The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-02

he viii shortly leave. No successor
for Inspector Foster has been an
nounced.
The Chambedlain-Downey Acad-
envy will reopen Monday. A new
class of beginners will be organized
which viii be taught according to the
latest methods All who expect to
enter this class are urged to be pres
ent Monday morning.
The Best Onion Crate On the mar
ket is manufactured by the Keith
Lumber Company, Voth, Texas. We
are their sole agents in this terri
tory, and will sell to you at the
same price you weuld pay to get them
direct. Send for sample. Frontier
Lumber Co., Brownsville, Texas.
12-30-17
Died From His Injuries.-Juan Lii
cea, the fireman who was injured at
Isabel on last Wednesday afternoon
by the explosion of the boiler of the
engine of the Rio Grande railroad,
died in this city yesterday afternoon.
The body was taken to Isabel this
morning where interment will take
place.
Poll Tax Receipts.-To date fifty
nine men have paid their poll tax re-
ceipts for 1908. The RaymondviIle
precinct heads the list in having the
largest number being paid from any
one precinct, 4-aving fourteen paid
from there. The first man to pay his
poll tax was :. L. Dangerfield of Ray
mondville. The first man to pay his
poll tax this year is P. Arismendez
who paid his this morning.
New Advertiser.-in today's Her
aid appears the advertisement of the
National Hotel and Cafe, one the cor
This is conducted by N. R.
Bailey who formerly conducted the
Chicago Cafe on Elizabeth street.
The cafe is conducted in an up-to-date
manner. In about two weeks. the
rooms above the cafe will be repaired
and a first class modern hotel with a
cafe in connection will be operated.
Services TomorrOw.-Rev. Bishop
]. S. Johnston of San Antonio arrived
in the city last night and will conduct
services tomorrow at the Episcopal
church on Washington, street. Ser
vices will be held in the morning at
eleven O'Clock and in the evening at
sevent-thirty. All are invited to at
tend While in the city Bishop John
ston is the guest of the Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ehrhart at the Episcopal rec
,ory.
Rangers TransfeTred.-Company
B" Texas Rangers, under command |
IF Captain Tom Ross, now stationed |
1T Harlingen will in the course of the |
lext ten days or two weeks be trans |
ferred to the Panhandle, Captain
Ross received a message from Gov. |
Campbell yesterday to that effect. |
lust what company will be stationed |
n the Valley is not yet positively |
Known, but it is the suppositiOn that |
t will be Company "A under the
of Captain Johnson which
S now stationed in the Panhandle. |
capt. Ross and his men have q great
many friends in Brownsville and this
erritory, who will regret to see them
20.
ne IloL Ddl-
Don ever manufactured in Browns
lille made its first ascension yester-
lay afternoon, at the Firemen's Car
lival grounds, and it was a success.
The parachute leap made by one of
he members of the Parker AmGse-
nent Company was thrilling enough
o satisfy most sensation lovers.
of eyes watched the dar-
ng feat, and almost held their breath
While the aeronaut fioated through
he air, with his parachute extended
hove him. He came to the ground
lear the ice factory landing safely.
he balloon came down almost sim
and also landed in the
anne neighborhood.