The border vidette., 1914-08-08

business was transacted, and the
 session lasted until eleven
 o'clock. Those present were Mayor Mix, Members Escalada, HOller, Bowman, TOmlin and Newman, Attorney Duffy, and Clerk Reddoch. Absent, Mem
 Der Fiedler. A recess was taken
 until next Monday evening, at
 which matters of importance will
 be brought up.
 Editor J. B. Price of the
 Santa Cruz Patagonian. accom-
 panied by Mrs. Price, spent a
 couples of days at the county
 seat the forepart of the week,
 from Patagonia, being guests at
 the pleasant home of Architect
 and Mrs. o. J. Omstead on
 Grand avenue. The gentleman
 reports every body in his section of the county well, prosperous and happy, himself included.
 THE BORDER VIDETTE is glad.
 News of the death last Friday of Mrs. Wilson, beloved wife of
 the president of the United Sta tes, at the White House, in
 Washington, has cast a gloom over our nation, and the heart felt sympathy of all goes out to President Wilson and his family, in this their hour of terrible sorrow. Bright's disease was the cause of the passing of the first lady of the land, who lad been i'll several months. Out of respect for the dear departed,
 flags everywhere are at half mast.
 The Nogales Lumber Company is nov open for business at Court street, between Morley and Grand avenues. In a big display adv. in today's issue of THE BORDER VIDETTE, the new lumber firm, which has this week received a trainlOad of lumber, states that it is now prepared to give you the lowest prices on all building material. Also that export business will be handled on an immediate de- livery basis, either in small or carload lots. See Ed. Briggs, he's the mail behind the prices
 Burton 6 Son, who have the contract for the handsome new town hall and fire department building on Grand avenue, on Wednesday commenced work on the new structure, which will be some time in Decem- Der. At Monday evenings $ meet ing of the common council, the contractors were granted per mission to erect temporary sheds north of the old fire house, to be used for storing tools and ma during the erection of the new building, which will cost more, than twenty two thousand dollars.
 Thursday onstitutionalist Anaya of Lower Cali fornia, departed for the north, being accompanied by Captain Jack NOOnan, the famous Amer can soldier of fortune who has been connected with the cOnsti- from the start. l Captain Noonan is an invaluable i nan in any capacity, and Gov. Anaya could search the country l with a fine tooth comb, and still | lot find a more competent, reliable man than Captain Jack. The destination of the governors party, which | travelled by automobile, was not 1 earned.
 Jack King, who with his sons, William and John, and MT. R. Stevenson, the California min ng man, are interested in a pay ng mining porperty in Sonora, ! short distance from Hermo- 'illo, arrived from the south | Wednesday evening. On ac- count of the unsettled condition ,f the country down his way, owing to bad Yaqui Indians, Mr. King and his associates, will | make no further attempts to operate their property until con litions improve. The last raid | oy the Indians, about month lgo, during which they killed | i've Mexican watchmen and car jed off everything portable, Jack and his partners hat it was up to them to take tumble," and keep out of the langer zone.
 Mr. Ed. Briggs, lCcal manager ,f the Nogales Lumber Com oany, who arrived in Nogales he forepart of the week from