Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1919 Page: 4 of 6
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DIRECTOR^"
Brownsville's W holesale and
Manufacturing Enterprises .
HOUSTON PACKING CO.
BEE! AND PORK PACKERS.
LAftD AND OiL REFINERS.
OFFICE AND PLANT
6th and Fronton St>. Phone 240.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
c6ca COLA BOTTLING CO.
“MAKERS OF THE BEST”
SODAS AND CONFECTIONS
809 St. Charles St. Phone 233.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
H. L. FITCH
MILL WORK GENERAL CON-
TRACTOR WOOD BRICK
STEEL CONCRETE.
Mill and Office
8th and Railroad. Phone 689
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
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LODGE NOTICE.
Called meeting of Rio
Grande Lodge No. 81 A. F.
brethren cordially invited
& A. M. his evening at
at 7:30 p. m. for work in
the second degree visiting
A. S. GIMBLE. W. M.
J. S. DUNCAN. Sec’y.
E. B. CAMIADE & CO.
WHOLESALE GliOOERS
4th and Fronton Stz. Phone 450.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
E. L. HOWARD & CO.
MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS
EXPORTERS IMPORTERS.
1021 Elizabeth St. Phone 426.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
CHAMPION WHOLESALE
GROCERY CO.
GRAIN HAT MILL PRODUCTS.
Office Mill and Elevator
4th and Fronton Sts. Phone 151.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
EDELSTEIN’S
MATTRESS FACTORY
Offic.
1225 Elizabeth St. Phone 307.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
Your Hat Cleaned and Blocked
PARCEL POST DELIVERY
THE FASHION
* THE ONLY HATTERS IN THE VALLEY.
1216 ELIZABETH STREET.
BROWNSVILLE HOTEL 10 SAFE GUIDE
MANHATTAN
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is the name
QUALITY
SERVICE
is the motto
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High Class Place.
High Class Trade.
Wc Give S. & II.
Green Trading
Stamps
QUALITY and SERVICE
Oar Motto
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We are just as particular re-
garding the quality *of foods
we buy as we are about the
way we serve them. Only
the best is good enough for
us. The most rigid rules of
.
cleanliness are followed in pre-
paring the foods for your table.
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MAJESTIC CAFE
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PLAZA HOTEL
M. L. MARQUES Prop. 12TH ST. and MARKET PLAZA
Newly Furnished Throughout
All Rooms Outside Exposure
COOL SANITARY BEST SERVICE
TWO BLOCKS FROM DEPOT EAST ON 12TH STREET
Valley Cafe
71 r ELEVENTH STREET. OPPOSITE CITY MARKET.
Merchant’s Lunch 35c. Club Dinner 35c.
SPECIAL MEXICAN DISHES. COOD COFFEE.
ALL KINDS OF SANDWICHES. CHILI CON CARNE.
LORENZO SALAZAR. Prop. liROWNSVILLE TEXAS.
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MAKE INSPECTION
OFW.C.C.S.WORK
IN BROWNSVILLE
W. C. Wright of Corpus t'hrisfi
district upirvisor for the War Camp
Community Service a?compan:ed by
Ed Sauers supervisor for the Mexi-
can border spent Wednesday in
1 Brownsville for the purpose of de-
termining what progress is beingj
|made in the work in this city. They
i made a thorough inspection of the
Soldiers’ Club the Red Circle Com-
munity club at Eighth and Washing-!
.ton. and also inspected the rooms in
•the Herald building which will soon
I be available for the girls' club.
Messrs. Wright and Sauers left this
morning for points up tne Valley to
'complete their inspection work in this1
part of the district and later will o
to Corpus Christi.
CITY NEWS
The City News column is designed
to let people know what their
neighbors and friends are doing. It
is not possible for the editors of The
Herald to know one-tenth <>i tin- mi-
nor happenings of the day. There-
fore when you learn something in-
teresting wiite it down and send it
to The Herald office. Twelfth :ind
Washington streets. <>r telephone
No. T and ask for the eity editor.
If it's news The llerahl will print
it. This is your newspajo'r. Esc
! it.
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Start Work—The work of grading
the read around the resaca to con-
nect Fourteenth street with the coun-
try road near the Victoria addition
will start tomorrow a large force of
men and teams having been engaged
for the purpose.
