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VOX. XVII. NO. 120.
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18 1908
SINGLE COPIES 5 CENTS
STANDARD WIND MILL
The Material
that goes iota
Standard Mills
the thorough
workmanship
and careful as
sembling. make
them the favo-
ite DIRECT
STROKE Mill on
the Market.
The Standard
Mill is 8 to 10
per cent heav
icr than other
Mills of the
same type yet
all parts are
interchangeable
with such Mills.
FOR QUICK DE-
LIVERY and
RIGHT PRICES.
E. H. CALDWELL
Corpus Christ!. Texas
LOMITA-i
IRRIGATED LANDS
FOR SALE
Soomo weeks ago we published as an advertisem*nt an
estimate on onions grown on 107 acres of land in the win-
ter of 1907 and 1008 land adjoining La Lomita Ranch by
W. P. Stites Ed Pnllian W. E. Nickerson and Ed C. D us tin
Secretary of the South Texas Onion Growers Association.
Ibis estimate was made in May while the Onions were in
transit. Since the W. P. Stites and W. E. Nickcrson have
received return on their shipments from the 43 acres which
they cultivated. Mr Dastin and Mr. Pnllian have not yet re
ported results of their 04 acres.
The 43 acres reported on by Messrs. Stites and Nickcr-
son show the results In a year when the markets were un-
favorable of careful cultivation good and careful packing
and early marketing of Bermuda Onions.. The 43 acres pro-
duced to 34 car loads containing 17001 crates netting the
growers $15394.64; the commission men $1320.00; the
crate men $2900.37 and the railroads $8291.79. Reduced to
one acre each acre paid $338.01 net to the grower$30.70 to
the commission nicn$GS.84 to the crate men and $192.83 to
the railroads.
The net results of the above work arc as follows:
These two men came here Kss than a year ago with
two teams and a few hundred dollars in money rented 43 acres
of Irrigated land at $20 per acre paid their total living expense
labor bills rent cost of crates freight and all other incidental
expenses amounting to a little over $5000 and for the one
year's work put in the bank something over $10000.
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Washing Machines and Ice Cream Freezers
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Phone 49.
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DIFFICULTY IN
A SALOON
STATE31ENT OP AS EYE-WITNESS
AS TO WHERE AND WHY" IT
OCCURRED.
Complaint Filed By Worsted Combat-
ant May Iiead to Complications
Movement of Pastors and Citizens
to Have Sunday Law Enforced.
In the account of the trouble be-
tween Teofllo Crixell and C. L. Har-
rison published yesterday The Her-
ald stated that the difficulty occured
in a room over the saloon of T. Crix-
ell on Elizabeth Street and that Crix-
ell was later arrested by Constable
Justino Lopez. This information
was obtained from a statement made
to County Attorney Goodrich by Har-
rison but from an eye-witness whose
statement follows it seems that the
difficulty occurred in the saloon and
not in the room above and was the
result according to this eye-witness
of violent and abusive language ap-
plied by Harrison to Crixell. It also
transpires that Crixell was arrested
by Ranger Captain T. M. Ross and
not by Lopez. The eye-witness noted
above is J. E. McDougal bartender
at Crixell's saloon and his state-
ment as given to a Herald reporter
this morning is as follows:
"Harrison came to me Monday af-
ternoon and asked me to- let him
have $10 on an order on a merchant
here in the city. I told him that I
could not let him have the money
but would send a hackman down to
the store and have him get it cashed
for him (Harrison). In the mean-
time Mr. Crixell came Into the saloon.
Harrison got him to write the order
for him and sent it down to the mer-
chant. In a short while the hackman
returned and stated that the mer-
chant had refused to cash the order.
Mr. Crixell then 'phoned the merch-
ant and he In reply to Mr. Crixell's
query stated that Harrison bad come
to him personally and gave him ex-
plicit instructions not to cash any
checks or orders coming from him
but to give the money to him only
when he requested it in person. When
Mr. Harrison was informed by Crix-
ell as to what the merchant had said
he ordered a round of drinks and be-
gan to abuse Mr. Crixell and I for not
letting him have the money. Mr.
Crixell then told him to go down and
get his own money to which Harrison
replied that he (Crixell) was trying
to rob him and also said that he had
robbed him. Mr. Crixell then told
him that he did not wish to have any
trouble with him and for him to go
on. Harrison then again began
abusing Mr. Crixell and also applied
a number of vile epithets to him.
upon which Mr. Crixell seized a bottle
and threw it at him. the bottle strik-
ing Harrison upon the side of the
head glancing off hitting the wall
and breaking."
Mr. McDougal stated that he then
caught Harrison by the arm and led
him out of the front door of the
saloon remonstrating with him upon
his actions and also advising him in
a friendly manner to leave before he
should get into any more trouble.
