The border vidette., 1916-07-01

time ago joined the United
 States medical reserves, has
 been called to the colors. He
 reported by wire to General , Funston and was immediately
 ordered to report to Colonel
 Sage, commander of the 12th
 Infantry, stationed at Nogales.
 When the fighting 12th goes to
 Mexico, Dr. Beckert, who now
 holds first lieutenant'S commis-
 sion, will go with it. We wish
 Lieutenant Beckert good luck.
 T. M. Ford, local manager for
 the J. D. Halstead Lumber Com
 pany, has gone to Miami to take charge of the company's big
 lumber yards, and E. B. Sharpe of this city has been employed
 to fill the vacancy here caused
 by the transfer of Mir. Ford who, during his stay in Nogales made many friends, all of whom
 regret his departure. The new local manager, MT. Sharpe, is high class man. He resigned a responsible position with Roy & Titcomb, Inc, to go to the big lum Der company.
 Master Harry Renshaw, clever little son of Mir. and Mrs. Ken shaw, had a narrow escape from being seriously, if not fatally injured last Monday, when he was run over by a large freight wagon loaded witlI flour for the Mexican army. Harry was knocked from his bicycle, under the wagon, one wheel of which passed over an arm and leg. Fortunately no bones were broken, and the little fellow is reported doing nicely. The ac- cident occurred in front of the Santa Cruz Valley Bank & Trust Company.
 T. H. Williams, superinten- dent of the Southern Pacific, with headquarters at Tucson, who has been promoted to the position of superfntendento of the western division with headquart- CTS at Oakland, Cal, was here Wednesday, being accompanied by Assistant Superintendent J. w. Fitzgerald, who will take his place on the Tucson division. J. H. Dyer, former superinten- dent of the Tucson division, has been,appointed assistant general manager of the Southern Pacific. For the past two years MT. Dyer has been superintendent of the division.
 Monday Con O'Keefe,. accom- panied by his interesting family, returned from a fifteen-huudred mile automobile trip, during which they visited tEe Grand Canyon, the wonderful home of the ancient cliff dwellers, near Flagstaff, and other places of interest in the vicinity of Pres colt, the mile high city. The O'Keefes were gone twenty four days, during which they slept in doors three nights, at their old home town, Jerome. All report had the time of their life. From Jerome, they were accom- panied home by Mrs. O'Keefe's niece, Miss Kate O'Shea, an young lady who will enjoy a visit with the O'Keefes.
 Division Quartermaster, Major who recently arrived here from Columbus, New Mex ico, is about the busiest man on the international border. The major has completed arrange ments for taking care of 1000 troops, mostly militia men from northern and eastern states, the first of which arrived morning from Utah. The quartermaSter'S big office force will be located up stairs in the Lyric building, space having been secured in the mammoth warehouse for govern ment supplies. Yesterday J. E. Wise received an order for a thousand cords of wood, and the Gas Go. secured a contract to deliver twelve tons of ice daily. Lieutenant John Walker of the 12th infantry, has been appointed chief clerk in Major Newbill's office.
 T. c. Clay, who for some time past has been engaged in the business in Hermo- sillo, with a party of friends arrived in the city last Sunday, after very strenuous hike q aOrOSS thQ country tO thn inter-