The border vidette., 1909-01-02

and pleasure trip on the Pacific coast
 and it is understood will now remain
 at home indefinitely. Mir Curtis is
 one of the line cIty's most active pro-
 minent business men; he is largely in
 terested in city property and at all
 times takes deep interest in any pro
 position for the betterment of our
 growing city. Patrons of the bank,
 we'll as wide circle Of social and
 business friends join us in welcoming 2 MT. Curtis home.
 Peter Johnson. the mining man, is
 anxious to assist in alleviating the
 suffering and stricken Italians, and
 requests members of the Nogalcs and
 Santa Cruz county Board of Trade, to
 at once take steps to circulate peti-
 tion for the purpose of raising funds
 to be forwarded to some responsible
 committee or agency, through which
 the contributions can reach their des-
 tination. Other business meu have expressed desire to assist in raising funds for our brothers and sisters in far away Italy, and next Tuesday evening the matter will be brought be- fore the Board of Trade for immediate action. Only those who can afford to oncribute be asked to do so.
 Mr. o R. Stewart, director of the Yaqui River Consolidated Gold & Copper Company, has just returned from Los Angeles, California, where he disposed of t!.e block of treasury stock offered by his company, for 30 cents per share. MT Stewart reports his company now in fine shape, finan- cially and otherwise. He has great faith in the future of the mines owned by his company, and states that no more stock will be sold. at this time, there being enough money in the treas ury to carry out the plans of the man A agement The wonderful showing made at the mines certainly .justifies the present action of the directors in withdra rawing the treasury stock from the market. and we congratulate those who "got in on the ground foor." our home people. who back ed their judgment with cash.
 One night this week Judge O. A l Gildea had the misfortune to lose two | large fine bronze turkey gobblers, the birds h wing been stolen from their roest at the GiIdea home north of the | >ity. His Honor immediately came | to the city and began a systematic nunt for his stolen property. After visiting all the hen houses in town he net Dr. Purdy and Councilman Peck, 70 whom he told his troubles. MT. Peck in a joking manner remarked hat he and his friend Purdy had the birds. The medico then sprung a surprise on both His Honor and MT. Peck, by stepping to a telephone and Isking his wife if she had yet killed he New Year turkey. The good lady aid she had, and never had she seen ! finer bird The doctor then told His Honor and Mr. Peck that he had lrly in the morning gwen a Mexican 5lO for the two gobblers, one of which lad already met his fate. His Honor ould have the live bird and help eat he dead one. Judge Gildea declined O take part in the feast. being too 'usy trying to find the hombre with he ten dobies.
 Tho annual ckhoiders' meeting f The Columbia Consolidated Mining Company. was held last Tuesday fore uon in the office of Lawyer J. A Ionzalez. at Magdalena, Sonora, Mex co, the following gentlemen being un- nimously re- elected officers for the nsuing year: President, Prof. F w. Kelsey, of Ann Arbor, Michigan; Vice President and General Manager, l.. l. Raines, of Nogales, Arizona; Treas Ter, Colonel E nilio Kosterlitzky, of I a agdalena. Sonora, Mexico; Secretary. .ic. J. A Gonzalez. of Magdalena, onore; Comisario, E D. Miller, of Iogales, Arizona. The Columbia Mining Company. owns arce mineral, grazing timber and