The border vidette., 1915-12-04

under the weather for the past ten days, but at this writing is greatly improved and able to be about, to the delight of his host Of friends.
 Chas. F. Holler, the commis- sion agent and customs house broker, has moved from the Montezuma Hotel b u i d n g, across the line, to the old Banco de Sonora building, corner Grand avenue and International street. Jack King, the we'll known local mining man, who with Charley Reiniger of Van Vert, Ohio. is operating splendid min ing property in the Ajo mining district, has been here this week on private business. He says exploration and development work On his gold and copper properties, is progressing in a very satiSfac tory manner. Rodolfo Vasquez, the mining engineer, is here from Los An geles doing the annual assess ment work on his group of min- ing claims situated a short dis tance from Nogales. Mir. Vas quez and family resided in Mo- gales many years before going to Los Angeles, where they have a pleasant home. He is a 1 brother of Mrs. Dr. Purdy.
 Elgin B. Holt, president of the Cerro de Plata Mining Company, is a guest at the Montezuma | hotel from his mining properties in Yuma county. Mir. Holt and his brother Walter, besides be- ing the principal owners of the great silver mines in Sonora, own other valuable mining prop erty in Sonora, which they will develop just as soon as condi- tionS to the south of us permit.
 Out of respect for Stephen Little, the American soldier kill ed in the battle of Nogales, on Friday of last week, the entire 12th regiment turned out to eS- cort the body to the depot last Monday from the Marsh under taking parlor, where the dead hero lay in state beneath great wreaths of beautiful flowers, donated by citizens and business men of Nogales. The impressive ceremony was witnessed by hun dreds of citizens. The body was shipped to Fairmount, N. C., for 1 burial.
 Harold Wheaton, owner of Fl Plomo mines in the Altar dis trict, was in the city a couple of days this week, having motored ill from the mines via. Tucson. The mines owned by MT. Wheal- ton are very valuable, and just as soon as conditions warrant, operations will be resumed on a larger scale than ever. General Obregon assured MT. Wheaton, that he, as well as other mine owners in Sonora, or other sec tionS of Mexico, controlled by Carranza, will be given every possible protection, now and in the future.
 Harry J. Saxon was in from his ranch on the international line Wednesday of this week. He reported everything out his way quiet, since the recent mix up with Villa soldiers. During the past ten days Mir. Saxon has disarmed more than a dozen de- serters from the Villas army,
 who crossed the line near his place. The horses taken from the soldiers are brought to town and turned over to the U. $. customs authorities, by MT. Saxon, who says all he desires is peace and quiet in his section. This he's going to have, if he has to fight for it.
 Major Won Petersdorff, late of the United States army, was a, business visitor here Tuesday from Caborca, Sonora, where he had been in charge of the big flour mill. The major was at the mill when a band of Villistas
 visited the Altar district and carried off everything they could find, including large quantities of flour, grain, beans, etc. They
 also drove hundreds of horses,
 mules and cattle to Santa Ana, where Villas main army was located on Thanksgiving day. The colonel in charge of the Vi. llistas, time and again threaten
 ed the majors life.
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