The border vidette., 1908-12-19

for the four year term, was 0 visitor
 at the county seat the forepart of the week, from his ranch over in Parker
 Canyon. Mir. Parker sad the recent
 fine rains are just the thing for the
 rancher and stockraiser, no matter
 what some folks say to the contrary.
 In this sun kissed land every bucket
 of raiG water is worth good money,
 especially to the ''dry farmer" who is
 now assured good crops.
 Jack Dun and Bob Daly, champion
 hard rock drillers of Santa Cruz coun-
 ty, are registered at Hotel Brick wood,
 from Sylvanite, New Mexico, near
 which place they have a number of
 mining claims. Mir. Daly and a
 number of associates thls week closed deal for group of mining claims situated in Harshaw district, this county. only a short distance from the famous Worlds Fair mine, the
 Douglas- Arizona and Sonora Develop ment Company, of which l.. M. Raines is president, being the purchasers.
 Last evening telephone message was received at this office from Ga labasas lady, announcing the terrible suffering of a family of eight little children at that place, who are Tn im- mediate need of food and clothing. The message was from Mrs. E Wise, who asks the aid of the good ladies of Nogales, in assisting her to secure bedding, clothing, etc. for these little ones, the eldest of which is girl twelve years of age. Mrs. Wise will be in town next Monday, when she will gladly take charge of any dona- tons secured by the ladies.
 Thursday Mir. and Mrs. E Wise, of Calabasas, accompanied by MT. Wise's mother. who is spending the winter with her son and family, were visitors in the city. Mir. Wise and ia mily have resided at Calabasas many years, being among the county's oldest,
 
 gentleman,s brother who has been visiting him recently from Peunsyl- vania, has returned east, but may pos, siblv return and make his permanent home here Before going east he went to Phoenix and was admitted to pract- ice law in all the Arizona courts.
 Harry Creighton, of Phoenix. one of Arizona's best known young life in surance agents, has arrived in the city from the capital city to accept the res ponsible position of cashier in the United States customs house at this port, and on Thursday entered upon his duties. MT. Creigh ton is not un- known to many Nogales people; he having been connected with the focal customs house as cashier. several during Collector Hoey's ad- Harry is thoroughly and will fill the position of cashier in a creditable manner.
 Captain William Melee, president of the Otate Gold Mining Company. one day this week received a letter from Superintendent Ross stating that a new important discovery of high grade gold ore had been made in the old mine owned by the company, about wenty miles east of Llano, Sonora. The future of the Otate seems now assured and Captain McGee's friends are con graduating him upon his good fortune in becoming financially in terested in the splendid old tantigua,n which no doubt will give him golden returns on the money he has invested
 Fred o. Emery. president of La Cobriza Mining Company's splendid copper mines in the Altar district, Sonora, Mexico, a short distance from Noria. the new railway station on the Sonora railroad, was business visitor in Nogales Wednesday, having arriv- ing the evening before from the mines, " here Superintendent Tonkins, one of the best practical miners in Mexico, is busy directing operations, and where } smelter will soon be erected for treating the ores. President Emery, | who has been in the east for couple l