised the American Trona Corporation for building a large plant and payroll town at Trona after investing millions to extract potash borax soda salt and related chemicals from Searles Lake. Burnham Chemical Company is also developing deposits nearby. Barstow Chamber of Commerce urged to study these resources for similar ventures.
In a Barstow Chamber of Commerce meeting Lubin J Henderson urged gathering data on a railroad crossing to connect North and South Barstow. Dr Pratt replied the current plan uses old crossings while progress abounds in other cities toward subways under streets to improve safety for autos and pedestrians. Los Angeles eyes seventy subways at ten thousand dollars each to ease traffic and save lives. The piece argues for home rule and city incorporation to fund essential improvements like dog licenses streets water and fire services.
Barstow plans a grand Fourth of July event as new fireproof buildings in the business district near the state highway are readied. After years without a true celebration, organizers aim to attract thousands, advertising Barstow’s growing business section and inviting visitors from Victorville and surrounding areas.
The Capron ranch two miles west of Yermo, including a good well, pumping plant, several buildings, and graded land with alfalfa, is sold to Mr. Stockton of Long Beach for about 15000 dollars. The new owner plans to plant 40 acres to pears.
Barstow’s commerce group plans a new air landing field north of the river to support rapid mail service and travel. Arthur Doran offers a tractor loan to level ground for baseball use and for potential county fair events. A local museum would display old autos and railroad coaches from a vanished desert people.
Properous neighbors Tancaster and Palmdale are cited with populations around 1,000 and 450 respectively. The region is praised for ample water and agricultural wealth, highlighting alfalfa at $20 per ton year round and bumper yields from 6,560 acres, Bartlett pears on 4,500 acres, and thriving poultry. The Printer seeks brief farm and garden reports from nearby areas.
An engineer probes a vast mineral zone south of Bagdad Ludlow and Am boy near the old Bagdad mine once yielding millions in gold. The property now called Pacific Mines Company awaits revival with a large payroll and renewed production potential.
Miss Ruby Wilson, operator for the Interstate Telegraph Company at Barstow for two years, has resigned to take a position in the post office.
Mrs. Joe K Rankin and Mrs Ss A Shotwell hosted a social afai at Rankin home on Monday afternoon. Guests enjoyed Bridge and Five Hundred, with high and low score prizes awarded as floral arrangements and mandarins. Pink orchid and delicate sweet pea decor, orchid ice cream and pastry complemented refreshments.
The new townsite company plans modern Yermo with brick and cement buildings using local clay and gravy. The Alvord gold mine might return under modern methods after years of productive ore. Oil drilling paused before testing deep prospects as nearby wells declined, while Yerma residents buy nearby acre lots near Western Pacific Oil Company property at 50 dollars per acre.
Dan Curtain the miner north of Barstow develops the Lane mines using an arastra to crush ore. His oil engine powered device mirrors Solomon's method but with modern improvements, turning Lane Well into a potential producer. Lane and supporters in Yermo and Calico praise the innovation.
Mrs Link Bden of Riverside traveled to Vermo to visit her brother and his wife Mr Pearl and Mrs Pearl during Mother's Day, staying at their home.
In Daggett a police action targeted bootleggers and narcotics peddlers near a Mexican workforce at Minneola and Gale. Four suspected individuals were arrested on vagrancy charges after searches turned up a woman named Marie Villa and Jiminez, with a card linking them. Jiminez received four months and a 500 dollar fine, Villa 60 days or 60 dollars, two others fined ten dollars each. The case highlights pay day irregularities and alleged connections between participants.
The Empire Lead Mining Company begins operations at Calico with a lead and silver deposit. An 150 horsepower Diesel engine, dynamos, timber, bunkhouses, and seven buildings have arrived at Yermo. Roads are being built from mines to the mill and a payroll of thirty men is in prospect. Barstow could become a desert mining hub with active industry support from its Chamber of Commerce.
The Barstow Chamber of Commerce met Monday at the Auditorium with many attendees. Discussion covered new business district improvements, street lighting data, a potential fire district, highway macadamizing, and a proposed baseball park. A July Fourth celebration and aviation field work were also discussed, with next meeting set for June 5.
The Printer asks readers if they enjoy the colored comic supplement Funnies and whether to continue sending it after a six month trial. It invites letters on what readers think and how the section could be improved.
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