Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-01-07
SEEK Slayer OF SWE ETHEART
IN OUR
VALLEY
I'm next Tuesday, January II, water

I'm next Tuesday, January II, water
- Improvement districts of the Rio
Grande Delta will elect directors and
officers to serve period of two years.
Election of directors and officers is
an important matter to the water users
of this section.
One hears little or nothing of pre-
election campaigns in connection with
these water districts. Usually the best
men of the community the men who
seem to be the most able. are selected
to guide the destinies of the various
districts
What the farmer is most interested
in, is knowing that he will be able to
get water when he needs it.
To be able to secure water service
when it is needed is the sole purpose
of the water improvement district.
To bring that about. there must be
efficient operation. This comes under
the direction of the manager of the
district.
There are six districts in Cameron
county. and one now organizing There
are five districts in Hidalgo county.
Funny isn't it. how folks will chase
A man was arrested recently at or
near San Benito charged with using
the mails to defraud.
1t appears that he is charged with
offering a Christmas turkey and a
years subscription to three different
publications-al for the small sum o,
81.
And to postmasters who would dis
tribute his circulars he was also very
liberal, according to the charges. To
them he would send a box of grape
fruit
There is no information to indicate
how many dofl;srs he received. but it
was probably many more than he eX-
pended.
All hotels in Brownsville are crowd
ed to their capacity with guests, ae-
cording to iaddices to the Brownsville
Chamber Of Commerce. ye-t I'm. r
The, tesdt kis. svisitors and there are
very many 6f thefn-who want TO spend
the winter and who do not wish to live
in hotels even though rooms are avail
able, are finding it difficult to locate
satisfactory accomm modations.
The Chamber of Commerce has sent
out a request that private residences
having comfortable rooms to let, with
the usual accommodations, file their
names, addresses and telephone num-
bers with the Chamber of Commerce.
Do that now.
:. Brownsville is to have dollar din
ner.
Or, we should say, the Brownsville
Chamber of Commerce IS arranging
dollar dinner for Thursday night, Jan
Nary 81, at which the principal speaker
will be Joe Leopold. southwestern sec
retary for the United States Chambe,
of Commerce.
Every citizen who is interested III
the welfare of Brownsville, who wants
to see his city grow and prosper, IS
invited to attend the dollar dinner.
All are eligible to hear Mr.. Leopold.
Just file your dollar with the Chamber
of Commerce.
On Thirteenth street, between Eliza
beth and Washington, an experiment N
a bituminous surface for the wood block
paving has been underway
The new surfacing was put dowh
about three months ago. Reports to
the city hall are that it seems to be
proving satisfactory.
If it is satisfactory, there are some
thirty blocks of woodblock paving IL
the business district that deserve SIM
liar attention.
The cost would be from $3.50 to $500
q block, and about $4,000 for the job
The woodblock paving has been down
about IA years. Although bitter fight
ccntered around its original construc-
tion, being carried into the courts, the
paving seems to have given fairly goo |
service. But eventually Brownsville,
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