The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1923-03-31

Earl D. Hammack, local real
estate man, is in the California
oil fields looking for a "gusher.'
Chas. A. Wheeler, prominent
Tucson groceryman, was a No.
gales business visitor Wednes
day of this week. Reported
business good.
The funeral of A. G. May, g.,
who died Friday of last week, at
ST. Joseph's hospital in this city,
was held Monday morning from
the Chapel of the Marsh Under.
taking Company, interment be
ing in the Nogales cemetery.
Early Thursday morning fire
destroyed the home of A. l..
Woods in Dun bar Court, with all
its contents, notwithstanding the
splendid work OF Chief Bracey
Curtis and his fire laddies, who
made record run to the fire.
Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Alex.
Carpena departed for Los An
geles, making the cross.country
trip by automobile. They will
be on the coast about a month.
Pete Embric is in charge of
Mr., Carpena'S big store on Nor.
lev avenue.
E. F. Bohlinger, mining en-
gineer, accompanied by Val Val.
enzuela, Jr.. manager Of the
Patagonia Commercial Co., and
G. L, Northcraft. manager of the
Sonoita Land Grant, visited the
county seat the forepart of the
week on business.
Pen Pearce, local contractor
who built the Nogales Tucson
state highway north of the city
and installed the new municipal
water pipe line, has returned
from a business trip to Phoenix,
being accompanied by Engineer
Fred Contour. one of Contractor
Pearce's trusted lieutenants.
Jesse g. Slater, representing
the Western Woodenware Com.
pany of Ell Paso, was here a
couple of days this week visit
ing local paper dealers. From
Nogales Mr.. Slater went to Tue.
son, thence to Phoenix. He un-
derstands the paper game from
A to z, having learned the bust.
ness in Philadelphia.
VIM. (BilD Wilkey, from Mex
leo City, where be is in the en-
ploy of the El Orc Mining Com
pany, is here for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. J. N. Wilkey. and
brothers, Frank, Dave and Tay-
lor Wilkey. Bills old friends in
Nogales always are glad to vel.
come him back to the best town
on the International border.
Bids for the new Nogales fed
eral building will be re opened
on April 18th. The plans for
the building have been changed
so as to enable the construction
within the appropriation made
by Congress, for the Nogales
building, which will be of terra
Gotta and stucco instead of No.
gales tufa, as first planned.
Assistant United States Attor.
ney Walker. of Tucson, was mum
bered among those present" at
the oyster bake given last SAT
urday by the Nogales Rotary
Club in Ephraim Canyon. in hon.
or of the delegates who attend.
ed the first annual Eight Rotary
District Convention at Tucson
on Thursday and Friday of last
week.
Ben S. Reid, president of the
Mountain States Tel. and Tel.
Company, accompanied by Mrs.
Reid, their son Ben S. Reid. Jr.,
and FL. d. McVey, state man
ager of the company, visited
Nogales the forepart of the
week, and were chaperoned
around the city by J. S. Jen-
nings, local manager. President
Reid is making his annual visit
to all branches of his company.
j. r. Miller. head of the Cal
ifornia Cotton Mills Co., of Oak
land, California, accompanied by
J. H. Harrison, and J. P. Daily,
on a tour of inspection of the
cotton lands situated in the AL
tar district. Sonora. in which
they are interested, we're Mega
les visitors the forepart of the
week. CIV. Fowler of this city,
is secretary of the company
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