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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-07


want column. New ads. nearly
every day.
An informal hop was given by
the officers of the post at the Ad-
.Hiinistration building last evening.
Quite number from town parti-
cipated.
We are showing a very attractive
4ine of straw hats for your little
girl or boy. Mrs. H. Bollack
3-29-tf.
The concert to be given by the
former pupils of the convent will
take place on April 16 at the opera
house. A rare treat is promised
all who attend.
Fresh Malaga grapes, oranges
and cabbages just received at Leo
INise's. 2-26-tf.
A warranty deed filed for record
in the county clerks Office shows
that Theo. L. Dix and wife convey
to E. NJ. L. Williams a section of
land known as No. 286, consisting
of $40 acres, for $1,000.
If you don't believe Barbee sells
the cheapest, ask for prices.2-29-tf.
THE HERALD is requested to an
nounce that meeting of the Ladies
Card Club will be held tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon at five O'Clock,
the residence of Mrs. VIM. NJ.
Radcliffe. A full attendace is
desired
See those beautiful samples of
wall paper at L. Kowalski's Office.
Reyes and Nunez paper hangers.
4-l.tf.
The barbershop of Isauro Ben
navente has been moved from its
former location on Elizabeth street
to Parker Row on Twelfth street,
where Mr.. Bennavente is prepared
TO serve his patrons as promptly
and as satisfactorily as ever.
John B. Viano, the piano tuner,
who has been here for the past few
weeks, has been kept busy repairing
pianos. as well as selling new ones.
As to his skill and the quality of
his work, he refers by permission
to the following residents of
Brownsville: Aug Celaya, Jose
Celaya, Manuel Alonzo, Mrs. An
ME S. Putegnat, Mrs. Rosa Puteg-
nat. A. A. Browne, George Brulay,
3ana a number Of others. Leave
orders for Mr.. Viano at Phtegnat' |
drug store or Darroussett srestaur-
ant. ass II.
1t IS annetnced that the mar
rage Of Robert B. Rentfro, Esq,
and Miss Eleanor Russell will take
place on Wednesday, April 27, at
the home of the brides father in
This CITY The groom elect is one
of the well known young lawyers
of Brownsville, holding the Office
of clerk in. the custom house,
and the fair lady of his choice IS
the daughter of Thomas B. Rus
sell. one of our leading citizens.
There was an error in stating the
price paid for the 120 acres of land
bought by Messrs. Rucker and Bar
low from the Brownsville Land &
Irrigation Co., as reported in We'd
nesdav's HERALD. The price paid
was $50 (fifty dollars) per acre.
This land Is located on the main
canal of the company adjoining the
land of the Brownsville Land and
Town company. The purchasers
will not obtain full possession of
the land until fall, as it is now
planted in rice and will not be
released until after the harvest.
However. Messrs. Rucker and
Barlow will lose no time or funds
in making preparations to convert
it into a truck and fruit farm.
They have sent to Vera Cruz for
quantity of banana plants OF the
,,,&s,,I
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-07
Rafael Gutierrez
CARPENTER e.

Viii work by the day. week month or by
Contract
Orders may be left at John W. Hoyt's
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Cabbage Snakes.

There has been considerable talk all
over the state in regard to the finding
of a new kind of worm or snake in cab
bage this year, and many people who
have been eating this vegetable have
cut it out. There are all kinds of stories
floating about the worm being deadly
poison, but it is strange that if they are
there have not been a number of people
who have died, but we have heard of no
fatalities. A. M. Pryor and r. f. Bedier
were at Grand River Tuesday and re-
port that quite a number have been
found by people in that vicinity, and
they saw two on exhibition at DR.. H. G.
Bones Office which he was getting
ready to send to Des Moines for exam
ination. The worms are found right in
the heart of the cabbage, and range
from eight to twelve inches in length,
being about the size of horsehair, but
under a microscope they resemble a
small snake. 1t is said that DIR. Robin
son Of Grand River secured one of the
worms and cut it up, placing the pieces
on some fresh meat. A cat was placed
in box and kept there couple of
days, finally eating the meat, and at
Grand River they say the cat died
within a short time after being released,
but whether the poison in the worm on
the meat killed it or not cannot be said.
But at any rate the people Of Grand
River are all worked up over it and
many who, had made up big quantities
Of kraut have thrown it all away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Unique Case Heard in Supreme
Court.

