The border vidette., 1909-07-31


 Smith and Bai ey, enthusiastic Nim- rods. enjoyed days outing down Ci- bute way. where birds are plentiful this time of the year. However the boys took no chances. and mong other necessary supplies, were about forty pounds of beef ribs. Needless to say none of them went hungry.
 Messrs H F. Knuth, mana ger of the WestclIf Hardware Company, of Can- yon City, Colorado; l. E. Franks of Canyon City. and F. A. Moore, of Florence, Colorado, returned the fore part of the week from a visit to the Altar mining district, Sonora, Mexico, where they had been inspecting gold mining property with A view of pur- chasing same. The gentlemen were greatly pleased with theIr trip and the property visited, and will no doubt be- come interested financially. Mir. Knuth brought back with him pieces of ore showing native gold, which he personally took from fine vein on the property visited. Wednesday the gentlemen left for home. expecting to return at no distant day.
 Bracey Curtis. vice president, and H. M. Olagett, treasurer of the Mo- gales and Santa Cruz County Board of Trade, who volunteered to attend to the collection of dues from delin- queut members, in the absence of a secretary. are meeting with splendid success. and the affairs of the board will soon be in fine condition again. Next month the annual meeting of the board for the election of a new board of directors will be held, and every member should be present to help elect a board of directors who will continue the good work accomplished during the past. A new secretary will not be elected until after the an nual meeting of the board next month. the date of which will be later an nounced.
 Last Tuesday the last of the two miles of rails necessary to exempt the line between Calabasas and Sahuarito- from ten years' taxation, was com pleted and now the promoters can rest on their oars, so to speak. The peo- pie of Tucson and Pima county ap- pear to be in earnest in the matter of the Twin Buttes extension and it is only matter of a short time when Nogales and the ancient and honor able pueblo will be brought closer to- gether than in the past. With Tue son as a competitor for Nogales' Mexi- can trade, it will behoove our mer- chants to get a Chicago" move on the mselves in order to hold the splen- did business they now receive from towns and mining camps to the south of us. "A word to the wise is sufficient"
 Last Sunday H. ". Platt, superin- tendent of the southern district of the Southern Pacific. after spending sever al hours in Nogales. returned north on a tour of inspection of the line between here and Benson. Supt. Pratt's spec ial train was made up of the private cars "Los Angeles" San Carlos" also a buffer. MT. Pratt was accompanied by H. B Titcomb. district engineer of the southern district and P. Sheehy, of motive power all of Los Angeles. Superintendent Wha-. len and J D. Mathews, division en- gineer, with headquarters Tn Tucson, occupied MT. Whalen's car "San Oar los |" The road between here and Benson was found in good condition, the bad breaks of a couple of weeks ago, having been placed in order. Sunday night the Pratt party com menced the return trip to Los Angel. B.