The border vidette., 1911-03-18

head bookkeeper Of the Nogale:
 Water Company, has in comtem
 plation a visit to the Pacific
 coast for a well-earned rest.
 A, large consignment of min
 ing machinery for the Realitc
 Mining Company, Jake Sheperd
 manager, passed south the fore 1 part of the week on it's way tc
 the mines on the Yaqui river.
 Manuel Mascarenas, Jr. writes
 from Phoenix that he is enjoying his visit to the territorial capital where the climate at this time
 of year can't be beat. Today
 MT. Mascarenas it at the Roose- welt dam helping Col. Roosevelt celebrate the completion of the dam.
 Wednesday evening from to 8, the United States officers stationed here, delightfully."- en- tertained at supper, at Camp, in honor of Miss Mamie DOno- ghue, the popular manager of Hotel MOntezuma. Needless to say everybody had a most joyous time.
 Mr. Henry B. Sprague, a prom inent, wealthy citizen of Lynn, Massachusetts, accompanied by his private secretary, is visiting in the city, a guest of his friend Bracey Curtis, president of The First National Bank of Nogales, who went to Tucson to meet MT. Sprague.
 Next Monday the United States signal corps will leave Nogales, Captain Hartmann hay ing received orders yesterday to that effect. The boys will go to New Mexico. They are a fine bunch and their stay here has been one continuous round of pleasure.
 Commencing next Tuesday, J. B. Masters and associates of Altar, Sonora, will run an auto mobile stage line between Santa Ana and the town of Altar, it being their intention to make three trips each week. The auto will leave Santa Ana next morning on the initial trip.
 Judge ChaS. Bienman, of Tue son, accompanied by a number of ca pitaliStS who are financially in the West Mexican Oil Company, arrived in the city and continued out to Sonora, where bor ing for oil will commence next week, under the direction of F. M. BrintOn. MT. Blenman's party came down from Tucson in a big touring automobile.
 Major Platt Schofield, U. s. A, with headquarters in Fl Paso, : Texas, was guest at the Montezuma hotel a couple of days this week. While here he paid of Uncle Sam's soldier boys; as a result about S6, ,OOO were put in circulation in No galess Every little bit helps Major Schofield is every inch a and a gentlemen. Wed morning he departed for Fl PaSO.
 Hon. Frank J. Duffy, the well known attorney -at-laW, of this city, has for several days past been down in Sonora, on profes- sional business. MT. Duffy makes a speciality of incorporation his long residence on the interna tiOnal border giving him an invaluable insight into both American and Mexican laws. Anyone having business with Frank J. Duffy will find him and trustworthy.
 A. M. Conard, president and general. manager of the Sonora Copper Company, came up from Cobre Grande yesterday, having been called here by telegram announcing the serious illness of his wife'S grandmother, who for week past has been near 1eath'S door He found the old -ady, who is over eighty years of, age, some better, and will | tonight return to camp where his presence is greatly needed at i 5hiS time.
 M. c. Biggerstiff, of the Salt 1 River valley, stopped over in NOgaleS Wednesday, on his way 1 70 HermOSillo, where he went to | dispose of a number of thorough ] pred Kentucky stallionS. Mr. l