The oasis., 1898-12-31

feet, with outside walls supporting
 porches It was completed in April.
 Early in April Captain L. w. Mix
 added nine feet to his building On
 Morley avenue and put on a second
 story, making the structure, which is
 of brick and iron, one of the hand somest and best in the city.
 In the latter part of March the No gales free reading room was opened in the Marsh & Main building. It is now located in the new L. w. Mix building
 In March P. Sandoval & Co. erected a substantial two-story brick building in Nogales, Sonora, extending through from Calle Elias to Railroad avenue. The portion fronting Calle Elias was completed in April, and the Railroad avenue section a couple of months later.
 On March 26th the election for schoold trustee in Nogales school dis trict resulted in the election of James B. Mix by a unanimous vote. Mir. Mix had served the two terms before the one for which he was now elected
 April 4th the people of Noeales, Arizona, held their biennial munich pal election. The trustees elected were W. F. Overton, Ramon Vasquez, George R. Marsh, Anton Proto, W. F. SchoOnmaker; town clerk, F. J. Duffy; Maurice Breen, marshal; T. F. Brodrick, street superintendent. The council organized by electing Mir. Overton chairman and mayor ex- Officio.
 April 18th work of demolition was begun upon the old building of the International Bank and Arizona Con- mercial Co.,, aEd in it's stead was i'm mediately erected handsome and strong structure of brick and iron. now occupid by the two sterling insti- tutions. It was completed and occu- pied in June.
 Early in the year the Sonora Com mercial Co. lProDo Bros. and Manuel | Jr.) erected on Arizpe street in Nogales, Sonora, large 1 of adobe with stone font, l 40xl00 feet in dimensions, in which | Dn April 18th the corporation named | opened large wholesale and retail | grocery and provision store.
 On April 26th the Nogales Home Guard was organized for protection of the town should the war with Spain | ,all out Company c of the Arizona National Guard stationed at Nogales. The new organization was armed by the territory and Col Willis P. Har- ow was elected commandant
 In April the war with Spain took ,hree young men from Nogales, who in the Rough Rider Regi- Dent viz: Marshall N Bird. Harry Van Treese and Geo. B. Hitchcock Hitchcock was returned from Pres 'ott on account of defective eyesight: Marshall Bird was seriously injured n camp at San Antonio, and is yet lnder the care of the surgeons, while Harry Van Treese served with gallan- ny and bravery through the Santiago aud after muster out has ecently returned to Nogales
 On the first of May the Nogales & Loan Association issued lew series Of stock the seventh.
 In May w. Fl. Randall erected two on Canon street.
 Sunday. May Sth the Montezuma Hotel opened a new dining room, ele- 'antly furnished and with the table ct in the best style.
 In May Captain L. W Mix erected
 small one-stOry dwelling house, to ent, upon his property facing Inter- ational street, between Avery and 'onoita avenues.
 In May Mr. lgnacio Bonillas con- lenced work upon an elegant two- tory, brick residence in NogaleS, onora, on International street and 'laza Trece de Julio. It was com leted and occupied in July.
 In May the municipality of Nogales, onora, inaugurated an extensive sys- em of municipal improvements. The