Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 80, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 7, 1913 Page: 3 of 4
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DOCTORS
DR. F. C. SIZELAN
DENTIST.
Graduate University of Michigan 1890
Merchants National Bank Bldg.
Res. 223. PROSES Office 226.
DR. W. F. COLE]
Formerly of Waco
Practice limited to Eye Ear Noee
and Throat
Roome Land 3 Combe Building
BROWNSVILLE — TEXAS
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ATTORNEYS
F. W. SEABURY
* ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Booms 6. 6. 7 & 8 First Nat’l Bank Bldg.
RICH & SEARLE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
■•oma 22 24 26 Vivier Building
Iwvneville - Texaa
Telephone 171
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B. B. IINTFIO. A. B. COLt.
RENTFRO & COLE
! Attorneys at-Law.
104-206 Merchants National Bank B ld g.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
Graham Jones West & Dancy
attorneys at law
g02-5 Merchants National Bank Building
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
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FRANK W. KIBBE
attorney.
Iil4 Elisabeth at. Rooms 1 2 I
Phone 6L
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WM J. i RUSSELL
iffTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Booms 207 Merchant's Nat's Bank B ld g
Brownsville Texas.
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R. K. HOLLAND
at»oKNKY AT LAW
r New Combe Building
Brownsville : Texas.
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MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS CARDS
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S. O. DURST
Painting and Papering Contractor
Call or Write to
GRANT LUMBER COMPANY
INSURANCE
FIRE.
TORNADO.
ACCIDENT.
LIFE.
W K. MENDENHALL
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' Sign & Auto Painting
Anywhere in the Valley
T. A. BENITEAU.
. San Benito.
Drop me a card. I will call.
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NOTICE.
A city ordinance requiring all house
holders to thoroughly clean all child
neys smoke-lines and stove pipes during
this month. October as a precaution
against fire
A strict compliance with the said or
dimmer is requested by.
M. I1AXSOX.
City Fire Marshal
Brownsville Texas. October -ml. lhl'k
io:i2w.
Freeport Word has been received
here from the V S. Engineer in charge
of the (ialveston district that the dredg-
ing at the month of the Brazos river is
to be resumed. The contract was award-
ed to tin* llowers Southern Dredging
Company and under the terms of the
contract work on the dredging will be
gin within thirty days.
Him—W. It. Black of C il'ton has
purchased property in this city where
on the first of the year he will have
erected*an up to date dreamery and
|K)Ultry packing plant. The Inca! Chain!
Hieneial Club was instrumental in se-
curing this new enterprise for Him.
Ali/'-e.—October -nth is the date set
by the county commissioners to vote on
the issuance of good road bonds in this
county in the sum of idL’n000. It is con
tern plated here that the issue will carry
by an overwhelming majority.
1!.. Mai thews of San Juan is a guest at
the San Carlos hotel.
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(!. L. Snodgrass of San Benito is a bus-
iness visitor in the eity at the San Carlos.
Y. B. Jones of Hefugio is in the eity.
Mr Jones is registered at the San Cur-
bs hotel.
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Mrs. M. B. Kingsbury ol Havana. Cuba
who lias been sending several week'
here visiting her mother. Mrs. L. A. Bous-
set. exjH*ets to leave next week on her
return home.
Mrs. L. Treanor de Lelou and Miss
Bannon have gone on a short visit to
Houston and Sun Antonio.
Lon C. Hill and Lon C. Hill Jr. came
down from Harlingen last night and
will Ik* here tor a few davs.
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B. II. Kt*rn of St Louis who is inter
ested in the Santa Maria section is a
visitor in Brownsville today registered
|at the Miller hoteb
L. B». Meyer of San Benito was i vls-
j itor in the city last night returning to
San Benito this moaning.
S. .1 Schnnrenberg of La Fieri a is a
visitor in t In* city to lay.
Air. and Airs. W. II. Aloud of lia.v-
mnmlville aro in the city todav. regi s
lorod at tin* Alillcr hotel.
' < ’. E. Selvage oi Houston is a business
visitor in Rrownsville today
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II. C. Xeili of Philadelphia. Pa. is a
! visitor in Rrownsville todav.
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Dr. Manning a veterinary surgeon
who recently bvated in San Renilo was
a visitor in Rrownsvi’le today lie re-
turned to San Renito on tin* brain li
train this morning.
1 on R ill A >rn ( 'nm pin i ii . About the
high eost of living if you price shoes
and furnishings at our store. We save
\ on trom IT to .All i»er cent on everything.
Viinino Company The Cash Store. EL
! event h and Washington st reels
CARALEERO GOES SOETII.
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Colonel Luis Cabal lent* ’eft Matfimbr5-
os yesterday afternoon. t»Ynveling and
carrying several wagon loads of ammu-
nition. His destination is unknown but
it is stated that he wanted to get away
from the river before the high water
spreads out of pis present territory.
I which might prevent the movement of
i roups or supplies.
Just I rrin il. One carload of barbed
j fence wire and nails. Special attention
givi n to out of town onlers ('ROSS El’Al.
