The border vidette., 1912-03-02

river before the Fourth of July. He sure will.
 NOgaleS taxpayers are now the system. Now lets get busy and hurry along the sewyer system. The best advertisement the city could possibly have.
 McFate, one of Arizona's first native born sons, is again down in the Altar district on business connected with his placer gold fields. Mac says wars, have no terrOrs for him and he proposes to attend to his own business, just the same.
 Yesterday a scorpion bit Mast CT Hampton, the clever son of MT. and Mrs. l.. M. RaineS. Al though it hurt some, Hampton says he is now feeling fine, but in future will keep out of reach of the business end of all mem bers of the scorpion family.
 The report of the condition of the First National Bank of No gales, at the close of business February 10th, 1912, appears in this issue of THE BORDER VT DETTE. It is interest reading and shows that solid financial inStitu- tion to be in fine condition.
 Reports from Naco, Sonora, are to the effect that the of ficials, six of them, of the Mex ican custom house at that place recently deserted their posts and hiked for the hills. They were pursued by Mexican fed eral soldiers and one of the deSerterS shot
 N. Leeker, proprietor of La Barata, has returned from the east where he has been purchas-, ing a big line of summer and fall goods. In order to sell right one must know how, and where to buy. MT. Leeker says he has landed some wonderful bargains during his visit east.
 Mrs. Chas l.. Fowler, Jr, sister of pr. w. F. and Harry K. Chenoweth of this city, accom- panied by her little daughter, has arrived from the south and is visiting in the city with re- latives. The lady's many friends will be sorry to learn that she is afflicted with rheumatism.
 Attorney s. M. Franklin was here a couple of days this week on business connected with the sale of the Nogales Water Com pany's property to the town of Nogales, as repreSentative of the Water Company. Judge W. A. O'Connor looked after the legal affairs for the city The Water Company receives S6O, ,OOO, gold.
 . This week W. G. Bowman, of this city, received titles to his gold properties situated out near the old Durazno gold mines a short distance south of the in ternational line. The claims are said to possess great merit and already Mr Bowman has been made several t1attering offers for them, all of which he turned down.
 Thursday George N. Sayre of the custom service was in Tue son to Superintend the sale of a couple of horses smuggled into the country by Antonio Alvarez and E. $. Reyna, the robbers who stole gold bullion from a mine out in the Altar district, Sonora, a month ago. The rob bers were captured in Tucson and the bullion recovered.
 The Cattlemen's convention to be held in Fl Paso March 7, 8, and 9, promises to be one of the most interesting events ever held in the Pass City. Elabor- ate plans have been laid to pro- vide entertainment for all visit ors. A special rate of one fare and on third for the round trip is being offered by the Southern Pacific for the benefit of those who wish to attend.
 MT. I. E. Bowers, the mine and land owner, spent few days here this week from his ranch near Noria, Sonora. Mexico, where he and his wife make their home. MT. Bowers many friends will be pleased to learn that he recently underwent a very successful surgical opera