Brownsville herald. [volume], February 12, 1912, Image 1

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MR- BILL AND MISS DIXIE ' V LUCE! Jljl CULTIV ATOM J|
COTTON PLANTERS 1^1^ It C[\ jTTT V ik W T^k AVERTS FAMOUS LINE f
Br’ville Hardware Co. |31\V/ YY I lO V jULaLjEj Br’ville Hardware Co.
REVOLUTION
IN HIDALGO COUNTY
Civilization Overthrows the Wild Anima!
Kingdom-Pharr Progress Is Proclaimed
Victor and Declared
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The EYE of the
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Public Is On Us
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The best looking end moat complete town of its else in the Valley. I
Finest hotel facilities, clean, sanitary, best equipped and most |
comfortable with flneat ratalne In the Valley. *1
Tool In bummer, situated in the
Center of a Park
Where only days ago the cactus and mesqulte grew wild.
Come make your home in this new and up-to-date town; fall In
Una. we ara aelling the ground fast
Come early that you tuay look well over the ground and aeleet a
choice business or residence lot.
Come listen to the music of the hammers. Its echo rings through
ont the Valley telling the tale of progress.
An elegant bank and office building ie fast nearing completion,
• wb|re a flue hall will always be in readiness for dances, meetings,
“ socials and theatricals.
When ran you find such an Ideal location? S
A handsome new brick church Is nearing completion. A doaen
handsome homes are rising in our midst. What can prove the I
success tofr^r more than seeing homes rise so fast from w here
only six nionihsogo the cactus grew and the wild animals rant
ed at-large?
Reservoirs are built and only waiting until the water works are
completed to give us clear filtered river water.
There are openings for a first-* lass Drug and Stationery Store.
A Dry Goods, Boot and Shoe Establishment, High Grade Meat
Market and Bakery, Combined Cleaning and I’r-asinjr Establishment
with Barber Shop.
First* lass Dentist also Physlrlan and Surgeon. For further par
tlcn.wc address PHARR IWNSPE TOMP\NY.
WfSmmaPKKwmmarnm .. - - — -T • ——
While In the Valley
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DON’T FAIL TO VISIT [
MISSION.
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Elevation, 14o feet.
Irrigation, unexcelled.
Drainage, natural.
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I COL ANTONIO ROJOS
TO ATTACK JOIRE2
ACCORDING TO REPORTS RE
CEIVED LAST NIGHT.
In View of Report That Rojas Would
Demand Surrender of Chihuahua
. in Five Days- Report Is Not Cre
dit**.
Associated Pres*.
El Paso. Feb. It.—Colonel Anto
nio Rojas, with five hundred rebels,
is on the way to attack Juarez ac
cording to a report received at Jua
rez tonight.
In view of yesterday's report that
'Rojas would demand the surrender
of chihuahua in five day#, the rumor
is not generally credited
flraujio Hernandez, with three
hundred rebels, is reported to lie op
erating in South chihuahua along
the line of he Mexican (%ntral rail
r ad, which temporarily has aban
doned all effort# to repair the track
bet wen Chihuahua and Torreon
Governor Gonzalez, who arrived
here yesterday, said tonight that he
expect! to reach Chihuahua toraor
r w afternoon.
He said he was confident that the
tangle there could soon he straight
ened out
A hand of men I# reported to lie
lying in wait near Gallego to cap
ture Gonzalez on his way south.
Salazar Issues Manifesto.
Associated Press.
Chihuahua. Feb. II. Ine# Salazar
at the head ;f the rebel# in the Gale
ana district, with headquarters a?
fasts Grande#, ha# issued a manifes
to to the relK\la vailing them:
“MMjtert the right# of ^11 private
citlMSp. especially those of foreign
ers, jjnce wl'Hairt no iilteriia tonal
complications.** » *
Salazar, who calls himself a “Ml
onel,” ha# issued another manifesto
almost Identical to that of the muti
neers at Jtisrm. and naming the
isame Junta of well known Yasquls
j, a*.
Emilio Halgado, a former Maderls
tt, yesterday plated himself at the
head of a band pf rebel# at,. Mennui
and said he Vdttm Join the T«rce un
der Mranlio Hernandez
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RebeU Raid Toireon.
i Associated Pres#
Torreon, Feb. II. — Rebels last
’ night raided houses on the om
;skirts of Torreon and ,h * town itself
was used a# a recruiting station by
a coachman who raised sixty men
and Jed them out to Join the rebels
A hand of rebel# under a former
'police serg ant here, held up a train
|on the Central at Noe this morning.
