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legal advertisement Sealed bids will be received by the County Auditor to June 3. 1929. for the purchase of a No. 60 Cater pillar Tractor. Specifications for same may be obtained from Com missioner A. V. Logan. San Benito. Bids will be opened at 10 a. m. June 3. 1629. at the meeting of the Cameron County Commissioners' Court. Court House. Brownsville, Texas. The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J. J. BISHOP. County Auditor _ 5-6-14-20-27-3420 CITATION BY PUBLICATION In The District Court. Cameron County, Texas. Geo. Theo. Smith et al vs Santa Helena Improvement Co. et al. The State of Texas to the Sheriff or any Constable of Cameron Coun ty-Greeting: You are hereby commanded, that by making publication cf this Cita tion in some newspaper published in the County or Cameron once in each week for four consecutive weeks previous to the return day hereof, you summcn Herbert L. Ennis. Elizabeth Ennis, a feme sole. Minnie Graver Ennis* and husband. Guy Ennis. Anna Graver and hus band William Graver. Paul Ker shaw and wife. Margaret Kershaw, each residents of Fresno County. California, the Brr.k cf Italy, a Corporation of the State of Cali fornia. whose residences are un known. who are alleged to be non residents of the Stat* of Texas, to be end appear at the next regular term of the District Court of Cam eron County, to be holden at the Court House thereof, in the City of Brownsville, on the third Monday in July. A. D 1929. the same being the 15th day of July. A. D. 1929. then and there to answer a petition filed in said Court on th? 10th day of May. A D 1929, in a suit, numbered on the Docket of said Court. No. 8500 wherein Geo. Theo. Smith and wife, Maggie E. Smith are plain tiffs. and The Santa Helena Improve ment Company. Herbert L. Ennis. Elizabeth Enn’s. Minnie Graver Ennis and husband. Guv Ennis. Anna Graver and husband. William Graver. Paul Kershaw and wife. Margaret Kershaw, and th* Bank of Italy, a .Corporation. are defend ants: the nature of plaintiffs de mand being substantially, as fol lows. to-wit: Suit In trespass to try title to a certain tract of land situated in Cameron Countv. Texas, and des cribed as being Lot No 295 and the North ten acres of Lot No. 296 of the San Benito Irrigation Com pany’s Subdivision out of Share No. One of the Espirltu Santo Grant according to the Man recorded in Volume 3 at pages 16-18 of the Map Records of Cameron Countv. T-xas Plaintiffs specially plead Thre* Five, and Ten years’ Statute of Limitations and allege ownership of the land under the following con veyances. to-wit: Deed from Santa Helena Improve ment Company to Geo Theo Smith, dated December 15. 1917. and re corded in Volume 53 at pace 624 of Deed Records of Cameron County. Texas. Deed from Geo Th Fmith et ux to Herbert L Enris. dated Anril 2 1918. recorded in Volume 61 at page 320 of Deed Records of Cameron Countv. Texas Deed from H L Ennis et ux to Minnie Graver Ennis, dated October 6 1919 ard recorded in Volum* 80 at page 360 Deed Records of Cam eron County. Texas. Deed from Herbert L. Fnnls and wife to Geo Theo. Sm’th. dated Oc tober 6. 1919 and recorded in Volume 94 at page 99 of the Deed Records of Cameron County. Texas. Deed from Herbert L Ennis and Elizabeth Ennis to Elizabeth Ennis, dated October 6. 1919. recorded in Volume po at pace 717 of Deed Rec ords of Cameron County. Texas. Deed from Elizabeth Ennis to Mrs Maggie E Smith, dated Sep tember 9. 1920 recorded in Volume 93 at pace 39?. Deed Records cf | Cameron Countv Texes Deed from Mrs. Minr.ie Graver j Ennis and huOvind. Guy W Ennis to Mrs. Mac*ie E. Smith dat"d Fer f*mber a. 1929. and recorded in Vclume 93 t* pace 391 cf the Deed j Records of Ceme-nn Fount*' Texas | Deed from Mrs Anna Graver and William Grave’- to Mrs. Maggie F Smith dated September 9. 1920 and recorded in Volum* ?4 at nace 98 of th* Deed Records of Ccm*ron County, Texes Deere* of D;vorr® Elizabeth Ennis I vs Herbert L. Ennis. riat*d Febru ary 7. 1920. end re-^rded in Volume B at nag* 25 of the Divorce Min-; ut*s of Cameron Co-»ntv. T-xas. Deed from Geo. Thro. Smith pt ux to Pen! Kershaw et a!, dated April 1. 1925 and recorded in Vol ume 134 at nag* 381 of th* Deed Records cf Came-on County. Texas Deed of Trrjt from Paul Kershaw et ux to A v Logan, trustee, dated April 1. 