The border vidette., 1909-07-31


 came up from the south Wednesday evening, aud Thursday morning con- tinued on to Douglas, where he went on mining business. The Promonto- rio is one of the great silver producers of the Alamos district, many millions having been taken from it in the past. Mr. Obermuller's associates are veal thy Philadelphia men of affairs.
 Ira Bowers, manager of Llano Cop per Company, was here Wednesday purchasing camp and mine supplies for his camp near Noria, Sonora, Mexico. He reported conditions at camp good, as well as other camps in that section. where active operations have been car ried on all the time during the late panicky times. MT. Bowers com pany has unlimited capital, the princi- pal stockholders being Kansas City people.
 Wednesday Dr. H. w. Purday went to Patagonia to attend Mrs Bert SOr- rels. Friends of the lady will be pleased to learn that she IS not serious ly i'll. At Patagonia the doctor say 8 he was royalty entertained at Mine Host Gsbriels pleasant up- to-the- minute hotel, where everything is ''just right" Pataaonia's summer climate can't be beat, and Dr. Purdy says he would like to spend month with Mine Host Gabriel
 Mrs. K. F Pettey, local representa- tive of the Tucson Star and Bisbee Review, has given up her work in No- gales and returned to Tucson; in the future the Star and Review will reach Noeales by mail instead of by express. The departure of Mrs. Pettey has caused vacancy in the secretaryshIp of the Nogales and Santa Cruz County Board of Trade, that position for a month past having been held by the of the Kelly papers.
 A. l.. Lewis. the ore buyer of Her mosillo, who lived here a long time with his family. was stopover visitor in Nogales Monday on his way to Douglas, Arizona, where Mrs. Lewis and their daughter now reside. Asso- ciated with MT. Lewis is Mir. Hart, also A we'll known thoroughly reliable who understands the hand ling of ores. If you have ore. bullion or concentrates Messrs. Lewis & Hart will purchase same, paying the top price.
 John A. Black, many years promi- nent resident of Tucson, alleged em- bezzler of $1O,OOO of the funds of the Tucson Building & Loan Association, who was recently arrested in Chicago and brought back to the old pueblo to stand trial for his alleged crime, is now con fined Tn the Pima county jail. M q pr Black was unable to raise the necessary Sl5.O .OO0 bond: and no doubt will remain in jail until the fall term of district court. when his case will be tried.
 Friends of Amos J. Yaeger, mana ger of the Zambona Development Com pany, will be pleased to learn that he is recovering from recent serious in uries sustained at Minas Nuevas, where a mammoth new plant is being installed. Manager Yaeger fell into fO- foot tank and narrowly escaped be- ing killed by an iron bar which struck nim in the back. MT. Obermuller, of the Promontorio mine, says the in ured mine manager is getting along IS we'll as could be expected.
 Dr. A. A. Doherty, county assessor ,f Santa Cruz county, has just cause % feel proud of his work as assessor, and the majority of our people who pay the freight" are loud in their praise of the splendid record made by Dr.. Doherty during his first years work as assessor. The tax roll this year, as turned over to the board of amounts to $2. .273 .89S.O0, IS against $l.SOO.OO0 Oo last year. Certainly Dr. Doherty is making good, md the honora ble board of supervisore made no mistake when they appoint ted nirn to the important responsible office