The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-02-15

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Mr.. Archer thinks the yield would
have been at least one hundred
bushels per acre, and coming so ear
~ would have commanded in the
neighborhood of two dollars per
bushel. So the estimated loss from
the twenty acres is quite consider
able. Mr.. Archer says he also ex-
amined some Of the onions which
had been set out and never worked
on account of after having been set
out and irrigated the rains came
and he was unable to get into the
field to cultivate them. The ground
was frozen about an inch, but the
onion bulb was not injured. and
looked about as well as ever yester-
dav after the sun showed his smiling
face. II now transpires on closer
examination that cabbage are not
nearly so badly damaged as was
feared at first, the young plants
suffering most. o. p. Archer in
forms us he will put an about thir-
ty-hve acres more in cabbage. The
caulihower was killed on the Buena
Vista farm, Mr.. Archer having
several crates which had been coy
cred and were bleached TO snowy
whiteness, and all were frozen.
The freeze, while very severe did
not do as much damage as was ex-
pected, and our truck people are
now more than ever convinced that
the Brownsville country IS the
place for truck farming and onion
growing.
THE HERALD acknowledges a
very pleasant call from Jesse I.
Avery, a former resident of this
section, but later of Indian Terri
tory. He has disposed of his in
terests in the territory. and will
make his home in the Brownsville
country. Mr.. Avery owns land in
the vicinity of Harrington, but has
not decided yet whether or not he
will improve his holdings, or locate
elsewhere for the present. Mr..
Avery informs a HERALD represen-
tative that the pumping plant on
the ranch of T. L. Jones was given
a test run last Monday and worked
beautifully, raising about 200 gal
Ions of water per minute. The test
was only for about 80 minutes, but
during that time the supply of wa
ter was not diminished. The well
over which the pumping plant is
erected is a surface well only 65
feet deep.
An appreciated caller at THE
HERALD office today wat NJ. D..
Miller, of Joplin, Mo. Mr.. Miller
was in Brownsville Just forty years
ago, coming from Mississippi as a
discharged confederate soldier, and
was engaged in business here for
two years. Since that time he has
lived in many states, and may de-
eide TO again locate in this sec
ton. The gentleman is an inter
estilg and intelligent talker and
knew all the old-time residents.
He has many "reminiscences of past
years in Brownsville and is very
entertaining. THE HERALD is
glad TO welcome the gentleman to
our city, and hopes he may decide
TO again locate with us.
The case of Salome McAllen ct
al vs.. G.. NJ Raphael ct al, suit to
try title to II leagues of land sit
uated in Cameron and Hidalgo
counties, which has been OH trial
before special Judge i. A. Stevens
in the district here for several days,
was held up yesterday until o'clock
today on account of illness of one
of the jurors, was continued until
next term by the continued illness
of the juror, and the fact that
Judge Stevens was forced to leave
in the morning to attend one of his
court appointments.
The following marriage licenses
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