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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-18

months A. nm experiment IN order Ia tx
"A ha~i> Tor future bids in this class of city
work. This was agreed to BY the city. the
contract also providing for the extension
M the three months contract 10 n wear.
Tins time ha> now expired and the city
Will advertise for bids tor the street clean
lng for the ensuing year.
Alderman Enrique Garcia, at the request
81 citizens, called the attention of the
council ~ the circulation 81 An ALLEGED
lIbclou~ sheet. printed IN Spanish. wv the
streets ~ Brownsville. The council in
>tructcd the police department 10 inye~ti-
gate the alleged publication.
City Tax Collector j. &. DcBruin in
formed the council that delinquent renters
IN ihe city market refuse ~ bulge. and
asked the council to authorize some action
ID h. taken in such eases. The council
thereupon adopted a motion a. authorize
the police department to remove habiiual
dclinqueuts.
City Attorney ri. IA. Kinder asked ihr
council IT. ~ when the dog ordinance will
~ into effect. stating that complaints ar'
being made by citizens concerning vIciou-
dog. The ordinance will go INTO effect
June l. and the council ~ IT. meeting next
Monday will consider 4 pound and also the
official city dog catcher.
The traffic ordinance will w. submitted
probably m the next meeting ~ the council
City Attorney Z. a. Kinder was granted
leave of absence for three weeks.
The members 81 the council present m-
cludcd Acting Mayor =. y. DWurman. N-
dcrucn Bcnayidc-. Wise. Garcia. rutrruat,
Rowe and Ualzrll.
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Prosperous Year.
Extensions and improvements.

"Thc extension, and improvements out
lined in the annual report for 1914 have
been continued, the entire city has been
placed on u meter basis. most of the water
main from the plant t. the city ha~ been
re-caIked, the ornamental street lighting
system j. well under way. the electric light
lines have been largely repaired. new poles
have been substituted for those which were
found too defective Ia repair. the suction
line at the plant has been extended 100
feet. besides a large number Of minor i'm
pro,emcnis. All this j. being done "a
better the service for the city customers
and to minimize a. far ~ possible the
dangers of shut downs from accidents. 81
effective has this work been that the plant
has been closed down in the year but three
times; once, about one and u half hour~.
for repairs 10 the steam lines AZ the plant.
which was duly advertised and twice from
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Texas UndertakerS Are In Session.

Fort Worth. TcNa-. May lN.-TeNa-
undcrtukcr-. organized under the name Of
the Texas Funeral Directors and Emhalm
rr-' association met here today iur \ two
day annual convention. Preparations
wrrr made IN entertain about three hun
drcd guest.
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accidental ~horiine of the electric light
mains due TO thuu.htlc~> carcles~ne~~ on
the part of someone. probably boys, in
throwing wire over the hieh tension wires.
Neither of these extended for more than
"A few minutes. The water service has been
continuous.
'.By referring to the tabulated sheets at
The gross earnings OF the plant were
sIs,9i6.55.
The gross expenses of operation were
$50, ls2.s4.
Leaving the gross profit, ST., 763.11.
The additions to this profit were,
81 .322.5l.
The deductions were. $685..
Leaving net profit of, Sl3,ssS.35.
..On the first of May 1914, the over
draft AT the bank was S6S3.Ol. On the last
day of April, 1915. the department had ON
deposit in the banks $4.5TT.11, and cash on
hand Slls.4l. making a total amount Of
cash available at the end OF the year
8. 696.l2. On May /, 1914. the depart
ment owed IA accounts payable, S2,2so.s'.
for bills payable. S6O5.2s, and also owed
the First National bank S663.0l. On April
30, 1918. the department had no accounts
payable of any kind.
During the year the warrant account
which was carried on the books of the de
partment. amounting Ia S2O,l16.2O, was
taken care of by the city directly and, act
inc on instructions from the water and
light committee. this account Wa taken
from the books of the department and a
corresponding reduction was made IN the
value of the water and light system a.
depreciation in it, original value.
''The net profit shown by the books was
Sl3.sss.35, which wa> applied a. follows:
Additions to extensions and
Improvement, -. sO6.7s
Furniture and fixture. s6 81
Meters bought 2.294.4l
Carried to doubtful accounts NJ. 1851
Increase IN fuel 81 hand ....... 2O9.3l
Charged city ............. 5.Gl3Ol
Old account, paid .......... 2,2s6.S7
Overdraft in First National
bank. paid ............... $500
Rills poynblc 6O6.25
First National bank $500. 3.2U9.94
Merchants National bank ...... l.366.Si
Cash on hand .....-....... ISL
Total S-s,fou.ol
Material and supplies fused in
year from 1914 stock ..... 505.42
Accounts receivable, paid ...... 2,402.3l
Bills receivable. paid .......... 3.jT29u
Decrease IN customers ledger w. l.2Ii.3N
Decrease in insurance ......... 32.7l
Special account decrease ...... 1876
Increase IN meter deposits I. l.o35.25
Total S.>bz.-b
Net gain. ~Sl3.Sos.35.
Proposed improvements.
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\ tuning fork unaffected by tcmpera
turc. therefore acurate under all con.
dition>. has been invented by a French
man.
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The census bureau has estimated that
the population ~ the United States pas
Scd the IOO.unO. mn mark on April =.
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Proposed improvements.

