El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13
Changes Made in Customs
Service at Nogales; Fire
at Patagonia.

Nogales, Ariz.. June 13.-Forty car
loads Of household furniture, goods,
stock and poultry have come into the
Elgin country for the hOmeSteaders
during the last few months
More than 100 families have filed on
land in this valley within the last 10
months who expect to engage princi-
pally in fruit growing.
Miss Beula SmithSOn, who taught the
school at Alto Camp the past session
and Greaterville later, was the guest
of Mrs. A. 7. Bird in NOgales a Few
days. before leaving for a visit TO her
home in Virginia to spend her vacation.
Col. A 7. Bird, of Nogales. mas been
chosen as an alternate for the delega-
tiOn instructed for president Taft a. the
Chicago convention.
Customs Transfers.
Some recent transfers in the customs
service in the Arizona district are r
H Reynolds, from NacO TO Yuma, and
a. f. Slower, from line inspector at No
gales to succeed Mr. Reynolds at Naco.
F. Housed, of the customs service At
NOgales was here en- route to visit his
home at Wilcox
Fire at Patagonia
The home and restaurant Of James
Kane, Of Patagonia, was totally de-
strOyed by fire with the entire con-
tents. having caught from IRE IN the
yard. The loss was $1,000. with no in
surance. A purse was made up for the
unfortunate family
Harry Barnett. OF Patagonia, has pur-
chased from the Patagonia Commercial
company the hotel, furniture and fix
lures for $4,000 and will conduct the
hotel
w. H. Smith, of Cierro Azul Mining
company, near Imuris, has purchased
the Leiker place on Terrace avenue IN
Nogales and has removed his family
there. Mrs Smith and the family have
recently returned from Del Rio, Texas
Miss Winnie Valverde, who has been
principal of the Patagonia school, will
teach at the Cleric Azul mining camp
during the vacation months.
Senator Mark Smith has secured an
appropriation OF 100000 for a federal
building at the port OF NOgaleS-
New Trustees.
The newly elected board of trustees
for Nogales are L W. Nix, John T..
BrickwOOd. A. A. DOherty, G. A. Field
er. Bracy Curtis Otto H HerOId, W. G.
Bowman, and i, W Mix was chosen
Mayor; Grover Maesteller, town clerk;
j. h Wright. marshal; A. l. Peck,
street commissioner.
The citizens of NOgales have inau-
gurated plans for a fourth OF July cell
ebration. c. l. Wood, George Beebe
and Ben F. Powell are members of the
executive committee from Elgin-
Mrs A A DOherty, who has spent
several months in California, returned
from Tempe, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Edith DOherty, who
graduated from that Institution, to No
gales. Miss Edith will teach in the
NOgales public sci )Ols the coming year
Mrs. Cora Russell, Mrs. T. J. Hes
Mrs. c. l. Wood and Mrs. George Beebe
were in NoSales several days from FL
gin.
Mrs. s. A Reddoch and grandson,
CASTOR ReddOch. have returned from
several months trip to California to
NOgales to spend some time with rela-
tives.
Mrs G. A. Fielder, of Nogales, has
gone to san Francisco TO spend several
months, and her cottage will be occu-
pied by Lieut.. Wilson, u 5 A., and
family.
Judge F. J. Duffy returned from
HOlbrOok, where ne went to sit in some
cases in which the superior judge in
Navaioa county was disqualified to sit
Mrs. Duffy returned from a visit to
Lowell and Douglas.
Duane Bird, who completed his fresh
man year al the University of Ari-
iona, has gone TO Bisbee, where he
viii work in the mines during the va