The border vidette., 1912-08-03

nlS brother ". J.. two eX
 perienced drillers, are in the
 city en route to the McCord
 Wick million acre tract Of land
 in the Altar district. where. they have q contract to bore for af.te- sian water.
 Thursday morning John Bur ton. the carpenter, left for Los Angeles, with his mother. Mrs. Carmen Burton. who has for some time been suffering with bad eyes. Mr. Burton will re main with his mother while she is having her eyes treated by specialists.
 The handsome new brick and stone cottage designed by Ar l chitect Om>tead fo4. Mrs. Mary Nolan. corner SonOita- avenue and Crawford street. is nearing l completion and is one of tbe ] most attractive hOmes in the city It will be occupied by Henry. Levin and family.
 c. IT. Hector, manag ger of the International Drug Company. is getting along fine at the Na tional Hotel, where he and his wife have pleasant quarters Hector says the people of No gales are the best ever. and he'll never forget their many kind acts during his present illness
 Companies A, B, C, and D, of the Fourth U. $. Cavalry. are now a pleasant adjunct to our busy little city With that bunch patroling the border, Mexico should feel reasonably safe from an invasion of rebels in this sec tion, where everything is as quiet as d New England village, on the eve Of Thanksgiving.
 General R. Allyn Lewis, of Phoenix, after spending several days in the city on life insurance day. travelling in his Flanders Twenty. The general reports having had a hard trip between Phoenix and Tucson, the state highway being in terrible con ditiOn owing to the heavy rains.
 United States Consul Alexan- der V. Dye, of Nogales, Sonora, has it is said, gone to Douglas, to gain information which will permit him to officially report to the state department upon the alleged outrages said to have been suffered by Mormons in Sonora, as well as other matters which have been reported to him.
 Thursday Con O'Keefe, who has been re-appointed to the high position of collector of United States customs for the quarters at this port, took the oath of office before Superior Judge Frank J. Duffy. The genial Irishman's many friends are cOngratulating him upon his good fortune.
 Francis J. Hobson, of the Francis J. Hobson Company, assayerS and ore buyers, is mah- ing tour of the different min ing camps in the county, being absent, from the city all week. MT. HObson's company is pre- pared to purchase all kinds of ore for cash. either in Nogales or at Patagonia, where the company has d branch.
 Editor Roberto of Era Nueva, the Spanish newspaper, is in jail on d charge of conspiracy, and United States officers are look ing for Sr. -AlejandrO Vega, the author of a series of articles re gently published in the Era Nueva. Deputy United States Marshal Don Willits and Deputy United States Attorney Richie are here Investigating the case.
 Mrs. Frank Athearn and the children left Tuesday for Oak land. California, Mrs. Athearn's old home, where they may decide to make their future home. They have resided in Nogales many years and a host of friends will deeply regret to learn of their departure. MT. Athearn is chief clerk in Wells Fargo COmpany's local office. He may later join his family in Oakland.
 Henry Wolfe, of the firm of l.. Wolfe X Co. of GuaymaS, So- nora, who was brought to the Sisters Hospital last week, suffering from tVDhOid fever