The Brownsville daily herald. [volume], February 27, 1908, Image 3

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Water at memo urranae
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Not temporary arrangements, but the permanent pumps and canal of the
B THECASA BLANCA CANAL AT LLANO GRANDE
Now in Operation and Water is Flowing
Not the Cheapest Lands
give any canals or other
The Best Piece of Land and Best
Only 17 miles from Hsrlingen and 3 miles west of Mercedes to Uano Grande.
J. P. WITHERS.
TO
INVESTORS AND
HOMESEEKERS
We have our Caiial
NOW COMPLETED
All the water you want NOW, notfour months HENCE
We are cutting
into 40-acre tracts.
we are offering this land at
A SPECIAL BARGAIN
:: :: NOW IS YOUR. CHANCE :: ::
This is all we will sell of our 40,000-acre tract now
under irrigation.
Have sold in the past week 1200 acres to California
fruit men and Colorado alfalfa men; planting now 200
acres in grapes, oranges and lemons and 200 acres in
alfalfa.
They Wanted Water NOW and GOT IT!
Only BIG CANAL in the valley now furnishing
everyone all the water they want. GO AND LOOK
AT THE CANAL AND SEE THE WATER and
be convinced, then come and see us for bargains.
Harlingen Land and Water Co.
LON C. HILL, Owner
BROWNSVILLE :: HARLINGEN
1 yjJlBBiM Mill
Putegnat's
Botica
.ESTABLISHED 1860.
CARRIES A FULL STOCK OF THE
Purest Drugs, Fine Toilet
Articles and High Grade
Stationery
. PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALTY .
Geo. M. Put,egnat, Proprietor
SUCCESSOR TO J. I PUTEGNAT & BRO.
I ImB iiJWI.Yiiw.w BaaWBgaHHUWIUMia wj1! I
Chamoion & Line. Dealers in Real Estate
Have lands from Brownsville to Houston in any size tracts.
PRICES VERY LOW
Also nave some fine tracts in Mexico from 75c per acre up.
Gulf Coast Engineering & Contracting Co.
Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas
Canal and Drainage Work, Topographical Surveying and
Mapping, Farm and Townsite Subdivision.
Correspondence Invited.
HALLAn GOL20NIZATION COMPANY
IRRIGATED LANDS, cTWerchants National Bank Bldg.
on the market, nor do we
things of value away, but
Built Canal in the Rio JGrande Valley
up SIX THOUSAND ACRES
FOR. THE NEXT 90 DAYS
1
Drug Store
del Leon
j Look at it
from every possible point of view
and the result will be the same al
ways any paint we offer you is
the best paint of its kind we can
buy, and that applies to varnishes,
oils, putty, "turps," etc., etc., sold
here. The color card we'll gladly
give you tells only part of the.story
the paints will tell the rest.
FRONTIER LUMBER COMPANY
- Market Quotations.
Special to The Herald.
Houston, Tex., Feb. 27, 3 P. M.
The following are the closing
quotations on the board today: -.
May wheat 98 3-8.
Corn 61 7-8.
Cotton $10.59
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LOCAL ITEMS
Fresh Graham Bread every morn
ing. Union Bakery. 2-21-d 6t.
Many choice lots at Tarpon
Beach can still be had for $1,0
down.
Remember Tarpon Beach lots
advance from $35 to $50 Friday
night at 12 o'clock. $10 down
secures any lot.
About twenty-five persons went
over to Tarpon Beach yesterday on
the Gaviota. Ten of the party
took a surf bath.
Two laughs a minute for 130
minutes! Where? Minstrel show at
Opera House Friday night! 2 26 3t
All who have available rooms for
homeseekers should notify E. H.
Herman. Box 421. 2 10-tf.
Public Stenographer, Room 4,
National Bank Building, Phone
118. 2 Z6
Lots at Long. Beach, Calif., 23
miles from Los Angeles, are selling
today at $18,000. Twenty years
ago they sold for. $50.
Ballad singers, rag singers, laugh
producers and other artists! Min
strels Friday night! Seats now on
sale at Willman's. 2-26-3t
Wanted Sewing. Children's
clothing- a specialty. Mrs. Lem
Burge, at Mrs. Hanna's, corner
Adams street near Fort. 2-25 tf
Those who buy Tarpon Beach
lots now secure a life membership
in the Tarpon. Beach Club without
dues or assessments. $10 down
secures any lot. -
A snap in a first class restaurant
doing "a big business, which tvill
pay for itself in 30 days. Reasons,
see the Brownsville Realty Co.
Telephone 156.-2-22-tf.
