The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-10


Scenes in and around New York
will be seen at the Electric Theater
tonight 1t
Now is the time to select your
Xmas gifts before our stock has been
picked over. The Rutledge Jewelry
Co. 11-S0-1S
just the thing to send your friends
and relatives in the old states, Mex
lean drawn work, curios, etc, at the
Rutledge Jewelry Company. 11-30-18
just Receiyed.-A full line of i'm
ported perfumes, face powders, toilet
waters, ETC., manufactured by Piver,
Roger G Gaillet and Pinauds. Pute-
gnat's Drug Store 12-9-tf
For Your Wife.-Gold handle UNI
brella, cut glass, hand painted china,
silverware. For your mother-clocks,
work baskets, elegant table ware. For
your sweetheart, diamonds, bracelets,
brooches. necklaces. RutIedge Jew
elry Co. 11-3O-1S
An admission of 81 for reserved
seats, Use for general admission and
soc for school children will be
charged for the piano recital of Herr
Janson at the Celford Theater Friday
night. 1892
Called to Mexico.-A telegram was
received Tuesday by Mrs. Louis Ko-
WALSH of this city from her son-in-
law, J. H. Bloomberg of Mexico City.
notifying her of the serious illness
of the younger child of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Bloomberg, with scarlet fever. Mrs.
Kowalski left yesterday for Mexico
City to assist in nursing the little
one.
Rent Cottages.-Several cottages
for renting purposes will be erected
on Adams street within the near fut-
ure by Mrs. Fred Truwitt of San
Antonio, who owns some lots on that
street There is still great need of
more cottages for renters, and it is
to be hoped that others may follow
suit and improve their vacant lots in
this way.
Served Quarter Century.-After
serving twenty-six years as district
clerk of Cameron county, Louis Ko-
WALSH on Monday turned the books
and papers of his Office over to his
successor, T. B. Russell, and retired
from public Office At the time of
his retirement Mr. Kowalski was the
oldest in the service of any district
clerk in the state.
Religious Services. - Tomorrow
night at the Presbyterian church, the
Rev A. L. Scarborough, presiding
elder of the Methodist church for this
district will preach. Rev. Scarbo-
rough arrived in the city last night
to attend the quarterly conference
meeting of the Methodist church of
this city tonight, at which plans will
be perfected for the erection of a
church here. Sunday Rev. Mr.. Scar
borough will preach at San Benito.
Athletic Club Proposed-A move
ment is now on foot in the city to
organize an atheletic club and gym
nasium. should this organization be
completed, it will mean great deal
for the young men of Brownsville.
Not only will it afford them amuse-
ment but it will also be of great bene-
fit to them physically, especially to
those who are employed in offices,
stores, etc. 1t is to be hoped that
this enterprise will be seriously con-
sidered by the citizens of Brownsville.
Carnival Company Engaged.-That
Brownsville is to have a carnival is
now a settled fact. Fire Chief A.
Goldammer in behalf of the fire de-
partment has concluded all necessary
arrangements with the Parker
Amusement Company. one of the
cleanest and best companies on the
road, for a one week carnival to be-
gin here the 21st of this month. Car
son park has been secured for the car
nival 1t is to be hoped that this car
nival will be literally patrOnized by