The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-21
LOCAL ITEMS
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For Csc and 35c lodgings apply to
Mccain, fronting the depot. 6-27-tf
Big shipment of Huyler's candies
just received. Eagle Drugstore.
A marriage license was issued to-
day by the county clerk to Bernabe
Gonzales and Ysabel Cortez.
FOR sALE-Two choice lots on
Tarpon Beach. A bargain. Inquire
Herald office. S-5-tf
Get your school supplies at the
Brownsville Drug Store and get
chances at the beautiful SIS doll.
s-21-12
FOR SALE-A nine room frame
cottage on Madison street, between
18th and 18th streets. c. Frank
Champion. S-18-13
Persons who wish pianos repaired
or tuned should avail themselves OF
the services of the expert piano tuner
and repairer, John B. Viano, who will
be here a short time. Leave order
at Whitman Pharmacy or postoffice.
S-11-tf
The suit of ]. D. A. McCIelland VS.
the Brownsville Land and Irrigation
%. still continues to drag in the dis
trict court and it is not likely that
the case will reach the jury before
tomorrow afternoon. The defense
rested Saturday afternoon and the
plaintiff is now recalling witnesses
in rebuttal which will probably occu-
Ply the whole of today.
County Court convened this morn
ing at ten O'Clock, with Judge Bart
lett presiding. No business was trans
acted today other than setting the
docket for this week, on account of at
torneys being engaged in the district
court. The following is the docket as
set for this week. Tuesday, probate
docket; Wednesday, civil docket;
Thursday, criminal docket.
The city public school opened for
the fall term this morning with a
very large attendance, but 1t will be
impossible. stated Prof. T. P. Bar
bour to Herald reporter this morn
ing, to complete the enrolment for
two or three days, owing to the unus-
ual influx of strangers and the pre-
caution that will have TO be used TO
prevent those who under the existing
laws of the state are prohibited at
tending especially those from other
towns and across the river
A few days ago, one of the work
men engaged in placing willow bar
riers along the bank of the river
near the Indiana Cooperative Canal
eompany's head-works, a few miles
below Brownsville, one fthe work
men fell into the river. The man is
a good swimmer, but the current was
SO strong that it was impossible for
him to get back to land on the Texas
side. He was carried along a short
distance by the current, and, finally
seeing that he could not get to land
on this side, he turned and swan
across the river to the Mexican side,
where he landed in safety. He re-
urned to this side later Considering
the depth and width of the river at
this point and the high stage of the
water and swift current, this was
quite feat.
Charitably inclined persons might
find an object worthy of consideration
in poor Mexican woman, named
Faustina Barron, who is almost blind,
without kindred, utterly unable to
help herself, and who obtains her
daily bread by asking for aid on the
streets, but is in reality almost too in
firm to even walk about. This poor
woman collected fe wdollars recent
ly to put roof on the little shack
which had served her as a shelter,
but when it came to putting on the
roof the walls were so rotten that it
was found to be impossible, and the
workmen left the poor little habita-
ton in ruins, while her money was
used up to pay the laborers for the
work of destruction. She is now
sleeping where she can and living as
she can. If anyone ever needed
friends. poor old Dona Faustina needs
them.