RER CO.. Phone No. City. Adv.
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LITTLE DAMAGE BY FLOOD
Eittle damage to crops in the vic'nily
of Rio Grande Cit\ has resulted from
the rceen rises ill the river according to
; E. E. (iauiniiige an attorney at Rio Gran
; de City who is in Rrownsville today on
ja short \isjp The country around the
| town is in good shape and the cotton
I crop has come out fin#.
Mr. Rummage made tin* trip in an on
Immobile from Rio Grande City to Alis
siou and In* had ample opportunity t >
note any damage to those sections lb*
said that lie believes tin* damage to he
comparatively small all along the riv
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DREAMLAND THEATRE
TONIGHT.
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i See Phillips Smally and Lois Webber in
the great dramatic product ion.
"THE FALLEN AXGEL.”
A Rex In Two Parts
also
"PECK'S RAD ROY."
and
"HE .IOIXS T11E FORCE.”
< 'billed v.
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Admission five and ten rents.
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CITY NEWS
('aHIf llml In Siriiu. O. (larcia yes-
terday imported 2’JO head of catlle
through 1 lie Brownsville port of entry.
The stock was driven across the Interna
tional bridge and made to swim the back
waters as the Intcrnati nal bridge road-
way approach has been cut to let Hood
witters out.
.Vnr l*iilin mi n. t \ A. Monahan of this
•cjly. and (Jcorge Veal. formerly a resi-
dent of Donna. have been appointed mem
Iters of the Brownsville police force.
Fat at flu Sun ('minx. Meal tickets sold
j AdV.
Mured.—Mr. and Mrs. dim Butler have
relieved from their former residence on
Klizabeth street near Thirteenth to the
corner of ffth and St. Charles streets.
Xoliee ntir Hmm e Hnnnl Tin* best for
the price. Try M. <'. Coffee Merchants
Cafe old Twelfth street. — Adv.
. .do do A new daily paper has been
launched in Matamoros. known as --K1
Kayo." The Kay. It is live bv eight in
size and i 1 s editor and publisher i~ given
as "3030."
Menhir)!x ('nfe. Kates bv week or
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month. New Cafe old Twelfth street.
■ Meal tickets. Special Merdtants Lunch
11 :d0 to 1:3(1. —Adv.
F.i /n e.xx From Smi I ntnnio.— The first
shipment of express from San Ant nio
since nearly a week ago. arrived in
Brownsville Monday. swamping the
local express office and the delivery wag
ons. San Antonio newspapers and mail
continue to arrive from twelve to twenty-
four hours late while Houston and <Ia!
vest u mail and newspapers are arriving
as usual.
Midi Tii 11 lx III Sun ('minx. Adv.
Vo CoiiD<il Miilinn. No meeting of
the city council was held yesterdav af
ternoon. Several petitions affecting nil
provements in the city have been re
reived by City Secretary Yil'areal. and
these wilt be read and probably acted
upon at the f'rst meeting possible. One
pettion is for drainage improvement at
Si. Charles and Second streets and an
other is for the proposed paving ot Le
vee street* from Tenth to the Kio (Iran
de saiiilyrmnn
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Snl'-nn■ Makes .1 ssiyiiin< n I. John Si-
mo. proprietor of tin* Crystal bar on K!
izabeih fircet. lias made an assignment
in favor *»f his creditors. The place fail
ed to open today.
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Sun ('flrlos isviie-. meal tickets. Adv.
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l.nn<l li i/>. Sli -M't hislnncr. || look \\ *
II Duncan of Dallas just five day* to
reach Brownsville from Dallas. Mr. Dim
.*an. who has arrived in the eitv to join
the stall of the Sentinel w i- in a |>as
jsenger train wreck near B ranger. Texas
in whic h no one was killed however. Af-
ter reaching San Antonio he found that
he Intel entered that city just in time to
la-come watc tliotiiul. and in *Jme t > see
.the little* San Antonio river almost llo.it
j I In- eitv away lie- left San Antonio yes
I let-day. Mr. Dunean is just from the*
j Dallas Di spa tell. lie* expects to Bring his
family down later.
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TROOPS AT RIXBBOBD.
Fort Ringgold the* old Failed States
army I tar racks located near Rio Braude
City is again occupied Fv government
troops according to visitors from that
tow n. Captain Smith of Troop B Third
cavalry is now making hi> headquarters
at Rio Branch* City patrolling the For
der from the fort.
BIB FORT WORTH SHOW.
The National Feeders and Breeders
Show which i> lo he held at Fort Worth.
November -- let has just issued its an
iittal prenmim list.* Both in the wide var
iety of classes and the* amount of prize
money offered the show will mid uFtedly
outstrip any like event that has ever Feen
In-Id west of the Mississippi river. The
Fort Worth Horse Show which takes
place during five nights of the* Feeders
and Breeders show it tiers alone more than
—7.000 in prizes.
The shows are to Fe held in the Fig
Bolisemn in North F rl Worth.
