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THE BROWNSVILLE DAiSi HERALD
MONDAY MARCH 8 1909.
The Brownsville Herald.
By Brownsville Herald PifSlishing Co.
Mrs Jesse O. Wheeler
M. J. Slattery
- Editor
Manager
Official Cauilty and City Journal.
ronsolidated in 1893 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan which was published
In Brownsville for sixteen years.
1nteretf at the Posiofccc. BrownsTillr.
s second -class matter.
Texas
TKIOIS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Oa'ly Published eyery evening
f scant Sunday daily by mail postpaid
to any point is the United StatesJ
Mexico or Cuba or delivered by
carrier to any part or Brownsville i
Texas or Matamoro3 Mexico.
One copy one year. . .$6.00
One copy six months. 3.00
'Weekly Published Saturday "by
fj 11' postpaid to any point in the
t'nitPd States or Mexico. -
One copy six months 75
One copy one- year SI. 50
.tr copy Mirfp months. . .50
Subscriptions Invariably due and
pp"' able in advance.
Adr Rising rate on application.
MONDAY MARCH 8 1909.
Do not .fail to take 3tock in the
sewer enterprise. Brownsville must
have sewerage and the citizens now
have the opportunity of assisting in
securing this highly essential public
utility for the town.
Mercedes the Beautiful has voted ;
aye 51 to 2 on the question of incor- j
pof tation and will soon be putting '
on real city airs. The Herald extends .
oongratulations to the progressive j
little city on its grit and determina-
lion.
. - It
Oh! if Laredo could only secure j
the services of another such a man;
as the late Governor Hunt proved '
himself to be In promoting paying 1
enterprises it would not be so very
long before that Down The River '
Railroad to Brownsville would be
built and bringing big money into (
this cit3'.- Laredo Times.
Gov. Hunt has gone to his reward
but his plan remains in the hands of .
those who may yet accomplish the
great work which he dreamed of. The (
idea of Gov. Hunt included no only
the "Down the River Railroad." from
Laredo to Brownsville but also an '
. ... . i
xtension from this point to deep
. .
wate Brtar Manieeeea ntheoETAOR
water at Brazos de Santiago.
IRVING" THE ABSTEMIOUS. ONE.
i
Poet Had Forgotten Finishing Bottle
of Port Himself.
It was while Irving was rehearsing
"Becket" that he told a story of Ten-
nyson that has both pathetic and hu-
morous significance. In the earlier
days when "The Cup" was in prepar-
ation he had been to see Tennuyson
in the Isle of Wight to discuss his
ideas for Its presentation. After din-
ner the dessert and wine were set
out upon a separate table and when
they were seated the poet asked Irv-
ing If he would like a glass of port.
"Yes I like a glass of port" replied
the actor.
Upon which Tennyson taking him
-at his word poured him out a glass
of port and all unconsciously fin-
ished the remainder of tho bottle him--Belf.
Next morning the actor had to leave
-and had therefore taken leave of hia
lost overnight. But he had scarcely
awakened when he saw Lord Tenny-
son sitting at the foot of his bed.
"How are you this morning?" he
inquired anxiously.
"Very well indeed" was the guest's
reply.
"Are you?" came the response with
just a tinge of doubt in the tones
of-the voice
i last night"
You drank a lot of port i
That was Tennyson's way of re-
penting after a bottle of port!
SKATING DOG IS KILLED.
Pet of Indianapolis Fire Department
Was Clever Canine.
Indianapolis Ind. Tom the "smart--cst
dog in the world" according to the
members of the Indianapolis fire de--partmeut
was run down by a chemical
engine at the Bellefontaine street
headquarters the other day and killed.
The entire department is mourning
her loss. Tom was the mother of a
score of the finest English bulldogs
in Indianapolis but none of them took
her place with the firemen or the pub-
lic. Thousands of people knew the dog.
She had one accomplishment that was
the pride of the department When
the roller skating craze came along
skates were given to her and she took
to the sport with a skill that was re-
markable. The fire laddies said that she took
to roller skating just as handily as a
duck takes to water. Her antics on
rollers attracted and amused thou-
sands of people.
But In spite of her long experience
she couldn't keep out of the way of an
engine wagon that crushed her to
-death.
La Donna Canal Co. Hallam Colonization Co. Sales Agents $50 Per Acre.
ALSO FUIINISHNG TIIAKSrOJRTATIOX DIRECTLY FROM THE FARMER'S DOORFOR ALL HIS PRODUCT. OUR (JAndb IS UU-UPEiKiVTiVxJ A SUAliii Of UAJSAU aiuun. niinrvmix "zf
LAND TO WATER AT COST AXH PAYING ONLV FOR"EXACi A3IOUXT USED. OUR PCMPIXG PLANT IS. THE BEST OK THE RIVER; CCJMP OUXD CONDENSING ENGINES DIRECT CONNECTED TO PUMPS
41 AV1XG AN EXTREME LOW WATER LIFT. OF LESS THAN ELEVEN FEET WHICH. WITH ORDINARY STAGES OF WATER IN THE JUVE R MAKES THE OF PUMPING VERY LOW. OUR CANAL IS
LETTER LIST.