The cockleburr has right to do busi-
ness in Iowa and to scatter it's seed
where it listeth. In one of the most
unique cases ever brought before the
supreme court that body has refused to
enunciate doctrine that the farm own
er may be enjoined from growing this
obnoxious week on his property and
permitting it to scatter to neighbours
farms. John Hardin, Of Story county,
asks that such injunction be granted
against George Stultz. He asked Judge
George w. Dyer to issue an injunction
Restraining the continuance of the
cockleburr seed and weeds in being
blown and drifted on his land Judge
Dyer denied the application for the in
junction and is sustained by the su-
preme court. Judge Bishop says, 'the
proposition is unique, to say the least.
1t is not suggested that the growing by
one upon his own land of cockleburr
and weeds is without legal right, or
that in law the field of defendant con-
stitutesa a nuisance. Counsel does not
cite any authority for the granting of
such an injunction in case such as the
plaintiff presents, and we know of
none."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13

to and being operated by the town of
Leon, Decatur county, Iowa, and for the
transfer of the same with all of it's
equipments including real estate, ma
| chinery, fixtures and everything per-
| tanning to the actual use and operation
| OF said plant and now belonging to the
! same, to one w. S. Curtis and II. e.
Chase to be hereinafter known as the
"Leon Electric Light, Heat & Power
Company" upon the following terms
| and conditions, to-wit:
Be it Ordained by the Town Council
/! OF the Town of Leon, Iowa:
| SECTION 1.
That the electric light plant now be-
longing to and being operated by said
town of Leon. Iowa, be sold, and trans
ferred and conveyed to W. S. Curtis and
II. e. Chase, to be hereinafter known as
the "Ieon Electric Light, Heat & Power
Company, together with all real estate,
equipments, machinery, fixtures and
everything pertaining to the use and
operation OF said plant and belonging to
! the same free from all liens and encum-
brance, for the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars $4,000 to be paid as follows:
Twenty-Five Hundred Dollars (S25O0) or
more to be paid cash in hand at the
time that the town of Leon, through it's
council, are ready to deed and turn over
said plant to the said Curtis & Chase.
which shall be as early as may be after
submitting the same to the voters of
said town as required by law. The re-
mainder Of said sum of Five Thousand
Dollars (S5,000) over and above the
amount 80 paid in cash to be secured by
first mortgage on said plant, payable on
or before three years after date, with
interest at six per cent; purchasers
to have the right to pay any amount of
said deferred payment that they NAV
desire at any time.
SECTION 2.
That as part of the consideration of
said sale and purchase the grantees
agree to take at cost price, all unused
supplies remaining in the possession of
said town at the time of the transfer in
Guiding coal on hand or on track, lubri-
eating oil at plant, wire in coil, unused
lamps and standard fixtures.
SECTION 3.
That as part of the consideration of
said sale and purchase the taxes on said
plant, that would otherwise become due
and payable to said town, be and here
by are remitted for the years 1905 and
1906.
SECTION q.
Any ordinance or any provision of
any ordinance, which is in conflict with
this ordinance or any of it's provisions,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and
be in fall force from and after it's pass
age and publication according to law
and approval by majority of the votes
OF the qualified electors of the town of
Leon cast at a special election to be
held in said town on the Sth day of Nov
ember, 1904, authorizing said sale and
empowering said Town Council to make
the same and transfer said property
upon the terms and conditions stip-
ulated herein.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Notice of Special Election.

To the Qualified Electors of the Incor-
porated Town of Leon, Decatur County.
Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that the Town
Council Of the Town of Leon, Decatur
county, Iowa, at a duly called meeting
held in Leon Iowa, on the Sth day Of
October, 1904, accepted and passed a
resolution for the submission to the
vote of the people of the town of Leon,
Iowa. at the general election to be held
in said town Of Leon on the Sth day of
November, 1904, the question of author
izing the Town Council of said town of
Leon, Iowa, to sell and transfer the
electric light plant with the equipments
thereof belonging to said town, to w. S.
Curtis and Fl. 3. Chase for the agreed
price of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,0OO)
as hereinafter set out; said resolution
and proposition to be submitted, passed
and accepted by said Town Council of
Leon, and to be voted upon as stated, is
as follows: V. r. MCGINNIs,
Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE.
Providing for the sale and purchase
of the electric light plant now belonging
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
New Court Cases

