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10c Per COUNTY MINER $3.00 MOHAVE a Year Copy AND T ' OUR MINERAL WEALTH OFFICIAL PAPEK OF MOHAVE CCUN1Y voixxxvm. Kingman, , Saturday, July 24, 1920. No. 39.

E GAINS-STAT- FLAGSTAFF BATTERY A FRED LEWIS LEADS BOULDER CANYON DAM ELLIS HARBAGH POST BIG PROPERTY

ARREST E ELECTS DELEGATE TO MEETS DEATH IN OF ARIZONA MEETS A DEFEAT AT OFFICERS TO . A letter from Arnold Kruckman, Returns so far received by the state, HANDS OF "WILDCATS" MURDERER AUTO ACCIDENT tax commission indicate a big gain in Of secretary-treasur- er of the Le-igu- of STATEJ1VENTI0N the property valuations of the state, the Southwest, conveys the informa- although there has been a rather oper- -' William P. Eshom, who was the vic- Lightening fast baseball marked Fred Lewis, former telegraph tion that in recent conversations with Friday night the Ellis Harbach large decrease in mine values. The n Oat-ma- tim of an autqmobile accident, in Los thq second game between Kingman atoivat Drake, now agent at lopocK Director Davis of the. Lnited States Post No. 29, American Legion, at n increases are in the valuations of real semi-month- Angeles, died at a hospital in city Wildcats Battery Flag- caused the arrest Reclamation Service, gentleman ly that and "A" of last Saturday night ttiat held its regular estate and town lots, the greatest in- perpertrator of a most revolt- declared his determination that the meeting. last Thursday without regaining con- staff was staged at Kingman last of the sciousness. Mr. Eshom was born in crease being in Maricopa county, Sunday, orictory ing crime at Fullerton, . Boulder Canyon dam project would be Among matters con- and the home team's California about 60 years ago and re- where property values increased from losing Lewis had just read an account of carried to a successful issue. He sidered and decided upon was the elec- has broken a streak, and moved to this county when a young approximately $99,000,000 last year to brought joy to all, Kingman fans. thd,' crime in a Los Angeles paper, says that it is not material whether tion of Attorney V. P. Lucas as a man. He engaged in the cattle bus- $134,000,000 this year. Graham coun- Score Kingman 5. --when a negro came up to buy a .tic- bedrock is found in the canyon onnot, delegate to the 'State; Convention of iness, having a large ranch eighteen ty increased from $13,000,000 last Battery "A" 4. ket to Albuquerque. He noticed the as the walls can be blasted ntothe the Legion to be held at Globe, Ari- miles south of Yucca. Owing toi the year to $14,000,000 this year. The Ever since the defeat of Kingman negyo answered the description of the gorge and provide a gravel base on zona, August 9, 10 and 11th. show poor health of his wife he sold one-ha- lf mining counties decreases more and whom the offi- whichNto build the 'massive dam. This Convention is ,of the utmost at Flagstaff th "Wildcats" and their man described for interest Jtoe or loss, with tle exception of Mohave, searching down near the While this feature of the building of importance to all men as in the ranch to Rudy, faithful followers have been awaiting cers were who is now managing the property, which increased about $150,000. Ihis border. Lewis was alone in the dam is under consideration boring the position which the Legion will the day their conquerers would invade Mexican and removed to Los Angeles. Re- increase was due to other than mine stalled the negro while for bedrock is being carried on by a take in all National as well as" State Kingman. the office but cently aJarge shipment of cattle was property, the mines showing a consid- to Needles some corps of competent engineers and up- legislation will be discussed and def- Howard (Smith was chosen to do he telegraphed for sent to Los Angeles, erable decrease from that of the year few minutes the Need- - on their report depends in a measure inite action taken. from which a the mound work for Kingman and the officers. In a large sum of money was before, owing to the falling off in ' Ipr officers were there. The black the cost of this big installation. Mr. Lucas was instructed by the realized. judgment of Manager Patterson and x The couple are well known in Mohave f production of the Tom Reed and Uni put up a bad fight but the five While this project, as an adjunct to Post as to what tiie boys wanted in Captain Price was proven good, for man county and