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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16
PER SONALS

Mr. and Mrs Geo. F. Walker of
lngersoIl, Ont, are among the many
visitors in the city. Mr. Walker
is here looking for a business loca-
ton. He is a brotner of Bruce
Walker of San Benito, who is here
today
R. c. Wharton, secretary of the
Unio-Texas Sugar Co, returned last
night from his trip to Austin whittier
he jOurneyed to interview the rail-
road commission regarding a slight
difference Of opirion between his
company and he S. L., B. & NJ
railroad in the matter of freight rate
on raw sugar. He had an interest
ing and successful interview with
the commission and saw the soul
kiss enough of incident for one
trip.
R. H. Kern. Jr.. W. A. Mcneil
and F. S Champion of Santa Maria,
came in yesterday evening to attend
the annual meeting of the Santa Ma
ria Canal Co. and went back on
this mornings branch train.
Branch towns were well represent
ed in Brownsville last night by R.
P Boyle of Donna; P. Clark and J.
B. Mcfarland, Harlingen, S. NJ. Har-
tergraye and Mrs. N. Mcmillan, For
dyce, j. NJ. Vela, Hidalgo; F. Cald-
well, Mr. and Mrs. A B. Walker,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Walker, A. S.
Agar, San BenitO; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
F. Emerson, Mercedes, E. P. Wright
and L. A Coppack, Mission
J. J. Conway returned last night
from a short trip to Houston and
went up the branch to Mission this
morning.
R. Villar y Corral of Matamoros
was over in town last night en- route
to Mexico City by way of Laredo
Arrivals of homeseekers for the
day were normal Names gathered
, around town were: S. J. Thomp-
son, Henderson, Ky; Mrs. J. X.
Pickering, Chas. F. Patterson and
wife, Chicago; Mrs. c. D. Needy and
daughter, Corpus Christi; ". E.
King, Throckmorton; E. n. Askerg,
Sharon, Pa; l. S. Sullards, Detroit;
Mrs. S. S. Harris, Willow Springs,
Mo; H. E. Baker and L. S. Cooper,
Overlook, Ky; c. E Knight, Cuba,
Ky; Ben Briggs and F. Paterson,
Memphis, Mo; F. NJ. Patterson, De
catur, III.
A. Bernhein of Rio Grande City
IS in town today.
Frank W Kibbe returned last
night from a ten days business trip
to Dallas. Houston and other cities.
J. D. Powers, the ever welcome
paymaster IS again giving away
small packages to railway en-
pIoyes in Brownsville and up the
branch.
c. NJ. Armstrong lett this morning
for Katherine on business.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16
LOCAL TTEMS

DR.. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office Combe building.
8-26-tf
Unwilling Orange
Grove Circle, W. o. W. No. 800,
will hold a special meeting Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in their nan
over Wise & Newman's store to
make definite arrangements for the
unwilling of the monument recently
erected to the memory OF Mrs. Mar
tin Hanson. The unyeiling of the
monument to deceased Sovereign Mel
lie Hanson will take place at the
cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
Oct. 10. All members are urgently
requested to be present at the hall
Saturday afternoon. BY order of
Guardian May T. Kendall.
First Methodist Church.-Tenth
Street, opposite the Federal build
ing. Friends and strangers made
welcome. Special music. Sunday
school, 9:45; Epworth League,
6:45; preaching by the pastor, II
a. m and 7:45 p. m. Rev. A. L.
Scarborough will preach next Thurs
day night, after which the last
Quarterly Conference of this year
will be held, there being only two
more Sundays of this year. \ No
bic James, pastor.
Every big fire and every report
of a burglary should bring home
to you the necessity of keeping all
your surplus money deposited with
The First National Bank. 1t
Good Work Goes On.-And still
the good work of paving the city
is steadily going on. Contractor J.
c. DeBruin is now engaged in CON
structing a concrete walk about the
beautiful new home of Grover Wag-
ner on St. Charles street.
Profoundly Impressed.-In the
Recorders court this morning, E T,
Mussett, who was evidently so I'M
pressed with yesterdays cOnflagra-
ton that he imagined he had an in
side fire which must be extinguished
by a profuse supply of barleycorn,
was given the usual one dollar and
costs, which he paid
Jury EXCused.-In the County
court, Judge John Bartlett presid-
ing, practically no business of in
terest was transacted, the jury for
the week being excused. In all pro-
liability this court viii finish its bus
mess for this term next week. Judge
Bartlett has also excused the jury
for next week so that it will not
be necessary TO rthose summoned
for next week to report at the court
room Monday morning Today the
court will take up probate matters.
Animals Pass Muster.-A shipment
OF 80 mules ant five horses brought
from Tamaulipas by A. T. Barreda
was examined this morning by Or.
L. E. Johnson, the government vet
Urinary who arrived in town from
San Antonio last night. The ami
mails are consigned in bond to Cuba
via Galveston.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-16

DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose andI
throat. Office Combe building.
The sun., 1909-02-28
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

The local money market was quiet with
rates practically unchanged throughout
last week. Call money ranged between
~, and "a per cent with the bulk of the
business done at per cent. Time money
was in light request and was obtanable at
2H to "a. per cent for sixty, %. to per
cent for ninety days. 3 per cent. for four
months and to 81. per cent. for five and
six months. Commercial paper was QiiOt ed
at 81, to -, for prime single names and in
dorsed bills receivable; other names, "A to
per cent.
Domestic exchange on New York: Bos-
ton-Par. Chicago-2Sc. premium. Charles
ton Buying. par; selling. i-lOc. premium
Montreal 2eiic. discount. New Orleans
Commercial. 25c, discount: banks, 81 pre-
MUM. st. Paul-90c premium. Mime
apols- 6Sc. premium to mar. Cincinnati
Par. 81. l.ouis-t5c. premium. San Fran
cisco-si,25 premium.
Money in london, 2lI@2', per cent. Rate
of discount in the open market for short and
three months bills, . 3-l6M 2 5-i6 per cent.
Consols were quoted at Nl, for money and
- li-l6 for account. Paris cables quoted
the price OF per cent. rentes at 81 francs
a5 centimes. Private rate Of discount.
lie per cent. Exchange on London, Is
francs 22ls centimes. Berlin quoted eX-
change on London at 20 marks 50A pigs.
Private rate OF discount g. per cent.
New York Clearing House statement:
Exchanges. S3i4. ISL ,733; balances, si3, ,6s3,-
7s5; Sub-Treasury debit balance, si91 ,s51.
Commercial price OF bar silver in New
York, SOC. Silver in London. % 5-led,
Mexican silver dollars were quoted at &c.
The sun., 1909-02-28
THE COTTON MARKET.