Northwest Thresher Co. VS.. Robert
and Elizabeth Currie. Suit is brought
on promissory note on which there is
balance due of S4S2.OO. A.P. Olsen
attorney for plaintiff.
VIM. Woodard VS.. Emma and Fred
Orchard ct. al. Suit is brought to fore
close mortgage for $500 on part of
outlot s, in the town of Decatur City.
Marion Woodland attorney for plaintif.
Elby Fields vs. Howard Fields. The
plaintiff sues for decree of divorce,
alleging that in June, 1900, he deserted
her and has since lived in adultery with
| another woman. They were married in
Richmond, Mo-, and lived together
eight years. She also asks the custody
of their two minor children, Agnue z
years old and Temple aged years. s.
II. Amos attorney for plaintiff.
Nora Hildebrand VS.. Willie Hide
brand. The parties were married at
Pulaski, Mo-, Aug. 1s, 1904, and lived
together until Oct. 81, 1901, when she
alleges he deserted her without cause.
She makes no claim for alimony but asks
for the custody of their four year old
son. Frank J. Horton attorney for plain
tiff.
State Savings Bank OF Grand River
VS.. Eva and G. E. Hampton. Suit is
brought on a promisory note for $3.50
secured by mortgage on number of
cattle and other personal property. G.
w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
I Maud Potts VS.. John w. Potts. Suit
is brought for divorce. They were mar
ried at Leon Feb. 10, 1904, and lived to-
gether until July 2Sth, when she alleges
he insisted that she pack up her clothes
and leave his house, and when she was
absent for a short time placed new
lock on the door and refused to allow
her to enter OF live with her. She
claims he has considerable property and
asks for $3.50 temporary and $500 per-
manent alimony. A. P. Olsen attorney
for plaintiff.
Geo. F. Pierson jr. VS.. VIM. G. Hollen
and Eli Willy. Suit is brought on a
promissory note for $50. B. M. Russell
attorney for plaintiff.
Bank Of Pleasanton vs.. Frank and
Ella Wells. Suit is brought on four
notes for $3.50 secured by mortgage on
fourteen lots in the town of Terre
Haute. Marion r. Stookey attorney for
plaintiff.
Bank of Pleasanton VS.. J. B. and May
Bennett. Suit is brought to foreclose a
mortgage on lot z, Lovings addition to
Pleasanton,, given to secure a note Tor
$500. Marion F. Stookey attorney for
plaintiff.
Joseph Tharp VS.. r. T. Attebury
Plaintiff brings suit to collect commits
sion of $3.50 which he claims to have
earned by finding purchaser for farm
owned by Attebury. Marion F. Stookey
attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Tuskeego Blacksmith Dies.

John Burgess, the Tuskeego black
smith, died very suddenly Monday
night, after stroke of paralysis. He
had suffered from two former attacks
during the late winter and early spring.
While in the. act of shoeing team own
ed by G. 7. Rhodes, Mr.. Burgess fell to
the ground, at $3.50 p. M, relinquishing
his hold on the hammer he would never
again take up. He was carried to his
home and passed away at l1:30 p., m.
Mr.. Burgess was man in his >fifties,
and leaves wife and large family Of
children. The funeral was held at nine
o'clock Wednesday morning. The re-
mains were taken to Caledonia for
burial, a goodly number Of people fol-
lowed to pay their last respects to the
departed. Lamont Chronicle, !
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
AN ORDINANCE

Granting to W.. S. Curtis and H. E
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
TO SELL LIGHT PLANT
Proposition to Sell the Electric
Light Plant to be Submitted
at Special Election.
Notice of Special Election.

To the Qualified Electors of the Incor-
porated Town of Leon, Decatur county,
Iowa:
Notice is hereby given that the Town
Council Of the Town of Leon, Decatur
county, Iowa, at a duly called meeting
held in Leon, Iowa, on the 9Th day Of
October, 1904, accepted and passed a
resolution for the submission to the
vote Of the people of the town of Leon
Iowa, at the general election to be held
in said town Of Leon on the 9Th day of
November, 1904, Of the franchise herein
after set out granting to w. S. Curtis
and H. E. Chase to be hereinafter known
as tho "Leon Electric Light, Heat g.
Power Company" for the term of twen-
ty years, the right to build, maintain
and operate plants or works for the pro-
duction Of light, heat and power, and to
use the public streets, alleys and pub
lie grounds of the town of Leon for the
purpose of conducting the light, heat
and power so produced. Said resolu-
tion and franchise to be submitted,
passed and accepted by said Town
Council of Leon, Iowa, to be voted upon
as stated, is as follows:
v. r.. McGINNIs,
Mnror
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
DIAMOND RING CONTEST
Miss Cora Cochran, of Lamont, Cap
lures First Place Others Make
Good Gains in Position.

