Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 167, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 13, 1909 Page: 2 of 6
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The Brownsville Herald.
Mrs. Jesse O. Wheeler Proprietor.
Official County and City Journal.
Consolidated in 1S93 with the Daily
Cosmopolitan which was published
in Brownsville for sixteen years.
Entered at the Postoffio. Brownsville
as second-cia n-.attf-.
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to any point is the United States
Mexico or Cuba or delivered by
carrier to any part of Brownsville
Texas or Matamoros. Mexico.
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F nitod States or Mexico.
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Make all checks payable to
MRS. JESSE O. WHEELER.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 13 1909.
ITS AN ILL WIND ETC.
While the cold weather which has
been experienced during the past two
days may appear most ill timed to
some especially to truck growers
who may have lost some of their
tender truck in the fields and to the
land man who does not like to show
the "snowdiggers" the country
while there are some evidences of
cold weather to be seen yet the old
proverb "It's an ill wind that blows
nobody good" holds good in this in-
stance. It has now been six or seven
years at least since the Lower Rio
Grande Valley has experienced a
freeze of any severity whatever. For
the past three winters there has been
almost no cold weather to speak of
and about the only ice to be seen
during the entire winter at Browns-
ville during that time was the output
of our local ice factory. Yet every
winter the older citizens1' here have
felt that some lime during January
or February of these years thro might
be a light freeze and indeed hoped
to see one. Tho rare freezes occur
ring instead of being dreaded by the
"'old timer" are actually welcomed.
It takes a freeze once in a while to
lull insect pests which injure the
cropb. unless checked and also to
kill mosquitoes an in fact to put
the entire countrty into a fine and
healthful condition. So although
the present little cold spell may bite a
few tender garden plants and make
our visittors shiver a little yet it is
undoubtedly a blessing. It is to be
regretted it is true that the weather
clerk did not date this cold Wave a
'ittle later at least until after the
mid-winter convention was over.
However since it cannot be helped
we can only make the best of it and
ask our visitors tto congratulate us
upon the benefits that will result ul-
timately to tho entire Valley from
this breath of cool air which is after
all the natural result of the terible
blizzard which has been raging over
the North recently.
BLANKETS PRESENTED
TO 26 POOR PERSONS
Remainder of Tag Day Money U.sed to
Help Poor and Infirm from the
Cold.
Twenty-six poor and aged Mexi-
cans lining in various parts of the
city were made happy and comfort-
able yesterday by the gift of blankets
which were bought with the money
remaining from the Christmas dinner
fund. This monej it will be remeni-
hered. This money it will be remem-
Brownsville ladies by means of Tag
Day. After paying for the Christ-
inas dinner at which about two hun-
dred poor porsous were served the
ladies had on hand a balance of 20.
This was devoted to t he purchase of
the blankets which were distributed i
yesterday. M. Sahualla the well i
known merchant very kindly sold
thfiSfe blanhets to the ladies at cost
which enabled thens to buy as many
as they did. While these are mere-
(y cheap blankets they .are quite
good for the price and will help the
srateful recipients to sleep comfort-
ably during this unusually cold
weather. Some of these are quite
aged and infirm and would undoubt-
edly have suffered severely last night
had it not been for this gracious
bounty.
Tho ilasoritransfer company did
its part towards this charitable en-
terprise by very" graciously furnish-
ing a Carriage free for the ladies who
distributed the hlankts.
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CSS.
OallaiB Colonization Company
LITTLE DAMAGE
FROM COLD WAVE
LKADIXG STAPLES OF VALLEY
FARMS PRACTICALLY UXHURT
Sugar-Cane for Grinding and Seed
Cano Below Brownsville Entirely
Safe Cabbage and Onions Also
Unhurt.
Reliable information ' as to the
resalt of the unusually low tem-
perature which ranged from 29 to
28 degrees Monday night through-
out the Valley is to the effect that
none of the staple farm crops of
the Valley are injured to any ap-
preciable degree.
From the Ohio and Texas Su-
gar Planta i four es f
Brownsville it is learned that the
cane intended for grinding is ab-
solutely unhurt while only a small
part of the seed cane was affected
unfavorably a small percentage of
the buds being killed on this cane.
From Piper's plantation h four
miles below Brownsville comes
the report that the cane is entirely
safe. The temperature at Piper
and Brulay's sugar plantations fell
only to 29 1-2 degrees as register-
ed by test thermometer.
Regarding the effect of the cold
at the Piper place the Herald is
informed by Gen. Nettleton presi-
dent of the Piper Texas Plantation
Company that their cane is ap-
parently not injured and grinding
of the crop at the Brulay mill will
go forward immediately. The
general says that possibly some
stalks on the edge of the field that
were directly exposed to the wind
are rendered unfit for planting
but the main body of the cane is
absolutely unhurt.
