The border vidette., 1912-05-18


 business at Empalme, went south this morning.
 John Henderson, the mining man, left yesterday for Cali fornia on mining business. His sons John .Jr. and Alex, are in charge of the work of developing his mines in the Altar district.
 Marcos Proto, nephew of Don Anton PrOtO, the pioneer mer chant, ranch and mine owner, of this city, returned home the other. day from California, and will in future make his home in Nogales.
 The Gray Brothers, whose splendid mining property ad joins the Three-R mine are ship ping lot of high grade ore from their property, which has the ear marks of becoming a big dividendpayer.
 Colonel George W. Atkinson. one of the County's biggest StOckraiSerS. was in the city the forepart of the week looking up the rain maker, whose services will soon be needed dOwd Ca labasas way.
 A. A. Hudgin, the Jersey COW expert, writes from his home in Canada, that he arrived safe and is well and happy among his old friends and acquaintanceS. He wished to be pleasantly re- membered to his Nogales friends.
 Several days this week A. M Conard, the Sonora land and mine owner, has been laid up with bum leg. Nothing seri- ous, only troublesome, more or less painful boil picked up on his last cross country auto trip to Tucson.
 On May 3Oth. the Santa Cruz Club will hold their annual picnic at some point on the Santa Cruz river. The affair this year promises to be largely attended by members and their friends, and a royal good time is assured all
 P. J. Mcintyre is operating out in the old gold Gro Blanco district, where at the present time there is unusual activity and bright prospects for some of the old timers making good. Trust Pete to get in on the ground floor.
 This morning W. H. Smith, secretary of the Yaqui River Consolidated Gold & Copper Compay, left for the mines near Imuris, being accompanied by the wife and daughters of Man ager Lee Reagan, who will enjoy visit to the mines.
 Tom Fraser the mine contract or, was here couple of days this week from Fl Tajo mines in Sonora, where he has a contract to sink big double compartment shaft. He will employ Amer ican miners, many of whom are already at the mine.
 Mrs. Sam Leeker and her in tereSting little children returned the fOrepart of the week from an extended visit in the least with relatives and friends. The lady's numerous friends are glad to see her back, and that smile on Sam's just woR't come off
 H. c. Mensendieck, globe trotter, mining engineer and all round good fellow. who owns valuable mining property down in the AlamOs district, Sonora, to which he is arranging to ship a big lot of machinery, has been a guest at the Montezuma the past week.
 Everybody in Nogales will be pleased to learn that MT. Watt Gittins is getting along nicely at the Mira Monte Sanitarium, where he is taking 'back to Ma ture's cure," and when he leaves that splendid health giving re sort, will be able to enter the "fat-man's race"
 Dr. Sam Butler of Magdalena, Sonora, has gone to San Dimas, California, to visit relatives, being accompanied by his wife and the little Sans. The doctor may decide to make his perma- nent home in California. His numerous friends here in and Sonora wish him good luck.