The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-08-11

A great many of the citizens of
Brownsville are today suffering with
a crick in their necks occasioned by
too intently watching the clouds yes
terday for the storm promised this
section but which as yet has failed
to materialize.
DIR. Frank Kent, practice limited to
eye, ear. nose and throat. Office over
Eagle Pharmacy. d&wS-5-30
A Busy OfficiaI.-Deputy Assessor
George Champion is now busily en-
gagged in making up his assessment
rolls for the present year and as
soon as he is notified as to the tax
rate of the state will at once begin
the work of assessing the property
owners of Cameron County.
The kiss of Judas" an incident
in the life of Jesus, Electric Theater
tonight 1t
All contractors and workmen are
hereby notified that it is unlawful
to make any electric or water con-
nections, whether directly to the sup
ply wires and mains, or extending
connections already made, without
first getting a permit from this Office
for such new connection or extern
sion. This law will be strictly en-
forced in the future and all parties
are warned hereby
Brownsville Electric Light and Wat
er Works.
S-11-3 E. L. Burks, Supt.
Wilbur Wright's aeroplane" at
the Electric Theater tonight 1t
Cannot Phone Point.-Owing to
the storm warnings, people in town
were anxious to communicate with
friends staying at the Point yester-
day, but the telephone service be-
tween town and the Point has been
OQI VI OlQC1 SAuCC II udS
been impossible to get the Point
from here, since that day, but that
station could ring up Brownsville
until yesterday, when all communi-
cation was suspended over the wire
Manager Steg,nan sent lineman
down yesterday to remedy the trou-
BILE, but up to late in the afternoon,
the wire was still not working, and
no word could be sent to or received
from the Point Today the Point
can ring up Brownsville, but no con-
nection can be gotten from this end.
DIR. SizeIan's office will be closed
from Aug. to Aug. 16-inelusive
7-S1 tt.
Recorders Court Idle.-For per-
iod of over two weeks there has not
been a single case, not even a plain
drunk in the recorders court, which
is pretty good record for town the
size of Brownsville.
Go to Tarpon Beach tomorrow.
7-S1 If.
Matrimonial Market Dull.-Fewer
marriage licenses have been issued by
the county clerk in the last two
weeks than for a like period in sew
eral years. Dan Cupid must be TAX
ing summer vacation this year
Corner in Abe Lincoln Pennies.
'Frenzied finance hit Brownsville |
full in the face this morning. Learn
ing that the coinage of the new Lin
coin pennies had been discontinued
by Secretary MacVeagh, owing to the
prominence OF the designers initials |
thereon, it occurred to one of the
younger road agents Or rather land /
agents, that a few honest dollars |
might be made by Pattenizing the |
Lincoln penny market, whereupon he
hustled around to the banks and /
bought up the available supply of I
the new shining coppers bearing the
imprint of Old Abes rugged coun-
tenance. The supply was limited to |
ne sure, as only one bank bad sup
ply Of the new pennies. The young
hnancier obtained all there were on
hand and now has the local market
cornered. The price this afternoon
on the curb market fuctua.ed from
three to four-bits Mex
Real Estate Picking Up.-Judging
by the number of real estate trans
'ers being filed for record daily,
with the real estate dealers
If Brownsville and locality, who
orm a goodly proportion of the popu-
alton, by the way-has begun to pick
Up. The number of transfers is in
reasing daily.