Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-05-12
I'm OUR
VALLEY

HE1EAfLf the Athenian club OF
~ San Benito decided that it would
like 20 have q monument for San
Benito park.
30. according to reports, the ladies
Of the club began casting about for
suitable monument. locating a Civil
War cannon on the Galveston ranch,
near Santa Maria.
Plans were made for the removal
OF The cannon TO San Benito. They
were perfected. The cannon now
rests in 4 suitable place. is to be
polished and otherwise frightened.
Some days later 4 gentleman who
had bought some land in the vicinity
Of Galveston ranch decided to survey
MS property. lie found that there
was . marker from which TO start
lines. The marker was q cannon, ac-
eording TO the field notes. But the
marker could not be found.
Engineers connected with the flood
control work have also established
certain marks in reference to a
cannon Some other surveys and en-
gineers' lines are based on the mark
er.
So there will have TO be a new
marker at n point on the Galveston
ranch where skirmish occurred be-
tween American and Mexican forces
during the Mexican war.
Harry Landa. New Braunfels
capitalist. sat in at the Southern Pa
eifie hearing in Brownsville last
October.
NJ. Landa must have become i'm
pressed with the testimony he heard
telling Of the wonders Of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley.
Recently. according to newspaper
reports. he has acquired lands in the
Valley He bought something like
90 acres on the old Galveston
aneh. and will install a private ir-
ssgatlon system He also has bought
se10 acres out Of the Tom ranch in
wjliaey county In addition he has
! bought acreage near Harlingen, also
IOv6 acres north Of Edinburg.
NJ. T.Wiley Of La Feria will rep
resent Mr.. Landa in connection with
has Valley holdings.
The State Livestock Sanitary Com
mission has ordered the vaccination
Of dogs which have been exposed
10 rabies The measure is for the
protection Of livestock.
Alright. Let's extend the protec-
tion 70 human beings. The procla-
nation urges cities and towns to pass
ordinances ordering vaccination Of
dogs against rabies.
III it's a protection for our cows.
our hogs. our sheep. maybe it would
be very good idea to protect our
babies, our school children, and our
gro~n-ups- Let's give our humans
% least the same measure of protec-
tion that we give our livestock. ut
least in this particular instance.
Droves OF sea gulls flew over
Brownsville this morning. f. r. JEFF
ferds noted the fact. also other old
timers.
Means \ storm" said Mr.. JEFF
ferds At 1880 this morning. when the
sun was shining.
How comet" asked a newcomer.
Means a Storm persisted Mr.
Jefferds.
And az 3 o'clock or so 4 stiff wind
Was blowing out OF the northeast
with wind-swept clouds scurrying
along-
III. v. Dismukes. secretary OF the
HcAilen Chamber of Commerce and
. Lion. lead the McAllen Lions Club
campaign 20 land the 1927 state con-
sention for MeAilen.
MeAilen in competition with Dal-
las. Wichita Falls and corpus
chrisii. in q rather tight contest.
A. Austin a few days earlier.
Arthur &. Hipp. president Of Post A.
Travellers Protective Association. in
si.@d the T. y. A. Of Texas to meet
in Brownsville next year. Browns
vile won in competition with Dallas.
Two additional conventions for the
Valley next year. Goes to show how
great Is the interest in the Valley.
There isn't state or southwestern
organization that cannot be induced
- hold n meeting in the Valley.
And by Eext year there will be
plenty OF very fine hotels for the
entertainment of visitors.
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