The border vidette., 1911-06-10


 transacting company business morning. Mac says the Made ristas treated him like a prince : every time they visited his camp
 and he'll always have a warm
 spot in his heart for them.
 Tom Turner, manager of the great Empire Ranch, and ex-
 sheriff of Santa Cruz county,
 was business visitor at the
 county seat the forepart of the
 week on COW business. Tom
 looks the picture health and his
 friends will be please to learn that he is prospering. Mrs. Turner and the children are well and happy on the big ranch, one of the most attractive places in Arizona.
 It is reported that the Yaqui Indian people in Sonora consid cred among the best farmers and labOrers in Mexico, have been advised that their men women and children, who were trans ported and sold into slavery on l I turned to their homes in Sonora within the next sixty days, and the lands belonging to them which were taken from them, will be restored.
 Tom Smith, manager of the Four Metals Mining Company, whose home is in Phoenix, came down to the line city the fore part of the week and Thursday went out to the mines where for some time past a large force of men have been employed doing development work, under his personal supervision. MT. Smith has great faith in the Four Metals and is backing his judge ment with hard cash. ''Nuf ced"
 N. J. Purcell, manager of the Buena Fortuna Gold Mining Co.,, the splendid properties of which are located on the east side of the Pinto mountains, in Sonora, Mexico, writes from Hillsboro, Virginia, that he is well and happy and hopes at no distant date to again enjoy a visit with his old NogaleS friends. The Buena Fortuna gold mines have great merit and it is to be hoped they will soon be worked again | under MT. Purcell's capable i management.
 The Southern Pacific has honored the petition recently | presented by the Nogales busi- ness men asking for reduction of freight rates. Tine new rate will be the same as that of Tue son, and this will be a great reduction from the former rates tiOn. The NOgaleS business men will profit by the freight reduc- tion from 42 cents per hundred on merchandise under the first class tariff to twenty seven cents on fourth class tariff. The new tariff becomes effective on June 18th.
 H. A. Smith, the Sonora land man, after spending a week in Sonora with A. M. COnard. man. ager of the Sonora Copper Com returned to the states Wednesday evening and Thurs day continued on to Tucson to join his family. Mir. Smith was bruised about the face and one of his hands was neatly oandaged. However, he wore Jhe same old smile, and refused 5o tell how it happened. He is one of the best land promoters l in Sonora, and has q line on { some of the finest land in Mexico.
 At the regular monthly session ,f the Nogales Common Council asst Monday evening J. J. Lowe, leputy sheriff of Santa Cruz ( county, was elected a member I ,f the council, to fill the vacancy :aused by the death of George I }. Marsh. The selection of MT. | 4cwe is a most excellent one i He is one of the most efficient l peace officers in Arizona. cap ( ,ble and cOncientiOuS. He will Y ill the important office of cOun- C ilman with credit to himself, he city and the gentlemen who | lected him. The new council { nan is Democrat. ! Last night Diego Redo, ex C governor of the state of Sinaloa, l. vas given his liberty and eS- f