Mohave County miner., 1913-12-20

will remain as assistant in the garage
 Miss Gertrude Potts. who is teach ing school at Santa Ana, Cal, arrived home Thursday to spend the holidays with her parents.
 Stewart and Bessie Thompson and Fannie Lovin, who have been attend ing school in Los Angeles, are home for the holiday season.
 N. w. Tarr, of the 1arr & McComb incorporation, is visiting in Kingman, having come in from Los Angeles few days ago.
 O. F. Kuencer, one of the old time residents of this county, but now re- siding in Los Angeles, is Visiting in Kingman.
 There was born to the wife of Lane Cornwall, last Monday morning, baby girl. The happy couple are res idents of the Big Sandy, where both parents were born.
 There was born to the wife of Clarence Wilson, last Wednesday,, a baby girl. Mother and child are get. ting along well and Clarence is happy over the event.
 Judge Carl G. Krook was called to Prescott Thursday last to sit in place of Judge Smith. in the Superior Court of that county. There are number of causes as yet untried in which Judge Smith is disqualified.
 M. I. Powers. of the Citizens Bank, visited in Kingnan the past several days. He is pleased with conditions in this county and believes that old Mohave is destined to be one of the greatest counties in the state.
 Boyle has caused widespread regret among the old time army men. He was the youngest Brgadier General Cf the late war and was a general favor ite among the Grand Army men. His burial took place in St. Louis with military honors.
 The Arizona Stores Company has in creased it's capital stock from 30,000S to 50,O00$, which indicates the grow. ing prosperity of that concern. A larger capital is found to be necessary to take care of the business that has grown out of all proportion during the past two years.
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. Hoffman went up to Flagstaff Thursday evening to be present at the graduation of their daughter Miss Leona, who will be graduated from the Northern Normal school today. Miss Hoffman is one of Klngman's favorite young ladies and her many friends here will be pleased to know that she has passed the normal examinations.
 While the big banking interests of the country arc opposed to investments in mines it will be well to remember that all values are predecated in the metals produced by these mining in. terests. Were gold and silver to be taken out of it's present uses there would be no stability of prices and the people would have to go back to some of tho barter and trade of the ancients, or use perishable paper as Eedium of value and exchange. More money is made in mining than any other indus. try, and it is clean money at that.
 Ray Wheslock and assistant State Engineer J. A. Parker mads the trip to Topock last Tuesday, the time from Yucca to the bridge being two hours. They report the road in good shape and that every machine that goes over it will make the road better and bet ter. The chuck holes have been filled and the bad places brought up to grade. The camp outfit is now work ing two miles this side of Yucca and will continue building the road to connection with the old road near Drake. When this piece of road is completed it will give a fairly good road from kingman to the Colorado river. It is expected that the railroad company will soon make arrangements for tho transportation. of vehicles