Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-05
CITY NEWS

parlOr. New Combe Bldg, Room 10. Hair
dressing, shampooing, facial massage,
scalp treatment. manicuring and child
ren's hair cutting. Combings made into
switches and other hair work. Orders
taken for braids. Phone 161. 124lOt.
Clear Water Again-E. A. Stobart.
superintendent of the Brownsville wa
terworks plant, stated yesterday morn
ing that the break in the settling basin
at the pumping station has been repair
ed The filtered water will be turned in
to the mains again this morning. The
break was an old one, and it's repair had
been delayed.
Blankets, Comforts. Oil Heaters and
wood heaters for the cold weather. Blan-
kets from Toe. to $1,000. Comforts from
75c. to $1,000. Heaters from $1.35 up.
Walker Bros Hancock Co. rs.
The Ladies Society Of the Christian
church will tack your comforts. Call 229
or D.. 12-5-1t.
Fine Aguacates-SOme very fine speci-
mems of aguacates-Or avOcadaS, as Am
ericanized-from Miami, Floriad, were
received the other day by DIR. Major
SchOfeld, who has IA small grove of young
avOcadOs near Miami. These are of the
common Mexican aguacate. The fruit is
very much larger than the aguacates
generally imported here from Mexico,
and are far superior in quality. One
fourth of one of the traps makes a liber-
al portion of this delicious salad fruit.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Chris
tian church will tack your comforts. Call
800 or 252. 12-5-1t
A Rare Catch-A Mexican lion which
which was caught in a trap at a ranch
about nine miles from town about a year
ago, has been mounted by Francisco Lo-
zanO and it may now be seen in all its
ferOciOusness at the Whitman Pharmacy.
Mexican lions in this vicinity are few
and far between, but one is seen now and
then. This fellow, who was probably for
aging in the vicinity named, ran his foot
into the trap. and died before he was
discovered. The specimen is of medium
size.
Another Fire Caused by an explosion,
this time an oil stove. Why live in dan
ger? Detroit VapOr Stoves have never
been known, and yet sell at from $3.50
up. Get catalOg. Walker Bros Hancock
Co. T-Tu.10I
subscribers can get their papers begin
ming this morning at the Paragon Con
fectionery. The place TO purchase your
Holiday Candies and Fruits.
TO Wcd-Countv Clerk Joseph Webb
yeshterday issued a marriage license to
Encarnacion Castillo and Guadalupe Sa-
lazan.
Improving Park-The grade i'm the
Frisco park, at the passenger station.
is being raised several inches for the
purpose of lettering the drainage facili-
ties. Heavy rains have resulted in da-
mage to the ground because Of standing
water, and the Improvement is being
made in order that possibility of da-
away with.
Confectionery Assignment-H. Magill.
who has been conducting a confectionery
Oh Elizabeth street, near Twelfth. yes
terday made a voluntary assignment for
the benefit of his creditors. ID. B.. Ko-
WALSH was appointed assignee.
Midwinter Fair Tents The tents
which were purchased for the use of
the Midwinter Fair Association during
the coming entertainment. January 6 to
III, inclusive, have been repaired and
overhauled and now are ready to be put
up when needed. There are probably a
total of 10000 yards Of canvas in the
two big tents.
Physics Apprenticeship high school
has just received complete outfit for its
physics apparatus, and the students will
now have the advantage of these aids to
a proper understanding of that branch
of natural science. The equipment en-
braces all the devices usually included
in a physics laboratory.