Arizona republican., 1908-06-28
MORALES.


Nogales, June 26.-(Special Core
 spondence of The Republican. )-HOn. Cornelius O'Keefe, better known by
 friends all over the territory as Con-" took charge of the local GUS
 tom house about the 1st of the month, and by this time has all the ropes well in hand. Several changes are being made at the custom house, both in the personnel and the quar- ters occupied by the offices. The transfer of H. NJ. Chapman from this port to the port of Los Angeles hay ing made a vacancy in the office force. Geo. E. Mason, formerly a deputy at NacO, has been trans ferred to Nogales to take the va cancy. owing to the fact that the quarters occupied by the custom house offices have been in every way inadequate and unsatisfactory for some time past because of the great growth of business Cat this port, the government has authorized the new collector to change headquarters from the old offices on Morley avenue to new quarters in the building of l.. w. Mix, on International avenue. These new quarters are in every way more suited to the purposes of the custom house as they are directly on the in ternational line and are very roomy, cool and comfortable.
 The changes made necessary in lay ing the cement sidewalks on Craw- ford street, both in lowering and raising the grade, will shortly make that one of the finest residence streets to be found anywhere in the territory. Work is now being vigor- ously pushed in laying cement walks on both Sonoita avenue and Terrace avenue, and this work will be con tinued steadily until all the main streets of the city are provided with such walks
 The question of a sewerage system flor Nogales, on both sides of the line, is being seriously discussed by both municipalities. A plan at pres ent proposed is the uniting the re- sources of the two towns in laying a joint system, as any work looking toward such a system for Nogales Sonora, would necessitate the laying of a large main from the interna tional line through the Arizona mu- nicipality. as the arroyo dividing the towns offers the only route for car rying off the sewage. In all likeli hood the two towns will unite in building the main pipe out of town, while each will separately provide for all other work in connection with the system within it's own territory.
 Rev. Frederick T. Bennett of Pres colt, who has been stationed at Pres colt for some years past, has now been appointed by the bishop to take charge of this parish, and is expected to be in Nogales in time for holding services in St. Andrews Episcopal church on the 2Sth. St. Andrews has been closed for some weeks past owing to the sudden withdrawal of its former pastor, Mir. Brookman, be- cause of illness in his family, and the members of the church and townspeople in general are pleased to know that arrangements have now been completed whereby the parish will be regularly provided with a resident minister.
 The branch line of the Rio Yaqui and Pacific has now reached some three miles beyond the town of Santa Cruz, and grading and track laying are proceeding. With steady persist ency. There is every reason to be- lieve that trains will be running be- tween Nogales and Cananea very early in the fall.
 Last week the local forestry office, presided over by R. c. Wilson, was notified of a fire in the Baboquivaris. but the cOnflagration did not prove serious, and with the perfect system now in use by the forestry service, was quickly eXtinguished with very little loss to vegetation. On his trip over to Arivaca in connection with the fire. Supervisor Wilson learned that the citizens of Arivaca, which is one of the oldest settlements in the territory, are at present making an effort to secure from the govern ment a town site patent. being led