The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-02
LOCAL ITEMS

All parties wanting pure Jersey
milk can have it by addressing a card
to Dodsan Bros, Mgrs., Brownsville
Jersey Farm. 6-23-1m
For the Ladies-The Brownsville
Bank and Trust Co., has just re-
ceiyed a number of beautiful saw
ings banks for the girls and ladies'
These banks are finished in leather
and gold, and are loaned on a de-
post of so cents, which is returned
on surrender of safe. Why not
start an account to accumulate a
sum for the education of the little
girl? We will add per cent. to the
amount, compounded semi-annually.
6-28-tf.
Notice. have a good 5000 acre
land and canal proposition for sale
cheap. See me at San Benito. S. A.
Robertson. 6-S-1m
In Holiday Attire Brownsville
today has taken on a holiday APP
pearance The business houses are
gayly bedecked with flags and bunt-
ing in honor of the nations indepen-
dence and of the celebration of that
event which began here today In
front of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Commercial Club there has been
stretched a banner on which is the
word Welcome On every hand
is seen the red, white and blue en-
blem of our nation. Almost every
business house in the city is deco
rated Then, too, the small boy is
busily engaged in celebrating Early
this morning the boom of cannon
crackers and the pistol-like report
of torpedoes we're heard. Judging
i from eli indications, the three days
celebration will be a great success.
Want to see some fun? See Cohen
at coHey Island tonight, ELECTRIC
TheateF. II
The Methodist Chdrcf.-rhe new
church will not be occupied next
Sunday as expected for reasons I'M
lavoidable. The friends and members
will be notified through The Herald
when we will go into it, and organ
ize our Sunday school. The Metho-
dist Church will have no services
next Sunday Noble James, Pas
tor.
Recorders Court Takes Holiday
There was no session of the record
er's court held this morning on ac-
count of the celebration being held
in Fort Brown, although there were
several arrested last night for dis
orderly conduct and two or three
for fighting. Most of these were re-
leased on their own recognizance I'M
It'll ten o'clock Monday morning.
Houston Plumbers to Come
Baseball games have been booked
with the Modern Plumbers of Hous-
ton to be played here on July 9Th,
10th and 18th. The Modern Plumb
rs are said to be a plumb good
team, being considered the
best amateur team in Houston. AL
ready they have defeated most of
the teams which they have played
this season and should the Brown
les succeed in taking two of the
three games from this aggregation
which of course, they Wilt will
indeed be feather in their cap.
Military Band at Baseball Park
Each day during the celebration the |
I'd Cavalry band Of Mexico will fur
nish music between the innings at |
the baseball park
River Still Rising-The Rio |
as result of the heavy
rainfall of Wednesday, is gradually |
rising. Within the past few days it
has risen about five or six feet. The
river, however, is practically free of
brush.
Kingsville Team Here-The Kings
vile baseball team, twelve strong,
composed of Percy Howse, Clyde
Downs, G. Williams, Jas Ou,ian, H. I
Hay, R. D. Tarleton, Jr., F. Hord, Jos.
kring, Lyle Kendall, J. E. Rogers and
Ed. Smith, arrived in the city today /;
on the noon train and are CHARTERED |.
at the Rio Grande hotel They will /
play series of three games here with
the Brownies, the first being played +
this afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. The |,
other games are slated for tomorrow /,
afternoon at the same hour and Sun
lay morning at 10 O'Clock.
Drug Stores Closed.-Ail the Am
erican drug stores in the city closed
from one O'Clock until six o'colck this
afternoon in order to give their en-
ployes an opportunity to take in"
the celebration at Fort Brown and
the baseball game
Grand Bail Tonight Tonight at
the military hospital a grand ball will
be given by the Brownsville Rifles.
The music viii be furnished by the
Second Cavalry band of Mexico.
Expert Blacksmith. - Repairing.
horse shoe.pg, &c. First class work.
Manuel Flores. L7-2W&Stf.