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Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
PencaderHundred

The taxable residents of Pencader
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said hundred, are hereby notified
that the County and School taxes for
the year 1919 are now due, and the
undersigned Tax Collector for said
Hundred will be
AT HOME AT IRON HILL, MD.
Every Week Day
DURING JANUARY, 1920
NOTICE 10 SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
"A rebate of per cent. will be allow
ed on all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After that
date there will be no rebate whatever.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
Extract from the Laws of Delaware,
governing the collection of Taxes OF
New Castle County Section 8. Chapter
80. Volume q. Laws of Delaware, as
amended.
SEC 3-That on all county taxes paid
before the first day OF October there
shall be an abatement of five per cent
Epm. On all taxes paid before the first
day of december there shall be an abate-
naent of three per centum. On all taxes
paid during the month of December
there shall be no abatement what
ever. And on all taxes unpaid on the
first day of January there shall be added
until the same shall be paid.
EDWARD o. WALTON
Collector of Taxes for Pencader Hundred
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
WARWICK

Mr.. William Lofland, of Philadelphia,
spent Tuesday with his mother, Mrs.
Mary Lofland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric CHM and sons
spent Xmas with her mother, Mrs.
Verena Vineyard.
Mr.. ]. ]. Vineyard, of Carney's Point,
was q weekend visitor of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William INWARD.
Mr.. and Yrs. Guy johnson and
daughter, Sara Jane spent several days
with her mother, Mrs. Verena Vineyard
Sunday School Sunday morning, 9. 81
A. N, Christian Endeavor, P. NJ.
Preaching 7.3O P. NJ. Everybody vel
come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bishop and
Miss Jennie Bishop. of Wilmington.
spent Xmas day with their mother.
Mrs. Cora Bishop.
Mr.. Samuel King and Miss Estell;'
Bishop were quietly married in Balti'
more, Md, Saturday, Dec. 9th. Wish
ing them both long and happy life.
They will be at home after the first OF
the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. H. Price enter.
tanned Miss Mary Merritt, Miss Ella
(: Stats and Miss Mary Prlce. OF MlOOIc'
town; Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Price ant
Mr.. Hazel Price, of Wilmington, anc
Mr.. William Dusham and daughter, OF
Cecilton, on Sunday.
. Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Merritt entertain
!. ed at dinner on Xmas their children ar
grandchildren, MIR. and Mrs. J. Wilson
Merritt, Of Middle town, MIR. R. +.
Merritt and daughters Agnes and Ruti',
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Merritt er d
daughters Ethel and Leni Lee, of VII
mington, and MIR. and Mrs. Franklin
Bernard and son Merritt, Of Kenneth
Square.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
OF
Red Lion Hundred

The taxable residents Of Red Lion
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred are hereby notified
that the County and School Taxes for
the year 1919 are now due, and the
undersigned Tax Collector for said
Hundred, will be at
AT HOME AT ST. GEORGES
Every Week Day
DURING JANUARY: 1920
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
A rebate Of per cent. will be allow
ed on. all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After that
date there will be no rebate whatever.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
Extract from the Laws Of Delaware,
Governing the Collection of Taxes Of
New Castle County. Section 8, Chapter
30, Volume 81, Laws of Delaware. as
Amended.
SEC 3-That on all county taxes paid
before the first day of October there
shall be an abatement of five. per
centum. On all taxes paid before the
first day Of December there shall be an
abatement Of three per centum. On
all taxes paid during the month Of
December there shall be no abatement
whatever. And on all taxes unpaid on
the first day Of January there shall be
added one-half Pc fentum per month
until the same q be paid
sTuckERT.
Cclle0 Red Lion Hundred
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03

] M.nv from town attended tie Smyr-
n Xmas dance Tudeday evening.
Mrs.. Mary Cartier is spending the
winter months with Baltimore relatives.
mrs. Niles and daughter, Of Wells
boro, Pa. are visiting DR.. ]. d. Niles
and family
Mr.. Harry Hook and Miss Arrelee
Lattomus visited his parents. in Seaford
on Xmas day. :. :,
Archibald Finlev and John Townsend
and wife of Philadelphia spent the week
end with Mrs. Emma Finley.
Leroy Lockerman and family, OF I,el-
mar, spent the Xmas holidays with her
sister. Joseph Jones and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Price. OF vii.
minpton. spent the week end with her
sister Mrs. W. Hartman Reynolds.
Miss Rebecca Davis, of Chestertown,
Md. spent several days this week as
the guest of L. L. Maloney and family.
ID. P. Hutchinson and daughter enter.
| tanned Xmas day, William Collins, OF
-myrna. Leon Buckson. of Odessa, and
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Spicer, OF
Black bird. =. ,,.,
James w. Lattomus and Miss Hilda
F. Stevens aud Mrs. Nary p. Haynes
of CLAYTON, were visitors during the
Xmas hold avs with Mrs. Eva Lattomus
and Mrs. Sallie Raisson.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 9TH
"Daddv Long-1egs"

