Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 10, Ed. 1, Monday, July 15, 1907 Page: 3 of 4
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Y
Oar Aim in Business
WE DESIRE to make the First
National the Bank of the
People. The small depositor re-
ceives the same courteous treat-
ment and consideration that is ex-
tended to the largest within the
limits of safe and conservative
banking. Officers give personal
attention to all details. Directors
meet regularly and frequently and
keep closely in touch with the
current business. Every safe-
guard known to safe and successful
banking is availed of; and our past
success is the best criterion by
which to judge the security of the
future.
OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
ESTABLISHED 1891
Capital $100000
Surplus $30000
THE FIRST NATIONAL is pre-eminently the Bank of the Frontier. . Its
stockholders belong here. Its interests are those of our best and most pro-
gressive citizens. We offer to our customers present and prospective the ad-
vantages of the largest capital and surplus of any bank in this section and of the
safe and conservative banking methods which have resulted in the successful building
up of this bank in the past twelve years.
Its financial position is established and the energy experience and business
ability of the management will continue to be wholly directed to the maintenance and
increase of these advantages.
OFFICERS:
William Kelly Pres. ( S. L. Dworman 1st Vice Pres.
W. M. Ratcliffe 2d Vice Pres. A. Ashheim Cashier
James B. Wells Attorney
A. Ashheim
M. Alonso
James A. Browne
M. H. Cross
James B. Wells
DIRECTORS:
John Closner
S. I. Dworman
Robert Dalzell
Wm. Kelly
C. P. Barreda
W. M. Ratclifie
W. F. Spragne
E. C. Forto
A. Cneto.
We Solicit the Patronage of All
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jUR FUNDS are protected in a
fire-proof vault and by the
best safes to be obtained; and are
further covered by insurance
against burglary or daylight rob-
bery. Our officers are under bond
in the best surety companies.
People who . intrust their money
to a bank have a right to know its
financial strength. We recognize
this right and will cheerfully fur-
nish any depositor a statement of
our condition any day in the year.
Absolute safety is the best filing
we hane to offer and upon this
basis your accouut is solicited.
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MARKET PLAZA
Complete Line of Fresh Drugs Perfumes Stationery and Cigars
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded Called for end Delivered
Mo I and Phone Orders PrompUy Attended to
Central Location Phone 135 2-rings P. O. Box 38
J. MARTINEZ Manager
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First-class Liquprs Wines
Cigars. Polite Attention.
Msrket Square BfowasviHe. Texas
At the Market Place
MATAMOROS MEXICO.
Recalar Me.ls. Short Orders. Ixiinz.
50c Mexican Money.
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Breakfast
Dinner
Supper
Real Estate for Sale
IN
Large and Smell Tracts on River Canal
and in the Artesian Belt
Small Farms Near Town and
City Property
- APPLY TO
W. S. GOBKILL
CARPENTER
Manch and
Farm Houses
Address DIEZ P. 0. Cameron County
El Paraiso H EtS?
JOHN DARROUZET Prop.
American French and Mexican disnes.
Lodging furnished Cheap. Street cars
pass door. Next door to opera house.
MATAMOROS. MEXICO.
A. GOLDAMMER
CONTRACTOR AND
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We recommend summer planting
of Citrus budded on sour roots for
alluvial soils also Palms. Orders
for Semi-Tropie Plants and Fruit
Trees for fall delivery snouia De
placed early to secure varieties and
grades. Write us your wants for
information and quotations.
GRIFFING'S
SemiTropic Nurseries
W. C ORIFFINO MaMftr
Santa - - Texas.
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Formerly of Sherman Tex. buti
now of Brownsville tenders his
professional services to the people
of Brownsville and vicinity. He
makes a specialty of midwifery and
the diseases of Women and child-
ren. Officeat residence St. Charles
Street opposite Convent.
Rafael Gutierrez
Contractor & Builder
Brownsville Texas
Will work by the day week month or b
Contract.
D. B. CHAP1N
ATT0RNEY AT LAW
HIDALGO TEXAS
cAttorney
at Law
Successor to Powers & Maxan
Powers & Wells Wells & Rentfro
Wells Rentfro & Hicks Wells &
Hicks. Wells. Stayton & Kleberg:
I buy and sell Real Estate and
investigate land titles. " A complete
abstract c- all dtles of record in
Cameron County Texas.
Practice in all state and federal
courts when especially employed.
Iand Litigation and corporation
practice.
LOCAL ITEMS
LAND FOR SALE
Farms and Ranches
Tracts of 40 and 50 acres
and upward to suit pur-
chasers. Situated near
Brownsville. Suitable for
Truck and Sugar cane Cot-
ton Corn Etc. Address
BOX BKOTHEHS
ISABEL TEXAS
or phone with instructions
to have message delivered.
FANCY GROCERIES
Opposite Miller HoteL
PHONE 146
Bran and Alfalfa just received
by Louis Kowalski.
Wanted To buy a buggy
horse. Apply to Dr. B. O. Worts.
For rent the Episcopal rectory.
Apply to J. W. Hoyt at Cross's
store. Ty-12-tf .
For sai.e Seven-room cottage
on rt. Charles street. Apply at
Herald office.
Mrs. Griffith wife of the Amer
ican consul at Matamoros is con-
fines to her home by illness.
Rev. Mr. White of the M. E.
Church South will preach at Pres-
byterian Church Tuesday evening
at 8:15.
