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Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
COLORADO RIVER

It is rumorcd that milk products
plant will soon be built AT Williams,
ColUsa county.
next Is months in the San Quentin
Penitentiary.
The court let it be understood that
the sentence was imposed somewhat
in the nature of warning to men
who would rather spend their money
in their own indulgenees than in
supporting their families.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09
Friday, November 9, 1928

Washington, Oregon and Idaho
combined, ship only one-fourth the
amount of fruit sent from California.
Twenty of tho new type pickup
rice threshers are in use in 'Colusa,
lowering the costs by nearly one
half.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09

Tn San Joaquin county 5,1ls cows
were tested during the past year,
74S cows being cullcd and 300 yield
ed more than $50 pounds of butter
fat each.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09

The citizens of Santa Cruz are
seeking to purchase for n public
park the $50 acre tract of giant
redwood trees six miles north of the
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09

Gridlev. Butte county, has a
chicken with three legs, the third
leg growing out of the tail and hav-
ng six toes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09

The first unit of Mendocino couh-
tvs new courthouse is completed
and will be dedicated November IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-11-09

Three drainage systems were laid
out in Napa county last month, us
ing one mile of drainage tile.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-10

thing for him TO interest himself,
unsolicited, in anyone's affairs, es-
pccially those Of a personal nature.
And yet, despite this rule he had
laid - for himself, he o ask
~5n Stuart a very pertinent ques-
ton. Seating himself close beside
her at the soda counter. he leaned
over and whispered in her ear.
Docs Jack know yet where you
were last night?'
Fury famed for an instant in
the heart Of Jill Stuart, while a
4iery red burned in her cheeks and
throat. She appeared to sway Tor
a second or two, like a pendulum
between the retort distinctly dis
courteous and that governed by the
quality he continuously preacned-
restraint. The latter won after q
brief struggle. A smile flashed out
TO replace the signals Of anger that
had tiuttered for a fleeing moment,
as she Looked him straight in the
eye and replied TO his question.
Il was in bed, Father P1s, in my
room at home, from z o'clock last
night until 1850 today. I've told
VAIN . AG AAA0O1&1 ~ -
whose fault will it be z"
His eyes, with their strangely di-
lating pupils, continued f another
brief instant to r-oye hers. What he
read there must have been eminently
satisfactory to Father Ryan, despite
the ambiguity Of his reply.
THAT may depend. my daughter
on whether YOU are as sensible in
talking TO your husband as you are
to your priest" he said.
She then told him in greater de
tail the story of her experience OF
the evening before; how she hac
come home alone after failing to fine
Jack and had gone to bed with
sick headache, neglecting to inform
Clara of her arrival. She hoped
Father Pat might see Jack and make
him "see the light"
Ii was 5 o'clock when Jill entered
the apartment they called home.
Whether it was q home or Just ar
address and a convenient place IN
which to house the children, was
getting to be a question in Jills
mind. During the week just passed
she recalled only one meal that Jack
had eaten with her in he apartment
That had been breakfast at l0:30 on
the morning before.
Miss Sweeney phoned TO tell YOU
that Mr.. Stuart was in the hospital
Clara informed her, as she came into
the kitchen, where the children were
having their supper. She seemed tc
sense an inquisitorial note in the
girls bell-like tones. Clara Morgan
had musical comedy aspiratlons and
lived in the dreamland of a staf-lit
future.
"Mr. Stuart was in tn hospital
last night, but he came home today
said Jill. a trifle testify, recalling
that il was Clara's misinformation Ia
Father Ryan that had caused Jack
to think she, Jill, had been out al
night. She continued:
what time did Father Ryan tele'
phone last night?"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-10
What DIR. Caldwell Learned
i'm AZ Years Practice

DR.. Caldwell watched the results
Of constipation for AZ years, and
believed that no matter how careful
people are of their health, diet and
exercise, constipation will occur
from time to time regardless Of how
much one tries to avoid it. OF next
Importance, then. is how to treat it
when il comes. DIR. Caldwell always
was in favor Of getting as close to
nature as possible, hence his remedy
for constipation, known as DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, is a mild vege-
table ccmNknd. Ii can not harm
the most deN>Rte system and is not
a habit forming Ireparation. Syrup
Pepsin is pleAGnt-tasting, and
youngsters love il. 1t does not grippe.
Thousands of mothers have written
US to that effect.
DR.. Caldwell did not approve of
drastic physics and purges. He did
not believe they were good for hui
man beings to put into their system.
In a practice OF AZ years he never
saw any reason for their use when
a medicine like Syrup Pepsin will
empty the bowels just as promptly,
more clearly and gently, without
gripping and harm to the syster1
Keep free from constipation II
robs your strength, hardens your
arteries and brings on premature
DID age. Do not let a day 70 by
without a bowel movement. Do not
sit and hope. but 60 to a druggist
md get one Of the generous bottles
If DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Take
he proper dose that night and by
morning YOU will feel like a differ
mt person. Use Syrup Pepsin for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-10
KIWANIS MEET
IS SCHEDULED
District Session at Ed
inburg Thursday to
Draw Crowd