A new Mary Pickford is Judy Abbott in Daddy
1ony-leps." Nlohered by ash can, chrstened by
telephone ectory reared the wholesale pan hating
the rnhanape trustees enemy of and the VIC
tim Of kindly natured appleack, Mary blossoms in one
If the greatest pictures ever nade.
Harold Lloyd Comedy. Fox News.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
Willilll1s of Phifsdelphia,
daughter Mrs. Lee Sparks

6145 Dche West, OF Marsnailtoh.
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John West.
Carltyn Lyman of near Wilmington
is visiting his aunt Mrs. William Craig
near town.
Mr.. F, B. Watkins and family spent
Thursday last with Mrs. Brady near
Middleto vn.
Miss Elizabeth Kimmie, of Taylors
Bridge, is visiting her sister, Mrs, Will
liam Regener.
Misses Gertrude and Helen Wallace.
az Wilmington, visited their parents
here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Reynolds and son
were guests of relatives at Blackblrd on
Christmas DAY.
Miss Belle Rose, of Philadelphia, was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. 0. G. Stew
ems last week.
Miss Mollie Rose ard nephew, Alvin
Rose. visited relatives in Delaware City
on Thursday last.
Miss Isabelle Smith, of Washington.
D. c., is visiting relatives and friends
in town this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Keen, of Ches-
ter, visited her father. MIR. Fletcher
Morgan, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Hall, OF
Newport, DEL, visited H. Morris and
family on Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Polk, of Denver, Colorado
q one time resident of our town, was
visitor in town this week.
Mr.. John Stidham and wife and Cal
vim Stidham visited their mother, Mrs
Katherine Stidham last week.
Messrs. Craig and Willis Naudain, o.
|kanninntnn. spent the holidays will
Mrs. Thomas Ford.
Mrs. J. 4. 10rrell. Miss Ethe
I'M Ennis spent Chast
(o 4lI kwife, of Portsmout tn
W., E4rle Ward and wife, Of Whining
/ ton, and Norman Ward visited thei
parents here last week. !
Miss Mildred Phillips. of Wilmington
and Arthur Phillips. Of New Jersey
have been visiting their parents Mr.
and Mrs. William Phillips. =
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
SaIel "a Take plau

THURSDAY, FEB. 18th, 1870 Public
Sale Of Stock and Farming Implements
BY Elwood G. Naylor on the -. 4:
Williams Home Farm" on the road
leading from Odessa to Armstrong;
Corner.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th, 1920-Public
sale of stock, farming implements.
ETC., by h. J. Carey, on the ''Dilworth
Farm" on the road leading from Bid
dl.'s corner to Port Penn. Racine and
Blackburn, Auctioneers
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
Real Estate

John Heldmyer, Jr., Real Estate
Broker, West Main Street, has just re-
ceived for sale one of the incest resi-
dencas in MiddIetown. This house is
situated on South Broad street and has
a nice stable and carriage house. Pos.
session can be given the first day of
March, 1920, and possibly before that
time.
VI. Heldmyer started the New Year
selling for Annie H. Dougherty and
John H. Martin, Of Amsterdam, New
York, their farm near Hear Station
containing 2O3 acres.
Also Just received $50 acre farm
Ia mile from R. R. Station. Price
,a5OO. 90 and q % acre farm for $500. 90.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03
Paid Local,

Pure buckwheat flour at Evans Feed
Store. a,or
We pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE
for WHEAT and CORN on order, loaded
on rail and water at ANY POINT.
Phone 5 and Al.
JESSE L. SHEPHERD.
Poultry supplies, charcoal, oyster
shells, beef scrap, grit, tobacco Gust,
ground alfalfa, scratch feed, cnick
feed and Champion poultry powders az
EVANS EXCHANGE.
Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1920-01-03

ftney q Hie guest Of
Robert Ellinf svtofth.
Frank hefS06 visited
lmin9toh recshtly.
Of vt. Pleasant visited
dollie Rose this week.
"a Kumple and laughter
bhia visitors last week.
1rrell and Hiram Pleasan-
tors in Chester last week.
Harrison, Of West Phila-
q visitor in town last week.
beth Morrison of Chester
Howard Morris last week.
| Gruber, of Highspire, Pa,
j. Reed and family this week
les Duhamel and Mr.. ]. <.
, visitors in Philadelphia THU
Services will begin in st
3. Church on Sunday evening
Duer and MI. D. w Cor
En- visiting Relatives in vii
,
WilIialhs of Phifsdelphia
daughter Mrs. Lee Spark
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
WORKING MODEL OF SKY
ROCKET FOR MOON TRIP
WILL BE TREID SHORTLY

