The border vidette., 1915-10-16

two bright children returned home from the coast, reports hav- ing had most enjoyable trip. During Manager VanMourick'S absence from Nogales, Wm. Cav anaugh has been in charge of the big store On Morley avenue.
 Tuesday Sheriff Mcknight, Walter Holt, R. R. Pete and Don C. Franklin motored to Tucson, on pleasure bent. Messrs. Me Knight, Pete and Holt to attend the iGlh'S session and Mir Frank lin to see old friends and ac- quaintancas. T h y returned home Wednesday well pleased with their visit to the ancient and honorable pueblo.
 Accompanied by fifteen No gales Elks. Earl D. Hammick last Tuesday went to Tucson to join the noble antlered herd, 385s B. P. O. E With the exception of one black and blue eye and other minor injuries, Earl escap- ed injury He says he got the worth of his money, and then some. About cue hundred and fifty Elks witnessed ceremonies, after which a royal feast was enjoyed by all. The Nogales Bills report having had fine time.
 Suit has been filed in the Unit ed States district court at Tue son, for the condemnation of if ty four cases of cannon ammuni- tion, shipped from Juarez, Chi, some time ago, for the military authorities in Nogales, Sonora. | The ammunition which is Shrap- nel for eighty miIlimeter guns, is valued at between three and four thousand dollars. After the shells were found iD a car mani fested as 'beans," it was seized by Collector Hardy, who later released the beans.
 Yesterday Robt. Mitchell, the mining man, returned from Los Angeles, where he had been called last week by the death of his wife, most estimable lady who passed away on October Sth, after a lingering illness. Deceased was 46 years of age. Besides the grief stricken hus- band six children are left to mourn her untimely cath. They are Mrs. Anna McHenry, Mrs. Robt. Mitchell, Jr., Mrs. c. w. Knight, Mrs. w. B. Fowler, Miss Gladys Mitchell and Master John Mitchell.
 Henry Plaul, superintendent of the Sonora Exploration and Mining company, the principal offices of which are in New York, returned to Nogales Thursday from the east where he had been to confer with officers of his company. Just as soon as con- ditions in the San Xavier dis | trict, Sonora, warrant, MT. Plaul says work on the Uvalama mines resumed and high trade silver ore for which the property is famous, will be shipped to the United States, through Nogales.
 The first county fair to be held by the Santa Cruz County Fair Association at Sonoita, on Friday and Saturday of last week was great success in all respects except financially. Those who worked night and day to make the fair success deserve unstinted praise. The dry farm exhibits would have been a credit to any county in Arizona, every one being worthy of blue ribbon. Hundreds of people from all over the county and points outside attended the fair and the grand ball last Sat urday night. All report having
 had fine time.
 Hon. Oscar Ashburn, of the Pennsylvania Ranch, (Monkey
 Sp1ings) was business visitor at the county seat the forepart of the week, having motored in from his great stock ranch,
 which, by the way, is consider
 ed one of the most valuable in southern Arizona. Last Satur- day Mir. Ashburn delivered to
 Godieka 6 Franklin, the Texas
 cattle buyers, thousand head
 of white face cattle. The cattle } were shipped from SOnOita to } Texas. No finer stock ever left this section of the state. As usual, Mr. Ashburn received the } top market price.
 Harry McTntvra has sold all