IN the counties of Cameron, Hi.
dalgO, Starr, Willacy and Brooks.
We have established the follow
ing agencies.
Jack Porter. San RenitO. CON
trolling district watered by San
BenitO Canal.
White and Gates. PHI RI, control
ling Pharr Canal district.
Dunlap and Page. Mission, con-
trolling Mission Canal district.
lsad ire MOritz, Edinburg, con-
trolling Edinburg. district.
W. want active agents who can
SCI Over land Automobiles in other
parts III our territory. Stock car
ried in Brownsville.
IN INTERNATIONAL SAL ESQ.,,
IS. X. and L. II. HaIlam)
BROWNSVILLE, /: Texas.
DISTRIBUTORS OF OVERLANDS
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MUNICIPAL PLANT
EARNED $13,888
IN II MONTHS
CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES REPORT OF
WATER AND LIGHT PLANT FOR
YEAR ENDING APRIL 30.
COUNCIL HOLDS SHORT SESSION IN
WHICH MINOR BUT IMPORTANT
DETAILS ARE HANDLED.

The annual report of the Brownsville
water and light department, submitted Ia
the city council yesterday afternoon, by
Superintendent +. II. Williams, shows this
most important business branch of the city
government 10 be in a flourishing condition,
the plant having made a net profit of 3d.
SsS.35 during the twelve months ending
April 30. The sum has been turned back
into the system in extensions and improve
ments.
The report says:
IL submit herewith the annual report Of
the operation of the Brownsville electric
light and waterworks for the fiscal year
ending April 80. 1915; also the monthly
report for April. which l. Incorporated
with and made a part of the annual report.
Prosperous Year.
'The year has been a prosperous one
FOR the department. which has been enabled
IT, pay off all of it, outstanding debts of
the first of the year. all of it, obligations
during the year n they came up. been
enabled to pay the city note of $4,000 and
i today on u cash basis with a healthy
bank balance.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28

secretary of New England fEr the
Church Building society, gave the ad-
dresE. The Great Southwest, illustrated
by steroptican Sunday evening at the
First Congregational church. We help
to pay the last bills on churches and
paying for 1877 buildings last year in
3S different states. We never catch
up with the long list of waiting
churches, each church has to wait a
year for help. This means discour-
agement for the waiting church.
OF the money available every year
one third is from returned loans. one
third comes from individual gift,
legacies or annuity gifts, the rest from
the churches. We are having more
ard moro calls every year instead Of
less and less as you might think When
churches burn down we help the re-
building. we help foreigners. We have
splendid opportunity to do increas-
Ing amounts OF work.
When you put up n church II is the
home Of Christian life. Spiritual re-
suits come from every church building.
This Is also n patriotic work. These
churches make better communities II
we arc to have a land Of the brave and
a home of the free we must have n
| these frontier towns the religion OF
Jesus Christ
The clear pictures thrown upon the
screen were good illustrations OF the
work described The fine scenery OF
the middle west with its harvests
cattle and prosperous churches was
ccntrasted with the newer southwest
, The deserts were shown, also the more
strategic towns. some older as Sar
Antonio. Texas; others of recent
i growth as in Oklahoma.
| Clifford Lathror assisted IN operat'
ing the slereoptican-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
COON HUNTER WOUNDED.
John 5osue May Lose Leg as Result
of. Gun Explosion in coIumbia
Woods.

