The border vidette., 1913-09-20


gales quietly, to the everlasting
credit Of the constitutionalist Of
ficers and soldiers stationed
here. The day was void of any
disorder, and everybody had %
fine time during the celebration.
Hon. Jesse Wise, capitalist
and politician from Pennsylva-
MIA, who is visiting the elegant
home of his brother j. E. Wise
of CalabasaS, accompanied by
his brother and son. George,
seat. Mr.. Wise is so charmed
with our glorious climate and
hospitable people he may decide
to remain here indefinitely.
Sonora paper money is now
being circulated in Nogales.
Throughout the state of Sonora
the business men would rather
accept the new money than go
to jail. In HermOsillo recently
were arrested, fined and i'm
prisoned for refusing the made
at home medium of exchange.
Now, every body's doing it,
Benton Bowers of Ashland,
Ore, after spending a few days
at his brother [. E. Bowers
ranch near Noria, Sonora, has
been a guest at the National
hotel several days this week.
He is a member of the firm of
Bowers 81 Burdic, who recently
purchased a big bunch of So
nora cattle, a trainload of which
they shipped to Ashland, Ore.
gon, last month.
Mr.. Fain, the Ures gold miner,
accompanied by his family, has
arrived from the south to enjoy
visit here. Mr.. Fain and Will
liam Farrell, of Lowell, Ari-
IONA, eX deputy state mine in
SpectOr, are owners of a remark
ably rich gold property in the
UreS district, Sonora, from which
they have realized splendid re-
turns on their investment. Mr..
Fain is one of Sonora's pioneer
American mining men.
Yesterday w. G. Bowman
shipped bunch of the finest
bulls that ever came out of the
state Of Sonora, at this port.
Many of them were high-grade
Herefords raised by Proto Bros.
and will weigh between eleven
and twelve hundred pounds.
The bulls were consigned to
Kansas City commission house.
Mr.. Bowman also received n
bunch of COWS and heifers; all
in first-class condition.
DR.. Otto Roberts is here from
the Altar district, Sonol a, where
he has been engaged in develop
ing a placer mine. The doctor
is now down nearly five hundred
feet in his main shaft, but as
yet bedrock is not in sight.
Just as soon as he can secure
needed camp and mine supplies
he will return and proceed with
the work of going to bedrock,
where he hopes to find large
quantities of yellow gold.
Everybody in Nogales will be
pleased to learn that George p.
Jones. the we'll known U. S.
customs Inspector, who was re,
ported dangerously i'll this week,
is greatly improved, and his
numerous friends hope soon to
see him at his post on the inter-
national line. Mr.. Jones has
been in the customs service con
tinuously for many years. He
has wide circle of friends and
acquaintance all of whom deep
ly regret his illness.
General CarranZa, commander
in-chief of the conStitutioniStS
in Mexico, is now in HermoSillo,
having arrived Thursday even
ing, accompanied by his staff
and a force of cOnStitutionalistS.
The general was accorded Il
warm reception by Governor
Maytorena and General Obre-
gon, commander of the consti-
tptiOnaliStS in Sonora, who met
the rebel chieftain at Maytorena
station, from where they went
to the state capital by special
train. General Carranza will in
the near future visit Nogales
and other points on the inter
national line.
John Miller, of Philadelphia,
Pa, more than thirty five years
a resident of Sonora, Mexico,
most of which time he has re-
resided at San Xavier, where he