Folpwing is the list of letters re-
gaining uncaljed for in the postof-
fice at Brojvnsville for the week end-
ing March C 1909:
Iiadies.
Mrs. James R Barter. Mrs. M. D.
Browne Sra. Francisco Briones'; Mrs.
Geo. Clark 14) Mrs. D. W. Dunn
Miss Lillie Davis Francisco P. Garcia
Sra. Guadalupe V. de Gonzales Li-
bia Gonzales Sra. Don Siria C. Gut-
ierrez Mrs. Elenere C. McKabb Man-
nela Maldonado Srita. Villatris Men-
diola Mrs. John P. Porter Lucia C.
de Parra Sra. Tomasita Villareal.
Gentlemen.
Sr. Manuel C. Agilar Mr. and Mrs
Hardy Adams Mr. R. E. Burdick
Mr.
Miio Burwasb Geo. M. Barnes
Herald. Mr. David Browning R. M.
Amel Bell Mr. Felix Boudreau San
der Cannlo Sr. Ramon Cuellar Sr.
Justo Cepeda Mr. W. W. Cloon G. L.
Dalzell. Sr.. Rafael Diaz Sr.
Don Gonzalo Diego Telipe Diaz
Mr. W. N. Foster. Sr. Federico
Gonzales Genaro Garza Sr.
Ricardo F. Gonzales R. S. Garmett
& Co. Mr. W. Hardin Master Robert
Haward Mr. Israel Howard Sr. Juan
i Haranbu Mr.jl. C. Harrington Har-
' old E. Huey Crews Henry Sr. Mel-
i quiadez Juarez Harvey D. Jungles
' Ello Jones Mr. George H. Kessler
1 Sr. Pio Lopez Sanders T. T. Mor-
' ris Mr. Laurence -McFall Geo. A.
! Michel Mr. Geo. Need Leacadio Pa-
checo Sr. Placido Palanco Mr. M. J.
Rush Mr. Jas. L. Rawlings Sr. Ar-
turo Ramirez Sr. Fulgencio Sando-
bal Mr..J. F. Stieneker Mr. H. B.
Smith Mr. L. W. Sturdivant Tex.
Rio Grande Canal Co. William E.
Ward (2) Jas. E. Ward Mr. .Geo.
' Willman. Mr. W J. Willingham. Mr.
:J. A. Wacter Mr. Edwin Wood.'
Parties calling for above letters
will please say "advertised."
R .B. RBNTFRO. P. M.
GROCERIES CAME HIGH.
Cost One Firm $488 to Deliver
Goods Worth Forty Cents.
Seattle Wash. It cost the grocery
firm of Walton Brothers of Blaine
Wash. the little town near the Cana-
dian boundary $488 to deliver an or-
der of groceries valued at 40 cents. Re-
cently a woman living just over the
line sent to Blaine for two cakes of
ertnn lTr? n nrmnr! nf hnrtor Thf
j town was hut a few miles
away wnne the nearest grocery store
on the Canadian side was 15 miles
distant.
The Waltons sent their delivery
waS across tne line deliver the
goods. Sharp-eyed Canadian cus-
. . . . t. . t.n
toms inspectors caught them in the
nt rnmntiv nnnfisrntPH Hia tenm
j and wagon while the driver man-
j aged to escape over the fence" to
Uncle Sam's domain.
The customs authorities tried the
case against the absent defendants
ordered the team valued at $300 and
the wagon and other goods confls-
' cated and imposed a fine of $90. The
I Waltons rather than lose their team
and wagon paid the whole amount.
And the worst of it was the woman
who ordered the stuff called up the
grocery and made a kick because she
failed to get her goods. She was
sent the money value.
Town Celebrates Mule Day. i
Reardan Wash. The fourth annual j.
mule day celebration was held here.
The finest mules and horses in Lin-
coln county were in the parade and
there were more and larger premiums
given than were offered before. Races
pulling matches and a baseball game
between Edwall and Reardan com-
prised the greater part of the enter-
tainment. Sisters Run Oklahoma Farm.
Denison Tex. The Misses Julia
: Hortence and Maria Culver Triplet of
i Johnston county Oklahoma are visit-
ing in Denison. The sisters are con-
ducting a farm. They do all the farm
I work even to plowing. They raise
j cotton corn hogs and chickens". The
Misses Triplet came to Oklahoma
from iowa.
SWAPS LETTER FOR A MAN. I
Miss
Goodmans Loses "S" but Gets
Max Goodman.