The passengers were relieved of
their arms and a small amount f
money was taken from the express
csr, for which a receipt was given
The citizens of Torreon have been
asked to contribute $11,000 gold
monthly for police protect! n.
Taft Renomination Bureau to Often
Today.
'Associated Press
Washington. Feb. II.— Plans were
completed today for the opening to
morrow of the ‘ Taft Renomination
Bureau" here, which will have
charge of the direction of the presi
dent's campaign.
Representative William It. Mc
Kinley of Illinois will be In charge.
A campaign to secure delega.es in
structed for Taft will begin at once
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EX-TREASURER SHUSTER
SAILS FOR HOME
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The Other American* Who S*rv«d
With Him in Persia Al*o Sail fo*
the United State*.
Asawiated Press.
London, Feb 11. — W. Morgan
Shuster, who was the former treas
urer-general of Persia, sailed loday
for New York, after a fortnight h re
F. E. Cairns and the other Ameri
cans who served under Shuster, sail
ed from Teheren for th- Tufted
State* yesterday.
All have been paid for their servi
ces to the Persiin government.
John M- Hitchcock IKad
Associated Press.
Chicago. Feb 11.—John M. Illteh
cock, for many years a co - workei
of Dwight l. Moody, the evangelist
died ->f apoplexy here today.
He wa* seveaty-nlne years old ant
had been one of the leaders In tin
church for forty years.
TOURIST ARRIVALS
SIXTLEN CARS HERE SUNDAY.
WITH 385 LAND SEEKERS
Lan«i Sale* Aggregating Hundred**
of Thousand* of Do* tot Reported
on Th*s Trip — Saw Brcwnavil'e
and Matamoror
In all the history of Brownsville
and Ma'amoros a* touris* iwaorta «•»
ver ha* either city »n tern Inert a*
many tourist* In one day as yester
day. The Influx of land seeker*
commenced Saturday afternoon
when Walter 8. Ayres of th* Lyford,
Raymondvfile and Sebastian district
arrived with 85 tourists, and by
daybreak Sunday morning nearly
fur hundred strangers were In the
city ready to visit the sights of
Brownsville and Matamoros
The f* ar Land Company arrived
with six cars and 185 passengers
from Mission. This company is one
of the old stand-bys Mr. McCall said
that this is the company’s banner
trip, over a quarter milli:in dollars’
worth of land being sold, around
Mission.
The visitor* commenced looking
around as soon a* it was light
enough to see and kept on looking
around until noon. wh‘*n they went
to Matamnro* for dinner. In the af
ternoon they were shown the cathe
dral and other interesting place* in
the Heroic City. The Star party will
, leave thl* morning at I o'clock for
he \orth_
Ralph Dangley, another familiar
excursion conductor, came In on a
special train with «ix cars and 115
passenger*. Mr. Langley* who i*
settling the San Juan tract, says that
he I* very well cm tensed with the
mult of hi* tr&, a* he sold about
1.6**0 acres of land and realized
$240,044.
Mr. Ayres Informed the reporter
.that he had not yet visited his pro
perty, having broach; his excnrslor
into the Valleje :.*turU.ty and mak
ing a leisurely Journey from Harlin
gen to San Benito. Mr. Ayres left
with hi* party on the afternoon train
for Ravm ndville.
GLAR SUPPORTERS
CLAIM MAJORITY
OF THE DELEGATES TO STATE
CONVENTION
Returns from 46 Out of 76 Counties
in Oklahoma Give Wilson 25 Coun
ties- C'ark 14. With 7 Counties
Doubtful
Aae c'aied Press.
Oklahoma City, Feb. II,—.Returns
from forty-six out of seventy - six
counties wh *re precinct conven Iona
were held Saturday Indicate tonight
I that Woodrow Wilson will receive
instructions fr m twenty-five ronn
• ty conventions next Saturday and
Champ (Mark from fourteen.
Seven counties are reported a
doubtful,
Couri.y conventions will be held
naxi Saturday to elect delegates to
i the state convention which is n be
held February 22.
The Wilson counties have 1*7 del
ega es. (Mark counties 12*; doubtful
SK.
The supporters of Clark tonight
claim d a majority of the remaining
thirty counties and all of the seven
which are reported as doubtful.
They assert that Clark will have
22m tit of 211* delegates at the staff
convention.
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SI. PAUL FLIER
JUMP'S THE TRACK
Was Going at Speed of Sixty Miles
An Hour- Two Coach*1* Ove'turn.
No One Seriously Injure'*.
1 Associated Pres*.
Milwaukee. Feb. 11— «e Chica
go. Milwaukee ft St. Paul passenger
1 train No 2, going at a speed of MO
miles an hour, left the track twenty
■ five miks south of here .miay
Two* coaches were overturned.
