The border vidette., 1923-04-28

With "A. ~. SyQon0am, WeDI Out
to the Alto country to look over
some mining property.
Lieutenant Commander Paul
M. Bates, accompanied by his
children, arrived in the city last
Wednesday en- route from New
York to his station in San Diego.
where be is in command of a
squadron of sea planes. Lieut..
Bates while here will be the
guest of Captain and Mrs. L.W.
Mix.
Fred. Williams, from his mines
in the San Xavier district, So
nora. has. gone to Denver, to
consult with his business asso
ciates regarding future develop.
ment of the properties in the
famous old silver district. where
are located some of the richest
silver mines in the state of So
nora.
Lon Parker has purchased the
hog ranch of DR.. w. F. Cheno
weth, situated about five miles
out on the Nogales-Tucson road.
Mr.. Parker has resigned his po.
sition on the police force to take
personal charge Of the big hog
ranch. The purchase includes
about $50 head of thoroughbred
hogs.
Robert T. Hunter has resigned
as manager of the International
Drug Store, and will bevote all
his time with the Taft Land &
Development Company of Holly.
wood, California, which is inter
ested in a big colonization pro-
ject on the West Coast of Mexi.
co, the land of golden oppor
tunities.
The work of removing Yaqui
Hill on Morley avenue, for which
Lown & Woods were recently
awarded the contract by the City
Council, will commence in the
near future and pushed to com
pletion as soon as possible. The
work will be under the super
vision of City Engineer j. w.
Larimore.
In a telegram received by At
torney Leslie Hardy from Sena.
tor Henry F. Ashurst, the sena.
tor states that due to pressing
business engagements he has
been forced to postpone his trip
to Nogales until about Nay 10th,
at which time be will be given a
rousing welcome by his many
friends in Nogales.
Monday sixty carloads of to.
matoes. three of graphite anc
one of dye wood. from the West
Coast, entered the United States
at the Port of Nogales. The
graphite came from the mines of
the United States Graphite Com.
pany, of which Harry A. Wood.
ruff of Saginaw. Michigan, is
vice president and general man.
ager.
Emery L., ,Chalfant, everybody
knows and likes Emery, has
leased the Tom Hanlon building
on Grand avenue. and next week
will commence the manufacture
of Chalfant's famous delicious
potato fakes and fresh salted
peanuts, popcorn, etc. He will
serve icy cold root beer, butter
and sweet milk, as we'll as q fine
line of candies.
All wet goods emporiums on
the Mexican side of the inter
national border will be closed ~
today and tomorrow on account
of the election tomorrow for
governor of Sonora. The can
didates for governor are Alejo
Bay, brother in law of President
Obregon, and General Pima, com.
mander of. federal troops in the
southern district of Sonora.
J. E. Robertson, prominent
banker of FL Paso, Texas, is
visiting Nogales, q guest of his
old friend and business asso.
ciate, Wade w. Barbee, efficient.
accommodating manager of the
Southern Trust Company. Mr..
Robertson represents the Fl. H.
Robertson Company, dealers in
building products, the main Of
fees of which are located in
Pittsburg.
The Auto Sales & Service Co.
has been awarded the contract
by the board of supervisors to
furnish the sheriff's Office with
automobiles. Durant and Star