The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-06-26

S. P. Jones, auditor of the West
ern Union Company, left this morn
ing, after a short visit here on Off
ial business
E. S. Heyser of Kingsville, who
is now roadmaster on this end of
the Brownsville road, having ex-
changed divisions with Roadmaster
Carnohan, was here over night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Robertson
came down from San Benito yester-
day afternoon and spent last night
in town, returning to San Benito
today
John ]. Conway, the wideawake
Missionary, accompanied by his
daughter, Miss Nellie Conway, came
down last evening to spend a day
or SO in town.
w. D. Davis, who is chief opera
tor for the Western Union offices
at Dallas, was a visitor in Browns
vile yesterday, having aecompa-
MED Supt. ]. C. Smith of the West
ern Union on his trip of inspection
here. He left today with Mr..
Smith.
Joe Cooke, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Cooke of this city, who has
been attending the State Agricultur-
al and Mechanical College, has re-
turned home to spend his vacation
Joe stopped at Cuero to visit rela-
tiVes few days. He was accom-
panied home from Cuero by his sis
ter, Miss Anita Cooke, who had
been spending short time there.
Mrs. L. B. Jacobs and family, who
have been residing here for the past
year or more, expect to move shortly
to San Benito, where Mrs. Jacobs
is building a home. She expects to
open a boarding house at San BENZ
to, her new house there being
large two-story building, erected
with that purpose in view
w. Dayiess Pittman of ST. Louis
and La Feria who returned to the
latter place recently from a months
visit to Mrs. Pittman and children
at their st. Louis home, arrived yes
terday. He reports things doing
finely at the oeming town of La
Feria.
DR.. A. E. Spohn, chief surgeon of
the st. l.. B. & NJ. R. R., came over
from Corpus Christi last night to
transact some private business. He
will return to the city by the bay on
this afternoons train.
E. ]. Thornton, who has been con-
nected with the Ohio and Texas
Company as auditor since last Sep
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visit to his home at Columbus, Ohio.
Judge S. P. Silver, Hidalgo coun-
tvs popular jurist, came down from
San Juan yesterday evening He re-
turned this morning to meet J. D.
McDade representing VIII. Swayne
of Dallas, the purchaser of the az
dalgo County court house bond le-
sue, Mr.. McDade is bidding for the
100000 of road and bridge bonds
soon to be issued.
Perry Clark, one of Harlingen's
over night.
DIR. S. K. HalIam went up the
Hidalgo branch this morning to
spend a few days at Donna.
H. H. Jobson, Director Green's
able assistant at the South Texas
Gardens, left this morning to put
in a few days investigating condi-
lions in the neighborhood of Nc
Allen
Neil Axiom visited San Benito on
business today.
C. P. Jones, an attorney of ST.
Louis, is in town for short time
on legal business.
S. c. Cowgirl of Montezuma, Ind,
who is interested at San Benito, has
been visiting his land there lately at
tending to the cleaning and planting
of his land Mr. Cowgirl will plant
200 acres of his land with sugar-cane
next fall Mr.. Cowgirl bought at San
Benito last winter and is greatly
pleased with the outlook here. Since
buying this land he has made an ex-
tended trip through Mexico, Central
America and the West Indies His
on this tripwiH doubt
less assist him in directing the de-
velopment of hisbig sugar-cane en-
terprise at San Benito.