The border vidette., 1917-04-14

wife and child, spent Wednesday here from the copper camp, re turning home Thursday, by automobile.
 Colonel Robert Cunningham, agent for the United States Graphite Company, owners of valuable mines in Sonora, has opened officers here, and will again make Nogales his head quarters.
 '. R. Halstead of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company. this week purchased from Harry Commission Company, a hand some new Premier roadster. The new car has seventy two horse power engine, anC sure rambles some. It is one of the best two thousand dollar automobiles on the market.
 E. o. Stocker, twenty years n resident of Sonora, now of Los Angeles where he and his family reside, after spending several days here on business connected with his Yaqui river land, went south Thursday Mir. Stocker is well known iu Nogales where he has many friends. The Mexican government recently assessed his property in the Yaqui River valley at $35O, ,O0O.
 The Nogales Rifle Club is be- ing rapidly whipped into shape by training officers of the regular army, and in another month No gales will have Ane of the best trained rifle clubs in the state. Many of our most prominent citizens are members of the Club in which enthusiastic interest is being taken. With the Rifle Club, the Home Guard and the Red Cross. organizations, work ing over time, patriotism is bub- bling and sizzling in Nogales these days.
 Hon. George W. Atkinson, pioneer setoler on the Baca Float at CalavaSaS, now retired capital ist who makes his home at Tue son, was business visitor in
 
 years ago Mir. Atkinson realized handsome fortune from the sale of his herd of whiteface cattle. His nephew, and partner, Joe Deegan, is now iu charge of the big ranch at Calabasas. MT. Atkinson is financially interest ed in the International Gas Com pany of this city.
 A. F. Kerr, president of the El Paso Bank & Trust Company, also president of the Santa Cruz Valley Bank Trust Company, of Nogales, has been in town a couple of days this week, guest of his friend and business as scciate, W. H. Land. manager of the local bank. Besides his bank ing and other interests in Ariz- ona and Texas, MT. Kerr is pres ident of several banks in New Mexico, where MT. Land success fully engaged in the banking business before coming to Noga- les to reside.
 Wednesday evening James D. Barry, senior member of the law firm of Barry & Barry, accom- panied by Mrs. Barry, the baby and maid, returned from Quay mas, where a week was delight fully spent enjoying the sea breeze. While at the bay city, they were guests at Hotel Albin, where they were made welcome by Mine Hosts Solaliac and Will lioughby, who know where the best fishing is to be had. MT. Barry brought home a num- Der of big fish caught by himself and friends.
 The embargo on Germans crossing the international line, became effective last Sunday, and in future all Germans are forbidden, by proclamation issu- ed by President Wilson, to go into Mexico without first having secured passport from Ameri- can authorities. Deputy United States Marshal Harold Brown has advised a mum Der of Germ an residents of the order, and re- quests the press to give publi- city to the instructions for the information of any aliens who may not be acquainted with the proclamation.
 The charity ball given last Wednesday night, under the au-
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