Mohave County miner., 1908-02-22

Mrs. Mary Cohenour left this week for the ranch where she will probably spend the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Eshom returned to the Cienega ranch Wednesday af- ter visiting with relatives here for several days.
 Miss Maggie Grounds departed to her home at Fresno, California, last Wednesday evening, after short visit with Mrs. l.. J. Lassell.
 Last night one of the greatest rain storms in weeks passed over this sec- tion. The rain was accompanied by thunder and lightning, making it a genuine summer storm.
 George Kislingbury, the we'll known mining expert, is expected in King man today on his way to Chloride, where he will make an examination of the mines of J. D. Spargo. Mir. Spar go will accompany MT. Kislingbury on the trip.
 Experts are making an examination of the mines of Ed Frankforter and Joe Martinez, in the Chemehuavis mountain. The principal mine of the group is the old School Marm, which in the years gone by produced much rich gold ore.
 Western Lodge Knights of Pythias and the ladies of Calanthe Temple, Pythian Sisters, celebrated the anni- versary of the birth of the order, at Castle Hall, last Tuesday evening. Games and nice luncheon concluded the evenings entertainment.
 The Wallapai mountains is just now covered with the deepest snow since the great snowfall of 1884. Every rain that has fallen in the valleys this win ter has produced corresponding mass of snow in the mountains. The snow- fall will be of great benefit to cattle men and miners during the year.
 Senator Latimer, of South Carolina. who visited in Kingman last Spring, and who is interested in mining in this section, died at the Providence hospital, in Washington, Thursday morning. Senator Latimer was one of the commanding figures in the senate and was typical Southern gentleman
 The Kingman band is to give grand ball at Elks Hall this evening for the purpose of raising funds to purchase instruments and music. The object is one in which all Kingman people should be interested and we hope the dance will be we'll attended. Should you not desire to attend, you should nevertheless encourage the boys by purchasing ticket.
 The Luthy block has been practic- ally completed, the last touches to the concrete sidewalk having been put on and the debris is now being carted away. By the first of the coming week cleanup of the rock and sand piles that have filtered the streets for months will have been cartered into the depressions on Front street and the new business block will present a most attractive appearance. Mir. Luthy has spared no pains to make the inn provements lasting and the block is a credit to the town.
 Joe Britton departed from Yucca last Friday night to go to Kingman and the following morning his man. gled body was found on the railroad track near Signal. It is thought that he had climbed onto a freight train and being under the influence of liauor was thrown between the cars by sud- den application of the brakes when the train struck down grade at the point where his body was found. An in- quest was held, but the jury was un- able to obtain further information of the manner of death. Britton had just made contract to sell his mining property at Buck Mountain to Will Eshom and had received a payment a few days prior to his death.
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