Mohave County Miner
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State Llbwf "TZTSEtito 10c Per COUNTY MINER $3.00 MOHAVE a Year Copy AND T ' OUR MINERAL WEALTH OFFICIAL PAPEK OF MOHAVE CCUN1Y voixxxvm. Kingman, Arizona, 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, California. 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 murder 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 United States 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.