!. SOfd COCHRAN, kamOnt....... ZO<6
2. Lizzie Woodard, Decatur 6735
3. Jae Shirley, Davis City, ... 574s
4. Winnie Housh, Eden $3.50
b. Jessie Wilson, Long Creek. ...... 1851
6. Myrta Howell, Davis City s712
Z. Grace Beavers, High Point 1905
s. Maggie Edwards, Grand River. 1850
8. Grace Dale, Hamilton. 1902
10. Florence Ross, Leroy ........2 1900
II. Mabel Cummings, Davis City,. ....192S
The result of the second count in The
REPORTERS diamond ring contest shows
that Miss Cora Cochran, of Lamont, has
taken first place, passing Miss Lizzie
Woodland, Of Decatur, who is in second
place although there is only difference
of 293 votes between them. Miss Jae
Shirley. of Davis City, moves up one
notch being in third place, and Miss
Winnie Housh, Of Eden also advances
from fifth to fourth place. Miss Myrta
Howell, of Davis City, who was the last
in the list last week has moved up to
sixth place, an advance of five places.
The past week there were 14,45S votes
cast, showing that there is a big inter-
est being taken in the contest.
In order to answer many inquiries we
will again state that no votes will be
allowed for anything except subscrip-
tions to THE REPORTER. Payments on
advertising or job work do not count in
this contest, it being limited strictly to
subscription collections, in order to
give every candidate an equal chance to
win the costly and beautiful prize.
There is a single coupon in each issue
of the paper good for one vote if return
ed to THE REPORTER office before the ex-
plration of the date on the coupon, and
for each lnew subscriber who pays a
year in advance 900 votes are given.
On payments by present subscribers,
either on arrearages or advance SUBJ
scription two votes are allowed for each
cent paid. Changing the paper from
one member Of the family to another
will not be counted as new subscrip-
tion. In order to secure the 600 votes
for a new subscription it must be a
bona fide new subscriber who has not
been taking the paper prior to the start
ing of the voting contest. The vote be-
tween number of the contestants is so
close that any week may make change
in the leader as three or four new sub
scribers secured by any of the first five
would have placed them in the lead this
week.
The diamond ring can be seen by the
contestants or any one who desires to
see it by calling at THB REPORTER Office,
and those who have seen it pronounce
it as fine diamond ring as they ever
saw. 1t is prize that is we'll worth an
effort to win, and now that the standing
of the candidates is given the votes will
be coming in lively as many persons
have been waiting to see how their
favorite would stand in the race before
voting for them. Every vote cast helps
that much, and there is free coupon in
each issue of THR REPORTER good for
one vote.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13

Because of the teachers meeting to
be held at Van Vert, the examination
for the month Of October will be held on
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and %,
1904. ELI HUTCHINSON,
County Sup't.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Home Visitors Excursions.

Destinations, Ohio, Indiana and Ken
tucky. Rate, one fare plus $500. Dates
of sale, September 6, 10, 70, 81, October
II, 1904. Limits, continuous passage
tion call on or phone G. NJ. Ketcham
agent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Advertised Letters.

Remaining uncalled for in the post
Office at Leon. Iowa, for the week end
ing Oct. 8, 1904:
G. B. Grimes letter, Miss Eta Nc
Dowel, Mr.. Ace Allen, Mr.. John Warner.
When asking for the above letters
please say advertised"
JOHN LEDGERwooD, Postmaster.
DR.. Morris, the dentist, has offices
in the Biggs' block opposite DR.. Fox
worthy's Office. Give him call.
Don't you want to win that>S5OO
Diamond Ring?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13
Harvest Home Dinner and supper

The Presbyterian ladies will serve
dinner and supper in the Christian En-
deayor room OF their church Thursday,
Oct. Ii, 1904. Price 25 cents. A pro-
gram will be given in the evening. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-13

Granting to W. S. Curtis and H. E.
Chase, to be hereinafter known as 'sLeon
Electric Light, Heat q Power Company
for term of twenty years the right
to build, maintain and operate plants or
works for the production Of light, power
and heat, and to use the public streets,
alleys and public grounds Of the town
of Leon for the purpose Of conducting
light, power and heat SO produced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10
ris scandal time!


