Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-06-14
COLLECTOR CON 0'kfEFE
IN CHARGE OF CUSTOMS
Other Changes Which Have Been
Made in the Service at NogaIes.

/ Nogales, Ariz., June 11-(SpeciaI
| Correspondence of The Republican,
The decision of the secretary of
the interior in favor of the settlers
on the now famous Baca Float land
grant in Santa Cruz county is caus-
/ ing much delight and happiness
among the ranchers and business
men in this section of the country.
This is a just decision and will now
enable those who took up land on
this grant to go ahead and complete
] their homes and improve their farms.
/ No richer land can be found any
where, and now that justice has
/ been done our ranchers, it is an
assured fact that before long the
valley of the Santa Cruz will be
come a veritable Eden.
Collector of Customs Cornelius
O'Keefe took the oath of office on
/ Wednesday before United States
Commissioner Eb Williams, and has
already begun to handle the reins.
As many things Of Importance have
to be transacted owing to the death
of Collector McCord. and the change
of collectors, the new collector will
be quite busy getting things into
shape for some time to come.
The final meeting of the committee
on arrangements for the Fourth Of
July celebration was held Wednes-
day evening. and all the details ar
ranged by the subcommittee We're
approved. The work is now com
pleted and as nearly two thousand
dollars was subscribed for the event.
it is a certainty the best celebration
ever known in this section will be
held in this town.
Summer seems to have Ieaped upon
us by a single bound. and the atmos-
phere is quite warm as a conse-
quence. The rains are eagerly looked
for. both as a cooling element and
also for the ranges, which are be-
ginning to suffer Tor lack of water.
The street committee of the town
council is using the surplus dirt Sc
cured from the Jones and Schuck-
mann properties on Titcomb Hill for
raising the grade of Crawford street.
and when completed will be one of
the incest streets in the town. The
cement sidewalks are being rapidly
put in by the property holders. and
when finished, will be a decided i'm
provement TO this part of the town.
Later on, as fast as the work can
be done, other streets will be fixed
up.
The business of the customs SER
vice has considerably increased this
month over that of the same month
last year. and most of it is due to
the importations of cattle The
ranges in Mexico have been good
all the year and as a consequence
cattle buyers have sought that part
of the country for purchases.
The board of trade is keeping pace
with the general improvements GO
ing on in the town. Constant adj
vertising is being done. and new
propositions are receiving considera-~
tons from time to time. although
no new contracts are being let. The
using of the local papers for dis
seminating the doings of this sec
ton of the country by sending
copies of them to numerous COM
mercial organizations and libraries
throughout the country for filing in
their rooms, has been productive of
much good. and at the same time
has kept the money subscribed for
the use of the board of trade in.
abroad.
The usual annual sale of goods
seized during the year in the Gus
toms service will be held on June
25th, and as many very nice articles
are to be disposed Of the sale will,
no doubt, attract/a large crowd The
revenues from the sale of these arti-
cles usually amounts to a good
round sum.
Harry B. Hannah, who has been
detailed for the past three months
as statiscal clerk in the customs
house, will resume his duties as in
spector on the line. being stationed
in this town Mr.. Hannah is
young man of sterling worth, and
equally competent i'm the office or
on the line. He is now a full
Pledged inspector, having passed the
highest out of a class of ten COM
petitOrs in the recent examination
for the customs service, and there
fore received the first appointment
from that list of eligibles.
Timothy ]. O'Keefe, an inspector
in the customs service, stationed at
Nogales for the past three years,
has been promoted to the position
or cashier made vacant by the late
embezzlement of the former cashier.
Mr.. O'Keefe is a very competent Of
fetal. has made a creditable record
as an inspector during the time he
has been in the service, and de-
serves the promotion he has re-
ceived.
All the customs force of employees
Join in sypathy with Special In
spector Warren w. Carpenter over
the loss of his wife, who died re-
Gently in Phoenix, where she was
taken for treatment some weeks ago.
Mrs. Carpenter was a lovable wom-
an, had many noble traits of char
acter. was a devoted wife. and her
place in the social life will be hard
to fill. II. NJ. CHAPMAN.
BEFORE GOING AWAY