The border vidette., 1905-01-21

improved
 Colonel Allen T. Bird of tine Oasls. return home Tuesday from one of his extensive and interesting mule back trips in Sonora.
 Thurs lay morning Sheriff c. l. Fowler left tor the country on official business He was accompanied by Mrs. Fowler and expected to be gone three days.
 There was an exciting one-round scrap on the Mexican side of the line Wednesday between two Mexicans, assisted by "John Baily Barley Corn" All went to jail.
 Wednesday Mir. and Mrs. J. J. ChathaIh celebrated the thirteenth an niversary of their marriage at the family residence on West avenue. We extend congratulations. Professor A Redewill, the Phoenix piano dealer, came back from Sonora Wednesday morning. He reports having done good business. Yester- day morning the Professor left for Phoenix.
 Mir. and Mrs Ernest Fleischer have returned to La Cananea where they make their home Mr. Fleischer is manager of the Boston Store at that place He reported business good at the big copper camp.
 Tuesday 0. NJ. Burkhalter, D. F. & P- A and Superintendent .McGoverh of the Southern Pacific came down from Tucson on special. They came on a tonr of inspection, re- turning the same day.
 Hon. Ygnacio Bonillas, for num- Der of years presidente of Nogales, Sonora, has been spending the week at his elegant home in that city. MT. Bonillas is one of the most competent civil engineers in the republic of Mex ico and spends mnch of his time in the field
 L. W. Jimmie the we'll known Jap anese merchant of Negales is in the city with his family en route to San Francisco from which place he will sail for Port Arthur on February 2Oth. MT. Jimmie expects to enter the bank ing business at Port Arthur, when conditions become more settled. He formerly resided in Tucson.-Star.
 Oscar Ashburn, one of Santa Cruz county's most prominent successful stockraisers, was in town Monday from his ranch home near Patagonia. He said the recent rains had done his sec tion world of good and were great boon to stockraisers all over the Coun- ty. There will be an abundance of grass; grass means fat cattle-fat cat tie means money. Truly the coming year seems to be full of promise for Arizona, especially Santa Cruz county.
 The railroad company has decided to build stone depot on the site of the one destroyed by fire, which, when completed, will be the most substantial and handsome in the country. Wells Fargo lt Go. will also build a stone building on the site of its old one. The contracts have not been made yet, but Colonel Naugie and Agent Overton, with their assistants, are very busy and hope soon to have an army of laborers at work erecting buildings that will be credit to Nogales.
 Col. J. A. Naugle, assistant general manager of the Sonora railway, was here the fore part of the week from Guaymas. While here he met a com mittee of the common council of No- gales. and said if the city would wall up it's portion of the arroyo that runs through the town, the railroad com pany would wall up that portion run ming through it's property, provided the city government would agree to keep the Arroyo in good condition. This is liberal offer and will no doubt be gladly accepted by our city 1 fathers.
 Gus Floersheim. the popular trav- cling representative of the Dos Naci- ones Cigar company of Nogales, is in the city, having been forced to return