When asked by the reporter as to the
alleged poker game in a room above
the saloon. Mr. McDougal replied that
there was no such room used for
that purpose nor had there ever been.
He also stated that at the time of the
trouble Mr. Crixell had just re-
turned from collecting and that while
Harrison was engaged in conversa-
tion with him he (Crixell) was en-
gaged In counting his money which
he had just placed on the rear bar.
He further stated that Mr. Crixell
had been out of the saloon practically
all of the morning collecting which
fact was verified by others. The Her-
ald has been unable to obtain a state-
ment from Mr. Crixell as yet as he
is at present out of the city.
Harrison Flies Complaint.
In the name and by the authority
of the State of Texas:
Before me the undersigned au-
thority on this day personally ap-
peared Charles L. Harrison who af-
ter being duly sworn on oath deposes
and says:
1 nat heretofore to-wit on or about
the 1 6th day of November A. D.
1908 and before the making and
filing of this complaint in the County
of Cameron and State of Texas. Will
Denman and Teofilo Crixell of said
county and State did then and there
unlawfully keep a room or place to
bet wager and gamble with cards.
(Signed) C. L. HARRISON.
Against the peace and dignity of
the State.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 17th day of November A. D.
1908.
(Signed) VALENTIN GAVITO
Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 2
Cameron County Texas.
HEADQUARTERS
TO REMAIN
KINGSVILLE NOT TO BE ABAN-
DONED BY THE BROWNS-
VJIiLE ROAD.
And the Rumor That the Road's
Headquarters Would Be Moved
Prom There Is Without Founda-
tion Says Col. Jeff N. Miller.
To Enforce Sunday Law.
Several prominent resident taxpay-
ers of this city have called upon the
county attorney and requested the
strict enforcement of the Baskin-Mc-Gregor
law especially that portion
relating to the closing of saloons at
midnight on week days and keeping
them closed until 5 a. ni. the follow-
ing morning; and also to close them
from midnight Saturday until 5 a. ni.
the following Monday.
The county attorney instructed the
sheriff and other officers to advise
(From the Corpus Christi Caller.)
Kingsville Texas Nov. 17. Mr.
Jeff N. Miller vice-president and gen-
eral manager of the St. Louie
Brownsville & Mexico Railway em-
phatically denies the report sent out
from Austin and published in various
papers of the State that following his
retirement as the executive head of
the line the general headquarters of
the road will be moved to Houston.
In conversation with a Caller rep-
resentative today Mr. Miller said that
he was not aware that such a move
was contemplated and that further
under its charter the railroad com-
pany is compelled to maintain head-
quarters at Kingsville.
"An effort was made some two
years ago" said Mr. Miller "to re-
move the general headquarters to
Houston the citizens offering as an
Inducement something like $30000
for the purpose of providing a suita-
ble building; but upon legal advice it
was found that it was impracticable
as it was unlawful and consequent-
ly the president of the road gave no-
tice to the citizens of Houston that
their proposition could not be consid-
ered." Mr. Miller further stated that the
land donation including al right-of-way
station grounds and considera-
ble acreage for terminals was given
by the land owners free of cost to the
railroad with the understanding that
headquarters would be maintained at
Kingsville.
"In view of this fact" continued
Mr. Miller "some forty or more em-
ployees of the road have provided
themselves with permanent homes in 1
Kingsville and mercantile houses
have been established; therefore the
owners of the railroad would not con-
sider a proposition to change the lo-
cation. Kingsville is in close proxim-
ity to the great portion of the devel-
opment in the lower country.
"While there is something of
course between Kingsville and Hous-
ton it should be borne in mid that
fully 90 per cent of the general de-
velopment of the entire Gulf Coast
country is south of Corpus Christi to
Brownsville and the Hidalgo branch.
Therefore It would be an unwise pro-
position to establish headquarters
some three hudred miles or more
away from the active field of op
erations.
"The city of Kingsville has provided
hotel accommodations and a water-
works system and is now consider-
ing a lighting plant and as an induce
ment to the employees has given
them every opportunity to build per-
manent and substantial houses. The
majority of the employees in the gen-
eral offices have taken advantage of
this opportunity and have put all
of their little savings into homes with
assurances that the company would
afford them every protection. The
general shops have been located here;
machinery costing $70000 or more
has been Installed and a great many
employed in the shops have also pro-
vided themselves with their own
houses. Arguments were presented
some two years ago that there were
certain advantages that the railroad
would enjoy by locating Its general
headquarters in Houston hut in real-
ity there is nothing to be gained by
such a move or less in developing as
considerable of their time must be
given in this direction.
"I have no idea where the story
originated but I am most confident it
Is without foundation. The article
that appeared in the San Antonio Ex-
press seemed to stir up considerable
.agitation locally in Kingsville. fear
ing that some move of this character
was being considered; hut as I state
it was without foundation."
Main Canal 27 miles long
250 feet wide and 20 feet
deep. 13000 acre feet of
storage. 4 sections separat-
ed 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.
