The border vidette., 1908-06-20

On nurSuaY AICeFnOOn, Lne auOne
 residence on Sonoita avenue just helo "
 the w. r. Overton residence. caught
 fire and everything that would b;rn
 was destroyed. The house was occu- pied by txo Mexican families, who
 succeeded in saY;css some of their he lnn8ings Loss is said to have beer
 about $500 O.
 Friday night the family of. Mr. z.
 l. Pettigrew, chief clerk in the big
 local Southern Pacific office, of which IT. F. Grace is agent. arrived from Fl
 Paso, Texas, and will in future make
 Nogales their home. The folks were
 met at Patagonia by Mir. Pettigrew.
 We extend to them a warm welcome
 to the line city. They have taken the
 fine residence on Crawford street, re-
 gently occupied by Mir. and Mrs. H.. | M. Chapman, who have removed to Los Angeles.
 Oscar Rountree, who was visitor | in Nogales the forepart of the week from Cerro Prieto, where he is in charge
 of the commercial business of the
 Black Mountain Mining Company,
 has purchased the Alex. Carpena
 property adjoining the elegant home
 of Mir and Mrs Sam Leeker. Mir.
 Rountree will greatly improve his newly acquired property and may decide 70 remove to Nogales and make his permanent residence here. At present Mrs. Rountree is sojourning at Cerro Colorado with her husband, and the children are attending school Tn Hermosillo.
 On June 5th the Noche Buene So- nora Mining Company. of which John D. Lamb is president and general manager, commenced work on their fine property near Soyopa, Sonora, with force of twenty five men. Thomas Bentley, for many years with one of the big mining companies at Minas Prietas, Sonora, is superinten- dent. Tom Bentley is known through out Sonora and Ariz zona as first t-class mine superintendent of many years practical experience The Noche Bueua are to bs congratulated upon securing his services, and we wish them good luck.
 G. Ben Heney, of Fairbank, where he has for many years engaged in the mercantile business, was Q visitor at Nogales the forepart of the week. Mir. i Henev is A brother of Frank Heney, 1 the San Francisco lawyer, who has ] been mak ing life burden to grafters l The gentleman was one Of the riginal | incerporators of the Happy Jack Min7 ing Company, of which w. H Bar | nett, of Patagonia, is'general manager, | and expressed himself as greatly pleas ed at the fine showing now being made | n the mines from which he and his | associates several years ago shipped couple carloads of ore. similar to that recently shipped to the Fl Paso shelter by Manager Barnett.
 Hayden Pendegrass, every body in the Patagonias knows and likes Hay den, was a visitor at tue county seat 1 the forepart of the week, having come down to get a line on the coming Fourth of July celebration. Hayden is especially interested in the big drill ing contest. That S350 % gold money, he says, sure looks good to him, for he is certain he can name the boys who will handle it after the contest is over. Hayden is one of the county's most patri tic citizsns. The big Fourth of July celebration at Patagonia, last year. was made great success largely the untiring efforts of Hay den. who with other members of the committee, worked night and day.
 1T NJ. Chapman. for long time with the United States GUS tom house at this port, has teen tran sferred to Los Angeles, where he and Mrs Chapman will in future reside. They left for their new home las. Thurs lay morning. Since the organ iz ,tion of the Nogales & Santa Cruz County Board of Trade. Mir. Chapman has been one of it's most enthusiastic members. at all times taking an active interest in the work of that organiz ,tion. News that he and his estim- lb!e wife have left Nogales, will be earned with genuine regret by a wide circle of their friends and acquaint- Lnces throughout Santa Cruz county However, ali will be pleased to learn # the gentleman's wei earned pro notion, by the United States treasury .