John Bogue, 4s, of New York, a for
mer member of the Hartford police
force, lies dangerously injured at the
Hartford hospital, the result of an ac-
cident while coon hunting with a par
ty of five others at Columbia about
11.45 o'clock Saturday night. Bogues
injury consists of a gaping wound
through the fieshy part of the thigh
about five inches below the abdomen
and was caused by the premature ex-
pIosion of a shotgun.
Bogue, with his brother-in-law and
another man, and Edmund Monte, un-
til few days ago employed at the
blacksmith shop of TheophiIe CALI
peau on Center street, this city, came
to Willimantic during Saturday eve
ming in a touring car. They stopped
at J. I. Nichols place of business
on Main street and prevailed on Mr..
Nichols to go with them coon hunt
Ing. The party went direct to CO.
lumbia. where the automobile was
parked at the side of the road some
distance beyond Columbia dam. The
party then entered the woods and in
10 minutes a coon was freed.
Nichols told the men what to do and
got his dogs in readiness, while he
climbed the tree. He placed the safe
ty on the gun and left it standing by
the tree. His intention was when he
went up in the tree TO shoot the coon
with a revolver. Just before he was
able to do this the animal jumped to
the ground. The coon got start and
ran, with the dogs and party in pur-
suit. The chase lasted about two hun
dred yards, when the dogs caught up
with the animal. Bogue became ex-
cited and took the gun by the barrel
and began to strike at the coon and
after several blows, most of which
missed the coon and hit the ground
the gun was discharged, the charge en-
tering the thigh under the bone MAX
ing a hole about the size of a silver
dollar, coming out of the back of the
thigh the flesh was torn out about
four inches.
The men cut two poles and stretch
ed their coats across them and placina
Bogue on it carried him about a mile
through the woods to the automobile
quick run was made to the city hos
pital, Hartford, where Bogue received
treatment. At the hospital the physi-
clan stated that it would not be known
for three or four days whether the Les
would have to be amputated or not
Nichols came home from Hartford
with the coon, which was carried witt
the party to Hartford. The cooI
weighed 10 pounds
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
FIRE CHIEF eERRIck DEAD.
Had Been in Impaired Health for Two
Years,

Frederick William Gerrick died at
his home, No. 126 North street, Mon
day morning, at $50 o'clock. Mr.. Ger
rick, who was but 80 years of age,
had suffered from heart trouble and
Bright's disease for more than ten
years, but it was not until recently
that the attacks confined him to the
house, and his death came as a great
shock to many friends and acqualpt-
ances, who recognized his Integrity and
worth.
Mr. Gerrick was born in Rockville,
Dec. "a, 1875, the son of Matthew and
Theresa (Class) Derrick. After COM
that place he entered the employ of
William Butler, where he served his
apprenticeship as plumber.
At the age of 81 he came to Will
mantle and for two years ran a res
taurant in the Bassett block. at the
end of which period he went to work
at his trade in the employ of Hollis
T. Lyman. In 1907 Mr.. Gerrick went
into business for himself in the Nor
rison block, on Church street, which
business he conducted up to the time
of his death.
He was a member of the Excelsior
Hook and Ladder company No. l, and
had been second and first assistant
foreman, second and first assistant
engineer and at the time of his death
was chief of the department. He was
also charter member of Willimantic
lodge, No. 1911, B. P o. E. st. Johns
Commandery, K. T., Obwetuck lodge
No. 16, I. o. o. F., and WiIlimantic
lodge, New England Order of Protec-
ton, and the Willimantic Board OF
Trade and Business Mems association
Besides his wife Mr. Gerrick is sur
vived by three daughters, Frances
Caroline and Mildred, and four sisters
IRE AHor- Row fnw
and Mrs. Emma Gaiser of New Ha-
ven, Mrs. William Parker of Hartford
Mrs. Elizabeth Joseph of Springfield
and Matthew Gerrick, of Rockville.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
.IEWETT CITY
Annual Town Meeting Lays Tax of II
MiIIs-Town Debt Increased s., a.
Forest Fire Expense S76c-Sum of
$4,725 for Outside Tuition.

The annual town meeting of the
legal voters of the town of Griswold
was held Monday afternoon.
John F. Hennon was chosen chair
man and John Welsh clerk. The re-
port of the selectmen and other town
officers was accepted as read. Dr. G.
II. Jennings was reelected as a mem
Der of the committee on the Daniel
s. Anthony fund. A tax of IL mills
was laid to meet the current expenses
Of the town and to support the COM
mon schools and meet the state tax
The seiectmen were authorized to Dor
row money for temporary use. and to
pay any part of the town debt that
can be paid. The matter relative to
the repairing of the highways of the
town was left in the hands of the Sc
lectmen. The salaries of town officers
clans of the town stand the same as
last year.
Town Treasurer's Report.
The report of Town Treasurer John
Welsh shows the town debt at the
close of business August 81 to have
been $s3,s22.27. an increase OF 1884
Al.
Town Property.
The annual inventory of the town
property is as follows:
Town farm, stock. furniture,
etc. ...s.-.-....-..S 4,To2.00
Town house, Pachaug ...... $1,000
Town hall. Jewett City go. 100000
Road machine, scraps and
tools ..................... $500
/ LOldl - 10 1874 .OU
Cost OF Forest Fires.
| In 1914 there was no fire loss: this
| year forest fires cost the town S760.62,
/ there being 5S273.2S received from the
i state of Connecticut. Damage done
| by deer amounted to $1,000; damage
/ done by dogs. $2s7.70. as against the
/ comparatively small figure of S45. so
last year.
Il Damage by Dogs.
The dog damage in 1918 was S131,
making S456.20 in three years. OF this
years loss to sheep James B. Terry
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28

