Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-15

and w. T. Macdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Duffus have NOV
ed to the Hotel Nacozari. The house
which they vacated is now being oc-
cupied by Mr.. Beecroft and family.
Mrs. A. B. Williams has been con-
fined to her home the past week with
| a case of influenza.
Probably the record for long distance
visitors goes to three recent arrivals
in Nacozari from Paris. France. The
visitors, A. May and l. Hagenaur, ar
rived several days ago accompanied
by E. M. Beraud, of Hermosillo. All
three gentlemen are interested In the
mercantile company of La Moda, an
! inventory Of whose stock is now being
taken. The Frenchmen are very much
interested in local conditions.
The John A. Roebling company,
manufacturing steel ropes for hosting
purposes, had a Representa- we In town
| recently in the person of John A. Wick
lund4 Of Los Angeles.
j. M. Montana, OF FL Paso, an en-
ploye of the Piggy Wiggly company
OF that place, is in town, having come
in from Moctezuma where he had
gone to LOOK after the affairs Of his
father who died recently. The elder
+ Montana was one Of Moctezuma'S
leading business men.
II. E. White, who held the position
of assistant ci4.ef clerk in Pilares and
who recently moved to Los Angeles,
where he is employed with firm OF
public accountants, reports himself as
comfortably established, His place IN
PiIares was filled by o. H Roland who
was transferred from the office Of the
mercantile Company.
Trouble with his eyes caused Harold
Love of the engineering force to jour-
ney to Tucson.
Howard Marshall and M. P. Dalton,
capitalists from New York who are
interested in the reopening Of an old
silver mine in Lampasos, passed
through town recently on their return
to Douglas
The recent activity in the cattle
business in which several thousand
head were shipped out of the country
brought Charles S. Edmonson, OF Can
anea, into town Mr.. Edmonson is a
buyer of hides.
Carl H. KnutSon, mining engineer,
PASSED through town ON his way to
his mine in Guerigito last week.
An indiSpoSition in the health OF
their baby brought Mr. and Mrs. j. b.
Harrison from PilareS recently.
An event of social Importance will
be the coming marriage of r. H.
Wygle, of the engineering staff IN Pl-
lares, and Miss Margaret Schwartz, OF
Keokuk, Iowa. The wedding will take
place in Los Angeles this week, after
which the neWlyweds will spend a
month at various places OF interest IN
California before. returning to Pilares,
/ their future home. the best wishes
OF the whole community go TO the pop
ular bridegroom to-be and his return
will be awaited with interest.
| The dormitory at r-icNres was the
scene of a very pleasant function Sat
urday night, the occasion being a
community bridge party at which six
tables of bridge were played and one
| table of hearts The winner Of high
score was Howard Mix, and the second
prize went to j. E. Ryan, one of the
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staff
The tennis division of the Country
club is endeavoring to stimulate in
terest in tennis in various ways, the
most recent being a competitive game
in which two players are arrayed
against each other for eight definite
serves. The one who returns the great
er number of serves is the winner OF
the game which was devised to speed
up the quality and accuracy OF the
service of the members.
Last Monday was Garcia" day in
Nacczari and was fittingly observed by
! the local residents and members of the
American colony. The day was dedi-
Gated to the memory of Jesus Garcia
whose heroic action in coupling ar
engine to a burning car of dynamite
and racing outward with it until il
exploded killing him instantly anc
hurting portions of the engine, car ano
tra.s in all directions, saved the town
and its inhabitants from serious in
Jury, death and destruction. The lead