The border vidette., 1914-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.

CourtReporter Robert E. Lee.
 than whom there is none better
 in the state, has returned from d
 delightful outing in the country. The finest rain of the season
 yesterday visited this section, thoroughly cleaning the town
 arroyo and making everybody glad.
 J. T. Mcdonald, the veteran
 mining man, who for a half cen tury has been mining in Arizona. is back from the coast, looking well and prosperous.
 Last Saturday Drs. Purdy aud
 Chenoweth visited Patagonia on
 professional business. While
 there they successfully operated
 upon A. R. Brown, for append icitiS.
 Yesterday Charley Fowler left for Los Angeles, expecting to return home in a few days with Mrs Fowler, who has recovered from the operation recently per formed by Dr. Smith, the famous Los Angeles surgeon.
 Williams brothers, Fred. and Roy. are here from the San Xavier district, Sonora, where they have valuable mining in terests. They are accompanied by their families, and will make NOgaleS their home indefinitely.
 During yesterday afternoons heavy storm, the brick walls of the new electric light plant of the Nogales Electric Light, Ice & Water Company. were blown down. The damage, which was considerable, will be repaired at once.
 On Tuesday of this week, "Pancho'' Elias, the Sonora cattle man, crossed six hundred head of cattle at this port of en- try. The cattle were sold to Arizona buyers, and were dipp- ed on the Mexican side of the line by c. V. Fowler.
 Invitations are out for a grand Military Ball, at M a onic Hall, Tuesday evening, August 11th, to be given under the aus piceS of the enlisted men of the | 12th U. $. Infantry. The fam ous 12th Infantry band will fur nish the music, and a fine time | is promised.
 Jack Williams, assistant to General Superintendent HI. J. Temple of the Southern Pacific | of Mexico, last Wednesday even ing arrived in the city from Elm palme, and yesterday departed for Tucson, to spend a couple of | days with Mrs Williams and the children, after which he will go to Oklahoma, to look after his real estate interests, there. He expects to be gone about two weeks.
 R. $. Gray, accused of assault ing N. Leeker, was tried last afternoon in Judge Chatham's court by jury of his peers. The peers disagreed, there being six of them for con- viction, and six for acquital. The case will again be tried on August 26th. Mr. Gray, who claims he was fighting for the United States, denies that he is a German. His father and mother were Irish, and he is Irish too.
 County Assessor T. P.Thomp- son, will not be a candidate for any office this year. He says the simple life," on his splen- did ranch near Lochiel, in the beautiful San Rafael valley, is plenty good enough for him; hence his decision to let the other fellow do the running this fall. Tommy is a sure enough vote getter, and his Democratic have made several un- successful attempts to get him into the game"
 w. E. Balcom, of Tubac, where he has the best little farm and the finest flock of thorough bred goats in the state of Ariz- Ona, was a business visitor at the county seat couple of days this week, being accompanied by a MT. Heron, many years ago 3 resident of Grand valley, who has purchased a farm near the old Tubac mission, close to the Balcom place. MT. BalcOm reports an abundance of rain and bumper crops down his