The border vidette., 1916-05-13

tainS, a short distance from Pa tagonia, was a business visitor here a couple of days this week.
 Mrs. J. D. Halstead, mother of J. R. Halstead, the we'll known local lumber dealer, is here from Phoenix, for visit with her son and family. Mr. Halstead, who accompanied his wife to the city the fOrepart of the week, has gone to California on business for the big lumber company of which he Is the founder.
 Tomorrow, May 14th, marks the fourth national celebration of Mothers Day. The official flower for the day is the carna tion-white for the mother dead, red for her living. The first celebration was in 1912, and the movement has spread from that time until now when the entire nation ?, joins in celebrating Mothers Day.
 John Maloney. many years ago a resident of Nogales, was here a couple of days from the Gro Blanco district, where he once successfully operated. Hope he'll again strike it big. John and his brother Mike, also own ed the Buena Vista property near Nogales, now owned by the Goodview Mining Company, c. A. Hartman, manager.
 Frank Barry, Robert E. Lee and J. J. Rafael, three members of the local Knights of Colum- bus. who attended the Knights of Columbus annual meeting at Tucson, returned home Wednes- day afternoon, by auto. While in Tucson Mir. Barry joined the Elks. The boys report having had a most enjoyable visit to the ancient and honorable pueblo. Edward Ralph, of Washington, D. C.. pleasantly remembered by Nogales people who knew him when he was connected with the customs service, has arrived from the capital city and may make this his permanent home, provided he can secure a suit able business location. MT. Ralph is an old-ti friend of Captain Chas. Beatty of the inn migration service.
 Henry Cohn, the well known popular hotel man of Hermoo sil1o and Culiacan, accompanied by Mrs. Cohn, arrived in the city Tuesday of this week, from Mexico. The Cohns are on their way to California from Culiacan. Henry resided here a number of years ago. His old friends are pleased to see him. Mrs. Cchn, a most charming lady, says she likes Nogales. In response to President Vii sons call, the militia of the states of Texas. New Mexico and Arizona, are assembling for duty on the border, or wherever the commander-in chief of the | American army orders them. The Arizona boys will mobilize at 1 Douglas, where they will be musted into the regular army. 1 New Mexico is en route to O. lumbus, N M., and the Lone Star" lads are gathering at Fort Sam Houston.
 Freight service on the Tucson Nogales branch of the Southern Pacific is to be increased train a week over the present sche- dule in order to handle the in creased traffic and facilitate shipments to the border. The train that now runs on Tuesdays and Fridays will run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, making the round trip on the days men, tioned, leaving Tucson in the morning and returning in the | afternoon. The new schedule will take effect immediately Citizen.
 "The Feast of the Red Corn,' an Indian operetta, at the Lyric theatre, last Wednesday even ing, by local talent. under the able direction of Mrs. w. c.
 Williams, was great success in every respect. A large and highly appreciative audience wit
 messed the performance which
 was one of the best staged in
 Nogales in many years. To ] Mrs. Williams. and everyone
 who assisted in making "The
 Feast of the Red Corn," com | nIoto SnoooSc upStinta6 we'll