have a host of friends ted Eastern, due to the strikes of last .vfdVrTvi stnn had him handcuffed. the internal improvements of this the way of legislation both State and Smith pitched winning ball from the here. Mr. Eshom was a splendid fol- year. up1 1 day the Aiegro, county, is of enormous potential National first man to the last man out. After praying all and also with regard to the g will low, easy-goin- and likeable his It be remarked, when the full Gibson, to tne Killing value, we can reasonably see how proposed amendment and With Smith going at that pace and Mose confessed of the National death will be returns are in, that Mohave county Trapp, rancher and much greater is its importance to the Constitution greatly regretted. He Knorr always reliable Kingman has, of Eov Fullerton with reference to the leaves a per capita is the richest county in .assaulting The was lower reaches Colorado Legion entering Politics. sister in Kingman, Mrs. a pitching staff that should bring his wife. of.tha river Mary Sweeney many the state. It has more property than hammer, in the matter of safeguarding The Oatman boys and brothels and home the "bacon" every time. committed with a that .deserve great sisters to Yuma, Santa Cruz, Graham, Navajo, negro said his country and the bringing of an extra credit mourn his loss. The game started in a manner cal- In his confession the for the splendid organi- The following Apache and Coconino, although every- state- million acres of fertile iands under account of the acci culated to give Flagstaff all en- motive was robbery but this zation they have developed and the one of the counties have at least the cultivation, besides extending the spirit in dent we take from the Los Angeles couragement possible, for in the first ment is disbelieved. which they conduct its af- Times: double our population. Really there no doubt that the fiend growing season more than three fairs. inning, thel visitors were presented There is "William Eshom, a retired cattle- are few;, parts of the having been pass months longer. Fully 500,000 acres The Post holds its meeting every with a run by a bad thVow from home will hang, sentence man residing at 1511 South Harvard that can show as great a per capita of land along the river, now subject other Friday night and full mem- to third. Again in the third inning ed uoon him a, Boulevard, his wife, Es- valuation as Mohave County. in Kingman, to overflow, will be brought under bership is always in Mrs. Blanche Flagstaff was handed two more mark- Lewis is well known attendance. hom, aged 50, and guest, Drake, he was a cultivation by the protection afforded their Mrs. ers by an error in the outfield. Threa When stationed at Adella J. Wood, 59 years age, Kingman Sunday by the big dam. The money for the of were runs on one hit, is surely great evi- weekly visitor to SUPERVISORIAL' all possibly fatally injured when WHAT IRRIGATION WILL the "Wildcats" per- project is to be secured through the NEW their dence of generosityto the visitors, but afternoons to see automobile, driven by Mrs. Eshom, form. We do not know whether there Kinkead bill, now before congress. might at some future time prove to be - collided with east bound car No. 902 DO KINGMAN so- Lewis ishould Mr. Davis is to have a complete re- NEAR fatal. , was a reward, but if CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED of the West Eleventh-stree- port filed with the committee of con- t line, at Howard, the Flagstaff pitcher was get West Tenth street and Harvard Boul of the conviction gress when that body meets on the outdoing1 himself, and held Kingman As an aftermath evard last night The injured were Irrigation has created a pretty lit- murder and 6th of next December. It will carry Another runless. In fact, not a Kingman ran--. of Mose Gibson for the candidate has been added rushed to the Receiving Hospital in tle garden spot in the Wallapai Moun- a short time with it the recommendation of the ner got past second for four innings. outrage at Fullerton, to the list of those seeking the demo three private machines. tains at Jessie Martin's" ranch seven murdering fiend has con- whole array of members of the Geo The visitors gave their pitcher excel- ago, that cratic nomination to su- Police Surgeons miles southeast of Kingman. Ross logical Survey, the secretary of the the office of Assistant Beggs lent support throughout the entire-tim- fessed to