The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-04-17
PERSONALS

IN the city.
~ Egan of Chaplin spent last night
in the city
Henry Carr of Laredo is in the city
for few days.
J. French of Corpus Christi was a
Brownsville visitor today.
H. C. Farmer, a prominent ranch
man of Uvalde county. is in the city.
E. S. Usher of Donna was an ar
rival by last evenings Branch train.
George Ferguson of Victoria came
down today to spend Sunday with
friends.
A. NJ Smith of Danville, Ind, ar
rived in the city today on a prospect
ing tour.
Jesse Edmondson and Jno. john
son of Dallas arrived yesterday to
spend several days.
Albert Edwards of Alice was
among the arrivals today to spend a
few days on business.
R. D. Blaisdell, of the busy La
Gloria truck colony, was transacting
business in town today.
Simon We'll, leading grocery job
Der of Corpus Christi, was business
visitor in the city today.
E. NJ. Lewis of Santa Maria was
among the arrivals last night to spend
few days on business.
Peter Thompson of Ell Campo came
in on the noon train today to look
over the valley country
Henry Craig of Robstown spent the
afternoon here. coming down on the
noon train and leaving at 4:15.
A T. Rose of Harlingen came down
on the noon train and spent the after
noon looking after business matters.
Attorney R. J. Swearingen of
Chaplin was business visitor in the
city last night, returning home today.
J. F. McKelvey and family arrived
here from Rocky Ford, Colo, last
night and will spend the summer here.
W E. Hollingsworth and H. H.
Hollingsworth of Harlingen came in
on the noon train today for brief
visit
R. NJ. Siddall of KingsvilIe, who is
connected with the general Offices of
the st. L., 3. & NJ. road, was in the
city today.
w j. Bennett of Mercedes was
among the over night visitors in the
city, having come down on the branch
train last night.
G L Banks of New Orleans, repre-
senting postal card concern, spent
last night in the city leaving this
morning for Mercedes.
A A Chapman of Des Moines, Ia,
arrived in the city last night to in
vestigate the possibilities of the val
ley with view to investing.
w. E. Cooper and w. V. Mckinney
of Sheridan, Ind, were among the
tourists to arrive today. They will
spend about week in the valley
R. E Gilmore, formerly of ST. |
Louis, is late arrival who has come
TO locate at Brownsville, going into
business here as a commercial sign
painter.
State Representative ]. T. Canales
who has been spending a few days in
the city. returned last night to Aus
tin, where he goes to attend the sec
ono special session of the legislature
w. d. Luther of Plainfeld, Texas,
was among the arrivals on the noon
train yesterday. He will spend few
days looking over the Lower Rio
Grande Valley
Mr. Dayiess Pittman returned last
evening from La Feria. the new
townsite between Mercedes and Har-
lingen. where he is experimenting |
development operations
Supt T. j McCune of the Browns
vile road and Mrs. McCune returned |
last night from Houston, where they |
went several days ago to attend the /
wedding of their sister, Miss Shana- /
han. to Mr.. Jones
Harley Bryant of PowoDa, Cal. is |
one of the prospectors who arrived |
Thursday and will spend several days /
looking over the valley Mr. Bryant /
expects to invest on the Lower Rio |
Grande providing he finds satisfac- /
tory proposition.
w. Burke of Reagan, Texas,
president of the heagan State Bank, /
arrived in the city last night leaving /
this morning for Harrington. Mr.. |
Burke recently purchased a tract of |
land near Harrington, which he is now I
having cleared and which he will Gull
tivate as soon as the clearing is COM
pleted. Mr.. Reagan expects to move |
his family here within the near future |
and make Harrington his future home. /