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ANXIOUS ABOUT NUNS
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INCARNATE WO* 1> CONVENT HERE
SEEKS NEWS OF MEMBERS Oi
THE ORHEK IN TOKREOX.
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A number of American nuns in the city
of Torrcon have left or arc preparing to
leave the city according to a message re-
eeived hr Cnited States C nsul dolinson
of Malamoros from Consul Hencral llan-
na at Monterrey. Some of the American
nuns came out with a caravan reeemly.
and many others have expressed their in
tention to leave Torrcon ;i> soon as the
first train c me* through according to
Consul (iencral llanna. All are reported
well. ;
The sisters of the Order of the Incar
nate Word of Brownsv ille a few days ago
became worried concerning their sisters
in Tomans and through the kindness o'
Consul Johns n a message was sent to
Consul ‘llanna at Monterrey impiiring as
to whether they were safe
i There were twenty seven si'ters of ihi>
order in Torrcon. the Brownsville eon
vent being ilu* mother of tin1 Torrcon coni
inanity.
The members < ! the Torrcon commuu
itv wt iif from Brownsville and some of
them have relatives here. Their anxicH
was caused bv a reeent press dispat< h
saying that the nuns with others were
[“bottled up” in the besieged city. The
sisters here are greatly relieved to learn
that all are reported well and nppucully
are safe.
COBOLINI WILL ASSIST
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promisks rsi Ai cordial coni'
KKATIOX IX SKrriMXG POST
gkofxds for 311 dwixtkr
FAIR.
Kuo/s Coholini. who is custodian of the
Fort Brown reservation in a letter to
Secretary O'Brien of 'he Midwinter Fair
Association -tales that in will obtan
permission for the use of Fort Brown
as he did last year i! Captain Kirin
Walker commander of the t ■ ivalrv
troops does not oh Vet* Since Captain
Walker has siguilied that lie will h n<
hi< e«top; ration to the association in
olita niug the use of the grounds ii i-
thought that there will he no ohje l.c
from Washington.
In dosing Mr. Coho ini says: “'f lier'
is nothing on earth that will keep in
from rendering all assistance in inv puw
< r to the advancement of Brownsville
and the Lower Rio Grande Valley. j
‘ DATK POSTPOX KD.
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The closing day on which bids will he
lareived for ijie location of I uv summer
normal has been postponed. Instead of
j-ereivilfg hid.spitilil llii- Saturday uly
ft has hern derided iha1 the closing date
V ill he selected <>a Oetoher Is. ;11 which
time there will lie a meeting <d the coin-
ttii-tlee at Harlingen. This decision was
made Saturday at llari ngen hy the com
mitt ee. Prof. Sturgeon of Harlingen.
Prof. Briggs of Mereedc-. Prof ('allow.:'
of San Benito and Prof. R.yer oi
Brownsville.
A meeting of tin* committee appointed
io make Brownsville'.- hid for the summer
normal will he held at the ( handier ut
Commerce at 1 o'clock this afternoon ae
'cording to an auununremfut I day hy .1.
; fl'. ('anales.
Mr. ('anales is sanguine of Browns
‘ vilie's success in this matter and says
that there is absolutely no chance for the
normal to he located at any other point
than this city.
Coao’.'O/ Tnnifirrmr Collector of. ('Us
toms Frank Kabb i- expected home t ►
morrow front Laredo. This will he the
new collector's first visit to the Browns
vi le custom house since lie assumed of
tin*.
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TONIGHT
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Vitagraph Drama.
SWKKXKY AND TIIK FAIRV.
Selig Comedy.
TDK PAVIXG LIK.
Pa the Drama.
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| RICE BRAN MOLASSES and FEED of ALL KINDS I
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1 reeport.— I lie eoutraet has been
awarded for the buildiii” of the new i.r.
zoria Country Club whieh is to be !o
iated on the beach just west of «|tiiuta
tin. I’lte sinictufe will be of the mission
type.
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Cleburne. At a resent meet in” of tie
Hoard of Trade ami Younir Men's Hus
iness League of this phu-e both oryuni
zations were dissolved and the Ciehurit.
Coiuinerrial Club organized. The ofiT
eers were elo p d as follows. \V. T llr.n!
bury president; <\ W. Ifreech. \
president. S. [\ Itamsv. treasurer an;
f. T. Joplin see ret a r\.
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M.i'.:in>!ia It i- experted here that
vork ' ill soon eoinmeiice on the *2T»000(1
*•;. strut of ”«m»-] roads in distrief No. 2.
Hoad bonds to that amount were re-
el fitly cvotcl in lids pri-rinrt.
Alij.ith«Hi. After standing: idle for a
<liort time the rubber faetor.v at this
p*are has resinned work.
derm’.n. Through tin* efforts of the
•oral <-ojumereial oiiraui/.alion the hit'll
sellool ot this eity has seen red a 111 ii si -
« a| diii i lor. All brratli string: and key
instruments will lie taught by I'rofes*
sor d. II. TaUferro.
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