The border vidette., 1927-06-04

(THE BORDER VIDETTE)
Louis Proto came up from
Imuris Sunday.
A. S. Noon was over from Orc
Blanco during the week.
Judge w. H. Barnes was in
Nogales Wednesday on legal
business.
Mrs. J K. Nolan was down
from Crittenden Sunday and.
Monday shopping.
Nose Drachman, the popular
Arbuckle coffee man, came down
from Tucson Friday on business.
Pete Cazabon has opened his
restaurant aftef having it thor
oughly overhauled. The place
is neat and clean.
John and Mike Maloney are
taking out out some high grade
lead and silver ore from their
mine in Walker Canyon.
L. L. Lindsey, superintendent
of the Mexicana mines, went out
to the mines Wednesday accom-
panied by Hobbs, who goes on
pleasure trip.
Mrs. F. III. Seymour and
daughter have fullv recovered
from their recent illness and
will soon go to California to
spend the summer.
Swiftly" knocked out Dan
O'Connors in the seventh round
at the circus tent last Sunday
night. The fight was for blood
much to the surprise of many as
they thought it would be fake.
Hon. Sam F. Webb and family
went to the Favorita mine this
week to remain a month or two.
Mr.. Webb is now hauling ore
from the mine and shipping it to
Ell Paso, Texas, for treatment.
The ore is very rich in lead and
silver and pays-big
Miss Olive Mix, daughter of
our townsman, j. B. Mix, left
last week for three years course
at a Wheeling, West Virginia.
school. Miss Olive is a bright.
girl and will come back with
finished education. Capt. L. W.
Mix, her uncle. accompanied the
young lady East.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hampton
arrived in Nogales Sunday from
Ell Paso, Texas, and have rooms
at the residence of w. N. Cum
mings. Mr.. Hampton has been
transferred here as immigration
inspector. He is the youngest
son of the noted General Wade
Hampton.
The Workmen elected new of.
fcers last night as follows: F..
J. Duffy, Nj. W.; Richard Fl.
Reynolds, F.; Robt. Ms Catlett,
o.; Steve M. Aguirre, Recorder;
Frank M. King, Financier; r.
Vasquez, R., John F. Henry,
Guide; DR.. w. Fl. Purdy, |. W.;
Geo. w. Webb, O. w.
The Mexicana mine seventy.
five miles from Nogales, in So.
nora is one of the best silver and
lead mines ia that state. L. L.
Lindsey is the superintendent
and he has model camp. Every.
one does his work and the camp
is neat and clean. There is no
drunkenness allowed. There is
a sytem of checks and only three
drinks a day are allowed each
man. More than that amount
is liable to lead the drinker to
intemperance and then he will
lose his job. for when a man gets
drunk he is discharged. The
result is that there is no more
orderly camp in the whole state
of Sonora.
The Southern Pacific railroad
company will take charge of the
N. M. e. A. and Sonora railrods
June /, and begin operations
from that date. Superintendent
Epes Randolph will have i'm
mediate charge Of the roads in
addition to his duties Of snperin
tendent of the S. ?. in Arizona,
and it is rumored that Mr.. b. j.
Gibson, present train dispatcher
at Nogales. will be Mr.. Ran
dolph's assistant. This short
strip of railway will give the S.
P. the shortest all-rail route to
between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans and will make Guaymas
an important seaport and will
cause a boom ia Sonora the like