the murder of the Earhart who surveying in ago. interior and those who have personal- pervisor, John W. Ward, of the Big and Renfrew found that Mr. Eshom Housholder was that he was in the box. family at Phoenix, a month had a possible vicinity the early part of the week was going ly looked into the feasability of the Sandy, shying his castor into the ring. frontal fracture of the The last half of the fifth inning ar- Gibson, knowing that he skull, Mrs. Eshom had suffered grave reports that Mr. Martin was curing possibly has concluded project, besides the weight of the ex- Mr. Ward is an old time farmer of rived with prayers on the lips of the to sure death, internal injuries and her nose was al- his second cutting of alfalfa. Besid- one or two more ecutives of twelve western and Paci the valley and has made a success 6f Kingman fans, and hope in their that confessing to most severed, and Mrs. Wood has es his field he has a crop of him any, but fic states and the League of the his own business and we feel sure a alfalfa hearts. Howard was going great, for will not hurt that probable basal fracture of cane which is looking fine and gar- to clear up Southwest. if he is successful there will be no the skull. a Hammerslaw was an easy out on a that it might be best According to "witnesses, both den containing melons, sweet com, not allow others to When the editor attended the meet- cause .for regret among the property the grounder to short. Smith was not to these crimes and street ear and the automobile were beans ,and a variety! of other vege- ing of the Indian Committee of con owners of the county. He is a genial be denied and singled. Bale sacrificr suffer for them. , going slowly The auto, going south tables. Apple trees have been plant- Earharts gress, at Parker, last May, we were wholesouled fellow with friends ga- ed with a speedy grounder putting After the murder of the had just crossed the ed throughout irrigated is believed given the assurance that everyone of lore. tracks in front the area. Smith on second with two out. The two negros, one of whom of the car when the Three years ago passed through these thirteen congressmen would fav- rear end of the Mr. Martin located stage was set for Kingman's revenge to have been Gibson, machine was struck by the front a spring in the Wallapais and built The opinion of the or the Boulder Canyon project when "CASEY" TAKES THE of but no one knew it Fennel hit a fast Kingman in acar. the street car. The auto over- his ranch house. nice herd had an accom- the matter of appropriations for the was He has a one to third and beat out the throw, officers is that Gibson BULLION TO S. F. turned with such force of cattle. bloodstained finger big dam came before congress. At that 'it landed Smith scoring thq" first run for the plice, and the upside down on a fire hydrant on the the Ear-hart-s' the time they were asked to take fav- "Wildcats". TWO OUT, ONE ON; marks found in the home of southeast with orable action looking to an appropria "Casey" Jones left Tuesday after- corner, breaking off the fire AND ONE RUN. Fennel, advanced ' are being compared that plug and flooding CASTEEL NOW HANDLING these finger tion of over $10,000,000 for a diver noon for San Francisco with a bar of the street where the safely to second when Robinson was negro, but it is said that bullion from the Eastern. When he injured lay. belong to two amerenc men. sion dam above Parker, that wouW safe on a poor throw to first. Price prints under cultivation larcp nrp.iN reaches his destination Casey will de- After the injured had been taken Mrs. Trapp told the officers that; two hrinir a nUKBUT THE "PARK" then came up ,and smashed the ball ir- liver the bullion to the proper author- to the hospital it was learned fiom committed the murder at her of land that could not be readily for a single, scoring Fennel and put- men ities and then proceed to make the Mrs. Eshom that her purse contain-ing- a the officers are searching rigated from a pump station, and ting Robinson on second. TWO OUT, home, and best of a short vacation. large sum of money and several "Murray Carrow and Lena Casteel other criminal. Gibson re- they naturally saw that with a big TWO RUNS, TWO ON. And then for the diamond rings was missing. Polics won the prize waltz at The Park last to admit at first that he com- dam higher up where the flood wat- came Tommy Hayes. The first ball fused detectives