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NSVILLE
VOL. XV. NO. 283
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS THURSDAY, MAY 3i, 1907.
SINGLE COPIES?,-. CENTS
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-tfce'fckr rande Valley at
MAJOR JADWIN
GOES TO PANAMA
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We Will give yot-tbe best. that, money can buy in
THE BIRDSELLSVAGON
Saceeded by Capt John C. Oakes Who
Married Galveston Lady -Major
Jadwin Did Good Work for
Texas Coast Improvement
Avery Plows. Planet Jr. Cultivators.
Send s your orders for these and other supplies for
Engines, Water SupjEes &. Heavy Machinery.
We have the goods. The prices are
right. The goods ore delivered.
We Solicit Your Business.
E. H. CALDWELL
Corpus Christi, Texas
I HALLAM COLONIZATION CO.
OVER MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
Representing Lands From Corpus j
Christi to the Rio Grande
X3
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X3
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To Be
Cool
In
Charge of This Engineering
District Four Years."
LAND SALES AT
- SAN BENITO
Oyer, 200,000 )Vorth in Farm
and Town 'Lots.
Great Development Now In Progress
,a!ong San Beniio Canal, Sixteen
" Miles Above Brownsville:
Water In Two Months.
And comfortable in these
warm days, is a blessing-.
WE ARE DISPENSING JBLESS1NGS,
In the shape of COOL NATTY SUITS at from
$7.50 to $25,
Pine Panama Hats, Straw .Hats, -Lightweight
Stetson Hats, Canvas Shoes, Ox
fords, Shifts, Light-weight Underwear, '
Hose, Neckwear and the other necessities
That Make Life Worth Living
To be sure, "ASK YOUR FRIENDS."
Cebc BalldiBg, Next te Postoffice
Elizabeth Street, Browssville
"Texas Beer for
is
No" better beer is produced is
tie -wnle United States; than
I ALAMO
BUTTLED BEER. A
You o nly have to try
a bottle ,.to know it.
Brewed and Bottled by
Lone ar
Brewing Co.,
San Antonio, Texas.
Maj. Edgar fadwin, U. S. corps
of engineers, who has been station
ed at Galveston for nearly four
years, has been ordered to Culebra,
Canal Zone, for duty on the Isth
mian Canal. Mai. Tad win will be
succeeded in charge of the Galves
ton district by Capt. John C. Oakes.
The removal of Maj. Jadwin is
regretted throughout tfiis district,
as he apparently made a thorough
and conscientious study of this en
tire coast, and made recommenda
tions for various important ,im
provements which were embodied
in the rivers and harbors appro
priation bills in the past two ses
sions of congress. Among the pro
jects recommended by him for the
consideration of the last congress,
was the construction of the propos
ed intercoast canal, as far west as
Corpus Christi, the deepening of
the Laguna Madre as far as the
mouth of the Arroyo Colorado and
of the latter waterway as far as
Harlingen, and the construction of
a six-foot channel to connect the
Laguna Madre near Point Isabel
with the Rio Grande. The first
project was provided for in con
nection with the Aransas Pass har
bor improvement, and a provision
for a survey of the second was also
made by congress, but the third re
commendation was ignored.
It is to be hoped that his succes
sor, Capt., uakes, may acquaint
himself as fully with the needs of
this coast as Maj. Jadwin has done,
which he doufitless will do readily,
as he has -already had some ex
perience in this district, having
been an assistant to Major Jadwin
since last summer. Speaking of the
new appointee, the News says
Capt. John C. Oakes, who suc
ceeds Maj.-, Jadwin as engineer in
charge of the Galveston district.
was sent here from Washington as
assistant last summer. Until the
transfer to the Dallas district of the
Brazos River project . earlier in the
present year, he was in charge of
that important work. Capt. Oakes
has had a varied experience in the
engineering corps of the army,
having served in the Philippines
and on the Panama Commission
Board. For the past several years
he has been a member of the gen
eral staff at Washington. He is a
native of New York and is 35 years
of age. He is a graduate of the
New York College and of the
School of Mines of Columbia iTJni
versity, and also of the military
academy. He was made additional
Second Lieutenant June 11, 1897;
Second -lieutenant July 5 1898;.