Start Repair#—The W ar t amp
Community Service started work this
morning on a few minor repairs to
be made on the third floor of the
Herald building before the rooms will
be available for use as club rooms
for the girls' division. It is believed
the work can be accomplished with-
in a week.
Here From San Angelo—M-s
Marie Browne arrived in the city
Saturday and is now a guest at the
home of her cousin A. Albert
Browne. Miss Browne has been tak-
ing the course in nursing at San An-
gelo having already spent several
months in this work and will return
to that city to complete the corn e.
Go to California — Mr . Agnes
Browne and daughter Miss Mayme
and granddaughter. Miss Agnes
Browne will leave this afternoon for
California where they expect to re-
main a couple of months returning
to Brownsville some time*in October.
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PASTUERIZF.D MILK AND CREAM
Two deliveries daily; two depots at
your service—city market and at cor-
ner 13th and Washington streets. Day
Phone 502; night Phone 238.
tf H. K I INK
Goes to Seattle. Paul ii. Christcn-
who has been manager of the Queen
theratre several months left yester-
day afternoon for Seattle Wash.
where he will re-enter the motion pic-
ture business. Mr. Christensen's
health had been failing for some time
and about a month ago he requeste 1
the owners of the Queen to relieve
' him in order that he might go north.
J. T. Colford an experienced theatre
! manager is now in charge of the
Queen.
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The Hole
adv.3t
PEACHES. PEARS PLUMS. AP
PLES grapefruit pure creams an 1
sherberts at California Fruit Shop.
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Vi.it. City.—Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Johnson of Kingsville were visitors
| in Brownsville yesterday having come
(down for a brief visit with frineds.
Exhibit Attract. Miny The e:<h
• bit given by the State Health Board
at the Miller hotel annex under the
supervision of Mr. Buffer is attract-
jing many men and hoys of the city
j The exhibit consists principally of
!charts and pictures and is supplemen-
ted by a number of pamphlets f»-
000 of which are being distributed
i here.
To Ride on First Train.—Colonel
Sayers has invited the members of
I the Brownsville Rotary club to ride
Ion the first train which will be
brought into Fort Brown over the
spur track the government’s part of
which has just been completed. The
Rio Grande railway has also practical-
ly completed its part of the spar and
the first train is expected to run into
Fort Brown Monday. It ha> pro-1
posed to make the day something of a.
gala event for the boys of the post
and the citizens of Brownsville.
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NOTICE CONTRACTORS
The United Irigation Company is
open for bids at its office at Mission1
Texas for the construction of two
Crcosoted Lumber Flumes of IS ft
x 1 ft. cros. section on piling sub-
structure. One Flume 372 ft longj
and one 750 ft. long. Material to
be furnished on the ground by the
company. Plans and specifications
furnished on application to the Uni-
ted Irrigation Company Mission
Texas. 43
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TELLS OF EARLY
DAYS IN VALLEY
Visited Brownsville Thirty-
Two Years Ago With
First Tent Show.
SN THE WOOLLY DAYS
"Wild Kan" Was A Nnw
Creature to Corderites.
T. .1. Colford. who is now manager
of the Queen Theatre having suc-
ceeded Mr. Christensen who recent-
ly resigned to return north is an oi l
showman having been in the business
about thirty-five years.
“This country down here on the
border is not new to me” stated Mr.
Colford. ‘I was in Brownsville
thirty-two years ago this summer
coning here from Laredo as manager
and interpreter for a wagon show the
fir-t tent show that ever exhibited
here.
“ That was my first experience on
the Mexican border and I will never
forget it” continued Mr. Colford. “1
was young and green then and was
the tenderer? tenderfoot that ever
• plashed the waters of the Ilio
Grande. We started out of Laredo
with what was called “The Famous
Gilchrist Wagon Show”— the “fa-
mous” being used merely by way of
ornamentation. Our troop consisted
of the owner our “wild man” Char-
lie. myself and two or three Mexi-
cans. We had a lot of gaudy pictures
like those you set in front of side
hows but instead of using them out-
side the ter.t we placed them inside
to form part cf the exhibition. These
fiic litres ti e ‘wild man* and a fen
stunt. .i; dcight ef hand which 1 had
learned constituted our stock in trade
(and we sure played to full houses. We
stopped at every place that showed
the least signs of civilization between
here and Laredo and we never fade 1
to draw a crowd.
