The border vidette., 1916-12-23
John Higginbotham, Laird of

S3 E | Carbo, after spending a few
 days here transacting private
 business, returned home Tues
 day, being accompanied by his
 son Lawrence, who on Monday arrived from Los Angeles, where he is attending school. = The
 young man will enjoy the holi- days with his parents at Carbo,
 where deer and birds are plentl- full tbis time of the year.
 Wirt C.. Bowman, big whole
 sale dealer in eats for man and
 beast, accompanied by his fami-
 ly, motored to Douglas last
 Tuesday. Mr. Bowman has dur
 ing the past few years sold to
 the powers that be in Sonora,
 hundreds of thousands of dollars
 worth of supplies. A square deal to all," is MT. Bowman's motto. Says he never knew it to fail to get the business.
 At the meeting of the Santa Cruz County Medical Society, held recently in this city, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Dr. A. H. Noon; Vice Pre- sident, Dr.. H. w. Purdy; Secre- tary Treasurer, Dr. w. F. CEe- noweth; Board of Censors, Drs. A. l.. Gustetter and V. A. Smelk- CT; Delegate to State Medical Association, Dr. A. l.. Gustetter.
 James Richie, one of the best known experienced practical mining men in the country, who makes his home at Harshaw, this county, was a business vis- itor at the county seat last Tues day. Jimmie is an all-round athlete. Some time ago he won first money and a blue ribbon, for climbing the flag pole at the Patagonia school house. Dollars to doughnuts no other man in Patagonia can climb that pole.
 Last Sunday County Treasurer R. R. Earhart, accompanied by Mrs. Earhart, left for Phoenix, taking with him the official bal lots of Santa Cruz county, which he was ordered to take to the state capital for recount in the Hunt Campbell election contest. On January first, Treasurer sheriff elect will remove from his present quarters in the court house, to the offices now Occupied by Sheriff W. S. Me- Knight, who will retire from official life on the first of January.
 Brigadier General Bricken of he Alabama brigade, National 5uardSmen, left last Monday for Alabama, where he was elected judge of the state, at he last election. In view of the act that General Bricken can lot hold both of the high offices, t is believed he will retire from he National Guard organiza- ion. In that event he wifk hot = eturn to the Alabama brigade at his place. General Bricken is Ieservedly popular with the Ala ,ama boys, officers and men. All will regret to see him leave he brigade.
 Jack Noonan of the Nogales ustoms service got the evidence nd the combined efforts of the, United States customs force, heriff's office and city and mili- ary police last week threw Doug as drug users and dealers into panic and resulted in the raiding if the International hotel, Eighth treet and H avenue, the arrest if Ralph O. Ficht, the proprie- or, and Dave Calisher, roomer t the hotel, and the coufiscating # four opium pipes, complete plum smoking lay outs, cocaine, ten-she and other drugs and of the drug user.- Herald.
 The departure of the Idaho National Guardsmen, for the ,ast five months stationed here, 5 regretted by everybody in No. .ales. Headed by the Idaho re- .imental band, the guardsmen, welve hundred strong, marched trough the streets last Tuesday fternoon to their trains. All long the line of march the boys rom Idaho. received applause rom hundreds of friends they 1ade during their stay in Mo- .ales. Officers and men will be niSSed. From here the guards
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