searched for it in vain." couples mitted the' Phoenix crime, or that he ers could be impounded this dam 'Saturday night. The were he hit was a foul beyond first base, had an acomplice. would be a success, otherwise it would thinned down to three, Harold Davis and the slick catcher from Flagstaff afford no safeguard for the low lands pulled his out field over toward right ANNOUNCES HIMSELF A and Ruby Gates, Jimmie James and along the river. (Continued on Page 12) Naomi Dickerson-beingth- only ones FATHER DIES SUDDENLY Mr. Davis has called a meeting at SCIIILIS WITH BOTTLE San Diego on the 3d of August, at CANDIDATES RECORDER left with the winners when the choice was made. judges WILL MAKE RACE FOR ANGELES which time many important proposi The were Mrs. J. INJOS tions will be discussed relative to the To be hit by a pop 'bottle, careless- W. Patterson, L. M. Wheeler V and the ly thrown from the window of a pass- W. H. Welsh, one of the old timers Ruth Long. dam. the canal for THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE Rob Robinson left Wednesday night Imperial valley and other features of ing passenger train, was the novel and of the Gold Road section, this week The dances at The Park are now be- A painful experience th befell George for Los Angeles where he was called the irrigation needs of the Colorado A announces himself as a candidate for ing given by Earl Casteel every Sat- basin. Brobant at a desert mation west of urday night. To-nig- ht Jimmie James, him- death of his father, Walter river the office of Recorder. Mr. M. G. Wagner is announcing by the Needles, about ten days ago. Mr. Welsh Armstrong and "Burkie" will recent- furnish self in this week's Miner as a candi- Robinson. His father had but Brobant was riding the pilot of an of the Gold Road mine and with the the music. The boys of the Williams for7 Supervisor ly undergone an operation whjch was ABIE BALE JOINS BRUNDAGE engine for the purpose of jumping off exception of a short time spent in ball team will be guests of the King- date the office 6f of Alaska has resided there ever since. Mohave on the Democratic Hot successful. A second operation and opening a switch, when passen- man Ball Club at the dance. County, ger No. 9 by, He is well and favorably known to the was resorted to which proved fatal. MANAGEMENT OF ROSHREE train flashed running ticket. about 45 miles per hour. A bottle boys of the mining camps, ar.d should came to California "Mert" Wagner is well known in Mr. Robinson thrown from a window of the he have the good fortune to be elect- has quit his job the train TAXCONFERENCEHELD the county having been in the cattle several years ago from Colorado and Abie Bale at struck him in the pit of the stomach, ed to the coveted position the people now associated with Ray until the past year he has been in Bcale and is knocking him unconscious across the will be assured of a good administra- business when he first came here 20 Brundage in the management of the tion of the good health. He is survived by drawbar on the pilot. ' No one ap- office. years ago and later going into bus- Rosetree Candy Shop. AT DOUGLAS THIS YEAR n pearing to open engi- has-bee- daughter and a son, Roy. being a kind of a ball the switch the KEROSENE iness in Kingman. He a Abie besides neer stopped his and went PRICE player has been dubbed the "Candy train successful business man in Kingman around in front to see what was the UP CENTS , on account of his candy making 22 Thursday last assessor W. O. Rug-gles- for 15 years and would make a good' PICNIC AT BEALE Kid", matter ,and found Brobant propensities. He sure can make cand lifeless. chairman of the board of sup supervisor if, elected. It took quite while to bring the in- SPRINGS FOR TEAM along with his large ac- a Effective Monday, July 19th, the ervisors George B. Ayers, and J. S. and this fact jured man to consciousness and quaintance made here the past live he is list price of kerosene in all grades Withers, clerk of the board, depart- BABY GIRLBORN r still suffering from the experience. 