Mohave County miner., 1912-03-16

iug man, came in from Los Angeles this morning.
 The ladies held another one of their Markets at the store of Lovin x With CTS last Saturday afternoon and cleared about 22$.
 Mrs. J. P. Gideon returned Tuesday night from Colton, California, where she had been visiting with her daugl- ter the past SIX weeks.
 Mrs. Frank Purcell and daughter Evelyn have gone to Bakersfield, where they will visit with Mrs. Pur- cells mother for m onth.
 D. B. Richmond, who represents Fairbanks Company, is taking in the different camrs in the interest of cot tolene, and the Lovin & Withers store are advertising cake baking contest for next Saturday in which all the ladies of the county are invited to par ticipate.
 Superior Judge Carl G. Krook will leave for Phen'x tonight to attend a meeting of the Superior Judges and memb bers of the State Supreme court, at which meeting important matters concerning the procedure in the new Superior Court will be discussed.
 Hon. Jack Ellis, representative in the state legislature from this county, came over from Chloride last Wednes. day afternoon on his way to PheniX, where he will enter on the duties of the office next Monday. Mir. Ellis is one of the old time miners of the county, having lived here since the early eighties.
 The Santa Fe has let the contract for the double tracking of railroad from Needles to Topock. The L. J. Smith construction company has the contract and will get at the work at once. Klngman will be the next Cn the line, the conjestion here being very great. It is the impression that the rock work through the canyons above and below town will require considerable time and thlp part of the work will be let to contractors in small alotments. More than 600 men will be employed in this work.
 Don't forget that now is the time to do some good road work The ground is in receptive condition and dollars worth of work will do more good than five dollars worth when the ground is dry and dusty. A little in- debtedness against the road will be taken care of later on, and then the supervisors may just as well use up that little mess of state road fund in. stead of letting it go to some other county that has less claim to it than We here in old Mohave. Hfhe: roads need the money and the people are willing that it be used at this time.
 Thomas G. Norris, the we'll known Prescott attorney and head of the Good Roads Association of the State, was visitor to this country early in the week. During his visit he took in Chloride and some of the other camps. It is understood that his visit here was too ascertain his standing for delegate to the democratic national cOpvpntion tO which he will ho candidate at the forthcoming primary. It is understood that he obtained little encouragement, as Mohave county will ave an acceptable candidate in the fl Id in the person of E. F. Thompson.
 The Odd Fellows are considering all the bids for the construction of their new lodge building and will soon have the work under way. Several low bids have been received and that for reinforced concrete work appears to be the lowest. It seems that with the finest building stone in the state right here building of that material could be put up that would not only be more beautiful but would be cheaper than any other material used. But it is possible that cheaper methods of cut ting the stone would have to be re- sorted to before stone for all purposes will be possible. It is expected that the Odd Fellows building will be one of the most attractive buildings in the