The gasoline launch Gaviota, be-
longing to the Tarpon Beach com
pany, which was weatherbound for
some time inside the bar at the
mouth of the river, is now at Tar
pon Beach and in service between
the resort and Point Isabel.
Opportunity knocks but oncein
a lifetime. The minstrel show Fri
day night is a first-water, simon-
pure opportunity. A first part tha
is a scream. An olio that's im
mense. 2 26 3t
Electric Theater for sale at cost.
Will deliver abut 18th of March.
The man with cash and who means
business only apply. F. H. Pres-
sey & Sons, Brownsville, Texas.
2 25-tf.
A meeting of the Lower Rio
Grande Commercial Club has been
called by Hon. John Closner, its
president, to be held Saturday
evening at 7 o'cloclc, Feb 29, in
the parlors of the Miller Hotel. It
is understood this is to be an im
portant meeting of deep interest to
all of its members, and one at
which many matters will be con-
i j n. .
siaerea ana actea upon. me
Secretary, Charles M. Barnes, is
busy issuing notices to the mem
bers to attend and expects all of
them to be present.
jr. Brownsville
- 8 & iuacmnery to.
Automobiles I Machinery
We carry a Full Line of AutoinoHle Accessories, and
are prepared to do repair work on machinery
of all kinds on short notice.
GARAGE oND REPAIR SHOP
On Lower Leves Street
The board walk to Jibe .ferry is
being-made a foot yider to ac
commodate the increased traffic to
and from the river. A railing wil
also, be put up along the walk to
prevent people from falling off.
All who are interested in the
organization of a volunteer fire
1 company in the city are requested
iu uicci ui me uiiy uau oaiuruay
-1 . t. :- t it r i
evening, the 29th, at 8 o clock.
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i Chief of late Fire Dent
No less than twelve Tarpon
Beach lots were sold by the Padre
Island company in an hour's time
this morning. Yesterday afternoon
the company sold twenty lots
Nearly all of these have been taken
by Brownsville people. Does it pay
to advertise? Well, just ask Mr
Sims.
Sixteen 40-acre-tracts were sold
yesterday by the Lomita land hust
lers. This land is to be occupied by
a party of eight from Elgin, 111
who are as follows. Tom and
William McBride, William Parke,
William Schmidtz, William Mc
Cerdie, James Mosdale, Whitney
and John Daugh.
Carpenters today began laying
the floor of the publicity building
near the depot. - This floor is of
heavy timber laid upon palmetto
supports eight inches above the
ground. Within a day or so work
will be started on the electrical
wiring. The entire structure, in
cluding the interior decorations of
bamboo and palms, will be com
pleted by Wednesday of next week,
and the exhibit installed.
A car-load of grape cuttings has
arrived at Merrcedes and
have been put in the ground for
rooting, so Ihb Herald learns
from A. Hanson of Mercedes, who
is in town today. This quantity of
cuttings, about 200.000 in num
ber, will plant several hundred
acres or land. Mr. Hanson says
the big vineyard enterprise which
he and J. N. Kilgore hae planned
on. Lake Cainpacaus, is now in
promising condition. Mr. Hanson
says the water will be turned luto
the canal in three weeks.
The matter of organizing a vol
unteer fire company is beiug
. seriously considered
by some of
'our leading citizens
A call for
a meeting of all whe are interest
ed to be held Saturday evening has
been issued by M.iHanson, who
was chief of the former fire de
partment here, which demised
some years ago. It is to be sup
nosed that everyone in the town
would be interested in such a movt ,
and there should be a very large
meeting held. .Mr. Hanson's call
is published in this evening's
Herald.
Notice.
Notice is hereby served that I
will entorce the law against any
person found cutting or otherwise
interfering with the fences around
my pasture at Llano Grande, and
Iwill pay ten dollars for infornia
tion leading to the conviction of
any person or persons so doing.
2 19-lm. J P. Withers.
Notice.
As I am now located in San Be
nito. I am able to bid on contracts
for grubbing land there, or in siir
roundina country, in tracts from
10 to 1000 acres. Will give bond
on larue tracts. Any one interest
ed may call at my store in San
Be ito, or write of location and
will place my bid.
'2-18 lm. Luis Ramirez.
Motor Car
COMMITTEE REPORT
JUST AS EXPECTED.
Felt Sure Negro Soldiers Would Be Found
Guilty and President Up held.
That citizens of Brownsville had
no doubt that the senate committee
on military affairs would declare
the "shooting up" of Brownsville
in August, 1906, to have been the
work of the negroes of the Twenty
r Cil - r . ,
ana inianiry was evidenced yes
terday afternoon in the court
house.
