The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-14
LOCAL ITEMS

Alien Labor Case-Yesterday af-
ternoon, before United States Com
missioner A. B. Cole, the testimony
of Antonio Villegas, the Mexican lad
who it is alleged came to this cOun-
try at the instigatiOn of Adolfo Gar
"a, a prominent Mexican merhcant
of this city, in violation of the con-
tract labor law, was taken. The
United States was represented by
the assistant L. S District attorney,
Judge Noah Allen, while the defend
ant was represented by Judge E. c.
FOrtO and Judge A. |. Hudson Or
ders have been received by the local
Immigration officials for the depOrta-
ton of Villegas, who is now being
held in detention at the immigration
station here, as soon as Judge Allen
has finished with him as a witness.
DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office COmbe building.
8-26-tf
Born, on last Saturday afternoon.
to Mr., and Mrs. Jose Reyes at their
home in this city, a fine baby girl.
New Office Building Begun.-Work
on the construction of the new twO-
story Office building of the Frontier
Lumber Company has begun, the
frame work of the building being
now well under way The old office
has been moved to the st. Frances
street side of the company's yards,
where it will be used for the general
offices until he completion of the
neew building, after which it viii be
demolished.
One long continuous laugh is the
Missing Miss Miller at CelfOrd
Theater Friday night, Sept. Il. given
by local talent under the direction Of
Miss Ida 49, Javitt for the benefit
Of the Civic Improvement League.
Reserved scat tickets on sale at VIII
mans Pharmacy Admission zoe
and soc, children half price. 1T
Realty TRANSFERABLE only real
estate transfer recorded today was
that of Mrs. Annie G. Putegnat to
Ru1no Lopez Sanchez, lot u, block
50, Washington street city. Con-
sideration $3.50,
River Faliing-The Rio Grande at
this point, which has been falling
steadily since Saturday. is now about
three feet below the river banks and
is still falling slowly The river is
also subsiding at all points above 1t
has fallen six feet at San Benito
since the rise.
Secure your tickets early for the
81 Missing Miss Miller" at Celford
Theater. Friday night. Sept II, and
help q good cause Reserved seat
tickets on sale AT Willman's Phar-
macy. 1t
Opening DeIayeu.-The opening of
the Works Sanitarium, which Dr. B. o
Works, the proprietor hoped to open
to the public tomorrow has been de-
ayed for a few days on account of the
paint upon the floors not having
dried yet In all probability it Will be
opened about Friday or Saturday.
EIks to BE HospitabIe to Ladies'
Beginning next week, the Elks expect
10 resume therfOrmer practice of hav-
ing open house or ladies' night on
Friday night each week. 1t was their !
to begin on the coming Fri /
day night. but it was postponed on /
account of conflicting with the play
20 be given that night at the CelfOrd !
heater by local talent for the benefit |
IF the Civic Improvement League. !
No Council Meeting.-For some /
-eason there was no meeting Of the |
.ity council yesterday afternoon, and !
lnless there should be called meet /
ne. the council will not assemble I'M !
il next Monday, which is the regular !,
Meeting day.
ShOwers.-AbOut noon today a de- !
ishtful. cooling and refreshing show
II lasting for about two hours fell
lere Telephone reports are to the
fleet that at both Harrington and
}aymondville there were light Show
RS, but the rain was not hard
nOugh to hurt the tracks of the ST.
10. B & NJ. railroad to any extent
Another Bah Game.-Arrange-
lentS are now under way for anOth-
T ball game at the park next Sunday
fternOOn to be played between the
ahuallas and a picked team from the
ity In the game played last Sun
ay, the Sahuallas came off victors,
Cheating the picked team by score
f 3 ito > and now the latter are
boxing for vengeance with bleed /
! their eyes.
Mail Arrived Last Evening The
rail which left Harlingen. or rather
be Arroyo bridge, yesterday after
Don for Brownsville arrived in this
Jy about four o'clock Besides the :
tier mail which was one day over :
ne, there was large amount of =
econd class mail some OF which had r
cen delayed several days in transit
Hello, Mercedes The long dis
nee line is now in working order
Mercedes and other up-the-val-
y POINTS.
Bacon Famine As a result of the h
iilroad company not being able to r.
IN any freight trains into Browns .
lie on account of the washouts /.