was allowed SIZE. while Frank Will
liams was paid for one raid on his
chickens last month Sis.
This year medical attendance to the
poor cost S3s0.55; in the last three
years this item has amounted to
$925.97. There has been no charge
for clearing the highways of snow for
three years.
Public School Expense s14,352.
The cost of maintaining the schools
of the town was $14,352.54, which is
$S04.3t more than in 1914.
There being no high school in Girls
weld the item of sending local pupils
to other towns is considerable Last
year this town paid the Norwich Free
S29l.92, town of Windham $50, and
for transporting scholars ss65.40. a to-
tai of S4,725.65.
In three years the town has paid
1882 bounty on foxes.
New Handcuffs Held Securely.
William T. Crumb, the borough clerk
and treasurer, has just purchased a
pair Of new handouts for the use OF
the night police. Mr.. Crumb was GU
rious 10 try on the handouts, and, al
though he had the key, he found to
reach the keyhole. After contemplate
ing his predicament from various
points of view and emphatically ex-
pressing his opinion on the subject
he was obliged to send for the chez
of the lunch car. Mr.. Barber, profit.
ing by his long experience as a can.
opener. released Mr. Crumb from hi.
self-enforced imprisonment
As a result Of the heavy southwes
gales Sunday the horse chestnut treei
about the borough yielded a downpou
OF their nuts.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
NORWICH TOWN
Reception Held BY Mr.. and Mrs. J. q.
5liven-Married Fifty Years Today
ILLUSTRATED Address BY Dr.. w. w.
Lcetc.

A reception for the golden wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b.
Bliven of Washington street was held
at their home Sunday from 4 to
O'Clock. They were married September
rs. 1865. in Jersey City. n. ]. Both are
in fairly good health and were able
to epjoy the day made bright with
flowers and the presence OF fifty
guests no came bringing hearty con-
gratulations and pleasant reminders of
the anniversary. Mrs. Bliven wore the
grown of ashes of roses silk and white
lace which her mother wore on her
fftieth anniversary. All the children
and grandchildren, the latter eleven in
number. were present.
A supper OF chicken salad, sand
witches, cake, ice cream. tea and cof-
fee, and the wedding cake was served
The bridal bouquet was OF sunset
rosebuds. There were clusters of pink
roses dahlias, an da basket of autumn
flowers. Gold pieces, china and a
victrola were among the gifts.
The children and grandchildren
were; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bliven and
son. Harry F. Bliven of Bronxville, n.
N; Mr.. and Mrs. Beverly Bliven and
daughters, Marian. Kathryn and EN-
lily, and Mrs. Estelle b. Perkins and
daughters, Myrtilla and Dorothy Per-
kins. all Of Washington street; Mr..
and Mrs. George Bliven, and Laura.
Neil, James. Helen and Allen Bliven
of Franklin, Mr.. Bliven's brother, Sam
uel Bliven of Norwich, and his sister.
Upton from Windsor Locks: and Mrs.
Sarah Ferry of BronXville, N. Y; Rev.
and Mrs. Goldie and Mrs. Lucy Man
ming. who is in her ninetieth year with
neighbors and other friends were
among the guests.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
Local Notes.

Miss Mollie Kampf, who has been
spending the week end with friends
In town, has returned to Norwich.
The body of John Gallivan. who died
In Waterbury Saturday, was brought
20 this city Monday morning. Funeral
services were held in Waterbury.
Burial was in st. Joseph's cemetery.
1t has been decided to hold a carni-
val for the benefit of Company L,
&c. y. G. The members of the COM
pany tried this means of raising funds
for the maintenance of the company
last year and met with so much sue
red.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
RATHRUN FORGED BEFORE.
Drew Fraud Check to Pay for Livery
Team.

