EL JARDIN IS
: CELEBRATING
Annual Picnic is Being
Conducted Today by
Community
•
El Jardin is celebrating today with
• big basket picnic, music, speakers,
games and all the usual trimmings.
This is the annual community cele
bration staged by the residents of
this tract and the attendance today
compares favorably with that of
other years.
Judge Oscar C. Dancy spoke at
10:$0 o'clock and was followed at
11:15 o'clock by Judge H. L. Yates.
Jack Sullivan, heavyweight boxer
who has been training in Brownsville,
gave a boxing exhibition at noon.
The picnicers were scheduled to
open their basl^ts at 12:50 o'clock
with ice cream and cold drinks fur
nished by the picnic committee.
The first afternoon address was to
be made by Rev. E. S.^ Raker at 2:50
o’clock with Johq Fanning following
at S:15 o’clock. Mr. Sheldon, orig
inator of the Rotary motto, also
was to speak.
Athletic events were due to start
at 9:45 o’clock. The events scheduled
were />oys’ races for al! ages, girls’
ractl for all ages, several men’s
races, a ladies’ ball throwing con
test, a married women’s bean race, a
married women’s nail driving contest,
a ladies roping contest and a horse
shoe tournament. Prizes were to be
awarded in all of the events.
New Brick Building
E Planned For Alamo
(Special to The Herald.)
AiJkMO. Tex., June 16.—The two
story office building of the C. H
Swallow land company here will be
completed in a few days, and the
land company will move into the
building. *
Another two story brick building |
is being erected here for Mr. Swal
low to be u«ed for a newspaper and
the postoffice.
A loVelyhskin
THATS what makes beauty — a
lovely skin! A skin perfect in
its texture — free from pimples,
blackheads or blotches.
And how everybody loves to look
at beautiful skin! Ilow they ad
mire the fresh, clean, healthy ap
pearance a perfect skin gives!
And do you know what makes
skin lovely? Well, it’s healthy, rich,
red blood. Healthy blood purifies
the system—throws off the impuri
ties that cause skin eruptions.
And S. S. S., that great blood
cleanser and builder helps Nature
make rich, red blood. You never
have to worry, with embarrassing
■kin blemishes when you keep your
blood full of healthy red-blood-cells.
Take S. S. S. and have the beau
tiful skin that belongs to you. And
while it's making your skin lovely,
8. 8. 8. is giving you
renewed strength and
energy, too—building
flrm;9plump flesh —
Increasing your appe
tite and making you
healthy all over. It’s
the rich, red blood that 8. 8. S.
helps Nature build that does it.
Get 8. 8. 8. today. All drug stores
•ell It. Get the larger bottle. It’s
more economical.
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EU KOENIGSBERG
ELECTED MASTER
Eli Koenigsberg was elected wor
shipful master at a stated meeting of
the Rio Grande Lodge No. 81, A. F. A
A. M. held on Tuesday night with a
large number of members and visit
ors present.
Other officers elected were A. B.
Holliday, senior warden; W. C. Junior
•warden; A. E. Munday, treasurer and
C. H. Thorn, secretary.
Officers appointed were W. Y.
Worley, senior deacon; S. D. Brown,
Junior deacon; W. J. Vertrees, tiler;
H. Weber, senior steward; A. Esca
lante. junior steward; J. A. Stogsdall,
marshall; Rev. E. P. Day, chaplain.
One candidate was elected to re
ceive the first degree and another to
receive the second.
The new officers are to be installed
Thursday night. June 24.*
About 25 lodge member are going
to San Benito Friday night to assist
in lodge work there.
Giving of the Royal Arch degree
Wednesday night was postponed.
FORMAL MOUNTING
OF GUARD IS HELD
Fort Brown held its first formal
mounting since the -closing of the
target season at Fort Ringgold in
which the personnel of the post par
ticipated at 5:30 o’clock Tuesday
evening.
Informal guard mountings are held
at this hour daily but once a week a
formal mounting, is held with the ad
jutant and post band participating.
The new guard and band formed in
parade and passeed in review before
the old an new officers of the day
Tuesday.
The formal guard mounting, will be
continued weekly.
OPEN McALLEN OFFICE
McALLEN. Texas. June 16—A
branch of the First Industrial Fi
nance Corporation, of Houston, is to
be opened in McAllen this week, ac
cording to J. H. Alford representa
tive of the concern, who was in Mc
Allen recently making arrangements
for the branch office.
PERSONALS
W. W. Vann of Mercedes was in
the city Tuesday.