From E. L. Stilwell the San
Benito nurseryman it is learned
that the banana crop at his place
where he has thirteen acres of fine
bananas many of them with fruit
and also the oranges and other
trees are unhurt. The top leaves
were somewhat injured but as the
thaw was under a cloudy sky the
injury is much slighter than it
might have been and the trees
will bear as usual this season.
Cabbage and onions as well as
green peas at San Benito as well
as other points are unhurt. Some
string beans tomatoes and a few
other tender plants were killed by
the low temperature but as the
greater part of these crops had al-
ready been marketed the damage
is not very large-
INFORMATION FOR
CONVENTION DELEGATES
Urged to Register at Commercial
Club to Secure Credentials
Entertainment Program.
The Entertainment Committee
of the L. R. G. V. Commercial
Club especially requests all dele-
gates to the Mid-Winter meeting
to register at the Commercial
Club so that no one will be over-
looked in the entertainments pro-
vided for the members of these
societies.
The entertainment' include ex
cursions Wednesday at 2 p. m.
to points of interest around
Brownsville the South Texas
Gardens and the Mid-Winter
Exhibitions of Valley products a
Mexican supper to the delegates
and at 8 p.m. a trip to Matamoros
Mexico a reception at U. S. Con-
sul Miller's residence aud a concert
by 2nd Reg. Mex. Band. Friday
7 a. m. special train leaves Browns-
ville for all poiuts up Valley.
Registered delegates will be provid-
ed tickets free exchange.
All delegates will meet at Com-
mercial Club at 7:30 Thursday
night for trip to Matamoros Mex-
ico. All exhibitors may call at
South Texas Gardens enter if they
desire to arrange their .exhibits. I
Many meritorious exhibits have !
come in unlabeled and unclassified.
All must be properly entered to be
eligible for the splended prizes!
offered.
The mid-winter exhibition ow-
ing to the unfavorable weather
will not open its doors to the
public until tomorrow Thursday
the 14th. !
Many splendid and interesting '
exhibits are on hand and consider
ing their short time for preparation
and the cold weather are very
creditable to the Lower Rio
Grande Valley they give but a
hint of what would have been
shown had our usual weather pre-
vailed. ADVEKTISiriX THE HEIJALl)
NNA LAND
Joint Mid-Winter
Convention Opened.
(Continued from Page 1)
R. F. Hannay Jr. Laredo Texas
S. J. Beene Houston Texas.
Ed. C. Dustin Mission Texas.
W. C. Wibon College Station Tex.
H. 'Ness College Station Texas.
W. K. Cumberton KingsvilleTex.
Isadore Moritz Mercedes Texas.
Embry Owenr Mercedes Texas.
E. W. Kirkpatrich McKinney Tex.
R. H. Bushway and wife. Algoa.
Herbert Post Fort Worth Texas.
J. B. Baker Fort Worth Texas.
Gilbert Onderdonk Nursery Texas
Arthur J. Ernest Graham Texas.
J. B. Morris Graham Texas.
W. S. Yeager Falfurrias Texas.
G A. Dobbin Houston Texas.
J. R. Maphew Waxahachie Texas.
H. Haplan Beeville Texas.
D. C. Milam Uvalde Texas.
Geo. W. Lewis Alvin Texas7
Dr. S. W. Trepton Rivera Texas.
W. E. Smith Dalhurt Texas.
J. W. O'Dell & Son Indianola Ind.
Jno S. Kerr -Sherman Texas.
J. H. Arbruz Sarita Texas.
Harvey C. Styles Raymondville
T. A. Neil Indianola Ind.
W. W. Alley Alleyton Texas.
R. W Wantins Hallway Texas.
Geo. S. Vanderburg Hallway Tex.
A. P. Wright Mercedes Texas.
E. S. Stockwell Alvin Texas.
F. P. Hoopes Muscalino Iowa.
W. A. Miller Vincennes Ind.
S. A. McHenry Mission Texas.
L. F. Jecker Victoria Texas.
J. H. Fleming Victoria Texas.
Kitty Barry Rep. R. E. Smith
Sherman Texas.
A. D. Jackson Denison( Texas.
A. E. Hudson Edna Texas.
E. J. Kyle College Texas.
W. T. Full Ellendale N. D.
Herbert Roedsbeck( Riviera Texas
G. A. Shattenberg Boerne Texas.
J. C. Haeny Galveston Texas.
Thos. O. Rundle Riviera Texas
Thos. B. Southgate Corpus
Christi( Texas.
J. B. Martin Dallas Texas.
Saburo Arai Alvin Texas.
B. H. Hooks Donna Texas.
H. G. Stillwell; San Benito Texas.
M. H. Bartter San Benito Texas.
Frederick J. Combe mayor of
Brownsville.
W. H. Bloomer La Gloria Texas.
F. D. Halm Salt Lake City Utah.
G. N. Coffey Washington D. C.
N. W. Rittgers Lyford Texas.
A. L. Stanford Lyford Texas.
A. M. Deyo" Lyford Texas.
Land For Sale.
