The border vidette., 1918-02-16

Growers Association, which
 held it's eleventh annual confer
 ence at the Lyric theatre, Thursday, yesterday and today,
 has been very much in evidence
 during the cowmen's meeting. Sidney P. Osborn, Arizona's $ splendid, efficient secretary of
 state, is among the distinguish
 ed visitors in Nogales. MT. Os
 born will not be candidate for
 the high office he now occupies,
 this year, but is a candidate for
 governor, subject to the Demo
 cratic primaries.
 William McComas, the mining
 engineer is a guest at the Monte
 zuma hotel. Recently he visited
 his mining property in Sonora,
 making the trip by automobile.
 Bill has never yet weakened.
 He is said to have very pro
 mising property. We hope he'll
 make big stake.
 Dick Brady, one of the best
 known, most successful cowmen in the sta te, is here from Tucson, helping to make the Convention a success. Dick is we'll known in Nogales, where he has many friends. Many years ago he and Henry Levin conducted a brokerage business here and in Tucson.
 P. J. Munch, deputy commis- sioner of tbe State Land Com mission, under Commissioner w. A. Moeur, has been enjoying a visit in the city this week with relatives and old time friends. Before removing to Phoenix, MT. Munch and his estimable wife and Master Phil, resided in Nogales. They have many friends here.
 MT. Elmer Coker, of Florence, is a guest at The Bowman, be- ing accompanied by his wife MT. Coker is prominent cattle raiser from Pinal county. He is also an enthusiastic supporter of w. A. Moeur, the state land who yesterday an himself as a candidate for governor of Arizona at the l coming election.
 Mrs. George B. Marsh, Santa Cruz county's able State Repre- returned the forepart of the week from a visit to Los with relatives and friends. Mrs. Marsh is one of | brightest women. She always takes a great interest in for the betterment | and upbuilding Nogales and the l state of Arizona.
 Thursday Van Curtis, of the of Justice, with | headquarters in Nogales, depart ed for San Antonio, Texas, where he went on official business, ex- pecting to be absent from No gales couple of weeks. During | his absence the affairs of the will be in charge of Special Agent Oliver, who has arrived from Tucson.
 William T. Haley, special agent in charge of the local War Trade Board office has received notice from Washington to the effect that the practice of order ng carload lots of mechandise | shipped to border points for across the line be- fore having first received an export license from the United States government, is to be stopped.
 Harry w. Kelsey, manager of | he Arizona Gas & Electric Com oany's mammoth power plant, from a visit to Cananea ;he forepart of the week, and everything running night and day, and thousands of men being employed by the Four company and at the Demo- ,rata. Between four and five million pounds of copper are being produced each month, by he two big companies,
 Frank M. King, editor and of the Arizona Cattle nan, has been guest at The Bowman during the Convention. He brought with him big bundle of the excellent special edition of his interesting journal which is published for cowmen >nly. Every cowman in Arizona should subscribe for the Arizona Many do. During lis stay here Frank met many