The border vidette., 1928-03-24

held its regular monthly stated
meeting Tuesday night at the
Masonic temple.
The Republican county central
committee met Monday night and
selected five delegates to repre-
sent Santa Cruz county at the
state Republican convention to
be held April 28th at Tucson.
The delegates chosen we're: w.
l. Hunter, E K. Cumming, r.
L. O'Neill. Captain Chas. L.
Beatty and Fl. r. Sisk..
Editor Howard Keener of the
Santa Cruz Patagonian, was a
border city visitor Tuesday. and
bought himself fine new Buick
car from n. B. Mercer. Editor
Keener stated that his guest
ranch in the beautiful San Ra.
fael Valley is doing a splendid
business, with nice waiting"
list. Luckcy Keener.
A grand ball will be. held at
The Aztec club, Nogales, So.
nora, tomorrow, under the aus
pices Of the Nogales Chamber
Of Commerce aviation commit.
tee. The proceeds will go to
the fund Of the new Nogales In.
ternational Airport. DIR. J. w.
Phillips, 100 per cent aviation
booster, is chairman of the dance
committee. Nuf ced.
Frank PASSING of the firm of
Stacey Brothers Gas Construc.
ton company Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
arrived in Nogales Monday and
| will supervise the construction
of the Southern Arizona Power
Company's new gas plant. Ac-
cording to Thomas Pitts, mana
ger OF the S. A., P. c., the entire
local gas plant will be remodeled
at an expediture-of $50, 900.
The many friends of Mrs. FL.
FL. McCuscheon, who recently
underwent q serious operation at
ST. Joseph's hospital, is on the
road to recovery according to
Dr.. A. V. ,Smelker, who per
formed the operation. Mrs. Nc
Cutcheon is the wife of Herb
McCutcheon, we'll known local
| road contractor, who does the
grading at Hotel Esplendor.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. P. Gaxiola
are guests at the Montezuma ho
tel from Cajeme. Sonora. where
Mr.. Gaxiola is associated with
General Obregon, Mexico's next
president. Mr.. Gaxiola is en-
joying excellent health, nctwith
standing the published report
that he had been murdered by
Mexican. bandits. He says the
report Of bis death was greatly
exaggerated. :"
Bracey Curtis, president Of
The First National Bank of No
gales, accompanied by William
T.-Kemper, president of the
Kansas City. Mexico and Orient
railroad, is travelling throughout
| the state of Chihuahua, on q
tour of inspection. The gentle
men will return to Nogales next
Tuesday and expect to leave i'm
mediately for q trip down. the
West Coast of Mexico.
During the absence from the
city of Police Judge E. r. Thur
man. who On April 1st will we'd
beautiful Miss Lois de Berry at
her mothers home at San An
gelo, Texas, Judge Frank j.
Duffy will occupy the Office of
City Police Judge. Boys, better
watch your step. of and on for
more than thirty years Judge
Duffy has been dealing out jus
tice in Nogales. He always lets
the punishment fit the crime.
E. L. Cason, we'll known San.
ia Cruz county cattleman, who
was sentenced by Superior Judge
w. A. O'Connor last Saturday
/ forenoon to serve from two to
five years in the state prison for
the stealing Of calf from r. O..
Leatherman. was taken to Flor
ence Saturday afternoon by two
of Sheriff Browns deputies. At
the same time Albert Green,
colored. sentenced to serve from
one year to eighteen months,
was taken to the penitentiary.
William Stouffer of Brecken.
ridge, Colorado. visited Nogales
this week, a guest of his brother
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