No one was seriously injured In
the accident
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Collector at Manilla Die”
, i Associated Press,
i Manila. Feb. 11.—Kllid Cromwell
I collector of the internal revenue ai
• Manila, died t day of leart disease
He was a native of Mississippi.
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! GIFFORD PINGHQI
SENDS II MESSAGE
SAYS LA FOLLETTE'S FURTHER
CANDIDACY IS IMPOSSIBLE
Heretofore Was His Supporter- Min
nesota ,,rogre*»ive Republican
Club- However- Adopts Resolution
Pledging Unanimous Support.
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JAss Hated Press.
[ Si, Paul. Minn,. Feb. 11.—Hugh
T, Halbert, president of the t eal
Roosevelt Club, received the follow
ing message from Clifford Piuchot a..
Jersey City last night:
“In my judgment I .a Pollette’sj
condition is such that hla farther
serious candidacy is impossible.”
Finchot heretof re was a support
er of La Foiled*.
The message was read last night*
at a meeting of the directors of thei
Minnesota Progressive -Republican
Club, which bad been called to con
sider the probable withdrawal of La
Follet-re as a candidate f r the presi
dency.
Ilalb-rt made a speech insisting!
that the league should abandon l«a i
Follette and turn to Roosevelt.
The committee, however, adopted
resoldti ns pledging their unanimous
support of La Follette.
Halbert then resigned from th*
hoard.
Halbert tonight announced his in-,
tention of forming an organization
>f Roosevelt support era in Mlnucuo
tn.
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He said he had promises of sup
tort from prominent re-*blhana in
rlve congressional districts.
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
BYIMPERIAL EDIC1
WIIL PROBABLY BE ESTABLISH
ED TOMORROW
lepub’ican Government at Shanghai
Is Harassed by Seriou* Interna*
Dissensions. Bombs Thrown at'
Viceroy of Manchuria at Mukd®n
\ssociated Press
Peking. Feb II.— \n imperial ed
it »»t iblishing the Republic of Chi
ia. probably will be issued February
13.
A statement from the Chinese for-j
•!gn ivoard says he republican gov-j
•rnmeiu at Sanghat is harassed be
serious Internal dissensions, and Is I
>ow prepared to waive a maj ritv of
he proposed modifications of the
rrmi offered by Yuan Shi Kil.
Three bombs were thrown *r the
•Iceroy of Manchuria at Mukden la-t
right.
The viceroy was unhurt, but the
isaailant -shaped
POLICE AnAGKED
BY MANY RIOTERS
HEAVY RAIN FINALLY DISPERS
ED THE MOB
Riotert Were Retttn»*ng fro» Pari*
Cemetery- After Attending Incin
•ration of the Body of Aemoult.
the Labor Leader
Vssociated Press.
Paris, France, Feb, 11, — Thous
mds of s cali.-its. revolutionists and
march ists who today attended the
incinera: ion of tho body of Aemoult,
the labor leader, while returning*
'rom the cemetery, attacked the po
lice with stones.
Serious rioting entinued for an
hour
Hah try rain finally dispersed the
irob.
A large number of persons on
both side* were injured.
Twenty-five rioters were arrested
BATTLESHIP MAINE
FLOATS AGAIN
Water Turned Into the Dam Sur
rounding It. WiM Be Held A'.valt
! ing Order*
1 Associated Press.
Havana. Feb. 11 —The wnt\ o*
the battleship Maine was floated to
jday when the water was turned tttio
the dam surrounding it.
The ship will be held in a -id*
dam until orders are received to re
| move It from the harbor.
