Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-28

Brooks.
A revival meeting begun in the local
Methodist church here. Rev. Bryant from
McAllen, former pastor of the local con
gregation, is helping the local pastor.
A revival meeting began in the local
to the board Of school trustees asking that
an election be called to authorize the levy
of a fifty cent on the 800 assessed val
%uation for school purposes.
At a largely attended meeting last Mon
day evening in the school auditorium the
iquestion of providing n drainage system
for the lands on the Mercedes canal was
taken up and a committee was appointed
to investigate the feasibility of organizing
IN drainage district and issuing forty-year
bonds to pay the expense of construction.
The promotion of n creamery also came
in for considerable attention.
Mercedes lost from It's population Mr.. w.
NJ. Emons and family, who moved to Ne
Allen.
The local high school baseball team re-
ceived an awful beating from the McAllen
high last Tuesday afternoon. The score
was 10 TO 4.
Blain Christner, who has been attending
college in Manhattan, Kans., returned to
Mercedes Thursday and will take the
course of training for reserve officers and
enter the United States service.
The Independent lee and Cold Storage
company Is having improvements made in
it ice plant. A new S0-horse power engine
has been ordered and Is being specially
built.
4. T. Gibbons who has been acting n
secretary of the Mercedes Chamber of
Commerce and l.. 7. Hoyt, left town Thurs
day for Brownsville, from where he intends
to go TO Tampico, Mex.
Mrs. Brechemin, Mrs. Nicholson and
daughter, Miss Glare, from Cleveland, Ohio
Mrs. Hartwell, Lieutenant Andrews and
NV hittVatt w h<1ht 1lol
day, where bathing was enjoyed.
Postmaster n. +. Tucker received work
Tuesday of his fathers sudden death in
Groesbeck, Texas, at the age of "a years.
As the city is DESTROYS of keeping the
appropriate name, "The Magic City of the
Valley" which means that this is the clean
est burg around this part of the country,
the railroad company took a hint and sent
a crew down here to repair their buildings
inside and outside, a well rs the water
tank. Wagons are loaded with refuse that
j. being gathered in different parts Of the
clay and hauled away, and the city officials
are doing everything in their power to keep
the streets in the ~cleanest possible condi-
ton.
III. :. Cobb left for Gonzales, Texas,
Tuesday afternoon to visit his wife, who
Is at that place. Mr.. Cobb expected to be
away for some time.
The afternoon bridge club was entertain
ed Wednesday by Mrs. f.. 5. Miller. The
piiIc "dS WoH W MIS-. y. l.. DdTIoH.
The Y. NJ. c. A. building, opposite the
postoffice, has been purchased by the Bap-
fist congregation and will be moved to the
north side of the railroad track and used
a a church for the Mexicans. The site
selected for the building is just north Of
the Herrera garage.
r. III. Roe, a prominent business man in
Santa Maria, transacted business in town
Tuesday.
The following from LaFeria transacted
business in town the first part of this week
+. =. Monkey, Wynee ID. Garrison and +. III.
Dunlap, cashier of the Cameron County
Bank.
Last Sunday several automobiles were
filled with prominent citizens and their
wives and lady friends for a trip down the
Valley for the purpose of seeing what the
other Valley towns are doing. From re-
ports received all had an enjoyable time
and for the next trip, which will be held to-
morrow, streamers will be held and the au-
tomobiles decorated with them. The trip
will be on a larger scale than the initial
one was.