The border vidette., 1905-02-04
FEBUARY f, 1905.
LOCAL ITEMS


 Yesterday morning Norman Lilley left for his home in Maine, where he will engage in farming.
 The present splendid rains are most welcome to rancher and stockraiser, who are sure of prosperous year.
 Manager Jas Henley of the Hays Minning, Milling and Lumber Com pany was here a couple of days from Campo Hays.
 Tim O'Keefe will enter the U S. Customs servIce as a line rider. Tim is the proper sort and can "meke good" in any position.
 George B. Marsh's new postotlice building on Railroad avenue, will be a credit to Nogales. Contractors Les ter and Smith have charge of the work
 Ed Baker, U. S collector of cus- toms sfor this district has returned from a visit to the sub ports. He will attend President Roosevelt's inaugur- ation at Washington on March 4th.
 Judge Cowan, statesman and min ing man, has been in the city several days. No more competent lawmaker ever sat in the territorial legislature. The judge has valuable mineral hold ings in the Hermosille district, Sonora
 Charley w. Phillips, who is operat- ing mining properties in tho Ma gda- lena district, came up from Magdalena Tuesday to spend a couple of days with his wife who recently arrived from the east to spend the winter here.
 Now Is the time to plant trees and beautify your yards. Get busy and follow the example of Judge Eb. Will Hams, w. F. Overton, L. Ephraim, Ex- Mayor Kelsey, J. J. Chatham and other owners of pleasant Nogales homes.
 Yesterday morning O. O. Saxhang, president and general manager of the Cerro Azul mining company returned from A visit to the mines in the Cerro Azul mountains. The annual meet ing of stockholders of his company will be held in this city next Monday.
 Thursday night Frances Alice, in fant daughter of Mir. and Mrs. A. M. Conard, died after a short illness. The little one was two months and twenty-one days old The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at ? o'clock from the Nogales. Arizona, Catholic church, internent being in the Nogales cemetery.
 Next Monday the board of Super visor will appoint a justice of the peace for Nogales precinct No. to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- ton of Judge John Grant on account of illness. Charles A. Gildea, candi- date on the Democratic ticket for the office, will it is said receive the appoint ment. Ills appointment would give general satisfaction, for the reason that he is capable and honest.
 John Henderson, the successful mine owner. who is general manager of a number of big mining companies operating in Sonora, has gone to Chi cago on business connected with the installation of great reduction plant at the properties near Caborca owned by the Ohio Mexican Mining Company of which he is manager. He was ac- companied by H. Gordon Glore, the California Detallurgist. The gentle men will be absent from Nogales sew eral weeks.
 E. l.. Ish, superintendent of th' Jarrillas mines, came in from the ca m Wednesday to purchase supplies. Ht reports the development of this splen- did producer progressing in very sat isfactory manner, there being abou twenty men now employed. Tn, steam holst is working fine and one shaft is down more than l5O feet; tw, shifts are kept busy mining and talk ing out shipping ore for the Fl Past shelter. In a short time the luck, holders of Jarrilas Mining Company stock will be receiving regular divid- ends. The mines are situated abou twelve miles northeast of Nogales.