The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-10
Brownsville, Sept. 10, /
Official Forecast.
LOCAL ITEMS

The New Besteiro Building.-Al-
though there is considerable work
still to be done on the building
which is being erected by Martin Bes-
teirO on the corner of 18th and
Elizabeth streets, the entire build
ing has already been rented, and will
be occupied as soon as finished. On
the lower floor there will be enc large
room the length of the building and
FIVE small Offices The large room
will be occupied by Mrs. Scrivner's
millinery establishment The en-
tire upper floor will be used as
apartments The building is now
nearly ready for the coat of stucco,
which will give it a handsome and
substantial appearance.
Give us chance at your next
Lumber bill. Phone us No. PSI. No
trouble to answer questions; every
thing to build with at the Big
, White Sheds and Office, down near
st. L., B. & NJ. freight depot. ]. +
& J. H. Grant Lumber Co. 9-4-6
Drummer's Second Trip-The
Drummer, Capt Joe Cobolini, was
slated to start today on its second
trip between Point Isabel and Topa
Bay. The following names are on
the passenger list: P. Reimer, Kansas
City; R. G Hausman, Peoria, H.; Lit
tie Harr' son, Houston; DR.. F. L.
Thompson and E H. Buckner, Sour
Lake and Nose Fink of New York
and Brownsville
We have added to our furniture
business a strictly high grade furni-
ture repair and packing department.
Howse Furniture Co. 7-19-tf
Orange Grove, Woodmen's Circle,
No. 335, will hold it's regular meet
ing Saturday at p. m. at hall over
Wise & Newman's A full attendance
is required.
DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat Office Combe building.
8-26-tf
No Drunken Passengers Taken
Strict orders have been issued by
Judge E. c. Forto to all of the boat
men on the boats used for transport
ing passengers between Brownsville
and Santa Cruz not under any con-
sideratiOn, to take passengers who
are intoxicated across the river when
there are any other passengers in the
boats.
Coolest soda water in town at Mar
tinez's drug store. 7-13-tf
Ice for San BenitO.-One ton of ice
was sent to San Benito last night by
S. c. Tucker manager of the Peoples
Ice and Manufacturing plant here,
The ice was taken to San Benito last
night on push car, six Mexicans fur
niShing the necessary motive power
to propel the push car.
The Launch Sea Gull will make
trips regularly with mail and pas
sengers between Isabel and the
beach east of Raymondville, after
arrival of morning train from
Brownsville Facilities provided to
transport passengers and mail from
beach to Raymondville 4 or5t
Baseball.-On next Sunday after
neon 1t Ii e baseball pix a game OF
ball between a picked team from the
city and the Sahualla team will take
place. The Sahualla has made quite
q reputation for itself this season as
an excellent team and as the picked
team will be composed of the best
players in ttown a good game is
promised
SGTho
Marriage Bureau" is the title of the |
three act comedy to be presented at /
the Celford Theater on Friday night. /
september 18th, by home talent. For
several weeks the cast have been re-
hearsing under the direction of Miss
Ida McDavitt. The proceeds will go
.owards the nucleus of fund for the
3ivic improvement League
Another Experience Tale" is
hat related by one of the prominent
Santa Maria planters E. NJ. Lewis.
Who struggled into Brownsville night
before last on a hand car. Mr.. Lewis
stuck to his place on the Santa Maria
anal until his negro cook entered an
objection last Saturday morning
gainst being compelled to bring
meals on row boat Then Mr. Lew i
decided to make for higher ground
te walked to the south end of his
lace and there boarded a boat that
arTied him across country past
he Arroyo to the railroad at Bixby.
distance of perhaps six or seven
niles The hardest part of the Jour
ey was that from Bixby to HarIin-
en- covered after several hours
resting with a hand car on a track
very sorry condition and for part
the way under water more than a
Dot deep. A two days rest braced
i'm sufficiently to move to San Be
ito afoot and when he was Just get
ng comfortably settled there, a !
lreatened shortage in rations in =
uced a further hike to the source
supplies, where he is now resting =
,
Stray Animals i'll the Pound
ew stock ordinance, went into eff s
set yesterday and the police author ;
les have been busily engaged since t,
right and early yesterday morn 6
lg gathering up the cows, burros P
nd other animals that still contin- l.