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effsct July 4. 1905, requires the valua-
fi0n az 3l0 900 for cnnxreSsi onal

e0ocS July 4, 1905, requires the VaI0a.
ton OF $4,000 for congressional
townships to be organized into civil
townships. Their valuation being
$7,279. Motion carried. Moved by
Com. Abbott and seconded by Com.
Elliott that the following bills be al
lowed and warrants ordered drawn on
the treasury for same.
r. E. Hopkins, services. ...$ $50
Remington Typewriter Co.,
repairing typewriter $500. 1l.50
Meyer Lumbmer Co., lumber 58.05
Gilbert Alfdahl, fireman. 5000
knight Printing Co., supplies 1.Os1.s3
Geo. Rudberg, services. $3.50
On motion the board adjourned un-
til o'clock, March Z, 1906.
March I, 1906.
The board met at 9 o'clock on the
above date as per adjournment. Com.
Swanson in the chair with all mem
bers present. Moved by Com. Black
and seconded by Com. Elliott that the
following petition be granted and
bridges over little Knife river between
sections 80 and 33, twp. 1864 signed
by Claus Peterson and others. Petit.
ton for bridge with grades across the
coulee near the north corner Of sec
tons and 4, twp. 1854 signed by
Black, Torbenson and Abbott. Petit
ton for bridge over Mouse river at
the place where the section line be-
tween sections IA and % In twp. 1856
SO crosses said river and at point
about 100 feet west from the south
east corner Of said section IA signed
by a. Carr and others The follow
ing viewers We're appointed: Torben-
son, Elliott and Black. Petition for
bridge over the coulee on the Sc 4
OF the NEA of section 90, twp. 1877
IS signed by Joe Makens and others
The following viewers We're appoint
ed: Abbott. Elliott and Torbenson
Nj owed and seconded that the follow
ing bills be allowed. Motion carried.
D. L. Marshall, county court
D. l.. Marshall county court
order ........... GU
w. NJ. Hartman, county court
order ...... $40
NJ. 0. Seglir, county court
order 80
N. E. Severence,r county court
order 80
W. NJ. Hartman, county court
order 80. $40
II. ?. Weber, county court order $40
K. II. Miller. county court order $40
D. L. Kelley, county court order $40
S. S. Richardson, services 49,. 51.S5
L. r. Carroll, services. ..... $50
Arthur Harshman, janitor. 5000
Peter J. Lee, services. . 5000
Ida Fisk, services .... 500
Even Thomas services ...... $500
On motion the board adjourned UNI
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Afternoon Session.

til o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at O'Clock p. M,
as per adjournment. Com. Swanson
in the chair with all members present.
Moved by Com. Elliott and seconded
by Com. Torbenson that the bills of
S. S. Richardson and L. r. Carroll be
allowed and the auditor instructed to
issue warrant to j. E. Smith, clerk Of
court, to satisfy the judgment of
s9a.10 entered against them and to
forward a warrant for the balance to
them Motion carried. Moved by
Com. Torbenson and seconded by
Com Elliott that the following posi-
ton be accepted.
One from the tax payers Of twp.
ISL and 1924 for a school organ
ization signed by c. II. Gilbert and
others.
one from the tax payers of 15S and
Hiss for school organization signed
by +. c. Sher,dien and others. Motion
carried.
Moved and seconded that the I'LL
| Of II. c. Jenson's be rejected. Motion
carried Moved by Com. Abbott and
| seconded by Com. Elliott that the
county auditor be instructed to notify
! Fred McGulphine that all monolith
/ floors in the hospital be laid in ac-
cordance with the specifications and
| to further notify him that 4 forfeit OF
| So per day as described under the con-
tract dating from August Is until the
| time of completion of such contract
! shall be collected. Motion carried.
| Moved by Com. Black and seconded
by Com. Elliott that the petition for a
road in twp. 1881 signed by NJ. n.
i Flammang and others, which was re-
! jected, be reconsidered and reviewed,
and the auditor instructed to notify
Mr.. Neishus to this effect. Motion
| ton carried. Moved by Com. Black
and seconded by Com. Elliott that the
bond Of D. J. Lloyd for the furnish
ing of coal for the ensuing year be ac-
cepted. Motion carried. Moved and
seconded that the following bills be
allowed. Motion carried.
! Nj. Henderson, nursing coun-
/ ty patients ............s 1880
NJ. Anderson, supplies to
pauper 1000
| Stephen Guiseth, supplies to
! pauper OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900
| Nick Schilling, rough box for
pauper 1000
| Mrs John DAILY, boarding
/ paupers .....-........ $500
! Nj. Henderson, nursing coun
ty patients ....... 2asoO
Hall & Neist, m9se. to paup-
ers ............ ss5
NJ. A. McJannett, burying
paupers .............. 1000
! DR. Taylor, medical services. 29o0
E. G; Warren supplies. 80. 4.00
! +. G. Warren, mileage ... 1890
Ninot Light &c Telephone
4 Co, light and telephone. 1870
atipot Light & Telephone
4 Co. light ana telephone. e7.l5
James r. Morrison services. $50
1 Fl. r. Wheeler, county court
/ order ........... Clio
II. g.. Anderson. county nour.
order ... ,..s. s.fG
4 John Brown, county court
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March 5, 1906.


