Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-17

Mrs. Mary White Case, from Mil
ford, Iowa, here spending the winter
with her brother, George White,
thinks we'll of the Valley, a letter
she has written to her paper at
home indicates.
The letter, as reprinted here from
the Milford Mail, will prove inter-
esting to Valley citizens as it re-
veals the impressions gained by
visitors to the section.
Mr.. White, himself a Valley en-
thusiast, undoubtedly has been able
to present the possibilities in an
entertaining light.
Mrs. Case wrote:
Brownsville, Tex, Jan. "a, 1929.
Dear Droflims:
IL you think I'm writing all these
letters just for the fun Of seeing
them in the Mail you are mistaken.
I expect to hear from you the same
as if | had written you each a let
ter. Now laugh that off,"
The neighbors just now are COM
pairing lemons. One has one that
measures 22xl6 inches, and we have
one that we picked up in Georges
back yard that measures II Lexis
inches. Some lemon, and they are
fine flavor rs well
We took another wonderful trip
up the Valley last Monday and
want to share some Of the pleasures
with the home folks. Brother George
took his big car and Alice and a
Mr.. Alcorn, the manager at the gar
den farm" Dad and l and George
left here at $3.50 a. m. A lovely,
warm, bright morning, we drove
without a wrap and sailed along on
No. 2 up to Pharr, then four miles
north to Georges farm where he
had some business with his tenant,
They are selling the cabbage and
carrots now; then on to Edinburg
where George bought a span OF
mules. There are very few horses
down here. The men folks seemed
well satisfied with the mule deal,
| didn't have anything to do with
that, SO l can't say. We wished
we had had the time TO look up
Mr.. Shelledy again but when you
are only a passenger you can't boss
the Job always. We came back TO
Pharr and to San Juan (wan, the
j has the sound Of W alwa.-s in
Spanish) where we had the most
delicious dinner. Just for fun I'll
tell you the eats: Dreaded pork
chops, baked ham and cabbage
(Jiggs), candied sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes, creamed carrots
stewed tomatoes, hot corn bread
and / forgot we had a vegetable
soup to begin with and a lettuce
salad with thousand island dressing
then the best custard pie ever
tasted and coffee for dessert. There
Is n darby cook who has made this
place famous for her cooking, and
her husband has charge of the
dining room. IL was 1880 when we
got there to eat, and you can mag
inc not much got away. OF course
some one will want to know tho
price, so I'll tell ycu-75c per plate
and no tips.
From Pharr we went over to Nc
Allen, about 3 miles. It's all built
up 50. with lovely homes and or
chards. You ri hardly tell wher
you are out Of one town and into
the next. On our way back from
McAllen we went four miles NORTH
and one mile east and called on J
o. Miller. Mrs. Miller will be re
membered as May Ontisdel. They
came down here 10 years ago, con
sequently they have n fine grape
fruit and orange orchard. The,
we're packing oranges that day, ans
had two bushel baskets Of what thel
called culls or hand. I asked "Wha
do You get for the cullsf" Ma,
said. ooh, let rs get you some goot
oranges" We said these looke'
good to us and we bought a bushe
for 80 cents. We really felt guilt.
n get so much for our money
These are perfectly ripc
but some have q Flemish On thl