WORCESTER. Mass. Sept 20.
Prof. Robt. Goddard, who few
months ago attracted wide atten-
tion by declaring his belief that a
rocket capable Of scoring from the
earth TO the moon was feasible.
has announced that working mod
el Of such projectile would be Civ
on test within a month. The bas.
ic principle Of his invention pro-
.vides for the detonation of success
sive charges Of explosives within
the rocket, thus renewing its mo-
mentum at regular intervals. In
his statement. Professor Goddard
said:
mo attempt is being made 10
obtain great altitude. 10 make the
proportion Of powder large. or to
construct large appartus for the
simple reason that the funds avail
able from the Smithsonian Institu-
ton will permit Of the completion
of only small model of about six
pounds in weight. with a capacity
Of about sixty charges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
SUNDAY CLOSING OF
BARS In MATAMOROS,
MEXICO CITY ORDER

Matamoros will be dfy on Sundays,
just as dry as Brownsville or any 9TH
er city on the north side of the line.
Following the receipt Of orders from
Mexico City suppressirg gambling, an
order was received closing saloons
from Saturday afternoon at l o'clock
until Monday morning at 9 o'clock.
The order really was contained in the
Saturday order closing the gambling
games. but was not Understood at the
time as relating to the saloons. A
oonfirmstory order Sunday morning,
however, resulted in the front doors
Of the drink emporiums being closed
to the public.
Saloon men in Matanoros are said
to be willing TO observe a Sunday
closing law, but they believe they
should be permitted ~ remain open
on Saturdays until some night hour.
The matter is being taken up with
Mexico. City.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
GIRLS, WHO RUN
2O-SECTION RANCH, WILL
BE HERE FRONTIER DA VS.

and which brought them some healthy
prizes"
There viii be two o.ker contentants
with the Misses Scales. Fred Alvoid
and Bcrney Bernard, Who left Tuscola
Texas. today and are expected by
Wednesday.
Horace Turner Of Sarta Anna. who
will appear In the contests is already
here. and the riders expected by to-
morrow are John Henry Of Oklahoma.
"a contest rider and Wildcat Bill Rog-
ers Of Cheyenne. Wyoming. Nothing
further has been heard from "The
Yuma Kid but he is expected 10 show
up in Brownsville in due time.
Mr.. Harris il expecting the arrival
today OF tomorrow provided the wash
out j. repaired, Of carload of ponies
and steers for the contest.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
MAIL Held UP BY THE
WASHOUT, CHAMBER
OF c. TO ASK WHY

Brownsville has been without mail
since Friday night. owing to the wash
out on the railroad between Harlingea
and San Benito, and while mail was
expected today. President W. g. Will
man Of the Chamber Of Commerce
said the organization will take up this
delay with the railway mail service
for the purpose Of asking more
prompt attention 20 mails in the fu-
ture. II is pointed out that passen-
gers were brought across Sunday, and
the local organization sets forth the
claim that the same thing might have
been done with the first class mail.
There j. no clerk on the mail cars
south Of Harlingen. the mail being
turned over there TO the American
Railway Express Company for deliv-
cry te San Benito and Brownsville.
The Al postoffice reported the sit
uation Sunday TO the chief clerk Of
the service at Houston.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
RIVER CONTINUES
FALLING AT FORT
RINCCOLD, REPORT

The Rio Grande continues to fall
rapidly at Fort Ringgold. according
to river bulletins reaching the United
States radio station at Fort Brown.
However, Samfordyee reports a rise
Of two inches. which is not believed
to indicate a new rise, while MeAllen.
east Of Samfordyee reports a fall of
five feet under the stage Of Saturday
afternoon. The river at McAllen
was 95.l Saturday afternoon, and
this morning the stage there was 90
feet above sea level.
Reports from the San Juan river.
in Mexico, a Rio Crande feeder, in
dicate that this stream continues at
normal stage.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
BRoWNsvIILE TEXAS MONDAY sEPTEAIBER2
GIN SUCTION FAN is
THIEF, TAKES MONEY
FROM MANS POCKET