til . O'clock, March 6. 1906
March 6, sos.
The board met at 9 o'clock as per
Adjournment. Com. Swanson in the
chair with all members present. Ed.
Swanson of Bye, n. D., was appointed
as road overseer for township 1926
TO be known as road district No. II
in the 18th Commissioner District.
Moved by Com. Elliott and seconded
by Com. Abbott that the following
bills he allowed. Motion carried
Paul Baukoi, fuel $lI5.6l
Geo. \. MCGEE, expenses. 24.OO
On motion the board adjourned I'M
til o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The board met at o'clock m .
as per adjournment. Com. Swanson in
chair with all members present 1t
bids for coal as per advertisement.
the following bids We're opened and
read p. j. Lloyd agrees to furnish
coai according 10 advertisement for
S255 per ton. p. II. Bauko1 agrees
to furnish coal according to adver-
tisement for $3.50 per ton. l.. D..
Cotton agrees to furnish coal accord
ing TO advertisement for $2.75 per
ton Moved by Com. Black and sec
onded by Com. Abbott that the bid
OF .. j. Lloyd's be accepted as it was
the lowest submitted, and that the
states attorney be instructed to draw
ried. Moved by Com. Abbott and sec
cnded by Com. Elliott that VIM. Black
he appointed as appraiser on estray
stock taken up by G. Cramer, VIM.
McTavish and G. w. Hoffman. Mo-
tor carried. Moved by Com. Abbott
and seconded by Com. Torbenson that
the personal property of John Wailin
De transferred from the city of Minot
to the township Of Harrison. Motion
carried Moved by Com Torbenson
ard seconded by Com. Elliott that the
ssatemert Of fees Of the register Of
deeds, clerk Of the county court and
si4lE III the district court be accepted
for ne month Of February. Motton
carried Moved by Com. sobott and
sf3oatted ny Com. Elliott tIlat.tie Pc
,titioH from the tax payers of town
ship 1892 signed by Christian bor-
.e.aa2exr stnd others be rejected for the
reason tfat under the new law taking
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The Shoe Man.
CAPITOL WORK
BUILDING COMMISSION HOLDS sPE'
CIAL MEETING.
Contract0rs Are NotfAed that Thefe
Must Not he Further Delay
On Interior or On

stems were taken at a meeting OF the
r.anttol Building Commission held at
the state Capitol toward hastenlns inc
work on the Improvements to the old
portion of the building and on the cree
fion OF the new extension on the south
side. Firm now on the contractors Will
be pushed lin order to complete tine
work SO that 1t may be entirely nnlshed
before the Christmas holidays.
IT has been the sentiment OF mem
bers of the Commission FOR some tlme
that the work of improvement and the
erection of the extension has not been
progressing rapidly enough. This sent
iment was expressed at the meeting
yesterday.
new portions of the Capitol and the ar
chitect were called to attend the meet
ing to provide, If possible against any
further delays At the meeting, Gov
ernor Jelks emphasized his intention
10 push the work as much as possible,
and to see that the contractors com
new extension before the meeting OF the
State Legislature, January 10.
The work on the extension is behind
farther than the other work in the
old building. Rain and bad weather,
coupled with delay in getting some of
the necessary material, have held back
the work on this structure consider
ably. From now on, however, the sent
iment of the Capitol Building Commits
sion is, there must be no further de-
lays. ,-
is progressing, but there is need of
haste Ii the work is to be completed
within the specified time. The con-
tracts for the different pieces of work
are limited to different dates. the last
which, according to the terms, must be
finished before December /.
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Saturday, Matinee and Night.
..Thc Sultan nf Sulu,"

