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provements now being made on
our streets, under the personal
supervision of City Engineer
| McFarlane.
James A. Finley, son of Billie
Finley of this city. recently
graduated from the Polytechnic
High School in Los Angeles,
with high honors. Since leav
ing here several years ago,
James has resided in Los An
geles with his mother, Mrs.
Clara Finley, most estimable
lady who has wide circle of
friends in this city.
J. M. Velasquez, of Represo,
Altar district, Sonora, has pur
chased a thoroughbred Jack, from
J. D. Taught and l.. n. Coenen,
who last week shipped four car.
loads of horses, mules and Jacks
to West Coast of Mexico. through
the Port OF Nogales. The fine
big Jack purchased by Mr.. We.
lasquez is said to be a wonderful
animal, and is highly priced by
it's owner. who now has the best
Jack in the Altar district.
According to word received in
Nogales, the vast Southern Pa.
cific of Mexico railroad construc.
ton job between Topic and La
Quemada will be completed not
later than September, 1925, and
probably a few months earlier
than that date. When the ap
proximate 1O3 mile stretch is
completed it will mean through
line trains between Mexico City
and the American Pacific coast
points via Nogales and Tucson.
Tucson Star.
Harry ]. Saxon, of this city,
who in past years has faithfully
and we'll rvedSanta Cruz county
as sheriff and as state represen.
tative in the Legislature, an.
nounces his candidacy for the
office of supervisor of Santa
Cruz county, from the First Dis
trict, subject to the Democratic
primaries September 8. Harry
Saxon has resided in this county
many years. He has been tried
many times and never found
wanting. II honored with the
Democratic nomination he would
win in a walk at the general
election in November.
Edward M. Conner, oil and
land promoter of Los Angeles,
and A. r. Sweet. noted geolo
gist, of Los Angeles. who this
week gave the Elgin Gil field the
once over, have departed for the
coast, we'll pleased with their
visit here. During their stay in
the city the gentlemen we're en-.
tertained royalty by Capt. L. w.
Mix, president of the Nogales
Oil & Gas Company, and Bracey
Curtis, president of the First
National Bank of Nogales. The
trip to the Elgin oil fields was
made in Captain Mix's big Lin.
coin car, one of the finest in the
state.
Carl L. Scheler, who with
Mike Hogan has lease on the
Worlds Fair mine, this county,
visited Nogales the forepart of
the week. He reported a recent
new strike of high.grade silver
lead ore in virgin ground in the
famous old bonanza mine from
which more than q million dol
lars worth of ore has been taken
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Powers,
from whom Scheler and Hogan
leased the property last Novem.
Der, for q period of two years.
Mike aud Carl are experienced
miners. They are making good,
and Frank Powers Bank is again
coming into it's own.
The Southern Club in Nogales,
Sonora, re opened full swing last
Tuesday night under the man;
agement>of Salvador Atica and
Manuel Lopez, of Juarez, Chi,
where they recently held a big
concession to play" The gen.
tlemen have Club concessions at
Aqua Prieta. Navojoa and No,
gales. They promise to give
patrons none but high class en-
4 tertainment. including dancing
aud vaudeville at the beautiful
Southern Club. which has the
finest hard wood floor on the in
ternational border. Dan Lynch,
formerly of San Diego, will con.
tinue as manager of the wet
goods emporium, and Sans ia.