The border vidette., 1921-04-16

, the city, from HermOSillO, where 1 he had been on business connect ed with the re opening of ilis mammoth bank. He recently returned from Chihuahua City, where arrangements are being made to open branch.
 Mark Wanless, from Hermo. sillo, is visiting in, the city. He reported John Writer, the min ing man, who last week was brutally assaulted while he slept, greatly improved, hopes now being entertained fer his recovery Mark says if appre- hended the would be murderers will be shot by order of the mill tary authorities. Robbery is be lieved to have been the motive for the attack on Mr., Writer, who is a member of the assay firm of Lewis, Cook & Writer, we'll known in NogaleS. -'-
 Mir. Jose Calderon has return. ed from Mexico City, where he had been on business connected with the building of fumigating
 
 ment, at Nogales, Sonora, and other points in the southern Re public. Mr. Calderon states that the proposed plant at Nogales, Sonora, will not be built at this time and a plant to cost $75. GOO, will be erected at Enpalme, in stead. After a short visit to Empalme, Mr. Calderon will re turn to Mexico City, where mammoth fumigating plant is now being erected.
 Wednesday evening local base ball fans met at the Nogales Daily Herald office and organized the NoGales Baseball Associa- tion by electing J. A. Legarra, president; Charles Kisselbach, secretary; J. B. Bristol, treasur CT. It was decided to organize joint stock association for the purpose of raising funds to build a grandstand and lay out dia- mond on the High School grounds. Two teams, the No gales Nationals under the man agement of O. Marquez, and the Nogales Greys, under the man. agement of J. A. Legarra, will be organized. s- '-.--
 Col. Allen T. Bird, the vet eran newspaper man, who for many years edited and pu blished the Oasis (now deceased) has almost completely recovered from his recent attack of acute indigestion, thanks to Dr.. w. F. Chenoweth. Since retiring from the Oasis, Colonel Bird has been doing special newspaper work for the. Tucson Citizen ana other big daily papers. No man is more thoroughly familiar with conditions in the region he re- presents and his news stories are interesting and instructive. For nearly thirty years. Col. Bird has been a booster for Ari- zona and Sonora.
 Early last Monday morning Roberto Woolfolk, son of MT. and Mrs. Guillermo Woolfolk of this city, passed away after lingering illness, at St. Joseph's hospital. Deceased who was 17 ySdi Ol dSCs ID . LII NlFOo OJ HIS parents, two sisters, the Misses Josefa and Emilia Woolfolk, and four brothers, Santiago, Enrique, GuilIermo and Augustine. The funeral was held Tuesday morn ing from the Sacred Heart church and was largely attended by friends and acquaintances all of whom deeply regret the un timely passing of a young man who was held in high esteem by all who knew him.
 The state highway department has secured the contract for inn proving the road from Sonoita to the Santa Cruz Cochise coun- ty line, and work will commence at once, according to informa tion from Phoenix. In addition GO camp and grading equipment, | the state is moving some $6O. .OOO worth of equipment, also TINT and black powder, received from | the federal government, into this county. The forces employed on sections A and B, of the Vail Benson highway, are now being transferred to Santa Cruz county and it is said that actual con- struction will be started in the immediate future.
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