George Ade's musical satire, The
Sultan of Sulu." has something beside
the wit of its lines to commend It,.
There is a whole lot of funny mater
ial that has been intrusted to people
clever enough 20 bring the humor out,
and there Is delightfully."- catchy music
and singers of ability to sing II. THESE
tan Of Sulu" is a lasting success. AL
though tho artistic scenery and orien-
tai costumes play no small part in
the hit of the opera. The Sultan or
Sulu' comes to the Montgomery
Theatre Saturday, matinee and night
Seat sale opens Friday morning for
both performances.
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FOR woMEN's MONUMENT.
General C. Irvine Walker Is In Hunts
Vile On Patriotic Mission.

Huntsville. Oct. Especial Gen.
sral c. Irvine Walker, commander OF
m Aimy 81 and
of the leaders in the movement Tor
the erection of a memorial to the wom-
en- of the South. is here in the interest
Money will be raised by the issue of
supplements for several of the leading
Alabama newspapers and 1t is propos-
ed that these supplements be made
valuable from a historical standpoint.
General Walker says they will contain
many facts hitherto unpublished. The
from the sale of advertising space:
General Walker says supplements OF
this nature have been issued in the
Carolinas. Florida and Georgia. each
con tanning large amount of matter
relating to the wartime women of the
particular states.
the defendant in the case Of Daugh-
erty against the Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company. in the
United States Court. which resulted in
The defense Is allowed sixty days
for the preparation OF a bill OF excep.s
ton and is required to give a bond of
Interest and court costs. The court is
now engaged on the criminal docket.
the first man up being A. J. McComb
pering with the mails. McComb was
acquitted by the jury;
Judge David D. shelby OF the United
states Court of Appeals. has returned
and viii remain here until Monday.
when he will go to Montgomery for
another. sitting of the court Judge
that he has under advisement
According to Colonel NJ A. Clay, the
largest land owner of the Paint Rock
valley, crops in the valley cotton and
corn particularly, have been damaged
fully fifty per cent by the winds and
rains of the last month. Paint Rock
valley Is a land of plenty ordinarily
and the wholesale failure there this
season Is something never known be-
fore.
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ment served several months ago
charging that company with giving
rebates to the American Sugar Re-
filming Company in violation of the
Elkins law was postponed until next
Monday, October 10. when 1t will be
heard in the United states Circuit
Court. The case in which the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road Company is charged with giving
rebates to the Brooklyn Cooperage
Company was put down for hearing
ON Friday. as were also the cases
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MONTGOMERY THEATRE.
Tonight.
Joseph and William Jefferson

Playing the Game" in which Joseph
and William w. Jefferson have been
so successful this present season.
night, playing the Game" is COM
edy through and through and con-
structed for laughing purposes only.
Among the company in support of the
Jeffersons may be mentioned the Misses
Blanche Bender, Ruby Bridges, Alex
andra Phillips. Margaret Malcolm.
Anna Bradley and the Messrs. Robert
Mackay. Walter Pratt Lewis. John w.
Dillon, John Keller and others. Seats
now on sale.
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Business
Methods.

When you see a firm
once rich and prosperous
fail, It means that their
business methods have not
kept apace with changed
commercial conditions. A
Hint lock musket may rid
de . birch bark canoe but
It Is not powerful enough
to sink an afmored cruiser.
These are times when It
recuifes foresight and alert
ness to conduct any kind
Of Business successfully.
OR efforts have always
bern in this direction.
The store is made at
tractive. The statesmen
are polite, attentive and
competent. The stock is
varied IN style, quality, and
price to suit the needs OF a
cosmopolitan public. The
prices are marked IN plain
figures and the margin OF
profits IS at all times as
low as the cost OF the
shoes and the expense OF
selling them will allow.
All reasonable complaints
are given courteous atten-
ton and prompt adjust
snent, and our constant
endeavor Is to let truth and
honesty govern In all ouf
business relations with the
buying publie.
HAM
The Shoe Man.
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Friday Night.
son parOIc.v

