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BAM OWN 1 I? 4T VOL. xvn. JST0. 214. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1909. SINGLE COPIES, 5 CENTS svn s f r CPRAY PUMPS INSURE A PERFECT CROP INCREASE QUALITY AND YIELD ( BUCKET A Full Line of KNAPSACK ( BARREL - Spraying Out LOMITA- IRRIGATED LANDS FOR SALE The facts that we have advertised about Stltes & Nickerson clearing $10,000.00 from forty-three acres of onions last winter has been told so of tern that wo will now give you the results of the farming operations of 9. S. Taylor, of Mission, in raising snap beans. Mr. Taylor is an ex-ranger, and his experience in farming dates back only to tile time of his purchase of flvo acres of land at La Lomita one year ago. 1 In September, 1008, he planted one and one-half acres to beans and shortly after planting them went to tho new town of Chapln, whero he was employed by Mr. John Closnen for several months." During bis absence Ms beans matured, and he Im jructed a neighbor to have them marketed. When he returned to Mission a day or two ago he was very agree ably surprised to learn that his one and one-half acres of beans had pro duced 178$ bushels and had sold at an average price of $2.25 per bnshel,( net to him, aggregating $391.02. When It is realized that this crop was planted, grown and marketed during the the three months of October, November and December and re alized at the rate of $201.00 per acre or $130.00 per month, for tho tinio they were being grown, some idea of the possibilities ji '"'dalgo County can be better understood. Brownsville, Texas, December 18th, 1008. AIRSHIP STILL REFUSES TO SOAR Second Attempt at Aerial Flight Fails, But Inventor? Still Undaunted. The second attempt to make a flight with' Prentice A. Newman's aeroplane was made at 5 p. nu yes terday and was not more successful than the effort of Saturday evening. The trial.last evening was. made in riivflle. There was a strong breeze blowing which was con- '; "". pit" machine, in addition to the four cylinder, auto used to give the ma chine a start, four horses were pressed into service, each being hitched to the machine with a lariat. But the combined efforts of the horses and auto were not sufficient to give the machine the momentum required to make it rise from the ground, and after dragging it a block or more the effort was abandoned. Jlr. Newman stated today that he would make another attempt to fly his machine Thursday. Mr. Newman is very optimistic and believes he will ultimately be successful. He says the machine is built on strictly scientific principles, and if lie can get a proper start he is certain to succeed. He states that he is laboring under a great diadvantage in not having the motor and propellers attached to the machine and feels absolutely certain that with these parts installed he could not only make a flight but could regulate the course of the ma chine while inthe air. There was quite a large crowd present yesterday, when Mr. New man attempted to make the ascent, which shows that local interest in the enterprise had not diminished because of a first failure, and the prospect is that a good sized crowd wil be out again- this afternoon. SEWER PROPOSITION PROGRESSES FAVORABLY More Than Half the Stock has Keen j Taken Xon-Resident Owners j May Assist. CONWAY m. HOIT a The Coming Best In the Rio Grande SEE E. F. R.o wson & Co, Exc 1 usive Sales Agents . Brownsville Chapiit ii v. The committees in charge of the work of soliciting for stock subscrip tions in the sewerage company report that about ?1G,000 of the $30,000 necessary to install the sewerage sys tem has been pledged. The commit tees are now working on non-resident property owners, from whom they expect to receive liberal subscrip tions. In the meantime the work among local- people will be kept up and the members of the committees all express confidence in their ability to raise the necessary money. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SESSION PETITION MADE FOR MORE PO IilCE AND BETTER PAY. Signed By 40 Citizens Presiding Of ficers for Election Named, and Other Business Transacted By City Fathers in Regular Meeting. Teaching the President. It takes a pretty big man to ac knowledge making a little slip. It is told that a college president suspect ed that certain students were burn ing midnight oil for purposes other than study, so he took to inspecting dormitories at night. On one of these nocturnal investigations sounds of hilarity reached his ear, and, on approaching the room from which they proceeded, ho was sure he heard the clink of glasses and what might bo the clicking og pocker chips. Af ter a moment's pause he rapped sharply on the door. "Who's there?" called a voice from within, "It's me, president Blank," re plied the professor. "You're a liar," came the prompt and dumbfounding answer. "Old prexy wouldn't use such vile gram mar as that." The professor left hurriedly and the merrymakers were not disturbed that night. AVELLS-FARGO EXPANDS. Obtains Access to Northern Points , Will Facilitate Southern Truck Shipments. ii J ;atij.,fYr'i'.'