The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-10-20
THE DAILY HERALD
PERSONALS.

John r. Box made a business Visit
to Mercedes today.
R. B. Droughton of Hattiesberg,
Miss, is among Brownsville's visitors
today.
J. P. Stephenson left this morning
for Harlingen to look after his in
terests here.
J. w. Holt returned to Mission to-
after transacting business in the city
for several days.
Y. ]. Warren, R. F. Woodward and
F. H. Harsh, all of San Benito, spent
yesterday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Riggs of Merce-
des. who spent a few days here, re-
turned home today.
Jeff McLemore of Kingsville. editor
of the Gulf Coast Magazine, is Wis
itor in the city today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Cole of New Or
leans, after spending several days in
the city, left today for home.
A. G. Hood. of Harlingen. expert
tomato grower for L. C. Hill, spent
the day in the city yesterday.
H. P. Mcneil, S. Block and son of
Rio Grande City spent yesterday in
the city, returning home today.
Mrs. J. Mossberg of Santa Maria.
who has been in the city for the past
two weeks, returned home today.
R. E. McGlochIin of Aberdeen. S.
D.. who has been in the city on
prospecting tour, returned home this
morning.
Mrs. NJ. A. Wells left this morning
for Raymondville. where she was
called on account of sickness in her
family who reside there.
Walter A. Mcneil of Santa Maria
came down yesterday afternoon on
the branch and is transacting bust
ness in the city today
County Surveyor A. w. Amthor
left this morning for Tiocano where
he goes to review a proposed road
from that place TO the old military
road.
Mrs. W. H. Turner left this morn
ing for Donna, where she will spend
a few days with Mr.. Turner. who is
there at present looking after his in
terests.
Frank Caldwell came down from
San Benito yesterday afternoon in
his automobile. the Red Rambler. ."
returning today with a party of pros
pectors.
NJ. R. Wood. who is supervising the
construction of the sugar mill at
Donna, came down on the branch yes
terday afternoon and returned this
morning.
Zick Krohne OF Austin, who has
been in the city for several weeks
buying cotton 70 rthe Reagan Round
Bale Co., of Houston, left this morn
ing for Abilene. Texas.
Judge and Mrs. d. B. Chaplin ar
rived in the city last night from San
Antonio, where they have been spend
ing several days. and left this morn
ing for their home in Hidalgo.
w B. Harmon. a contractor and
carpenter. formerly of Corpus Chris
ii. has arrived in Brownsville. and
will probably locate here. Mr.. Har-
mon is well pleased with the pros
poets for our town and thinks the
building trades will do well here He
is located at present with Mr. Lawson
on Adams and 9th streets.
Col Dudley Evans of New York
City, president of the Wells Fargo
Express Company. arrived in the city
last night from Mexico City and left
this morning on the special train of
Jeff n. Miller. general manager of
the ST. L., B. and NJ. railroad which
left here this morning at seven
O'Clock. Col Evans is looking after
the interest of his company in this
fast developing section.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Campbell of
Claudell. Kansas, accompanied by
Mrs. Campbell's sister, Mrs Birdsell.
and their grandson, are visitors in
the city, having come down on home
seekers tickets. Mr.. Campbell is a
veteran of the civil war. and was at
Brownsville during the war as a sol
der in the Union army He has tax
en- much interest in visiting Browns
vile, which he naturally finds much
changed since those early days.