The border vidette., 1908-01-04


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 The closing of stores on Sundays has made Nogales very quiet town, and nowhere in the far west can a cleaner and more respectable place of residence be found than in this thoroughly Am erican city on the border. All the business houses also close their places at eight o'clock in the evening except Saturdays thus giving the clerks some time to enjoy with their families. This is beneficial in many ways and many thanks are due the merchants for this consideration for their em- ployes
 Rumor has it again that Judge Doan, judge of the second judicial dis trict, will be compelled to give up holding court at Nogales owing to the large amount of business in Cochise County which requires so much of his time. This report, however, has fre- quently been made and no one places any credence in it.
 The order given some time ago by the Postmaster General for thorough inspection of miniug companies, or ganized in the states and doing busi- ness in Mexico, will no doubt have a tendency to check the plans of some of the recently organized companies. These promoters seem to think the United States government will protect them in any scheme Of whatever de- l scription as long as they work in a | foreign country, and the above ruling will add materially to dispense with | those mining promoters who constant 1 ly visit this south western section and l bol~ to ho ind The value of the new buildings now in course of constr uction in Nogeles i on both sides of the line amounts to to be added to as soon as material can be secured more quickly than at pre- sent, owing to the condition in laIl- road freighting in the east. Twenty five miles to the north of l Nogales that famous old bloodstained mountain, "Old Baldy," around which the Apaches used to hold forth and commit so many of their dasGardly feet. and no more glorious sight is visible to the eyes these cold mornings than this famous peak looming up in her majesty.
 Many of the residents in Nogales are planning to put up coal stoves in their homes, as the supply of wood seems to be getting shorter every year, | and then coal is not much more eostlier than wood, and makes more fire, and better heat.
 The consulate at Nogales, Mexico. | which was vacant tor a long time, owing to the deserved promotion of Consul Brickwood, who has been sent to Honduras, is now ably filled by Mir Samuel J. Lee, of Michigan, who ! secured his position by virtue of his long experience in the consular service, and who passed very high exsmin- ation, standing fourth in a class of seventy four.
 The sanitarium building which the Catholic Sisters purchased some months ago for the establishment of hospital for the town has proved to be most valuable purchase and the object a | worthy one. Owing to the great number of patients that the hospital has received during the year the Sis ters have been encouraged to make improvements, and an operating room fully equipped was built, as we'll as other necessary improvements. This is in keeping with the manner of the conduct of the hospital in general, and much Praise is given the Sisters for the efficient care of the patients constantly being placed in their keeping. What was supposed to be experiment in the ests blishment of hospital here has proven to be a success, as well as a great benefit to the city and surround ing country.
 The new freight warehouse which the Southern Pacific was going to have built will be delayed for some time owing to press of railroad business in other sections more needed. Superintendent A R Oster, of the Sonora Railway has leased one of the flats in the O'Keefe block and is now enjoying home life to his hearts con tent. Since going to housekeeping again he says he would rather eat in his little two by three flat than in his elegant dining car, so cosy and home like is he fixed. His general health Is good and he has already begun to shows a rudy complexion.
 Many cars of lumber and merchan- disc are arriving daily and being ship ped out almost as soon received. Owing to the tie up of cars in the east there have been many cars lost for weeks but every days bill of lading at the railroad office shows that they are now beginning to turn up and business IS becoming more normal in railroad circles.