The border vidette., 1917-03-03

| D. N. H0llIlpS, SupoFluGeuOSuO
 of the Malachite Mining Com
 pany, is business visitor in the
 city, having come up from the
 mines to consult with his asso-
 ciate, Tim Healey, the mining
 engineer. Superintendent Phil lips reports his company's prop
 erty looking good, shipments of copper silver ore now being made from Santa Ana, to which place
 it is hauled on wagons from the
 Altac mining district.
 One of the most delightful social functions given this winter
 was that at the elegant home of
 Mr. and Mrs. Ferd VanMourick,
 given recently in honor of Mrs.
 Ralph Gabey, of Memphis,
 Tenn, who is visiting in the city, guest of MT. and Mrs. Sam Leeker. At bridge, which
 was played after luncheon, the following ladies were winners of handsome prizes: Mrs. Gabey, guest prize; high scores, Mrs. Edward Titcomb, Mrs. s. Doher- ty and Mrs. Fuqua.
 The gentlemen who visited Douglas last Sunday as guests of the International Gas Con- pany, for the purpose of investi- gating the street lighting system of the Shelter City, report hay ing had a interesting, pleasant trip. They were shown every possible courtesy by City En- gineer Woods of Douglas, to whom the committee is indebted for much valuable information. On the cross country trip home, the party visited Bisbee and Fit. Huachuca. To Messrs. Proto and Kelsey of the International Gas Company, the gentlemen extend their thanks.
 Early Thursday morning Jose J. Vergobbi, a well known Her. mosillo architect and builder, and Miss Delfina Rochin, one of Nogales' best known, most suc- cessful business women, were united in the holy bonds of ma- trimony, tbe ceremony being performed in the presence of a few intimate friends of the high contracting parties. Im- mediately after the wedding MT. Vergobbi and his bride left for their honeymoon trip in Califor- mia, going to Tucson by auto mobile. We join the happy couples many friends here and throughout Sonora in wishing them much joy.
 The corporation commission will on March 12 hear the ap- plica tion of the Arizona South cru Railroad company for per- aud passenger rates. The hear ing will be held at Sasco. The following day the commission will conduct investigations of the stage lines operating be- tween Tucson and Hayden and Tucson and Nogales. These hear ings will be held at Tucson. An other case which will come be- fore the commissioners while at Tucson, is the application of the Southern Pacific company to change the name of the sta tion at Amado to Arivaca.
 Last Wednesday Harry Kel- sey, Spiro Proto, Colonel Bird and William Schuckmann mo- tored out to the Three R mines, where they went to witness the starting up of the new concen- trator, which has capacity of one hundred and fifty tons per day. Electricity for the Three R mines and camp is furnished by the International Gas Com pany of which Mir. Kelsey is manager and MT. Proto presi- dent. At the present time about one hundred and seventy five men are employed by Mir. Harri- son, who purchased the great copper bonanza from Colonel R. R. Richardson of Patagonia. The new owner is a practical mining man of many years ex- perience both in Mexico and the United States.