The border vidette., 1916-07-29

conducting fly Swatting con-
 test. A fine automatic rifle, on
 exhibition in the window of J.
 W. Edwards Hardware store,
 will be given as a prize to the
 boy who catches and delivers
 the largest quantity of flies dur
 ing the ten days. commencing Friday, July 18th. Get busy
 and win that gun, boys.
 Editor Jack Price of the San ta Cruz Patagonian, was a buSi-
 ness visitor at the county seat
 last Wednesday, having motored down from the second best town in the state. Jacks friends have
 been "pestering" him to become
 candidate for the Lower
 House" in the state legislature,
 but Jack says he's for Mrs. Geo.
 B. Marsh, first, last and all the
 time. Bully for Price.
 Monday about forty members of the first squadron, California cavalry, departed for their homes,
 having been rejected on account of disability. Between five and six hundred more men from the three California regiments, turn
 ed down on account of not being able to stand the rigid army phy- sical examination, will be sent home just as soon as transporta- tion can be arranged for.
 No longer will the drought which has been existing for some weeks, due to the paSsa ge of the prohibition amendment, be in effect for the Wells Fargo Express company, following the lead of the principal railroads, has taken off the Hid" and big doses in small packages may now be sent from any station. in any county, in any state in the United States to little old dry Arizona.
 Jack Hoy, of the Trench mine, near Patagonia, has been here several days enjoying a visit with Mrs. Hoy and the childI en. MT. Hoy is considered one of the best practical mine managers in the west He has operated in many of the biggest mining camps in the United States. He not only has millions behind him, but he has millions in front of him. The old Trench looks like a big winner.
 Thursday Assistant General Superintendent J. B. Finley, ac- companied by Superintendents V. M. Bennett, M. J. Kingsbury, c. B. Cate, F. H. Kuck and E. P. Star, with about one hun- dred other employees of the Southern Pacific of Mexico, went to Empalme by special train. A mixed train from Guaymas ar- rived last evening. Another went | south this morning in charge of | Conductor Ben Ashby.
 Ed. Bohlinger, the we'll known engineer, who for sew eral years has been associated | with Col. R. R. Richardson, own CT of the great Three R copper mines near Patagonia, was a business visitor in Nogales last Monday and Tuesday. Ed. is a thirty three degree booster for the Patagonia and Santa Rita districts, which he be- lieveS are going to develop into the biggest and best in the state.
 State Senator Harry J. Karns, home last Sunday from m extended business and. pleas ire visit to points in the east, including Washington and New York. The senator was accom- panied east by Mrs. Karns and ;heir two little daughters. The 'clks remained at Willows, West their old home, where hey will spend month longer, with relatives and friends. When tt Washington, Senator KarnS enjoyed visit with Senators Smith and AshurSt and Congress- nan Carl Hayden, of Arizona.
 Friends of MT. James S. Red loch, brother of County Record 1T A. E. Reddoch and Mrs. Lari- nore, wife of County Engineer will be pleased to earn that he is now general uperintendent of a railroad in Cuba, with headquarters at Ha- ,ana, where his son Gaston, of his city, is visiting his father. 5aston will return home to re- tune his studies at the State Many years ago Tim Reddoch resided here and f Ha ,1n6nrSfonIS fhn