100 or 200 acres of the choicest
land in the i4.io Grande Valley; locat-
ed five miles North of Harlingen arfd
one mile east of Combe's station on
the main line of the St. L. B. & M.
railroad. Dark sandy loamy soil
very fertile and easily cultivated
does not stick when wet. An abund-
ance of pure well water for irriga-
tion within 30 feet of surface. No
salt or other minerals in this water.
All fenced 20 acres in cultivoation.
Good well with a 14 foot- Samson
windmill pumping outfit reservoir
etc. A bargain for cash. Address
E R. Templeton. owner Harlingen
T6xas. 1-11-10
Foley's Orino Laxative cures
chronic constipation and stimulates
the liver. Orino regulates the bowels
so they will act naturally and you
.o not have to take purgatives contin-
'ally. Sold by all druggists.
Buy
in
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TOWN LOTS AND
5 AUfc i KALIS
Apply to any Real Estate Dealer
OR
BROWNSVILLE LAND AND
. IMPROVEMENT COMPANY
J. 8. SCOTT General Manager
Co-Operative
Sates iVfgrs
IMPLEMENT BUSINESS
IS QUITE LIVELY
) Indication of Greatly Increased
Acreage in Valley -Many Small
Irrigating Plants.
"The implement business is unus-
ually brisk in the Valley this season"
is the report of F. B. Siechrist the
well known representative of E. II.
Caldwell and Company of Corpus
Christi who is here- at presen.. "in
fact it is better than I ever knew
it Orders for tu kinds of farming
implements are unusual' large.
Judging by the big demand for such
implements here there must be an
immense increase in the acreagj that
is being developed all over the Val-
ley. "I find also that quite a number of
small irrigation plants are being put
in especially in the vicinity of
Brownsville" added Mr. Siechrist. "I
have taken orders for a good many
small pumps for these plants and
the greater part of them will be
shipped to Brownsville."
Mr. Siechrist is as highly pleased
with the outlook all along the
Brownsville road and says the "de-
velopment is keeping right along with
the predictions of The Herald along
this line.
DEATH OF A VISITOR.
Young Man Who Came South Recent-
ly for Health Passes Away.
Died in this city this morning at
ten o'clock Usher Campbell of Mar-
tinsville Ind.; aged 25 years. The
cause of his death was pulmonary
trouble from which Mr. Campbell
had been a sufferer for some time
before coming to Brownsville. He
came here about three "weeks ago in
the hope that the climate might bene-
fit him. but his malady had pro-
gressed too far for him to recover.
His devoted mother accompanied him
here and was with film during the
last days and all that was possible
was done to alleviate his sufferings.
Mr. Campbell leaves besides his
mother a sister Mrs. Keener who is
employed as stenographer by the firm
of E. F. Rowson and Company of this
city. Much sympathy is felt for the
sorrow-stricken family who ae thus
afflicted amid strangers and so far
away from their home.
The remains will bo taken back to
Martinsville for interment.
?iiore people are taking Foley's
sidered to ho the most effective rem-
edy and bladder troubles that medi-
cal science can devise. Foley's Kid-
ney Remedy corrects irregularities
Kidney Remedy every year. It is con-
builds up worn out tissuos and re-
stores lost vitality. It will make
you fool well and look well. .
Sold by all druggists.
A New Jersey paper mill is experi-
menting with okra stalks and pulp
from Georgia of which it is be-1
lieved paper may be made.
For Sale Cheap
For cash
good business
lo-
cation in San Benito lots
Nos. 6 7 and 8 Block No. 27.
Call or address
CLAY'S BAKERY
P. O. Box 176
Brownsville - - Texas
Canal: Sugar cTHill Now Building
and a Spur from the Railroad tj the Mill.
THE-
First National Bank
;OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
Capital 100000 Surplus and Undivided Profits $54000
OFFICERS:
Jas. A. Browne President
W. M. Ratcliffe. 2d Vice Pres.
DIRECTORS:
A. Ashheim John Closncr C. P. Barreda Jas. A. Browne Vm. Kelly
S. L. Dworman W. M. Ratcliffe Robert Dalzell W. F. Snragne
Jas. B.Wells. E. C. Forto M.H.Cross M. Alonso A.'Cneto
PROMPTNESS o4ND
THE MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK
OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
Capital Stock $100000.00
U. S. GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY
OFFICERS
E. H. GOODRICH President
JOHN McALLEN Vice President
J. G. PZRNANDEZ Cashier
E. A. McGaRY
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Land tides examined.. General real estate business transacted. Irrigated farms and alfalfa lands
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Cement and I imt Butter and Cheese on Cold Storage
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Miguel Fernacdez Jr.
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Wheeler, Mrs. Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 167, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 13, 1909, newspaper, January 13, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147898/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .