The border vidette., 1915-09-18

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 Tom Frasier, experienced mine contractor, has gone to the Col condia mines near Kingman tC accept position. under Super intendent Joe Miller, well known in the Patagonia and Santa Rita district. Tom took his family with him.
 This week Don Ramon Vas. quez, proprietor of The Red ! House, has been confined to his home, threatened with pneumo- mia. His host of friends through out Arizona and northern Son ora join in wishing for his speedy recovery.
 Thursday while walking on the sidewalk on Elm Street, @ boy on a bicycle knocked down and painfully injured Frank O'Brein, the mining man. Frank was taken to the Sisters Hospit- al where he is now under the care of Dr. Purdy.
 The carload of beans and am intuition shipped in bond from Juarez to Governor Maytorena at Nogales, Sonora, is still being held on the American side of the line, pending instructions from Washington. American soldiers are guarding the car.
 Charles Reinbold, proprietor of Hotel Sonora, after spending several days in Nogales. left for the copper camp Thursday. Mr. Reinbold is the owner of valu- able mining properties in the state of Sonora, from which he is mining shipping ore.
 Governor Hunt has named Saturday, October 9th, as Fire Prevention Day." and has issued a proclamation urging that all cities, towns, schools, fraternal and commercial bodies cooper ate with the state department in the observance of the day.
 Fred. VanMourick, popular manager of the Nogales and So nora branch stores of the Sonora News Company, returned Tues day from delightful outing on the Pacific coast with Mrs. Van Mourick and their two bright children. The family will return later.
 Fred. Afford, of the Sonora Copper Company, who the fore part of the week returned from an automobile trip to Noria and La Cobriza, says he did not see a soldier, either going or coming. He was accompanied by Bob Mitchell, Jr., of the La Cobriza Mining Company.
 #.i It's now a fight to the finish between the Carranza and Villa forces in Sonora. Governor May torena is in personal command of his army and General Gales is in charge of the Carranza forces. The two armies number men, about evenly divided.
 Mrs. I. E. Bowers of Noria and Mrs. John Henderson and child of Magdalena were among the refugees from Magdalena, who arrived in automobiles last Thursday from the south. They are guests at the National Hotel. All the refugees reported every thing quiet in their section.
 The Chamber of Commerce at it's meeting Monday night decid- ed to improve the City Park, and Messrs. Dave Loeb, Earl Ham mack and Dr. Gustetter were ap- pointed committee of three to raise sufficient money, by popu lar subscription, to make the greatly needed improvements
 A. $. Noon, the contractor, has been awarded the contract for putting in the new sewer system at the United States mil itary camp. Contract price, $12OO. Wednesday a force of three hundred soldiers was busy excavating for the new system which will connect with the city sewer.
 Mexico's Independence Day passed quiety in Nogales. In the evening there were two open air band concerts, one in the city park by the 12th Infantry band, the other in the NogaleS, Sonora plaza, by Governor Maytorena's $ band. |. Many Americans went to the plaza across the line to en- joy the music.
 All American consuls in north ern Sonora and Chihuahua have 4