The border vidette., 1916-07-22

Mrs. A. IS. Richmond, 1Ormer- ly a resident of Nogales, now of Tucson, has this week been a visitor in the city guest of Mrs. I. Burgoon, on Mob Hill.
 Wednesday, night near the city, on the Nogales- Tucson highway. a jitney driven by "Red," one of the most popular, accommodating drivers in Nogales, hit large valuable government mule with such a force that one leg was broken. Later the animal was shot and killed by an army of ficer, who arrived a few minutes after the accident. No one was hurt; not even the jitney.
 Joseph Thompson of this city, who for several years worked for the Cananea Consolidated Copper Co.,, as a hoisting en- gineer, has been called back to the big copper camp, to take his old position. The company has re opened it's plant and all Am erfcan employees and officials have returned to Cananea. It is said that permission has been granted by the American gov ernment to export powder for use in the mines, and it is ex- pected that every department will be running at full capacity in very short time.
 The Y. M. C.. A. bcilding out on the c. l.. Fowler Place, close to the 12th Infantry camp is be- ing erected as last as possible, by volunteers from the National Guard regiments. The new build ing when completed will be thir- ty-six feet wide by ninety feet in length, and will cost in the neighborhood of twenty five hun dred dollars. MT. Urban Will Hams will be in personal charge of the new Y. M. c. A. building, and will at all times do every thing in his power for the con- fort and pleasure of Uncle Sam's boys, now stationed here.
 An electric machine for can ceiling stamps, the second of it's kind in the state, has been received and installed by Post master William Schuckmann in the local postotfice. The ma chine Is capable of cancelling and keeping tabulated record of 10000 cards or envelops per hour, and is a big time saver. With a large force of efficient assistants, Postmaster Schuck- mann is now able to handle the enormous business transacted daily in his office. The new can- ceiling machine will aid greatly in expediting business in the local poStoffice.
 Work on the Morley avenue park improvements will com mence in earnest next week. Besides the new concrete band stand, a cement wall and seats will be built along the entire west side of the park. Bids for doing tbe work will be received at the office of the Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at room IS, Jund building, up to 5 o'clock, today, July 22nd. The Park Committee have also or dered one hundred benches for the use of soldier and other wis itors in the city. The seats should be here some time next week. They have been ordered direct from the eastern factory.
 Lamar Cobb, state engineer, accompanied by Assistant En- gineer Twitchell, has been a county seat visitor several days this week. MT. Twitchell, who is one of the best engineers in the west, will remain here inde- finitely, having been selected by the Board of Supervisors to act as consulting engineer over the new county roads now being built in Santa Cruz, under the recent bond issue. MT. Twit- chell has personally supervised the building of some of the fin est roads in the state, including the Tucson Florence highway. The selection of Engineer Twit- cheil to assist County Engineer Larimore, will meet the approv- al of every taxpayer in Santa Gr,71