S. H. Wood of Point Isabel is in
Brownsville.
Kd Brady of San Benito, manager
of the baseball team and two the
aters there, is in Brownsville on
business today.
R. I. Parks of Mission is in the
city.
C. F. Harrell is here on business
from Donna.
Mrs. R. E. Holland and her two
ANYTHING YOU
WISH
In the wav of tin or sheet
metal work you can have
done by us. When you
come here, you receive
the benefits of a very ex
tensive experience, skill
ed mechanics and the sat
isfaction of knowing that
nothing but the very best
material is used.
Automobile fenders re
paired and straightened.
Brownsville Sheet
Metal Works
Nemesis of Swindlers
to \isit Brownsville
J. FRANK NORFLEET
‘‘I slipped my gun under my hat and turned around.
Before he could make the draw, my hat was on the
ground and my old forty-five was huggin' his ribs. He
grunfed like a hog with the cholera.” One of the
dramatic moments in Norfleet's lecture which is to be
given at the Junior High school auditorium Saturday
night.
Invading the Magic valley after a
triumphant initial appearance at the
Municipal Auditorium in Sun An
tonio Saturday night, J. Frank Nor
fleet. intrepid Texas ranchman whose
exploits filled the front pages of
newspaperdom for more than five
years is scheduled to arrive in
Brownsville Friday to fill a lecture
engagement at the Junior High
School auditorium Saturday night,
June 19th at 8:J0.
Mr. Norfleet is known throughout
the United States and many foreign
countries as the “boomerang sucker.”
Swindled out of his life’s savings in
Fort Worth by a band of interna
tional crooks some years ago, Nor
fleet refused to accept defeat with
out a struggle. He went back to his
Hale county ranch, oiled up his two
old-fashioned forty-fives, and started
out on a man hunt which carried him
to nearly every state in the United
States, five points in Canada, and
inta Cuba fttul Mexico. The chase
lasted more than five years and re
sell Ited in the capture, trial and con
viction of 70 high-powered confi
dence men. The remarkable thing
about the unparalleled exploit of
Norfleet is the fact that although hi
personally arrested his men, he cap
tured them all without firing a shot.
He *vil| till the story of his five
year chase at the Junior High audi
torium Saturday night, following a
musical prologue by the Norfleet
entertained, headed by “Newt” Mc
Crary, the singing sowboy, and fore
man of the Norfleet ranch. Previous
to his lecture in Brownsville, Nor
fleet will make a personal appear
ance at Hargroves’ Book and Sta
tionery store Saturdy afternoon at
five o’clock where he will personally
autograph copies of his book which
tells of his unusual experiences.
Other engagements by Mr. Norfleet
this week include McAllen Thursday
night.
children have gone to San Fran
cisco, Cal., on a vacation trip.
Claribel Schmidt of Mercedes was
in Brownsville Tuesday with Martha
Tietz of Colfax, Wis.
Mias Adi Seidler of Los Angeles,
Cal., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam
A. Robertson. She will remain here
about four weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cook. Jr., of Dal
las, and son, Thomas III, arc the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dennett
and Judge and Mrs. Volney Taylor.
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Dennett are
sisters of Mr. Cook.
Miss Marion Morgan, daughter of
Colonel John Morgan, former com
manding officer at Fort Brown, is
visiting Misses L. C. and Elena Dal
zell.
Mrs. H. B. Galbraith has returned
to Brownsville after a stay of several
months in California.
Mrs. George McC.onigle has gone to
Houston to visit relatives for a few
days.
I “They buncoed the
wrong man."
“The most romantic figure in
contemporary American
' criminology.”
For Five Years
The Newspapers of America were
□Filled With the Exploits of
ORFLCET
Diminutive Texas ranchman, swindled out of his life's savings |j
by a band of international crooks, and who spent five long years
and thousands of dollars in running them to earth.
Resides jailing the five men who fleeced him, Norfleet was instrumental in 1
placing 65 other confidence men behind prison bars.
He Will Personally Appear m
Hargrove’s Stationery & Book Store
Saturday, June 19, at 5 p. m. I
* And will autograph copies of his book which are purchased
, by our customers. , %
Hear him at the Junior High School Auditorium, Saturday 8:30 p. m. |’
CITY BRIEFS I
i
Be Sore and set the bargains at
‘he Used Car Market, 1211 Uvea
Street, before buying.—Adv. tf.
Buy Now for your present and fu
ture needs at the semi-annual sale
at the Popular Store.—Adv. 17.
