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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1911
Page
6
In Columbus Indiana on November 8 local weather predictors claim a coming winter will be unusually cold. They cite moss on beech trees, squirrels storing food, heavier goose bones and thicker down, and heavier muskrat fur as signs of a harsh season.
Seattle, Nov. 8. The trading schooner Transit, under Capt. John Backlund, arrived with whalebone and furs valued at $50,000 after a three months Behring sea and Arctic Ocean cruise. The ship reached Point Barrow and stopped at remote northwest settlements, delivering articles Esquimaux ordered from magazine pictures.
A severe cold wave and snow swept the central west from the Northwest Territory toward the Gulf states. Forecasts by Professor Henry J. Cox warn of a long harsh winter possibly extending to June, with a biting wind and temperatures near zero as the storm moves southeast.
Sacramento reports a nationwide interest in California's law changes from the old form to the progressive charter. The surge of requests to Governor Hiram W. Johnson’s office includes copies of the governor’s inaugural address and his recall speech, widely circulated on request.
Government experiments on 100 acres in South Carolina produced about 12000 pounds of tea this year valued at roughly one dollar per pound. Officials say rising Southern demand has created a ready market for the home grown tea.
Indianapolis Mayor Samuel Shank demonstrates against price fixes by bringing Wisconsin potatoes to sell at cost plus handling. The move lowers local prices and spurs talks of municipal buyers and direct-from-producer markets to curb commission firms. Union workers and post office staff join efforts to buy farm products directly.
In Kill Devil Hill North Carolina on November 8 the Wright brothers show a heavier than air glider can imitate a gull. Orville Wright reaches 200 feet, stays aloft over a minute, and performs controlled climbs and dives without a motor, proving potential for long air duration in wind.
Washington reports the post office department will not distribute letters addressed to Santa Claus to charities. The old order to turn over such letters to benevolent groups was not renewed due to abuses. Under law these letters are considered fictitious and are returned or destroyed.
A visiting salesman praises Ferdinand in Dubois county Indiana calling it the ideal town in the country He notes lack of justice of the peace no crime arrests few real estate tax delinquencies and minimal political influence with only two Republicans in the township He quotes an old resident for the information on the train stop
Public land and mining cases brief. Advises contacting Clark & Wright, land lawyers, at 902 F Street N W Washington D C for contest information and how to obtain scrip locatable on public lands without residence or cultivation.
Calbraith P. Rodgers lands at Pasadena at 4 08 PM completing a coast to coast aeroplane journey in 49 days. Spectators exceed 15 000 amid a gala reception as the Wright biplane performs daring maneuvers above Tournament Park. Rodgers has logged 4231 miles flown with 49 days elapsed and 24 ascensions, though the trip is said to be financially unprofitable.
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