The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-03-20
PERSONALS

c. S. Morton of McAllen was in
the city over last night
Gordon Miles of San Benito spent
last night in Brownsville.
Mr and Mrs. 7. H. Smith of Har-
lingen are visiting in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Carlson of Nc
Allen are guests of friends in the city.
". B. Mcshane of Mission came
down last evening for an overnight
visit
Mr and AIRS. o. K. Price of Mer-
cedes were over night visitors in the
city.
r. S. Chambers OF Harrington came
down last evening for brief bust
ness and pleasure visit
Mr.. and Mrs. John J Conway Of
Mission CAME donw last evening and
spent today in town.
Gen. A. B. Nettleton has returned
from short visit to Chicago. where
business of importance called him.
w. Satterfeld of Llano Grande
came down last evening and spent
the night with friends.
w. E. Newell and T. G. Carson of
Dallas were among last nights ar
rivals, coming on business visit
s. H. Jackson and C. H. Evans,
who are interested near Mission,
were among the days visitors in
town.
I'D. Doyle of Chicago is registered
at the Riverside. Mr.. Doyle is en-
route home from trip through old
Mexico.
t. R. Ratcliff and Ethbert Ratcliff
of Kingsville, Ind, arrived on the
tourist excursion last night for a
ten days visit in the valley
H. Miyamoto. who is at the head
of the Japanese company that has
bought 1900 acres at Mission for an
orange grove, visited Brownsville to-
day.
Mrs Donna Fletcher, Miss Anna
Hodges, DIR. c. P. BeYel and G. w
Alfred composed party that came
down from Donna yesterday evening
on pleasure trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W. Truwit, who
arrived from. San Antonio several
days ago, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benz. Kowalski. Mrs. Truwit
will spend several weeks here.
w. H. Newlin of Thornton, Ind,
and D. A. Newlin of indianapolis,
Ind. arrived in Brownsville yester-
day with the advance guard of the
tourists They viii spend couple of
weeks nthe valley and may decide
TO invest here.
C. II. Evans of San Angelo. Texas.
is among the recent purchasers of
land at Mission While Mr.. Evans
expects to return home in few days,
he will at once begin to get his land
ready for cultivation and expects to
return to the valley about the first of
October and make his home here.
Count Moroni. Italian vice counsel
at New Orleans. after spending sever
al days in the valley, the guests of L.
Cobolini. left this morning for La
redo. Count Moroni was here for the
purpose of looking over the valley
with a view of purchasing several
thousand acres of land for the estab-
lishment of an Italian colony in this
section. He spent yesterday in San
Benito and Mercedes, accompanied
by Mr.. Cobolini looking over the land
in that section Count Moroni stated
that be was very favorably impressed
with the Lower Rio Grande Valley, as
well as astonished at the remarkable
development in this section.
Judge Ira Webster and family of
Amarillo are among the latest ac-
cessions 10 the inhabitants of !
Brownsville. having decided to make |
their home in the metropolis of the
Rio Grande Valley Mrs Webster |
and children and Mr.. Webster's moth !
cry Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, have |
already arrived and are staying |
Temporarily at the Riverside Hotel |
Judge Webster remained al Amarillo |
70 ship the family effects. and is ex-
pected in a few days. Judge Web /
ster visited Brownsville early in the !
winter and was so favorably i'm |
pressed with the city and surround /
ing country that he decided to make |
this his home.