National Highway Tourists Report Pleasant Rides Across Route
Trans continental travelers along the Santa Fe Grand Canyon Needles route report pleasant trips and high satisfaction with road and scenery. A new Needles to Ludlow segment will cut eight miles and add 100 miles of dirt road heading west. The Old Trails National Road seeks a 20 million dollar appropriation to finish a permanent road, with work nearing completion between Victorville and Summit.
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Santa Fe-Grand Canyon-Needles National Highway
Needles
Ludlow
Lowe
The
Old Trails National Road
Congress
Barstow
Mojave Valley
Victorville
Summit
Geo. H. Finnegan
Hesperia
Los Angeles Examiner
H. W. Hall
Pride
Long Beach
Phoenix
Yuma
Mexico
Santa Fe Grand Canyon - Needles National
San Bernardino
Kingman
Civilization
J. M. Lowe
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon-Needles National Highway
Barstow Mechanical Defeats Otis 25 to 6 in Season Opener
Barstow Mechanical Department opened the season by routing Otis 25 to 6 on Sunday. The lineup featured O'Hara and O'Brien for Barstow with McShane and Williams among Otis players. A next game vs the Agents is set for June 1 at 3 p.m. on the Williams Addition diamond, with a $100 side bet rumored.
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Barstow Mechanical Department
Otis
Barstow
Otis O'Hara
Tloeh M. Williams
McShane O’brien
McCue
Humble
Williams Craig
Massey Sissell
Haynes Parks
Ingraham Schneider
Marsh C.M. Williams
Barstow Notes Vacation Plans and Local Happenings
Barstow residents report D Mack and family plan a month long trip visiting Seymour Indiana Cincinnati Washington Atlantic City and Birmingham before returning home. Dr Anderson announces the birth of an 11 pound girl to Mr and Mrs J W Bassett on the 28th. J H Flint visited Daggett Sunday. Slit skirt spreads among Barstow fashions. D C Henderson left for San Diego for osteopathy treatment. School ends June 6 for summer vacation. A group of dancers went to Otis Saturday and enjoyed a swell outing.
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D. Mack
Seymour
Ind
Cincinnati
Washington
Atlantic City
Bermingham
Barstow
D. C. Henderson
San Diego
Otis
Barstow Brevities Highlight Local Visitor Notes
Barstow brief mentions John Blake from San Bernardino planning mining after a trip to Kramer. Several residents travel for visits and vacations to Kingman Arizona McConnico Reedley Otis Needles Azusa and the Grand Canyon, with others prospecting land and water in Sierra Madre and Goldstone mine activity north of Barstow.
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John Blake
San Bernardino
Kramer
Barstow
B. F. Gouldin
Kingman
Ariz
FE. Strohm
I. J. Baguley
McConnico
Norb Nessly
Kansas
Memphis
Tenn
Central West
J. C. Newlin
Sierra Madre
Hinkley Valley
A. Alvey
Reedley
Cal
Mr. Alvey
Todd
Geo. Drumm
R. BE. Davis
Wm. Clancy
Goldstone
Tom Williams
Otis
Railroad Affairs At Mojave Barstow boom and expansion
The Union Oil Co. builds an oil refinery at Mojave and Santa Fe crews prepare large tanks to receive oil from a new Bakersfield Los Angeles line. Oil cars will be repaired in Barstow as yards expand and about five miles of yard tracks are built. A 120 ton wrecking crane arrives with Ambrose as engineer. Barstow to Kramer track renewal advances toward July 10. Geor ge Santhu seeks care, Judge Carter covers yard duties, and B F Gouldin conducts an annual inventory.
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Union Oil Co
Mojave
Santa Fe
Bakersfield
Los Angeles
Tehachapi
Barstow
8. P
Ambrose
Kramer
Geo. Santhu
Santa Fe Hospital
Carter
B. F. Gouldin
Excursion to San Diego from Barstow via Santa Fe
The season's first excursion to San Diego runs over the Santa Fe at $4 round trip from Barstow. Tickets go on sale May 30 to June 1 and are valid for 80 days. The Coronado Beach tent city opens June 1 with no stopovers north of Oceanside. Barstow marks the northern point of the trip.
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San Diego
Santa Fe
Barstow
Coronado Beach
Oceanside
James Wins Suit Over Gold Mine Claim Dispute
Geo James wins against Old Mountain Gold Co as court orders possession of the gold mines on May 22. The company failed to appear and to maintain assessment work. the location was altered and James reclaimed the property, turning them into producers.
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Geo
James
Old Mountain Gold Co
Victor Sassella Injured in Mining Accident
Victor Sassella, engineer for the Trona company’s auto train of Borax lake, fell twenty five feet while inspecting a gasoline engine at the Arondo mine. He fractured his right leg and sustained other bruises, was treated by the company doctor, transported by auto to Santa Fe hospital with wife Mrs Sassella, and his mining peers wish for a speedy recovery.
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Victor Sassella
Trona Company
Borax Lake
Arondo
Auto
Santa Fe
Los Angeles
Sassella
Randsburg
Desert
Gold Brick From King Solomon Mine Prospect
Sixty eight tons of ore from the Teagle Lamberson lease on the King Solomon group yielded a gold brick worth 2200 at the Red Dog mill in Johannesburg. The ore averaged over 32 dollars per ton and was mined at a rate over 100 dollars per day with enough material for another milling before the lease expires June 15.
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Teagle-Lamberson
King Solomon Group
Red Dog
Johannesburg
Randsburg
New Land Commissioner Named in Washington Report
Advices from Washington state indicate Clay Tallman of Nevada will be named commissioner of the general land office within a few days. The post pays 5000 dollars annually and supervises 156 land offices and 450 clerks in the general land office plus many more in sub-offices.
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Las Vegas Review
Washington State
Clay Tallman
Nevada
General Land Office
Butcher Shop Closes for Warm Weather Hours
Pendleton and McBride announce daily market closure from 12 noon to 4 p.m. during warm weather months starting Monday June 2.
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Pendleton & McEcbride
Real Joy Ride From Here to Los Angeles
Postmaster and Mrs Kendrick drove their Ford to Los Angeles and back, leaving Sunday morning and returning Wednesday evening. Seth enjoyed the trip, especially Cajon Pass and orange groves. They met Attorney Frank H. Snyder in Los Angeles, nephew arrived from Indiana, with partner Mr Smith, planning to stay. They visited nephew and niece and four children in a Glendale bungalow.
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Kendrick
Los Angeles
Seth
Cajon Pass
Frank H. Snyder
Indiana
Smith
Glendale
Narrow town blaze prompt caution to smokers
A near miss from a large fire occurred Tuesday in western town. Citizens are urged to be careful throwing matches and cigars. Mass is planned for Monday morning June 2 at 7 15 at the schoolhouse. The State superintendent bans tuition collection from out of district students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Bryan
H. Schneider
State Superintendent of Schools
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Oro Grande
City Meat Market
Pendleton & McBride Or
Melrose
California
Syais Tiga
Ose
M. Lowell
Barstow Drug Store
M.D
White & Platt
Barstow, Cal
C. A. Burcham
Arthur Drew
Messrs. Iillis
LeSage
C. B. Halfpenny and
Deskins
W. N
Azusa
Walter N. Brunt
San Francisco
Barstown
Grand Canyon
Brunt
King
Solomon
New Land Commissioner
van Dyke Ranch
Daggett, Cal
Lubin J. Henderson
Ladies’ & Gent’s Tailor
Barstow, California
HOTEL
McRae & Co.’S New Eee Building
Barstow, CA
M. Fletcher
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