The border vidette., 1917-03-31


 close call, when the machine in
 which they were riding turned turtle on a curve on the Noga- les Patagonia road. With the exception of badly damaged car, no harm was done. The lucky members of the party were Charlie Jones, A. Lamb, Miss Vida Rogers and Miss Ethel Poole. A passing automobile from Patagonia, brought the party to Nogales.
 Albert Mascarenas, formerly manager of Banco de Souora's local branch, now occupying an important position with the com pany operating the Silverbell mines in Pima county, after en- toying few days visit here with his family, has gone to Los Angeles, where he will place his two boys in school. From Los Angeles, Albert will return to his duties at Silverbell, where between seven and eight hun dred men are employed.
 Don c. Franklin, J. R. Hal stead, John Hughes and Major" Spires, after a com bined busi ness and pleasure visit to Can anea, in MT. Spires big touring car, have returned home. They report having had a delightful cross country trip, the road most all the way being in first class condition. MT. Spires ownes valuable mining property in the Cananea district, besides hotel property in Cananea, where he resided a number of years.
 Wright Bros, the painters ard decorators, who recently were awarded the contract for painting the court house. are busy with force of men, on the interior of the handsome "palace of justice" J. K. Wright, senior member of the firm, will personally superintendent the work, which will be first class. The contract calls for repair ting and recalsomining the exterior and interior of the building. The jail will also be given an over hauling.
 On account of the overcrowded condition of the county jail, which is full of convicted boot leggers, U. s.. Commissioner W. A. O'Conpor last Monday order ed a mum Der of federal prisoners be held until tried. Those trans ferred were: H. A. Albin, Wong Jim. Oscar Horn, Frank A. Long, and Jack Lacey, all charg- ed with violating the drug act, and T. Portillo' charged with to smuggle ammuni tion into Mexico.
 Monday the jury in the dam age case of Mrs. B. c. Nevius against Bob M. Keaton, both of the San Rafael valley, decided in favor of the plaintiff, to whom they awarded damages in the sum of S2, 800. The amount sued | for was $25, ,OOO. While the jury was almost unanimously in favor of giving the slandered woman the full amount prayed for, they decided that a half loaf was better than no loaf, hence the two thousand five hundred dol lars, which Keaton will have to ] 'pungle up."
 George Gallon and George Wavernack, charged with tran sporting liquor into the state of Arizona, last Monday pied guilty and Judge O'COnnOr sentenced | each to serve four months in the jail and pay fine of S25. .OO. County Attorney c. l.. who made such a splen- did record during the recent term of court, prosecuted the cases. The evidence in the bootlegging cases was furnished by soldiers of the 18th Infantry, who were detailed to assist Sheriff Earhart and his deputies.
 Tonight the Nogales Baseball Club will depart for Hermosillo, where they will cross bats to- afternoon with the Cap tal City boys, who recently de- feated our boys both on the local and Hernosillo diamonds. In view of the fact that the special train will not leave until after stores close on both sides of the line, big crowd is expected to accompany the boys, who say