The border vidette., 1913-10-25

an export duty on every head of stock brought out. The duty imposed by Carranza ranges from $2 to S1O per head. Uncle Sam takes off the duty, Carranza puts it on, and there you are.
 On Wednesday Master John Titcomb, young son of MT. ana Mrs. Ed. Titcomb. while playing in his fathers barn at the Tit comb home on Mob Hill, fell from the hay loft and narrowly escaped being killed. The lad struck on his head and was un- conscious for six hours. At this writing John is greatly improv- ed and hopes are entertained for his speedy, complete recovery.
 Walter Holt, secretary of the CerrO de Plata mines near Gu neral, Sonora. has for several days past been a business visitor in the city, from the mine. He reports everything at the big silver camp in fine shape, and everybody well and happy. Ell 1 gin, his brother, who is manager of the Cerro de Plata. is now at camp personally directing oper- ations. Recently a big shipment of silver bullion and high grade ore was made to the United States via NogaleS.
 Harry Barnett, ex-poStmaster of Patagonia and prominent min ing man, after spending few days in Nogales on private busi- ness, departed Thursday even ing for Tucson, to enjoy a. visit with his family. In speaking of the Happy Jack mines situated near Patagonia, owned by the Happy Jack Mining Company, of which he is manager and principal stockholder, MT. Bar nett stated that a carload of good pay ore is now being haul ed to Patagonia for shipment to the smelter.
 Ed. Converse, of Santa Paula, | California, a sure enough live wire in the cattle business, the forepart of the week received a trainlOad of steers from SOrrellS Brothers, the well known, sue cessful Santa Cruz county stock raisers. The cattle were round ed up and shipped from Gala basas. Cy. Marsteller and Dr. Barr, also sold a bunch of steers to MT. Converse who will return next week for another trainload of Santa Cruz county bovines, a lot of which he contracted for on his last visit here.
 T-lo.o Dra., gently resigned the office of Su perior Judge of Santa Cruz county, is now comfortably To- cated in the offices in the McIn- tyre building recently occupied by WA. O'Connor, the newly appointed Superior Judge, who now occupies handsome chamb- CTS in the court house. Judge Duffy, since moving back to his old law offices, has been busy receiving old time friends and clients. He says that the latch string" is always out to his friends and their friends, whe- ther they're in trouble or not.
 w. A. King, son of. Captain Jack King, the we'll known So- nora mining man, is here from Los Angeles, having arrived the forepart of the week. Bill" as his fond father and personal friends call him, attempted to make the cross country trip from Los Angeles to Nogales, by the bird man route, but when he got as far as Yuma, one of the birds wings got fractured and Bill made the trip from there to No gales by rail. Immediately upon his arrival here MT. King pur- chased a Ford auto, which he is now handling like a vet in the business.
 Frank Reichert, of the Bland Mine, this county, the forepart of the week departed for Los Angeles on combined business and pleasure visit, expecting to be absent from Santa Cruz coun- ty a month or six weeks. He reported an important strike in the Bland mine, and says upon his return from the coast, ship ments of gh-grade ore will be made from this splendid old pro- perty. Frank also stated that other good strikes had recently been made in his section of the county, and the prospects look bright for numbers of his