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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
District Court Notes.

The district court this afternoon
is hearing the case in which Oc-
faviano Navaris is charged with
the theft of property of the value
of $50. The case was called this
morning and the jury selecteds
whereupon adjournment was taken
until this afternoon.
Attorneys in the case in which
]. D. A. McCelland seeks to re-
cover damages from the Browns
vile Land & Irrigation Co. finish
ed their argument in the denur-
gers yesterday. Judge Hopkins
announced that he would reserve
his decision. Until this decision
is handed down it will be impos-
sible to say when this case will
come to trial. As stated in THE
HERALD, the suit is up for re-trial
at the instance of the court of ap-
oesls which reversed recent de-
s;sion for the defendant.~~~--,.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
Ladies Aid Society
Elects Officers.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist and Presbyteria II
churches at its meeting Tuesday
afternoon elected officers for the
ensuing year. The election result
ed in the selection of the following
officers:
Mrs. J. w. Hancock, president;
Mrs. A. E. Burnett, first vice pres
ident; Mrs w. c. c. Fo ter. Sec
end vice president; Mrs. ]. ]. Per-
domo, third vice president; Mrs.
]. S Shoemaker. treasurer; Mrs.
r. L. Stell, treasurer; Mrs. E. c.
Green, recording secretary; Mrs.
] R. Howse, corresponding secre-
tary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
TO INTRODUCE SILK INDUSTRY
Continued from page -


tie spinning worm will thrive and
produce its proper quota Of silken
fibre. To produce silk, it is neces-
sary, however, that the worm be
provided with mulberry leaves of
eithea the Mora-Arabica or the
Mora PauIina variety. These trees
are imported either from Italy or
France by the agricultural depart
ment, for the purpose of having
them propagated, with the view of
introducing silk culture.
There are mulberry trees grow
ing in Brownsville, but not being
of the species named, they will
not serve the silk worm as food.
Silk culture is one of the easiest
and most profitable industries of all
the means of making a livelihood
that have ever been tried. 1t re-
quires but a few weeks for the pro-
pagation of the worm from the egg
to the final stage, when the insect
enwraps itself mummy-like in its
cocoon. 1t only remains then to
unwind the silk, which is sought
after by manufacturers at verv
high price. 1t requires but little
space comparatively to raise a very
large number of worms, and very
little attention is necessary each
day during the feeding season. 1t
is a work which may be carried on
very easily by women and young
girls. The profits are highly re-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
San Benito Siftings
TO THE HERALD.

To THE HERALD.
San Benito, Texas, Feb. 20
The water in the canal is now al.
most in town, and will be here
within two or three days more. II
is now running over the large locks
near town. 1t makes pretty sight
indeed. These locks are large
enough to admit the passage of a
good-sized barge.
The company had Photographer
Wheelus out this week taking
pictures of various views along the
canal, and also of Col. Haywood s
handsome new house and other
points of interest.
An eight foot diamond RATHER
was killed near here several days
ago by Frank Caldwell, the noted
lecturer and writer. Mr.. Caldwell
has undergone many exciting ex
periences i'll his world wide travels,
but he has had none that exceeded
the elation he felt at putting this
monster snake out of existence.
His snakeship was skinned. and
Mr.. Caldwell is having fine hide
tanned in Brownsville. He will
preserve it as a souvenir of lis life
on the lower Rio Grande.
A new bakery has been opened
at San Benito by Ursulo Perez,
who is row ready to supply Gus
toners with the staff of life, for
reasonable sum.
San Benito mad its first wedding
last Friday evening, when Natl
vidad Noyola and Miss Gonzalo
Moptalvo were united in holy
bonds. Their San Benito friends
wish them much joy.
Vice President w. II. Stenger of
the company is now i'll San Anto-
Mo, where he went for treatment.
He writes that he has improved
very much since going there.
Col. and Mrs. Haywood have
gone to their old home at Jennings, |
La. for a short visit to relatives.
Jesse Wolff of Brownsville spent |
Sunday here hunting with w. H. |
Brant.
The Messrs. Brant, Falligant |
md O'Brien went to Brownsville |
~ auto to the calico dance last
friday. They had an excellent
ime.
Mr.. Brant visited in Brownsville
night
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
Notice..