Small Adyance-TeNas Drought 1o,,,-
ues-somo Buying On 1t ,Iubn,, !.
seiiins-Rains Predicted tor Te,,.
-spinners' Taklngs Drop sooos
Bales.
Wall street houses bought on rontinr,,
drought In Texas Official despat,he. ,,o''
Galveston and Houston denied rumors =,
rams In those sections and also on a bs,,o,
tone In the stock market IiyeruooI :,
was better than expected and there scan og
10 De Some INDICATIONS OF better poi az
l. o q, 900 bales and Pensacola ii 900 Tbosss
was decrease In the worlds visible snneIe
of all kinds OF cotton during tho weeEpny,
l3?.s5s bales or more than double the a.
crease for the same week last wear Ire-
decrease In American cotton. on the o,h.ss
hand, wac 20. 900 Dales less thuu for he oI s.s
week In 1903. Tie worlds spinner tsEiNsee
Tor the week were 2is, ,0sj bales or dbont So "a
less than for the same week last wear ~
IA figured that the crop moN Nemont fromu,
now on must be the smallest for wears NV, N.Y.,
TO bring the yield below la,5OOUO ~
Liverpool has stock of roughly ,iO0Oo
bales and spots" there are only GftssS
American points above futures a. again,,
a premium year ago of eighty-four Ims,,'
can points. The carrying charge i helyy
Such things and the possibility Of Tets.,
In Wall Street and the slowness OF irsds
make people conservative, even those Sbs
believe in cotton. The South and at any
time wall Street sold. Large local SspSis
firms we're supposed to be buying. II Wss
pointed out that Liverpool was sustains1
by the spinners fixing their price on cotton
bought on the call system. nov so freely
used by them when securing their sp4oisc
the month.
Glance at these OPT mons: Hubbard Bros
IL requires new, factors, either an improve.
ment In general business or 4 heavy rain
IN 1exas,, to move II from its present nut
Henry Clews A Co: NO decline OF I'M.
por.ance Is expected with the present M. .
certainty regarding the acreage and plaht.
ing prospects for the new crop" William
Ray h Co., We advise caution. II buying
would take later months on weak inarEs
and sell at moderate pro Is Would ratL.,
wait further developments relative 10 Cron
prospects, more distant trade demand and
supply before entering extensively on the
short side" l.. l.. Fleming; Il he markea
face OF the indifferent demand from spin.
ners and somewhat less favorable adyiee.
from the goods trade" Noyse 4 Co.: -fbs
longs belief In very much higher prizes
later IN the season has not been disturbed
and this con dence " prove Il strong bull
factor whenever anyth. .ng Of an encour1g.
ing nature arises. {. |. Hudson 4 20.
Take profits on all upturns."
Buyers reported. Parrot, Shearson, Schm.
Ray. Hutton July. Sellers: Hubbard, Icj
thousand July; Springs. May scattered
commission houses. October. Decemberv
and ia u1ry,
Futures advanced o points on March and
2 to 4 points on other months, then reacted.
ending quiet ut about Fridays closing
higher. The estimated sales we're 5000
bales,
The sun., 1909-02-28
GAS COMPANIES.
live stock Market,

SATURDAY, Feb. q
Receipts OF beeves were eo7 head all OF which
were consigned direct 10 city Iaug ghterers. There
was no trading In live cattle, but the feeling was
rated steady for all sorts and grades, Dressed
beef was SLOW, but prices nrm at yesterday
quotations. Liverpool and London cattle mar,
keE were nrm at iSI.altc per 10, dressed weight;
refrigerator beef, weak at elsdlOlsc, per no
Exports 70 day, 5sos quarters OF oeef
Receipts OF calves were ip2 head Including to7
for butchers an As for the m srtet Pri ces were
AZ the ngures asked. Common 70 good Indiana
sens SOLD az SeslnSo per 100 lbs Indiana fed
In market. Dressed calves were in light supply
and frm at loaiel1c per h. for city dressed
veals and eaiSc. for country dressed.
Rece pts OF sheep and lambs were l7ts head
Including 20 cars for slsughterers and ! for the
market making with the stale stock cars 70 he
seld- Sheep were entirely nom nal, but feeling
stea ~ for good stock; lambs slow. but prime
handy lambs were rated about steady; ~, cars OF
sseca unsold. Good TO prime lambs sold al
rs Dressed mutton was quiet AZ 7fioc. per 10. y:
dressed lambs at liaiSlso.; country dresssd hot.
house lambs steady At Hoii0 per carcass
Receipts Of hogs were s,0i7 head. all for slaush.
terers. The feeling WAS steady Late yester-
day good Western pigs sold al IA 70 per no lbs /:
good Pennsylvans pigs al MO. Country dressed
hogseetesdS.
The sun., 1909-02-28
THE BOSTON MARKET.

Boston, Feb. 27-There was good mar
ket for the copper shares to-day. After
a steady opening with prices at about the
list and the trading was quite brisk for a
short session. Copper Range was the
feature. sales In this issue running over
gain over the opening. Greene Cansnea
Lake Copper, Butte Coalition and North
Butte were also active and strong Indus
trials and rails were without feature and
uuiet
The sun., 1909-02-28
THE CURB MARKET.

