The border vidette., 1910-12-03
Manager A M. Couard of the so-

nora Copper Company, was business visitor in he city Wednesday of this week. accompanied by Superintendent Phil Ferguson. All the machinery, and other supplies for the smelter at Cobre Gran ie, is now on the ground and 1t is only a matter of a few months when the Sonora Copper Smelt- ing Company will be in the list of producing mines of Sonora.
 Henry Levin. the customs brok TT. returned home Thursday morning fro a business trip as far south as Mszat- Ian. Sinsloa He reports having had a pleasant and very successful trip. and says there is absolutely no war talk i'the country visited by him. No troui le is anticipated but if 1t comes. the authorities representing Di.z are fin ly prepared to promptly take care of it in the DIaz way.
 Monday four Mexican prisoners in the No1al's Sonora. city ,il made a dash for liberty, ard all but one. a man nsmed Rafael Ruiz. got ac,oss the in- ternstional line and are still at large. Ruiz was shot down by one of the guards. ard m,y die. All the escaped convic.s were serving short term gen. tences. except D. Verdugo. who was doing A six year term for smuggling.
 Eatly last Saturday evening Judge J. J. Chatham united in marriage Mir. Robert Wi kins and Miss Anita Estrada, both of Tucson. The young couple arrived in the city on the evening train and were met at the depot by MT. w. 0 Budge. who chap eroned them until after His Honor had launced them safely on lrfe's matri- monial sea. Monday MT and Mrs. Wilkins returned to Tucson where they will make their future home.
 MT. Charley Connell. head of the U. s. immigration service in this district, for long time stationed at Tucson, has been promoted and will in future make bis headquarters in Los Angeles. o .lifornis. MT. Burnett, stationed at Naco, will be advanced to the position held SO long by Mir. Oonnell. Other ioaportant charges will be made -here and at other poiats in this district. All of Charley Councils friends will be glad to learn of his promotion.
 Superintendent Phillips of the Penn. Sonora Mining Company, operating the old Durazno gold properties for merIy owned by MT. Peter Johnson' came Tn from camp Tuesday to pur- chase ca mp and mine supplies. Mir. E L. Griswold, who ia largely in terested in the company. has for some time past been sojourning iu the city. It is the intention to at once do large amount of exploration and develop ment work on the old properties which are located near Nogales, in a good district.
 Hon. James B. Finley of Tucson accompanied by Mrs. Finley and the children came up from Empalme last Tuesday and continued eu north the same afternoon. Mir Finley is in the employ of the Southern Pacific of Mexico. He has for many years held responsible positions with the big com- pauy in Tucson, where he and his family have host of friends. He now makes his headquarters at EmpaIme. While here the gentleman was enter tained by his frieud City Councilman Marsh.
 Wednesday forenoon a special train conveying Southern Pacific Hsials on their tour of inspection arrived in the city from the north, returning the same day. Those in the party were: l. R Ruby of the San Francisco div ision, Superintendent H. V. Platt of the Los Angeles division, Superintend- ent w. H. Whalan Of the Tucson division, and J. D. Matthews, resident engineer, with headquarters in Tucson. While here the distinguished gentle men were shown every courtesy by Agent Sanders.
 Great annual sale Is now en at The Red House. Great Bargains In all de- paTtmentS.
 P. J. Mcintyre, treasurer and di- rector of the Douglas Arizona and Se-