The border vidette., 1924-05-03

Wednesday County Attorney
W. A. O'Connor motored to Tue.
son, being accompanied by his
wife and Miss Ruth French,
deputy clerk of the superior
court of Santa Cruz county.
Floyd Thompson, mine opera.
tor from the Noria, Sonora, min
ing district, has returned from
his properties in the south coun
try, where there is considerable
activity in mining and growing
of crops.
A. l.. Lewis, Hermosillo ore
buyer, after several days visit in
Nogales, has returned to the So
nora state capital, where he aud
his family reside during the
winter months. They spend the
summer 10 Nogales.
Harry Lawton, general freight
agent for the Southern Pacific
of Mexico, with headquarters at
Empalme, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Margaret, after
spending several days in No
gales, returned south Sunday
night.
Everybody in Santa Cruz
county will be pleased to learn
that Raymond Earhart, former
state treasurer, is recovering
from a serious illness at his
home in Phoenix. Before going
to the state capital Raymond and
family resided in this county.
Arturo Cubillas, Jr. prominent
Nogales, Sonora business man.
has returned from a business
trip to points in the south coun.
try, and reports the cotton in.
dustry in the Altar district in
Sonora growing rapidly, and
cotton planters very optimistic
over the future.
F. H. Hilliker, Sr.. president
of the Sonora Valley Land Com.
pany, cf Los Angeles. was a
visitor in Nogales Wednesday.
He was returning to Los Angeles
from q visit to his companNs
fine farms near Noria, Sonora,
where threshing of wheat will
soon commence.
Yesterday large consign
ment of silver bullion arrived in
the city from mines in Sonora.
The precious white metal was
handled by the Wells Fargo Elk
press Company without armed
guards or armored cars as would
have been the case in Los An
geles or New York City.
The annual Kiwanis picnic to
morrow out on the Santa Cruz
river, will be enjoyed by No
gales Kiwanians and their many
friends. "A delightful program
has been arranged. All Kiwan.
ians are requested to be at the
Chamber of Commerce.. at 2:3O
O'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Ignacio Gaxiola, personal rep
resentative on the West Coast
for President Obregon, has been
business visitor in Nogales
this week several days. He re.
Gently returned from Washing
ton, D. c., where he went on
business. From Nogales Mr..
Gaxiola will go to Mexico City.
Ladies of the Shriners of No
gales are requested by the
Shriners' convention entertain.
ment committee to refrain from
making any engagements for
Friday afternoon. May 9th, as
on that afternoon a reception
will be held at the Firemen's 3
Club for visiting ladies of the
Shriners.
George Purdy Bullard, one of
Arizona's leading attorneys, who
represented the Southern Ari
IONA Power Company, in the
recent rate hearing held here by
the Arizona Corporation Com
mission, departed for Phoenix on
Thursday afternoons train. The
Commission has taken the case
under advisement.
T. B. Wilde, consulting min.
ing engineer of Los Angeles,
was in Nogales Thursday on his
way to the West Coast of MeXi
co, where be will examine and
make report on mining property
for q group of California capi
talists. Many years ago Mr..
Wilde operated mines in the
state of Sonora, making his