Painted Land and the Big Drum Mine Discovery Tale
In the Mojave desert Ben Redfield meets Boston mining engineer A. A. Turner, who finds the Goldstone Mine promising. Turner buys adjoining ground after Redfield locates the Jack Pot claim. Millionaire W. P. Hubbard rushes to fund, and a race to close the deal ends with a high stakes purchase on the desert trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Earth
Ben Redfield
Mojave
A. A. Turner
Boston
Maby
Turner
Redfield
Goldstone
Union
New England
Ben
Old Top
Mr. Hubbard
U. S
Desert
Barstow Gun Club Formed To Protect Ducks At Mojave River
Barstow forms a new Barstow Gun Club leasing Zanini ranch land along two miles of the Mojave River for duck hunting. A cabin will serve members, access to feeding grounds improved, and the river bed deepened to hold more water. The ranch becomes a reserve with cottontail and quail protected in closed season. Bert Ames presides, L J Henderson acts as secretary treasurer. Members invited to join. strict trespass enforcement to keep nonmembers off grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Bert Ames
L. J. Henderson
Barstow Activity and the Call to Collective Need
A reader laments Barstow lacks a Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade and questions merchant lethargy. The piece urges collective effort for the community’s good and urges readers to get together for progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barstow
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Freshman Initiation Night at Local High School
The Freshman class was entertained Friday evening at the high school with a fully decorated hall, a well rendered musical program, and a dinner hour featuring toasts from each class member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clase
Grammar School Enrollment At Waterman School 1916
The Waterman Grammar School opened September 18 1916 with Hettie Irwin as principal and teachers for seventh and eighth grades. Listed are instructors for other grades and manual training domestic science and music. Enrollment at Barstow includes numerous pupils across grades I to VII with many family and local names.
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Waterman Grammar School
Hettie Irwin
Rose Janet Steele
Mabel Longacre
Florence Ek. Phillips
P. Purviance
Dorothy M. Hindle
Bessie M. Hoagland
Katie A. Herrington
Palliser
Barstow
Hinkley News Sender Urges Local Boost for Desert Valleys
A letter from a Los Angeles reader praises the Desert Empire coverage and urges stronger Hinkley representation. He notes Mirage Valley Superior Valley and Yermo Valley gaining attention and promises to renew subscription, predicting improvements through wider awareness and local effort.
Valley Wells and Dances Highlight Rural News
Superior Special Correspondent Warrington and Lowen Bros move into the valley while residents handle homesteads, wells, and farming. Dances draw large crowds as 66 families now live there. Crutts plans multiple wells and Barstow seed wheat deals for 150 acres.
Hinkley News Roundup Of Local Movements And Notices
Dr. Bagley visits Hinkley from Los Angeles driving a Maxwell. Miss Bessie Van Gundy returns from Redlands after two months away. Mrs. Bitely and Mrs. Lamb resume homesteads. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Archie leave for Pasadena for several months. A. E. Axtell trades ranch for Whittier town lots, hinting Whittier may be owned by ex Hinkley residents. Miss Minnie Gibbs back from Pasadena. R. W. Miller in Hinkley, may move to valley. Plus notes on rifles, alfalfa shipments, Ford fuel ideas, and local inquiries.
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Dr. Bagley
Hinkley
Los Angeles
Bessie van Gundy
Redlands
Whittier
Minnie Gibbs
Pasadena
R. W. Miller
Geo. Siemon
E. T. Hillis
Harry Foye
Wilk
Builder to Erect Eight Homes in Barstow Addition
F. Auerbach has purchased the L. J. Henderson property in West Barstow Addition and plans eight new houses soon. Shorty Hart of Daggett visited Barstow this week and collected several good ore samples from desert trips.
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F. Auerbach
L. J. Henderson
West Barstow
Shorty’’ Hart
Daggett
Barstow
Cat and Engineer Mix in a Mining Town Tale
A. A. Turner, engineer for Big Goldstone Mining Co., killed a wild cat on the road from Goldstone and entrusted the skin to a Main Street restaurant chef. The chef claimed the cat wound up in the garbage barrel, then said it was in the ice box. The incident sparked humorous speculation among local mining men about fur and milk.
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A. A. Turner
Big
Goldstone Mining Co
Goldstone
Main Street
Fieldman
Barstow
Nick
Cap
Bob
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Mildred Wester
Winifred Haws
Bernstein Higgins
Einar Hansen
Viena Jensen
Cristina Lopez
Juan Lopez
Donald Leak
Margaret Macsey
Elenora Moore
Tommy Peralta
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Ogden Platt
Bernice Soules
Billie Sparkes
Allee Freyslaben
Irene Freyslaben
Marjorie Fanning
Bernice Garrett
Dolores Olevadas
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Jesus Fierro
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Jesus Hernandes
Ralph Suchy
Robert Wheeler
Robert Hopper
Joe Salazar
Antonio Estrada
Jack Bryan
Eugene Capps
Maurice Dodson
Paul Duran
Charles Davenport
Francisca Fierro
Maria Fierro
Adah Franniken
Jose Garcia
James Honey
Lee Jeong
Eileen Moore
Petra Ordas
Victoria Peralta
Genevieve Pratt
Helen McDonald
Edith Riche
Walter Upton
Lillian Burnside
Margaret Ballard
Joseph Chambers
Frank Colcord
Raymond Darnell
Grace King
Frank McDonald
Catherine Shirly
Florence Stuchberg
Lewis Thompson
Bernice White
Mildred Bryan
Lizzie Dover
Elsie Erickson
Kathleen Fanning
Maxcimeno Franco
Nancy Gilham
Robert Gillett
Francis Haws
Myrtle Hill
Martha Mitchell
Mary Mitchell
Michael Peralta
Walter Riche
Hilario Salazar
Albert Sellman
Marjorie Slenker
Evelyn Taylor
Julia Ballard
Flora Brass
Herbert Gouldin
Alexa Holmes
Eugene Miller
Elsie Riche
Harold Soules
Leah Schneider
Leta Thompson
William Webster
Ruby Wilson
Willie Dodson
Lonnie Dodson
John Hamilton
Olivia Hansen
Martin Hedrick
Elmore Hillis
Savon King
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Howard Pendleton
Clemente Ramos
Ray Shackelford
William Slenker
Walter King
Robert White
Ralph Riche
Virgil Rush
Robert Rush
George Leak
Gertrude Moore
Paula M. Gellette
Gladys Ballard
Seth Holmes
Frances Rich
Catherine McCrary
Frederica Dresse
Martha Hedrick
Ola Hill
John Starnacle
John Mitchell
Basil Wheeler
Alfred Henderson
Leonard Soules
Barstow Printer
Barstow, Cal
Mir
Desert Empire
Mirage Valley
Superior Valley
Yermo Valley
J. L. Hoove
Mr. Warrington and
Lowen Bros. of
Valley
Paul Corr
Bliss
Hertiosa Beach
Correll
Mrs. F. M. McIntore
C. EE. Squires
Robert North
D. EK. Crafts
EK. V. Edmonds
Independence
J. Dotty
Mr. McLain
Walley
B. D. Crutts
Hopman
Mr. Crutts
Cat
Chef
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