Practically all members of the
local Kiwanis club will journey to
Edinburg next Thursday for an all
day gathering of Kiwanis clubs from
all over the district, IL was announc-
ed at the weekly luncheon meeting of
the local body held in the lobby OF
Hotel FL Jardin here Thursday.
The Edinburg meeting is scheduled
to begin at $3.50 a. m. and a repre-
sentative gathering from every HI
wants club in this section Is eX-
pected to be present.
Pre-Christmas plans for the =
season came in two places at the
meeting. in the form Of a discussion
OF plans for a home talent play and
a resolution to install a novelty
saving bank Christmas fund The
bank resolution was passed, but &C
tion on the play proposed was de-
ferred until a later date. All mem
bers are expected TO contribute at
least 10 cents to the bank at every
meeting.
The flower committee failed TO
submit a report on the matter OF
planting Elizabeth street with perl
wrinkles. pending further confer
erces with Winnie Wrinkle" Will
bur bennett. chairman. stated.
George Mansur presided at the
meeting in the absence of ". b,
Sellers, president. The regul@- five
minute vocational talks were made
by Rev. o. c. Crow and Judge O. c.
Dancy.
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Aid Offered to
POStmasters On
Meeting in City

Letters advising the five auxiliary
organizations of the State Postmss-
ters association of the change in the
scene of the annual convention OF
that body. and offering Brownsville
assistance in every way possible.
were sent out Thursday by the local
Chamber Of Commerce.
The convention will be held herd
April % to Is. having been changed
from Harrington TO Brownsville at the
request Of the former city. when It
was found that the dates conflicted
with those Of the 4Tth district Ro-
tary convention there
G. L. Jones. Celeste, president of
the ~Postmasters League. f. G. Pierce,
Abilene. president of the Mail Super
visors association: Z. N. Holland.
Midlothian. president Of the Rural
Nail Carriers association; Earl Oar
nell. Dallas. president Of the Postal
Clerks associations: and c. F. Moore,
Cleburne. president of the City Car
riers association. were the officials
to whom the letters were sent.
The communications also asked
for a list OF the membership Of each
BODY. in order that individual letters.
giving convention plans, might be
sent cut.
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girls voice that seemed to imply that
she, too, was about ready 10 "ring
off," But Jill forestalled any such
possible disaster by jumping her
wages up S. a week. Jill was not
ready yet to resume charge OF the
children and the extra work il en-
tailed. She wanted 70 play rs long
rs there remained anything to play
with. And it didn't need q sixth
sense to tell her the time was not
indefinite.
She stepped across the kitchen to
the telephone and rang up the hos
pital. Mother Martha answered the
call.
"Yes, Mr.. Stuart Is here she in
former Jill, with brief formality. The
wife sensed the lack OF sympathy,
and bridled with resentment. livery
one was so ready 10 pass judg-
ment at the first suspicious appear
ance. She waited for the Mother
to offer some further information.
| None came, so she was forced TO ask
how her husband was feeling.
Mother Martha was a good Chris
tian. She was also a woman-and
! human. II was evident that Jill's
| seeming Indifference regarding her
husbands welfare had aroused
| Mother Martha's indignation. A les
son on conjugal duty might be
timely. 1t would not be amis, al
all events.
"Mr. Stuart i coming on splcn-
didly." she reported. in response "a
Jill's inquiry. Miss Sweeney, 10
whom he is indebted for bringing
him here today when she found him
fainting on the street, came in about
an hour ego with her friend. Miss
Ravelle, and they insisted upon cook
ing his supper and taking IL up to
friends when those upon whom ID
has a right to depend fail him!'
"Oh, Mother Martial" burst from
Jill, in a cry of mortal anguish al
the rank injustice of the others I'm.
plication. "that's not fair-not true.
You have misiudSed me cruelty.
Father Ryan knows why ] WASH
out there last night-ask him!
did not even know until late TO-DAY
where by husband was last night
had heard nothing Of Sister Monica's
accident. Oh-oh! I'm c-cominf
right out 10 the hospital nowi"
ITO BE CONTINUED
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AA4EllE VI 4E h49L1AAAr 1A+AA 1of-
Jill. with a Whimsical little smile.
1N him q comparison with 70
poisoM
"Well. il | mitht tell tn truth,
dear ~friendth," proclaimed the sage
Of Is summers, with that air Of pro-
found wisdom hat made Josh Bill
ings 30 famous, II viii thimply thay
that tn more ! thyee Of ~huthbandth
tn more imprethed | ana with tn
thingular blethedneth Of maiden
m~editathyon family freei"
Not TO mention Tony Justin's
style of dancing, the coy comfort
of his B roadster" remarked Ann
McGuffy. inauSpiciOusly touching up
the modest tinting of her left cheek