During the greater portion OF last week
prices for curb securities displayed a de.
sllntng tendency under general liquidation.
The selling pressure was especially pro-
pounced In the copper group. where quota
ent movement, Greene Csnanea, British,
Nevada Consolidated, United Copper and
Butte Coalition being particularly weak
active market for bonds. over 81 0oo. 600
Southern Pacific - were dealt In and heavy
trading took place in the Burlington Is and
the Chesapeake and Ohio and Western
Pacific Sc. Toward the end OF the period
the market developed a steadier tone, so
that closing prices were usually above the
lowest
Transactions In detail in the market to-
The sun., 1909-02-28

The imports OF specie for the week were
s4s,s27 silver and s35i .053 gold, maxim 2
total specie imports since January 81 O7O, :
$50. Exports OF specie were: Silver s93i-
ssi; gold, 81 .o6a, ,220. The exports Of specie
since January have been: Gold. si3, ,7si,
3i5. silver, s7.e2e. 799-a total of s2i $780,
The sun., 1909-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Coffee Quiet-ProyisiOns Reacted After
an Advance,

On light Transactions coffee MAS little
firmer for time. but ended easier No new
features:
Coffee on the : pot was firm. Rio No. I.
sl,c. Havre unchanged. Sales 900 bags.
Hamburg unchanged TO ,. pfg higher.
Sales. 1900 bags. Rio. 80 res higher
Exchange ,tu,t UNCHANGED; receipts, i,o% oags;
Ceipts, 1890 bags: stock, SiaU0. Sac
pauio receipts, 2l.Ohl bags Juudiahy r.
Ceipts. 1850 bag. Futures closed steady.
unchanged TO ) points lower. sales, o,U9
The sun., 1909-02-28

Provisions. - Butter Creamery extra.
SOC. Cheese-State. I. e., fancy. snall &c
Eggs-N esteru frsts. Poe, tilirago. ! eh
27.-"light offerings with a moderate yoF
ume of buying caused iirmer tone t0 ihe
provisions market to-day, the higher prizes
for wheat aud frmne,s in corn being mala
factors, Hog prices were n shade Lower.
Hog prices are relatively cheap EStimales
for Monday, Sn.Mp. with 2Jl,pI eNpcrd
next week. Prices were a. follows
The sun., 1909-02-28

The amount OF United States deposits
shown In this week statement Is o.. .5e4. 100,
a decrease OF 1914, 500 since last week III
these deposits were deducted from the ag-
gregate given the surplus would be N4,-
52S, $50.
The following table gives the percentage
OF cash reserves to deposits of the more
prominent banks as compared with last
week;
The sun., 1909-02-28
TIE BANK STATEMENT.

The weekly statement Of averages Of the
associated banks compares as follows win
that OF last week and that Of the correspond
ing week a year ago:
The sun., 1909-02-28
it ,s7e se7 SN7 aaI 40,


The receipt. from customs 70 day were ,sSs $40
from Internal revenue. t9no.bSO. and mlscei.
hnoous. tle. ga National bank notes received
for redemption. s-.Os9as.
The cash statement of the unitedStates Treasurer
for February - shows
The sun., 1909-02-28
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WASHINGTON Feb. 21.-The statement OF the
receipts and expenditures OF the Treasury shows:
n This day This month. EY'rdl uear
Receipts ....., $3.50 e03 Ne.67l 700 SssT 81 0a
Expenditures. 2.ose.OoO 5s2.e.OOo t7S ass TsS
The sun., 1909-02-28

Important changes from last week iu
cash held by the banks and their loans are
"a fallaWa,
The sun., 1909-02-28

The State Banking Department. reports
the weekly condition OF the State banks
not represented in the Clearing House as
folloWa.
The sun., 1909-02-28