Fust "Lieutenant shortly after and
elevated to' the captaincy on April
i3. J.904. " Capt.;7'Oakes married a
daughter of former ' Congressman
SKB. Hawleydf this -Tcity- Mrs.
Oakes is now'in'JElEaso.
""During-his" shor.tr " residence in
GalvestonCafet.-.Oakes. has firmly
estahOshediifastin- thel'riehd-shTp'-of
;the .ijefiple who have met
i1m.vand under -his charge 'the
large-projects p the district will
be earned through in the same efh
cient ma&nekas under Maj. Jad
win 's Jiirjtojr
Texas Notes.
Some idea of the great develop
ment jiow in progress at San Ben
ito is obtained when the fact is
known that within the past three
or four mouths no less than $189,
575 worth of laHd in farm lots
along the canal hs been sold by
the company, besides building lot's
in the town-site of, San Benito to
the amount of $3,515. These sales
were" all in small quantities, of
from 20 to 640 acres, anil do not
include the tract ot 1.5,000 acres
which, was bought recently by the
company from J. A. Browne,
which also lies near the canal, and
which will be sub-divided and sold
in farm lots.
The actual acreage of farm lots
sold amounts to 3930, and the
town lots sold number 52. The
average price paid per acre lor
farm land has been $44.76, while
the town lots have averaged near
ly $160.
Following are the names of the
persons who have purchased farm
lots: Joseph Roy, Miss M. M
Philpott, B. E. and J. B. Philpott,
W. O. Coleman, A. C. Childs,
E. D. Brown, E. D. Cromer, Al
bert Breeden, John Stoocken, Mrs
W. G. King, C. Lindsey, R. A.
Cunningham, Mrs. Ella Coleman
Poole, J. W. Hancock, J. W.vLamb.
C. S. Palm, San Benito Grape
Land Company, Alba Heywood,
W. H. Stenger, O. W. Heywood,
A. B. Cole, and C. A. Hunck.
Those buying town lots are Miss
M. M; Philpott, E. D. Brown
A. C. Purvis, E. D. Cromer, Jno
H. McCain, T. J. Clay. J..W
.Clark.W. O. Coleman, Alba Hey
woodr W. H. Stenger and 0."W
Heywood. "
Many of these purchasers are
already located on their land, which
they are rapidly clearing and pre
paring to plant this 'summer and
fall. Some, in fact, have already
begun planting.
Building is also being pushed,
both on the farms and in the town.
Most of the buildings sp far are
simple frame structures, but.plans
are already made for a handsome
brick depot, arid hotel, besides
several large brick business houses,
which will be erected as soon as
the material is available. Several
small frame residences aTe already
completed in San Benito, and peo
pie living in them.
Work is still being pushed acti
vely on the canal, hundreds of
hands being constantly at work
clearingand dredging.- The com
pany expects the canal, to be in
working order and the water turn
ed in within less than two months
This is'one of the most important
canal enterprises ever undertaken
J in Texas, and its completion will
be the. signal for the inauguration
of a new agricultural development
in this section which will be of
very great importance.
The above .figures were obtained
from"-W:'0. Coleman of the firm
of Coleman & Lindsey who have
sold over $114,000 worth of the
farnrand town' lots, included irk
the sales referred' tb.
San
Little drops of water.
Xattiejcraias of sand,
eJKake.the farmtr wealthyrj - .
On the Rsio Grande,
temip Lanfd & Water Co.
A fiOING CONCERN.
EleventcWiles of Canal completed.
'cny quantity of Land you want from a Town Lot
'- to a thousand acres.
i - , , "
WE cARE Off THE c7HAIN LINE T TgrSt.L. B.CUCM.
At SAN BENITO, formerly BESSIE, -
OFFICERS: Alba HeyW-ood;.Tres W. H.!SteneerA ViceJPres. andlGen. Manacer.
fi.,.F.,Rowsan. TreasurenUSam Robertson iSecretary, '
DIRECTORS: Alba Heywood. .O.W. Heywood.' W. Scott Heywood W. II. Stenger."
r . , - , Sam Robertson, E. F. Rowson. R. L. Batts -
Before you buy an acre, see
E. F. Rowson & Co.
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AGENTS FOB
San Benito Lands and Town Lots,
Also Large Tracts for Investment Cheap
Coleman (& Lindsey,
AGENTS FOR. .
