The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-04-24
San Benito Siftings
To TIE HERALD.

rived and the court is being laiG
out today. The members are eager
to begin playing and those who
wish to practice will play every
afternoon. until they become suf-
ficientiy expert to win fame with
the racket. A meeting to eIecl
officers is sceeduled for Saturday
night.
| The big 24-seated tourning car
of the San Benito Land and Water
company has arrived. The COM
pany has been using two 5-seated
cars for bringing homeseekers to
see the country along the canal,
but the ever increasing number oil
excursionists taxed the capacity OF
these cars to such an extent that at
times would-be visitors had to be
left in Brownsville for lack of room
to bring them. So the company
has added the new car, which will
enable the crowds of investment
seekers to see San Benito. The
new car will be put into service be-
tween Brownsville and San Benito
this week.
The recent rise in the river has
caused a short delay in the con-
struction of the company's head
works. The company, however,
was prepared for the rise in every
way and is experiencing no draw
back on accounted it.
A drug store will be added to
San Benito's business establiss
ments in the next few days. 1t will
be opened by DR.. Driver, who is
one of our pioneer citizens.
Mr.. Hanson, who spent several
days in Mexico last week buying
some mules, has returned to San
Benito He owns a forty-acre
tract here, which is nearly ready
for cultivation, and which he is
very anxious to see covered with
green fields, hence his trip to buy
mules.
PERSONALS AND SOCIAL DoINGS
Miss Dealoa Smith, who spent
several days visiting Mrs. Perry
Welty here. returned to Mercedes
Sunday. To introduce Miss Smith
to San Benito society. Mrs. Welty
gave dance in honor of her guest
Saturday night A most pleasant
evening was spent by all who at
tended and all were loud in their
praises of both host and hostess
and their charming guest.
Mrs Frank Caldwell, wife of
Frank Caldwell of the San Benito
company, accompanied by Mr..
Caldwell's brother, arrived last
night from Indianapolis, Ind, to |
spend some time in San Benito.
Messrs. o. w. and Scott Hey
wood, who were visiting their brot
her, Col. Alba Haywood, here,
left Saturday on their return to
their home in Jennings, La, R. L.
Bats of Austin, of the company, (
who was also here, left the same
day.
w. L. King and family left
for Muskogee. 1. 7. Mr..
King has been with the company
as foreman on the construction of
some fumes and culverts, and he
caves with the regrets of many
friends made while here.
w. H. Stenger, vice president
Of the San Benito Land and Wa
Ter company, who has been away
for his health, has returned to San
Benito for a visit. His health is
much improved, and, while he
will not remain relong this time,
it is only question of a few
months, before he will return per-
manently. He spent yesterday
in Brownsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Robertson
eft last Friday for Houston, where
Mr.. Robertson went to undergo an
operation upon his shoulder,
which had given him great deal
Of trouble for some time. He is
expected back tonight, and it is
earned that the operation was en-
.irely successful, which has eased
he minds of his friends and en-
,loyees.
Mr.. Robertson is man full of
ife and vigor, and lets no bodily
pain stand in the way of his work.
The correspondent calls to mind an
at the San Benito hotel,
when Mr.. Robertson and several
If his engineers, with several ladi-
IS, were seated in the parlor, en-
Dying some music. Two of the
engineers, show Mr.. Robertson the
that his presence de-
and composed the follow
ng verses, which they sang to the
ume OF waltz Me Around Again,
Willie - II