The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-02
Official Forecast
LOCAL ITEMS

Lime Is Distributed-A force of
men under Sanitary Inspector Floyd
Layton is engaged in putting quick
lime over all of the mud holes i'll
the streets of the city. which is
making quite an improvement in
sanitary conditions.
Coolest soda water in rOwn at Mar
tinez's drug store. 7-1S-tf
Mexican Troops Inspected
regular monthly inspection of the
Mexican troops stationed at Mata-
moros by Gen. Villar, general COM
nanding, occurred this morning on
Hid4lgo Plaza.
$500 Reward.-For Elgin watch
X. of P. fob; open face, lady's picture
in it. Return to Herald office for re-
ward. 6-29-t1
River Road Threatened C0unty
Judge Bartlett was notified this
morning Lliat the flood waters from
the tic Grande were beginning to
reach the Military road about three
miles north of the city and threaten
ed to cut off all people living north
of that place Beween the river
and the road is situated a resaca or
lake, which has been filled by the
overflow of the Rio Grande and it
is the water from this resaca that is
beginning to run over into the pub
lie road force of men was dis
patched to the scene by Judge Bart
lett to construct = temporary levee in
an endeavor to check the water and
save the road from being OverflOwed.
Up against it. are you? Are you
up against not being able to get
just what you want? Haven't tried
US, have yOu2 Then give us the op-
portunity TO show you how nice We
will treat you at the Biggest up
to-date Lumber Yard in town.
Your for business. J. F. & J. II.
Grant Lumber Company. g-1-6
Give us chance at your next
Lumber bill. Phone us No. 25l
trouble to answer questions; every
thing to build with at the Big
White Sheds and Office, down near
St l.. B. & NJ. freight depot J.
& J. H. Grant Lumber CO. 9-l-J
San Benito Lot Sold-But one
real estate transfer was recorded to-
day, that of Francisco Ramirez to
Pedro Rodriguez, lot 6, block /, San
BenitO, for one dollar and other
good and sufficient consideration
See j. f. & j. II. Grant Lumber
Co for low prices on Portland Ce-
ment, best quality White Lime
Phone PSI. 91-6
We have added to our furniture
business a strictly high grade furni-
ture repair and packing department.
HOwse Furniture Co. 7-19-tf
Water Service Again.-Superin-
tendent Burks finally managed yester-
day afternoon to supply the city with
water after two days water
famine caused by the river moving
back from the pumping plant and
covering the suction pipe with a sand
bar The superintendent has been
forced temporarily to use the over
flow water from the resaca near the
plant, until the suction pipe can be
extended to reach the river again.
The resaca water is even better for
household purposes, bathing, etc,
than the river water. being settled
and not muddy as the river water so
often is, but SuperintendentBurk ad-
vices all who use the hydrant water
for drinking to boil it before using it,
before using it, as it may not be so
pure as the flowing water of the
river.
The largest stock of holiday goods
ever handled in Brownsville has
been purchased by the Variety Store,
who expect to offer the holiday
shoppers also the most complete
stock from which to select their
Christmas gifts ever in Southwest
Texas. S-31-tf
New Livery Barn-AmOng the
improvements slated for Brownsville
within the near future is a two
story livery barn to be constructed
of brick, which Will be built at the
corner of Adams and Tenth Streets
by Edgar L. Hicks, proprietor of
the Brownsville Transfer company
1t will be built along the most mod
ern lines, the plans having been
made by F. E. Warren of this
city. The new building will cover
10000 feet of ground, dimensions
being 100 by 100 feet Among the
special features of the new building
will be rat proof granary, an ele-
vatOr and an especially constructed
rack for washing buggies, carriages,
etc. The building Will be equipped
with all modern improvements and
will be one of the best livery barns
in the Gulf Coast Country. 1t will
cost about $4,000.
DIR. Kent, eye. ear, nose and
throat. Office Combe building.
S-26-tf
Another Cottage Among the
new residences now being erected
in West Brownsville is that of Albert
SD1-1ar rDaOaUar of tho DrouDcv-ilIo