The border vidette., 1909-03-06

by Henry Chm. who charges him with
 cutting a small dam on the Santa Cruz
 river above O4laLas4s. The prelimin-
 ary hearing is in progress today.
 Under our statute the cutting of a
 dam IS felony.
 Alex Hinson, who is contesting for
 undi'puted pos session of govern ment
 land upon which he recently filed a
 homestead entry claim, was busy in
 Clerk of the District Court Birds of
 fee the first of the week. A num-
 Der of witnesses for both sides of the
 controversy were also present to give testimony in the case. Mir. Hinson feels confident he will win.
 T. D. Oasanega of Oalabasas has
 had Fidel Silvas of the same neigh
 borhood arrested on Q charge of as-
 sault with a deadly weapon. The par
 ties had dispute, it is said. about ir-
 rigation water and last Sunday while
 Casanega was working at a ditch SiI-
 vas drew a rifle on him and threaten ed to shoot. The matter will come up
 for preliminary hearing iu Judge
 Chatham's court on the 18th inst.
 Wednesday afternoon about o. clock, fire consumed the Schuyler Case residence on the east side of Morley avenue just back of Collector of Gus toms Con O'Keefe's palatial home, almostiy completely destroying all the contents, notwithstanding the strenu- ous efforts of the fire laddies, who made the long run to the scene in re- cord breaking time. Unfortunately MT. Case was without insurance and his loss is complete.
 On February 24,h, last, Harry Walter. formerly of Nogales. a part ner with Henry Cohn in the Monte Carlo, died in Cripple Greek, Colo rado, after a short illness. Pneu- monia was the cause of his untimely passing. Mrs. Walter is making her home Tn Los Angeles. California. Harry was well liked by all who knew him. and regret is expressed here on account of his death. All sympathize with the sorrowing widow.
 This week one day Captain William Melee. president of the Osate Gold Mining Company. received a letter C,,D makes his home at LIano, Sonora, an the arrival at his home of a | bouncing baby boy. Mother and little one are doing fine end Pete says the | world sure looks good to him these days. The many friends of Superin- sendent Ross here and in Sonora, join 1 us in extending hearty congratula- tions
 William Bower, of Rancho de los | Ooches, situated in the foot hills of | the Huachuca mountains. thisss County, was & bushes visitors in the city the | forepart of the week. He reports ranch and range conditions out his | way very good, besides he has group of most excellent mining claims which | he fully expects will some day bs the means of landing him high and dry on the sunny side of East Street. Mrs. Bower and the children are we'll and happy.
 Wednesday evening Mir. ard Mrs H. O. Hale, of Patagonia, came down from the second city in the county, :or a couple of days visit in the me- ;ropolis. Mir. Hale is one of Patago- ,ia's progressive. successful young business men. He said that with prospects, good for the Mowry. Hard 'hell, Flux, Happy Jack, and other inc properties in the immediate vicin. ty of his town, starting work on arge scale. the future did not look half bad.
 William Dunbar, who has been town in Sinaloa. Mexico building steel bridges for the Cananea, Yaqui River Pacifi; railroad company. returned 70 the United States the forepart of he we ek, and will go to Tucson to pend few days with his brother J. ). Dunbar, the veteran newspaper