The border vidette., 1917-01-13

l
 Marshal Fowler's efficient police
 officers, this week received iron
 United States Marshal Joe Dil
 lon, the appointment as deputy United States marshal for this
 district, vice A. Dumbauld re
 signed. A better appointment
 could not have been made.
 Mr. and Mrs. l. E. Bowers
 spent Thursday in the city from
 their ranch near Noria, Sonora
 where they have bunch of white
 face cattle. MT. Bowers reported
 every thing very quiet in his sec | tion of Sonora. He is arrang- I ing to ship a bunch of steers to
 the States, through this port of entry.
 w. W. Carney, formerly a re- sident of Nogales, now engaged in the dairy and Roultry 5usi- ness at Mesa, Arizona, is here giving Nogales the once over. MT. Carney expresses himself as greatly pleased with the wonder ful growth of OUT city since he was here. He may decide to re- turn and again make the best town in the state his home.
 J. R. Halstead,> of the J. D. Lum Der Company, who return ed from Ajo, Pima county's won that it is only a matter of very short time when Sheriff Miles will have the strike situation settled to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. Pima coun- tvs new sheriff, he says, is mak- ing good. Miles is strong for a square deal.
 The magnificent hospital train of the medical department of the United States acmy, in charge of Major Bailey, visited NOgaleS last Sunday and attracted a great deal of attention. Between thir- ty and forty patients were taken from the local army base hos pital to Hot Springs, Arkansas, by the hospital train, which is one of the finest of it's kind in the United States.
 c. B. McCarty, owner of valu- able mining property situated in the Alamos district, accompanied by c. L.. Blakemore, we'll known Alaska mining engineer, who arrived here a few days ago from Seattle, left this morning for Alamos, thence to. the property owned by MT. McCarty and his brother. Blakemore will ex- anime and make report on the mines, for Seattle capitalists.
 E. F. Cooper, postal inspector for the southern division of Ari- zona, has been in the city sev- eral days this week, paying Postmaster William Schuckmann an official visit. He found the local office fiouriShing as it never fiourished before. Inspector Cooper also proposed to Mir. Schuckmann a number of needed improvements in the office which will be made in the near future.
 At the annual meeting of Valley Bank & Trust Co.,, held last Tuesday, the following off cers were elected for the ensuing year: President, A. F. Kerr; Vice President, W. H. Land; Cashier, R. E. Butler; Assistant Cashier, R. w. Ogle. The di- rectors elected were: J. B. wise, s. Leeker. A. F. Kerr, w. H. Land and w. J. Neumann. The bank is in a fourishing condi tion.
 George Avery, a we'll known attorney at law, is a guest at the Montezuma hotel, from Nevada, where he has been for some time past engaged in mining. From here Mir. Avery will go to Ala mos, thence to mining property owned by himself and associates, in the great Alamos district. For a number Of years Avery was associated with the Tuft bro- thers, we'll known mine pro- motors of Cripple Creek, Colo rado.
 Thursday James A. Harrison, receiver for the Havalena Mining Company, sold the properties of the Company situated in the Pa tagonia mountains, this county, to the General Development Com pany of New York. for $35, 900, cash. It is understood that the money, after paying the debts of tho onmnonu will ha 6ouj6o6