.if! onjuci -masuii l.uiml&! x maiiuiaiua nig ou. , Lumber, Shingles, Sash, Doors, etc: Give us a trial before you buy. . . We can please you. Phone 226 - Offsce, Levee Street Yard, W est Brownsville Since it has become known for a certainty that the AVells-Fargo Ex-1 i-uuipauy uas securea uie ex press privileges on the Milwaukee railroad systenii embracing about S.000 miles of line, the Des" Moines office is In receipt of inquiries asking about rates on shipments of canned salmon from Seattle and other far northwestern points for through con signment, says the Des Moines Regis ter and Leader. Control of the ex press privileges on the Milwaukee & St. Paul line admits the- Wells-Fargo company for the first time to thf city o. Milwaukee. It will also place the Vells-Farco In the futurn fn nT position to transport early vegtahles:4 trom iexas ipo Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.- Heretofore- the express company has not had access to .tho southern vegetable markets bv reas on of liavrng no direct collections with .than section of the country. "Notoriety is dearer than anything' ' else to that man." ; "Yes He's all -puffed up for an - hour If he happens to see his name j in the city directory." ; ' " Woman vail always be a iavs ' teryj"' ; "That's right; see the Va'y tftey i take to bridge, and one of the rules or tiie game is tnat you mustn't talk." The city council met yesterday af ternoon in regular session at the city hall with Mayor Fred J. Combe pre siding and the following aldermen present: T. Crixell, S. L. Dworman, .las. A. Browne, S. C. Tucker, and A Alonzo, Secretary Frank Champion and City Attorney Frank Kibbe being also present. After the reading and adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting, the work of appointing officers for the va rious voting places in the city for the, election of aldermen to be held Tues day, April 6th., was taken up. All went smoothly until the second ward was reached, two names being sug gested for appointment as presiding officer in this ward. Mr. Crixell proposing that of Juan Bouts, who he said was fully compe tent to -act as presiding officer, and was a.so acquainted with every one living in that ward. Mr. Kibbe suggested Phil Barbour as presiding officer for that ward, he being also the choice of Alderman Borwne. Con siderable time was spent in discuss ing the merits of the two men.On put ting it to a vote Alderman Crixell and Alonzo voted for Bouis, and Al dermen Browne and Dworman voted for Barbour, making it a tie vote, Alderman- Tucker having left before this question came up. The deciding vote being left to the mayor, he cast his vote for Barbour, thus making his presiding of the second ward. The regular order of business was then taken up. A communication was presented from City Tax Collec tor Valdez, in which he stated that through an error he had " collected from the estate of the late Judge Stanley Welch $5.80 in excess of the amount due by the estate on taxes, and requested' the council to refund the overcharge less 59 cents, the com mission of the tax collector. On mo tion of Alderman .fas. A. Browne, it was voted to credit the estate of Judge Welch with the full amount of the overchage on t he taxes for this year. A petition for the increase of the police force and also an increase of salary of same for the addition to the force- of some American police signed by 49 business men of the city was next read and referred to the police committee. Alderman Crixell, who is chairman of this committee, stated that he had been- making inquiries as to t he number of police and the salaries paid same in other small cities of the state, which data he would also give at the next meeting. The following bills against the city wore then allowed and ordered paid: .Frontier Lumber Company, $7.27; L. Kowalski, $4.00; A. Garcia, $G.OO; P. Rodriguez, $3C.OO. The report of the city physician, Dr. L. F. Layton, for the month end ing February 28th was, then read, showing that for the month he had treated 31 patients, all of whom had simple diseases. ' The matter of drawing up a lease for the ground on which the new slaughter house is located was brought before the council by City Attorney Kibbe, who stated that the land belonged to the New York and Brownsville Improvement Company which had agreed to lease it to the city