bone.
The spolessly white Browne chin
assumed an elevation on the smooth
surface of which a goblet # water
would have rested with perfect Sc
curity.
1t was pose No. II Of the fourth
manual in the Correspondence School
Of Proper Expression and Signified
Dignity. as defined by Lady Con-
stance Seeker. Especial rates TO the
profession.)
Il fail to obtherve.H observed Lady
Constance Seeker Billie Browne, with
fine hauteur. 9Th connecthyon be-
tween ~huthbandth and Tony Juthtin'-
tn roadthter."
perhaps there is no connection
in Tony's case" said Ann. lowing TO
his avowed preference to ~flappers.
He says there are too many I'M
attached to waste his time on other
mems wives"
"Tony it'll a very wythe young
perthon." affirmed the very wise
young flapper, nodding wisely.
well, well-now | wanta know. !
wanta know" broke in a masculine
voice on the conversation. and the
''wythe young perthon." in person,
stepped out from behind a tall rack
Of picture postcards. "Who is
spreading tn dope bout tn wise guy
in this case? C'mon across, Wild
Bill"
He leveled an exagEerately fierce
gaze on the pretty blonde with the
lisp. who giggled with delight at the
special notice from the most popular
young mar in town.
lOLN JucllU ElAlAutu Win laAH1
tolerance on the trio. One was his
sister and the other two we're scarce
~ worth the valuable time Of n man
who drove a B~roadster. Still, so
long as he was there he might as
we'll be sociable.
81 was about to suggest" he said.
addressing everybody. "that, if you'll
all take a snail drink I1l-er. pop
opcn-once. OF, OF, there. Mister
Bartender waving a long arm
aloft 10 attract the attention of the
mice young mar in white" 1--WE
had a foolish notion" he went on
10 the clerk, who had stepped quickly
forward, so 20 as far as you like."
Such an order could. Of course
call for nothing but the very best
in the "bartender's' varigated as
sortment.
And then. just as the drinks were
being served. who should step into
the store but Father Ryan and Peter
Justin. There was nothing. either,
in the appearance or the makeup Of
the drinks TO attract notice. II was
one of the tencts of Father Pats
faith that a priest must be a little
bit of everything in citizenship. not
the least of which was San artist
in diplomacy" He was ever ready ia
listen to the troubles and confessions
Of his people. But IL was a rare
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
TO

OF letting by the City Of Browns
vile, Texas, or the Improvement OF
the following streets, to-wit:
Palm Boulevard IEum Jefferson
Street TO kinggcld street, nine
blocks;
west Seventh Street from Fronton
Street TO Elizabeth street, tour
blocks.
NuIIIE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT,
WHEREAS, the lily OF Browns
vile, has heretofore ~ resolutions,
directed the improvement OF the
above mentioned streets, between
the above mentioned limits, by grad
ing, raising and filling the same, and
by improving the same by the con-
structlon OF concrete curDs and gut
tcrs .aereser deemed necessary, and
paving the same with one OF the
following types of pavement, to be
selected by the City Commission OF
the said city, to-wit:
ID. 6 inch reinforced concrete
pavement;
Cd. ) inch reinforced concrete
base with ] l-2 inch hot mix rock
asphalt wearing surface;
(3). 5 inch reinforced concrete
base with ! liz inch asphsltic con
crete wearing surface;
CD. . inch reinforced concrete
base with ! IL inch Marrcnite btu
lithic wearing surface;
t5). = IL inch bitumInous concrete
base with / IL inch WarrenIte btu
lithic wearing surface; or
(6). ! inch cold rolled rock asphalt
on . inch gravel base rolled to 6
inches: and
WHEREAS, plans and specifica-
tons nav ueen prepared for the said
work by the City Engineer, which are
, rotary, and have been duly approved
by the City Commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, all persons
desiring TO bid upon the work OF
making the said improvements arc
requested to do so In accordance with
the said resolutions, plans and speci-
fications to which they are referred
by filing sealed bids therefor with
the said City Secretary. on or before
the 18th day Of February, A. ID.
1928, at ten o'clock, A. M.
Bidders will be required 10 make
their bids on forms Of proposals by
the City Secretary, and which may
be obtained at his office, and no Biz
will be considered unless the same Is
accompanied BY a certified cheek
upon an acceptable bank, payable e
the Mayor Of the City of Browns
willie, in amount and on conditions
designated by and in the said pro.
posal. Bidders may bid either upor
all the different alternative plans
materials and methods prescribed By
said specifications. or apon any one
or more thereof. The City OF
Brownsville reserves the right 10 &C
cept any bid or bids. or TO reject
any bid or bids in whole or in part.
A. Z. Munday. City Secretary
City Of Brownsville, Texas
2-4-l3-lOt-2646.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF CAMERON

