The border vidette., 1923-01-20

Governor Francisco Elias, the
most democratic, popular chief
executive the state of Sonora
ever had, came up to the border
Wednesday, from Hermosillo.
Frank N. Cox, one of the best
mine superintendents in the
south west, spent a couple of
days in Nogales this week from
the mining camp of the Consoli-
dated Yaqui Copper Company,
near Noria, Sonora.
The Knights of Pythias min.
strel and vaudeville show is go
ing to be a "humdinger," accord.
ing to Jim Mix, who is one of
the stars ia the aggregation of
all stars" now rehearsing under
Director Ralph Aliens personal
supervision for the big Pythian
entertainment, next month.
Fred. G Emery. of the Con.
solidated Yaqui Copper Co.,, has
sailed for London, England, to
confer, with British stockholders.
He exects to be absent from the
States two months, during which
time Frank N. Cox of this city,
will be in charge of the com
pany's property in Sonora, near
NOria.
Fred. Fl. Hilliker, of the So.
nora Valley Land Company, was
business visitor in Nogales last
Wednesday, from his splendid
ranch near Noria, Sonora. Mr..
Hilliker is arranging to- stock
his ranch with 1000 head of
Hereford cattle. which he will
buy ia Arizona and ship to No.
ria, Sonora.
Rafael Camou, from his fine
big farm in Sonora, was a bor-
der city visitor this week several
days. Besides extensive ranch
and cattle interest, Mr.. Camou
owns valuable mining property
in the Magdalena mining dis.
trict, which is developing into q
real bonanza" Don Rafael is
a live wire.
William Billy Briggs, for a
long time agent in Nogales, So
nora, for the Southern Pacific de
Mexico, has resigned his posi-.
tion to enter the employ of the
United Sugar Company, at their
great sugar plantation in Sina.
loa, Mexico, to which place Mr..
Briggs will take his family in
the near future.
Mrs. Jennie Fl. Strong, for.
mer president of the La Cobriza
Mining Company of Sonora, pass.
ed away at her home in Chicago
last week, after short illness.
Deceased was we'll known here
and in Tucson. where she spent
some time on business connected
with her mining interests ia the
state of Sonora and southern
Arizona.
Seventy carloads of Mexican
products from the West Coast,
arrived at the border last Wed.
nesday, consigned to points in
the United States. The freight
consisted of IL carloads of beef
cattle, for Mexico City. 20 car
loads of tomatoes and mixed
vegetables and 38 carloads of
guiana, bones, logs. dye.woods,
ect. The logs we're for. Roy &
Titcomb's local mills, and came
from the company's great forests
in Sinaloa.
J. A. Small, popular efficient
superintendent of the Sonora di.
vision of the Southern Pacific of
Mexico, with headquarters at
Empalme, Sonora, was border
visitor last Saturday and Sun
day on official business. He
emphatically denied the recent
story published in a Tucson pa.
per of a hold up of a train on
the railroad south of Guaymas,
by bandits. Mr.. Small was on
the train at the time of the al.
legged hold.up, and denounced
the story as absolutely false.
On February 3rd, preliminary
examinations to select two boys
from Arizona who will go to
West Point for military training,
will be held. Examinations will
be held at Yuma, Phoenix, Pres
colt, Flagstaff. Globe, Tucson,
Clifton, Bisbee and Nogales.
Two boys from the entire state
making the best grades in these
examinations will be given Q
chance to take the West Point