The border vidette., 1923-06-09

The famous 25th Infantry band
departed Thursday morning for
Flagstaff to attend the annual
Arizona American Legion con
vention. The trip is being made
by automobiles. Stops are be.
ing made at Tucson, Phoenix
and other places en- route, where
concerts will be given by Leslie
Kings splendid musical organ
ization, one of the best in the U.
S. army.
John T. Brickwood has gone
to the Old Soldier mine near Pa
tagonia, to commence packing
ore out on burros, for shipment
to the Ell Paso smelter. The Old
Soldier mine was owned by his
father, John T. Brickwood, Sr.,
one of Nogales' first settlers,
who passed away some years
ago. John says he will bring
his pack train out every other
day loaded down with lead silver
ore.
E. J. Rose was recently award
ed a contract by the city board
of aldermen to overhaul the city
hall, for the sum of 81 900, which
was the lowest bid submitted.
For this amount Mr.. Rose will
repair the roof, put two coats of
paint upon it; attach cutters to
the caves to turn the storm
waters off from the sidew walk be
low, and to paint the building
inside and out with two coats of
paint.
Sneak thieves looted the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. Fl. Weaver,
corner of Ellis and Grand ave
nue., last Sunday evening. The
thieves took everything valuable
they could carry away. Two
times before the Weaver home
was robbed of numerous valua
bles. Sunday evening a clean
sweep was made and everything
overlooked before was taken ,ex
cept little Billie's bank, which
contained about $25.
J. e. Wise, owner of the big
new motion picture play house
on Grand avenue, announces that
be expects to have the theatre
open in abont thirty days. Ma
chimes and chairs are being in
stalled, and Mr.. Wise plans in
the near future to fix a roof
garden on top of the Wise build,
ing, for the holding of banquets,
dances, etc. The new theatre
will seat one thousand people.
Richard P. O'Loane, the we'll
known land and mine promoter,
writes from Baltimore, Mary.
land, that he has been very sue
cessful in raising finances with
which to operate his mining
properties in Sonora, and will
shortly return to Nogales with
ample funds to put his property
on a dividend paying basis. Dick
is live wire who always gets
results and his many friends in
this city wish him good luck.
Harry Lawton, general freight
and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific of Mexico. with
headquarters at Empalme, was
visitor in the city Wednesday
en- route to Tucson on official
business. Mr.. Lawtcn is we'll
and favorably known in Noga.
les, where he has a host of
friends. He reported business
conditions greatly improved in
the south country, where a bump
er wheat crop is now being har.
vested.
Manuel Martinez, convicted
murderer of J. Frank Pearson
and wife at Ruby, Arizona. who
last Wednesday was brought to
Nogales from the state prison
at Florence, by Sheriff Harold j.
Brown and three deputies, on
Thursday was re sentenced, by
the superior judge of Santa Cruz
county, to be hanged on the
morning of Friday, August 10,
1923. Yesterday the convict.
ed man was taken back to the
state prison by Sheriff Brown
and three deputies.
Jack Garden. one of the best
known prospectors and miners
in the southwest, who owns val.
liable mining property in Santa
Cruz county, enjoyed a couple of
days visit at the county seat
this week. BLACK Jack" and