The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-03-08

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in the city, couple of days this
week. Fred owns a big herd of
whiteface cattle, which be re.
ports doing we'll on the big
ranch, of which Wade BarLee of
this city, is the custodian. The
owner of the ranch is making a
tour around the world.
B. Lewis, Parker Canyon cat
tie raiser, was a business visitor
at the county seat the forepart
Of the week. On Washington's
birthday, Mr.. Lewis had the
misfortune to lose his barn which
with its contents of hay and
farm implements, was destroyed
by fire, the Origin of which. is
unknown. No insurance.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Layne
have returned from their honey.
moon in the beautiful Salt River
Valley. Mrs. Layne, a charm.
ing, highly accomplished lady,
was formerly. Mrs. Airline Ma.
tions. The newly weds have
pleasant apartments at the Mon.
tezuma Hotel, where they are at.
home to their many friends.
Banning Vail, manager of the
Empire ranch, near Elgin, was
a Nogales visitor the forepart of
the week. From here he went
to Tucson to attend the funeral
OF the late George Spindle, pic
neer cattleman who passed away
last Saturday. Bird Yoas, also
an old time friend of Spindle,
who was well known throughout
Santa Cruz county, accompanied
Mr.. Vail to Tucson.
Chairman E. A. Hughes and
Members Frank Luke and Chas.
r. Howe of the State Tax Com.
mission, were here yesterday 10
conference with County Assessor
Victor J. Wager, one of the best
assessors in the State. Today
the commissioners will motor to
Cochise county via Patagonia,
where they will be guests of E.
F. Bohlinger, executor of the
estate of the late Col. r. r.
Richardson.
A we'll attended meeting of
the Nogales Kiwanis Club was
held at the Bowman cafe Thurs.
day noon, with l.. II. Burr pre-.
siding as temporary president.
Victor y Il Wager, county asses.
sor made the trade talk, and
Mrs. Grace A. Farrell, county
superintendent of schools, made
an interesting talk. On Thurs.
day, March 18th, the club will
be hosts at a banquet at The
Cave Club, Nogales, Sonora, to
the Rotary Club.
Construction work on the eight
new bridges being built on the
Nogales-Tucson highway, will
be completed on schedule time,
according to County Engineer j.
w. Larimore. Five of the new
bridges are being bnilt by Lown
& Woods, of this city, and the
others by the Shumway Con.
struction company Of Mesa. The
bridge at the 32-mile post will
be turned over to the public
about March Is, and all the
other Lown & Woods structures
will be finished about June /.
Carl Scheler, of the Worlds
Fair mine, was a business visi.
tor in Nogales Thursday. Carl
and his mining partner, Mike
Hogan, have lease on the fam
Gus old silver gold bonanza, from
which, they are mining high
grade ore for shipment to Ell
Paso. The boys are experience,
ed practical miners and they are
making good. Last week they
shipped a carload of ore which
will pay big. The Worlds Fair
is owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Powers, pioneer citizens of San
tai Cruz county. " ~.
I John Rush, business man of
Fort Huachuca, who was recent
ly burned to death, was buried
Wednesday afternoon at Fort
Huachuca, the funeral services
being conducted by the Nogales
B. P. O. E., of which the unfor.
tunate man was a member. Elk.
allied Ruler r. M. Couser pre-
sided, being assisted by Frank
D. Wilkey,3 past exalted ruler,
acting esteemed leading knight.
| V. j. Wager. acting esteemed
loyal knight; Louis G. Kelsey,
acting esteemed lecturing knight