The border vidette., 1929-09-28
Arrangements for the annual

Arrangements for the annual
observance of Columbus Day on
Saturday, October IL, will be
made at meeting ofthe Knights
of Columbus lodge next Wednes
day night ats o'clock, at which
time there will also be nomina
ton Of officers for the ensuing
year.
Frank Johnson, proprietor OF
the Manhattan Club, Nogales,
Sonora, has let a contract for a
fine residence in Tucson, where
Mr.. Johnson and family plan to
make their home in the near
future. They have for many
years resided at Lordsburg, New
Mexico.
Mrs. Fred W. Hannah and
Mrs. Herbert r. Wood received
word Wednesday of the death of
their father, J. Fl. Hilton, 80,
at deceased's home near Crab
Orchard, Kentucky, where Mrs.
Hannah recently visited her old
home and left her father appar.
emily in good health.
Mrs. Eva K. Johnson has been
granted a divorce from J. F..
Johnson. local automobile dealer.
The decree was granted Sept. II
By Superior Judge w. A. O'Con.
nor. An equal division of the
community property was agreed
upon. Mrs. Johnson has gone
East to visit relatives.
On an inspection tour of the
numerous branches. of the com.
pany in Arizona, Jack Sparks OF
Phoenix, vice-president of the
Arizona Packing Company, and
Phil Tovrea of Phoenix, branch
house manager. visited the No
gales branch Saturday. After
giving the big local branch the
'once over" tie gentlemen left
for Bisbee.
More than 100 students are
now attending the night school
at the Nogales high school, &C
cording to Prof. F. E.. Wester
land principal of the high school.
Courses in Spanish, typewriting.
bookkeeping and English are
being taught. The night school
work is paid for by the state, the
students being required to only
make a $3.50 deposit.
A. j. (Gus) Ferro, ever genial
popular travelling agent for the
Southern Pacific Company, With
headquarters at Tucson, was q
busy man ia Nogales Thursday
hustling business for his com
pany. Gus makes friends for
his company wherever he goes.
He takes, eats and sleeps South
ern Pacific and nine out of ten
times gets the business.
Funeral services for the late
George Layne, formerly of this
city, who died Thursday from
injuries received In an automo
bile accident, will be held at
Superior, Arizona, this afternoon,
at the home of deceased's brother
Claude Layne. Layne was we'll
known in Nogales. He was q
member of the American Legion,
q man Of education and con.
sistent Virginia Democrat.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Gordon Glore
have returned to their home at
Wilmington, California. follow
ing q few days visit in Nogales..
where they resided before NOV.
ing to the coast. For number
of years Mr.. Glore was county
engineer of Santa Cruz county.
He is now connected with the
Los Angeles Steamship Com
pany. While here Mr.. and Mrs.
Glore we're guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Seger.
Edgar Mercer, 26, nephew of
Newt. B. Mercer, we'll known
automobile dealer of Nogales,
was shot and killed last Sunday
morning by O. Y. Olney, a we'll
known rancher in the Mommoth
district, near Winkelman, Pinal
county, where Mercer was in
charge of ranch. Immediately
after the killing, Olney gave
himself up at Hayden and was
taken to the county Jail at Flor.
ence where be is being held on
q charge of murder.
P. E.. Baffert. for long time
assistant terminal superinten.
dent of the Southern Pacific de
| Mexico railroad. with headquart.