Kansas Clty -. Nav Cse ca, q 60 Az
ST. Louis. -. May. tsit t5a, t5's tSs as
FLOUR. Strong. Spring-Patents, s. 900
e.25; clears. s4.40a4.75.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05

"A discovery which for its uniaue
character seldom has been euualed in
this state has just been disclosed through
DIR. Samuel E. Green, u g~eologist and
mineral expert of England. DIR. Green
was exploring the formation ut Indian
Springs oil fields when he encountered
4 strata which contained fossils of pre-
historic animals and reptiles. lie broke
open II number Of ancient oyster shells,
and in one of them discovered II perfect
pearl, pure white and weighing nearly
$50 karats
There Is u strong probability that in
the near future there will he u beet SUI
gar mill built in the vicinity of Fullon.
The Southern California Sugar COM
pany is taking an interest in that Sec
ton and has its agents busy gathering
data. The company has offered to put
up the mill, provided local people will
take stock i'll the concern and guarantee
TO cultivate an acreage sufficient to
justify it's erection and operation.
There is an abundance of land in the
great irrigation district suitable for the
culture of the sugar beet, and it is said
that experiment has shown that beets
may DC grown of large size, and that
the percentage of sugar is high.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05
A Pleasant Social Event

Tho home of George NJ. Clayton of
Ten mile Creek. WAS Inst Monday the
scene of II pleasant family gathering.
The occasion was II surprise party and
dinner in honor of the eighteenth birth
day of Mr.. Clayton's eldest daughter,
Miss Lois. II was II complete surprise
to tho young lady, At 9 o'clock p. NJ.
we sat down to u splendid dinner, of
the good things of tho season prepared
by Mrs. Clayton and daughters; to
which all did justice. Toasts to our
fair hostess were proposed, oil wishing
her II long, happy life.
The evening was occupied with vocal
and instrumental music, as we'll US other
diversions.
A spirit of good cheer prevailed. and
all enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
Among those present were Mrs. w. S
| Clayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur l.. Clay.
ton and family, Chas. and Walter Clay.
ton of South Fork.
GUALTERto
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05
Mrs. SlaAley RlRhy

Thursday afternoon Will and Roy
Rigsby arrived from Ely with the news
of the death of their mother. Mrs.
Stanley Rigsby. ut the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Conway, Tuesday nj
Oakland. The news brought by the
boys was the first Mr.. Rigsby knew OF
his wife's death.
Mrs. RiSshy was born April ~, 1882.
On May 10. 1872, she and Mr.. Rigsby
were married ut Toana. Shortly after
their marriage they moved to Eiko and
this has been their home ever since.
Several years ago Mrs. Rigsby's health
began to fail and of late years she has
suffered greatly. a few weeks < she
went to California in the hope that u
change of altitude and climate would
restore her health. About three weeks
ago, she was taken sick and Tuesday she
passed to the other side. The imne-
date cause of her death was neuralgia.
Mrs. Rigsby was well known to all
the old residents of Elko. Here she won
the esteem and respect of all who knew
her. BY her death the light of another
home has gone out forever.
a husband, three sons and one
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Conway, survive
her. To them the INDEPENDENT ex.
tends its sincerest sympathy.
Roy left last night on No. . to bring
his mothers remains to her old home and
Will remained with his father. The
date of the funeral has not been set.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05
S~almagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
It's President Taft now.