for a period of five years for the sum of $100 per year at the end of which period the city was to have the option of buying it, the price to be named as soon as Judge E. C. Forto, manager of the said company, could hear from the owners of the land, who live in New York. On mo tion of Alderman Dworman, it was voted to authorize tbe city attorney to draw up a lease between the city of Brownsville" and the New York and Brownsville Improvement Com pany for the said ground at the price stated for a pqrioiLof five years, the resolution authorizing Mayor Combe to sign the? lease. The report of the chief of police of fines-colIected for the month of December. .was then read $22 being the amount, collected. -l " Alderman Crixell their wanted to know 'if the committee on street rail-i way franchises was ready to make a report. Alderman Dworman," who is chairman of that committee, stated that they were-aiot yet ready to make a report, but that he would say that "the council would have the oppor tunity of voting on.it this month. Mayor Combe then stated that he would request this committee to re port- - at" the next meeting of the -council, as he thought that they had : iiow.had ample time to fully uvisti-i gate ,the matterjind he could not see ! ,Jio. have. stalls in the m arket to fctep-tbe JHei out o their stalls way , tUsri dismissed. Alderman Browne ' &ttd that most of them had about as many flies; pn the inside as there : "wSre'on tkVoSFside, and tliat some decisive action would have to be tak en to force them to rid their stalls of I Main Canal 27 miles long, 250 feet wide and 20 feet deep. 13,000 acre feet of storage. 4 sections -separated by locks and dams. Wat er stands 4 feet higher in each section than in the .one next below. 50 miles of lat erals, or branch canals now completed and in operation. Talcs our free automobile trip to the headgates and see for yourself. Water in any quantity de sired flows naturally from the bottom of the Rio Grande in to", our main canal and from there into the laterals and out upon the fields. It does this when the river is low as well as when the river Is high. Ta fill the canal we simply lift one or moro of the eight gates in the big concrete wall. SAN BENIT On Main Line of Gulf Coast Railway 19 Miles North of Brownsville The Delta of .the Rio GrandVis the Most Favored Region on the Continent for Farming, Trucking and Fruit Growing San Benito is the Most Favored Spot Tn the Rio Grande Delta Because We Have Water in Abundance Which is the One Thing Needful At San Benito You Will Find The Only Gravity Canal in the Brownsville Country The Only Canal in the Valley that has Navigation We are Now irrigaling'thousands of acres WithoutPumps Gzt off the train at SAN BENITO or call at our Brownsville office, opposite Miller Hotel. Write or ask for ticket giving you FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDE fronTBrowns ville to San Benito via our Headgates. Write for Booklet San Benito Land & Water Co. SAN BENITO, TEXAS. ALBA HEYW00D. President SAM A. ROBERTSON, Secretary and Engineer Cane and other products handled on barges (20 b 'GO feet) through our series of locks and dams. The town of San Benito Li grbwing rapidly. Splendid hotel. Running water in ev ery room. Two Splendid driven wells just brought n at San Benito. Pure Sweet water at 180 fett f these pests. This matter was dis cussed at considerable length and was ended by Mayor Combe, vho ordered tho chief of police to have M. Garcia, who is the market farmer, to appear before him (the mayor) at nine o'clock this morning, and adding that if nothing could be accomplished in this manner, he would fine all of those who did not keep their stalls free from the pests. There being no further business to come before the meeting, on motion or Alderman Browne.it wasadjourned until the next regular meeting. A Xiovo letter. Wyoming paper printed the fol lowing love note, which one of its re- porters picked up on the street: "Dear H. I seen you in chirch Sun day and I laffed at you, but you never laffed back, why not, I would like to no? I still luve you and if you tirn me down for High-Pockets I will hog tie hhn and bete his face up mean, so you better laff at me when I laff at you. You are my hart's desyre, but you can't make no fule out of me. Yures feriver. J. 11." London uses 50,000 tons of sugar annually for jam making alone. In Germany collangel, a silver so lution is said to be curing appendi citis -without the necessity ofan operation. 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ANB THE OLD JSUI LBTNG OX OUR OWX PROPERTY, JCH.WTEL BRIXG EVERY PART V.'I $50 Per Acre, ITARY JttSAI) XLAR THE RIVER. A Slf.AU 3nLL 'AJ BE IX OPERA- I W-K i: VSY REACH OF Till MILL Ml