Mohave County miner., 1912-03-02

J. D. Jordan and wife returned from parents of Mrs. Jordan at Escondlda.
 The carnival has struck Kingman, but the attractions are of such an order that the people have not played very much against it.
 There was born to the wife of Robert L.. Manship, last "Wednesday evening, a baby boy. Mother and child are getting along nicely.
 The Misses Vina Starkey and G. Mason, who have been visiting in Kngman for the past two months, de- parted to their home in Los Angeles last Sunday evening.
 This week NJ. G Wagner purchased the interest of F. E. Carrow in the Kingman Auto x transportation com pany, and will hereafter personally conduct the business.
 NJ. l. Powers, of the Citizens Bank, came down from Flagstaff Thursday night to look after his interests here He reports that only a small amount of snow fell on the mountains during the recent storm.
 The ladies met at the home of Mrs Hilton Wednesday last and organized Ladies Aid by electing Mrs. Maud Carrow president. The society starts out with a membership of twenty-four.
 Assessor Frank L, Hunt expects to leave for the north part of the county on an assessing trip next week. The trip into the county north of the Colo rado river is long one and will take several weeks to cover the territory.
 Frank Purcell and wife have sold their residence in kingman to Kean St. Charles. Mrs. Purcell will visit with her family in Bakersfield for a few months. but it is probable that they will soon have another home in Kingman.
 D M. Haskin and wife have taken over the Beale Cafe and will here- after cater to the wants of the hungry public. Mir. and Mrs. Haskin have a thorough knowledge of the wants of | the public and will Use every endeavor to satisfy them.
 R hn ing man and manager of the Gro Plata mines, has been laid uo this week with | symptoms of pneumonia. He is report ed to be improving and the hope is en- tertained that he will be around again | in few days.
 Mrs. Edna Smith and Wayne Hubbs have opened their ice cream parlors in | the Lovin x Withers Co. building, on Beale street. The firm has put in one of the most uptodate plants in the country, and the fixtures are very handsome. The place is already re ceiving nice patronage.
 Sheepmen are coming to Kingman to look over the prospects of finding feed for their bands of sheep during the spring months. The rain of yesterday is sure to bring a big crop of weeds in the Sacramento valley within the next ten days and the sheep- men may yet pull themselves out of a bad hole.
 D. $. Richards has men at work de- veloping the water sources of Oak Creek canyon and reports having open- ed up goodly supply. The water will be taken into his land in Wallapai valley, whore an orchard is being planted and all kinds of garden truck will be raised. He has one of the best pieces of land in the valley, the soil being entirely of volcanic matter.
 w. w. Gates is sinking a we'll in the rear of the present court house for county purposes. After getting down about los feet he encountered a hard boulder that forced the drill off to such an extent that the we'll had to be abandoned. Another hole has been started and will be sunk to a depth of more than 200 feet. A reservoir will be built on the hill above the elevation of the courthouse, of sufficient opacity to provide water for fire and other purposes.