The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-09-14
LOCAL ITEMS
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The Brownsville Grain Co., for on
ion and all other seeds. 9-S- s
FOR RENT-New room cottage.
Address C. c., Hotel Riverside. SLIP
We are agents for both Victor and
Edison Photographs and records. A
full supply on hand. Rutledge Jewel
ry Co. 9-1-12
For Boston rubbers for men, wo-
man and children go to the Bost
ton Shoe Store. IL
FOR SALE-Two choice lots on
Tarpon Beach. A bargain. Inquire
Herald office. S-5-tf
For Misses and children's Educa-
tor School Shoes. go to Boston Shoe
Store. 9-11-12
A special shipment of onion seed
(now very scarce) is coming to the
Brownsville Grain Co. Order in ad-
vance. 9-S- 6
Have buyer for 20 vacant resi-
dence lots. must be in good neighbor-
hood, and reasonable price. Apply
to T A. Kinder. 9-5-6
The Woman's Home Mission
Society will meet at Presbyterian
Church Tuesday afternoon at half
past four.
You are invited to attend the social
tea on Tuesday, Sept 10, at the home
of Rev. L. R. Burress. 1923
Work horses, match teams and
fancy saddle horses for sale. Will be
at Mercedes on the 18th inst. R. R.
Pima. slot
Want-A house girl who can
speak English. Good wages. Write
Mrs. L. N. Booth, Mercedes, Tex
as. 9-14zl
We are agents for both Victor and
Edison Photographs and records. A
ull supply on hand. Rutledge Jewel
ry Co. 9-1-12
Let everybody bring a free will Of |
fering to the social tea and thus help
the cause of missions 1923
The river, which for the past
week has been rising, began yes
terday to fall and has fallen about |
a foot and half.
We are agents for both Victor and |
Edison Photographs and records. A
full supply on hand. Rutledge Jewel |
ry Co. 9-1-12
Persons who wish pianos repaired |
or tuned should avail themselves OF
the services of the expert piano tuner
and repairer, John B. Viano, who will |
be here short time. Leave order
at Whitman Pharmacy or postof1ce. |
S-11-tf |
The pay car Paisano arrived in |
the city this afternoon in charge
of pay-master J. D Powers and
the employees of the St. L. B. & |
M. R. R. are feeling better and !
higher spirits than for thirty days. !
The usual weekly political rails !
occurred Saturday night, when
both the Democratic and In
dependent clubs held meeting, |
after which they paraded the main
streets with torch light procession,
a brass band leading
The pedestrian, Starl Crowley, who |
is circling the border of the United |
States on foot, left Saturday, begin
ming his long tramp up the Rio
Grande. Crowley says he fully ex-
poets to complete his tramp by the |
date set, June rs. 1910. He took oc-
casion before starting to say that he
had received better treatment in
Brownsville than in any other place
which he has visited on his journey.
The passenger train on the St.
Louis Brownsville and Mexico rail-
road which was due here last night
at lilo did not get here until $50
this morning, on account of the
derailment of the tender, which
occurred not far from Woodsboro,
a station about seventy miles north
of Kingsville, about 4:30 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The tender
jumped the rails and went across
the track. tearing up about 100
yards of track and splitting the
ties badly. Fortunately no pas
sengers were injured, nor was any
material damage done to the engine