The border vidette., 1924-04-26

J he was called by the fatal Ill
ness of his father, who passed
away last week.
Nose Drachman, Tucson bank
director, accompanied by party
of friends spent the week end iu
Nogales. Mr.. Drachman is a
native son of the ancient hon
orable pueblo" and a member OF
one Of Arizona's pioneer fami.
| lies.
e. K. Cumming, local real es
tate and insurance man, has gone
down the West Coast of Mexico
on business trip, expecting to
be absent from Nogales about
two weeks. Fred Hanna is in
charge of the office on Grand
avenue.
Frank Davis, prominent min.
ing engineer Of Los Angeles,
who is operating mines in the
state of Sonora, is a guest at
The Bowman, from the south
country. Frank has had wide
experience in California, Nevada
and Mexico mining districts.
General Eduardo Garcia, for.
mer commander of the fiscal
guards in the state of Sonora,
with headquarters in Magdalena,
has gone to Mexico City. where
he will take up his new duties as
commander of the cavalry de-
partment Of the Mexican army.
The Santa Rosa Mining com
pany of which A. G. Stearns,
of this city is president. has
leased a silver lead property two
miles from the Noche Buena
near Camou, Sonora, and will
commence taking out shipping
ore. John Writer of this city,
is in charge of operations at the
mine.
j. B. Campbell. Dave Loeb
and Rev. Henry Clark Smith
went to Tucson yesterday to at.
tend the luncheon and meeting
of the Catalina council Of the
Boy Scouts. Campbell is chair.
man of the Nogales Boy Scouts,
Loeb chairman of the local fin
ance committee, and Smith de.
putty scout executive.
Arrangements are under way
for an elaborate Cinco de Mayo
celebration in Nogales, Sonora,
May 5th. Business houses will
be closed for the day on the
Mexican side of the border and
it is probable that they will also
be closed on the American side
on account Of the large Mexican
population ia Nogales, Arizona.
Harry G. Woodruff, vice presi
dent and general manager of the
United States Graphite Com
pany, of Saginaw, Michigan,
has returned from visit to his
company's great mines in the
state of Sonora, Mexico, which
for many years have produced
high grade graphite for the com.
pary's factory at Saginaw. where
Mr.. Woodruff makes his home.
At the rodeo recently held at
Oracle, Jimmie Cummings Of
Calabasas, won second prize in
the big calf tying contest, in
which there were thirty six of
Arizona's most expert ropers.
First prize was won by Gail Tay.
lor, in 254 seconds. 0. r. Par.
ker of Oracle, got third money.
In California some months ago,
Cummings defeated all contest.
ants, winning the $500 purse.
Captain J. w. O'Donald, for
a long time connected with the
25th Infantry at Camp Stephen
D. Little, accompanied by his
wife, nee Miss Ruth Bowman,
niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Writ G..
Bowman, left Monday for Tren.
ton, New Jersey, where he will
be on duty with the National
Guard in the Office of Col. A. J..
Macnab, Jr., former command.
ing officer of the 25th Infantry.
D. F. Johnson, chairman. and
A. A. Belts and Loren Vaughn,
of the Arizona Corporation Com.
mission, are in Nogales, hearing
the public utility rate case of the
city of Nogales VS.. The South
ern Arizona Power company, for
a reduction in street lighting
rates and revision downward of
the domestic and commercial
rates which residents of Nogales
now are paying the S. A. P. Co.
The city is represented by City