The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], May 31, 1907, Image 1

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BROWNSVILLE DAILY HE
RALD.
VOL. XV. MO. 284. - BROWNSVILLE, TBXAS FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1907. ' " , SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS
The Right
the Rio Grasde Valley at
E. H. Caldwell's.
We wiH give yot the best that, money can buy in
THE BIIDSELL WAGON
Avery Plows. Planet Jr. Cultivators.
Send us your orders for these and other supplies for
Engines, Water Supplies &. Heavy Machinery.
We have the goods. The prices are
right. The goods are delivered.
We Solicit Your Business.
E. H. CALDWELL
Corpus Christi, Texas
l HALLAM COLONIZATION CO.
OVER MERCHANTS
Representing Lands From Corpus j
8
Christi to the
To Be
And comfortable in these
'warm days is' a blessing:" :
WE ARB DISPENSING BLESSINGS,
In the shape of COOL NATTY SUITS at from
$7.50 to $25.
Fine . Panama Hats, Straw Hats, Light- .
weight Stetson Hats, Canvas Shoes,. ,Oxr .
fft ' '
fords, Shirts, Light-weight Underwear,' .h-
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Hose, Neckwear and the other necessities
That Make Life Worth Living
To be sure, "ASK YOUR FRIENDS."
SPERO'S
Coabe Building, Next le Pestafffee
Brewed and
Lone
Brewing Co.,
San Antonio, Texas.
Hardware for
XJ
NATIONAL BANK
8
Rio Grande
Cool
95".
Bijabeth Street, Browasville
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"Texas Beer for
; Texas People."
No tetter beer is produced in
tne whole United States, than
ALAMO
alTlTLED BEER
Yon only Lave to try
a Lottie to Icnow it.
Bottled by
Star
NATIVE PALMS
AT BROWNSVILLE
Noble Grove Threatened With
Complete Extermination.
Said to.Be Only Trees f this Species In
Entire United States Strong Plea
for Preservation of this Stately
Grove By Prof. Sliies.
There's a grove of noble palm
trees in Texas as impressive and
beautiful, as rare and unique as
those famous Sequoish gigantes,
the wonderful redwoods of Cali
fornia. They are the only trees
of their sort in Texas or in ihe
United States. Far down where
the Rio Grande, the Nile of Amer
ica, which, like its name-sake,
Jakes it source among1 the eternal
snows, flows through burning
deserts and forms a delta in its
lower reaches as rich as that of
Egypt, stands this grove of palms.
These kingly trees lift their tops
fifty feet or more toward tropic
skies, crowning tops surmounting
stately columns whose beauty is of
the .type of the Corinthian column
of architecture.
Sisters are these palms to the
famous palmettos of Florida, but
finer, greener and far more beauti
ful in every way. Once they adorn
ed this delta along the Texas bord
er from the old town of Edinburg,
now Hidalgo, to Brazos Santiago.
Once they stood in verdant groves"
all along: the Lower Rio Grande
Valley, but before the march of
progress, commercialism has swept
them away, as it has the buffalo
and the red man, and as it woud
have swept away the famous red
woods if the people of California
had not awakened to their value
and stopped the slaughter. Even
now but a handful .are left of the
anginal number of these grand
palms, but even these are state
ly grove, the admiration of every
lover of Nature who is permitted
to look upon them.
Harvey Stiles, in making a plea
for the preservation of what re
mains of the stately palms, which
are native of the soil upon which
they grow says:
"I do not know how it shall be
done, but last week when I visited
them there was only a remnant,
bravely whispering their strange,
sweet story. Since I had last een
these groves along the river front,
a few miles below Brownsville,
hundreds of the most beautiful had
been slaughtered and only their
prostrate trunks and ruined crowns
remained, More are being taken
out constantly and soon all will be
gone unless ruthless destruction
is stayed. The ground they oc
cupy is being pre-empted by the
husbandman, but a part of this
grove, at least, should be . saved to
the State and preserved as a monu
ment to the donors and a price-lesS
boon to the people of the State."
