Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-17
CITY NEWS

He Was Slceping.-The city judge and
the police are somewhat wrathy this
morning because a wife took her beating
and wouldn't peep At four O'Clock
yesterday afternoon a phone message
came to the police from an cmplOye of
the Pierce Fordyce Oil Company, to the
effect that a man in a nearby house was
beating his wife up something awful. The
police hired a hack at the expense Of the
city and went out to gather in the com
blatant but when they arrived, they were
calmly notified by the wife that the erst-
while fighting hurband was now sleep
ing and she did not want him to be dis
turbed. However. the Judge told the POI
lice to bring him in today On a charge
of disturbing the peace.
Large shipment of summer neckwear,
including the new and nifty things in
silks and wash materials of all kinds;
just received at Rutledge's. Fr-Tu-Th.
Meeting POstpOned-On account of the
rain Yesterday dltcTHOoH lHC MtttlHS VI
the city school board was not held and
no date for the next meeting has been
given out.
Another Cledncr-The city Jail will
get a cleaning up because an inhabitant
of Brownsville fingered too long with
the bows. He was fined one dollar and
costs and must work it out via the water
bucket and scrub brush route.
Ice Cream for home use, packed in
quarts, half-gallOns or more, purity guar
anteed.-Eagle Pharmacy.-Adv 5-13-tf
Eoriy Morning. Death .-Guadalupe
Paz. son of Augustin Paz, residing on
Adams street, between 9TH and Sth
streets. died this morning of tuberculO-
sis. Interment Wednesday 8 a. m.
Organised Il. of W.-Justice Phil p.
Barbour returned yesterday from Mis-
sion where he had gone to organize IA
camp or hive. of the knights of Macca-
bees. Twenty five charter member
were on the roll. Mr.. Barbour is dep
uty grand commander for this dirtrict
and attends to all installation work.
MdsORic Mceting.-There will be a
stated meeting Of Rio Grandc Lodge, No.
81. A. f. & A. NJ, Tuesday night, June
II. at s o'clock. Election of officers, and
work in Bird degree. Mo. Tu.
Hal Obtdincd.-The vacant store I'LL
Elizabeth street has been secured by
the entertainment committee for use dur
ing the meetings of the Horticultural
Society Friday and Saturday. This hall
will be used to display the exhibits and
for the purpore of holding the meetings
of the society and also for a lecture
hall where all the addresses will be
made. Suitable tables will be ranged
around the room for the exhibits and
the hall will be seated with chairs.
Impossible to Girc Datc.-The enter
tainmcnt committee having in charge
the arrangements for the banquet to be
given to the members of the Horticul-
tural society and their special guests
have not as yet been able to tell whether
they will have the banquet Friday or
'aturday night They are also at a loss
to know how many TO prepare for as
President PomerOy has not advised
them. They have, however, set the linn
it each way at from seventy to one hun
dred and forty.
Don't fail to ride on the gasoline launch
"The Martha j." when visiting Point
Isabel during your vacation. 6 2 If.
Again at WOrk.-The Board Of Equal
~iZatiOn expects to finish their work Of
passing on the renditions either today
or by noon tomorrow. They have three
or four hundred lists to 90 over. Hear