1925. and recorded in Vol- i urae 41 at page 343 of the Deed of Trust Records of Cameron County. Texas. Paul Kershaw *t ux to Bonk of Italy. Mortgage, dated April 11. 1925 «r.d recorded in Volume 14 at pag* If You Suffer With Headache. Lonmpatton. Indiges tion. Bad Breath. P;mp!es and that tired feelin*. TAKE-— Grandma’s Tea Vwn tm* r°**f •*u ,at4 * 4 im niifttTt fintml mtntat•l.o*. PC* IAL* AT ALt DRUG IT ORES. mnniiiniinniiffHTirmnu,iiMi,ttlttiil»tunimMinit^M fora smooth, blemishffree CKH WHITE ntment*eiSkln Soar ! LATE MARKET REPORT TRUCK MOVEMENT—STOCKS—COTTON—GRALN—LIVESTOCK —POULTRY—EGGS L - .— ■ -■.. —.-. TONE OF STOCK MART ERRATIC General Motors Opens Un changed; Others Up And Down ' NEW YORK. May 2g—//P>— Mixed price movements took place | at the opening of today's market.] General Motors opened with a block of 25.000 shares at 70 1-4. un changed from last night's close.; St Louis Southwestern and Colum-I bia Gas showed initial gains of 1 3-4 ■ points each, and Coty advanced a , point. Yellow truck dropped 1 1-4 j and Ingersoll Rand 1. Some distress selling came Into! the market overnight as a result of .the impairment cf weakened mar-' ginal accounts, but strong buying support was provided for many of the industrial leaders and the gen eral market moved irregularly high er in the early trading. United Aircraft rallied 5 1-4 points. General Electric 3 1-2, West mghou.se Electric 3 and Radio. Na- { ttonal Cash Register. American Can. j New York Central and Johns Man ville snapped back 2 points or more cn the release of selling pressure. j U S. Steel common. General Mo tors. Bethlehem Steel, Pan Amer- '■ lean B. Sears Roebuck. Anaconda ] and several other recent favorites; advanced a point or more Bohn Aluminum dropped 3 3-4! points to 110 1-4. the lowest price) sine*4 it was listed on the 'big: board” a few weeks ago. and then I rebounded across 115. Adams Ex press dropped 11 points to 490. which compares with the year's high of 750 Auburn auto drooped 5 1-2, points and Yellow Truck extended its loss to 2 points Foreien exchanges opened steady. «-i»h cab!*s unchanged a* $4.85. The market closed strone. with the day's sales approximating 4. 100.000 shares. Air Mail Schedules Th* schedule for the mall between Brownsville and Dallas Is announced by the postoffice department as fol lows: Southbound— Leave Dallas . 7:45 a. m Leave Ft. Worth . 8:15 a m Leave Waco . 9 20 a m Leave Austin . 10 25 a. m Leave San Antonio . 11 ?0 a. m Arrive Brownsville . 2 05 p. m Northbound Leave Brownsville ........ l-?5 p. m Leave San Antonio . 4:15 p m Leave Austin . 5 10 p m Leave Waco . 8 15 p m Leave Ft. Worth . 7 15 p. m Arrtve Dallas . 7 35 p. m The schedule for the American air mall to Mexico City Is as follows: Leave BvovsfVtttn . 8:10 a m Arrive Tampico .11:00 a. m I^ave Tsmo'co .11:30 a. m Arrive Mexico City. 1:45 p m Following Is the schedule for the Mexican nlr mall: Leave Mexico City . 7:45 a. m Arrive Tampico .10-00 s m Leave Tampico .10 25 a. m Arrive Brownsville .12 55 p.m Following is the schedule on the Brownsville-Maratlan Route: Leave Brownsville . 7 a. m Arrive Monterrey . 9 30 a. m Leave Monterrey . 9 50 a. m Arrive Torreon . 12 53 p. m Leave Torreon ... 1:50 p. ra Arrive Durango . 3 50 p. m Leave Durango . 4 10 p. m Arrive Maratlan . 8 10 p. m Return trip: Leave Maratlan . 7 00 a m Arrive Durango . 9 00 a. m Leave Durango . 9:23 a. m Arrive Torreon . 1153 p. rv Leave Torreon . 12:10 p ta Arrive Monterrey . 3TO p m l eave Monterrey . 4:10 p m Arrtve Brownsville . 8 10 p tn POSTAL RITES The United States air mall postage rate Is 5 cents for the first ounce and to cent* fog each additional ounce or fraction thereof Letters mailed in the United States for the points tn Mexico take this rate. 210 of the Deed of Trust Records of Cameron County. Texas Paul Kershaw et al to Geo. Smi<h. Trustee’s Deed dated July 6. 