The border vidette., 1921-09-03

Mrs. Joe Berk of The Modern has returned from a buying trir to New York and other eastern markets, where she secured some wonderful bargains for the big emporium on Morley avenue. News of the death in Los An geles, last Wednesday, of Judge l A. c. Baker, mem Der of the Ari zona State Supreme Court, was learned with deep regret by many citizens of Nogales, who knew and loved the grand old man. Judge Baker was held in high esteem by hundreds of per. sonal friends throughout the state, where for many years he made his home. Judge Baker will be missed.
 Yesterday morning the bodies of MT. and Mrs. Frank J. Pear l'son, who were murdered last week by Mexican bandits at Ruby, were shipped to their former home at Liberty Hill, Texas, for burial. Rev. Pearson and Miss Pearson, brother and sister of the murdered postmast- CT, and Miss Purcell. sister of Mrs. Pearson, accompanied the bodies. MT. J. w. Pearson, the father, will remain here to settle business matters connected with the store at Ruby conducted by his son at the time of his tragic death.
 Chief of Immigration Cevallos of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, on Tuesday acknowledged the re- ceipt of County Attorney Arthur H. DeRiemer's formal request for the colored prisoners who escaped from the Santa Cruz county jail in June, last, and who were released from the No gales, Sonora jail, after serving a fifty day sentence for violating the passport regulations. Mir. Cevallos stated that the prison CTS will be deported and turned over to the proper American authorities as soon as they are re arrested.
 Kelly Henry and w. w. Keyte, two of the most success ful hunters of big game in this section of the country, have in contemplation a hunt in Sonora for mountain sheep and other big game. In the office of the Beam Henry Trading Company, this city, MT. Henry has on ex- hibition a number of the finest buck heads ever brought out of Sonora. The sheep were killed by Mir. Henry when hunting on the Tiburon Island several years ago. They are worth hundreds of dollars, but Kelly says they are not for sale.
 The.3U United States treasury department has officially ap- proved the appointment, by United States Collector of Gus toms Charles L.. Fowler. of Mir. Harry E. Berner, as special deputy collector of customs of the Arizona district. MT. Ber- ner, who served as special deputy under former collector, Charles E. Hardy, is one of the most emcleQG, accommodating 1eQoral officers on the Mexican border. His re-appointment will meet the approval of every one having business with the customs ser. vice along the border.
 MT. B. D. Chance, United States postoffice inspector, who had been to Ruby to investigate the killing of Postmaster Frank J. Pearson, by Mexican bandits, was Nogales visitor last We'd nesday, from the scene of the brutal murder, on Friday of last week. MT. Chance has asked the postofhce department to offer a re- ward of $5, ,OOO for the arrest of the fiends who are said to be in hiding in the mountain of Mex ico, where they fled after mur- dering the postmaster and his wife in cold blood, and footing the postofice at Ruby, Santa Cruz County. three miles from the Mexican border.