WHEREAS, on the 18th day Of 0c-
tober A. d., 1926, j. A. Graham, Of
Cameron County, Texas, made, exc
cuted and delivered to J. ii. Halle
and X. o. Holleron. Of Bexar Coun-
ty, Texas, his ten certain promis5ory
notes substantially as follows:
Each for the sum OF Nine Thou
sand t$9,0C0.0O) Dollars, all dated
October IL. 1926, sigred by j. A.
Graham and payable to the order Of
said X. o. Holleron and j. II. Halle,
each due SUCCESSFULLY six months
from date, respectively, with inter
est payable semi-annually. at the rate
Of six C. per cent? percent per an
mum, principal and interest payable
at the City National Bank, San An
tonic, Texas, and said NOTES provid-
ing for the usual conditional ten
percent 90 per cent? attorneys fees
and being further secured by n ven
doris lien and deed Of trust lien on
the property hereinafter described;
And,
WHEREAS. to secure the said
Il. D. Holleron and J. II. Halle in the
payment or said indebtedness the
said J.. A. Graham made. executed
and delivered to Il. o. Holleron and
j. III. Bale a certain deed Of trust,
dated October 18th, 1926, duly record
ed in Volume 81 on pages 1S6-lss
Of the Real Estate Mortgage Records
Of Cameron County. Texas, TO which
reference is hereby made, conveying
to r. +. Spencer of Bexar County,
Texas, the following described prop
erty. to-wit:
"All that certain piece or parcel of
land situated in Cameron County,
Texas, being out of and forming a
part of the Santa Isabel grant, and
out Of a certain tract conveyed BY
John S. Chairman to Mrs. A. &.
Abney, BY deed recorded in Book
L. page 46S CT seq, deed records Of
Cameron County. Texas, said deed be-
ing dated April is, 1902, and the land
hereby conveyed being more par
ticularly described an follows:
BEGINNING at a concrete post set
for the northwest corner OF Farm lot
No. ., Of the Laguna Vista Subdi-
vision Of said Santa Isabel grant, on
the South boundary line Of the "A. G.
Abney tract. Thence y. IS degrees,
25 minutes East with the North line
Of said Laguna Vista Subdivision.
1851 feet to a point in the Shore
line of Laguna Msdre. Thence with
said shore line North Is degrees. 81
minutes West 600 feet. Thence North
IS degrees 80 minutes West 245 feet.
Thence North IS degrees IL minutes
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BEWARE THE
COUGH OR COLD
THAT HANGS ON

Persistent coughs and colds lead to
serious trouble. You can stop them now
with Circumcision, an emulsifed creo-
soto that is pleasant 10 take. Creomul-
sion is a new medical discovery with
two-fold action; it sooihes and heals
the iniamed membranes and inhibits
germ growth.
OF all known drugs. creosote is rec
ognized by high medical authorities as
one Of the greatest healing agencies for
persistent coughs and colds and other
forms Of throat troubles. Creomulsion
contains. in addition TO ~creosote, other
healing elements which sooihe and heal
the infected membranes and stop the
irritation and Inflammation. while the
creosote goes on 10 the stomach. is alb
sorbcd into the blood. attacks the seat
of the trouble and checks the growth
of the germs.
Circumcision is guaranteed satisfac-
tory in the treatment Of persistent
coughs and colds, bronchial asthma,
bronchitis and other forms Of respir1-
tory diseases. and is excellent for build
ing up the system after colds or FL.
Money refunded If any cough or cold is
not relieved after taking according tc
directions. Ask your druggist. (adv.l
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RoMANcEON>
ARPokN HpE4DS NM w.
.ZLOkES HE S-9 SISZEQm "

