The border vidette., 1918-03-23

country. as Tar as GuaymaS, Frank Krupp, travelling repre- sentative of the Oasis, returned home Monday night.
 On Saturday, February 18th, at Deming, New Mexico, Lieuten- ant Austin c. Wright, we'll known in Nogales where he was station ed with the Medical Corps of the U. $. army, and Mrs. Edith B. Rush, were united in marriage.
 Mrs. E. c. Nevius, the we'll known school teacher of the San Rafael valley, has accepted a position in the office of County Assessor Victor J. Wager. The lady will remove her family to Nogales, just as soon as she can secure a house.
 The report of the condition of The First National Bank of No gales, at the close of business March 4th, appears in this issue of THE BORDER VIDETTE. It shows that mammoth financial institution to be in a most fourishlng condition.
 Monday night MT. B. s. Butcher returned from Guaymas and Empalme, where he had been in company with George A. Lonsbury, the promoter. The gentlemen report having had a fine time in the bay city, where they were guests at Hotel Albin.
 Thursday Louis Hudgins, one of the proprietors of the Nogales Jersey Farm, visited Tucson on business. The Jersey Farm has some of the finest thoroughbred Jersey cattle in the west. A number of them have been prize winners for several years.
 Don c. Franklin is over in the Casa Grande country inspecting a big tract of land which he and his associates, experienced farm CTS, contemplate buying. Don's many Nogales friends wish him good luck in his new venture. All are betting he'll make good as a farmer.
 Yesterday Colonel Frier, con- mander- of the American troops stationed here, and B. Titcomb and J. w. Edwards, departed for the Roosevelt Dam, to enjoy a fishing excursion of several days. Friends of the Nimrods expect big fish feast, upon their return home.
 H. E. Grace, the commission man, has neturned from Los Angeles, where he had been on sure visit. Since leaving Nogales several years ago, MT. Grace and family have resided in the "city of angels" where they have a pleasant home.
 Thursday Mir. and Mrs. Ben Evans of the Moutezuma hotel, departed for Los Angeles, for a couple of weeks visit. During MT. Evans absence from the city, Henry Manciet, for long time clerk at the Santa Rita hotel in Tucson, will be in charge of the big Montezuma.
 Deputy United States Marshal Harold Brown, after few days spent over in Parker Canyon with his wife, who has been quite ill at the home of her father, James Parker, has re- turned to Nogales. Mrs. Brown is greatly improved and will come home next week.
 At the hearing of Jose Maria Duarte and Ramon Nunez, accused of being implicated in the murder of Conrado Urutado, upon request of County Attorney Hardy, the accused men were acquitted. The hearing was held at Washington Camp. Attorney S. F. Noon represented the accused men.
 A. E. Halstead, auditor of the J. D. Halstead Lumber Company, is here from Phoenix, for a few days consultation with Manager Ford. Mir. Halstead recently received a letter from his brother Joe, formerly of this city, now with the American engineers in France, in which Joe says he is we'll and enjoying the war game.
 Yesterday morning an Ameri- can sentry on the international line near the customs house, shot and killed an unidentified Mex