AS I am now located in San Be-
nito, I am able to bid on contracts
for grubbing land there, or in sur
rounding country, in tracts from
10 to 1000 acres. Will give bond
on large tracts. Any one interest
ed may call at my store in San
Repito, or write of location and
will place my bid.
218-1m. - LUIS RAMfREz.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1908.

PAPERS throughout the country
are now solemnly discussing the
truth of President RooseVelt's
statement, written many years ago,
that he was at one time lightweight
boxing champion at Harvard. II
IS row in order to bring up from
the dim and dusty past two ques
tons which have never been salts
factorily answered: Who kidnapped
CharleyRoss2 Who struck Billy
Patterson?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
Notice.

Notice is hereby served that I
will enforce the law against any
person found cutting or otherwise
interfering with the fences around
my pasture at Llano Grande, and
I will pay ten dollars for informa-
ton leading to the conviction of
any person or persons so doing.
2 10 I'm. P. WITHERS.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

CHANCELLOR Day evidently
thinks the president was in earnest
Judging from the way he keeps on
saying things about the chief exc
.cutive. Galveston Tribune.
Chancellor Day is his own press
agent, and he's no SLOUGH at that.
Even Col. Tody Hamilton, ALTER
alive artist for the Barnum shows
for years, must do homage to the
Chance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20
THE RAILROAD A
WONDER WORKER
Extract from Address Delivered
by B. F. Yoakum.
Rescued Brownsville from Isolation. Rails
ed Value of Lands in this Nile Valley
Of America from 81 per acre TO
Present Great Values.

In his address to the secretaries
of Texas Commercial Clubs at Fort
Worth the other day, B. F. Yoa-
KUN, president of the ST. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico road. and
chairman of the executive commit
| tee of the Rock Island Frisco
system, had the following to say
of the Brownsville country and the
coming of the railroad:
In the last railroad enterprise
undertaken in Texas, which is just
being finished into Houston and
Galveston, prior to the construc-
ton of that line lands were chang
ing hands in that section from 81
10 81 per acre. which are today
selling from $40 to SIS per acre.
aud rs high as $50.
That great, rich country, and
it is great and rich country, had
for all times remained idle and use
less to the human family, and
especially to the Texans-a coun-
try as rich as the alluvial Nile, but
it is no more fertile now than it
was four years ago. out it IS sup
piled with the one vital element
rail transportation-which has
given it an opportunity to show to
the world its great wealth that had
waited so long to put forth Its
strength and ability to do its share
towards supplying the IS million
people who are now beginning to
look to Texas for their early supply
of the farm and garden products.
When the construction of this
line was commenced from near
Corpus Christi, Brownsville was
then 40 miles from any railroad
connecting that country with the
balance of the United States except
through Mexico, and the good peo-
pie of that country had waited I'M
patiently for the coming of rail-
road that would give them an
outlet for travel and commerce to
the balance of the world.
Well do remember telegram,
which l greatly appreciated, receiv-
ed from the citizens of Brownsville
or July 4. 1904, in which they ex-
pressed their declaration of good |
wishes on the completion of the
adding that it gave them !
their independence over again"
Mr.. Yoakum's address was a
most valuable one. 1t was widely
published throughout the state and
Is widely read. 1t was replete
With valuable information and ad-
vice OH the value OF railroad as
means of opening a new country.
The hearers were all impressed
With it, as have been those who
cad il in the newspapers. Mr..
Yoakum is one of the best friends
If the Brownsville country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

THE, ground hog is liar, p"
remarks the Norfolk Landmark.
and the Houston Post Immediately
calls for space on the bench beside
Bethany Storer for the animal in
question. That's pretty near head
of the class, according to His
Streuuousness.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

