The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-19
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Il Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Paris of De-
ifroit, Mich. arrived last night, drawn
Isto the valley by tales of climate.
If the brand is satisfactory, Mrs.
ESParis will probably remain a good
part of the winter here, and Mr..
Paris will return north to bear the
winter blasts alone.
J. F. Ryan, the well known San
Antonio land man is in Brownsville
for few days on one of his peri
odical visits. He has Just returned
from a crOss-cOntinent trip which
included the Northwest, Canada and
the Eastern States. After a few
days here, he will start north again
to cover few more thousand miles.
w. A. Mcneil and w. w. Vann of
lie Feria were in town today. The
latest Improvement in La Feria is a
brick office building that Mr.. Nc
Neil said is now under course of con-
structiOn and will be occupied by
a real estate firm
DR.. W Wilcox, who bought the
Adams place near the Ohio-Texas
Sugar plantation ayear ago and has
been making his home there since
left with his family this morning
for visit to Waco
The advance guard of the second
excursion of the month arrived last
night, and among them were: w.
B. Abney and wife, Jas. Abney, Lam
pasas, Texas; R. P. Langley, L. c.
Pace. Lincoln, Neb.; E. Cherry, D.
B. Lyon, N. Borfeld, NJ BeethOn,
Mt. Pleasant; C. F. Enright, Kansas
City; B. P. Patton, P L. Campbell,
GOliad; F. K. Hunsicker, Freeport,
ILL.,. F. B. Dodge, ILL.,; S. o. Besheer
and family, Haskell, Okla; R. S.
Aubrey, Houston; Pedro Flores,
Falfurrias; Jno. T. Pope, Corpus
Christi.
J. B. Mcfarland, G. B. Cleveland
and wife, A T. Rose, R. S Cham
bers of Harrington; c. S. Palm of
Run; and w H. Mcclellan of Don
ma, were in town last night.
J. w. Holt came in on the branch
last night and returned to Mission
this morning.
c. V. Holland of San Antonio and
w. D. Hornaday of Austin, rep
resentatives of the San Antonio Elk
press, are in the city today.
Dr. Pierre Wilson, who has been
cOnvalescing at the Works Santa
rum since his recent attack of ap-
pendicitis, returned to Rambler's
| Rest, Harrington, this morning, ac-
I companied by Mrs. Wilson. While
still somewhat weak, he is gaining
strength rapidly, which will be vel
come news to the many friends who
have sympathized with him in his
illness.
Ernest Marshall of ST. Louis, faith
er of J. c. Marshall of La Gloria,
came in on last nights excursion
with w J. Damn and W. X. Brown,
also OF St. Louis, and NJ. f. McMuI-
lin OF McAllen. Mr. Marshall. whose
name is well-knOwn to readers
| through his authorship of an in
imitable series of negro dialect stO-
/ ries, has been in the valley before,
but for a short time only. He in
tends to stay long enough now to
look the ground over thoroughly, as
( he is enthusiastic regarding the flu
! ture of the country. Mr.. Damn, who
I is making his first trip down here
/ is the son of the treasurer of the
] Simmons Hardware Co, and is him
self connected with the Bank of
| Commerce of St. Louis.
H. X. Barber of San Benito and
! his father, H. o. Barber of Lin
/ coin, Neb, came in yesterday after
noon from San BenitO, where the lat
/ ter is visiting his sons big ranch,
/ and remained in town today
/ Mrs E. S. Howard of Quartz Val
! ley. Cal, and Mrs. E. c. Mahan,
postmistress at Fort Jones, Cal, are
{ spending a month in the city, as the
/ guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. c. BrOkaw-
/ Attorney F. w Kibbe left yester-
day morning for Houston, where he
expects to remain for several days
on legal business.
W. Davless Pittman, the founder
of La Feria, is in town to meet
some prominent St Louis friends,
whom he expects on tonights train.
Mr.. Pittman reports La Feria as
flourishing.
G. p. Cleveland, a prominent far
/ mer of the Harrington vicinity, was a
visitor in the city today
Rev. W. C. c. Foster left yester-
day for GreensbOrough, Ala, on a
business trip. He expects to be alb
! sent from the city about thirty days