The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-30
LOCAL ITEMS

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Don't send off for your tarpon out
fit. Wait until you see our stock now
on the road. Brownsville Sporting
Goods Company. 4-30-tf
Take your furniture, bicycles and
and gasoline stoves to be repaired to
Morris Furniture Co., opposite city
hall. 4-12- DIV
Importing Horsehair.-Today ten
bales of horse hair. weighing 9,437
pounds and valued at $776,39, was
received by the firm of J. S. & NJ.
H. Cross of this city from Matamoros.
Highest price paid for second hand
furniture. bicycles, stoves, ice boxes,
tools, etc. Morris Furniture Co.. OPP
posite city hall 4-12-tf DIV
Don't miss seeing for the last time
the great drama discriminating Evil
dence, acted by the great French
Pantomimist, at the Electric Theater
tonight. 1t
If you have a broken sewing ma
chine, typewriter. gasoline stove or
anything that needs fixing, call up
w E. Smith at the townsville Sport
ing Goods Company, telephone No.
1873 4-23-tf
Attention Firemen.-A meeting of
the fire department will be held Sat
urday night at eight O'Clock, at the
city hall All members are especially
urged to be present. BY order of the
chief. Gus. l. Kowalski, secretary.
Flne Display of Vegetables.-Sec-
rotary r. n Magill of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Commercial Club has
on display in front of the club room
on Elizabeth street a fine collection
of onions, celery and roasting ears,
all being products of va ley FARMS
To Repair Enthusiastically
Chief of Police Counor made a tour
of inspection of all the culverts in the
city limits with view of having those
that are in bad condition improved |
Chief Conner will at once put a force |
of men at work repairing the culverts |
that are in need of it,
Three StOries-The Besteiro |
building on the corner of Eleventh |
and Washington streets, which orig
inally was designed for a two-story |
structure, will be made three stories |
high The brick work on the first |
Second stories has been completed |
and that on the third is well under |
way.
Has Resigned.-Floyd Layton,
who has for some time past been con-
nected with the custom service here |
as inspector. this morning rendered I
his resignation, to take effect tomor-
row. During his connection with the
Mr. Layton has been a
valuable and efficient officer and his
many friends in that department re-
greet to see him leave it. Mr. Layton
has not announced his pans for the
future as yet.
Encourages Saving.-The Browns
vile Bank aud Trust Company is
keeping abreast of the times by con-
Quoting it's business in manner sim
liar to the large city banks. This en-
terprising institution has just inaug-
urated a savings department which
should encourage everyone who
wishes to save his or her money
Any size deposit from 81 up will be
received and four per cent interest
compounded semi-annually will be
paid on all deposits in this depart
ment. See the new announcement
of the bank elsewhere in The Herald
No Dry Goods Houses ?-"Say,
haven't you got any dry goods stores
in Brownsville?" asked a visitor who
arrived on the train Wednesday
night. and happened to drop into The
Herald Office, where he was soon look
ing over copy of The Herald II
don't see any dry goods ads in your