Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-09-08

day morning and came near drowning.
Luke will hereafter ride his larger mule.
FriSby Hancock, who raises the longest
gourd VINE every year, now has a melon
vine that climbs trees.
Miss Flute Belchcr has one Of the new
style dresses, large at the bottom and lit
tlc al the top.
Sidney Hooks Is going 10 have his hair
cut n soon as he can get his picture made
with it like it Is now.
Film billiard. who was supposed 10 have
passed away with stomach trouble IN the
Calf Ribs ncighborhood last week. was IN
liogwallow this week and bought more bo-
logna sausage.
Poke Eazley has announced his intention
10 turn out his musiache a. soon rs the
muddy weather i over with.
While inspecting the gri~t mill on Mu.ket
Ridge the other day. Isaac licllwanger'~
hat dropped INTO The corn hopper, and H.
asks that aII who are going "a use corn
bread for the next few dsy~. a. see II they
can lind amy trace of il.
Cricket Hicks l. expecting 10 get = letter
N z few days ami has told the postmaster
"a keep on 4 lookout tor ii.
The Widow "a thr Calf Ribs ncighhor-
hood will give = moonlight picnic III her
home Saturday night, and will invite the
editor Of the Tickvillc Tidings 80 that he
can give 1t a good writc-up.
Washington Hooks, one al our most
venerable residents, and a member Of the
Methodist church, i- under the weather.
having caught cold while attending \ Bap-
ti-t haptizing NJ Hog Ford last Saturday.
SLIM Pickcns was kicked BY . mule sun
day morning. Just ~ he was preparing to
90 To church. However. he did not take
the injury seriously. a. he i, beginning to
get used 10 the hard knocks Of life.
Isaac IIellwan-cr. who has been arguing
politics with the postmaster III the post of-
flee for the past several weeks. will now
move over to the blacksmith shop and
again take up the discussion of infant hap
tism with Dock Hooks.
E,f-l,- IT.,...E t.,,.I l., = .-.
tracks in the dust Of the road one day this
week, and was about to call the Deputy
Constable, when hc learned that they were
made IN Yam Sims while trying Ia learn
to ride \ bicycle.
Poke Eazlcy'~ COW strayed off one day
this week. and though he has searched
high and low he has not yet heard from
her. He viii make an exhaustive search
for her tomorrow, and will take along one
"a her tracks 10 trail her by.
Slim Pickcn- and n man from the Calf
Ribs ncighhorhood engaged IL 4 shooting
aitray Monday Of this week. The man
seemed 10 have been the agrc>~or. and shot
al Slim three times, hat Slimhad presence
of mind enough 10 turn >idcwi>c when the
shots began coming hi, way
Cricket llick1 don't wv how every Young
man can't ut PHI HAIR W. tand reached
like that MI thc clerk wv TIE Tickyille hotel.
SOCIETY NOTE Mrs. Fletcher Hen
step announces the engagement of two
pounds of butter To the storckeeper at
Bounding Blllow.-
n lizard cot m Jefferson Potlock~ dur
ing TIE sermon IN Hog Ford last sunday.
Little damage to TIE hcnchc~ resulted.
Luke Mathew "a and family have moved
io Bounding BiIloWs. Thus the center Of
population Is again shifted.
The proprietor Of the Muskct Ridge gri-t
mill, which recently opened for business
near the muon~hinc still house. has had
many callers. the public installing the
racket for that IN tie still house bar.
luke MathcwSlu took hi- family Sunday
and went 10 Musket Ridge, where they
spent the day. He says every man -hould
take his family ont for an airing now and
then.
Clean Back Yards First.
some cleaning mp in back wards was
noted this week. III there is any prefer
pn,ar pp,I Lnth ,p,,IS ~ put min. ~ 10