The border vidette., 1924-12-20

J. r. Millar, president of the
Cia. Algodonera y de Inversiones
de Sonora, which owns valuable
cotton lands at Pitiquito, So
nora, is visitor in the city from
San Francisco. He was met
here by j. Fl. Harrison, manager
of the company, who is in charge
of operations at Pitiquito.
NJ. G. G. LAYERS, for several
years connected with the firm of
Roy & Titcomb, Inc, died Fri.
day, December 18th, at El Tigre,
Sonora, where he was employed
for several years. Pneumonia
was the cause of his death. De.
ceased is survived by a wife and
baby girl, ,also two grown daught
ers who are now on a trip
around world.
On their recent trip east Mr..
and Mrs. Otto H. Herold were
delightfully."- entertained at Sagi
nav, Michigan, by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Woodruff. Mr.. Woodruff
is vice president and general
manager of the United States
Graphite Company, which owns
great producing graphite mines
in the state of Sonora, Mexico.
En route east the Heroids visit.
ed San Francisco and Canada.
General Alvaro Oregon, re.
Gently retired president of Mex,
leo, will pass through Nogales
in the near future en- route to
San Francisco from his home on
the West Coast of Mexico. &C
cording to Governor Rodriguez
of Lower California, who was in
the city on his way home from
Mexico City. Upon his arrival
here General Obregon's host of
friends will tender him a royal
reception.
The Stephen D. Little garri.
son of the Army and Navy Tn.
ion met Monday evening and
elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Allen T. Bird,
Sr. commander daniel G. Saxon,
senior vice comman der; Charles
l.. Beatty, junior vice command.
er; FL. l.. Scherb, paymaster; Fl.
E. Berner. chaplain; Frank B.
Carroon, officer of the day; F.
W. Dalby, adjutant; and L. H.
Grimes, officer of the guard.
At the election of officers of
the Nogales Masonic lodge held
Tuesday night at Masonic Hall,
the following we're elected for
the ensuing year: w. L. Hun
ter, worshipful master; L. Hud.
gin, senior warden, H. E. Mos.
lander, junior warden; DR.. A. Ell.
Noon, treasurer, and l. Burgoon,
secretary. The rest of the off
GERS will be appointed at a later
date by Worshipful Master Hun
ter. Installation of the new Off
GERS will be held on Saturday
night, December 9th.
Following many months of in.
vestigation into deficits appear,
ing in the accounts of the late
Frank E. Cole, former city trea.
surer, and the filing of claims
with the American Surety Com.
pany of New York, with whom
Cole was bonded, the sum of
SO, O45 So, the amount of the de.
ficit shown. has been paid to the
city. The REIN bursting of the
city occurred recently when a
certified check for the total sum
of the deficit was received by
City Treasurer Phil Herold.
The annual meeting Of the No.
gales Chamber of Commerce was
held Thursday night and the
following members we're elected
directors for the ensuing year:
Bracey Curtis, M. Escalada, Az
NJ. Gillespie, T. G. Wright, E..
K. Cumming, DR.. A. l.. Gustet
ter, W. G. Vinegar, James A.
Harrison, P. D. Clagett, W. J.
Phillips, Hugo Miller, E. A. Tit,
comb, A. G. Stearns, Dave Loeb,
I. P. Frazier, r. S. Burns, A.
A. Casaneda, Joseph Berk. DR..
M. A. Wuerschmidt, Leslie G.
Hardy, John Jund, Fl. M. Cla.
gett, J. G. Barnes, H. R. Sisk,
r. G. Bean, r. e. Lee, DR.. M. I.
Merritt, A. e. Sanders, T.. M.
Ford, Jr., and Owen Walker.
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