The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-23

Be sure to attend the concert. Pro-
gram will be published tomorrow. 1t
The management of the bull ring
in Matamoros is advertising another
bull fight for Sunday, and quite
large crowd will probably be in at
tendance from points up the road.
A Mexican giving his name as
Melchoir Jaime, with his two chill
dren, was deported by the United
States immigrant officials this morn
ing, on accountof both of the chill
dren being afflicted with trachoma.
FOR SALE-At cost, city lot front
ing school house. For particulars
address P. o. box 359 1896
Since the Matamoros authorities
put a stop to the gambling at the
fiestas, that enterprise has been sus-
pended. 1t has made this September
celebration rather "triste'' for our
Mexican friends, as the gambling
was the leading feature of the fiestas.
An active tour for the purpose of
collecting dues from the members of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley Com
mercial Club will be made at once by
Secretary Barnes. 1t is hoped that
every one may be ready to come
across with his dues to this very use
full institution.
Don't forget the concert Friday
25th, opera house. Admission 25
cents, cy; reserved seats 10 cents cy.
1t
A crew of eight linemen, under
charge of W. NJ. Jones as foreman.
left today for Harrington, from which
point they are working On the new
line which is being constructed to
connect up with the Sam Fordyce
branch. Mr.. Jones expects to finish
this work by Friday
Preparations are being made for a
grand celebration by the Mexican res
idents of Mercedes on the 26th and
9th, when there will be a gran
bale de salon." or dance, and also a
parade by the band to announce the
dance. Quite a number will doubtless
be going to Mercedes for the festivi-
ties.
The foundations are being built at
the Peoples Ice Factory for the new
machinery which will be received in
about three weeks. This addition
will more than double the capacity of
the factory and make it one of the
largest and finest ice plants in South
Texas, being equal to both of the ice
plants of Corpus Christi combined.
Attention is called to the change
in the ad of the ]. S. & NJ. H. Cross
Grocery company in this issue. This
is one of the aldest business firms
in the valley country. Besides having
a wholesale house in Brownsville, the
firm also operates one in MatamorOs,
The dry goods department, which
was formerly a part of this business,
was discontinued some time ago,
The same firm is conducting a large
lumber business in this city under
the firm name of the ]. S. & NJ. H.
Cross Lumber Company, which has
an ad in today's issue of The Herald
also.
A certain insurance agent from an
interior city, who has been here sew
eral days was overheard the other
day knocking Brownsville quite vic
iously. He acknowledged frankly that
he had been coming here at intervals
for the past four years and that he
had always made money here. A
lady who happened to be present
very aptly told him that he showed
very little judgment or appreciation
to be knocking town where he came
to do business and where he had
done so we'll 1t is to be hoped that
those who do business with this per-
son will advise him to change his
tactics or to vacate this field.