The border vidette., 1918-01-12

as Duke" was a visitor in the city last Wednesday, having come to the metropolis to pur- chase needed supplies and tell his friends and acquaintances of the wonderful mineral resources sur rounding his beloved Patagonia.
 Jack King, the veteran min ing man, who many years ago operated in this county, who is now working properties in the Hermosillo district, Sonora, af ter spending a few days here transacting business, returned >sopth on Thursday morning $ train, going to the mines out from Minas Prietas.
 Parties arriving from the south country, verify the reported at tack on tLe town of San Miguel, thirty miles from Pesqueira sta a band of Indians, early this week. The Yaquis were driven of, but not before eight of the defenders of the little town, had been killed and twenty wounded.
 Mrs. Ida Mcintosh, manager of the San Antonio House on Morley avenue, had hearing A. O'Connor, on a charge of con ducting disorderly house, and was held in the sum of $500. The arrest was made upon evi dence furnished by Lieutenant Popenoe, of the United States army.
 At a meeting of the common council held Wednesday even ing it was decided to cover the arroyo between Arroyo boule yard and Grand avenue, from Crawford street to Elm street, a distance of six hundred feet. more or less. The estimated cost will be between $2O,0OO and $3O, O,OOO. The clerk was instruct ed to advertise for bids.
 Max Marx, the Hermosillo hotel man, who for many years has been connected with the Cohn Hotel, has been on the Mexican side of the line several days this week. Max is on the American blacklist and cannot come to the United States. Max says he didn't do it. Uncle Sam says If you are not for us, you are against us" And there you are.
 Sergeant Francis Duffy, 34Oth artillery, is here from Camp Funston, Kansas, to enjoy. a short furlough with his parents, Judge and Mrs. Frank J. Duffy. Sergeant Duffy is a native son of Nogales. Everybody will be pleased to learn that he is in fine health, and like the rest of the Santa Cruz county boys, is anxious to go over the top" after the Kaiser.
 Fred. c. Emery, the mine pro- motor, who is interested in val uable property near Noria, So- nora, is a guest at the National hotel. Wednesday he returned from visit to the mines. After his experience at the battle of Verdun, France, where he help ed care for French and German wounded, the little hell now be- ing raised by the Sonora YaquiS, has no terrors for MT. Emery.
 Last Sundays Tucson Star contained the announcement of the marriage, on Christmas eve, in Ell Paso, of MT. Harold Wheal- ton, the well known successful mining man, of this city and Tucson, to Miss Commy, a love ly young lady of Tucson. MT. and Mrs. Wheaton are making their home in Tucson. We join their many Arizona friends in wishing them much happiness.
 The forepart of the week T. Thompson, the hog raiser, left for San Antonio. Texas with carload of porkers, which con- mand the highest market price in that city. T. P. understands the hog business and during the past two years has made a hand some stake from the sale of swine raised on his Nogales hog ranch. This is the third ship ment he has made to the Texas market.
 George Mayer, field represents ative for the Standard Oil Co.,, has gone to Guaymas on busi ness for his company. George