The border vidette., 1918-12-28

| Il
of customs at Guaymas, for the
Mexican government, will short
ly arrived from the bay city to
take charge of the customs house
in Nogales, Sonora, vice Don
Alberto Diaz, who will go to
Guaymas to change places with
Collector Ramonette.
DIR. H. w. Purdy, after having
: had hard fight with the Span
ish flu. is again able to be
! around. His daughter, Mrs.
Charles Ruppelius, who came
from the ranch near Oracle, is
now confned to her bed with
the flu, and her mother and one
OF the house servants, are also
on the sick list. None are seri-
Ously i'll.
James Ritchj, uperintendent
Of the Arizona European Mining
Company's producing mines in
| the Patagonia mountains, was
here the forepart of the week on
company business. Reported
! operations in the mine progress
ing nicely. with chances of de-
veloping a great property very
bright. The mines adjoin the
Three r mines, on the south.
Last Wednesday evening at
the Sacred Heart Catholic church
in this city, Captain E. G. Hau-
mesen and Miss Aramiuta Cas-
tro, lovely daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs @. Castro. were united in
the holy bonds of matrimony.
The happy bride and groom de-
parted on Thursday train for
Philadelphia, Pa, where they
will make their home. The best
wishes of host of friends went
with them.
Sergeant G.. Fl. Dixon of the
famous 35th Infantry from which
he has been honorably discharg-
ed, since the armistice, has re-
turned to NogaleS to resume his
position with the Nogales Steam
Laundry, of which Morris Raines
is manager. Dixon is in charge
Of the delivery and collection
department. His friends are
glad to see him back from the
front, where he did his bit for
Uncle Sam.
Early last Thursday morning
fire OF unknown origin, destroy
ed much of the contents of the
Nogales, Sonora postoffice, which
is located in the Mexican Gus
toms house. The loss included
ten sacks of mail consigned to
the United States, the greater
part of the mail matter being
letters from points on the West
Coast of Mexico. An investiga-
ton by the Mexican postal au-
thorItes is being made.
Sergeant Major Frank D. Will
key, son of Judge and Mrs. j.
N. Wilkey, has wired from New
York City, that he has arrived
with his regiment, the 143rd
Field Artillery, at New York,
from France, and expects soon
to be mustered out. In the same
regiment with the major SER
geant, is Bugler Charles Jones,
son of Mrs. George P. Jones, of
this city. A host of friends will
welcome the boys home, prob
ably early next year.
Ben Evans, the popular man
ager of the Montezuma hotel,
has leased the National hotel,
for period of five years, from
Mr.. S. Leeker, and on January
first, will take possession. Miss
Mamie Donahue, who has been
in charge of the National for a
number of years, it is said will
go to Ell Paso, Texas, to reside.
She will take with her the best
wishes of a host of friends and
acquaintance. Mr.. Evans will
continue to manage the Monte
yuma for Mr.. Jaeger, who also
owns the Santa Rita hotel in
Tucson.
Nogales was visited last Thurs
day night by Col. @. G. Smith,
commander of the 10th Cavalry,
U. S. A., and commanding Off
Ger at Fort Huachuca, who was
a guest of his old school mates,
Henry Levin and J. A. Legarra,
who like the colonel, are native
sons of Tucson. Yesterday morn
ing Colonel Smith, who is we'll
and favorably knownEin Noga-
les, where he was stationed a
of years ago when he
was a captain in the Fifth Cav
airy, returned to his post. Col.
Smith is one of the best officers
in the United States army.