Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-08-07

day left for a short visit to valley points
Mr.. Williams has just completed a cold
storage plant at Corpus Christi and hopes
soon to commence work on one here, if the
plan to convert the old rice mill into such
a plant should be carried out.
SfiH Without License.-Although the
time for the taking out of hack and dray
licenses expired some six weeks ago, there
are still about 40 out of the 200 hacks and
draws operating here which have failed to
comply with the ordinance.
Dance Tomorrow Night.-The Misses
Young will entertain with a dance at
the Country Club tomorrow evening, in
honor of Miss Wormser of Laredo, Who
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. II. BOllack. AID
Miss Shelby of Houston. the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. f. McDavitt.
Plumbers Get RdiserThe ~journeylncn
plumbers who nave been on a strike this
week returned to their duties this morn
ing. The master plumbers have consented
TO the demands for a 81 per day increase
in pay. This brings their wage to s. per
day.
The Bike Suffcrcd-An accident which
might have proved fatal occurred yeSter-
dav afternoon when a small Mexican boy
on a bicycle collided with a team hitched
TO a hack. Fortunately the driver had
good control over his horses and the lad
escaped. The bicycle, however, was left
minus a front wheel.
Troop GETS Pdy1The Z $. army pay
master yesterday gladdencd the hearts OF
the cavalry troop stationed here, by max
ing his regular monthly call.
To Rejoin the CTS Corps.-Sergt. Pill
Ion of Troop NJ, Nth cavalry is doing his
last days duty with the troop today.
Sergt. Pillon will receive his discharge
tomorrow and has informed his friends
that he intends signing up With the civ
ilian corps" for a while.
Seaside Week Frd.-The Misses Isa-
belle and FlOrine Pierce are to entertain
with a week end party from Saturday to
Monday at Laguna Vista. The guests
will make the trip to the seaside i'll auto
mobiles.
Lake Tiem Ddiry-For milk and cream
telephone orders Eagle Pharmacy-Adv.
No Recruiters Court.-There was only
one case, of minor Importance. on the city
court docket this morning and no session
was held.
Not EnfOrced-Although the law ag-
ainst splitting on the sidewalk has been
i'm effect for three weeks to date there
has been no arrests made for violations
of this ordinance. Lieuteant of police
o. NJ. PUG said yesterday that he had
received no instructions from the coun-
Gil in regard to the enforcement of the
ordinance.
ONE Teacher LcsS.-In response to q
query as to why the school board was
employing one teacher less than formerly
one Of the members of the school board
today answered. as the West Brownsville
school had been taken over by the county
the teacher for that school will be en-
ployed by the county. This teacher has
been on the city list until now. This cuts
down the number Of teachers employed
by the city from "a to 33.
Chicken SHppcr.-The yOun ladies of
the Sacred Heart church will entertain
next Tuesday evening with a chicken
supper The entertainment will be held
on the spacious lawn Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. J. Young on the corner of st. Cha(eS
and Fifth streets. The supper will be serv-
ed by the young Fades. who will be at
tired in fancy costumes. In addition E
the supper, an entertainment. which will
be alrgely musical in its nature, will be
given. The proceeds Of the evening will
go to the interior decoration of the new
Catholic church on Elizabeth street.