PARIS. Tex. Sept. 2O.-A peculiar
accident al a gin near Enloe Saturday
cost young farmer nearly all the
money he received for the first cot
ton he sold this year.
Going TO the bank. he cashed his
check, which amounted to about 5000,
and instead Of depositing il. he plae-
ed il in his pocket
He then went 70 the gin with the
bills safely tucked away. as he
thought, and climbed into his wagon.
When he leaned over. the suction fan
took the money from his pocket and
by the time he was able to get the gin
stopped the saws had so badly cut
up the roll Of bills that only about
$50 was recognized in such shape that
il was possible to send it to the treas
ury for redemption.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
FIRST TRAIN
Since FRIDAY
REACHES CITY
Normal is Schedule Resumed
With Departure Of No. 4
at $3.50 This Afternoon.

The first train in Brownsville since
Friday night at 1890 arrived in
Brownsville this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock. bringing baggage and ex-
press. and it was announced at the
,;ais Coast Lines offices in this city
that the normal schedule will be re-
sumed at 3 80 this afternoon with the
departure of Train No. for Hous-
ton and San Antonio.
Train service over the washout one
mile south Of the Arroyo Colorado
bridge was resumed just before noon
today. A temporary irestle was con-
structed following the arrival Of a
pile driver op the scene Sunday after
noon-
he first through train out of
brownsville carrying passengers. mail
baggage and express ieft Brownsville
for Houston al 10 O'Clock this morn
ing the first north bound train out Of
Brownsville and San Renito since Fri
day evening.
The washout was one Of the worst
tIt fdiiIodU fst> Udu TO Qtui WIFI III
some time. "A big current of water
was flowing under the tracks about
ninety feet in width.
Unless unforeseen accidents occur,
the railroad company expects service
over this place to be continuous from
now on. This was the first time a
washout has occurred mt that par
ticular point. and was due To- flood
waters from the Rio Csande breaking
The train which arrived at 80 this
afternoon brought no mail What be-
came Of its mail was not known here,
and il was assumed that the up-Valley
train. which will arrive here at 5:25
this afternoon win bring the mail that
has accomplished u HarIingen since
last Friday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20

square feet Of floor space in the ware
house building Of f. h. Camiade a.
Co., which Mr.. Adams said would give
it plenty Of space for r operation.
We have decided to come to
Brownsville with a plart after nearly
one years consideration of other
points in the Valley. We had virtual
~ decided on another location when
Mr.. Camiade convinced us that
Brownsville was the logical location
for our Valley plant" said Mr.. Adams.
The plant will operate two seasons
of two months each, Mr.. Adams said,
and the average number Of employees
will be about $50, mostly women and
girls. The presence cf labor in
Brownsville was one cf the factors
that INDUCED the comfany to locate
here
The plant will start off with one
unit with capacity of one carload,
or 1000 dozen cans Of vegetables a
day. The plant viii can string beans.
tomatoes. beeis and other vegetables.
Boilers and ether necessary machinery
will be Installed
The Adams Bros. Co.. of Houston.
X enc of the largest canning and dis
tributing organizations in Texas, and
is said 10 be one Of the most successful
in the organization Of distributing
system for its products The Browns
Vile plan. viii be the first large can
ming facirry to be established in the
Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20

The Scales girls Crrley and Billie
who run twenty-section ranch near
Baird. Texas, will be III Brownsville
fer the Frontier Deg celebration.
Thursday. Friday AM Saturday, ac-
cording to message received ,day by
Johnnie Harris. manager Of the cele-
bration
u he Scales girls are wonders. :"
said. Mr. Harris today. Upon the
death Of their father several years ago
they undertook to manage their ranch,
and they have made success of it
to date. They made their first APP
pearance as exhibition riders and
bronco busters at the Brownwood
frontier day celebration in July. and
they made the cowboy riders sit up
and take notice after some very bril-
liant work with the ponies and steers,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
RUSS RELEASED, WILL
GO TO SANITARIUM

George Russ. who WAS known at
various times under the aliases Of
VIM. r. Mcknight. W r. Murray.
Gregg Allen Ross. held in jail here
under charge CT eHoezzling $4,000
from Mrs. Ncrra Agce who claimed
he had married her in Kansas City
under the name Of Mcknight. was re-
leased on his own rccngnizance Sat
uf say evening and lcfs with his first
wife. Mrs. George Rass, Of Indian
apolis. for sanitariun. Judge w. +.
Timon ordered Russ release upon the
renort of District Attorney John l.
kleiner that the nan was TOO i'll to
report in court for trial. and that he
would have to he brought In on a
stretcher. II ws said that Russ could
not live more than thirty days.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
GIANT WHITE MAPLE is
THOUSAND YEARS OLD