2 The Kingman "Wildcats" were years as a ball player and hotel clerk was advanced cents per gallon in ed tcf Douglas, Arizona, where they George Brobant is, well known in TO THE BOURCJUINS will make him a valuable asset to the Kingman according to a statement is- will attend the annual tax conference treated to a picnic at Beale Springs Kingman, having lived here many business. sued yesterday by the Management of of the state tax commission and the Charles Bour-qui- n last Monday night by some of the years. He is in the employ of the Born to Mr. and Mrs. the Standard Oil Company. A cor- various assessors, supervisors and the a baby girl last Monday morning fellows around town. They Santa Fe as a passenger brakeman, im- young SAM CAME TO FIGHT responding increase will also prevail clerks. This year's meeting is an at Los Angeles. nice lunch, including a bount- 'running into Parker. in surrounding towns, while varying portant one, as predecates adop- had a A fellow soldier in the company of o a it the "Burke" did not know until Friday eous supply of watermelon, after their the late Sam iSwaskegame relates a RECEIVES BAD INJURY increase will be in effect at all other tion of some new methods for the as- whether he was the father of a boy o? Arizona Stations of Standard Oil sessment of property. The that dip in the plunge. characteristic story of the brave In the fact girl, as the telegram he received early on Will Klein, while working on" one Company. the state has arrived at the billion Theboys appreciated it and had a dian boy. While in tha' trenches in the week was not very clear. He the Marne the boys were cautioned of the big trucks of Chappell and "Kerosene is normally supplied mark, and that there isva possibility even thought it a possibility that good time. against exposing themselves to the Granger, at their garage, last Wed- from California", the announcement of the state going fast toward an- therq were two. Here is the tele- rifle and cannon fire of the Germans, nesday morning received a bad injury states, "but the acute shortage in Cal- other billion and having gained a real gram: "Baby born at 9:15, weighs BREAKS HIP IN warning Sam would to his right eye and for a time was ifornia has made it impossible to con- place among the big states of the ' but despite ihis 7 pounds, both fine Ella". AUTO ACCIDENT raise himself above the protection of knocked out when a chisel, with which tinue the supply from that point. Union, the tax assessors and tax the trench embankment and return he was workinjr slipped and struck Sub-Statio- in the Arizona Field are gatherers have a duty of moment KINGMAN BAKERY George Lockwood and Jack Flynn the fire of tl e er.emy. When the him across the eye. He was in the now being supplied with kerosene pur looking to that future greatness. IN NEW QUARTERS were in an auto accident last Satur- bys would pull him down he would pit prying off a flywheel and was try chased by this Company from, refin- Among the assessors of the state day night when the car in which they say, "Hell, boys, I didn't come here ing to force the wheel off with a long ers in and Oklahoma, and the Mohave County has' a man who has S were riding overturned on the road to hide; I came here to fight." On chisel when the grease on the wheel new price in effect is based on the made the assessing of property fa The Kingman Bakery has moved east of town near the top of the hill. one occasion he went to his captain caused the chisel to slip and striking higher cost of the product. Our sup- study and whose knowledge of the art from the Central Commercial build- They were turning into the Stockton and said: "Captain, let us go over him in the eye with great force. He pliers now assure us they will provide of placing the correct value on prop- ing to the store room formerly oc- Hill Road when the car which was there and clean up those Germans and was taken home and the injury dress- sufficient kerosene to meet the full erty places him in the fore rank of cupied by the Kingman Drug Com- lo- lieavily loaded keeled over. Lock-woo- d then go home. There are only a lit-t'- e ed. While the chisel cut through the demand contingent of course, upon the profession in thd state, and the pany on Fourth Street This new suffered a broken nip and is bunch of them and we can do the eyelid it failed to injure the eye and uninterrupted transportation condi- people, regardless of political pur-suasi- cation is not only better situated but now in the County Hospital. Flynn job quick". Mr. Klein is able to be about, al- tions and adequate supply of tank regard Mr. Ruggles as a real gives-the- more room for,the display got off with a few scratches. He was killed on the Marne. though the wound is quite painful. cars". ' prize. ', , of goods. t