The border vidette., 1907-10-26

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Howell Jordan. RICH: of way agent
for the Cananea, Yaqui River & Pa
cific railroad, who is here from Guada-
lajara, Mexico. to secure the right of
way for the Nogales Cananea branch,
has almost fully recovered from a
severe attack of rheumatism. Mr.
Jordan is a guest at the Montezuma
hotel.
| Under date of October goth, Henry
Levin, of Brady-Levin Commission
Company, writes from st Louis, Mo,
"Will witness the airship and balloon
races here tomorrow and leave next
day for Kentucky. Have had a fine
time SO far. Mrs l. is with me and
joins in sending kindest regards to
| friends"
William Colburn Is back from a
visit to San Diego, California and
other points of interest on the coast.
He says Nogales beats them all, our
climate being the best ever. Mr.. Ool-
burn owns the Il ,mbona ranch north
west of the city a couple of miles,
which will now receive his personal
attention.
There was an interesting practice of
the Nogales Fire Department last
Monday evening, directed by Assistant
Chief Bert Bristol, Chief Bracey Curtis
being absent in the east. At the last
election of officers of the Department,
Captain L w. Mix, for many years
chief. was unanimously elected honor
airy chief.
Monday in Justice of the Peace
Gildea's palace of justice, the forgery
case against Joe Roberts, the young
man brought back from Tucson. was
dismissed owing to the fact that no
witnesses appeared against him. The
next day Joe left town, and it is hoped
he will profit by his experience in No
gales and not be so handy with his
pen in future.
r. L. Dewar, of Suaqui Grande, So
nora, Mexico, where he has lived many
years, was in the city the forepart of
the week He is in the employ of
Grant Brothers. the big railroad con-
tractors, but was formerly with the
Chicago Gold Placer Company, which
operated property near Suaqui Grande.
"Slinj Jewel" as his friends in Sonora,
call him. is sure hustler.
Tomorrow Harry Simpkins, prop
rietor of the Monte Carlo restaurant
which has been closed to make needed
improvements, will be ready to again
serve the public. He now has every
thing in ship shape and is in better
position than ever before to take care
of a hungry people. Harry is past
master in the business, and always
makes an effort to please.
Tuesday in Marsh's undertaking
parlors, funeral services lead by Mr..
Carl NJ. Rathbun. were held over the
remains of the late Arthur S. Meeker,
whose remains were shipped Wednes-
day morning to Delhi, New York, de-
ceased's former home. A large num-
Der of friends and acquaintance were
present and music was furnished by
a quartet of male voices.
Mrs. Krohn, wife of Major Fred
Krohn, right-of-way agent on the
Oananea, Yaqui River &, Pacific rail-
road, south of Empalme, Sonora, &C
companied by the children. left Tues
day morning for Hermosillo. where
they will spend the winter, and where
little Miss Oracle will enter one of the
schools of that city. Major Krohn
and his family have many friends in
NOgaleS VINO Wish Cn6m we'll.
Manager A. Dunbauld of the big
handsome new Red House of Ramon
Vasquez, and his able accom- odating
assistants, are as busy as beavers get
ting the new Red House ready for a
grand opening as soon as the holiday
goods arrive from the east. At pre-
sent, however, they are taking care of
their old aud new customers in the
fine new store where the largest, best
line of goods ever brought to Nogales
is offered for sale at eastern prices.
Geo. D. Conger, who is in the en-
ploy of the Richardson Construction
Company as engineer in charge of one
of the mammoth dredgers on the
Yaqui river, was here this week, hav-
ing come up to the border to meet his
wife and their two s>aalI boys, who
arrived Wednesday evening from a
visit to Mrs. Conger's parents in the
state of Texas. Thursday morning
Mr.. Conger and family left for the
south. His postoffice address is Co
corit.
George w. Atkinson. Joseph WISE
and a number of other Santa Cruz
county cattle man will next week ship
about forty carloads of cattle from
Gala basas. to California points. The
price received is said to $l5, SIT and
$50 Mr.. Atkinson is now at Gala
l e.