The border vidette., 1908-12-12

l
 Mrs. VanM Mourick's mother.
 O. l. Grass. special representative
 in Mexico. for The Pictorial American,
 has for couple of days past been in
 the city taking orders for write ups in
 his magazine. The Board of Trade
 will advertise Nogales and Santa Cruz county in the Pictorial American.
 R A. Gilbert came up from Fl Orc, the gold camp of the Coast Line Cop per Company. where a very successful mill was recently made. MT. Gilbert is on his way to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family who make their home in that city.
 l. M. Raines, manager of the Col umbia Consolidated Mining Company. is up from the Pinto mountains. for a few days visit with Mrs Raipes and Master Hampton. MT. Raines says the snow is flying out at camp and he Is glad to return to the ''old freside."
 
 mines in Sonora, in which the Cheno- weths of this city are largely interest ed. Parties from that section of the country report a recent rich strike in the old mine, the extent of which was not learned. MT. H. K. Chenoweth has gone to the mine.
 The members of the Methodist church. have begun Tn earnest the task of raising funds for the purpose of inn proving their church building. It is the intention to remodel the building, enlarge it and erect a tower. They will also erect a modern parsonage on the west extension of the church lot, fronting on West avenue.
 Grant Lewis, foreman of the Gringo mines, near Patagonia, is in town for the purpose of purchasing a big boiler and pump from Roy & Titcomb, Inc MT. Lewis reports the Gringo looking fine, and in little while the company will surely pay dividends to it's stock holders. Arrangements are also being made to burn oil at the Gringo.
 Mine Hoss Jaeger of the Monte zuma and Santa Rita, has for a couple of days been here looking over his valuable hotel property, wkich is care fully and able managed by Miss Mamie Donahue. The Montezuma is COZ stantly crowded and Mine Host Jaeger wears a broad smile of content ment; SO does the evsr-accom modat- ing, charming Miss Donahue.
 The elegant new National Hotel is doing fine business these days and Mine Host George Marsh is well with the outlook. The new hotel is first class Tn every respect and is greatly appreciated by the travelling public. With the big Mon tezuma, National, Brick wood, Arizona, M odern Hotel and Hotel Paris, No gales is we'll supplied with hotels.
 Yesterday morning a party of of 6cers and stockholders of the Noche Buena Gold Mining Company, went south on a visit to the bonanza mines in the Soyopa district. Sonora. of which MT. Lamb. of Payne, Ohio. is president and general manager. Re- ports recently from the Noche Buena are most encouraging. gold assaying better than $l to the pound being mined
 Rev. J. H Heald, formerly pastor of the Congregational church in this city, now district superintendent of the Cong gregational Mission Board. arrived in the city last evening and will hold services in the Congrega- tional church Sunday morning and evening. In the morning at Ii o'clock the Congregational and Methodist churches will hold union services in the Congregational church.
 THE VIDETTE is grateful to MT. L. M. Raines, the mining man, for handsome calendar, containing a pret- ty photo of his little son, Hampton Raines The calendar was designed by Master Hampton's grand father, Dr. Raines, of Haywood, Missouri,