Louis f. Shipmans great play, a ro-
nance of the South, comes to the Mont
gomery Theatre Friday night. Char
the two principal parts in ''On Parole
and will be supported by the following
artists; Frank E. Aiken, Morgan CO.
man, Frederick Forester. Scott Coop
er. Francis X. Conlan. Thomas P. Jack
son, Fay Wheeler. Helen Graham and
Alethea Luce. and others.
Seat sale opens this morning.
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against the Western Transit Company
and the Northern Steamship Company.
Representatives of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Company. charged with giving rebates.
and of the American Sugar Refining
Company and the Brooklyn Cooperass
Company, charged with receiving re-
bate pleaded not guilty In behalf Of
the corporations today.
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right of the United States to collect
duty on merchandise imported from
the Isle of Pines. The court announced
hat the case would be restored to the
docket on request of counsel.
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Washington, Oct. 1o.-The supreme
| court of the United States today post
poned the argument in the case OF
Nevada n. Stranahan- involving tns
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"A girl is nice to you according to
how you treat her.
"And you have to treat her pretty
darn often too.
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REBATE CASES POSTPONED.

American Sugar Refining Company
Pleaded Not Guilty of Charge.
New York. Oct, 10.-The trial of
the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad Company ON an indict-
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women's acme OF happiness 10 pinned
on The aaudy feather OF q hal,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-12

will be at the Point in a few days,
when the supply of fish will be
greatly increased. Arrangements
have already been made whereby
large daily shipments will out.
There are all kinds of fish at Point
Isabel and it could be made one of
the best shipping points on the
Texas coast.
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This Fits Brownsville.

When property owners in Hous-
ton who have made their money by
sitting down and allowing others
to build up the city refuse to sell
their holdings at fair valuations to
people who wish to erect modern
buildings thereon, it is enough to
make one thiEk that the single tax
idea is a pretty good one after all.
Put the high taxes on the fellow
who refuses to improve. Houston
Chronicle.
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delivered at his store by the dray-
man, his wife happened to look at
the largest; she uttered loud cry
and called for manner A neigh
Dor, hearing the screams rushed to
her assistance and asked her what
was the matter. The wife pale
and faint, pointed to an inscrip-
ton on the box, which read as
follows:
Bill inside. Ladies' Home
Journal.
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Where Was Bill?

Bill Jones is a country store
keeper Down in louisiana. and last
spring he went to New Orleans to
purchase a stock of goods. The
goods were shipped imrediatly
and reached home before he did.
When the boxes of goods were
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Notice.

am now ready to receive rendi-
tons of property for the current
year, 1906. Same must be present
ed to me at my Office at the court
house. E. CAVAZos,
TAM Assessor Cameron Co., Texas.
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Weather Report.

New Orleans, Feb. 12.-Tonight
rain; warmer; Tuesday, rain; light
to fresh southerly winds. CLINE.
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Go to Clay's Bakery, corner 9th
and Levee streets for your bread.
pies, cakes and rolls, also Fleisch-
man & Co.'S celebrated compressed
yeast. 1 am here to serve my Gus
toners and in regard to my goods
and business methods, I always en-
deavor to sell nothing but goods Of
finest quality and to offer the trade
only the best the market affords.
Poor goods are dear at any price.
Call on me and give me an order
and you will be my customer. I
want your trade.
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LOCAL TEMa.