The case of William ]. Rathbun,
charged with forgery and Offering a
forged check Friday night, was post
poned until this morning, at Mon
days session of the police court, at
the request of his attorney, Samuel B.
Harvey. Bonds were fixed at $500.
When Rathbun appears in court this
morning, he will also be charged with
the same offense on another account,
as word came to Chief Richmond
Monday that the young man on Sun
day, week ago, rendered a Forged
check to Dana Martin, livery stable
of this city.
1t is said that @Rathbun hired a team
on that day, for which he was charged
$500. In payment he offered check
for $2.25, drawn to the order of Will
liam D. Rathbun, by Edward Cady,
and payable at the Windham National
bank. Payment was refused when the
check was presented for payment and
when Rathbun's arrest was announced,
Mr.. Martin communicated with the
police.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
breaches Hot Air-Nos the Gospel.

Rev Willard o. Nuzum, pastor of
the Methodist church, when questioned
Monday in regard to his quoted re-
marks, purporting to have been issued
from the pulpit in his church Sunday
that common loyalty will discourage
the use and circulation OF papers from
nearby towns Everything
of i'll report, false or of no report Is
liable to find it's way to such a critic.
to the detriment of the town and peo-
ple,'t stated that he could not be sure
that he used such words exactly, but
that he would stand back of that po-
sition in a general way.
When asked what particular things
he had reference to in the out-of-
town papers circulating in Williman-
tic, Rev. Mr.. Nuzum said he did not
read them, SO could not say.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
ACTING Chief of Fire Department.

Alderman Alphonse L. Gelinas. act
ing mayor in the absence of Mayor
Daniel P. Dunn, has appointed Nelson
A. Daniels, one of the assistant engi--
neers of the fire department, acting
chief of the department until such
time as the mayor shall return and
make an appointment to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Fire
Chief F. w. Gerrick. The appointment
carries with it also the office of in
spector of buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
NO GENERAL STRIKE OF
--. LoNosHoREMEN PLANNED.
A Satisfactory Working Scale as TO
Hours and Wages is Now in Force.

New York. Sept 27.-Local officials
Of the International Longshoremen's
association said today that no general
strike was contemplated. at this time
by men engaged in loading ships at
this port An agreement entered into
Sept 1st with several Of the larger
steamship companies. by which a sat
isfactory working scale as to hours
and wages was obtained. Is now in ef-
feet here. they said, and IL is believed
that the smaller lines and stevedore
contractors who have not as yet signed
the new agreement will soon do so.
There are more than 10000 Islands
in the British Empire
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
viii Town Go Wet or Dry?

There is a great deal of conjecture
among local politicians as to whether
the town of Windham will go license
or no license this coming election,
when the mooted question will again
come before the electors. The dry
vote has gained steadily in the last
ten years, the wet vote coming out
only 337 ahead when the question came
up last year. There are 26 saloons in
the town at present
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
Taking Annual Census.

During the current week Rev. ]. ].
PapilIon and Rev. c. ]. LeMieux. of
st. Mary's church. will make a house
to house canvass among their parish
toner's to ascertain the conditions in
the parish and to collect data from
which tse annual parish census is
compiled.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
Baseball Trophy on Exhibition.

The silver loving cup donated the
champion team of the American
Thread company baseball league, and
won by the Dyers after several in
teresting scrimmages, is on exhibition
in the show window of Church &
Reeds
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
souIREs HOUSE BURNED.
Defective Chimney Causes Loss o
Pleasant Valley Home.

About o'clock Monday afternoon
ant Valley caught fire, said to be
caused. by a defective chimney, and
burned to the ground, in spite Of the
efforts of the household and neighbors
to put out the blaze. The premises
Were insured for 81, 800
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
Cards from Mayor Dunn.

Cards have been received from Mayor
D. P. Dunn, who with his wife is
spending several weeks at Atlantic
City and other popular resorts.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
At Neu London Initiation.

Dr.. and Mrs. Chappell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Quilt Of West Town street
were members of an automobile party
of twenty who left the city at Z
O'Clock Monday evening for New Lon
don where they were present at the
Initiation of twelve members of the
Merry Miller class at Con temple. No.
/. This is the first temple Of the order
instituted in this state.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-28
Reception TO Normal Students and
Faculty.

The annual reception by the anem-
bers of the Grex and Sodalitas clubs of
the First Congregational church of
this city. to the students and faculty
of the state normal training school OF
Willimantic was held in the church
house Monday evening, beginning at s
o'clock. The church house was att
tractively decorated, and the affair
was most enjoyable, and gave the
new members OF the normal school a
pleasing taste Of the social life of
the city.