The border vidette., 1919-03-22

damage done by hre In HOtel Brickwood, is progressing nice ly, under the direction of the Nogales Building Go.
 w. P. McComas, mine opera tor, who is interested in valu- able mineral holdings in Sonora registered at the National yes talday, from Los Angeles.
 Hon. Francis J. Dyer. the new American consul at Nogales, So- nora, is high class, courteous American. whom it is a pleasure to meet. socially or otherwise.
 Don Ignacio Corella, treasurer of the state of Sonora, after en- toying a com bined business and pleasure visit here and in Doug las, has returned to HermoSillo.
 L. B. Fleiscber has returned from a business visit to Hermo sillo, in the interest of the De- cidental Import & Export Co.,, of which he is general manager.
 This is house cleaning week at the Montezuma hotel. The work is being done under the personal supervisor of Gus Ash ford, who recently arrived from Tucson.
 This week Superior Judge w.. A. O'Connor is in Mohave coun- ty holding court for Judge Bol- finger, who is disqualified in a number of cases being tried at Kingman.
 Wednesday Nogales was visit ed by Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Gatlin, old and highly respected citizens of Santa Cruz county, whose splendid country home is located near Patagonia.
 O. H. Bostwick, who recently underwent a successful opera tion for appendicitis. is again able to be around, and will soon be we'll man. to the delight of his friends. The operation was performed at Joseph's hospital in this city.
 Yesterday Judge Samuel l.. Pattee, of Pima county, occupied Superior Judge w. A. O'Con- nor's bench, in the absence of Judge O'Connor, in Mohave county. Judge Pattee is recog nized as one of the most able juristS in the state.
 Victor J. Bennett, superin ten dent of the Sinaloa division of the Southern Pacific of Mexico, with headquarters at Mazatlan, is visitor at this end of the line, on company business. Supt. Bennett travels in the private car "Sinaloa."
 At a meeting of the Stephen D. Little Garrison, Army and Navy Union, last evening, the following new members were mustered in: Harry E. Cheno- weth, Clarence H. Dixon, Carlos Villon, T. Besh. Otto Mario, A. B. Young, w. B. KarnS.
 Last Sunday Herb. Drachman, we'll known Tucson real estate man, accompanied by his wife motored down to the border for a few hours visit with old time friends. They took in the sights on the Mexican side of the line, before departing for home.
 F. l.. Bosch, special agent for the Standard Oil Company, at Nogales, is the proudest oil man in the city. Not because he struck it rich In the Texas oil fields, but on account of the arrival at his home of a bouncing baby boy. Congratulations. MT. Alex. Strachan, the com mission man, has pleasant offices in the La Vile de Paris build ing, corner International street and Morley avenue. For many years MT. Strachan successfully engaged in the commission busi- ness in San Diego, California.
 Nogales was visited last We'd nesday by Albert SteiDfeld. the merchant prince of Tucson, and his son Harold. The gentlemen motored over from the old town to inspect their big Nogales branch, which is under the able management of Benj. J. Jones.
 At the meeting of the Nogales Chamber of Commerce las' Thursday evening, a vote ot thanks was rendered MT. Ferd VanMourick, and Secretary Bris tol, for the great success of the Chamber of Commerce eXcur