John A. Jones, Lawyer, State Na
tional Bunk Building. Phone 68.—
Adv. 6-3.
Change Meeting Place. — The
Browsville Kiwanis Club announred
today that its regular Thursduy
meeting will be held at the Ye Olde
College Inn, near the high school at
12:15. The Rotary Club announced
today that it also will meet there be-,
ginning today.
During June, July ami August my
office hours will be from 8 a. m. to
4 p. m. Dr. Sizclan, Dentist, 415
Merchants Bank Bldg.—Adv. 6-30.
Toyo Panamas for sale at Amaya’s
shop. Come and see them.—Adv. 16.
The Popular Store opens their
semi-annual sale Thursday.—Adv. 17.
Working on Lines—F. J. Jerker is
heading a group of telephone men
who have arrived in the city to
string new wires.
Two Choice lx»ts on corner of St.
Charles and Sterling streets. Fine
high lots and fine location. Also
have choice lot on Ia*vec St. These
lots are priced to sell. Daugherty &
Moothart, Realtors.—Adv. 17.
In the Panhandle.—Col. R. B.
Creagcr of Brownsville, republican
national committeeman from Texas,
is on a political voyafce into the Pan
handle, according to his offices here.
Accompanied by T. I\ Lee of Hous
ton, member of the state executive
committee, Leonard Withington of
Fort Worth, manager of party head
quarters, and Orville Hullington, vice
state chairman, he will visit most of
the important towns in that part of
< the state.
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Quarterly Banquet of Rrownsville
Scottish Rite Club will be held at
Harper's Cafe at 8 p. m. Thursday.
June 17th, 1926. Good speakers from
San Antonio will be present. All
Scottish Rite Masons are requested
to attend. Send reservations to A.
Ruff. L. \V. King, President^-—
Adv. 17.
Start* Thursday—The semi-annual
sale at the Popular Store. Adv. 17.
Water Blister* on hands or feet
will disappear after a few appli
cations of Imperial Eczema Remedy.
All druggists are authorized to re
fund your money if .it fails.—Adv.
Using New Barge—The Browns
ville Ferry company is using a new
barge for a landing at the American
side while the old one is being re
paired and painted. The i.ew barge
has no top and is an emergency
landing while the two in regular use
have tops.
Dickey's Old Reliable Eye Water
Red folding box. All druggists.—
jAdv. (71
Semi-annual Sale—Starts Thurs
day. June 17, at the Popular Store.—
Adv. 17.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Ernesto Iharro and Tomasa Mire’es.
COAL LEGISLATION POSTPONED
WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 16.—
Action on all coal legislation was
postponed today by the house com
merce committee until December.
WEATHJF.R BULLETIN
First figures, highest temperature
yesterday; second, lowest last night;
third, precipitation in last 24 hours.,
Amarillo .94 58 .00
Atlanta ...86 64 .00
Brownsville .89 77 .00
Charleston .91 78 .00
Chicago .58 .50 .00
Corpus fhristi .88 78 .00
Dallas .98 76 .00
Denver .76 56 .00
Dodge City .90 70 .00
El Paso .— 72 .00
Galveston .86 78 .00
Helena ..54 44 .10
Kansas City.74 64 .04
Louisville .64 60 .00
■Memphis .84 .68 .00
Miami ..86 80 .00
New Orleans .92 78 .02
New York .84 54 .00
Noith Platte.72 54 1.36
Oklahoma City .94 72 .10
St. Louie .72 60 .00
St! Paul .70 54 .00
San Antonio .96 76 .00
Shreveport .94 74 .00
Washington .84 58 .00
Williston ...60 46 .58
River Bulletin
The first column of figures repre
sents flood stage c.n the Rio Grande
at the various stations; the second
the river stage at 8 a. m. today and
the third the change since the read
ing yesterday, a plus sign represent
ing a rise and a minus sign a fall.
The fourth column gives the rainfall
the past 24 hours.
Del Rio • .... — f— — .00
Eagle Pass .16 3.5 -0.4 .00
Laredo .27 0.3 0.0 .00
Rio Grande City ...15 0.5 -1.0 —
Mission .24 6.4* -0.7 .00
San Benito ....21 11.4 -0.6 .00
Brownsvyllo...— — — .00
River Forecast
There will be a slow fall in the
river from Rio Grande City down.
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PLAN RACES AT
JULY 4 AFFAIR
Fort Ringgold Jockey
Club Plans to En
ter Horses
—
(Special to The Herald.)
