The border vidette., 1921-08-20

l A. w. MOTHS, Gu0 we'll kQOWQ
 mining engineer, is now located
 near Parral, Chihuahua, where
 he is in charge of the San Patri' cio mine, according to letter
 recently received in Nogales
 from Elgin B. Holt of this city, who is now at San Luis Gonzaga, Sinaloa, where he is developing
 a mining property of merit.
 Last Saturday Charles l.. Fowler, recently appointed Unit ed States collector of customs for the district of Arizona, vice Charles E. Hardy, resigned, as- sumed charge of the office, after taking oath before Superior Judge W. A. O'Connor. We join Collector Fowler's host of friends in wishing him all sorts of success. Dad" we know you'll make good.
 The many friends of Dr. Ray Ferguson in Santa Cruz county, will be pleased to learn that Governor Campbell has appoint ed him to the responsible posi- tion of superintendent of the State Insane Asylum, at Phoe- nix. The doctor and his estim. able family are we'll and favor able known iu Nogales and throughout Santa Cruz county, where for many years they re- sided.
 w. Beckford Kibbey, Jr., and Captain Marburg, after several days business visit in the city, have returned to the Alamo Rancho in Sonora. where they make their home. The Alamo is one of the finest ranches in So- nora. The latch string is always out to friends of Captain Mar burg and MT. Kibbey. A visit to beautiful Alamo Rancho is never forgotten, say those who have been there.
 Fred. Afford, who for a num- Der of years has been in charge of the mining property in Sono- ra, near Noria, owned by the Ore Corporation, of which A. M. Conard, former ly of this city, now of Los An geles, is president, arrived from camp last Wednesday to meet President Conard, who is a guest at Hotel Evans. MT. Afford re- ports splendid rains in the south county. which now presents beautiful sight.
 Harry E. Berner, special de putty collector of customs under Collector of Customs Chas. E. Hardy, has been reappointed to that important position, by the new collector Chas. L.. Fowler, who last Saturday succeeded MT. Hardy, resigned. MT. Der ner is one of the best customs men in the service and his reap pointment meets the approval of every body. Harry Berner is a high-class gentleman and most efficient official.
 Rafael Quijano, agent of the federal stamp office in Mazda lena, Sonora, Mexico, who is said to be $24,OOO short in his accounts, it is believed, is now at one of the California beaches. On Friday of last week Quijano obtained passports in Nogales, Sonora, for himself and family to enter the United States at this port. In the passports his destination was given as Los Angeles. Efforts to apprehend the missing stamp agent are being made.
 Thursday evening James B. Finley, general superintendent of the Southern Pacific of Mex ico with headquarters at Empal- me, departed for the south after spending a day at the border in his private car "Sonora. The Chief" was accompanied by MT. J. A. Small, assistant gen. eral superintendent, who is now in charge of the Nogales Cananea division and the Nogales Carbo division. Superintendent Finley reported splendid rains in the south country, all along the line.
 c. w. Hartman and O. B. Ruggles, of Phoenix. represent ing the Arizona State Highway Department, are here for the purpose of inspecting the gov ernment trucks at Camp Stephen D. Little. The federal govern Inent is to let the state use the trucks free of charge, for road work in the state From here