"That ‘wild man’ was one of the
best drawing cards ever brought to
the border. Up north the ‘wild men’
have regular unions and refu-n to
work more than eight hours a day
now but <Ar ‘wild man’ had to h- on
the job all the time. The Mexicans
have a habit of not taking everything
for granted and they watched that
i ‘wild man’ day and night and he nev-
er hud a chance to pull off hi.- wig
and hairy clothes and become civili-
zed during the entire time we were on
I our way down from Laredo. The
weather was hot. and the ‘wild man’s’
I job was becoming rather monotonous
for Charlie.
“We exhibited at a • cere of places
between here and Late to on the Mex-
ican side of the river and as I could
•speak Spanish fluently I was the of-
ficial ‘barker* a> well as one of the
principal oerformers. When we cross-
ed ti.<* river here at Ilrowii-ville our
I ‘wild man* became so enthusiastic
over c nce more being in the land of
Uncle Sam that he started to peel off
his wig ami hair mim ftits vvhereu r:
the Mexican ticket taker who had ac-
companied us from Laredo and who
; had never been apprised that the
• ‘wild man’ was wild for wages only
gave a shout of ‘Valgame Dios’ and
started for the river at a pace that
would make a modern auto envious.
He had two weeks wages coming to
him but he never stopped to collect.
I think from the pace he was going
ithat he had intentions of personally
reporting the incident in Mexico City
the next day.
Hrowpsvme was vastly different
! from what it is now and when 1 ar-
| rived here Monday I could scarcely
irealize this was the place of my ex-
perience in those early days. The
border was ‘wild and wooly’ then
or at least it seemed so to me a ten-
derfoot of the tenderest kind. 'I he
population along the river on the
Mexican side was composed mostly of
‘contrabandist#*’ who did a thriving
business and of course there were a
lot of ranchers. This is certainly
some different now. The day? of the
‘wild and wooly' are forever gone on
the border and instead of the great
stretches of mesquite. with squatty
villages occasionally I now find the
American side well developed and 1
Brownsville a thriving progressive
city which would compare most fa-
v« rably with any city of its size in
the- north."
PROGRAM FOR CLASSES
IN HOME NURSING HAS
BEEN WELL ARRANGED
The program for the classes in
home nursing and hygiene under the
direction of Mis* Lena Shenners at
the federal court room has been ar-
ranged in a very satisfactory manlier.
The English speaking classes will be
held at 9:30 a. m. 4 p. m. and 7 p.
m. on Wednesday and Fridays ami
the Spanish sneaking classes each
Tuesday and Thursday night at 8:30.
A meeting of the English speaking
rlass was held last night with a large
number present. Much interest was
manifested in the work and it is
evident the class will make rapid
pi gross. Dr. Francisco Mirandi of
Matuinoros is taking much interest in
Subscriptions taken For ar.y per-
iod! a Is at pubiiancrs’ price*
HARRY'S CIGAR STORE \
Smoker*' Headquarter*
riRSTSTEPSF
POST OF LEGION
Major Galbraith Selected as
lemporary Commander of
Loca! American Legion.
POST J9BN HANSON
Named After First Browns-
ville Man Killed in War. j
The first steps were taken last
right in perfecting a permanent or-
ganization of the American Legion in
Brownsville. About twenty-five for-
mer service men were in attendance
at the meeting at the community
house and the folk r ing temporary
officers were elected: H. B. Gal-
braith. post commander Arnold M.
Kent vice po-t commander Harry
Slavitcheck nost adjutant Jack
Craig post historian Joe Brutsche
finance officer and Laurence Olm-
; ted post chaplain. These oficers
were elected to hold office until ::f-
ur the chapter ha been secured then
officials will beselected for one year.
!t was felt by those present that
mthing should be made permanent
until ail elegible men of the town
ind vicinity have had opportunity to
join the organization.
The membership due for the next
year were set at one dollar and the
item will be kept at the lowest possi-
ble figure. The post was named Post
lohn Hanson in honor of the first
Brown: vilio man to die in the ser-
vice after declaration of war. John
Hanson walso one of the first men
from the city to give his service to
the government. A membership com-
mittee will begin working this week
to lay before the ex-service men the
advantages and purposes of the le-
gion and as there are about three
hundred men in the vicinity who are
i ligible to membership a very large
increase is expected withiu the next
few tiaVs.
