The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-04-14
LOCAL ITEMS


Saturday on a visit to North Texas
points.
A number of local and personal
items were crowded out of yester-
days HERALD.
See the Want Column" for
news in that line. New ads are
appearing every day.
Mexican fruit, such, as bananas,
mangoes and aguacates, are plentl-
full in the local market, and sell at
reasonable prices.
A great many Mexicans were on
the river bank this morning pull
out the drift wood which came
down with the food.
The Sta. Cecilia band is practic
ing daily, to get in proper trim for
their Galveston engagement. The
band will leave about May 3.
The branch train was crowded
this morning with local and tram
sient passengers. Many were pro-
spectors going to look at various
up-river land propositions.
A letter received by THE HER
AID from Mercedes subscriber re-
ports that the rain of Saturday
night lasted about three hours, be-
ing one of the best rains falling
there in the past eighteen months.
All members of the Fire Depart
ment are urged>to attend the meet
ing to be held tonight at eight
O. clock at the city hall. Important
questions will be discussed. Save
yourself that so cent fine and be
present.
The passenger train on the St.
L., B. & NJ. which was due here
at 9:25 last night did not arrive
until sf o'clock this morning. The
delay was due to the tender and
baggage car having been derailred
near Vanderbilt about noon yester-
day.
The Electric Theater will have
an interesting program for tonight
and tomorrow night. III Paggliac-
CT" Bad Boys, Joke at We'd
ding" He Could Not Fool the,
Kid, " "A Restful Ride and the
BELL Boys Revenge, with new
illustrated songs will be, presented.
A branch lodge of the order of
Free and United Laborers of the
Universe, a Mexican order claim
ing Matamoros for its birth place,
will be organized this week at San
Angelo. NJ. A. Saldafia, Sr., of
this city, who is secretary of the
Brownsville lodge of the order,
has gone to San Angelo for that
purpose.
This being Holy Week on the
Chxrch calendar, it is being observ-
ed with the usual solemnity by the
Catholic church. Thursday and
Friday, being Holy Thursday and
Good Friday respectively, will be
the most solemn days of the entire
year in the church. The city
schools will be closed as usual on
these days.
After spending week at
Brownsville, Special Agent J. w.
Wheatly, who is in the employ of
the U. S. secret service bureau,
and Special Customs Inspector
Larry left Sunday on their return
to Galveston. The object of the
visit of these officials to Browns
vile was not made public, but it is
presumed they were making re-
gular inspection of the customs
posts on this border.
The rain of Saturday night was
so abundant as to fill the resacas
all over this section. The resaca
which will be utilized by the In
diana Cooperative Canal company
below town as part of its canal
system, is one of those which were
filled by the rain. These resacas
are as rule filled only by the over
flow of the river. A rain of five
inches, however, brings down such
unprecedented quantities of water
as to tax the capacity of all the
streams. The cisterns of Browns
vile, which were nearly all at a
very low stage, some being quite
empty, were filled by this rain.