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.--Chicago has
a candidate for the Hall Of Fame for
trees. 1t i a giant white maple nine
feet in circumference AZ the base, 80
feet high and estimated to be 1000
years old.
The big maple stands in the Cook
county forest preserve rear Glenview.
Ransome Kennicott, chief forester Of
the preserve, who recently examined
the tree and computed its age. found
that. while the heart was dead, the ex-
terror was sound and the tree capable
of lasting many more years. So far
as known the tree is the oldest living
thing in Illinois, according to Mr..
Kennicott.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
HUNCERSTRIKER
SENDS MESSAGE.
TO WORLD irish
Lord Mayor of Cork Says His
Murder Will Leave Stain
on England" F"

LONDON, Sept 20.- Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor Of Cork, had bad
night and was in very weak condi-
tion this morning, according to bull
letin by the Irish Self Determination
League. He began the thirts ninth
day Of his hunger st.ike. Brixton
prison physicians reported to the home
office that the lord mayors conditions
was virtually unchanged
MacSwiney last night wrote a mes
sage 10 Irishmen throughout the world
on behalf OF himself and the hunger
strikers in the Cork jT.l He thanked
them for their sympathy and prayers.
according to the Lcn.lon Times. the
lord mayor said IN lis message: eff
this cold blooded mus der is passed
through il will leave a stain on Eng
land which has no parallel. even il
her history. and which Eothing will
ever efface. 1t will rise before the
English people whenever they offer
another people frindsnip.
I'VE feel singularly privileged in be-
ing made the instruments Of God for
evoking such world vide expressions
of admiration and sarport for the
cause of Irish independence and rec
opnition Of the Irish republic If we
are To die we are called 10 that even
greater privilege and happiness Of en-
tcr'ng the company of those vino died
for Ireland | believe God is watching
over our country and by His divine
decree resurrection is at hand. be-
lieye this j. her last battle Of liberty
and God will crown + with complete
victory"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
.37TH INFANTRY
COMPANIES TO
co TO MICHIGAN
Companies c and |, Of Fort
Brown, Scheduled to Start
North In One Week.

Companies G and Of the Thirty
seventh Infantry. which have been
stationed here about n year. will leave
about the end Of this week TO join
their regiment, now stationed at La
redo. and which has been ordered to
Fort Wayne and Fost Brady. in
Michigan, for permanent station.
Orders were received at Fort Brown
Saturday for the two companies to
march overland to Fort Mcintosh. La
redo, but these orders have since been
cancelled. II is assured at Fort
Brown that the two companies viii
leave here by rail in time to join the
regiment AT San Antonio for the trip
north.
Officers at Fort Brown understand
that there will De ~ other troops
sent here to replace the two companies
Of infantry.
Company ! was sent to Brownsville
about a year ago 10 replace Company
II, which had been sent to Corpus
Christi for a tour Of dlty before the
Corpus Christi storm. and which was
in Corpus Christi during the storm.
Company ! was later added to the i'm
fantry force here.
THE movement of the Thirty
seventh off the border il in accord
ance with the plan ~ reorganizing
the army into corps areas. Two regi-
ments outside of the state are expect
ed soon 70 be added 10 the Eighth
Army Corps, which formerly was
known as the southern department.
The Forty-second infantry has been
broken up and its Officers assigned TO
duty in Porto Rico where they will
organize q regiment Of Porto Rican
infantry.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
COMMERCE CHAMBER
COMMITTEES WILL
MAKE REPORTS

Several reports are scheduled 10 be
made tonight to the meeting of the
board Of directors Of the Chamber of
Commerce by outstanding committees
Among those expected are W. s. West
to report on the Harlingen meeting
10 organize Valley Chamber Of Com
merce: the railway committee; the
water and light esmmSatee, the Mercy
Hospital committee and Harbert Dav-
export to report on tie result Of the
Austin meeting with The state water
engineers.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-09-20
SAN BENITO THIRD
CITY in Size IN
THELOWER VALLEY

The Bureau Of Census at Washing
ten has announced that the population
cf San Benito is 507O. which gives
that city third place in point Of pop
ulation among the cities of the Valley,
McAllen being second with 1891, and
Brownsville first with l1,791. San
Berito has nearly two and half
times the population IL had in 1910.
The farm district surrounding the
city. and outside its corporate limits,
has seen big gre with since 1910.