It's President Taft now.
The editor is all right again, thank
you.
The lecture on Ben IIur has been
postponed again. Mr.. King has been
delayed in Carson to lobby for the anti
gambling bill.
a report came over the wires today
that owing to Il heavy snow storm in
Washington the inaugural parade had
to he dispensed with.
AS there will he no farther enforced
acccsSions, to the Ananias club. that
highly respectable organization will
show II steady decrease in membership.
President Taft will not he its recruiting
agent.
Glory he! Teddy is out and Billy Is
in. William Howard Taft, an accom-
plishcd statesman and Il polished gentle
man, is now president Of the United
States of America. While we wanted
William j.. Bryan to take the place
vacated by Theodore Roosevelt today, Il
large majority of the American people
preferred William II. Taft and he is
now the president of all the people.
Judge F%arrington's decision sustaining
the railroad commission law is Il great
victory for the state. If the decision
is sustained by the U. S. supreme court,
Nevada will be in Il position to stop the
highwayman tactics Of some of the rail
roads. The decision marks the beginning
of the end of railroad domination i'll
this great and glorious state. Hurrah
for Judge Harrington and three times
three for his decision.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05
S~almagundi
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY

Read our business locals elsewhere.
DR.. West left for Gold Creek this
afternoon.
WANTED AL round ranch man
with family wants work OH ranch. Ref
crcncc if required. Address this Office
There is Il time for all things, but it
wouldn't hurt to pray Il little when you
are down on you knees looking under
the bed for your collar button!-Ex-
change.
Irwin Mcdowell will return from
Boston about the first of June. All
those wishing their pianos tuned are
requested to wait for him. He knows
how to do the work.
The following is the advertisement
of II Japanese who takes in washing:
Contrary to our opposite company, we
will most clearly and carefully wash
our customers with possible cheap
prices us follows: Ladies' 81 per 100;
gentlemen, $3.50 per 100. '-The Laun-
dry.
Senator Hunter has introduced Il bill
10 amend the law prohibiting saloons
within three miles Of II railroad con
struction camp. The object of the bill
is probably to permit the opening of
more saloons in Elko. II 80 it ought to
90 to the h%oncyard. If there is anything
on top of the earth that Elk0 does not
need, II is more saloons.
An old Ksnsas citizen. who had been
hen. peckcd all his life. was about to die.
His wife felt It her duty to offer him
such consolation as she might, and said:
John, you arc about to 80 but I will
follow YOU" 1 suppose 80. 'Mandu,"
said tho old man. weakly, "but so far
as I am concerned You don't need to bc
In my blamed hurry about it,"
The Congressional Record Of February
Goth contains IN interesting article by
Congressman Brownlow Of Tennessee
in answer to ex-senator Stewards
charge TINT President Andrew johnson
was u d~issipatcd man. Mr.. Brownlow
writes from personal knowledge Of
President Johnson's habits and does not
hesitate to pronounce Stewards charges
false. Tho article places Andrew
johnson In II new light before tho
country.
An exchange says that with an aver
ago fleece ct eight and ono.quartcl
pounds, Oregon sheep last year shcarcd
more wool to tho sheep than those oi
any other State in the Union with the
single exception of Washington. Those
In the ncighboring state on the nortl
made an average of eight and onc-halI
pounds. In no other State was there
an average Of more than eight pounds
while tho average for the whole United
states was only seven and one'tentl
pounds.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-03-05
Salmagundi
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Ths school election passed off quietly,
Quite IL large vote was cast.
Mrs.. Hayden Henderson departed
last night for Missouri to visit with her
husbands people. She will I've gone
several months.
AT y meeting Of the male members of
the Presbyterian church last night. u
committee was appointed On organizing
IA Presbyterian Brotherhood in Eiko.
The preliminary examination Of
Coates. Tennille aud Walsh, the young
men brought back from Idaho by
Sheriff Clark, began before Judge Bruce
this forenoon and vas still Oh when
this report closed. District Attorney
Tub.r represents the state and NJ. L..
%Straughan, Il brother-in-law of Coates,
from Bruncpu. Idaho, is looking after
the defendants interests.
The members Of the hose companies
are in good spirits today over Mr.. NAL
l.tt's appreciation of their work Mt yes
tcrday's fire. He presented Il box of
Joe Tabar's best cigars 10 each Of the
hose companies and that is why the boys
are in such good spirits. As evidence
of their appreciation of Mr.. Mallctt's
gifts, the hose Companies request the
INDEPENDENT to extend him their
thanks.