The border vidette., 1915-12-18

arrived from Guaymas the fore | part of the week, and after trans acting business here, Thursday continued on to Los Angeles to spent the Holidays with Mrs. Grace and the children.
 E. l.. Chalfant has resigned his position with the Southern Pacific, and last Monday went to Guaymas where he will engage in the manufacture of candy. His associate will be John Me Phearson, one of the best known, best liked Americans in Sonora. Bill" Chalfant's friends hope he and John will make lots of money.
 H. Braegger has arrived in the city to accept the manage ment of the Union Meat Market on Elm street owned by J. B. Elias. Braegger is an experience ed butcher and Mir. Elias is for tunate in securing his services. The Union market carries big lot of choice meats of all kind. All orders are promptly deliver ed by auto.
 H. N. Taylor, assistant super intendent of the Southern Pa cific, with headquarters at Elm palme, was visitor here the forepart if the week on company business. He reported condi- tions greatly improved in his section of the country since the Carranza forces under General Dieguez have control of his sec tion of the state of Sonora.
 The annual report of the Au- ditor of the Treasury Depart ment for the fiscal year ending June Both, 1915. which has just been issued, discloses the fact that in the matter of efficiency the district of Arizona, under Collector of Customs Hardy, has the best record in the United States, only one error being noted, in a total of 1921 entries.
 A. c. Harrison, manager of Roy & Titcomb's branch at Guaymas, after spending a few days in Nogales, returned south Tuesday. For a long time, be- fore becoming connected with the big local finn, Mir. Harrison was special agent in Sonora and Sinaloa, for an oil company. He has many friends and acquaint ances here and in the south coun- try.
 /. D. Moore, who recently arriv- ed here from Tucson, has open ed an up-to date vulcanizing plant in the new O'Keefe build ing corner of Morley avenue and Court street, leased by the R. J. Lester Company, recently organized by R. J. Lester and Senator James A. Harrison, of this city. MT. Moore guarantees his work to be first-class. Prices right.
 A. Heyman. prominent busi- Tuesday and Wednesday for the first time in several months. MT. Heyman reported the big copper camp booming, with all the fur uaces running full blast, night and day. By the first of the year he predicted that more than five thousand men would again be on the company's pay roll.
 Sheriff W. S. Meningitis wide circle of friends throughout San ta Cruz county will be glad to learn that he is again able to be around, after having been laid up ten days with a severe cold. His efficient undersheriff, Owen Walker, who is suffering badly sprained ankle, is also very much on the job, not with stand ing the fact that he has to hop around on crutches.
 At the special meeting of the Board of Supervisors, last We'd nesday, MT. J. w. Larrimore was unanimously appointed en- gineer of Santa Cruz county, at monthly salary of $2OO.OO. MT. Larrimore will enter upon his new duties January first. Be- sides being an experienced en- gineer, MT. Larrimore is a con- sistent Democrat and a gentle man. We wish him good luck.
 The concert given last Mon day night at the Masonic Hall under the auspices of the No gales High School, was attended by a large crowd of Nogales' music loving people, all of whom were deliphted with the enter