The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-10
Ballots on Amendments Closed

c1dr6u cIOSeu Dy the county COHiHiS-
sieners' court. The total vote in the
county was 81, all of which were in
favor of the amendments.
Examining National Banks.-Na-
tional Bank Examiner ]. L. Penick
of Fort Worth is here. He spent yes
terday examining the Merchants Ma
tional Bank and today he devoted
to the First National Bank
DIR. Frank Kent, practice limited to
eye, ear, nose and throat. Office over
Eagle Pharmacy. d&wS-5-30
Cotton Buyer Here. W. Viii
liams, a cotton buyer of Palestine,
Texas, arrived in the city yesterday
with the expectation of spending the
cotton season here for the purpose of
buying cotton.
We have added to our furniture
business a strictly high grade furni-
ture repair and packing department.
HoWse Furniture Co. 7-19-tf
A Brownsville Prize Winner.-A
letter received yesterday by Thurman
Wilcox, the popular soft drink dis
penser at the Texas Confectionery,
from D. 0. Haynes, publisher of ''The
Soda Fountain" a monthly publica-
ton devoted to the soda water in
dustry, announced him winner of the
first prize in the contest for the best
formula for a new drink Mr.. Will
cox called his new drink a Snow
Pyramid and it is a good one too.
The contest was open to soda dis
pensers throughout the country, and
Mr.. Wilcox is to be congratulated up
on the fact that, out of all of the
number of formulas sent, his should
be chosen as the best and most palat-
able,
DIR. sizelan's office will be closed
from Aug. to Aug. 16-inclusive
7-31 If.
a Little Homeseeker.-One of the
first of this seasons homeseekers.
arrived in the city yesterday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Goldam-
ger. 1t was nine pound boy
Another Boy.-5if. and Mrs. Gro
yer Wagner are the happy parents of
their second baby. a fine eight
pound boy born last Saturday morn
ing.
No mosquitoes at Tarpon Beach.
Good meals: rates by week. Stiff
Moved to Harlingen.-J. A. Card.
who is quite well known in the val
ley as a civil engineer and contractor,
was a business visitor in Brownsville
yesterday Mr. Card came to the
valley several months ago, and
bought an eIeven-aere tract near Har-
hngen, on which he will locate. lie
expects to develop the land in the
very near future and will build a con-
crete house. Mr. Card is now ar
ranging for the machine to make the
concrete blocks. This will be the
first concrete block house in the val
ley. Mr. Card was formerly resi-
dent of FIT. Worth. He is a graduate
of the State University of Texas.
He has already gained prominence
in his profession, having been in
charge of the field work on the Pan
anna Canal survey as first assistant
engineer under Mr.. Wallace for two
years. He made all of the prelimin-
airy estimates for the Culebra canal
cut and later for the tide water work
at the north end of the canal. The
plans for the breakwater now being
constructed across the harbor there
were also made by Mr. Card. He
was attracted to the valley by the
glowing reports of its great develop
ment, and being convinced that it has
great future in store. concluded to
make his home here. He returned
to Harlingen today.
''Wilbur Wright and His Aero
plane" Playing Patience" a col
ored trick picture, and 'Mephisto
and the Maiden" tonight at the Ell
ectric Theater. Tomorrow night
The Kiss of Judas" 1t
Notice is hereby given that l, W.
N. Wallace, have sold my interest in
the South Texas Land Co. t. r.
Juringus.
It W. NJ. WALLACE.
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