' SAN BENITO, 2m
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' The GEM CITY of the RICH and FERTILE Lower Rio Grande
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1 19 miles north of Brownsville, situated in the
midst of an exceedingly prosperous farming com* '
> munity and conceded to be the most important
» agricultural shipping point on the Houston*
* Brownsville line of the MFrisco’’ Railway system
' THE PRE-EMINENCE of SAN BENITO. « • City, nod lt*a anr
, ro,,nd‘n* AGRICULTURAL community, u m farming proposition
over any other town or section in theLOWER RIO GRANDE VAL- i
, LEY. ha» established beyond any fear of successful refutation ,
Th* MARVELOUS growth and ADVANCEMENT of- tbla 3%
, YEAR OLD City *«*• the extensive and wonderful DEVELOPMENT >
* of ,b* farm Und tributary to the SAN BENITO IRRIGATION CA
* NAL SYSTEM. »r* the source of AMAZEMENT *»d ASTONISH
* MENT to the VISITOR, easily CONVINCING him that this Is the *
> PLACE TO LOCATE If he is desirous of enjoying good health, living >
> In comfort, securing successful results from his efforts and ultL > 1
* matrlr attaining financial INDEPENDENCE, M hit Juat reward
i and to which he Is entitled i
WE CAN’T BE TOO EMPHATIC IN OUR CLALZl VV«|
The Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mat Iflf'lMfttf&J Iff fftrUcnlar,
, ha* bfen endowed by Nature witH I iWEfleVtTtai extremely fertile i
i productmnesa of which if thg equal of, if not superior to
, the toil of any section on earn, *sa • -T uusurpaaaed for uni* *
* formit? throughout the entire year by any locality on this Conti* 1
, neat. •
> These conditions, coupled with our excellent. Reliable Irrigation *
> and Railroad Facilities, complete an ideal and perfect combine
» tion oi advantages at San Benito offered bv no other agricultural
> section in this country
inspection and comparison will prove all our statements and
1 claims made in this regard
’ The IRRIGATING CANAL SYSTEM »t SAN BENITO (GravityI
’ *• ln« Urgent in the* South and and one of the largest and most £F
1 FICIENT In operation anywhere at the present time. The main cs- |
' nal is 57 miles in feagih. 250 feet in width and carries 10 foot ,
' of water at all times There are 150 miles of lateral canals and 550 ,
’ mile* of lead ditches, giving a rapacity SUFFICIENT to SATISFAC- .
| TORILY WATER the 60.UOO ACRES reached by this Immense fill. *
GATION SYSTEM In connection with this our DRAINAGE SYSTEM *
t TEM IS PERFECT ►
, TO MARKET YOUR PRODUCTS SUCCESSFULLY AND IN A »
> SATISFACTORY MANNER IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS »
, THE PRODUCTION OF YOUR CROPS H«*e N wi».«v SAN BENITO
* * tremendous ADVANTAGE o'rr any other section In addi- »
, t*on to ‘he “FRISCO” Railwa> system which trpK'trs^ (brining
! section, in oth- dire, tlon. we have t ie§AN BENITO and RIO GRAND!
VALLEY 1NTERURBAN LINE, now in operation with modern and t
up.to-date equipment. Tais line extends out of the elty of gAN
BENITO In opposite direction and traverse* this vast AGRICULTU
RAL COMMUNITY fro® END to END within convenient distance
of eiery Farm H0W CAN YOU IMPR VE UPON SUCH AN Al- 1
RANGEMENT?
i WE NOW HAVE OVER 22.000 ACREff i
> UNDER ACTUAL CULTIVATION. EVERY l a : '
i ACRE DEMONSTRATING NOT ONLY THE ff(l
i FERTILITY OF THE SOIL. BUT THE EF- I
FICIENCY OF OUR IRRIGATION JuflD " a
> EFFECTUAL DRAINAGE. AS WELL *'* I * '
Don't forget that here it where the ore-cooling plant is to ft '
’ located. There are now onl; three in operation, two in California ’
i and one in Florida. This will make th« fourth in tha United States *
| SEEING IS BELIEVING. COME LET US SHOW YOU. |
(ALLEY LAND FOB SALE OR EBCBUEE FOR OMB PBOPEflIY
l-A DONNA CANAL LAN D. 21# acres on inllltmry retail and
route of ioterurban. 8 mile* front Donna. All level and well
drained land of brat quail tv. About !>0 urea In cultivation
and all fenced. Some other Improvement#. When the inter*
ut*tMn is bnilt. w hi h will be done soon, as It is under contract to within
a short distance, this property will h eworth |K.# to *2«0 per acre.Price
*80 per acre. 1.4 cash, balance 1.2. S years. fi per cent.
HALLAM COLONIZATION COMPANY, Browaivitle. Tei.
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MR. BUYER: MR. SELLER OF REAL ESTATE: /
WE HAVE BUYERS WAITING FOR SMALL IMPROVED
FARMS ^ WELL LOCATED *"d PRICED RIGHT U»T with
us and let us HELL your TRACT NOW. WB HAVE BAR
GAINS; ir you want a FARM. SEE US, WE HAVE A FEW
SACRIFICES—FORCED TO SELL THESE EQUITIES are
very desirable, and CHEAP.
REAL ESTATE IS OUR BUSINESS
We PROTECT PURCHASERS We FIND HU VERS; We Make
NO CHARGE unless we SELL; W#A1JjOW NO MISREPRE
SENTATION. BOTH SELLERS and BUYERS save MONEY
and WORRY by dealing through us. Correspondence Invited
Rio Grande Realty and Invest
ment Company.
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
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