The meeting voted to give its sup-
port to the maintenance cf the troop
of Texas cavalry which has been or-'
ganized here and a committee will
cooperate wfth the military commit-
tee of the Board of City Develop-
ment.
Ike c present la<t night were: II.
Hand. Sgt. Q. M. C. Max Wcitzman
Corp S. P. B. No. 35*; Joseph John-
son. Pv;. 1st class 7th Service Co.
J. P. Putegnat Sgt. Instructor N. C.
O. School Camp Bike. Ark. T. A.
Kinder. Captain. F. A. 10th Division
I'd s. Perkins Major Infantry 4th I
Replacement Regt. James S. Spikes
Captain Vet. Corps. Ashton Lewis
Sgt. 1st class Q. M. €. Arnold M.
Kent 1st Lieut. Signal R. C'. A. S.
51. S.. Joe S. Brutsche. Sgt. Infantry
tth Company 10th Bn. 165th De-
pot Brigade T. J. Jefferds Pvt. 1st
class. Meduiil Det. 1 >3 F. A . T. Crix-
well Pvt. Mh Dei Co. 165th Depot
I Brigade. J. A. Cobolini 1st Lieut.
A'r Service. Nichola K. Dutro. Capt.
I Vet. Corps. Harry R. Weller Pvt. 1st
ddpss (.J. M. C. E. E. Dickinson Cap-
tain Med. Corps. C. E. Jones. Sgt. Ma-
jor. c. s. M. C. Jules B. Avcille Or-
dnance Sgt. 1 14th Infantry. John C.
Parent I t Lieut. Infantry Plat Di-
vision. Laurence R. Olmsted U. S.
N. R. F . M. M. 1st class Frank O.
Pierce Sgt. Co. B. 1th U. S. Infan-
try Harry Slavitscheck. 56th Sani-
tary Squad H. B. Galbraith Major.
114th Infan; ry. Jack Craig Pvt. Q.
M. C.. Robert L. Faulk 1st Lieut.
141st Infnntry.
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CLOSING MARKETS
Liverpool—Close firm A-igust
19.11; October 19.41; December
19.55; January 19.61.
New York—Close steady; August
30.65 I’id; October 30.98 a 31.03; De-i
cetuber 31.30 •< 31.35; January 31.20
trading.
New Orleans—Close steady; Aug- i
ust 30.31 bid; October 30.59 n 30.68;
December 30.66 ■; 3C.68; January
30.71 flat.
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THE SPOT MARKETS.
New York Spots steady; middling *
31.50; sales none.
New Orlcan.- Spots quiet; mid- '
dlinjr 30.3X; sales 460.
Hou. ion- Spots quiet; middling
>1.00; sales 53.
Galvestor. Spots steady: middling
>1.00; sales none.
this work of the Red <’ro.» and i>l
jrivintr Miss Shenners invaluable as-!
distance by actimr as interpreter and
irivin*jr the class the benefit of his!
tvide experit nee in the practice of his.
profession. * |
ROOFING I
LARGEST STOCK SOUTH OF
HOUSTON OF THE BEST BRANDS
ON "THE'MARKET. IT PAYS TO
use thf/best in roofing. r
FRONTIER LUMBER CO. |
RIO GRANDE RAILWAY CO.
Time Table No. 2
Between Brownsville and . t. Isabel
Effective Sunday August 2! 1911).
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Brownsville Point Isabel
Lv.9 :00 am. Ar. ... 10.45 am
Ar.5:45 pm. Lv. ... 4 :00 pm
SUNDAY
Lv.9:00am. Ar. ...10.45am.
Ar.7:.'{() pm. Lv. ...3:43 pm.
D. A. O’BRIEN I’res. and Gen. Mgr.
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EDELSTEIN’S
MATTRESS FACTORY
WE MAKE MATTRESSES TO OR-
DER. ALSO RENOVATE YOUR
OLD MATTRESS.
PHONE 107 AND WE WILL CALL
AND MAKE YOU OUR PRICES.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
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Automobilists’ Directory
AUTO SALES CO.
J. H. Rickerman P. F. Shotwell
Distributors for
OAKLAND—CHEVROLET
Passenger Cars
NASH TRUCKS
Used Cars Always For Sale.
