The border vidette., 1912-09-14

Through the kindness of Sid. ney P. Osborn, secretary Ot state, we are in receipt of the Blue Book of Arizona compiled by Secretary Osborn, which is handsomely gotten up and is chuck full of valuable informa, tion, such as one needs almost ! daily.
 Hon. Harry J. Saxon, cattle inspector, was here from Calaba- sas Thursday. He said the pri- mary election WG:S very quiet affair down there. He is not sure but he thinks he was elected q Democratic precinct committee man. Anyhow, he voted for him. self; then beat it.
 Sam Heslet, agent for the GirOux Mines Company, is here from Sultana, Sonora, and will remain in Nogales until after the war. Mrs. Heslet and Master Desmond, now On the coast, will shortly arrive in Nogales to join Sam. who says life without them is not worth the living.
 George Sayre and James Gam ble. U. $. customs line riders, and John Harn and John Brick wood, of the immigration ser vice, returned yesterday from a long hike out on the information al line, west of Nogales. The boys report having had a fine trip. All are feeling fine.
 John Callahan, formerly en- gagged in business in Nogales, was here couple of days this week from Tucson, where he and family now reside. John had intended to go to Sonora on private business, but General Campa and his raiders, caused him to change his mind, and he returned to Tucson.
 Daniel Gittins, general fore man of the Great Western mines at Courtland, Arizona, has been enjoying several days visit here with his brother Mr. Watt Git tins, of this city. Needless to say the brothers are having a pleasant visit, and Mr. Gittins is greatly impressed with our lively little border city.
 Fred. Fleischer, travelling re- preSentative for Las Dos Nacio- neS Cigar Company, after spend ing a couple of days in the city, again hit the road Wednesday in the interest of the big local cigar factory, which has done much to advertise Nogales. Two Nation cigars are the best Mexican cigars in the United States.
 Santa Cruz county's total assessment for 1912, less the exemptions, amounts to S2, ,SSS, = S9O16, against the tax roll of 1911 of S2, 447 ,6S6 96, making a raise in the roll of 1912, of S441, ,2O3 20. According to Assess or Thompson, this makes Santa Cruz county a second class coun- ty instead of a third class county.
 E. L. Wagner, who is man. aging the Sonora News Com pany's local branch during the absence of Manager Ferd Van Mourick on the Pacific coast, is stopping at the Montezuma hotel, where he and Mrs. Wagner have pleasant apartments. MT. Wagner recently returned from a pleasant visit to Philadelphia and other eastern cities.
 The forepart of the week Su- perior Judge William Cooper of Pima county, held court here in the absence of Judge Duffy, who with his family is visiting his old home in New York state. Judge Cooper has many friends and acquaintanceS in Santa Cruz county where he resided several years ago when he and Judge Duffy were law partners.
 It is said that new wagon road will soon be built from Patagonia to DuqueSne. The route will be by the Three R, properties, the Chief mine and the Volcano group of mines. It will be financed by Boston capi- tai and will give all mine own CTS an easy down grade for hauling their ore into Patagonia for shipment over the Southern Pacific.
 Rodolfo Vasquez, the we'll known mining engineer, who is again in full charge of the Old Dominion mines north of the