It may be added that the owner
of a part of this palm grove, since
it came into his possesssion, has
endeavored to preserve it and has
stopped the destruction insofar as
his holding permits. San Antonio
Express.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to aire deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
ditionof the mucous lining of the Ens i
tachian Tube. When this tube is inflam
ed yon have a rumbling sound or imper
fect hearing, and when it is entirely clos
ed, Deafness is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing -wilt be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi
tion of the mucous surfaces.
Wfe will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Onre. ' Send for circulars free.
F. J.CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c
FIRSTS CAR-LOAD
OF. WATERMELONS.
Juicy: Laacima, Dark-Green Beauties G
from Brewwville to Kanos City.
The,first car-load of watermelons
from Brownsville this season were
shipped-this morning by McDavitt
Brothers to Kansas City. There
were il85 of the luscious, dark
green beauties an the lot, which
Messrs. McDavitt bought in the
local market. The original cost
of themelons at Brownsville was
$310, the highest price over paid
here for a car-load of watermelons.
No doubt, the enterprising ship
pers will make bigreturns on their
venture, as watermelons in May
bring fancy prices
markets.
in northern
NURSERY AT BROWNSVILLE
Grilfings to Establish Branch of Their
Big Nurseries On Four Acre Tract
! Near Town.
The Herald learns with pleas
ure that the Griffing Semi-Tropic
Nursery Company, which now has
extensive nurseries at Sarita and
Raymondville, has made arrange
ments to put in a branch nursery
at Brownsville, having closed a
lease yesterday for a four acre lot
just opposite the People's Ice plant.
W. C. Griffing of the company was
here and made the arrangement in
person, and he it was that infoimed
a Herald representative of the
fact.- s
Mr. Griffing will begin to- pre
pare the ground for planting in a
very short time, and by the fall
Brownsville will have within the
limits ofits suburbs a four-acre
plot of all kinds oL semi-Jxopic
fruits, nuts, etc., which will not
only furnish our people with stock
for planting, but will also serve to
demonstrate what can be done here
iu that line.
The-opening of the Griffing nur
sery at Brownsville is an event of
importance and should be welcom
ed as such by our people.
Hello, to Lyford
and Raymondville!
A long distance call from Lyford
broke the stillness of The Herald
office at two o'clock this afternoon,
when a phone message from that
coming city, from Manager Steg
man of the Telephone company,
announced that the long distance
line had just been connected at
Lyford. Mr. Stegman also said
that he would connect with Ray
mondville this evening, thus" . put
ting that growing community also
in closer touch with Brownsville.
This will add greatly to the con
venience of both Lvford and , Ray-.
mondville and be quite an advant
age to Browusville also. The
Herald understands that the line1
will nrobablv not be extended he
yona Raymondville for the present,
but efforts will be made to obtain
communication with Kingsville
and the outer worjd through the
ranch telephone connecting El
Sauz ranch with Kingsville and
belonging to Mrs. King.
Notice of Dissolution.
Notice is hereby given the part
nership between Mrs. Ida H. B
Combe and David Maltby, was dis
solved on the 31st day of May A
D. 1907. All debts due to the said
partnership are to be paid, and
tnose due irom tne same discnarg
ed at the store on Elizabeth street,
in the City of Brownsville, where
the business will be continued by
the said David Maltby.
Brownsville, Texas, May 31st.
A. D. 1907. "
Notice, Civil Engineers and Sur
veyors. We will let contract to subd. Ide
15,000 acres of land in 160-ar-e
blocks. . For further information
call on me ar San Benito.
10tm21 ' '. S. A. Robertson. !
, Little, drops of water.
Little trains of sand,
JAtJcc the farmer -wealthy!
On the Rjio Grande.
San Benito Land & WaterCb.
A GOING CONCERN.
Eleven cTWiles of Canal completed.
zAny quantity- of Land you want from a Town Lot
to a thousand acres.
- s WE cARE ON THE JtfAIN LINE if -gg St.L. B.C&.JK.
- - At SAN BENITO, formerly BESSIE.
