International., 1925-08-17
Noga|es 80 Years Ago
From "The Oasis, Aug. II, 1895)


| Sonora Railway, departed for San
Francisco; thence to the East. He
expects to return to Sonora In
September to inaugurate construc-
ton Of an irrigation canal he has
projected to reclaim 9 lauge body
Of land in vicinity OF Hermosillo.
Some time ago thirty-three SUBJ
scribers were listed for a local
telephone line. Now it is report
ed that Orc Blanco people desire
telephone connection with No
gales, and will contribute liberal
| lv toward construction and sup
port of such a line. It is pro-
posed to revive the local propo-
sition and combine the two.
Very greatly aggrieved at stric-
lures upon his official course, in
"The Oasis" last week, Collector
of Customs Sam F. Webb caused
arrest of the editor On a charge
of criminal libel. Mr.. Bird waived
examination and gave bond to ap-
pear before the grand jury. at the
next term of the district court.
Cash bail of $500 was deposited.
Yesterday morning there was
laid before a special meeting of
the Nogales Town Board COM
munication signed by w. N. Cum
mings, Jos. Pascholy and L.
Ephraim, on behalf of the Pro-
tective Association-an organiza-
tion effected by opponents Of mu-
nicipal taxation. The gist there
Of was foreshadowed in "The
Oasis" a week ago. towit: Raise
by taxation sufficient money to
lliquidate all legal Indebtedness;
lgather by subscription funds to
discharge all debts incurred in
construction of the Orc Blanco
road; all that done the council
men to resign their respective of
fices, and aid in disincorporation
of the town-putting in escrow
at once their individual resigna-
tions. The council has taken
time to consider the proposition.
Some weeks ago Miss Panchita
Esparza of Tucson, niece of
Ramon Vasquez, the Nogales mer-
chant, well known both sides of
the international line, came to
this city for treatment for sight
in one eye, with which she had
been afflicted since childhood.
The difficulty seemed extending
to the sound eye. Doctor w. F.
Chenoweth removed successfully
the afflicted optic, substituting
therefor an artificial eye which
fits so perfectly and looks so ma
ltural that it cannot be distinguish
/ ed from the sound one. Of course
the young lady is delighted, as
she suffers no inconvenience, and
her person0al appearance is i'm
proved very greatly by the sub
stitution. The moral to this re-
lation is that with practitioners
11SHI dG Hdlu Inefe is no need OF
sending sufferers abroad for sue
cessful treatment.
Last week and this new
epidemic seems to have struck
lNogales. Excitement over arrest
of Pascholy, Hermosillo, ct al, for
violation of municipal ordinances
had hardly died away when "The
Oasis" editor was in custody for
alleged libel upon Collector of
Customs Sam F. Webb. Before
night of the same day former
Mayor Anton Proto and Council
man Theo. Gebler were Gin hock'
accused of misdemeanors in sell
ing merchandise to the city while
serving on the town board. And
as stated in these columns last
week, the heavy hand of the law
was laid upon License Collector
D. j. Cumming, charged with ex-
tortion and intimidation in
coercing Chinese dealers to pay
license taxes by threats of i'm
prisonment. Times in Nogales
have been very lively recently fol