The border vidette., 1909-10-09

c. M. Thompson, after n pleasant visit in St. Louis, with friends and has returned to Nogales, and is now chief clerk in the Southern Pacific railway office, under Agent w. G. Bowman. Mr Thompson has teen with the railroad company a number of years, and is well qualified 10 fill the important position of chief clerk.
 J. T. McDopald. one of the pioneer mining men of the Gro Blanco mining district, this county, for some time past successfully operating Sonora, property. left yesterday with two friends for the Altar district, Sonora, in an automobila driven by Harry Karns The gentlemen go to inspect mines owned by Mr. Mcdonald.
 A meeting for the purpose of organ izing a South western Editorial assoc;a- tion has been called at E| Paso for the week of November l ' This IS the week of the El Paso Fair and Exposi- tion. and large number of the editors and publishers of the southwest are planning to attend the fair; it is con- sidpred propitious time for the for nation of such an organization.
 Hon George w. Atkinson, the Gala basas rancher and stockraiser, who is now a legal resident of Tucson, is candidate on the Republican ticket for city councilman ot that ancient and honorable city. Lust election MT. Atkinson was a candidate from Pima county for the cfice of legisla- tive councilman While George is Republican, hell make mighty good city councilman if elected.
 E R. Tuft 8, the well known mining man, for several years successfully en- gagged in mining in the state of Sono- ra, with Mir. George Avery of this city, will arrive from the east about October 20sh, on his way to his prop critics ID Mexico. MT. Tufts was one of the first mining men to enter the
  ted with him in the Mixican mines are some of the big financial giants of the east.
 Mr. K. R Corner, of Cleveland, Ohio who has for couple of months been in Nogsles, in connection with the bonding of The Nogales Gas Com pany, to the E. D Ruggles Bond Company of Chicago, III will leave in few days to his home in the east. MT. Corner, during the short time he has been in the city has made many friends, all of whom will be glad to learn that he contemplates an early return to Nogales.
 Pete Torres has removed his saloon and billiard hall over on Arizpe street, pending the erection of the new Tour neil block soon to be built on the site of his old stand. At the new tenn. porary stand on Arizpe street, Mir. Torres has pleasant commodious quart CT s. with nice private card rooms, etc. All his old friends are cordially invite to call at the ne " place, where they will be treated to the best of every thing in his line alright prices.
 Dr. Hedrick and Nick Lininger. di : rectors of the Otate Gold Mining Com pany. came up from Llano, Sonora. the first of the week to attend the monthly meeting of directors. Editor John E. Magee of the Miner, score tary of the company, was also here from Tucson to attend the meeting. The affairs of the company were never in better condition. Ira Bower is now superintendent. and Bert Ounn1n gham, foreman of the Otate mines.
 w. w. Carpenter, special agent of the U s treasury department. for a long time stationed at thIs port, has been promoted and will in future be stationed at Fl Paso, Texas The customs district, of which NogaIes is a part, now extends from Fl Paso, Texas, to San Diego, California, and Is under the supervision of Special Agent Parker, whose headquarters are in Fl Paso. George Black of Los An geles, has been transferred to Nogales,