The border vidette., 1926-02-20

Ridge-Igo Post of the American
Legion, Nogales, have returned
from Phoenix, where they at.
tended a state meeting of all
commanders called by Colonel
| A. j. Doherty, head of the state
organization.
Hugh 0. Morrison, deputy in
ternal revenue collector, who
has been here several days aid
ing income taxpayers, departed
for Bisbee on Thursdays auto
stage. Hugh makes his head
quarters In the Copper City.
He formerly resided in this city,
where he is well and favorably
known :
A. w. Iberri of Guaymas, aud
Casimiro Bernard of Hermosillo,
officers of the Guaymas Water
Supply Co., Limited, were Dor
der city visitors Monday and
Tuesday, having come to attend
the annual meeting of stockhold.
ers Of their company, which was
held in the office of Attorneys
Duffy 81 Robins.
Mr.. Sam Leeker, retired
merchant and well known cap
italist, who owns extensive real
estate in this city, announces
that soon he will commence the
erection OF large handsome
two story building on his prop.
erty at the corner of Crawford
street and Grand avenue. Mr..
Leeker, wife and two splendid.
boys, now make their home ia
Memphis, Tenn.
More, than two million pesos
will 90 Into the state of Sonora,
Mexico this year in payment for.
the 1925 corn crop. according to
figures made known in a report
recently released BY the Sonora
state government. The total out
put of corn for the season of 1925
is said to have been 241.548 sacks
of 100 kiios each and represent
alive of the yield from 2,59
hectares Of land.
The regular weekly luncheon
meeting of the Nogales Kiwanis
club was held Thursday noon at
the International Casino in No
gales, Sonora. with Rev. O. A.
Smith acting as chairman. The
club members celebrated the
Both birthday of Member F. j.
E. Gonzalez, and heard report
by William Wasnidge on the re
cent meeting Of the district trus
tees held in Ell Paso. .
n. r. Sisk, publisher of the
Nogales. Daily Herald, returned
Tuesday from Bisbee, where be.
attended meeting OF Associate
Press !, officials and represent
atives of state newspapers. The
meeting was attended by Kent
Cooper general manager, Paul
Cowles, western divisional su
perintendent and l.. G. ProLert,
Washington correspondent Of
the Associated Press. !
Charles Stauffer, business
manager Of the Arizona Republi
can, the states greatest news
paper, was border city visitor
last Tuesday, accompanied by
his wife. Mr.. Stauffer was re
turning to the state capital from
Bisbee, where he went to meet
Kent Cooper. general manager
of the Associated Press and
other officers of the great news
gathering organization.
Work was started Monday on
the new two story warehouse
being erected by Geo. B. Marsh.
Inc. between the Arizona Pack.
ing Company and Roy & Tit
combs big lumber yard on Grand
avenue. The new structure will
be 65: by 40 feet. two stories
high, with freight. elevator, and
will contain 22,100 square feet
of floor space, according to j. B.
Robinson, vice president of the
company.
Several changes have recently
occurred in the staff of the Amer.
lean consulate in Nogales, Sonora.
Charles A, Amsden. vice con.
sui since December Is. 1925, left
for Aqua Prieta on Wednesday
to open up and be in charge of
the newly created vice consulate
in that city. John A.. Scott ar.
rived from Saltillo, Coahuila,
Mexico, last week to take Ans
den's place as vice consul here
under Henry G. A. Damn.