The border vidette., 1926-01-30

autlIul LlnSmelSGer GneSG RancQ
at Bloxton, near Patagonia, &C
companied by his private secre.
tary, Bud Mccormick, visited
Nogales Thursday. This after.
noon Mr.. Zinsmeister will depart
for Guaymas, where he goes to
take pictures and gather data
for story be will write in the
near future. Lee will be accom-
panied by his old friend and
school mate. Bob Bean, local
commission man.
The Mountain States Tele
phone and Telegraph company
is named defendant in an action
brought by Mrs Inez Walker,
widow of the late Owen Walker,
seeking damages amounting to
5000 on charges that Walker
died of injuries sustained when
be was thrown from a truck by
an overhanging telephone wire.
The suit, the largest personal
damage case to ever be filed in
this county, is being conducted
by the law firm OF Hardy and
Hardy.
A special meeting of the stock
holders of the Happy Jack Min.
ing & Reduction Company, the
splendid properties of which
are located near Patagonia, this
county, was held on Monday,
January 25th, at 514 Land Title
Building. Broad and Chestnut
streets, Philadelphia. Pa, for
the purpose of electing board
of directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction Of any other
business. A. w. Barnett. cousin
of the late Harry w. Barnett of
Patagonia, is president of the
company.
A. M. Conard, from the Ha.
ciendas Santa Rosalia and San
Juanico, near Hermosillo, where
he is farming 1000 acres of fertile
land, was a business visitor on
the border Wednesday, returning
south Thursday afternoon. Ia
ten days recently, Conard plant.
ed 200 acres of wheat at San
Juanico, one of most ideal agri.-
cultural regions in Sonora, lying
between the San Miguel and
Sonora rivers, only four miles
from Hermosillo. When Al Con
ard does anything, he does it
we'll. mo foolin'."
H. E. Kerr, building contrac.
tor Of Los Angeles, and a mem.
Der Of the firm of Orlopp. & Kerr,
which has the contract for re
moving the old Montezuma hotel
and erecting a modern tourist
commercial. hotel on the site of
the old hotel, has arrived from
Los Angeles with his family and
has taken a residence on Walnut
street. The work of removing
the old hotel building under the
personal supervision of Mr.. Kerr,
was commenced yesterday, and
| it is stated that the handsome
new Montezuma will be complet-
ed with 140 working days.
Next Monday Santa Cruz
county motorists. who have fail
ed to obtain 1926 motor licenses
will wish they had. for on that
day Sheriff Harold J. Brown will
commence rounding up delin
quents and take them before
Justice of the Peace Charles E.
Hardy, who says be will hand
each and every one of them all
coming to them. County Asses
sor Victor J. Wager says many
motorists in this county have
failed to obtain 1926 licenses al.
though they know the law and
just what to expect when they
appear before Judge Hardy next
week. .
B. Taylor Wilkey. we'll known
local Packard automobile dealer,
who eats, sleeps and dreams
Packard, has returned from Her
mosillo. where be went several
days ago on Packard business.
Taylor, who is authorized dealer
in the state of Sonora for Pack
ards, numbers among his friends
the best men in Mexico, military
and citizens. all of whom know
him for a square shooter, always.
Recently Taylor sold a hand
some new Packard to ex Cover.
nor Francisco Elias, who rumor
says will be the next governor
of Sonora, succeeding Alejo Bay,
present popular governor of our
sister state south of the interna
tional border.
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