The border vidette., 1912-12-21

sonora copper SmolClnS COm- pany, this morning returned to Cobre Grande. Mir. Conard says conditions in his section are greatly improved and early next year he hopes to be able to re- sume operations in the mine and start up the smelter.
 I. E. Bowers, mine and ranch owner of Noria, Sonora, spent couple of days in the city this l week. Mr. Bowers recently sold part of his land to California parties, who realize that never in the history of the country can land be bought in Mexico cheap ! CT than at the present time. Colonel R. R. Richardson, of Patagonia who with his partner A. E. Crepin, sold the great Three R mine to N. L. Amster, the Boston Globe millionaire, city the forepart of the week, from Patagonia. Colonel Ri chardson has host of friends here who are always glad to see him.
 Mrs. D. F. Smelling of Noga- les last week won the $50. cash prize in the Tucson Citizen con test, she having secured the most votes during the one week. Mrs. Smelling is one of the best huStlers in the world; friends here and throughout Sonora, hope she'll win the big $7OO co prize. Monday she returned home from Guaymas and other points in Sonora.
 Yesterday Mr. Ed Lanier, proprietor of The Palace, depart ed for his old home in Kansas to spend the holidays with his aged parents, whom he has not seen for five years. He was ac companied by his wife During MT. Lanier's absence from the city, Joe Dupuy will be in charge of the big wet goods emporium on Morley avenue. He will be assisted by MT. Burdick.
 This morning Colonel Roster litzky with one hundred and twenty five men, left for Cana nea, by special train, taking their mounts with them. While no trouble is looked for at the big copper camp as result of the strike in the mines, the go vernon of Sonora. is taking no chances, hence the hurried de- parture of Colonel Kosterlitzky and his rough riders this morn ing. ao~: ..-..
 News that Colonel James A. Murray, the Butte, Montana multi millionaire mining man, uas become financially interest ed in Santa Cruz county mining property, will be learned with pleasure by everyone interested in Santa Cruz county'S future. Men like Colonel Murray mean much for any section in which they invest their money, and we are glad to welcome them to Santa Cruz county.
 County Attorney Noon and Sheriff Mcknight are making a strenuous effort to have the three escaped convicts brought back from Mexico, but they are still in the Nogales, Sonora jail. Yesbit, the American soldier who pied guilty of murder in the second degree, and was sen- fenced to ten years in the state penitentiary, has been turned over to Sheriff Mcknight and is again in the county jail. ?;
 Lee Reagan, manager of the Yaqui River Consolidated Gold 6 Copper Company, who for some time past has been in Te- xas on business connected with his big mining company, is en- toying a visit at home with Mrs. Reagan and the children. Since Campa and his bunch of looters cleaned out the company's min ing camp, the property has been idle but manager Reagan hopes soon to resume active operation
 H. NJ. Clagett, of Roy & Tit comb Inc has returned from combined business and pleasure trip to Pittsburg and other points of interest in the east. While in Pitts sburg he closed a big deal with the directors of the Penn Arizona Mining Company, own CTS of the old Durazno gold mines out near Planchas de Pla- ta, on which a big reduction Dlant will in the near future be