The border vidette., 1903-12-12


 through Kingman, having just made
 location of a large amount of saline lands for a syndicate of capitalists. The salt lands of the Virgin and Mud dy Valleys are the largest deposits of sodium chloride in the United States and are very pure, much of it running as high as 9S per cent. For years some of these saline deposits were worked by Daniel Bonelli. but the market was limited and for the past ten years little was done with them. Now, we understood that they are to be worked on a large scale.
 A distinguished party of Pennsyl- vania people was entertained at Tucson on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The party arrived on Thursday morning in the private car of MT. John Wilson of Franklin, Pa, an oil magnate In the party were MT. Wilson, wife and daughter, Mrs. Blakely, a sister of R. R. Richardson, of Patagonia, Mrs. Black a neice of Mir. Richardson, Mrs. Bartleson. Mrs. Maddox add Miss Gordon, all of Franklin. Tuesday the party was driven to San Xavier by Mir. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Black and pr. Crepin. The same evening they were entertained at dinner at Rossi's They left on Thursday morn- ing for the east.-Tucson Post, Dec, 9th.
 MT. l.. V. Navarro has resigned his office as Mexican vice consul in this city, and intends to leave for pro tracted stay in Europe within a few days. Mir. Navarro has served his government in Arizona for seven years and in Tucson for three years He is man of many accomplish ments, progressive, active and always deeply interested in his country's wei fare. He has made many devoted friendships during his residence in Ar izona and the announcement of his severance of his official relations with the Mexican government will cause regret in many quarters. Like many A merican officials at home and abroad, Mir. Navarro became dissatisfied with the slowness of promotion and con cluded to embark in private enterprise. 
 Edward Scarborough, according to Southern Arizona papers, has gone He is charged with having dra wn number of checks on the Bank of Douglas, in which he never had a deposit and cashed them in Bis bee. He was arrested and E. A Tovar went his bond for $50. He jumped the bond and is now in Old Mexico. He is also accused of having buncoed a man from New Mexico by telling him he would restore some lost or stolen | stock for $50, as he believed he knew | where it was. The money was paid i md that closed the transaction. Scar | borough is the son of George Scar Dorouyh, the noted New Mexico otfi- i cor, who was the terror of the ban lits, but who was eventually murder d by Mexican Herald.
 The Elks memorial services held at heir hall Sunday afternoon was an impressive event. The large audience .egard in which the people in general hold these annual ceremonies of this raternal order The solemnity of the entire ceremony from opening to close was deeply impressive, creating de- ,otional spirit closely allied to the ex- ,erience expressed by the varied rel sious sentiments. The devotional and musical features of the ceremony were beautiful. The address md tributes paid to the deceased brethren of the Order were fraught with thou yhts and sentiments worthy if the impressive occasion. The me norial of the B. P. O. E. of Tucson vas a most touching loving, generous nd beautiful tribute to their departed 'rethren. Star.
 ttached this week by Henry $. Cor ett. His claim exceeds S1O,000. be- ides notes of the corporation for S4OOO, nd a number of other creditors. mak- ng the full indebtedness S23, 0O0 Cor | ett has been identified with the firm hree years but not as a stock holder in he corporation. He asked Heermans 0 make an assignment but could not ct him to do so. As matter of pro- ection he caused the attachment to be lade. Thomas H. Schuster was placed | l charge of the business. Corbett tates that the value of the stock and counts is not sufficient to cover the nll obligations Hecrmans was ab- I ent from the store the past week. A ozen employees are laid off pending q diustment and renewal of the bus ness. The closing is not a failure; l nly an attachment to settle matters.