The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-07-07

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last evening.
After seeing Brownsville, Judge
OWnby the guest of honor at last
weeks celebration, decided that it
was worth while to lock at the re-
mainder of the Valley. So yester-
day he went up the line to Mission.
returning in the evening.
DR.. J. S. Dougherty of Hidalgo,
farmer. doctor, and lawyer, is in
town for a few days attending to
legal and other business. He in
forms US that his house has recently
been entirely Fefurnished and also
hints that he is tired of the bache-
llor's gay life, which may mean in
teresting developments in the near
future.
Customs Inspector Fred Tate, who
has been stationed at Hidalgo for
some weeks, came down Saturday to
visit his family and incidentally to
see the Brownies play. He goes
back tomorrow.
A bad leg, the result of an old in
jury kept Sam Robertson in bed
| from Saturday until Monday when
accompanied by Mrs. Robertson, he
returned to San Benito.
Judges D. B. Chaplin and S. P.
Silver, Sheriff Closner, County Urea
surer Baker, and County Clerk Cha
vez, all of Hidalgo County, left fer
San Antonio on the afternoon train
Monday. Judge Chaplin laughingly
remarked that they were going to
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the reason for this wholesale exodus.
Mercedes was well represented at
the Fourth of July "doings" by
some of her fairest and bravest,
among them being Misses Alga,
Brassington and Johnson, J. F.
Abales, A. B. Rosenheimer, S. ].
Murray, J. B. Johnson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Scobey.
San Benito visitors in town for the
festivities included: H. A. Paine, Jr.,
B. A. Epstein, Mr.. Rowe, R. F.
| Woodward, E. N. Green, ]. L. Lam
drnm, P. Agar, Roy Brown, H. P.
/ Griffin, J. S. Brown, A. NJ. Gan, w
il. Crosbie, G. B. Falligant, H. G..
, ,Ss..;,iwell apdothers.
Judge John Bartlett, grand exalt-
ed ruler of the Brownsville lodge of
Elks, left this morning for Los An
geles, Cal, to attend the Elks grand
Hodge, as the representative of the
Brownsville lodge.
Frank S. Robertson a prominent
farmer of the San Benito section,
was business visitor in town today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rabb are
spending few days in town, having
come from their country place. Las
PaImas. yesterday morning. They
will leave in a day or two for short
visit to Corpus Christi.
Joe Wells went to the Point yes
terday
j Mr.. and Mrs. G T. Tindau, who
live near Sarita in the upper part Of
Cameron county, were visitors in
town this week.
DR.. J. W. David of Corsicana, Tex
as, who has been here for some days
with his fellow-townsman, J. P.
Stephenson, looking after his inter-
ests in this section, left this after
noon for his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Scobey of Mer-
I cedes, who spent a day or so here
during the celebration, left Monday
for a three months summer trip to
the Adirondacks and Canada.
Mir and Mrs, L. E. Woods and lit
/ tie son returned to Tarpon Beach
yesterday, after a few days in town,
resting up after their experience in
the storm on the island.
Col. John D. Finnegan, superintend-
ent of the st. L., B. & NJ. road, ac-
companied bv his assistant sunerin-
tendent, G. ]. Lorrimer, and also by
| the Toadmaster of the southern de
vision of the road, E. S. Heyser, who
came down on account of the reports
of high water along the branch line,
spent yesterday in Brownsville. They
left this morning with General Man
ager Rodgers on his trip up the
branch line.
NJ. D. Wardlaw, formerly of Wood
vile, Okla, now manager of the
Llano Grande tract, was in town yes
terday, returning to Casa Blanca to-
day. Mr.. Wardlaw expects to bring
his family to Llano Grande early in
the fall and will make that his home.
J. P. Stephenson and DR.. J. G. Fife
visited Harlingen today.
Hon. ]. T. Canales paid visit to
some San Benito constituents today.
Fred Peterson, the well known
La Gloria planter, left today on
six weeks trip to st. Louis, and
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. w. A Hamilton, accompanied
by her son, Victor, took this after
Moons train bound for Waco, there
she will be Joined by several friends
and with them will take trip north.
the itinerary of which has not yet
been determined. She expects to be
absent until the middle of September.