1925 end recorded In Volume 150 at pagt 3RR of the Pe*>d Records of Cameron County. Texas. Plaintiffs pray for judgment for< title and possession of said land, fori a writ of restitution, and other re lief. special and genera!, in Jaw and in equity to which they may show themselves to be justly entitled. Herein fail not. but have you before said Court on the said first dav of next term thereof this wri1, with vour return thereon, showing how you have executed the same Given under my hand and seal r' said Court, at office in the City r! Zrownsrille. this the 10th dav of Mav. A D. 1929 (SFAL* Witness. JNO. P SCANLAN. Clerk of District Court in and for Cameron County. Texas. Bv M J McTiernan. Deputy. A true Copy I Certify Jno. P Scanlan. Clerk District Ccurt. Cameron Co.. Tex Bv M J McTiernan. .5-14-21-28-4—3428. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEX AS BROWNSVILLE DIVISION. In the matter of R W. Ogden. Bankrupt. No 279. In Bankruptcy. To the Creditors of said Bankrupt: j Notice is hereby given that on the 2Rth day of May. 1929. the said R. W Ogden of Alamo. Hidalgo Coun- j ty. Texas, was duly adjudged a bankrupt, and the first meeting of his creditors wil be held at the of fice of Ira Webster. Referee In Bankruptcy, in the Stegman Build- j ing. Brownsville. Texas, on the 8th day of June 1929. at Eleven <11* A. M. at which time and place the creditors of the said R. W Ogden, bankrupt, may appear, prove their: claims, elect a trustee, examine the j bankrupt and transact such other1 business as may properly come be fore such meeting. Ira Webster. Referee In Bankruptcy. Da*ed May 28th. 1929. 5-38-3441 — J— . ■■ :. - —.- I MARKETS AT j A GLANCE | (By the Associated Press, May 28; New York: Stocks strong; Atchison up 10 to record figure. Bonds easy; U. S. government Is sues up improve. Curb irregular; Illinois Pipe Line drops 16 points. Foreign exchanges steady: Span ish peseta touches new 1929 low. Cotton higher; unfavorable crop reports. Sugar easy; disapointing spot demand Coffee declined: lower Rio mar ket. Chicago: Wheat weak: improved North west crop reports. Com easy: bearish Illinois re ports. Cattle steady. Hogs lower. Wheat Continues On Wild Toboggan; Oats And Corn Also Down CHICAGO. May 28—With offerings free and only moderate buying, wheat, com. and oats all outdid previous low record prices today in the early dealings. July wheat, in which the trading was mast active, dropped to below 1.00 ■ a bushel, rh-aling yesterday's per- j forma nee of the May delivery. Further rains in Canada and bigger downturns in Liverpool wheat quo tations t^an hart been anticipated were depressing factors. Opening unchanged to 1 l-4o off ! Chicago wheat later underwent a further setback Com started l-8r to 7-8c lower, rallied, and then fell j again. Oats were irregular. Pro visions tended downward. Wheat closed nervous. 1 1-4 to 1 7-8? net lower, corn unchanged to 1 7-8c off. oats 3-8 to 1 3-8ct i down, rye showing 2 5-8 to 3 l-4c drop, and provision sunchanged to a setback of 20c. ■■ ■■■■ ■ ■ Livestock Prices Take Slight Drop On Chicago Mart CHICAGO May 23 —/p—Hogs: 28 000; 25®.3fv* lower; top $10 90 for 200 lb. weights: packing mws 9 00® 9.65. Cattle: 9.000: calves: 3.000; top $14.50; slaughter steers, good and choice 950-1500 lbs. 13.35® 15.00; cows, good and choice 950® 12 00; vealers 'milk fed* good and choice 1200® 15.50. Sheep: 14 009; 2.5c lower: soring lambs good and choice 15 00® 16.50; lambr. 92 lbs. down 12.25® 13 25; ewes medium to choice 150 lbs* down 6 00® 7 75. FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW YORK. May 28 —uP*—For eign exchanges stedy. Great Bri tain. demand 4 81 1-2: cables 4 85 and 60-day bills on banks 4.79 3-4. France, demand 3 90 3-4; Italy 5 23 1-16; Belgium 13 88; Germany 23 80; Tokyo 44 40; Montreal 99 21 7-8. MRS. WILLEBRANDT REFUSES TO COMMENT WACO, Tex.. May 28—iyPi—Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt. assist ant attorney general in charge of prohibition enforcement read with interest Associated Press dispatches from Washington saying that she had resigned, but refused to make any comment on her action or re veal her plans for the future. She is here to receive an honorarv de cree from Eayior university. Wash ington dispatches said that her resignation already was in Presi dent Hoover's hands. NSW ORLEANS OPENING NEW ORLEANS. Mav 28—</P'— Cotton opened steady Jan 13 51: March 18.59; July 1845: Oct 1837; Dec. 18.47. RI TTER AND EGGS CHICAGO. May 28—'^—Butter unchanged. Eggs lower: extra firsts 29 1-2® 30c; firsts 29c; ordinary firsts 27® 28 I-2e; storage packed firsts 31 l-4c: storage packed extras 31 l-2c. I