For sale or for rent Floyd Lay-
ton's residence on St. " Charles
street. Apply at once on premises.
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Beer for sale in case lots deliv-
ered anywhere in. town by Crixell
Brothers. Leave orders at Metro-
politan Restaurant.
The Woman's Home Mission So-
ciety will meet at Presbyterian
Church Tuesday afternoon July
the sixteenth at five o'clock.
The Staff of Life "Good Clean
Bread pies and all kinds of fancy
cakes to your order; to be had only
at Clay's Bakery. Phone 97.
At a very late hour last night
a few straggling victims of mescal
weie able to drag their weary limbs
to the ferry and cross the river to
this side.
Wedding cakes a specialty.
Prices $5 to $25. Call and inspect
my line of ornaments for fancy
cakes before ordering elsewhere.
Clay's Bakery. Phone 97.
The body of thd man found in
the river Saturday was evidently
that of a Mexican soldier and he
was undoubtedly drowned while
attempting to swim across the
river.
The fish packing establishment
recently erected albijgside the
tracks of the St. Louis. Browns-
ville & Mexico railroad just be
yond the depot is now nearly com-
plete and will soon be in operation.
There were a number of Browns-
ville people at Point Isabel Sunday
enjoying the attractions. Among
them we noticed Martin Hanson
and son J. B. Wells Mrs. M;
Waltgenbach Misses Ely Miss L.
Johnson Miss Kenedy Robert
Dalzell jr. and family A.' A.
Browne Airs. Jose Simo Ssni
Robertson and . wife. Cozrad
Clcetta Adraiii Ortiz jr. Chas.
T:reganu John Thielen Leo
Wise Miss Julia Bollack J. P. St.
John jr. Edgar Hicks and John
Simo. . . '
The" fact that Mr. Moore wou
the championship of the Rio
Oraride at the Gun Club meet Sat
urday has aroused quite a discus-
sion among some of the sportsmen
in the city and it is likely that the
holder of the title will soon be call
ed upon to defend the honors he
wears so proudly.
A solemn high mass of requiem
for the repose of the soul of the
late Rev. Father C. J. Smith O.
M. I. will be held at the Catholic
Church Wednesday at 8 a. m. at
which his lordship the Right Rev
ered BishopVerdaguer will offi
ciate. All friends of the late Father
Smith are invited to be present.
There was a report current in
town this morning that the Mex
ican rurales had overtaken the
bandits who robbed the Hungarian
gypsies near C. Victoria about two
weeks ago and that a bloody bat-
tle had been fought. It is said that
the rurales killed 22 of the bandits.
About 400 people went across
the river last night to hear the
concert at the plaza and some to
the dance at Santa Cruz. It is
also just possible that a few went
to wet their whistles at some con-
venient spot where an imitation of
the Budweiser flows.
When the saloons opened this
morning the little army of martyrs
that has been existing on Hires
Root beer and Lydia Pinkhams'
compound during the recent dry
spell lowered the halos from off
their wearied .brows and ended
their sufferings.
Teodoro Garcia Muguerza died
at 10 o'clock this morning in Matar
moros after a brief illness. Deceas-
ed was in his 52nd. year and was
well known and highly respected
along the Rio Grande. He was a
trusted employe of the Matamoros
Custom house.
A telegram was received by Dr.
Layton today calling him to the
bedside of his brother. W. L. Lay-
ton who is critically ill at his
home in San Antonio. The doctor
will leave for that place tomorrow.
The new schedule on the Rio
Grande road went into effect today.
For Rent.
A good farm of 50 - acres now in
cultivation in corn and cotton
with three room house; Will also
sell my farm horses wagon tools
etc. .Call on me on St Charles
street opposite the Convent.
E. E. Winn. Jy2-6t.
Soms "Wise Men."
The lonuer we l.:-e the more
we are coninccd that a great many
so-called 'Wise men" are durn
fools. Denison Gazetteer.
The NEW BROWNSVILLE LAND CO.
Opposite Wfllman's Drag Store
Track Fruit Sugar and Farm Lands.
WE SELL THE EARTH.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
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ELKIflS&COLE
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Will practice in al courts. State and Federal
Special attention given to land abstract
business. Will do collecting
Office Over Botica del Azuila. Cuube Orez Stot
WELLER'S SALOON
Foal! Me of S. Qrabf eider
Co's FamoMS WMskks
Kentucky Belle Dunn's Monogram Cane Spring Silver 5
Brook and Woodiord Co. the Great Sellers
TSTT H. H. WELLER Prop.
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Scientifically distilled; naturally aged; absolutely pure.
Best and safest for all uses.
Sold by T. CRIXELL & BRO.
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f Finest Asscrtmnent of Furniture Ever Brought toi
Brownsville and must be Seen to be Appreciated.!
"Everything in the Furniture Line at Right Prices"
Iron Beds Davenports Dining Room
Suites and in Fact Anything in the House-
furnishing Line can be found at Hancock's
Machinist aidContractor
GASOLINE ENGINES and CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS '
Sold and installed. Engine Supplies Pipe Packings Valves
etc. All kinds of repair work done. Blacksmith and
Wheelwright at my shop in front of Frontier Lumber Co.'s
-Yard.
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Wheeler, Jesse O. Brownsville Daily Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 10, Ed. 1, Monday, July 15, 1907, newspaper, July 15, 1907; Brownsville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth147508/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .