The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-16
LOCAL ITEMS

DIR. Kent, eye. ear, nose and
throat. Office COmbe building
8-26-tf
No Decrease of HOmeseekers-
| There will be no perceptible de
! crease N the number of homeseek-
/ ers coming to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley this winter" so declared -.
| \. Magill, secretary of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Commercial Club
! this morning While at Corpus
/ Christi, Mr. AIagill says, he met a
/ great many people from various
northern points and all of them in
formed him that little if any i'm
pOrtance had been attached to the
| overflow of the valley by the North
ern press or people.
Remember the time, the place
and the play the Missing Miss Mil
Ter or The Marriage Bureau" at
CelfOrd Theater Friday night. Sep
TENDER 18th for the benefit of the
! Civic Improvement League Reserved
seats on sale at Willman's Pharmacy.
1t
Fell But Not Dangerously Hurt
About four O'Clock yesterday after
noon Louis NJ. Cara. who is employ
ed as a servant by Mrs C. B. San
Roman, while attending to some
household duty on an upstairs We
randa, leaned against the balustrade,
the latter giving way and precipita-
ting the old man to the ground be
low, distance OF about fifteen feet.
He fell on his head and was pain
fully bruised and cut about the head.
Medical aid was summoned at once.
and it was soon found that the in
jury received by Cara was not dan
gerous. He probably will be able to
be about within a few days
o. Il. :. Notice-The Herald is
requested 20 announce that Hone
Chapter, 0. E. S, viii meet tomor-
row at D. IN, instead OF 1T p.
m, the usual hour a fun attend
ance is desired as there is business
Of importance to transact.
The Question Of the Day The all
absorbing question now heard upon
the streets is: "WiH there be d
train in this afternoon, and if so
at what time will it arrive?"
Procure your tickets early for the
Missing Miss Miller" at Celford
Theater, Friday night September
Il, for benefit of the Civic Improve
ment League. 1t
New Pictures II the Di,tmqn Elec-
trio Theatre tonight
The Bridge Observation-Disclosures to
show the international character of
the new bridge now under course of
construction over the Rio Grande. a
large Mexican flag was raised this
morning on top of the big pile driver
that is now ramming long splinters
into the mud on the Mexican side of
the river. Old Glory floated from
the same place on the Fourth o. July
when the work was on this bank SO.
70 be imnartially patriotic the FOun-
datiOn Company this morning sent
alOft the red, white and green
emblem OF Mexico and unfurled it to
the breeze CT the dayOtmfrO fisideofo !
the breeze in honor OF the day-a
paradoXicaI act on the part of a soul
less corporation
Secure your tickets early for the
Missing Miss Miller at Celford /
Theater Friday night, Sept Il, and |
help q good cause Reserved seat !
tickets on sale at WiIlman's Phar- /
macy. 1t.
Passenger Service Situation
Train No 3, from Houston was /
again unable to reach Brownsville /
last night, Bridge No Al near Ray /
mondviile still not being in coma /
ton for it to cross. The shuttle /
train" therefore ran again today be-
tween Brownsville and ,he trouble +
some bridge, leayine on No As /
schedule time this morning and
transferring mail and passengers at
tho bridge. 1t VIII return here at
five O'Clock, bringing the mail and
passengers that came down TO Ray
mondyille last night While not
positively announced, il is consid-
cred pretty certain that the regular
passenger from Houston will be able
to come through to Brownsville to-
night. in which event. regular ser
vice Will be resumed on the branch
line tomorrow.