The border vidette., 1907-05-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

posite the Sonora News Company,
will remain open until ten o'clock
tonight, and closed all day Sun
day
Wallace Bernard has been spend
ing a couple of days In town from
Patagonia, where he now makes
his headquar ters His many friends
were glad to see him.
III Baldwin, the Chicago min
ing man, has returned east after
having visited the gold mines of
the Tribune Mining Company, ac-
companied by DIR. J. l.. Nicholson,
the company's local agent.
Mr.. Ben Powell, the rancher and
stockraiser, is in from his ranch.
Ben brought in some fine looking
copper ore which he will have as
sayed. He says there is ''moun-
tain" Of the same stuff where the
ore came from.
L. J. f. Jaeger came down from
Tucson yesterday to visit his cop
per prospects south of the city.
The gentleman believes he has the
making of a copper mine. Anton
Proto and Charley Jones are inter-
ested with him.
Lee Reagan has returned from
Alamos district, Sonora, where he
and his associates have acquired
fine looking copper-silver property,
which are now being explored and
developed under the supervision of
Walter Strickland
Mrs. Ben. M Ashby and Master
Rollo, her bright little son, have
returned home from the Pacific
coast, where they enjoyed Il months
visit with friends Their friends
are glad to see them home, and
Colonel Ben, is the happiest man
in town.
G. Castro. with the Nogales
Water Company, has recovered
from serious attack ofpneumonia,
and is again "hot-footing" after
delinquent" waters users. Ge-
rardo was a very sick man, and
had a mighty close call. We're
not 'deiinquent," hence our
pleasure in seeing him around
again, and wish him a long, pros
porous life.
On May first, at Patagonia,
Judge NJ. MarstelIer, of this city
officiating, Mr.. Walter Fortune and
Miss Anna Hellman, two of Santa
Cruz ceunty's most popular young
people, were united in marriage.
The pretty wedding ceremony,
which made these two worthy
people man and wife, was witness
ed by few intimate friends of the
high contracting parties, who will
make their home at Patagonia.
An important seizure of dia-
monds, by United States customs
officials, is reported, the gems hay
ing been taken from a lady guest
of the Montezuma hotel. The lady
who resides in Mexico, purchased
the diamonds in Sonora, and failed
to report the fact to our Uncle
Sans agents when she entered the
United States. The rocks are said
to be worth $4,000 The lady will
make an effort to recover her prop
ertY.
George B. Marsh, owner of the
splendid old f. B. Hogan property
adjoining Hon. Thee Gebler's
place, has this week greatly i'm
proved the appearance of same by
tearing down the unsightly old
shacks and building a nice fence
along Railroad avenue. This one
of the most valuable properties in
the city; some day Mr.. Marsh will |
erect a handsome business block on
the lot which has a large frontage
on Railroad avenue.
Professor F. P. Briggs, of piano
fame, has decided to go into the
business of ranching, and has leas-
ed the Monte Carlo place north of
couple of miles, and will |
stock same with fine chickens. He
will also look after the Monte
Carlo pastures and anyone desiring
pasture for either horses or COWS,
will be accommodated at so much
per- The professor will at once
take possession, and is busy today
to his pleasant country
home.
Mr. O. Miller, prominent
Pittsburg business man, was a
visitor in Nogales the forepart of
the week, accompanied by his son,
a young gentleman from the Key
Stone State, who with Arthur