The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-04
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have been summering at Las Pal
mas, have returned to town for the
winter. They will occupy their
spacious and beautiful home on
Elizabeth street.
Charles Armstrong, president of
the Armstrong Land and Investment
company, went to Katherine on the
early morning train. He expects to
return this evening.
C. B. McCollum, assistant secre-
tary of the Rio Grande Irrigation
Co., went to Kingsvillle Sunday for
a brief stay.
rloyu Layton has been appointed
deputy sheriff by Sheriff c. Cara
in the place of Tom Tate, who re-
Gently resigned from that office
Mr.. Layton has already entered upon
the duties of his office.
Judge E. c. Forto went to Santa
Maria this morning to attend a spe-
cial meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Santa Maria Canal Co,
called for this evening. He expects
to return tomorrow.
Fred Warren and G. D. lie Bar
returned to their camp on the La
Feria grant where they are engaged
in surveying.
H. H. Weller visited Harlingen
today.
A merry crowd of San Benito peO-
pie came down yesterday evening TO
attend the last night of the fiesta
at Matamoros. In the party were,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Carpenter, the
Misses Katie Purvis, Emma Pur-
Wis, Gladys Carpenter az
Householder, C. S. Young and Scott
Brown. They were up with the
birds this morning, taking the 4:5O
train out.
Mrs j. D. Ridley wife of the rep
resentative of the Armour Co., who
is making headquarters in this city
came on last night to join her hus-
band.
Mrs Fred Warren came over from
Kingsville Saturday night to spend
day with her husband, the trans
planted engineer who is now work
ing in this end of the Coast Country.
She returned home this morning.
D. S. Fox, brand inspector of the
Cattleman's Association is in town
today.
H. J. Kientz and wife and G. A.
Van Wrinkle of Brighton, Iowa, were
arrivals of Saturday Mr.. Kientz
recently bought 80 acres at San Be
nito, which he intends to improve
at once. Mr.. Van Wrinkle is a car
penter, who comes to put up a house
] and some other buildings for Mr..
] Kientz and will locate here if the
prospects suit him.
Judge w. A Mcneil was in town
Saturday night, looking much bet
| ter than on his last visit. He says
that he has entirely recovered from
his late illness and is now well
man. re returned to La Feria yes
terday morning. His small brother,
H. P. Mcneil, represented the
family in town last night, and went
back to the brush this morning.
| The Misses Beatrice and Rosa
Hooks of Donna were Saturday Wis
itOrs to Brownsville. The latter re-
turned to Donna yesterday morn
ing while her sister went back to
Riviera where she is staying for
the present.
J. c. Flied of Minneapolis, who
came down last week to attend a
meeting of the directors of the La
Feria Mutual Canal Company il
which he is interested, left tor home
! this morning.
Judge Noah Allen, who has been
at Beeville and Houston for the past
week returned last night to attend
the opening of the court, leaving
Mrs. Allen in the latter city where
she will stay several days longer
G. B Merriweather, and wife came
il from Donna yesterday evening and
went north on the $50 this morn
ing.
Judge R. L. Bats. genial as ever
came down from Austin the pay end
of last week to attend the open
ing of court.
Dr. J. S. Workman came in from
La Feria Saturday night to be net by
a wire from Portland, Oregon, :alling
of the serious illness of his brother
H c. Workman, a business man OF
that city. who was a visitor &c
Brownsville two months ago. Dr.