OFFICERS: .Alba Heywood. Pres., W. HjStencerAvicelPres. andlGen. Manaeer.
E. F. Rowson. Trcasnrer:!lSam.Robertson.ISecretary,
DIRECTORS: Albal Heywood. O. W. Heywood.'W. Scott Heywood.:w.:H.- Stenccr. -
, k bam Robertson. E. F.
Before yon buy on acre, see
E. F. Rowson & Co.,
AGENTS FOB
San Benito Lands and Town Lots,.
Also Large Tracts for Investment Cheap.
Coleman
AGENTS FOR.
San Benito Land and
Water Company.
- For Sale, Sugar Cane Land, Tropical Fruit Land,,
Vegetable Lands in blocks of 20 to 1(6 acres,
ON LARGEST IRRIGATION CANAL
In the Brownsville District and sear Railroad!'
FOR. SALE, 3, 4, 5 and 6 ROOM
Cottages Built in Sections
Up-to-date and attractive, homes for
permanent occupation, put on your
property in very snort notice.
See our four-roam cottage office.
PREMIER
Near the Ferry,
MERCEDES MENTION.
Newsy Budget of Personals and Other
Local Items Great Progress
On Canal.
To The Herald:
Mercedes, Texas, May 31. Mrs.
Chester B. Davis has returned from
a montn s sojourn at aionterey,
much benefited by the baths at To-
po Chico springs.
Mrs. James Henry Allen of St
Louis, accompanied by her son
from Arkadelpbia, Ark., spent sev
eral-days here, early in the week,
In consultation with contractors,
carpenters and dealers in building
material, relative to the erection of
herfine winter home on Lake Cam
pacaus. Mr. Wm. rnce spent two or
three, days recently, resting and
recuperating" at Pbipt Isabel.
Mr. Shapleigh, the contractor,
has begun work on a residence for
Mr. Wm. O'Fallen.
Miss Mary Day, the popular
young woman who presides in the
office of the Hotel Mercedes, and
her sister, Mrs. Louis Doss of St.
Louis, spent "Sunday in Browns
ville and Point Isabel
Mrs. j. if. btephenson ot .orsi-
cana chaperoned a party of younfj
people here Saturdvy. In the par
ty were Miss "Singer of Corsicana,
Miss Rogers of Loudon, Tenn.,
and Misses Dabney, Annie HiH,
Sunshine Hill, and Mr. W. A.
Francis, Gordon Hill and Hickman
Hill, all of Harlingeh.
Mr. and Mrs. Lytle Harrison
and Mr. James Griffin were late
Rowson. R. L. Batts.
Lindsey,
BUILDING
CO.
Brownsville, Texas.
Mercedes visitors to Brownsville.
Dr. Wm. Brumby, state healtii
officer, accompanied by Dr. Geo.
Cox of Corpus Christi and Mr.
Frank Rabb, came up from Brojrns
ville Tuesday in Mr. Lon Hill's,
automobile'
The hotel register for the last
week contains, among many others,
the names of Mr. E. C. Singer or
this state, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leifat
of St. Louis, Chas. E. Smith, of
Washington, D. C, and Mr. Loss:
Brulay of Brownsville. Nearly all
J of these have shown their faith 5a
this point by making auhstahajX
investments.
That handsome and popnlas
young woman from Brownsville
Miss Anita Cocke, was a welcome
visitor to Mercedes on Saturday
and Sunday.
GREAT PROGRESS ON" CANAI,.
. A drive through the country pa
Tuesday revealed great progress on.
the company's work. The emer
gency canal is finished, the east
trunk of the main canal will te fin
ished in two weeks, June first will
see two of the siphons at El Fusti
completed,, while work on the
pumping plant is being pushed as.
fast as possible. One hundred
and twenty-five teams will soon bfr
at work on the canal north of tha
railroad.
That Beautiful Gloss
comes from the varnish in Davoe's
Varnish Floor Paint; costs 5 cents
more a quart though. Sold by
Frontier Lumber Co,
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