The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-10-23

make arrangements, their com
plant being that they were not
wealthy enough to have the cere-
mony performed in their own ma
tive home, as they explain, Mex
leo requires a double ceremony,
first civil and then religious, each
one costing, and making a total of
at least twenty-five dollars. They
heard that the same job could be Sc
cured in the United States for
much less, by going to justice of
the peace. Accordingly, the pro-
cession filed in and out yesterday,
the curious part of it being that not
even at their return after the bride
and groom had been duly made
husband and wife, would walk to-
gether. The bride, fancifully attired
in the regulation white, orange
blossoms and all walked ahead
escorted by an elderly woman, while
the groom kept behind at a most
respectable distance accompanied
by a man, and as unconserned as
if nothing had haprened.
The following party of prospect
ors and investors in charge of P.
NJ. Wishart, travelling immigra
ton agent of the Frisco, came in
last night: A. H. Good, Geneva
Ohio; D. B. Riser, Vanghnsville,
o.; J. J. Riser, Rawson, o.; A.
Brandewie, Sidney o. These gen
tlemen hare come heve from a dis
lance of several thousand miles,
attracted by reports they have
heard about our country and they
have come prepared to invest. Our
country will please anybody on
earth who knows soil when he sees
it, but remember our country is
undeveloped as yet to a great extent
and men who expect to live on
farm and make a living by tilling
the soil do not care to buy land by
the section nor to pay oilland
prices for it.
Again we wish to call to the
attention of the city council the
boot black evil. This is a matter
that should be legislated upon, be-
ing as it now stands, one of the
greatest nuisances in the city.
These boys have a habit Of con-
gregating along the sidewalks in
front of stores and the line of con-
versation and the antics INDUCED
in by them are anything but refin-
ed or elegant. Let the council
pass an ordinance requiring them
to pay a license to ply their pro-
fession and thus eliminate a few of
them. Other cities do this and
find it beneficial as we'll as absolute
ly necessary, so why should not
Brownsville, where they have be-
come obnoxious to a point almost
Mrs. Mcmillan, former resident |
Of Brownsville came in this mcrn-
ing, having arrived at Matamoros
from Monterey where she witness
ed the recent bull fights. She is
thoroughly enthused over the
novel game, and has brought as a
souvenir and trophy some of the
blood stained "banderillas, and
declares her intention
If going to the City of Mexico to
zee the bigger games. Together
With her little girl she left this
ltternoon over the st. L. B. & NJ.
or her home at Fordyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester B. Davis
If Lonsboro who have been stop
ling at the Leahy, left on the ev
ming train for Lonsboro. Mr..
Davis is in charge of the engineer
ng department of the canal being
,ut in by the Yoakum syndicate,
md from him we learned that in
short time he expects to go to
St. Louis for the purpose of select
ng and purchasing the machinery
o be used by the company.
With the completion of the job