SL Louis. Max Goodman and Miss
Sarah Goodmans of St. Louis were on
their way to Alton on the City of
Providence the other afternoon when
the conversation turned to Daniel
Matthews of Jerseyville the church
janitor whose nerve failed him six
times at the marriage altar.
"I don't see how a man could be
such a coward" remarked Max. "It
would take more than that to scare
me."
"Would it?" defiantly asked Miss
Goodmans watching some driftwood
float by the paddle wheel.
"It would and I'll prove it to you"
retorted Goodman.' "How about your
nerve?"
Rabbi Nathan of Alton married
them as soon as they disembarked.
"It didn't take much nerve" said
Mrs. Goodman after the ceremony. "I
only lost an 's' by the transaction.
City to Have a Dog Curfew.
Eau Claire Wis. At the next meet-
ing of the city council a curfew ordi-
nance for dogs will be passed. The
ordinance provides . that the animals
shall he locked up after six p. m. A
five-dollar fine is provided. The ordi-
nance is due to numerous attacks on
pedestrians after nightfall.
TIKES T
OLD SOLDIER WEDS TO
PROPHECY.
.Now-Sure He Will Live to Be 101
Years Old as Predicted by
Fortune Teller Forty-Five
Years Ago.
St. Louis. Charles Stegtmeler 74
years old. East St Louis too stubborn '
to stay single has taken untohlm-
............ - -
sen a iniru wne in me person ot Mrs.
Ella Lucas 47 years old and has de-
elded definitely to live until he is lui
He has no sort or doubt that he will
An en TiAonnQO n fnrtiiYio-tnllAr
45 years ago that he would have three
wives and live to be 101 years old. As
long as his second wife lived he was
skeptical. Npw he is confident.
His second wife died last Septem-
ber. He sat on his porch and smoked
his pipe and waited for No. 3 to ap
pear. Mrs. Lucas whose husband died
last August lived only a block away
but Stegtmeier had never seen her
until a month ago.
She stopped at his gate one even-
ing and asked him if he had any
washing he wanted done. Tie had
and he told her to come back the
next morning. When she came the
next morning he took a good look at
her and decided that she was the wom-
an the fortune-teller meant.
When she brought the washing back
he told her he wanted a wife and he
thought she would - do and asked her
on the spot to marry him.
She said all right and -put our her
hand and they "shook." The compact
was sealed.
Then it occurred to him to ask her
who she was and she told him the
story of her life. They spent the
month getting acquainted and Tues-
day they slipped over to St. Louis
and were married by Justice Moore.
When ' they got back Stegtmeler
smoked his pipe on the front porch
while his bride went to break the
news to her two daughters.
Stegtmeier is an old soldier. He
fought through the civil war and
was in the battles of Bull Run and
Fredericksburg among others but
never was wounded. He is famed for
his obstinacy and admits he likes
to have his own way.
When the war was over" he was
too stubborn to quit fighting so he
stayed in the army four years more.
He says" he was too stubborn to let
the enemy bury his comrades when
they fell by his side and if possible
he carried them away somewhere and
buried them himself.
He never has asked Jor a pension.
He Is too stubborn. He boasts j that
he can make a living without the
aid of the government by raising
and selling ginseng root He has
no need of eyeglasses. About the
only time that he is not smoking is
when he is filling his pipe.
Stegtmeier announced the other
morning that if a crowd brought him
a charivari they would do well to
staj- on the other side of the fence
or he would take down his old army
musket and make them give a good
imitation of the battle of Bull Run.
Medal for Old Teacher.
Boston. A silver medal inscribed
with the record of his services has
been presented to Charles S. Capen by
the school board of Boston. Capen is
teacher in the Boston schools. He is
84 years old and the other day cele- j
brated the sixty-third anniversary of
his appointment.
For the last 57 years he never has
missed 'a single day's attendance at
his duties during the school year.
The medal was presented at the
meeting of the "old schoolboys' re-
union." Four pupils of the first class
Capen taught were present .as were
representatives from every succeeding
class.
KNOCKS OUT WALL WITH FIST.
Woman Prisoner Then Crawls Out to
Freedom.
Waterbury Conn. Mrs. Anna Klo-
ick a prisoner in the Naugatuck lock-
up escaped by the simple expedient of
smashing a hole in the loose brick
wall with her fist and crawling
through.
She left behind her corset and her
shoes and a frank note to the police
which they refuse to make pubftc.
However they say the note is as in-
sulting as the escape was daring.
The corset impeding her passage
she cast it aside. Having what the po-
lice force described as "a mighty fine
shape" she didn't need it anyway.
Her shoes she parted wittfbecause she
needed to use her toes on a beam in
her dash for freedom.
Sale to Close Old Mine.