San Benito Land aiid
Water Company.
For Sale, Sugar Cane, Land, Tropical Fruif Land;
.. Vegetable Lands in blocks of 20 to 169 acres,
ON LARGEST IRRIGATION CANAL
In t&e Brownsville; District and near Railroad.
TEXAS WILL Bp DRY
' FOR TWENTY DAYS.
An addition to the postoffice at
San Antonio will be built, which
will double its present floor space.
Copper bearing rock 'was dis
covered near San Antonio this
week, In boring a well.
The Twenty-sixth Infantry left
Fort Sam Houston for the Phil
ippinesiTuesday. :
The new $150,000 federal build
ing at Laredo is completed and the
postoffice has. moved in. This is
considered one of the finest struc
tures in Texas.
Lieut.
Richardson
Asked to Resign.
Jhe Herald has reliable in
formation froriu a private souice
that Lieut. Mack' Richardson, of
the Twenty-M'xth Infantry, has
been notified by his cotnmaiiding"
officer that he mii&t resign his com
mission, on account of having
been guilty of conihsiji unbecoming
an officer and a-gentleman.
Under New Liquor Law All Present
Licences Revoked July ll-ther
Provissons.
According to the construction
of the new liquor law by the-at-torney
general; the entire state of
Texas will be dry' "for a period
of about twenty days succeeding
July 11, and hence the state may
have a fair demonstration of the
workings of prohibition.
abundant rain everywhere, and as
a consequence, farmers and stock
men are all smiling. rrJ
In Sheriff Closner's yard there
is a grape fruit : tree loaded with
fruit. We examined four speci
mens last Friday and they aver
aged 12 inches jn circumference.
The grapefruit is simply a mam
moth lemon, and in this climate it
attains to its largest size. It makes.
1 the most delicious lemonade, and
j can be used for any purpose "where
; lemon flavor is desjred- . .
j Notice to fhe Publia.
This, it is claimed, will be thej The management of this, Ther
pi actical result of that clause of San Benito Land and : Water
the new law which revokes all I Company, understands that, cer
liquor licenses now in effect on thel tain parties are endeavoring to
day that the law goes into effect, j make-sales of real estate, upon the
and prohibits any dealer from sell-1 representations that this Company
ing liquor- in Texas after that date j are going to make extensions oE
until he shall have obtained a new its Canals, etc., to water -otter
license and his bonds approved, lands than those which this .Com
according to the new law, which pany owns, or in which they are
it is estimated will require about now directly interested-
twenty days.
The new law will impose a nun
ber of additional of restrictions on
the liquor trade in Texas, which
will make the saloon men keep
awake for awhile. Among other
things.licenses-will not be issued
to any person who has not resided
in the town where he expects to do
business for at least two years. It
will also be necessary to obtain
the consent of neighboring resi
dents Before a petition fora license
will be-grant'ed.'
Hidalgo Happenings.
From the Advance, May 26.
The Run and La Blanca truck
men have been shipping ; canta
loupes for the past ten days
The toot of the auto is becom
ing a familiar sound to Hidalgoites.
Mr. Closner has got his fine new
machine into- perfect working or
der, and the blooded bays are tail
ing a rest.
- Judge Marsh returned Wednes
day evening ironi an extenae
tnp over the north and central
parts of the county. He-reports
This will be Notice to, and fa
form all persons, that, this- Com
pany will not make any extensions
beyond its own lands.
A Map of the territory we will
water is on file in the office of the
County Clerk of this -County, to
which reference may be had by
any one desiring information as to
our lands,, arid those jthat we will
water.
San BenitoLand and Water.
Company. M22-30ds.
Notice, . Civil Engineers and Sur-
, veyors.
.We will let" contract to subdivide
15,000'" acres oT land in 160-a:re
blocks. For further information
call on me ar San Benito.
I0tm2i. S. A. Robertson.
Paint Your Bu$gy for 75c.
io-Sl.00 with Devoe's Gloss Car
riage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs
more to the pint than others, wears
longer and gives a gloss equal to
new .work. Sold fey
s . . Frontier. Lpaaoot, Cc
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