IT'S candle time; the day has grayeo
To dusk; the low tea tables lalo'
And Flo and Phyllis costly
Discuss their world, and sip their
tea
From curious cups of priceless jade.
HTis now each calls spade spade,
For, if there is one hour made
For gossip most especially,
'Tis candle time!
"Mabella's gowns horrid shade;
Whatever made her choose broader"
Owens flirting just outrageously-
She'll soon win Jack from poor
Marie!"-
Alas! I'm very much afraid
'Tisg scandal time!
Caroline Mischka Roberts, in The
Smart Set.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10
FARM NOTES.

An overfed fowl is never well fed
one.
The pullets should be doing good
work now.
Saturday should be general cleaning
up day.
1t Is safest to keep lock on the
hen house door.
Ducks and chickens should not oc-
cupy the same houses and yards; they
do not mix well.
Remember the box of fine gravel for
the hens before the winter days come
on. After it gets so that the hens can
not get it themselves they must de-
pend upon you for it, and If you fail,
the hens fail too, and that means
lighter pocketbook.
While ewes are lambing, the persons
who care for them should be among
them almost constantly night and day
to prevent accidents and to help weak
lambs. They should be looked over
at least twice during the night until
all the ewes have had their lambs
and they are strong and able to look
out fer themselves.
Keep the feeding racks clean. Sheep
will almost starve before they will ca.
hay that has been trodden on. They
must be fed well and carefully to keep
up the flow of milk.
If any lambs do not thrive properly,
brace them up with cows milk from
a bottle with a rubber nipple.
Milk regularly twice day. II
COW does not have sufficient amount
of milk to warrant this. let her go
dry.
Be sure your setting hens are free
from lice.
The best cure for ali egg eating hen
is the axe.
Sheep. to thrive we'll, must be kept
from all storms.
Often meadows year or two old
fail to show good seeding, owing to
light growth after first laying down.
Splendid returns will come from SOW
ing a little seed each fall on such
places. | have tried it and had the
satisfaction of seeing meadows thus
treated grow better and better for
number of years. l. ". in the
oitomist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10
A lame Butterfly.

A Chicago woman had all winter
tame butterfly that has just died. II
did not cost much to keep this butter.
fly, for all it ate was one drop OF
honey every three days.
The butterfly Numbered i1co the
woman's house one day last fall II
was numb with cold. For a little
while it fiuttered fsebly. Then ii
sank to the carpet and lay as though
dead
The woman took it in her hands and
warmed it. whereupon it became &C
tive and gay. But once released from
the warmth of her hands it grew cold
again-it fell into stupor. There
upon she gave it another warming
Thus, before many days had gone by.
the butterfly learned the restorative
value of a woman's hands, and it
would fly to them and nestle in them
as little child nsstles On the breast
of it's mother.
1t learned to feed from her hand,
too; but all it desired was drop OF
honey every three or four days. She
would place the honey on her finger
and the butterfly. uncurling its deli.
cate sucker. would sip it slowly Nad
daintily, as young lady sips soda
water through a straw.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-06-10
WEEDS AND GRASS.

Let the garden vegetables be at
tended 10 at once. Tomatoes are one
of the choicest of our vegetables. and
they should be out as early as they
can stand it, if early ones are needed.
Melons require light, sandy soil. but
1t should be rich. If manure is used
on them, avoid that which has not
undergone the process of heating. If
possible. a manure that has been made
from composted materials should be
used in their cultivation. for too much
green stuT tends more to vine than
fruit. Let the cultivator and hoe be
kept going at all times during May.
Keep down the grass where it is not
wanted, for if it gets the start it will
entail a much greater task hereafter
than at first. Grass is tyrant when
It gets the mastery. and il not desired
fa a certain location becomes null
sance. Kill the weeds wherever you
see them. This can be done by let
tins the seeds of weeds sprout and