.New Haven Conn. An old mining
property one of - the few in Connecti-
cut where for nearly 100 years iron
ore was dug and smelted has been
officially wound up by the sale of the
property of the Kent Iron company.
Eight -hundred acres of land will be
sold at auction.
That is all that remains unsold of
a tract of thousands of acres of wood-
land where charcoal pits were worked
to supply charcoal needed to smelt
the ore mined at South Kent in Litch-
field county not far from New Mil-ford.
FULFILL Hp ' gf
To the
l7Ar
fp&m
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NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION.
In accordance with the laws of the !
State of Texas in such cases made
and provided and by virtue of the i
power in me vested notice is hereby
given that a general city election for
thn oitv nf Rrnwnsvillfi Tpvns will hp
held in said city on the first Tueslay
Gth day of said month for the pur- j
pose of electing the following officers ;
in and for said city of Brownsville i
to-wit: '
Alderman .from First Ward. :
Alderman from Second Ward. !
Alderman from Third Ward. j
Alderman from the Fourth Ward. '
Said election shall be held and con- j
ducted in all things as provided by '
law and in each of the four wards
of. said city at the folowing voting
places therein and the hereinafter
named persons are hereby appointed '
election officers of said election for :
the respective wards of the city to-
wit: 1st Ward House of Miguel Fer- 1
nandez Cor. Washington and 3rd
streets. Presiding officer Benj. Ko-
walski. Judges T. A. Kinder Emile
Kowalski Chas. H. More.
2nd Ward Yellow School House
cor. Adams and 9th street. Presiding .
officer Philip Barbour.Judges Mar- i
; celino Yaldez Juan Bouis Louis Lau- !
! lorn.
j 3rd Ward City Hall between :
'llth and 12th streets. R. E. Holland
presiding officer. Judges Aaron Turk '
John Hoyt J. A. Vails.
1 4th Ward Blue Club 13th street '
. bteween' .Madison and Jefferson. Dr. :
C. H. Thorn presiding officer
j Judges W. F. Dennett Louis R.
i Cowan Vicente Tamayo.
i In testimony whereof I haje
caused these presents to be signed
and the seal of this city hereon im-
pressed at Brownsville Texas this
. the 8th daviof March A. D. 1909.
FREDERICK J. COMBE
Mayor.
Bv order of 'the Mayor.
Attest: FRANK CHAMPION.
(L. S. Secretary.
Chance to Make Up.
"Why so sorrowful girl?"
"We have parted forever. He wrlt3
me? to send back the ring."
"Tell him to call for it" advised the
experienced friend. Louisville Courier-Journal.
.Luis Ramirez
1$. A. Morris
amirez & Morris
REAL ESTATE AGEXTS
We have some choice lands for
sale in the Rio Grande Valley of
Texas also some choice .town properr
ty at bargains and prices to suit
purchaser! We can locate you at
most any point in three counties
Cameron Hidalgo and Starr. We also
clear plow and do fencing.
. Give us a bid on your work Any
information in regard to the Valley.
You may call and see us or write us
at
SAX BENITO OR CHAPIN TEXAS
CoiTespondence Solicited
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j Brownsvill
Our furniture and
now installed and
prepared to serve
We invite'our friends custom-
ers and prospective customers
to call and inspect our excellent
facilities for handling business.
We also invite
countsboth large
e Bank &
LOUIS IOWALSII'
Brokerage and Commission
Carry Stock of Corn
I PpmPnt SHf! I ilYtP Blittfcr
If J. S. fe M. R CR.OSS 1
ift WHOLESALE DEALERS IN jjf
A - JL JL JLS li X
Canned Goods Flour Etc.
Winchester Anas and Ammunition
BROWNSVILLE TEX.
The National
Corner 1 1th and Washington Sis.
OPPOSITE CITY HALL
Regular Meals 25c.
SHORT ORDERS A LA CARTE
1
Phone
Jj Brownsville Grocery Company
Staple and Fancy Groceries
Fancy Domestic
and
Imported Goods
Country Orders Given
Prompt Attention
Premium Depot for
American Tobacco Co.
SavBYourJTags
We Redeem
Them
See Our Premiums
r;
Eureka Plumbing & Sheet Metal Works
SANITARY PLUMBING
n c.az k w.ii.. ciAn m.(i tV.i. ti n
Uaa nuuigi rt.icimcci.uiai oucci
It P. O. Box 123.
Advertise in
v
fixtures are
we are fully
you.
checking ac
and small.
Trust Go
Oats Potatoes Omens
and Ch68S8 Oil Cold Storage
MATAMOROS MEX.
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Bar and Cafe
Full Line High Grade
Cigars and
Tobaccos
FRESH STOCK
FANCY CANDIES
as
iuciat iruitv laiuvs visicms civvs
Brownsville Texas.
Tiie HERALD
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