Gasoline Oil Accessories.
KOKOMO 5000-MILE TIRES
All Repair Work Guaranteed by
Factory Mechanics.
1224 Elizabeth St. Phone 357.
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When you buy a Cypress Tank ask
for a “SAMSCO” manufactured of select-
ed clear heart cypresa by people who have
been making a speck/ * " *anks for 25
years.
' PRICES ALWAYS RIGHT.
S. A. MACHINE & SUPPLY COMPANY
Corpus Chn’sli Texas.
_PERSONAL _
H. W. Thompson of Harlingen is
at the Plaza hotel.
Hr. B. C. Roberts of Harlingen is
registered at the Plaza hotel.
Michael Spence of Camp Stanley
Texas is a guest at the Plaza hotel.
M. R. Stalings of Dallas is in the
city on business.
K. F. Hall of Houston is a business
visitoi in Brownsville.
Antonio Valent of Point Isabel is
visiting the city.
C». H. Horton of Bishop Tex. was
at the Plaza hotel yesterday.
John Merritt of San Benito was
here on business Wednesday.
Kxiciuio Barrera of Mission is a
guest at the Plaza hotel.
J. A. Champion of Houston is in
the eity on business.
W. K. Lake of Kansas City Mo. i>
i guest at the Miller hotel.
F. A. Johnson and family of Kings-
ville are visiting in the city.
C .V. Milligan of Houston is a vis-
tor in the city.
A. B. Duffield of St. Louis is r.
business visitor in the city.
B. C. Finch of Houston is at the
Wilier hotel.
(’has. M. Armstrong of Armstrong
fexas is a guest at the Miller hotel.
J. E. Iain ford of Bishop is a buv
ness visitor in Brownsville.
James F. Phillips of Galveston L
u the city.
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TO THE MERCHANTS We have
Dupes Celery Lettuce just receive I
it McDonald Fruit Copanv.
ECZEMAS
nanfi Salve formerly called
Hum's Cure Is guaranteed to
(top and permanently cure that
terrible Itching. It is com-
pounded for that purpose and
four money will be promptly
refunded without quest Ion
If Hunt's Salve falls to euro
Itch. Mco-ma.letter. King Worm
»r any other skin disease. Jic
tte Dus.
¥ Jr lals locally oy
BROWNSVILLE UUUti L
I SAVE YOU MONEY ON
TYPEWRITERS
W. B. MORRISON
(In This Line Since 1889.)
Independent Typewriter Dealer Man-
ufacturers’ Distributer. Dependable
Service. Prompt Deliveries.
Typewriters Cash Registers
Adding Machines Victor
Safes and “F. & E.” Check
Writers.
Also Corona Agency
409 Chaparral. Corpus Christi T#g.
(N. II.—I take Liberty Honds
at 100 cents on the dollar.)
I $500 REWARD
If Rose Wonder Hair Grower 1
fails to irrow hair on any human
head. Saves the hair you have in
first three applications. It was
I discovered to urow hair while be-
intr used as a liniment. For sale
by: ;
Martinez Durg Store Brownsville
Texas
Valley Phamacy San Benito Tex.
Mercedes Drug Co. Mercedes Tex
Park Front Durg Store Pharr Tx.
Edinburg Drug Co. Edinburg Tx.
LaFeria Drug Store LaFeria Tex.
$100 Reward $i00
The readers of this paper will be
t>leas<d to learn t! :t there is at least
or.# dreaded disea .» that science has
been able to care In all Its stages and
that s . atarrh. Catnr'li being greatly
Infill* w d by constitutional conditions «
r iuir< ■ . Tit at 1 nul 'nuttnent. Hull’tgf'
C.v ir-h A’ di • Is taken internally and”
•• Plo >d on th« Mucous Sur-
-•*■ f ' < Bvstein thereby destroying
ti.e I i • >n . the il..tease giving the
p iti it strength by building up the con-
‘ nd nature in don it Its
I’ll# pr.'O-t t.iiM have so much
i:s lie in. i\. powers of Hall'*
tarrh M I • u„ v ..tter • >n«
Hi;i.' .‘ i 1 M for .!y .that It fail#
to < r»- F' let !’ t ..f lentirn'.nlals.
a*. r. i tit.Nf.v & cu. iciedo.
Jhio. .sold by ail Lnusclst. 76c.
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