The border vidette., 1925-01-03
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
the Patagonan.

Mr.. w. G. Hooks and son left
Sunday for Phoenix for an in
definite visit with Mrs. Hooks
parents, Judge and Mrs. Warren
Smith.
Tommie Costello, who has been
in Los Angeles for the last II
months, is home and will assist
his father, John Costello, to de.
ve)op the Last Chance mine.
The cement foundation for the
Southern Pacitic's new water
tank at Patagonia is finished and
erection of the steel structure
will commence Immediately.
Miss Lucy Valenzuela of the
! Corner Store, had Christmas
tree erected at the local Catholic
church for her Sunday school
/ scholars. Each was remember.
ed with nice gift.
Beth Fortune, daughter. of
Mrs. Anna Fl. Fortune, and Miss
Gladys Boyle, who have been
attending the Adventist College
at Phoenix, are spending the
holidays at the Fortune ranch.
Mr.. w. Koerner has succeeded
Mr.. w. G. Browning as general
manager of the Magma Copper
Company, owners Of the 8 r
mine near here. He will assume
charge of the company's affairs
January /, 1925.
Miss Kate Farrell, who is
teaching in the Douglas schools.
is spending the holidays in Har.
shaw with her mother, Mrs.
Richard Farrell. She is accom-.
panied by her nephews, Norman
Hale and Harry Overlook.
Henry Pyeatt of Camille, has
leased his ranch to Chicago par
tries, according to report, who
will make Dude ranch" of the
place, where easterners seeking
a touch of the wild and woolly
west" may spend their summer
vacation.
| Clyde Baldwin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bud Baldwin of the San
Rafael Valley, who has been
spending the Christmas holidays
with his parents, left today for
Fresno, California, where be is
connected with the city fire de.
partment.
| The Rail X outfit has again
started a roundup of its cattle.
The grub" wagon was loaded
in Patagonia Saturday and wend
ed its way toward Tubac, where
activities were commenced Sun.
day. The cattle will be worked
toword the home ranch, near
| Patagonia.
The school entertainment held
Thursday night of last week ia
Patagonia. was attended by
many out of town people. The
lteachers deserve much credit for
the performance of the children.
Following the operata candy and
other presents were distributed
to all Patagonia children.
John Costello, owner of the
Last Chance mine, is in the San.
ia Rita mountains, a short dis.
tance from Patagonia, making
preparations to do some active
work on his property. Wednes-
day morning 18 burro loads of
building material we're taken to
the mine for the erection of a
camp building.
Coyotes visited the ranch of
Miss Grace Van Osdale in the
San Rafael Valley recently dur.
ing her absence and killed about
so chickens and two turkeys.
Other residents of the neighbor.
hood have complained of the de.
predations of these animals, which
are becoming bold enough to raid
ranches in broad day light.
The program given by the pu,
pills of the Calabasas school last
Saturday night was we'll receiv.
ed and much credit for it's sue.
cess is due Mrs. Roy Sorrells
and Mrs. Ed. Mcfarland, who
teach there. Through error last
week we said Mrs. Charles Ever,
hart taught at Calabasas. where
as she is teaching at the Potrero
school.
Mrs. Martha M. Bigelow, late
of Parker Canyon, who was
staying with her daughter, Mrs.
William M. Clayton, in Pata.
gonia, >die9 Tuesday morning of
| old age. She was IS wears and