"He called three times" said the
girl, the light Of curiosity growing
in her light-blue eyes. First at Q
o'clock. ! told him you weren't home
vet, and to make sure, ] went to
YOUR room and it was locked. i
knocked, but of course got no an
swer. Then nc called again at ~
and the last time just before L."
But / came in a few minutes be-
fore T." said Jill. trying 10 remem-
Der whether she had a shred OF e&-
cuse for making Clara the goat IN
her alibi. She recalled, however, that
she had let herself in quietly and
had gone Immediately TO bed. her
head tied up in a towel saturated
with cologne. The girl stared IN sur
prise at her statement.
Before ~" she repeated. and then
added. n bit belligerently: You
must have come in awful quiet 4
never heard a sound in your room
until Mr.. Stuart came home today"
II had a headache and went
straight to bed" said Jill, and shse
knew. even as she said u, that the
girl believed she was lying. A feel
ing of impotent anger, su~perinduced
by a sense of helplessness, crept over
her. If Clara thought she was lying,
how could she expect Jack to believe
her?
what time did Miss Sweeney
call" she continued, remembering
the girls had told her aAsGDeeing
Jack riding in the SweNy roadster
Not more than 20 khinutes after
you left"
"And did shS~-6-Mr. Stuart
was in R5spital, or had been in
tn hoZ~?"
"SkDsaid: Tell Mrs. Stuart her
hx(gknd is in the hospital!' Then
she rang off"
There was 2 note Of finality in the
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no. @<A,zx mS
Al AGE 80

yourself and members of the family
in constipation, biliousness, sour and
crampy stomach, bad breath, no
appetite, headaches, and to break up
fevers and colds. Always have a
bottle in the house, and observe
these three rules Of health: Keep
the head cool, the feet warm, the
bowels open.
We would be glad to have you
prove at expense how much DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin can mean
to you and yours. Just write
Syrup Pepsin," Monticello, Illinois,
and we will send Won prepaid a
FREE SAMPLE BOTTLE.
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NOTICE

The City Of Brownsville will re-
ceive sealed bids up until 10000
o'clock A. NJ, Friday. February 18th,
1928. for one Burroughs Posting Ma
chine, class 6l70s, or a similar ma
chine that will do the same work.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
A. f. Munday.
City Secretary of the City
of Brownsville, Texas.
2-4-l3-10t-26sS.
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Uptown Harlingen
Property Is Sold
Especial to The Heraldl

FARLlNGEN. Feb. 10.-Indications
that another large building will be
started in Harlingen soon are seen
in the announcement heret oda- Of
transfer Of one quarter of a block
in the business section or the citv.
This property is one-fourth of the
block owned by J. p. Moore. or which
the Moore hotel and the Mooreland
hotel are located. The vacant part of
the block was sold. and was trans
ferred to the Broadway Investment
company. of San Antonio.
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NOTICE OF A SPECIAL ELECTION
OF THE CITY OF BROWNSVILLE.
TEXAS.

BE 1T REMEMBERED: That at a
regular meeting OF the City Com
mission of the City Of Brownsville,
held on February Bird, 1928;
Commissioner Hipp read. intro
duced and moved the adoption Of the
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The motion for the adoption %
the above order. as made by COM
missioner Hipp. was duly seconded
by Commissioner Starck. Therein the
question being called for the adop-
tion of said order. carried by unanl.
nous vote as follows.
Voting AYE: Mayor Cole. COM
m%issioners Cobolini, Starek. Hinkley,
and Hipp.
Voting mo-: None.
Now therefore, I "A. II. Cole. ~
mayor Of said City and as directed
by said above and foregoing order. do
cause said above and foregoing order
70 DC posted Us "A notice in said Sne-
cial Election nc the four C4) places
named therein as the voting places
for said election. for M least twenty
n '2l) full days prior "a the date
Of said election. and do also cause
same 10 be published for M least
three consecutive weeks prior 10 the
date Of said election.
A. 3. Cole. Mayor, City os
Brownsville, Texas.
ATTEST:
A. Z. Munday. Secretary.
City of Brownsville, Texas.
(seal)
2-1O-17-24-3t-265a
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CHAPTER XVII

(HAPlER AAhH
"You don't seem to think very
highly Of my husband, Billie" said
ill. with a Whimsical little smile.
49, him q comparison with rla
poisoM
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Attest:
a.. r. Munday. secretary.
City of Brownsville, Texas.
(scal)