The border vidette., 1913-12-06

i Wednesday evening. Mr. POlin : is one of the sure enough Tive i wires" of Sonora, where he has resided many years. He is well
 and favorably known in NOgales where he has a large number of i friends and acquaintanceS.
 Word that the settlers on the 1 Baca Float had lost their suit,
 was received early this week
 from Washington, and the case
 will now go to the Supreme
 court. Hon. George w. Atkin-
 son and other settlers on the
 Baca Float, state they will fight
 to the last ditch to save their i homes. We wish them good
 luck and hope they'll win.
 ''Uncle" Tom Wills, of Par
 adise Valley, was a visitor at
 the county seat several days this week, being accompanied
 by Mir. Hanson, the Elgin hotel man. Tom and a number of his friends recently discovered fine looking gold mine in the Huachuca mountains, and Tom is willing to take oath his fnan- cial troubles will soon be over.
 Tomorrow Jack Irwin, one of the Whitest cleanest troopers in the United States army, will leave for his home in New York City, where he goes to visit his mother, whom he has not seen for several years. Jack leaves Troop G, 9th U. $. Cavalry, with an honorable discharge in his inside pocket, and the good wishes of all the boys in Troop C..
 J. J. Evans, of Patagonia, was a business visitor in the city Thursday and yesterday. He returned home this morning. Mr. Evans is a mining man of many years practical experience. For some time past he has been managing the properties of the Bland Mining Company, near Patagonia, in which the CudahyS of Kansas City are financially interested.
 c. E. Sweet, of Kansas City, President and Manager of the Mansfield Mining & Smelling Co.,, accompanied by MT. R. w. Pearce, of Philadelphia, Pa., en route to the Company's splendid mining properties situated near Patagonia, spent yesterday in the city. Manager Sweet is very enthusiastic over the good | showing being made at his com | pany's property.
 In Superior Court this week after a bitterly fought legal bat tie between Judge s. $. Downer, for the defendant, and S. NJ | Franklin, for the prosecution, | Judge Carl G. Krook, of Mohave l county sustained the demurrer in the case of O. K. Franklin vs J. Wells Smith of the Havalena Mining Company. MT. Frank lin immediately gave notice of an 1 appeal and the matter will now be thrashed out in the Supreme Court.
 Just as soon as possible, the Southern Pacific Railroad Com pany's cattle dipping pens will be removed from this side of the international line to Nogales, So- nora. The work of building the pens and dipping vats will be done at the expense of the rail road company. Chas. Fowler, Jr, who for a long time has been in the employ of the South ern Pacific of Mexico, will con tinue as manager of the big stock yards and dipping pens.
 This week the Dominguez Builders Supply Company of this city, was awarded the con- tract for building the Patagonia school house, the contract price being $8, 400. Next week Man ager O. J. Omstead will go to Patagonia to personally superin- tend the work of erecting the building, which when completed, will be one of the finest little school houses in the state. Eb. Jones, the brickmaker, of this city, will have charge of the brick work. Manager Omstead says his company has one hun dred and twenty days in which to erect the new school house.
 John Higginbotham, the Car bO; Sonora, capitalist, accom-