The border vidette., 1928-06-16

Gillespie. president of the No.
gales Notional Bank, has return.
ed home from the Ros swell Mill.
tary College in New Mexico. and
will spend the summer vacation
10 Nogales. Visiting Mills are
two classmates, Lund Hood of
Pasadena. California. and Harry
Dire wien of Los Mochis, Sinaloa,
Mexico.
Lieutenant Colonel r. J. Bo
yer, commander of the 158th 10
fantry, Arizona National guard,
was Nogales visitor Sunday
and Monday. While here be in
spected Company A. and held
examinations for Lieut.. George
Horral and Lieut.. John Walker,
at the new quarters on Nelson
avenue. where the local company
moved Monday evening.
Miss Blanche O'Bar, who for
the past six years has taught
general science in the Nogales
high school. has resigned her
position and has accepted a con
tract for next year from the
senior high school at San Ber
nardino, California. Miss O'Bar
will leave Nogales June Doth and
will tour many states before her
school opens on September IS.
Dave Dowd, Harshaw mining
man, was county seat business
visitor Monday from his promis
ing looking group of claims. Mr..
Dowd believes the mining out
look in Santa Cruz county is
very bright. All that is needed
is sufficient capital with which
to efficiently explore and de
velop our wonderful hidden min
eral wealth, right at our door.
Pedro Sanciprian, ex-vice con
sui of Naco. Sonora, Mexico.
who was arrested in Cananea on
June 9Th, for the alleged EN-
bezzleing of several thousand
dollars of Mexican government
funds, is in the Nogales. Sonora,
city jail, awaiting his trial which
will take place within the next
few mouths, according to Ibarra
Seldner, Pedro's attorney. It is
said that the accused man denies
guilt.
In Tucson Wednesday, Victor
S. Griffith, former county asses.
sor of Pima county, was exhon
Grated by a jury, Of the charge
of embezzling county funds in
the sum of 81, 100. Vic's &C
quittal followed trial which
lasted eight days. The verdict
was rendered on the first ballot
and caused rejoicing among the
former assessors many friends,
all of whom stood by him TO the
finish.
Miss Edna Barker, former No.
gales girl, who several months
ago went to Santa Monica. Cali,
to accept a position with the
Western Union Office there. was
married on Friday, June 9Th, to
Frederick Armstrong of Red
lands, California. The bride is
a lovely young lady who attend
ed the Nogales high school. The
groom is the son of the manager
of the Western Union Office at
Redlands.
Judge VIM. Barnum of Phoe
nix, was a Nogales weekend
visitor. The judge is financially
interested in the Durazno gold
mines in Sonora, being associat
ed with G. w. Phillips, Colby
N. Thomas and II. B Frederick
son, all of whom are now at the
mine. each doing his stuff. ;"
Two shifts are now working in
the mine taking out high grade
for the mill which has been put
fine condition by Pat Stouffer.
Thomas D. Casanega, the old
est Arizona pioneer in this sec
ton, was a county seat business
visitor Thursday from his fine
farm near Tubac. For many
years Mr.. Casanega resided on
the Baca Float near Calabasas,
where be engaged in farming
and stock raising. Recently
Tom had the misfortune to lose
one of his eyes. but, never-the-
less and Notwithstanding, be has
not weakened, and is still going
strong, to the delight of his
many old-time friends, who ad.