The border vidette., 1909-07-10


 great praise for the able manner 1T
 which they conducted the three-dal
 Fourth of July celebration. Had il
 not rained, the boys would have about
 "broke even," not with standing theil
 hard luck in the steer-tying contest
 Messrs. Wren & Lawson since comin z
 to Nogales. have won the esteem and
 respect of everybody by their gentle
 manly department under all conditions
 and circumstances. They certainly
 deserve heaped up measures of success.
 Colonel Tom Ellis, travelling repre- sentative in Mexico for the Los An
 geles Times, accompanied by his wife,
 arrived in the city last Saturday y evening from Mazatlan, Sinaloa, where he reports having done fine business for his paper. Mrs. Ellie, who has been quite i'll for some time, after resting here couple of days, con- tinued on to the Pacific coast where she will remain during the heated season. returning to Mexico next fall. Colonel Ellis several months ago dis posed of Lis interest in The Palace hotel at Magdalena to engage in the more exciting business of hustling for a live daily newspaper.
 Rodolpho Vasquez. the Nogales mining engineer, who is also an ac- knowledged authority on Mexican and American mining laws and mines, has closed his Nogales. Sonora offices, and will leave in few days for Los An geles. being accompanied by his family, MT. Vasqnez after getting the folks comfortably located, will return to thIs city in order to personally look after his numerous mining interests both in Santa Cruz county and the state of Sonora, Mexico.
 w. S. Read, proprietor of the Fash ion, Cananea's popular hotel, spent a couple of days in Nogales this week, on his way to the big copper camp from pleasure trip to the Pacific coast. While here the gentleman ex- tensively advertised his place by dis tributing handsomely printed colored blotters. bearing the inscriptions: "We want your business" Billie Read is an old time citizen of Arizona, having resided in Tucson many years. He'll certainly get his share of Arizona's patronage.
 Captain William McGee. president of Fl Otate Gold Mining Company. by Mrs. McGee, were passengers Tues Jay morn- ing en route for Los Angeles, where they went to attend the Elks conven- tion. Captain McGee is one of the "Best people on earth." After the con. vention he and Mrs. NJ McGee will return to Nogales, where they now make their home. The gentleman is associated l with W. M. Murphy in a group of splendid mining claims situated in the Harshaw mining district, this county.
 Captain John Wilson. pioneer citi zen of Nogales, Arizona, left Tuesday morning for points in the east. includ- ing Washington. Baltimore. New York. Philadelphia, Chicago and St Louis. | home next fall. the cap tain will go to Hot Springs, Arkansas for a couple of weeks visit There is whispered rumor that the gentleman threatens to become benedict. The name of the fortunate lady has not been learned. Anyone desiring to with Captain Wilson can do so by addressing him at 249 Bush Street, Chicago, III.
 Tuesday morning Hon. Theo Geb Ter, proprietor of the Pioneer Hard ward House, departed for the hot spring gs at Fort Thomas. this territory. The ~old gentleman has for several months past been a rheumatic sufferer, and goes to the famous springs for relief. Wednesday morning R O. manager of the The Arcade, | also left for Fort Thomas he too being l a rheumatic sufferer. During his ab- sence Frank Reagan, Jimmie Schultz and "Silvertip" Nugent, three of the best known "mixers" in the south west, will turn about, cater to the wants of