The border vidette., 1909-03-13
TERRITORIAL NOTES
Items of Interest CuEied From Our Ex-
 changes

With an enrolment of 22OO at sh
 present time, the Tucson schools no
 only lead the entire Territory bu
 they have esta blished a new record
 for the Old Pueblo which has long se
 the pace for other cities in Arizona 1T
 school attendance figures
 F. l. Proctor, of the Turkey Track
 Ranch has placed an order for new
 sixty horse power, seven passenger
 touring car, in which he expects tc
 start with party for Los Angeles
 abont the first of May. From that
 point they will go to Seattle to attend
 the Yukon Alaska Pacific Exposition.
 Tempe News.
 The new immigrant laws of Mexico
 are now in force. They are similar
 to the United States laws and pro- hibit the admission of persons with in curable or conta gious diseases. ex- cluds Pauper, criminals and persons likely to become pubic charges and will greatly aid United States border officers, who have had much trouble in the past because of diseased for eigners focking to the Rio Grande through Mexican ports.-Exchanee
 O. D. Reppy, right of way man for the Southern Pacific, stated in Tombstone that the right of way betwee Pea1ce and Douglas which was appropriated by his company the valley will be forfeited if the road should not be built before October 1 of this year. Construction is said to have progressed from Pearco to- ward Douglas past the point where it should turn in to Courtland Pros pector.
 Courtland has two live newspe pers, the Arizonan and the Times, both eight pages, six column sheets. The three big mining companies, the Great Western, Calumet & Arizona and Copper Queen, and two railroad cam- panies, the Southern Pacific and the are each working large force of men. Col. John Talbot, | of the Great Western | and O. & A. properties, stated that | he believed the two companies of | which he is manager, would he em- oloJ ing 20OO men within six months md many predict population of ,ver 5000 people within a year.
 s. F. Huss, from down the valley. brought into Yuma yesterday the first traw berries of the season. He only lad a few boxes but they were as inc as "split silk" Many of the rerries were as large as English wal luts and Beautifully rippened. The lavor was undoubtedly as good ss the ppearaEce but the Sun man was not llo wed to sample. MT. Huss con- ributed box to the Comercial Club o put in their exhibit booth at tie :: outhern Pacific depot. We were nable to learn the price for which ( hese berries were cold but in the city markets they would command at least , fly cents for quarter box They , 'ere as fine as any one could see { ny where at any season of the ear ar-Yuma Sun.
 The Born Brothers have 6 very mining property in their topper Blossom grou D of mines, located S . Black Rock district, the mines be- i og near the ludepen dence properties, t 1ore- ia familiar!y known as the F X. S } Bsien mines, The Copper Blossom l roup has 600 feet of shaft work, ex. z ossng a very strong ledge which 8 arries four feet of ore. Chas Born, s he mail carrier, has just received a c lock of ore taken from depth Of 200 s 3. in the shaft which is @ fine copper C re specimen, carrying values of 65 ; CT cent copper. A block of ore from c he same shaft can be seen in the ' lown window of Dillon's cigar store. t