Mohave County miner., 1914-03-21

misS Ella w dsnOuTn, or LOS Ange- les. arrived in Kingman Sunday last having accepted a position as milliner for Nickell x Co.
 J, K. P, Fancher, who was operated on for abscess about ten days ago, is able 10 leave his room and mingle with friends.
 w. F. Grounds, ST, passed through Kingman yesterday on his way to Hack berry, where he will look after business interests.
 M. l. Powers, of the Citizens Bank, came down from Flagstaff Thursday evening to look after his banking busi- ness at this point
 Mir. and Mrs. C. Whitlow left Sun day evening for Rarnwell, California. where Mr. Whtlow has accepted a position as agent at that place.
 Ralph Bulkely returned from Colton, California, Thursday last and will leave for his cattle ranch on the Big Sandy soon. Mr. Bulkely will return shortly to California.
 Walter Meyers returned early this week from a trip to Kirkland valley, after being discharged as juror in the United States court at Prescott, last week. He is to go to work on his mining property at Wallapai Springs.
 $. T. Elliott, who has been in the eas, the past three weeks purchasing goods for spring and summer trade, returned home last evening. He re- ports that he passed through snow storm in Kansas, and that snow was also on the ground in Canada.
 The old blacksmith shop on the cor. ner of Fourth and Beale, which has stood the storms of the past thirty years. was this week torn down and the place will be cleaned up and made moro slightly. It is the intentioo. so we are told, to build modern up-to- date hotel on the ground.
 Charles Metcalfe is having a well bored on his ranch in Wallapal valley. Thursday last he was unfortunate ID losing the drill bit in the hole and un- able to pull it with the grapplers. h0l xrill .l ..: IL. away. It is the belief that water will he struck at depth of less than POO feet.
 Work is again proceeding on the Rio Virgin dan, which is to bring water onto large track of land in Nevada and northern Mohave county. The dam is to be built across the nar. rows below the canon oe the Virgin and will empound an immense amount of water. The lands to be irrigated will bs planted to alfalfa, cotton and fruits.
 c. A. Whipple, of the Mohave val ley, was in Kingman few days ago proving up on homestead south of Spears Lake. Mir. Whipple has i'm proved large tract of land in the val ley and expects to make the place his future home. The lands are very rich, being suitable to the growing of cane and cotton. as well as alfalfa and fruits.
 Judge c. G. Krook leaves this even- ing for Prescott. where he will hear a number of cases in the Superior Court of Yavapai county, in which Judge Smith is disqualified. Upon his return court will be opened in this county, a jury having been drawn to try a num- Der of criminal and civil causes. Some of the civil causes will probably be of some length and importance. as several dsbatable points of law will be brought in.
 The Ladies Aid Society at Hack. berry gave an entertainment and SUD- per last Monday evening for the bene- fit of the church which they are try ing to build at that place. We haven't learned how much was realized but very pleasant evening was had by all present. The Kingman Sunday School orchestra, composed of Dorothy V George, Beulah Stowe, Lodema Cook and Stanley George played several