The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1925-05-23

of the lumber firm of J. d. Hal.
stead Lumber Co., accompanied
by his friend Jim Elder, lumber
man of Prescott, departed for
Phoenix Wednesday after spend
ing few days here on com.
bined business and pleasure visit
James Bailey, who is in charge
of Colonel Fred Breen's stock
ranch at Noria, Sonora, has re.
turned from Flagstaff, where be
went to welcome Col. aud Mrs.
Breen home from their trip
around the world. Breen is the
editor and owner of the Coconino
Sun.
.Bracey Curtis, president of the
First National Bank of Nogales.
and President A. G. Villasenor
of the Nogales, Sonora, Cham.
Der of Commerce, have wired
from Mexico City that they are
accomplishing their mission in
the Mexican national capital and
will come home next week.
Mrs. Bailey Russell and lovely
little daughter. Virginia, are Wis.
iting here with Mrs. Russell's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Writ G.
Bowman. Mr.. Russell, who &C
companied his family here from
San Diego, has departed for his
old home in jacksonville, Ken.
lucky, where be will visit his
mother who is i'll.
L. N. Villa, local plumber who
resided in Nogales many years,
passed away Tuesday night fol.
lowing a long illness. The fun
eral of deceased who leaves
large family, was held Wednes
day afternoon, under the direc.
ton of the Nogales Undertaking
Company, interment being in the
Nogales cemetery.
Everybody in Nogales will be
pleased to learn that Mrs. Ed.
Rose, formerly of this city, now
a resident of Long Beach, Cali.
fornia, who has been seriously
i'll, is greatly improved. Mrs.
Rose is a daughter of u. S. Col
lector of Customs and Mrs. Gil.
Fowler of this city, where she
is held in high esteem by a host
of friends.
Sunday afternoon on the high
school grounds. this city, in the
presence of approximately 1900
baseball fans, the Nogales In,
ternationals defeated the Phoe.
nix Senators by a score of 10 to
|8. AS q result of the game Sun.
day afternoon, Mesa, Miami and
Nogales now are tied for first
place honors in the Arizona
State League.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Tolley re-
turned Tuesday from Douglas,
where they went to attend the
marriage on Monday of Harry
Laid, formerly of Nogales. to
Miss Mary Nipcinki of Wiscon.
sin, who has been teaching in
the Douglas schools. The new.
~ weds will make their home in
Phoenix, where Ladd is connect.
ed with the Sta ndard Oil Com.
pany.
Diamonds valued at 81, 800
we're seized at Miami, Saturday,
by Deputy Collector of Customs
Harry E.. Beruer and Customs
Officer Alfred Kibbe of Nogales.
The jewels were in the posses.
sion of a Mexican girl, who is
said to have struggled them
across the border at FL Paso.
She claims she did not declare
the diamonds aud did not know
she was violating the law.
The Nogales Rotary Club held
an interesting luncheon meeting
yesterday noon at the Interna-
tional Casino. DR.. M. /. Mer.
ritt, president of the Club, pre-
sided as chairman. The guests
were G. s. Brown, of the state
bureau of agriculture. w. r.
Headington, in charge of the
local Western Union telegraph
office, and Halbert w. Miller of
Tempe. Mr.. Brown gave an in.
teresting, instructive talk.
Col. Allen T. Bird and w. J.
| Mitchell. mining engineer. were
visitors at Patagonia, Monday.
A force of men are doing the
discovery work on the claims of
the Kino Copper Company, in
which Bird and Mitchell are in.