The border vidette., 1930-03-08

Louis Brauer of Hermosillo,
has returned south after a spend.
ing a few days here on business.
1t is said Mr.. Brauer is no longer
connected with the Banco de
Sonora at Hermosillo, and is now
engaged in the, business of stock
raising and farming near the So
nora state capital.
I The delinquent tax case of the
State of Arizona against Watson
Davis for back taxes and assess
ments on the Baca Float lands,
alleged owing the state, was
tried Thursday before Judge F.
W. Pickett of Pima county in
the superior court. Judge W.
A. O'Connor disqualified himself
and Judge Pickett was called TO
occupy his bench. Samuel l..
Kingau of Tucson represented
the defendant and County Attor
ney e. r. Thurman, represented
the state.
DR.. A. L. Gustetter, city and
county health officer. has issued
the following warning to par
ents of Nogales school children:
1t has come to my attention
that because of mumps in several
homes, parents are keeping their
children from school but permit
ting them to 60 to various public
places. This causes the spread
ing Of the disease. It is a $50
fine for offenses such as this and
strict orders have been issued to
police to guard against the
spread of the disease. II par
ents will cooperate we will have
the epidemic under control with
in a short time"
Announcement is made of mar.
riage recently of Mrs. Grace
Farrell of Phoenix and Howard
Keener of Tucson. both former
we'll known residents of Santa
Cruz county. Mrs. Keener. for.
mer county school superinten.
dent of this county, now resides
in Phoenix where she bas been
connected with the state edu
cational department. Mr.. Keen.
er is an expert linotype operator
on the Arizona Daily Star at
Tucson and was formerly pub
Usher of the Santa Cruz Pata
gonian at Patagonia. The new
ly weds are we'll and favorably
known throughout Santa Cruz
county where they have many
friends who will wish them much
happiness.
John l.. Stone, owner of the
Cornelia Hotel at Ajo, Arizona,
was business visitor in No
gales yesterday. Mr.. Stone is
planning to erect a beautiful
botel and casino at Sonoita, So
nora, Mexico, forty miles south
of Ajo, at cost of approximate
ly $4,000. The supplies for the
magnificent new hotel and plea
sure resort, Mr.. Stone stated,
will be purchased from the J. D.
Halstead Lum Der Company. Be
sides being the owner of the big
Corneia Hotel at Ajo, Stone is
general manager of The Gulf
Fisheries Corporations fine club
house at Rocky Point, on the
Gull, the play ground of people
of wealth, who go there to frolic,
fish and hunt.
Bank clearings in Nogales dur
ing February, last. fell below
the mark set year ago and be
low that of January, according
to the monthly report issued by
Gus R. Michaels. secretary of
of the Nogales chamb ber of com
merce. Clearings last month
amounted to $6, 6,169,9O5.75 as
compared to $6,487. .939 II in
January and So, 767. .099 % a year
ago. Total import and export
values we're nearly million
dollars more last month than in
January but below the amount
in the corresponding month a
year ago, the report says. Feb
ruary import and export values
we're So, 1871. III as compared with
$2,313,212 ia January and SO.
424 421 in February, 1929. Post
Office receipts dropped from
So, 3,585.64 in January to So. $40 66
as compared with $3.O58.7 70 in
February, 1929.
The good will excursion OF
the San Diego chamber of com
merce through the Imperial Val
ley, Southern Arizona and the
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