The border vidette., 1916-04-08

| C- '. FOWIof Is dGConQlnR tn,
 Elks convention at Bisbee, as , delegate from the Tucson Lodge
 No. 3S5.
 Colonel George Beebe of Fl
 gin, was transacting private busi
 ness at the county seat on Thurs
 day. He reported his section O
 the county prospering.
 At the regular meeting of the
 Town Council last Monday even
 ing, Victor J. Wager, county as
 sessor, was named as town as
 sessor for 1916. Vic knows the
 business from A to z.
 Supervisors George w. Parker
 of the San Rafael valley, and J
 s. Gatlin of Patagonia, were here
 this week a couple of days at.
 tending the regular monthly
 meeting of the Board.
 Tommy Keough, formerly con
 nected with the U. s. custom service, with headquarters in l Nogales, where he had many friends, passed way at Palm Springs, Cali, on April 1st. James Finley, assistant super intendent of the Southern Pa cific of Mexico, with headquart- CTS at Empalme, left yesterday afternoon for Los Angeles to enjoy a short visit with his family.
 Miss Layina Cumming, accom- plished sister of MT. Tom Cum ming, was a visitor in the city yesterday from the Cumming ranch near Gala abasas. She was guest of Mir. and Mrs. E. K. Cumming.
 Dave Loeb, W. Beckford Kib- bey, Jr., and Earl Hammick re- spectfully declined the honor of serving the "deah people" None of the gentlemen will be candi- dates for the important office of city councilman.
 Tom Farrell, son of Hon. Rich ard Farrell of Harshaw, who for a long time has been in the em- ploy of the Green Cattle Co.,. in Sonora, has been visitor in the city several days this week, from the ranch near Cananea.
 Freight and passenger traffic over the Sonora railway, these days, is enormous, owing to the improved conditions in our neighbor state. Agent Spriggs and his efficient assistants are kept busy night and day:
 W. J. Colburn and c. T. Jones now have their root beer factory running full time. The location of their stand, corner of Morley avenue and International street, is onesof the best in town. The boys are sure to make money.
 Fred. Miller was here the fore part of the week from his home near Mowry, where he also has mining property. For a num- Der of years Fred was superin. tendent of the Red Mountain Mining Company'S mines near Nogales.
 James Hopper, we'll known writer of fiction, has been visit ing Nogales this week, a guest of his friend, American Consul Simpich. Monday night the dis visitor was a guest of the officers of the 12th Infantry, at Camp Little.
 Jefferson Davis Rountree was here the forepart of the week, from the San Rafael valley, on very private business. When he left he took with him a license to wed lovely young lady of San Rafael valley. Jeff, we wish you and your bride, much joy.
 Pete Cosca, prominent wealthy citizen of Guaymas, is in the city looking for summer home for his family. The gentle man has many friends and ac- here who will be pleased to learn that he contem- plates making Nogales his home.
 Friends throughout the coun- ty of Mrs. Homer Edwards will be pleased to learned that she is getting along nicely at the Sis ters Hospital, after having un- dergone a very successful oper- | ation, performed by Drs. Gustet- | ter of this city, and pr. Hes of | Elgin.
 General Superintendent H. J. Temple of the Southern Pacific of Mexico. accompanied by Mrs. Temple arrived from Empalme Thursday evening, in MT. Temples private car. YeSter-