The border vidette., 1909-12-25

eSCaullSHmenb on hOrley avenue. Junh is sure enough twenty century hustler, and always gets nice fat orders on his trips to Sonora, where he has many friends and acqfaintances.
 Will Bialock has opened his ele- gant new billiard and pool hall Tn cen neotion with the Montezuma Bar, and extends to his old friends and acquAin. tances cordial invitation to call and eri y a game of pool or billiards. Mir. Blalock has five new tables, four pool and one billiard, just from the factory.
 At a recent meeting of the Terri torla Board of examiners, teachers certificates were issued to the follow ing lady teachets of Santa Cruz Coun- ty: Ruth Mcdonnell. Anna Oasanegs and Mrs c. O. QLinn. Miss Casa mega is the eldest dau Inter of Mir. T. D. Casanega, the pioneer Cala5asas farmer and rancher.
 Mrs Howard, widow of the late George Howard, msntion of whose death was made in last weeks BoR- DER VIDETTE, has accepted a position with one of the big mercantile houses of Tombstone, and on Thursday left for that historic old western town, talk ing with her the best wishes of all who knew her in Nogales.
 MT. and Mrs Edward H Polk came up from the Ysqui river the forepart of the week for visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Polk, nee Miss Mary Robinson, is a cousin of Mrs. Bert and Harry Hannah ot the U. s Customs service. Mir. Polk is in the employ of Grant Brothers Con Company. railroad builders.
 Walter Strickland. superintendent of the Yaqui River Consolidated Gold & Copper Company. is up from the mines near Imuris, Sonora, and will spend Christmas In Nogales with relatives and friends. Walter brought with him number of nice  President Lee Reagan and Charley Fowler.
 Thursday night Louis Glroux. son of Gideon Giroux, the mine manager, many years at Sultana mine Sonora. Mexico. passed south en route to Rancho de la Huerte, Sonora, accom- panied by his bride. a most charming, highly accomplished Los Angeles lady. MT. and Mrs Giroux were accompanied by Mrs. Frank Buelna, the gentleman's sister.
 The handsome new hook and lader truck, new hose, etc., for the Nogales Fire Department has arrived. and now Nogales has one of the best volunteer fire departments in Arizona. Chief Bracey Curtis is justly proud of his new equipment and says he and his | fire ladies are prepared to take care of any fire that may occur in any sec ton of the city.
 'Shorty" Roberts, expert car inspec | tor, from the Tucson Southern Pacific | shops. was here Tuesday on official business. returning north "Wednesday, | travelling on his private motor car. who by-the- way is loyal expressed himself as being over the defeat of his friend Dickerman at the recent Tucson ,ity election.
 Manager N. J. Purcell ot the Buena Fortuna Gold Mining Company, came ID from the mines in the Pinito noun ains Thursday evening to spend Christ mas in the city with his old friend Ir. O. NJ. Acklen, of Baltimore, presi lent of the company, who is guest It the Montezuma. MT. Purcell brought with him a number of sam ,les of rich gold ore from Buana For una
 Hon. F. Verdugo, state senator of So lora, accompanied by his ia mily, spent V Vednesday in the city, from Hermo- illo. Mr. Verdugo is one of the best ,nown, most prominent citizens of the tate of Sonora, where he owns a mum ,er of big tracts of land which he is ferlng for sale at reasonable prices,