The border vidette., 1903-07-04

ican Hydraulic Gold Mining company the valuable properties of which are situated in the Altar district, has re- turned to his Los Angeles summer home after visit to the Altar district He was accompanied by J. w. Critch. low.
 Tuesday morning Jas. F.. Mcintyre, president of the Cortez Geld Mining company left for the east on combin ed business and pleasure trip. He ex- poets to be absent from Nogales about month. He reports the Cortez Gold Mining company in a fourishing con- dltion.
 Miss Helen Meston and Miss Sarah Noon, members of the decoration com mlttee, paid the business houses visit one day this week and asked that they be decorated in honor of Americas s natal day. As a result the town to- days presents handsome and patriotic appearance.
 Ex-United States Marshal Ben. F. Daniels has returned from months combined business and pleasure trip in Chicago, New York and Washington, D. c. Marshal Daniels says his trip was both pleasant and successful Keep your eye on Daniels; he is hard man to down.
 Tom Gittins, for long time employed by the Pride of the West company at Washington Camp, has accepted responsible position with the Nogales Copper company and to- morrow morning he will go down to the company's Cerro Prieto mines, thirty-fve miles from Magdalena.
 Mir. John H. Talbot, the well known Sonora mining man, who is operating valuable gold mines in the Altar dis trict, Sonora, came up to the border the forepart of the week with Mrs Talbot, who was en route to the coast to spend the heated season. Wednes day the gentleman returned south.
 Tuesday Mir. Arthur A. Lane of La Bufa, Sonora, Mexico, was in Nogales en route to the Atlantic Coast to spend the summer. He says he will return to La Bufa about the first of October. The gentleman Is one of the owners of the Bufa mine, which for the past five years has been dividend payer.
 The foot-pads who held-up, knocked down and kicked holes in Billy Stoerck last week, have not been apprehended up to the hour of going to press. Billy" is himself again physically, but mentally be still feels mighty mean, and says the next time he is approached" by strangers he is going to shoot on sight.
 Tuesday night Mir. c. H. Bower of Philadelphia, Pa, arrived in Nogales and Wednesday morning Sheriff Tur- ner drove him out to Rancho de Co., ches, where his nephews, Will and John Bower, are spending the summer. The boys have for some time been ex- pecting their uncle and he will be shown a splendid time.
 J.F Woodrum, brother of Jack Woodrum, the genial passenger con ductor on the south end, has this week been visitor in town, the guest of his brother and family. The gentle man is agent at the port of Guaymas for the Kansas City, Mexican and Orient railway. He reports Guaymas about the hottest place on earth.
 Mrs. T. J. Turner and the children have removed from Nogales to Rancho de Coches, where they will in future make their home. Rancho de Coches is one of the most pleasant places imaginable and now that large new residence has been completed Sheriff Turner and his little family will in future be tat home to their friends.
 Thursday Geo. Weiland, one of the best practical mines in the country, came in from Ben. F. Daniels mines, where he has for several months been doing contract work. He reports the property as looking fine. George says he never yet worked on the Fourth of July, and he is too old to commence now. He will help celebrate today.
 Last Sunday A. B. Richmond, the efficient and popular assayer at Pata- gonia for the Arizona Gold and Cop per company, was a visitor at the county seat where he has a large circle of friends. Al says he and his family like to live at Patagonia, but they will soon remove to Salero, where he will continue to work for hls big company
 Dr. J. McCallum, president of the Arizona-Sonora Chamber of mines of this city is entitled to much credit for the great interest he is taking in the chamber. Strangers visiting Nogales are extended Il cordial invitation to make them their headquarters while in the city. The rooms are pleasant and we'll supplied with reading matter