THE Photographers union is now
taking liberties with the name of
the recent entry in the race for at
torney general, Mr.. Wynne. The
gentleman in the rear row rises to
remark that if Onion Wynnes
Davidson may yet be king over
Fe~aef
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

FIGURES show that Missouri has
only 521, 900 mules. while grand
old Texas has 637. 900. The King
IS dead Long live the King!
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

THE Dallas Times Herald in
quires if an Onion has branches
You may term them wires if you
wish, but the Onion will do the
pulling itself.-San Antonio Ex-
press.
The question probably bothering
the mucllly Photographed Mr..
Onion is whether or not his friends
will be able to pull him through.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-02-20

PRESIDENTIAL Issue Will Be
on Finance" are the headlines in
a San Antonio paper. And the
question as to who will be presi
dent is also largely one of finance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16

For Rent-Modern furnished rooms,
3 West State street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
Stockyard Notes.

Shipping demand has been an i'm
portant factor in the hog market re-
cently. Shippers purchases the past
week have been about 10000.
Cattle prices are going up and the
impression seems TO be current that
the supply in the country is small.
Seven dollar cattle may be in owl
dcnce by the middle of the summer.
The sheep market is now acting Just
us 1t did last year, when the Sc lamb
was introduced, but the spread between
sheep and lambs is much narrower
now than then. due TO the great
scarcity of sheep.
There has been a pretty good de-
mand for mixers and springers re-
Gently. and sellers We're fairly well
pleased with the prices they received.
AS the weather gets warmer and the
pasture season approaches, the de-
mand is likely to improve.
Bull prices have recovered all of
the recent loss and prices now are at
the highest point of the season.
There was decline Of 25@50c in
the calf market last week. due TO larg
er receipts. The season has arrived
when the spring crop of calves will
begin to flow in. and for the next
two months receipts Will be greatly
increased. Dealers look for record
supplies later on.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16

For Rent-April /, six-room house.
City water and sewer. Nearly new.
Address WHO, care T.-R.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16

dead In room 23 at the Pepper hotel
IN Ranchester a small town near Sher-
idan, at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. either as a result of a revolver
duel or "a suicide pact A revolver was
cntchcd in the right hands of both
men, and bullet holes I'm their heads
Until an investigation is held and post
mortem examination Is made 1T Will
not be known whether it is Il case of
duel or double suicide.
The two men arrived at RAN
chester late Saturday night and reg
istercd at the Pepper hotel. They
said they were travelling together
and occupied the same room. They
at McShanes tie camp next morn
ing.
The men arose at an early hour
In the morning and changed their good
clothes for their working outfits, care
fully folding UP and packing the for
mer A few minutes later, several
shots were heard in the room and
rush to that part of the hotel by
the other guests and the night clerk
was made. The door to No 90 was
forced open and both men We're found
close together dead on the floor
Both men had considerable money
on their clothes and each carried
gold watch. On Hanken was found
II certificate on the West Side bank
for $3.50. The bodies have been
brought to Sheridan where an inquest
will be held Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
Commission Houses Were Active
Sellers, and Receipts In
creased in Northwest
CORN EASY WITH WHEAT
Dat. Also Were Dull, in Sympathy
With Wheat and Corn, and There
Was Slack Demand in That Market
Today-Easy Tone Reported in the
Provisions Market.

Chicago, March 16-Wheat opened
weak today, commission houses being
active sellers. A depressing factor was
Increased receipts in the northwest.
May opened at 95a @96A, and for
time held within that range. Minne-
apolis, Duluth and Chicago receipts
were 702 cars.
The market was weak all day, be-
cause of heavy selling OF July and
September, on account of favorable
outlook for those months. May closed
1ss lower at 95h@95A.
Corn was easy, along with wheat.
May opened at Sc to 66as. and sold to
66as. Receipts were 173 cars.
Prices were easy in sympathy with
wheat May closed A@ss lower at
65A @6oB.
Oats were dull, because of slack de-
mand, and in sympathy with wheat
and corn. May opened at SAY to 90.
Receipts were 274 cars.
Provisions.
Provisions were easy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
Nest Strength Was Displayed
in Butcher Stuff, and Close
Was Steady
TRADING IN HOGS LIGHT
Market Steady, However, at satur-
days Best Price = Packers Bearish
and Shipping Demand Only Fair =
Sheep Strong Today, and Market for
Lambs Ten Hisher-Recepts Light.

