The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
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For Csc and 35c lodgings apply to
Mccain, fronting the depot. 6-27-ti
A complete change will be made in
the program of the Dark chamber of
India Black art now being given for
the first time in the city, at the Gel
for Theatre tonight. Also illustrated
songs and an entire change of pic
lures. 1t
The Mexican barber, Felix Cano,
who was stabbed in this city last Sun
day night, is reported very much i'm
proved today, and should no unfore-
seen complications set in. it is
thought he will in all probability re-
cover.
An interesting old document now
in the possession of Jose CeIaya, ST.,
is poll tax and property receipt
combined for $3.50, bearing date of
August II. 1861, made to Jose Vera
and signed by Louis Cowan, who was
tax collector and assessor of Gamer
on county at that time.
The Herald has on hand a large
stock of blank deeds, earnest re,
ceipts, vendors lien notes, plain
notes, export manifests, and various
other legal blanks, all approved Tex
as forms. If
The two cottages lately built by w.
G. Whitman on upper Elizabeth street
make very attractive Improvement
in that part of town and also fill the
need if at least two families for
dwellings. They are small but neat
and pretty, having been designed and
built by Archer & Archer.
a new feature awaits the patrons
of the Celford tonight Besides the
usual pictures and illustrated song,
the mysterious Dark Chamber will
again be given with an entirely new
programme and different features.
The price of admission will be the
same as usual. > cents. L
A new addition to the city popula-
ton that as in prospect Tor the near
future is DR.. E. H. McTaggart, a dent
list, who comes here from Falfurrias
under engagement with Dr. C. II.
Thorn, the well known Brownsville
dentist DR.. McTaggart was a resi-
dent for four years of Clarendon. Tex
as. and comes highly recommended.
Among the late corners in Browns
Vile who are pleased with the out
look for this place, is J. o. Keeton,
who moved here some time since with
his family from San Antonio. Mr..
Keeton is a painter and paper hanger
by profession, and is in charge OF the
work on the new San Carlos hotel. be-
sides doing the work on several other
houses that have lately been erected.
The building on the corner of Fiji
teenth and Madison streets belonging |
to Mrs. Maria de Jesus Cross has been
leased by T. J. Clay, the baker. who |
Will remove his bakery into 1t about |
the first of the year An oven will be |
built which will be sufficiently large |
10 accommodate Mr. Clay's trade. and
two show windows will also be put in |
he front of the building.
The work of wiring the new mar
ket house and equipping it with prop
sr plumbing and connecting the same
With the water mains has been COM
)leted- This morning the work of
putting on the cutters was begun.
As soon as this is completed. the gut
ers on the old market building will
De torn down, and only water from
he roof fthe new building will be
permitted to run into the cistern on
he plaza.
Among the recent purchasers of
and near the city is Henry Paetzold
# Laredo, who yesterday purchased
wenty acres out of what is known as
he Rentfro-Neale tract Mr.. Paetzold
eturned this morning to Laredo to
hip his farming implements and
took to Brownsville. and expects to
eturn in week or ten days and
make his home on his newly pur-
hased land.