SAN BENITO, Tex., June 16.—Pos
sibility of having a number of run
ning races at the Fourth of July
celebrution here was considered good
early this week, following receipt
of a communication from the Fort
Ringgold Athletic and Jockey Club
expressing desire to enter horses in •
the races.
Most of the races which have al
ready been staged for the celebra
tion are harness events, according
to C. M. Stanley, im charge of the
racing.
The communication from Fort
Ringgold, where cavalry forces of
the Twelfth Cavalry are stationed,
is from Lieui. F. L. Hamilton, sec
retary of the athletic club there.
The San Benito race track is being 1
put in shape for the celebration
events, ar.d local men owning horses
plan to continue the racing during
the winter months, holding a regu
lar winter racing progiant here.
NEW CONCERNS TO
OPEN, HARLINGEN
•HARLINGEN. June Id.—Office
quarters for the Valley Cotton Mill 1
recently announced for Harlingen [
have been located at 110 South For- i
dyce Stieet with Mr. and Mrs. M. G.
l*a>ne, formerly of San Antonio in i
charge of preliminary operations, j
The I*uncan Supply Co., whole- ,
salers of ice cream cones, bottles and [
fountain supplies, formerly of Hal- ;
la*,, have secured quarter* at 610 j
Madison Stieet here and will dis-i
tribute their products over the Vnl- :
ley from Harlingen.
Moacrief A Lenoir, wholesale I
plumbing supplies, Houston, have
leased trackage space from the Gulf
Coast Lines and will establish a
branen house at this point. Valley
PIMPLES AND BUMPS
ARE AWFUL PESTS
--
Girl* and women of the most even
disposition* are quick to resent di
rect attacks on their character, ®i
bold advance-. But it Is tiaT ly ex
plainable why these same folks tol
erate disfiguring pimples, blotches,
bump-, “breaking out.*' etc., which
are even worse pests than that.
These sain diseases quit annoying
people quickly after first few appli
cation* of the wonderful Black and
White Ointment, and the regular use
of Black and White Saop. The uo*t
is so small none *need hesitate be
cause they “can't afford it." The
MIc size of the Ointment contains
three times a* much as tne liberal
25c size. All dealer* have both Black
ard White Soap, and Ointment.
Adv.
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Attractive Booklet: "too Ways of
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MONROE DRUG COMPANY. QUINCY. ILL
WEAK, RESTLESS
Tennessee Lady Had So Little
Strength She “Couldn't Get
Around." Took Cardui
With Benefit.
Gassaway, Tenn.—“I wasn’t able
to do any of my work, and it seem
ed like I had so little strength I just
couldn't get around,” says Mrs. Frank
Murphy, who lives near here.
“My mother knew of the good
Cardui could do, so she told me to
take it. I sent and got a bottle, and
seemed like all the time I grew
stronger.
“I had oeen suffering with pains
in my sides all the time, and Cardui
helped this wonderfully. I needed
a tonic for female trouble, and Car
dui just fitted the need. 1 was awful
ly restless and could not sleep at
night, but after taking two bottles
of Cardui 1 could sleep ’like a top*.
I got along all right, and 1 know it
was due to Cardui. I can certainly
recommend it to women suffering
from women’s troubles.
*‘My present health is just fine.**
Thousands of women have written
to tell how Cardui relieved them of
aain and suffering, and helped them
to improve in health and strength.
Cardui is perfectly harmless, be
ing an extract of mild-acting herbs,
and contains no dangerous drugs or
harmful ingredients. .
Sold everywhere. NC-174
trade will be nerved from Harlingen
an noon as the branch huune Is in
operation.
M’ALLEN MINISTER
RESIGNS CHARGE
McALLEN, Texas, June 16.—Hcv.
W. H. Foster, for the past four years
pastor of the Presbyterian church
here, has resigned. He will go to
Detroit for a short time, and from
there will go to New York to take
post-graduate work in Bible study
and music.
His successor has not been named.
The church hoard ix expect#^V> •
in a few days.
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AMBITIOUS DUCK >
SO HAM. Eng.—.An Aylesburg duel1
laid an egg weighing 6 1-2 ounce*, &
inches long and 7* inches in ciresm
ference.
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There regular quarterly dividend of 1 «
Two ladlar* and Twenty-Five Cettla j
12.25) per xharc will Ik* paid on Thur*- f
day, July 15. 192*. to atockhnldera of I
record at the clone of hutinews on Sat- X
urday. June 19, 192*. <
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