Barstow Post Office Notice Cites 1879 Act
The notice records second class matter status on July 8 1910 at Barstow post office and cites the act of March 3 1879 indicating mail regulations.
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1911
Page
2
The notice records second class matter status on July 8 1910 at Barstow post office and cites the act of March 3 1879 indicating mail regulations.
Dr Prosser installs a large pumping plant to irrigate corn and small grain. A new artesian water drilling outfit is planned. Bruce McCormick aims to open a cold storage and ice plant. La Furgy ranch, owned by Otis and Los Angeles interests, reports good crops and potatoes shipped to Otis. Rain on Sunday the 14th aids growth. D D Connell is recovering from illness. Dr C E Stauter visits town for dentistry. Chas Kelly travels to Oro Grande on Bruce McCormick business. T O Williams plants three acres to sugar beets as an experiment.
Mr. Fillpot has installed his pumping plant and expects abundant water. Oakes and Leoni report a good barley hay crop. Mr. Stephens has completed another well on his ranch and anticipates a strong water flow.
Goldstone J. A. McIntyre toured the Halford camp and reported two shafts of 50 and 80 feet, a 30 foot drift, and a four foot ledge of rich ore. A yucca cabin embodies traditional miners’ style as advocates urge bona fide development to restore public confidence and root out wildcatters.
A Newberry Los Angeles man mails a postal card warning about offers of 640 acres of government land at Newberry. He denounces land sharks who fleece homeseekers and calls for protection of dullards who fall for cheap hooks.
The first Supervisoral district was represented at almost all Board of Supervisors meetings while Judge West rode a pass from the Santa Fe Railroad in lieu of payment for water rights. Today, current Supervisors must cover railroad fares from a state limited fund, so the district should be represented by a Supervisor near Barstow or closer to the county seat.
Crucero EK. E. Guy, night operator, prepares to take a quarter section with adjoining land to be filed by Agent Hewetson. Mr. Hite detained in Los Angeles will arrive this week for a Land Co. C. C. Hewetson received white leghorn hens and plans to expand poultry work with new buildings and a large corral once wire arrives.
Malcolm Clark a prominent mining man with extensive Barstow property traded two improved San Bernardino lots for two Elm street Barstow lots owned by Roadmaster Albert Ray. One Barstow lot features a cottage and brick rear building while the other hosts a machine shop.
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