PSI wk.
A few heating stoves left, value
$500. Special price $3.50 each at
McDonaid's. 2-8-1 wk.
Rain or shine, the Columbia
Fete will take place at the opera
house tonight.
No. 3-The largest size galvaniz-
ed wash tub, only CSC each at Nc
Donald's. Psi wk.
A rare entertainment is the Col
umbia Fete. The cause is a most
deserving one and everybody should
attend.
J. J. Fromme has resigned his
position as driver for Wells Fargo
Express company, and Joe Cooke
is filling the position.
The Rio Grande railroad people
received notice today by wire that
the Manteo sailed from Galveston
yesterday noon for Brazos Santiago.
The many friends of Mrs. F. w.
Kibbe, who has bean quite sick for
several days, will be glad to learn
she is considerably improved today.
Six cars of horses and one of
cattle will be shipped tomorrow to
Cuba by c. P. Barreda. They will
go to Galveston and thence by
ship to their destination.
For RENT-After Feb. l, 10
room residence on Levee street;
cottage in yard, stable and carriage
house. Several cisterns. Apply at
THE HERALD office. 112-1m.
A slow, steady rain fell all OF
Saturday night, doing great good
to the country. The precipitation,
as recorded by the government rain
gauge at Fort Brown, was 0.S1
inches.
Commissioners court met this
morning, with Judge Bartlett,
Commissioners Celaya, Oribe and
Champion present. Court organic
ed and adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
The district court is still engag-
ed in the trial of the damage suit
of ]. D. A. McLelland VS.. Browns
vile Land & Irrigation company.
A night session of court will be
held tonight.
The American, Rio Grande Land
& Irrigation company is clearing
5000 acres of land at Lonsboro, Hi
dalgo county, Texas. and can give
steady employment to 500 men.
Apply to S. P. Silver. 2-2-1 m.
There was something doing at
the depot this morning in the way
of passenger traffic, one hundred
tickets being sold. A majority of
the tickets were sold to the Carnival
people who closed a two weeks en-
gagement here Sunday night.
After entertaining our people for
about ten days, during a part of
which time the weather clerk tried
to put the many attractions out of
business. the United States Car
nival company pulled up stakes
and left for San Diego this morn
ing.
Following is list of visitors to
Point Isabel Sunday morning:
Hugo F. Kaufman, San Antonio;
P. H. Vasey, L. K. Morris, Rev.
W. H. Petty, Dr.. L. F. Layton,
E. K. and Earle Butler, T.
Crixell, L. B. Barnes. wife and
son. All returned in the afternoon.
THE HERALD is requested to say
the Columbia Fete" will be held
at the opera house this evening,
rain or shine. This entertainment
will be one of the best ever given
in Brownsville, and rare treat
will be missed if you do not at
tend.
The engineers and surveyors
were in readiness this morning to
begin preliminary work on the
brownsville, Hidalgo & Northern
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want your trade.

wait NOul II due.
A few days after the freeze a
party asked THE HERALD man
why the paper did not say all the
cabbage was killed. We told him
we did not think it vas the truth.
Later reports prove THE HERALD
was correct. Mr.. Piper, of Piper
Brothers brought to this Office to-
day two cabbage heads, weighing
about FIVE pounds each. These,
he says, were cut from a 15-acre
field. zand in about-a week there
will be many more. This was the
first planting and were not material
ly affected. A later planting of 20
acres was damaged to some extent,
but Mr.. Piper thinks they will
make a crop. The third planting,
of so acres were killed outright.
The samples brought in are of the
Flat Dutch variety, and would
class as strict fancy" in any
market.
Among the prominent visitors
to Brownsville the past few days
are Messrs. L. A. Busby and P.
w. Stanhope, of Chicago. Mr..
Busby is president of the Browns
vile Land & Irrigation company,
and comes down to see how his
company is progressing and to note
the development of this section.
In addition to this he is a promi-
nent member of the Chicago legal
fraternity who is rapidly ascending
the ladder of success, and unless
all indications fail he will soon
take his place as one OF the most
successful attorneys of Chicago.
Mr.. Stanhope is also a prominent
citizen of the same city, and comes
down on a pleasure trip and to see
a country which is fast gaining the
attention of fhe northern and east
ern prospector. He is very favor
ably impressed with conditions
here, but recognizes, as every one
does, the necessity of more people
TO aid in the word of development.
The gentlemen will spend few
days here before returning north.
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Jack Schewitz went to Yorktown
Friday, after spending few days
in Runge. He has recently moved
from Brownsville and informs US
that he will locate either at Runge
or Yorktown. He was here again
yesterday and left On the afternoon
train for Sinton, where he expect
ed to meet his wife and baby, who
were on their way from Browns
vile to Yorktown.-Karnes Coun-
ty News.
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DR.. c. F. GRAY
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READ THE FOLLOWING TESTIMONIALS:

NI77lD TIE I OA-LV ''I4'U IK141 III'IO''
Dr.. Gray has extracted a very
bad tooth for me entirely without
pain. 1t was really more of pleas
ure than a dread. I am glad to tell
all of my friends of the Vitalized
Air.
Also doing considerable filling
and without pain.
FAUsTINo REND6N, Druggist.