The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-05-22
San Benito Siftings
To THE HERALD.

i 10 lHE HERALD.
San Benito, Texas, May 81
That people have already begun t.
utilize the bountiful soil in thi
section, and are proving what cal
be done here by the combination
of this soil with irrigation is shown
in San Benito by the long list 0
planters in this vicinity who nov
have irrigated farms. This list in
cludes the following:
Stilwell, San Benito Nursery
Paris Brothers, Landrum, Fearnow
Moody. Philpott, Cara, McAtee
Foster, Wells, Driver. Roy, Bow
man, Bush, McCarroll, Miller
Curaw, Garcia, Treviiio, Fareck
Sabresula, Voykufka, Kabrietzky
Talbert, Harsh. Bardofske, and
Words.
These people don't say: Il will
irrigate my land" but my land
is already being irrigated" This
is the kind of talk that made the
famous cardinal Prince Richelieu
great. The cardinal did not say:
Il will do" bat Il have done it. y
Not only have the above got wa
ter on their land, but they have
crops in a beautiful and flourish
ing condition. Some are almost
ready for the harvest. Mr.. Stilwell
began cutting his alfalfa today.
Besides the foregoing, there are
dozens here who are almost ready
to begin irrigation operations, and
will receive water very shortly.
These people have come here from
all over the United States, from the
golden, vine-clad hills of Califor-
MIA, to the cool, tobaccoscented
regions of old Virginia to settle in
this glorious country watered by
the Silvery Rio Grande.
A very pleasant afternoon was
spent by twenty-nine of San Be-
nito's prominent citizens Sunday,
when Mr.. Caldwell took them on
trip to the head-works of the
canal and back in the big new auto
mobile. The afternoon was ideal
for such an affair, and both ladies
and gentlemen spokes volumes in
praise of it. The return was made
in IS minutes from the river, a
distance of Is miles.
The two front concrete walls of
the headworks are completed at the
river and Chief Engineer Sam
Robertson say the other walls will
be completed in the near future.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Last Friday evening, in honor
of Mrs. Davis of Brownsville, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Robertson enter
tanned San Benito society at cards.
The pretty new home of the Rob-
was lastly arranged, and
the reception hall, parlor and din
ing room, where the card tables
we're placed, made a gay and at
scene. The game began at
$50, and before the players knew
It, 1870 was upon them, at which
Tine, Mrs Breen and Mrs. Welty
we're awarded the first and second
prizes respectively for the ladies,
while Mr., Ross and Mr.. Welty |
we're declared the respective win
lers of similar honors among the
men. Mrs. Davis then entertained
he guests with several very pretty
piano selections, and Messrs. Fred
md Alfred Toombs followed with
beautiful duet. being accom-
panied by Mrs. Davis on the piano.
ces, cake and punch were served
Turing the evening. The hour was
omewhere on the A. M. side of
he clock when the guests said
goodnight to their charming and
host and hostess. Those
Who enjoyed the evening were
Mrs. Davis of Brownsville, Mr..
md Mrs. Toombs, Fred Toombs,
Ir. and Mrs. Welty, Mrs. Bridge
ord, Mr.. and Mrs. Toby, Mr.. and
Irs. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. Breen,
Hiss Helen Schneider, Messrs.
loss, Smith, Householder and
Iittman.
Hy. P. Griffin, who was here
asst summer and who attended the
University of Texas this year, re-
urned to San Benito today. Mr..
Griffin is fond of the Rio Grande
ountry aud will most probably be
ERE all summer. He is a sophomore
d Civil Engineering at the Univer-
ity.
Mrs. Davis of Brownsville, who
pent week with Mrs. Robertson
ere, returned home Saturday.
A delightful automobile trip was
njoyed the latter part of last week
y Col. and Mrs. Alba Haywood,
frc PridUaford oud Mr. o,d