The border vidette., 1915-03-27

Yesterday J. Rice, a well
 known prospector and miner,
 who for several years had been
 in the Patagonia district, drop
 ped over dead in the streets, as a result of too much mezcal. The body will be buried today at the expense of the county. Dave Schetter, after an ab- sence of two months in Wash ington, New York and other eastern cities, on business con nected with a new patent in which he and number of other Nogales business men are inter ested, will return home today.
 w. E. Balcom. the Argoria goat raiser, was in town the forepart of the week on private business. He reported the goat business good. This season he expects an increase of twelve hundred Angorias, some of which are the best bred in the state.
 Another busy day in Nogales. This time the contest is for school trustee. Friends of the two candidates, Dr. W. F. Cheno- weth and John E. Mcintyre, are very busy. The ladies are taking great interest in the election and a lalge vote is be- ing boiled.
 Tom Smith is here from Tue son. Tom is one of the best known pioneers in Tucson. He is a native son of the anchient and honorable pueblo. Same as Henry Levin and many other of Arizona'S best citizens. Tom may decide to make NogaleS his future home.
 Manager Madden of The Cave Club has planted creeping vines in and around his popular gash in the earth, which is rapidly becoming one of the best adver- tised pleasure resorts in the country Col. Madden states positively that his vines are vines and not poison ivy.
 Tony" VanMourick, many years an officer of the Sonora News Company, is here from El PasO enjoying a visit at the pleasant home of hls brother Ferd VanMourick, local man. ager of the big news company, which also has branches in So- nora and other states in Mexico.
 Charley Fox. the El Paso travelling man, who for many years has been making" Ariz- ona, spent three days here this week. Charley is enc of the best known, most popular travel ing men on the road. He has a host of friends throughout Ariz- ona who are always pleased to see him.
 Thursday night thieves robbed the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Ed. Titcomb on Mob Hill. Silk goods valued at more than one hundred dollars were stolen. The same night T. P. Thomp- sons home was robbed of two watches and chains, a six shoot CT, one suit of clothes and some jewelry. Next.
 Attorney w. M. Seabury of Phoenix, who this week accom- panied Elgin B. Holt to the Cerro Prieto mines, has depart ed for New York on a combined business and pleasure trip. He was greatly pleased with his visit to the silver camp which is located in one of the beauty spots of Northern Sonora.
 Roy Andrews and l.. Romaine, two experienced restaurant men, have leased the Modern Cafe from c. T. Jones, who will retire from the business. Andrews will manage the place, which he says will be made second to none in the Line City. Jones con- templates an extended visit in the east with relatives.
 Yesterday an American ran amuck in Nogales, Sonora. He quieted down after several shots had been fired at him by peace officers, who later turned him loose. His friends say it was lucky he staged his show on the Mexican side of the line. Had he been on American soil, a diff ferent story might be told today.