The border vidette., 1913-07-12

ing engineer, who is accused of
stealing a fifty dollar check from
w. B. Rountree, is said to be in
Hermosillo. The check was
cashed at The First National
Bank Of Nogales, just before
Burlington went south. Rom
tree is patiently awaiting his
return.
John Yoas, the Huachuca
stockraiser, arrived in the city
Thursday for a couple OF days
here on business. John is NOV
ing his herds of whitelace from
| the Hua chuca to the Santa Rita
mountains, where his brother
Bird has a bunch Of fine native
stock. John says the report
that he has become Il Benedict,
is false.
Word received by the Silver
Belt staff yesterday from Patti
Sullivan, one of the best known
| newspaperElen in the southwest,
is to the effect that an unusually
severe operation recently per-
formed upon him at the North
Chicago hospital has resulted
favorably, and that after years
Of suffering and five operations
at Chicago, Globe and else
where, he is at last on the high
way to complete recovery. Pats
many friends throughout this
region will rejoice to hear of the
hopeful outcome of the RADICAL
operation Silver Belt.
Burton and Burton, the con-
tractors. have been busy this
week remodeling the New York
Store, the future home Of The
Santa Cruz Valley Bank and
Trust Company, corner OF Nor
ley avenue and Park street.
The new bank will be centrally
located and when the contract
ors and painters complete their
work, will, be ready to do bust
ness with r. l.. O'Neill as CASH
Ter. The directors are j. A.
Harrison, r. L. O'NeiIl, J. E.
Wise, S. Leeker and Theodore
Marsh. Senator James a. Har-
rison is president, Sam Leeker
vice president, and Theodore
Marsh, secretary, of the new
bank, which will have a capital
of $4,000, twenty five thousand
of which is paid up.
According to the figures of the
state tax commission, together
with the estimates made con-
servatively upon the valuation
that will be placed upon other
similar property yet to be made
up, the valuation of the mines
and affiliated property within
the state will amount to S14O,-
10000 this year, or just about
that which all property of every
class and character amounted to
last year. The figures as fur
nished by the tax commission
upon the assessed valuation of
the prod ucing mines alone which
is reached under the law by
taking four multiple of the net
proceeds of the mines and add
ing thereto twelve and a half
per cent of the gross proceeds.
The valuation assessments of
mines, mining claims, or groups
of same, for the year 1913, in
Santa Cruz county will total
$194, O78. 70.
w. E. Pomeroy, manager OF
Nina Mexico, situated near To
nichi, Sonora, last Monday ar
rived from New York and Wash
ington, D. c., where he had
been on a combined business and
pleasure trip, being accom-
panied by Mrs. Pomeroy, who
with the children makes her
home in Ell Paso. In Washing
ton, Mr. Pomeroy enjoyed a
visit with Senators Smith and
Ashurst of Arizona. Senator
Smith and Mr.. Pomeroy have
been personal friends for more
than a quarter of century, and
it goes without saying their
meeting at the Capitol was
pleasant. Bill says Mark is one
Of the biggest, as well as one of
the best men in the United
States. Arizona has just cause
to be proud of her senators, and
Carl Hayden.
morning Manager Po-
mercy left for the Nina Mexico.
Last Monday Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Langdon arrived in the city
from Empalme, where Mr.. Lang
don has an important position
in the supply department of the
Southern Pacific. Early Tues