Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19

siStance of the entertainment committee
having in charge the entertainment oil
the Horticultural Society and will ar
range the decorations of the hall.
Han Fired Up.-The committee frCm
the chamber of having the
matter in charge. will lave the hall al
in readiness for the first meeting Of the
Rio Grande horticultural society, to-
morrow morning at 1915. The hall
will be seated with chairs and a long
table will be arranged for the exhibits.
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.
Members Begin to Arrire.-The tiok-
cts are now on sale for the meeting Of
the Horticultural society and members
are beginning to arrive. President
Pomcroy states that he will reach
Brownsville on the branch train this af-
ternoOn. 1t is expected that a few
others will JOme with him. The larger
portion OF he members will be i'll Fri
day forenoon.
Wiz Furnish 40 Pldtcs-The banquet
arrangement is that one hundred aud
forty plates be placed for the members
Of the Horticultural society and th,ir
invited guests. 1t is expected chat the
number will hardly suffice.
That long pointed collar the ia Sale"
the new thing, is on sale at Rutledge's.
Fr-Tu-Th.
Funds Sill Being S0licited.-The en-
tertainment committee are still at work
soliciting funds from the merchants r"
the city to properly care for She meet
ing here Friday and Saturday.
..CIcaning and pressing quickly and
correctly lone at Rutledge>s. Your patron
age is respectfully solicited, and will be
appreciated. Rutledge's Fr-Tu-Th.
Women IN COurt.-TOday seemed to
be WOmen's day in the city court as the
three case disposed Of were those Of
women brought in OH divers charges.
One giving the name of May was fined
five dollars and costs for simple as
sault. Another giving the name of OUR
ina TOras was fined ten dollars and cost
for abusive language. Another who re-
fused to give any name was fined one
dollar and costs for the same charge.
Street Car Traffic Dcldycd.-A con
crete mixer became wedged between the
car tracks OH Levee street this afternoon
and delayed the street car traffic for
more than an hour. 1t neccssitated four
teams and considerable man assistance
to get the mixer from between the rails.
Ten Foot Rise.-Yesterday a little
after nOOn a report was received here
that a ten foot rise in the Rio Grande
was noted at Rio Grande City. about
sixty miles by straight line and about
four times that much by the windings of
the river. If it reaches here without loos-
ing its height it will put the river out
of its banks. 1t will take three days to
get here and by that time the local rise
may have passed.
Reported WOrsc.-Major Ramos who
has been reported cOnvalescing since the
first week after he was wounded. is now
said to be suffering Il relapse and one
Of his attendants gave out the informa-
ton that he was splitting blood. A call
at the house did not Substantiatc this
report.
see as for tomato crates. Frontier
Lumber Co. G-12-6t.
Screrdl Arrests Mddc.-In connection
with and growing out Of the cast of Am
ado Stevens now under bOnd for $1,000
for violation of neutrality laws. two ar
rests were made in Brownsville yester.
day and the parties placed under two
thousand dollar appearance bond each
Constituencies Consul Gonzales was
one of the parties placed under arrest.
The charge is alleged completely with
AmadO Stevens in Violation of neu-
trality laws.