The border vidette., 1927-11-19
DO YOU REMEMBER NOGALEs 80
YEARS AGO. NOV. 20, 1897
1.-THE BORDER VIDETTE)

1.-THE BORDER VIDETTE)
George Wanless, the ore buy.
er, is In town.
Colin Cameron was visitor
from the San Rafael ranch Mon
day.
A. E. Crepin, manager of the
Rollin store, was in Nogales
Monday on business.
Editor A. T. Bird of the Oasis,
went to Hermosillo last Monday
on business for his excellent
paper.
Messrs. John T. Brickwood
and J. w. Roberts have been
subpoenaed on the w. G. Greene
trial at Tombstone.
The footlights on the Masonic
hall stage are arranged SO that
they are as good as are found on
any of the city stages.
Col. w. P. Harlow went to
Tombstone Monday to attend
the trial of w. G. Greene for the
killing of James Burnett.
Captain Il. W. Mix will soon
begin Sthe enlargement of the
drug store bnilding and will put
a second story onto the building.
N. w. Bernard was in Nogales
Wednesday from Buenos Ayres
paying duty on some cattle i'm
ported at that place. Mr.. Ber-
nard says cattle are in fine con-
dition in his locality.
The work of laying cement
sidewalks has been commenced
on the west side of Morley ave
nue. and will 5000 be completed.
The east side is completed to
the International bank.
Maurice Breen returned Wed.
nesday morning from his trip to
Chicago and other eastern cities
Maurice says it is not true that
he made any arrangements to
bring out q life partner soon.
L. Lindsay is M from his
mine near the La Mexicana and
will now make Nogales his head
quarters for time. Mr.. Lind.
say has resigned his position as
supertendent of the Santa Ro.
salia mine.
2 DR.. N. K. Noon, son of Capt.
J. J. Noon, has been appointed
physician of the municipality of
Minas Prietas, Sonora. The doc
tor is good physician and we
are glad to see him succeeding il
his new home.
Ed. Titcomb is giving lumber
away this week. be is so happy
over the arrival of a pretty little
girl at home. The little one was
born Wednesday night and is
getting along nicely as is also
the mother. Congratulations.
Chas. Taylor, the we'll known
assayer, is back at his old stand,
ready to do work for his old
customers and a limited number
of new ones. He wishes it un..
derstood that there is no dis.
count on his prices or his work.
The Office of the United States
assay at the Nogales custom
house has been abolished and
Fred Heyne, who has so ably
filed the position of assayer for
nearly five years, will go away
for q short time for a short visit
to friends and relatives in Co
chise county.
DR.. Geo. Goodfellow is back
from. Guaymas, where he went
to attend Manager J. A. Naugle
of the Sonora and N. M. A. rail.
roads, who recently sustained a
broken leg. We are glad to hear
that Mr.. Naugle is getting along
nicely and hope soon to see him
out in his usual good health.
The Vidette has the following
letter from Mr.. F.. III. Seymour,
owner of the Torres & Prietas
railway, which explains itself:
Torres. Son., Dec. 14th. 1897.
Editor Vidette, Nogales. Ariz.
Dear Sir:-For your informa
tion and for those it may con-
cern, | have to inform you that
owing to had health, Mr.. S. r
Biggs is unable to continue as
superintendent for the railway
and in consequence I have ap
pointed Mr.. Writ G. Bowman, in
his stead. as superintendent of
the Torres & Prietas Railway.
Mr.. Bowman is well known in
this country, having been for
many years employed as agent