The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-25
LOCAL ITEMS

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For ENchange.-Controlling inter
est in Touring mill and electric light
plant, with so year franchise, for
improved or partly improved farm,
of equal value, under irrigation,
Plant COATED in growing town of
loO0. in black land section Of north
Texas. Cash value of controlling in
terest S16,5O0 which carries with il
position of manager at good salary.
Hallam Colonization Co. Browns
vile. Texas. 10-2S-6
Changes at the post.-Sergeatt
Fugitt who has been In charge of
Fort Brown for the past year. has
been relieved and Capt 4. b Rob
nson, superintendent of the Ma
tional Cemetery, has been appointed
caretaker of the post, Sergeant
Bender, who has been assistant care
taker has also been relieved, Joe
Bently, retired soldier of san AM
tonic having been appointed in his
place. Capt. Robinson and Mr.
nently entered upon their new duties
last Friday, The removal of Ser
geant Fugitt and Sergeant Bender Is
due to the IRE which two weeks ago
destroyed three of the barracks in
Fort Brown, Sergeant FUgitt has
not as yet decided where he will go,
he viii probably make his home in
Missouri or Florida,
Result Not KnOwn,-Lieut Hun
ter Harris of Fort Sam Houston, who
has been IN the city for the past few
days investigating the Are which de-
sWoyed the barracks In Fort Brown
about two weeks ago, returned TO his
station this morning, The result OF
his Investigation was not made public
by Lieut. Harris,
Methodist Church,-nr W. f.,
McMurr0y of louisville, KY sec
rotary OF the Board of Church OK
tension of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, delivered two able ser
mons TO large congregations at the
Methodist church IN this city yester-
day morning Rad last night DR.,
MeMurray left this morning tor san
Antonio from whore he expects TO
so TO Uvalde to attend conference,
Duck shooting, -Quite Il number
of local Sportsmen spent yesterday
duck shooting and all Of them re-
port plenty OF ducks,
The stockholders of the First Nat
lonRl Bank have large property hold
ings IN this city and the surrounding
country and consequently their in
terests are Identical with yours, II
Justice GavitO Gone.-There was
nothing doing in the Court of JUS
tice OF the Peace Gavito this morn
ing, as that worthy left this morning
ON the early train for linton, where
he expects TO be gone for several days
he being summoned as witness IN
the case of the State of Texas VS.,
Jesse Thornham, charged with the
murder OF P, Wreford, which is
called for today at Sinton,
McDavitt and Taft. One of the
most noticeable features of the Cor
pus Christi Interstate Waterways
convention was that Karl McDavitt
and Bill Taft were the only two who
sported straw hats,
New Membership new members
We're added to the Methodist Church
last night now making a total MEM
bership of an even hundred for that
institution, which is an increase of
over fifty per cent during the past
year.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R H. hoarke
this morning nine pound bouncing
boy
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Carver
OF this city on last Friday. fine
baby girl.
$. $. Convention The first Sun
day School Convention to be held
in the Lower Rio Grande Valley has
been called to meet tomorrow at Nc
Allen at 100 O clock lor the purpose
of 0iScUSciuo and e11orcrocf;D, ,,-,,-.