The border vidette., 1926-04-03


for the past nine months, this
fiscal year, have exceeded the
preceding fiscal year of twelve
months by SO, ,269.44 to date, &C
cording to Charles T.. Fowler,
collector of customs. The re ports
show the total amount collected
in 1925 to be $546, 7O5 .C8, and the
total amount collected for the
first nine months in this fiscal
year is $555, ,974.52.
G. G. Hall, for a number OF
years representative ia Arizona
for the Underwood Typewriter
Company. with headquarters in
Tncson, spent several days in
Nogales this week, being accom-.
panied by J. V. Campbell, who
succeeds Mr.. Hall as the Under
wood representative in this terri.
tory. Hall has severed his con.
nection with the Underwood peo.
pie and will go into business for
himself in Ell Paso. Mr.. Camp.
bell will make his home in Tue
son.
Manager McGregor of the 10
cal Western Union annouces that
effective now, new rates and
classes of service are in effect
between the Western Union and
the National Telegraph Lines in
Mexico. The new classes Of
service include the day and night
letter and Light message. A so
word night letter can now be
sent to and from Mexican points
for the price of a ten word day
message. Spanish or Eaglish
can be used on all classes of
service.
Hon. Writ G.. Bowman, vice
chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee. who,
more than any man in Arizona,
led the Democratic hosts to vic
tory at the last state election,
arrived in the city yesterday
from San Diego, California, to
enjoy few days visit here with
his family at the elegant Bow
man home an Marsh Heights.
From here Mr.. Bowman will go
to Phoenix to attend an executive
meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee, thence to
San Diego, where be has large
financial interests, which at the
present time are receiving his
personal attention.
w. ]. Mitchell, manager and
one of the owners of the Placer
itos mines in Sonora. thirty miles
west from Hermosillo, Sonora, is
in the city for few days visit
with his family. Mitchell said
the recent killing of his mine
foreman, Miguel Lostaunau, and
his son Octavio, by two men, re
Gently discharged by the mine
foreman, was donefor revenge and
$500 Mexican silver which Don
Miguel was taking from Hermo
sillo to the mine. One of the
murderers is now in custody,
the other. an Arizona Mexican,
is believed to have escaped to
Arizona. When he is captured
both of the fiends will be taken
to the scene of their crime and
hanged. Some of the money
stolen has been recovered.
Frank A. VanNess, Los An
geles mining engineer, who with
his partner, Ernesto Morineau, ol
Altar. Sonora, Mexico, recently
sold the Nina Grade mines stu
ated forty five miles from Altar
to Daniel M. Hunsaker and AL
berto Metera, we'll known Los
Angeles attorneys, who repre-
sent big syndicate of American
investors, for 100000. was q
business visitor in Nogales this
week, several days, en- route tt
the mines from Los Angeles
The new owners of the ole
Nina Grande, have paid sub
stancial payment to Messrs. Van
Ness and Morineau, and will i'm
mediately commence the opera
tion of the property on large
scale. Mr.. VanNess has spen
$4,000 on the Nina Grande
group of claims which comprise
twenty one pertenencias, getting
the mine in shape to sell.