The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-10-29
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dren, Thos. Moore Yarrell and Zulei-
ka Benton Yarrell came in on last
nights train to visit Mr.. and Mrs /
W. S. BIacksher and incidentally look
over the Valley Mrs. Yarren is
a neice of Mrs Blackshear and a
sister of Miss Genie Moore who is
extending her visit to cover Mrs.
Yarrell's stay, at least.
Fred Warren has accepted the po-
sition of Chief Engineer of the Rio
! Grande Reservoir and Irrigation
Company of Hidalgo county, with
headquarters at San Juan. He Will
begin work on the new job next
Monday.
Mrs. Clarence E. Miller went to
Mercedes this morning to attend
the dance of the newly organized
fire department of that town to be
given tonight. She expects to return
tomorrow
w. A. Knott of Oklahoma City ar
rived on last nights train. Mr.. Knott
was one OF the early buyers in the
valley and owns large farm at Nc
Allen where he usually spends a
part of each winter
Nearby towns contributed the US
uaI quota of visitors last night,
among them: w E. Hollingsworth
and wife, Miss N. King, Harrington;
S w Lindsay, c. E. Craig, LyfOrd;
F. B. Love, McAllen; E. C. Reese,
Ed Harrison, F. T Phillips, San
! Benito; S. NJ. Hargrove, Fordyce; H.
Hamilton, Mercedes; A F. Hester,
Donna; W. B. Harmon, J. J. Conway,
Mission.
B. F. Lawler, roadmaster of this
end of the Brownsville line, was in
town overnight. He went out on the
4:5O this morning
HOmeseeking arrivals last night
were: VIM E. Malpan, East Jordan,
Mich.;J. W. Massey, Bowling Green,
} Ky; J. c. Conely and J. w Poole.
Kansas City; J. E. and J. E. W.
Smith, Mississippi.
Gordon Miles and wife and moth
, er, Mrs. B. H. Miles came down on
the branch train yesterday Mrs. B.
H. Miles left for Houston this morn
ing and Mr. Miles and wife returned
to San Benito.
V. S. Hague, the banker Of Mis-
= sion, was in town overnight, leaving
/ for the north this morning.
Among last nights arrivals were:
J. A Mickle, NJ S. Bloom, Chicago;
w. H. Duff, Boston; D. T. Ward, E.
Garcia, Corpus Christi; W. H. Por-
ter, New Orleans; NJ. Rogenhafer,
ST., E. H. Pool, D. R. Luce, Hors-
ton; J. L. Burress, Lincoln.
F. S. Miller an irrigation engi-
neer from Greeley, Col, is making
brownsville his headquarters while
loon ing over the canal systems in the
ValleyH Mr. Miller bui,t the great
Greeley-Fondre canal which 235
miles long >and runs through two
miles of tunnels. He j accompanied
by Mrs. Miller y ith whom he went
to San Juan this forming to meet
Dr. Roth, president 2f the Gravity
Irrigation Company
R. y. Magill. J. H. DfTlC9 and J..
, Mccain visited San Benito todSy
F A Jewell, j. w. Johnson I'D
H. Tyler of Arcadia, Kansas, are il
Brownsville on a prospecting trip.
Justice of the Peace Gavito, Chief
of Police Conner an Phil Barbour re
turned last night from Sinton where
they have been for the past few days
as witnesses in the Jesse Thornham
case.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bannon and
daughter returned Thursday night
| from Hot Springs, Arkansas, where
they have been spending the past
two months for the benefit of Mr.
Bannon's health. Mr. BannOn re-
ports that his trip has benefited him
wonderfully and that he expects to
return to Hot Springs within the
near future.
A. F. Hester, mayor and a prom
inent citizen of Run was a business
visitor in the city today Mr. Hester
reports the crops in the vicir
Run in a flourishing condition.
w. E. Hollingsworth and George
Cleveland of Harrington came down in