The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-05-20

day to Juan Cantu and Victoria Cav
azOs.
Houses on monthly installments,
same as rent. Brownsville Realty Co.
5-12-tf
-Four shares of Laguna Vista stock
for sale-$SO0 each. Lock Box 1928,
Brownsville, Texas. 5-6-14
Attention Architects. - Specify
Snow Drift hydrated lime For sale
by J. S. & NJ. H. Cross Lumber Co.
Get a house on easy payments. We
tell you how. Brownsville Realty
Co at Tarpon Beach Office 5-12-tf
Why pay rent? You can own your
own home just as easy. Brownsville
Realty Co. at Tarpon Beach Office.
5-12-tf
Marriage licenses were issued to-
day to Jose Angel Nunez and Juanita
Adrain; CrescenciO Alcala and
Guadalupe Castaneda
Will Entertain.-MrS. R. B. Creag-
er will entertain a number of mar
ried ladies at high five tomorrow af-
ternOOn at her home on Elizabeth
street, in compliment to her mother,
Mrs. J. L. Terrell of Dallas, who has
come to spend the summer with Mr..
and Mrs. Creager.
Steel Bridge Expert.-E Fischer,
of ST. Louis. an expert steel bridge
engineer. has arrived in Brownsville,
and will represent the Brownsville
road in the work of building the in
ternntioVal bridge across the Rio
Grande at this point Mr. Fischer is
stopping at the Miller hotel.
Winning Number-Last night at the
Celford theater it was announced that
the person holding No. 6797 would
be given a beautiful piece of furni
ture The holder of that number
was absent. however, and unless they
make themselves known by nine
O'Clock tonight. another drawing will
be held.
In the Federal COurt.-The suit of
Lon c. Wells VS.. the st. L., B. & NJ.
Ry. occupied the federal court all yes
terday afternoon and this morning,
/ being still on trial this afternoon.
The plaintiffs attorneys have con-
cluded the examination of their wit
nesses and the stand is now occupied
by witnesses for the defense.
Spanish MiSSiOn-A mission for
the benefit of the Spanish speaking
+ population will be held by the Marist
Fathers at the Catholic church in
! Brownsville next week, beginning
Sunday Two priests of the Marist
order will come from San Antonio to
] bo-
of the services will be published IL
The Herald.
Arested-An American giving his
name as D. Martyr was arrested at
noon today by Policeman V. Fernan-
DEE, on charge of being disorderly
and creating a disturbance at the
Shamrock bar on Elizabeth street.
The prisoner objected to going to
Jail. and it was only by main force
that the officer was able to take him
there. When near the Jail. according
to the officer, the prisoner attempted
to trip him, and, failing in that, en-
deayOred to obtain possession of his
pistol. The officer finally struck the
prisoner over the head with the wea-
pom, before the latter was subdued
and placed in jail
A Popular Idea.-The move to
celebrate the Fourth of July is gain
ing in popularity. Capt. Kinder and
! Lieut.. Head of the Brownsville Rifles,
who set the ball rolling, are receiving
so much encouragement that they
think now of making it three days
celebration. The Fourth comes on
! Sunday this year and as many object
to celebrations on that day. il is pro-
! posed to have the national holiday
observed on Saturday. with d continu-
alton of the celebration on Sunday
and Monday. The plan includes ex-
cursiOns to Point Isabel with a reg
ular Old-fashioned picnic on Saturday.
all business houses being expected to
close for the day. All kinds of amuse-
ments Will be provided A game of
| baseball between a picked team from
the Rifles and the regular Brownsville
team will be a leading feature Prize
contests of various kinds will also
be held. Everyone appears enthus-
| lastlc over the idea and very liberal
donations are promised.
The Second Tarpon.-L. S. Clark
of New Orleans is the lucky man who
landed the second tarpon caught at
BraZos de Santiago Pass this season.
Mr.. Clark, in company with F. A
Burguieres of New Orleans and J. C.
Kelly, now of Brownsville spent yes
terday tarpon fishing at the pass.
The specimen landed by him was a
beauty masUring four feet eleven
inches 1t was a game fish and gave
its captor a hard struggle before it
finally yielded The tackle for the
Gay outing of the party was secured
from the Brownsville Sporting
Goods Company, and it was the ex-
pectation of the company that it
would have the opportunity to mount
at least one silver king fr the sports
men A. G. Mason, proprietor of the
company, has offered to preserve and
mount the first tarpon measuring five
feet or over to be caught by local