The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-04-17
San Benito Siftings

To The HERALD
San Benito, Texas, April 10
The glorious rain that visited this
section Saturday and Sunday last
was very much needed here, and
benefited both the farmers and the
company The farmers were bene-
fitted for the reason that the water
flooded every corner of their land
without the trouble of building
bitches, etc. The company pro-
flied in its turn for the reason that
it has gone to the trouble of fur
nishing water to industrious farm
ers, who had their land cleared
and ready for the water, before the
completion of the headworks, at
an expense that was really greater
than the returns would justify
This was voluntarily done by the
company, and the temporary relief
by reason of the rain is appreciat-
ed.
Col. Alba Haywood was sick for
several days the first part of the
week, but is now out and much
improved.
Messrs. 0. w. and Scott Hey
wood of Jennings, La, are visit
ing their brother, Col. Alba Hey
wood. here. In addition to these
guests. Col. and Mrs. Haywood
have Mr.. and Mrs. Broughton and
Mrs. Molly Bridgeford of Jennings,
the parents and sister of Mrs.
Haywood, and Prof. Santoge OF
one of the state institutions at La
fayette, La.
Prof. Moore of Chicago has been
visiting Mr.. Caldwell here. Mr..
Caldwell took lis guest by auto to
visit Santa Maria, and the latter
was wonderfully impressed with
the country.
The engineers of San Benito
now have an addition to their crew
in the person of Robert Bats of
Austin. Mr.. Bats is the son of
R. L. Bats of Austin, who IS at
torney for the San Benito COM
pany. He has been attending the
Texas University, but left there
recently with the intention of find
ing some fresh air on the lower
Rio Grande. Mr.. Bats has been
admitted to the San Benito tennis
club. He is quite lover OF the
game, aud promises to be one of
the stars of the club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P. Foley have
returned recently to San Benito to
reside. Mr.. Foley is an expert
accountant and book-keeper and
put in the first set of books that
the company had. This was last
May. Mr.. and Mrs. Foley left
here shortly before Christmas, not
expecting to return, but, as the re
suit of a little coaxing from the
company they returned, and Mr..
Foley is again with the company
as bookkeeper.
The young men and young
ladies of San Benito gave an en-
joyable dance Saturday evening.
Even the rain did not interfere
with the pleasure of this event,
and the dancing continued until
past midnight. Mr.. Robertson,
with his usual enterprise, procured
buggies and other convey ances
and saw that the ladies did not
have to walk home in the rain.
The hotel here can hardly CON-
plain of lack of guests. Your
correspondent looked over the
register last night, aud observed
that during the last week there
have been all the way from II to
rs arrivals. These are in addition
to the regular local patrons.
Miss Della Smith of Mercedes
came down Tuesday, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Hattie Smith,
of Oklahoma, who has been visit
ing the former at Mercedes. to
visit Mrs. Perry Welty. Miss
Hattie left yesterday for her home
in Oklahoma
Among the many recent pur-
chasers of land here, is H. K.
Barber of Lincoln, Neb., who
bought a block of land from the
company for himself and son,
comprising $50 acres.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawton and chill
dren have arrived from Jennings,
La, with their household goods,
and will make their home here.
Among their effects is an auto
mobile, which swells the already
large number of San Benito
autoists. Mr., Lawton is looking
over the land here, with view to
selecting a suitable site for a loca-
ton.
R. L. Bats, esq, of Austin, at