The border vidette., 1912-12-28

indeed a most happy one be- cause of the arrival at his home of a bouncing boy. Dr. Sneaker reports mother and little Vic do ing nicely. It is said that joy never kills, so papa Vic will re- cover.
 Thereis. a rumor in circulation here that Under Sheriff Frank Taylor has slipped one over his Nogales friends, by sneaking away and becoming benedict. When he returns home he'll get all chats coming to him, say his friends. .--.----.---.- -----.
 Mir. Lew Roller, Diamond Lew) accompanied by his wife, returned home Thursday from Tucson, where they spent Christ mas with, friends, who came down and took them to the old pueblo by auto. Lew reports having had a glorious time.
 Captain Lon Haley, the veter- n passenger conductor between Nogales and Tucson, whom everybody loves, enjoyed Christ mas dinner at home with Mrs Haley. On Christmas the. capt ain and his good friend Ben Evans, manager of the Monte zuma hotel, exchanged appro- prlate presents.
 Master Car Inspector Sprinkle of this city, accompanied by his good wife and Master Homer, left the forepart of the week to enjoy the holidays at Empalme with friends. This is Mir. Sprin- | kle's- first vacation in a coon's age, and we hope he and his eS- | timable family are having a fine ] time by the sea. --- G. Rohrer, proprietor. of Hotel So1ora, of Cananea. and Hotel /! Armada, .Guaymas, accompanied i by his wife passed through No 1 gales the forepart of the week en route to Guaymas, where at this time of the year the weather | is the finest in the world. Fred Becker, formerly of Nogales,. is managing the Hotel Armada. :. l. Yesterday afternoon near Har- shaw, Richard Farrell, Jr, ac- cidentally shot young Mexican friend through the body with a pistol. Dr. Chenoweth hurried to the scene of the accident and late last night he and young Farrell arrived in the city with the wounded lad, who is now at the Sisters Hospital where he l will undergo an operation today. The officers of the three troops of the 9th Cavalry, now station ed here, are all high class south ern gentlemen. The soldiers are well behaved and attend strictly to their own business. Some day Nogales will perhaps have a military post, then we 1 will have. greater opportunity to become :. better acquainted with the defenders of the greatest country on earth.
 Last evening Dr.. and Mrs. Purdy, accompanied by Bo. J. Whiteside, returned home from the 7-B Ranch, near Oracle, where they spent Christmas with the family of Carlos Reppelieus, foreman of the big ranch. Grand Dad Purdy says the pleasure of being with the kiddies was well worth the long auto trip, and | MT. Whiteside declared the turkey dinner Just lovely"
 A. E. Reddoch, ex treasurer of Santa Cruz County now head bookkeeper at the Cerro de Pla- ta silver mines in Sonora, of which Elgin B. Holt is general manager and principal owner, spent Christmas in the city with relatives and friends. No man in Santa Cruz county has more friends than Mir. Reddoch, and all will be pleased to know that he is as usual making good" al the big silver bonanza, where he has a responsible position. | Yesterday Don Manuel Mas. carenas, the Nogales millionaire banker and ranch owner, re- turned from an extended visit to San Francisco on business and pleasure, looking the picture o1 health Don Manuel reports having had a pleasant and sue cessful trip. His numerous friends and acquaintances are
 pleased to see him back Dur
 ing his absence from the city his great ranch and stock in
 terests were taken care of by 1