The border vidette., 1923-02-17

DIR. H. H. Sherman, physician
and surgeon of Patagonia, was
a county seat visitor last Mon
day, having come to attend the
funeral of the late Mrs. Smith,
beloved wife of Rev. O. A.
Smith. 90
President e. Titcomb, of Roy
& Titcomb, Inc, has gone to
Guaymas for short visit. He
went south Thursday evening as
guest of Harry Lawton, gen.
eral passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific of Mexico.
Ferd VanMourick, of the Sonora
News Company, en- route south,
was also guest of Mr.. Lawton,
in his private car.
Harry Lawton, popular gene.
raj passenger agent of the S. p.
de NJ, with headquarters at
Guaymas, was a Nogales visitor
last Wedness on company bust
ness. Besides being a railroad
man of many years practical ex
periences, Harry Lawton is a
high.class gentleman of the old
school. Mighty few of them
left. Mighty few.
E. F. Bohlinger, Val Valeu.
zuela, Jr. and Joe Collie, we'll
known prominent citizens of Pa.
tagonia, we're business visitors
in Nogales the forepart of the
week. All three gentlemen were
personal friends and business
associates of the late Colonel r.
r. Richardson, Father of Pata-
gonia," who died at his home in
Patagonia, Feb. 9th. last.
After a short illness, Charles
A. Bronson, passed way last
Tuesday at his ranch home near
Mowry, this county. Deceased
is survived by wife, two sons,
Clarence and Robert, and two
daughters, Mrs. Lehan and Mrs.
Logan. The funeral was held on
Thursday from the chapel of
the Marsh Undertaking Co., in.
terment being in the Nogales
cemetery.
Vice American Consul John A.
MCPHERSON at Guaymas, So.
nora, has been a Nogales visitor
this week a couple of days on
business and pleasure. Nc has
a host of friends in the Key
City who are always pleased to
see him. He was a member of
the ll.fated fishing party in the
Gulf of California, at the time
the late William Brophy, mil
lionaire mining man of Bisbee,
fell overheard and was drowned.
The regular weekly lunch of
the Kiwanis Club was held
Thursday at the International
Casino, presided over, by Bob
Burns of the j. g. Penney Com,
pany. The guests present we're
FL. j. Buckingham of Phoenix,
j. B. Kibbey of the Alamo Ran.
cho. Sonora. Carlos Diaz, Mex.
lean collector of customs, Mega.
les, Sonora, J. p. Lane and L.
FL. Burr, of this city. At the
meeting next week, William Ell.
Davey will preside. ).
Hon. Ignacio Bonillas, the man
who came near" being presi
dent of Mexico, has been here
this week from Tucson where be
now makes his home with his
interesting family. Mr.. Bonil
las is the owner- of the fine resi-
dence in Nogales. Sonora, for a
number of years occupied by the
American consul. He is also a
large stakeholder in the com.
pany owning the Nogales, So
nora water system. For many
years he was mayor of the city
across the border.
M. e. Hopwood, experienced
railroad man, who is now in
charge of the S. P. de M. r. r.
yards at Guaymas, was a No.
gales visitor last Thursday, be
ing accompanied by Travelling
Engineer Mills of southern lines.
Messrs. Hopwood and Mills were
in charge of the special train
from Empalme last Thursday
morning. On the special train
were President William Sproule
of the Southern Pacific, Harry
B. Titcomb. president of the S.
P. de M. and julius Krutts
chnitt, chairman of the com,
pany's board of directors. The
high railway officials were re.
turning from a tour of inspec
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