The border vidette., 1917-02-17

day night at the theatre in No
 gales, Sonora, promises to be a
 brilliant affair. Yesterday many
 citizens of Nogales, Arizona re ceived invitations to attend. A
 fine time is assured.
 A. Dumbauld, Manager of La ! Barata, Nathan Leeker's big
 store, is wearing a broad smile | of cOntentment, due to the ar
 rival at his home on Marsh's ! Heights, of cute girl baby. Mother and little one are doing
 nicely.
 Vic c. Condron, Standard Oil Company's well known, well lik-
 ed travelling representative. af-
 ter several days visit in the city,
 has gone to Phoenix, where he
 and his family now reside. Vic
 recently received we'll earned
 promotion, to the delight of his
 host of friends throughout Ari
 zona.
 William McComas, well known in Arizona and Sonora, where for many years he engaged in mining, was here the fOrcpart of the week on his way to mines in Sonora, in which he is interest ed. He was accompanied by MT. Turner, a mining engineer well known throughout the west, who goes to examine the mines own ed by MT. McComas and asso- ciates. The trip south was by automobile.
 Captain T. B. Hardy, the English mining man, who for some time past has been operat- ing in the San Xavier district, Sonora, where the great bonanza mines owned by w. c. Laughlin and associates, are, is a guest at the Montezuma hotel, from the mines. Reports everything quiet in the San Xavier district, where some of the best mines in the state are now making their owners rich.
 According to recent tele- gram from Alabama, the war de- partment has refused to accept the resignation of Brigadier General Charles R. Bricken of the Alabama National Guard, who during his stay at Nogales made many friends. The gen eral has been instructed to re- port to the department of the l east to be mustered out, after which he may resign to the Gov ernor of Alabama.
 M. Eppstein, manager of the Pacific Hide Company, has been here several days consulting | with mem bers of his company, the main office of which is at | Sinaloa, Mexico. Sew erals years ago MT. Eppstein engaged in the hide business in Santa Cruz county, | his headquarters at No gales. Now his company does a business amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
 General Francisco Serrano, governor of Sonora, and General Gomez paid Nogales, Sonora, a visit yesterday, com ng from Agua Prieta, near where are stationed several thousand veteran Mexican sold CTS, who will stop Villas army. should it come to Sonora. Gen eral Serrano has many friends n Nogales, who were pleased to see both he and General Gomez, who also is we'll known in the Sonora town across the line.
 Emerson Gee, the mining en- yineer, who many years ago was n charge of the Pride of the West mines at Washington and is visiting the Pata- yonia and Santa Rita mining districts this week. Mir. Gee served one term as a member of he board of supervisors. He is we'll known and pleasantly re nembered by many citizens of Santa Cruz county. Wednesday 1e attended the dedicatio of the 'Karns Bridge" across the Santa Cruz river.
 Thursday evening the direct DTS of the Chamber of Commerce leld an interesting meeting at which considerab bic business of was transacted. As ! result of the meeting NogaleS will soon have paved and better ighted streets. Mexican Consul 0elgado appeared before the