| Chicago, March 16--Cattlc There
shippers and packers, at advances of
10 to 15c over last weeks closing
prices The most strength was dis
PLAYED in butcher stuff The close was
steady
Receipts last week We're $1,000
against 1920 the previous week and
G4,S5o a year ago and failure of a big
increased run to show up indicates
/, that either fat steers are getting
scarce or the feeders becoming bull
ish and not DESTROYS of flooding a mar
ket which gives indication of gaining
strength as the spring season APP
proaches.
There Is no longer complaint OF
crowded beef coolers and all interests
are buying freely. Exporters and
shippers are leaders in the movement
toward putting the market higher.
their urgent orders stimulating keen
tone to the market for good to choice
kinds, which was lacking a short time
ago. The latter classes have shown
most strength lately. altho tone of the
trade for medium steers. was quite
good
Little fear Is expressed that the
prices will break much below present
levels. and while there is less bullish
enthusiasm now than noted q week
ago. the higher prices later this month
and early in April would seem prob
able for naturalization.
Of Ia j,,y ia
market now Is not nearly as good as it
was early in the year Lots OF short
fed steers. decidedly lacking in finish
were included in the receipts last
week, but the strong demand made
them sell remarkably we'll. In fact. the
light steers of scarcely medium quail
ity have shown more Improvement in
the past two weeks than the really
choice steers.
Hogs We're steady, at Saturdays best
prices. Trading was light. Packers
We're bearshly inclined, and shipping
demand was only fair.
This promises to be a test week
in she hog market az country roads
are dying out and IL there are any
considerable amount of hogs left in the
country a run may materialize. If 1t
does not cent market or better is
next in order.
Sheep.
Sheep were strong. lambs were 1oc
higher Receipts We're light and pack
ers were compelled to follow the lead
of buyers for shipping account.
The recent advance has been gen.
orally attributed to light receipts. but
at that the run is about up to that
of the previous week and is heavier
than a year ago. AS a matter of fact.
long period Of light supply and
diminution of the run down east is
having a telling effect. Shipping de-
mand has been good and exporters
have not been able to get sheep to
fill their orders. Undoubtedly more
stuff could have been taken care of as
local killers We're warm in pursuit OF
both sheep and lambs, paving the ad-
vance each day. 1t has been strictly
a sellers market.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16

