Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-05-26
CITY NEWS

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Hurt by Electric Wire.-A horse rid
den by William Crafts Saturday night
ran into a broken electric light wire i'm
the eastern part of the city. and becom-
ing frightened by the electrical contact,
threw Crafts to the ground. severely
bruising him, though breaking no bones.
The horse was badly burned about the
breast. The police were notified of the
broken wire and were set to watch the
break until the electric line men made
the necessar repairs.
Insure the safety of pedestrians and pro
tect your w pocket book by using a
Klaxon horn. YOung's Garage sells them
of course.-Adv.-5233 St,
Prominent HOrticulturist Hcre.-Haryev
c. Stiles now of San Marcos. but form
erly in the Brownsville country as hOr-
ticulturist for the Brownsville road. is
Il visitor in this city fOr-a few days. Mr..
Stiles is one of the best known horticul
~turists in the state. He is staying at
the Miller Hotel.
Ice Cream for home use, packed in
quarts, allegations or more, purity guar
anteed.-Eagle Pharmacy.-Adv 5-13-tf
III The Learners club will have their
last meeting of the season with Mrs. J..
l.. Workman, 9th and Elizabeth streets,
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Visited MiRc.-City Engineer J.. w.
Davis has returned from a visit Of ten
days at Magdalena, New Mexico. where
he has been investigating a copper mine
owned by friends residing at Toledo, o.
The property is an old one, and the own
ers have decided to push development
work on it.
Sir burr0s were imported to the Uni
ted States from Mexico through this port
today by w. A. King. II
WdtcrmcIoRs!-The first load Of water
melons to appear on the streets of
Brownsville this season were here today.
The melons were grown in Mexico. They
are rather small in size. but sold at about
forty cents apiece. And by watermclon
lovers they were considered cheap at the
price.
Unique EnNrtdinmCnt-The biggest
card party ever given i'll Brownsville
viii +a1z ,nI,A, ,..I+ t A..
Vivier Opera House, when the club of
young girls of the Catholic church viii
give a card party for the benefit of the
Sacred Heart church fund. There will
be two progressive games played-One of
bridge and one of five hundred. Tables
will be provided to accommodate as
many as wish to play. The club has pro-
yided pretty souvenirs for all players.
and some very handsome gifts await
those making the highest scores. Both
bridge and five hundred are very popu-
lar games in Brownsville and many are
looking forward to the pleasure of to
morrow evenings games.
A Brief TGcdtiOR.-PrOf. G.. G. Hall
mark has returned to Brownsville from
RobstOwn, where he has been superinten-
dent of the public schools the past year.
Prof. Hallmark said he had a very sue
cessful year with the RObstOwn schools.
Next Monday he will 90 to Corpus Chris
ii. where during the next two months he
will be one Of the supervisors at the Cor
puS Christi normal school. beginning
Monday.
A Dangerous F'dU:-A MatamorOs wO-
man. visiting"in Brownsville, fell on a
banana peel in front of the Drcamland
theater last night. and as a result was
severely shocked, though not otherwise
injured. She struck the sidewalk in such
a manner as to narrowly escape serious
if not fatal injury by striking her head
on the curbing.- She was-aided by her
husband and Charles Stark, and after
a few minHtes was able TO go on her way.
JOINS BLANCO.
Col pOrfirio Gonzales with ol0 mon