The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1913-07-26

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tees his work, and respectfully
invites you to give him a trial.
Everything neat and clean. Hair
Cutting a specially. adv.
Assistant Superintendent Will
liams of the Southern Pacific of
Mexico. with headquarters at
Empalme, and Superintendent
Kingsbury of the Sonora rail
way, with headquarters in No
gales, have been here several
days this week
superintendent Fred. Krohn
of the Nogales- Cananea railroad.
was a business visitor in the
city the forepart of the week,
making the run from NacO to
Nogales and return by motor.
Although slightly disfgured as
result of a hard fall when his
motor jumped the track, Major
krOhn is again feeling fine.
Taxes more than a broken nose
to keep Krohn out Of the run
ming.
Hugo Won Berkenfeld, man
ager Of the Tecolote mines, ar
rived from the south on Wednes-
day evening for the purpose of
purchased a lot of camp and
mine supplies from Nogales mer-
chants Hugo reports opera
tons at Tecolote progressing in
very satisfactory manner, con-
sidering the unsettled conditions
in Sonora at the present time.
After transacting his business
Jack Evans, the we'll known
Cananea mining engineer, now
operating in the Patagonia dis
trict, has accepted the manage
ment of the Bland mine owned
by Jack Kudahy, the millionaire
packer. Mr.. Evans was visit
or here Wednesday for the pur-
pose of having Chas. Taylor
make a number of assays. The
Bland is only a few miles from
Patagonia. Until recently Dr.
Hardtmayer of Kansas City, has
been manager Of the property.
Yesterday Secretary of War
Garrison and Major General
Wood, accompanied by Briga-
der General Aueshire, chief of
the .. S. quartermaster's de-
partment. visited Fort Huachuca
on an inspection trip along the
Mexican border. The distin-
guished gentlemen visited the
vancouver camp at Texas City
and the troops at Fort Houston;
also Fort Bliss in Ell Paso, be-
fore coming to Fort Huachuca,
from which place they went to
California. ----... -
Three wireless telegraph sta
tionS have been established be-
tween Nogales and Sasabe, by
our Uncle Sam, who with the
aid Of telephone and telegraph
now is in a position to keep a
close check on traffic to and
from Mexico in that section Of
the country. Three additional
troops of cavalry have been
sent to this section from Hua-
chuca, and it is said in future
smuggling Of arms and ammuni-
ton across the international line
will be more difficult than in the
past.
Thursday there was much re
joicing among local constitution
alists, as result of official an
nouncement that they had cap
tured the city Of TorreOn, taking
1900 prisoners, twenty large
cannon and much ammunition;
also that the rebel forces had
defeated a column of federalS at
BamOa. in Sinaloa, near San
Bias. In the last named battle
the federal loss is given at thir-
ty killed and a large number of
horses and ammunition captured.
The Torreon report was later
denied by federalS.
U. G.. Wolf, the Ell Paso min
ing engineer, is not dead, as re-
Gently reported in the press dis
patches. G.. G.. Rountree, as
sistant manager of the Creston
Colorado Mines Company, who
arrived in the city a few days
ago, from the south, saw and
talked with Mr. Wolf, at Minas
Prietas, last Monday. Mr.. Wolf
had received no information re-
garding his sudden, untimely
passing. This will be cheering
news. to VOLTS many friends
the southwest where