A Herald reporter mentioned
to a number of attorneys and
others sitting inside the railinr
that the committee had reported to
the senate. "Four senators acted
with Senator Foraker in disagree
ing with the majority," he said.
District Attorney Kleiber then took
a pencil and paper and wrote down
the names of all of the members of
the committee. He then marked
off the names of those who, in his
opinion, would vote that the ne
groes did the shooting. He
marked "no" against the names of
tin? others. He had them all
correct when he finished.
The concensus of opinion
throughout the city last evening,
following The Herald's ap
pearance, was that no other course
was open to the senate committee,
in view of the evidence given be
fore it at its many sessions. It
was certain, of course, that
Senator Foraker, ' who called the
nvestigation more to further his
own political ends than to do
justice to anyone, ' as one man put
it, would return a minority report
to the effect that no case had been
made against the negroes, but
there was no doubt but that there
wculd be a big majority against
him and his small coterie.
The investigation on the part of
he committee was long and
thorough. Every witness who
knew even the slightest thing about
the raid of the negroes was called
to the stand and given a thorough
examination. Among this number
were a few who were of the opinion
that the soldiers had nothing to do
with the shooting, but they were
very few, and their testimony was
such that the statemeuts of the
great majority of those who were
examined overrulled them.
Citizens of Brownsville will
watch with interest the fight to be
made within a day or so oh the
floor of the senate. That the body
will accept the majority report of
the military affairs committee is a
foregone conclusion. This will
uphold the action of President
Roosevelt iu discharging the three
companies of the Twenty-fifth re
giment, comprised in Mayor Pen
rose's command.
I have for sale 1000 acres of the
very best orange, grape, fruit and
vegetable land iu the Rio Grande
Valley, within three to five miles
of the town of San Benito, and on
the main line ofj the San Benito ir
rigating canal, which is the largest
and most reliable canal Jin the Rio
Grande Valley. This land is equal
in value for growing oranges,
grapes, English walnuts, figs and
vegetables to any land in California
which is now selling at from $500
to $1000 per acre. I can divide
this land up into 10, 20 and 40 acre
tracts and sell it at from $60 to $100
an acre. The town of San Benito
is 19 miles from Brownsville, and
is on the main line of the St. Louis,
Brownsville & Mexico Railroad.
San Benito is the coming town of
south Texas.
Write W- O. Coleman,
2-27 tf. Brownsville, Texas.
Publisher's Notice.
No advertisements or notices can
be accepted with guarantee of
publication the same day received,
unless brought in before ten A. M.
First of all the news" is The
Herald's motto. News matter
takes precedence of all advertising.
If possible, short notices may be
published, if received after the
hour named, but none will be
guaranted insertion, as stated, after
n o'clock.
Wedding announcements Her
ald pnntery.
Notice.
I will now pay all HEGISTERE
warrants against Cameron county
in the following funds:
First class'or jurylfund.
Second class or road and bridge
fund.
Third class or ad valorem fund.
Fourth class or general expense
account fund.
Interest shall be paid on Cam
eron county interest bearing war
rants upon presentation March 1,
1908. E. L. Hicks,
2-17-3wk. County f reasurer.
Automobiles
for Hire
PHONE No. 6
BROWNSVILLE TRANSFER
COMPANY
M. E. BIED
WELL DRILLER
Windmills, Pumps
and Tanks
i
Mercedes, Texas
Noah Allen
Ass't U. S- Attorney
Attorneyand Counsellor atLaw
, Will do a general prac-
tice in all Federal and
State Courts. Special
attention given to Land
Titles.
Postcflice Building
Up Stairs
Brownsville, Texas
FRANK RABB
Real Estate Agent
Brownsville, Texas .
Have for sale some choice -pieces
of agricultural land
in large and small tracts.
Also have a number of
tracts of grazing lands.
OFFICE: Store of Juan H. Fernandez
Well Contractors.
We are prepared to do
all kinds of Well and
Windmill Work. We
also Manufacture Sand
Strainers.....
ISABEL. TEXAS
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The public will find an extensive
assortment of Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Jewelry and Saddles at
prices without competition at
Las Dos Naciones,
M. SAHUALLA Sb COMKNY
jj Front, of Market.
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Real Estate for Sale
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Large and Small Tracts on River, Canal
and in the Artesian Belt'J
Small Farms Near Town and
City Property
APPLY TO
Cameron County Abstract Co.
FRED N. CO WEN
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
....AND CONSTRUCTOR....
Electrical Fixtures
Electrical Fans
PLUMBING
HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY
P. O. BOX 84.
Job Printing
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