COTTON MARKET LOSES 5 POINTS Easy Cables and Weakness At New York Reflected At New Orleans NEW ORLEANS, May 28—<;p— Cotton opened easy at a decline of 2 to 5 points. Acr ve positions sold 5 to 11 points down in early trading. Weakness in L. vcrpool and a decline in New York accounted for the ear ly easiness here which carried July to 18.42. October 13.35 and Decem ber 1846 Towards the end of the first hour the market was steadier under sup port induced by general rains and prices recovered 4 to 6 points. The market continued to improve on a forecast for continued show erv weather. July trading up to 18 54. October 18.45 and December 18 60. or 12 to 14 points above th* early lows and 1 to 9 points over vesterday’s close. Reports of further declines in wheat caused values to ease a few points about the middle of the morning but towards mid-session the market steadied again and ral lied plmost to the highs on covering ( in advance of tomorrow s weekly weather and crop summary. NEW ORLEANS FUTURES NEW ORLEANS. May 23.—<JP'— Cotton futures closed steady at net advances of 10 to 20 points: Prev High Low Close Close Jan.18 69 18 49 18 69-B 18 54 March.18 82 18 56 18 80-82 18 60 Julv .13 64 18 42 18 63-65 13.53 Oct .18 60 18 35 18.57-59 18 42 Dec.18 70 18 46 18 67-69 18.51 Opening: Jan. 18.51: March 18.59; July 1845: Oct 1837: Dec. 1847. NEW YORK. May 28—'^‘—Cot ton opened steady at a decline of 5 to 11 points under a renewal of near month liquidation which sent July off to 18 36. or 12 points net lower. But there was buying of new crop months on unfavorable weather reports. Prices turned steadier after the early offerings had been absorbed and rallied to about yesterday's closing quotat.ons by the end of the first half hour. The rally from the opening de cline carried the market up to 18 52 for July and 18 70 for December, or 4 to 11 points net higher. The advance was checked by realizing, and reactions followed. At mid-day July was about 5 points net lower at 1343 while later months w?re 2 to 5 points net higher. LIVERPOOL SPOTS LIVERPOOL May 28—vPi—Cot ton-spot quiet; lower; American strict good middling $10.92: good middling $10.52; strict middling $10 32: middling $10.12: strict low middling $9 87: low middling $9.57: strict good ordinary $9 17; good or dinary $3 77. Sales 5.000 bales. 3 500 American. Receipts 25.000. American 9800 Futures closed steady: May $9 90: July $9 83: Oc tober $9 79: December $9.77; Janu ary $9 78: March $9 82 POULTRY CHICAGO. May 28 — /P>—Poultry fowls easv; balance steady: fowls 29??31c; broilers 36?5 44c; roosters 20c: turkeys 22?»30c: ducks 23?»25c; spring ducks 30c; geese 15c. BUILDING UP WOMEN WHO ARE RUN OOWN Physically deficient women—women who suffer unnecessarily from the com mon ailments caused by that condition —find real help in the building-up properties of St. Joseph’s G.F.R Dhe UJomanx Dome \ Hcm ami Con6 to oct an auto nde ■ton\(^Hb }1 'A^'the man *J^o Ons one. % ! MANAGERS ‘FIGH T FOR ACTRESS <-SJ-^ -—-, Mildred Mitchell, newest Broadway star, keeps on front pages be cause two producers have been claiming her under contract. Getting her first stage experience with a Brockton. Mass , stock company after coming from Oklahoma, where she was a school teacher, and studying voice expression in Boston. Miss Mitchell reached Broadway via stocks in New Orleans and Montreal On her upward climb she wed Kenneth Macomber. Brockton orchestra leader. BEAUTY CHOICE Associated Press Photo Ruth Hitchcock of Waterloo. Iowa, was chosen by Flo Zieg feld as the most beautiful girl on Cornell college campus at Mount Vernon. Iowa. WINS AWARD ITT rift iUA Associated Press Photo Icna Mull. 19. of Great Bend. Kas., is the first girl to win a scholarship offered by Marion Tallev. A season of musical study in New York awaits the young soprano. KING DEPARTS FOR HOME CASTLE King George and Queen Mary of England, snapped close-trp depart ing from Boenor. where monarch regained health for Wtrdaor Ca#‘>. from which he had been absent nearly a year. HARD LUCK TWINS’ TALK IT OVER Ralph De Palma left, ence are of speed*avs and now at 46 bag nra?* 22nd year as race driver, has a “hard luck" cabfest with Tony Ou lcn St-year-old speedway star, at Indianapolis speedway. 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