The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-04
Official Forecast
LOCAL ITEMS

Change of Sales Management-A
change of management has taken
place in the sales department of the
San Benito Land and Water Co. 1t
is now in charge of H. V. Watts, who
takes the place left vacant by the
resignation of F. NJ Caldwell
The Mayor is Better-M Mayor F. J.
Combe, who has been confined to his
bed for the past four days with
severe attack of rheumatism, Is re-
ported to be better this morning but
not yet able to get up
1t is a good thing for you to fig
ure out carefully just how your
money goes and then to consider
how it viii grow when once you be
gin saving Systematically. 1t will
earn per cent. semi-anually at the
I First National Bank 80
Able to BE Out.-Major John B.
! Armstrong. who has been laid up for
a few days at the apartments of his
! son, Chas NJ Armstrong, is able
to move around today The trouble
! came from an old wound in the leg
which received a good shaking dur
ing his recent automobile trip up the
valley
Banans in Demand.-Last night
was banana night at the Texas Con-
fectionery. The geniol proprietor of
!
in the space of two hours last night
he sold something over fifty dozen
bananas
Furniture, bicycle store, sewing
machines. etc, repaired All work
guaranteed. Morris Furniture Com
pany, opposite City market Tele-
phone 226. I1-2-tfdw
To Wed.-A marriage license is
sued today to Benigno Rios and Re
nufa Garcia
New Acquisition.-A L. Ryan,
formerly connected with one of the
| largest furniture houses in San An
tonic, in charge of their carpet and
drapery department, has accepted a
similar position with the Howse Fur
niture company of this city, having
entered upon his new duties last
Monday. Mr. Ryan had many years
experience in this department and
viii no doubt be a valuable acquisi-
| ton to his new employers
The Brownsville Drug Co. yes
terday afternoon received one of
the biggest shipments of Xmas
goods ever received in Brownsville.
To the Children of the City
We have received an immense ship
ment of Xmas goods. Come and
| see our line, then write your let
ters to Santa Calus and tell dad
to leave them with us as Sanity will
| call here for them Brownsville
Drug Co, Santa Claus headquar-
| tiers
Don't Fail to See the Browns
vile Drug Cos line OF holiday
goods After making the rounds.
you will find we have the most
complete line ever shown in the
city.
Much ImprOVed.-ALikeW icks, the
popular short stop of the champion
Brownies last season, who has been
i'll at the Works Sanitarium for sew
eral weeks, is very much improved
and was seen on the streets this af-
ternoon for the first time since he has
| been sick
4 New Homeseeker-Mr and
Mrs Theodore A. Berntsen are
the proud parents of d fine ten pound
baby boy, born last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ernest of Har-
lingen came down yesterday after
noon from Harrington via automobile,
returning home this morning
Rebuilding CulvertS.-The culverts
on Twelfth street on the alley near
The Herald building are being re-
built by a couple of city prisoners
under the direction of Officer Ire
vino. These culverts have been in
bad condition for some time and were
really dangerous Tor people walking
along that side Of the street at night.
Big Holiday StockS.-FfOm the
present indications this years hoii-
day business promises to be record
breaker Practically all of the mer-
chants of the city who carry line
of holiday goods have purchased not
only a larger stock than ever before,
but also better ones. The two stores
who make toys a specially, The Va
riety Store Company and the Browns
vile Drug Company. have brought
on enormous stocks of toys of al
most every Kind that can be imagined
Football Teams Fine showing
Although the high school foot ball
team have not succeeded in arrang-