Wanted-Good reliable dining room
girl at once Winchester hotel, Eldora,
la.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
THE GRINNELL NEWS,
Waterloo, Pella & Southwestern to Lay
Tracks Thru College Grounds.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Grinnell, March 16.-As was an
nounced In these columns some weeks
conferred upon her of being ad nittcd
to the Phi Beta Kappa honorary
scholarship fraternity and will have
the inauguration ceremonies at COM
mencement next June. In preparation
for this event, thirty charter members
have been selected by the faculty COM
mittee, none being eligible from any
class later than 1899. Others may come
In after the organization. The follow
ing alumni have been selected: III. IL.
Reltield, IS; Mary e. Smell and J..
Irving Manatt, 80: Jesse Macy, 10; II.
c. Arams, IA; Charles Davidson and
Joshua Il. Dodge. 70; Richard Jones
and Hannah A. Noyes Davidson. rs;
w. A. Noyes and Albert Shaw, 10; o.
F. Emerson, G. M. Whicher and G. e.
White, 80: H. W. Norris, So s.. l..
Whtcomb. 81; L. I. Herriott. and Carl
c. Kelsey. 80: w. F. Brewer, A. Cat
tell, c. c. Carstons, c. Il. Mckinley,
and H. p. Douglass, '91; G. L. Marsh
and Mary Chamberlain. 90; Clara f.
Millerd. '93; G. p. Wyckoff. "a; H. H..
Stipp, 90: P. F. Peck, 81; H. L. Bey-
er. '9S: F. e. Roberts. '99.
AT the meeting of the college trus-
tees on Friday evening last, the re-
quest of the management of the Wa
terloo, Pella & Southwestern railroad
for the privilege of laying their tracks
thru the college grounds, was taken up,
and the request granted. From Sixth
to Eighth avenues a strip of ground
fifty feet wide is granted for that pur-
pose on the east side of the present
Iowa Central tracks and from Eighth
avenue north to the limits Of the coll
lege property a width OF seventyfi five
feet is granted This Is not giving
away the property but simply permit
ting the use of the ground for track
age purposes. just as the city council
permitted the use OF State street from
Washington avenue to Fourth avenue.
1t is not yet known how the railroad
plans to get the use OF
the space between Fourth and Sixth
avenues which, because of the curve Of
the Central tracks to the east will
carry the road over from State to
High street.
DIR. George L. Cady closed his week
OF evangelistic labor here last even
ing, and returned to his home In Du-
buque. this morning The meetings
have been intensely interesting thru
out reaching the elimination IN at
tendance at the meeting OF last even
ing. At the mems meeting yesterday
afternoon. between four and five hun-
dred We're present. There has been no
rush OF people protesting con-
version because of the excitement
quite often worked up in revival meet
ings. but all who have attended the
meetings unite In agreeing that much
real good has been accomplished by
giving sane and earnest views OF God
and duty. A free will offerine' was
talon last evening to pay the expenses
Of Dr.. Cadv in coming here and filling
his Dubuque pulpit In his absence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Hogs.
Britain & Co.. for farmers hogs. de-
livered in wagon load lots at their
yards, or bought by their country
statesmen, are paying the following
prices today:
All hogs over 200 pounds-4.20.
Pigs, 100 to 200 pounds-4,00.
Pigs, 140 to 100 pounds--S.90.
Pigs, 120 to 140 pounds-S60
Pigs, 100 to 40 pounds-350.
Cattle.
Britain & Co. are paying today. ac-
cording to grade, the following prices
which. however. are subject to change
without notice:
Cutters-2.25@2.75.
Good cows and hefers-o.75 $500.
Good cows and heifers-2.2o0p 2.5O.
Calves. $50 to 200 pounds-4.00.
Calves, 200 to 800 pounds-3.50.
Calves, over 300 pounds-2.5O $500.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
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Mrs. A. S. Reisnger of 712 West
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
THE RoDE NEWS.
Town Officers Renominated Except,
One-Joe Telford Hurt.

ONe-JOo SIIOCO
Special 10 Times Republican
Bode. March 16.--At the town eau
Gus, the following were named for town
officers: DR.. E. l.. Watson; council
men. Nels Hange and B. X. kinseth.
for three years, and Teman Williams
for two years, to fill vacancy; re-
corder, DR.. +. NJ. Highly; assessor, O.
C. Gullixson; committeeman. c. A..
Underberg. All We're old members,
and were nominated to succeed them
selves, except Teman Williams. who
is the only new man on the council.
Joe Telford had the misfortune to
get one of his hands badly cut while
loading a newly sharpened spader,
requiring eight stitches to sew the
wound.
Oscar r. and Grin G. Gullixson
have been notified by their attorneys
that their application for patent on a
ditching machine has been granted.
A factory for manufacturing them
may be started here.
The following attended the county
convention from here: r. q. Hanson.
f. j. Erickson, f. l.. Watson, A. NJ.
Anderson. S. O. Swenson. n. A. Nasty,
j. o. Dale and o. c. GulliXson. Two
autos were used to make the trip.
O. E. Swenson has sold his photo
graph gallery to Miss Artibel button,
of Iowa Falls.
f. j. Erickson has rented and will
move his immense stock of implements
into the Williams building, on the
corner of Humboldt avenue and First
street.
o. C. Gullixson and S. o. Swenson.
have rented the K. ]. Lomen building.
vacated by E. ]. Erickson, and will
use it for an auto garage.