The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-16
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Visit the Coast.-The cadets from
the A. and NJ. College who attended
the Midwinter Convention today
visited Point Isabel and Tarpon
Beach, the following being the party:
G. H Black. S. A Mcmillan. C c.
Speed, j n. Singletary, R. E. Hanna,
l.. Wade, w. Henremann, R. v No
red and A. hamburger.
Prize Essays.-Winners of the
prizes offered by MIR. F. Caldwell of
San BenitO for the best essays on
Why the Northern Farmer Should
Come to the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley and Make His Home were as
follows: LIST, Isabel Pierce. Browns
vile; End, Bessie Cooke, Browns
vile; 3rd, Carol Smith, Brownsville:
4th. Charles c. Kidder, Hidalgo. The
prize essays, which were quite meri-
toriOus, will be published next week.
Nv York Editor Visits Valley
Among the number who went up the
branch yesterday On the special train
was VIM. Doherty of Kingsville, traf-
fic manager of the st. L., & NJ. rail-
road Mr.. Doherty came down Tues
day night from Kingsville in his pri-
vate car. With. MIR Doherty were
Mr.. and Mrs J. W. Magic of New
York City. Mr.. Magic is cable editor
on the New York Tribune and also
New York correspondent for the New
Orleans Picayune, and is here on d
n 90 fri
gather few items for a series of ar
ticles on the Valley. Hon. jeff Nc
LemOre also accompanied Mr.. Doh
erty to gather data for the Gul Coast
Magazine.
Funeral This AfternOon.-This af-
ternoon at half past four O'Clock. the
remains of the late Prof. w. H.
Schmidt were inferred in the city GEM
etery. As reported yesterday. a tele-
gram was sent to the brother of the
deceased, G. NJ. Schmidt of Ossining
n. Y. for instructions as to the fun
eral. 4 rply was received late yes
terday afternoon directing that the
body be buride here. The funeral
took place from the BrOwnsvill IN
dertaking parlors, proceeding from
there TO the Episcopal church, and
thence to the city cemetery, beine
conducted under the auspices of the
Masonic Lodge. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. N. Airhardt, the Epis-
cOpal rector.
Brownsville Products.-Among the |
decorations which beautified the dis
trict court room for the midwinter !
convention were three baskets which !
we're furnished from Brownsville gar /
iens. which deserve special mention. !
The sisters of the Incarnate Word |
Convent sent an enormous basket of |
citrus and other sub-tropical fruits. |
POmegranates, papayas, bananas. |
1ates, oranges and lemons. artistical- |
y arranged in combination with |
5pineless cactus leaves, orange bios |
SONS, asparagus, ferns and other |
foliage, made it indeed a thing of |
beauty Included in the fruit was
4 cluster of fine figs raised by Box |
Brothers of Laguna Vista. Mrs. Lee |
Iallam furnished the other two bas- |
lets. one of which contained fine |
specimens of celery, cauliflOwer, rad |
shes, lettuce, stringbeans English |
peas, beets, turnips, parsnips, egg
plants, tomatoes, corn, Okra, and |
peppers, which were arranged so as
o make the most of the ornamental
effect of these handsome vegetable
;pecimens. Lines. dates, bananas,
oranges, citrons, etc. artistically ar
'anged and most pleasing to the eye,
the contents of Mrs Hal
ANS other contribution. These bas-
2ets were justly admired by all be
folders