The daily morning oasis., 1919-11-22
AFTER A QUARTER of A CENTURY.

FwNWENIY-FlVE years ago To-Day Inc OaSlS
editor with newspaper plant and with
long experience in the newspaper business
came to Nogales with the high ambition and aspir-
alton of giving the people of the line city good
newspaper, and of making here home for himself
and his family and to rear his family so they could
become and be credit to the city of their adoption
What has been the measure OF success will be
left to the judgment Of others. That not going to
be Wanted at this time
But it may not be amisS to note some of the
changes that have taken place in the Line City with
in that time, and in the country tributary.
There has been no little growth here and great
development upon all sides. And during those
twenty-five years we have sat and seen all around
history in the making, both local and in two nations
When "The Oasis" came to Nogales quarter of
century ago, NOgaes had assumed the status of
town but the year preceding; and the first elected
municipal government had been installed in May
preceding. Anton Proto was mayor, and the coun-
cilmen Theo. Gebler, George B. Marsh, Orville
H. Martin, John T. Brickwood. D. J. Cumming
was town clerk and treasurer.
Changes took place in that town government,
and Messre Gebler and Brckwood only served
through the term. The others resigned. Fred
Herrera became mayor, and the council included
L. w. Mix, G. A. Avery, Theo Gebler, ]. T. Brick
wood
Nogales was then part of Pima County, and
the County of Santa Cruz not created until 1901
The first county government was: Doctor A. H.
son, supervisors; w. H. Barnett sheriff; Fred
Herrera, treasurer; W. N Cumming, recorder and
clerk of board Of supervisors; W. P. Harlow district
attorney.
There were some changes made in that govern
ment K. r. Richardson did not qualify as supervis-
or, and A. L. Peck appointed instead Barnett
resigned as sheriff, and was succeeded by T. F.
Broderick Atkinson resigned supervisor and
succeeded by r. EKey
In Mexico Diaz had long been president and the
at the head of affairs, viz: Luis E. Torres Ramon
Corral and Rafael Ysabale Torres was governor,
CeOdOnlO Ortiz secretary of state, and Rafael Ysa
bal presiding officer in the congress. Torres was
also general and commander of the military zone.
Even then Corral was acting governor (vice gov
ernor exercising executive power) and the next
term Mr. Corral was governor in his right.
Afterward he cabinet officer and vice president
Rafael Ysabal succeeded Corral as governor, and at
expiration of his term General Torres became gov
ernOr again These "reminiscences will be interest
ing to many readers of 'GThe Oasis"
Upon this side of the line there have been as
many, or even greater changes in officialdom.
When "The Oasis" came to Nogales Grover Ceve-
land was in his second term president and Louis
c. Hughes was governor of Arizona. Now there
very few in public station who held offices in
those days. Sam F. Webb, who collector of
customs at NOgales in 1894, is treasurer of Mari
cOpa county now.
Beside official changes in Nogales within that
twenty-five years there have been many changes of
other kinds. Many of the men who were we'll
known at that time have passed to another world,
while some have gone elsewhere to live
Among those whom the world knows no more
are Col William Roy, Doctor A. A. Doherty, w. N.
Cumming John T. Doyle Michael Doyle, Joseph
Thompson, George Christ ST., George Christ Jr,
Richard F1eisher, VIM. EKey, VIM. P. Harlow, D. j.
Cumming j. D. Cumming, and many more who can
not be recalled readily. All these walked the
streets of Nogaes in every day life; and are part