Take our free automobile
trip to the headgates and see
for yourself.
Water in any quantity de-
I I sired flows naturally from
the bottom of the Rio Grande
( into 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. To fill the canal we
simply lift one or more of
the eight gates in the big
concrete wall.
SAN BENITO
On Mata Line of Gulf Coast Railway 19 Miles North of Brownsville
1
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The Delta of the Rio Grande is the Most Favored Region on
the Continent for Farming Trucking and Fruit Growing
San Benito Is the Most Favored Spot
In 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 irrigating thousands ofjacres Without Pumps
Get 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 from Browns-
ville to San Benito via our Headgates. Write for Booklet
San Benito Land & Water Co.
SAN BENITO TEXAS.
ALBAJHEYW0OD. President SAM A.' ROBERTSON Secretary and Engineer
Cane and other products
handled on barges (20 by GO
feet) through our series of
locks and dams.
1
The town of San Benito is
growing rapidly. Splendid
hotel. Running water in ev-
ery room.
ft-ry vhere yon get
Wat
e
er tor irrigation
AT COST
W have for sale 12000
acres choice lands from 3
to ? miles east of Browns-
ville on the
in tracts of any size o suit
from ten acres up on easy
terms. It will pay you to
investigate our proposition
live Canal 1
the saloon keepers of his intention to
prosecute all violations of said law
whicli order the officers it is pre-
sumed are carrying out today.
The Herald is also informed that a
petition is being circulated among
the pastors of the various churches
requesting the county attorney to
take action against saloon keepers for
violations of the Baskin-McGregor
law and especially that portion affect-
ing the closing of saloons on Sundays.
As yet the county attorney has not
received the petition but it is given
cut that all of the pastors of the dif-
ferent churches will sign it and lend
their hearty support to the movement
now .on foot to compel the saloon
keepers to observe the iav.
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TEi White Front. Office
Brownsville -- Texas
Death or II. I. Knight.
Galveston Texas Nov. 17. Henry
Si. Knight Clerk of the Court of
Civil Appeals of this the First Dis-
trict of Texas and one of Galveston's
widaly-known citizens died at the
family residence here after a lingor-
Ine illness. In 1S92 Mr. Knight was
appoiiteci 10 the position he held at
the time or his death. He was a
nntivf Texan and was born in 1S5G.
The body was shipped this afternoon
to Carthage his old nome for burial.
IMtKVKXT SAIiE OF DUCKS.
Attorney ('enenil Dot's Xot Agree
With Judge Tope of jJeaiunont.
Austin. Texas Nov. 17. R. W.
Lowrance. state game warden re-
ports that quite a few licenses have
been taken out by foreign hunters
who desire to shoot game in Texas
though not so many as last season.
However the licenses are usually
secured later and there may be as
many and more this season. Last
season the receipts were $3300 gross
from foreign hunters they having
paid $15 for each license secured.
That would make a total of 220 li-
censes taken out last season. Mr.
Lowrance has been out of his office
for some three weeks and has not
tabulated the returns from his dep-
uties in the several counties hence
he can not give the exact number of
licenses issued thus far this season.
Warden Lowrance promises to
prosecute to the extent of the law or
have prosecuted any one who vio-
lates that provision of the law for-
bidding the selling of wild ducks. A
district judge at Beaumont declared
that provision of the law inoperative
but the Attorney General's Depart-
ment does not agree to that construc-
tion and Assistant Walthall is today
advising the deputy game warden of
Cameron County that the law should
be enforced and that any violations
should b reported and prosecutions
would follow.
In times gone by market hunters
simply slaughtered ducks on the
Texas coast and sold them every-
where heavy daily shipments having
been made to points in and out of
Texas. The same butchers also used
a gun mounted in the prow of a boat
too heavy to put to their shoulders
it having been a cannon of the blun-
derbuss order ruthlessly killing the
ducks. This was also stopped. War-
den Lowrance proposes to stop the
sale ot ducks at any cost.
Hugged Kissed and Touched.
San Antonio Texas Nov. 17. T.
L. Ryan a well-known traveling
man was touche.i for $125 diamond
today in a rather unusual manner.
Just after he stepped from the train
with a grip in each hand a stylishly
attired girl suddenly darted out of
the crowd rushed up to him. threw
her arms about his neck and gush-
ingly cried: "Oh. father 1 am so
glad to see you." After giving him
j an old-fashioned hug of about a min-
l ute's duration she suddenly gave a
startled look blushed deeply and
seemed greatly put out over her mis-
take. Mr. Ryan accepted her apolo-
gies and told her he would not mind
being taken for her father every day.
He was feeling mightily tickled over
the hug until he missed the diamond.
Dry lake near Peaco*ck Ga.. which
becomes dry every seven years is now
slowly falling the water disappearing
through an opening in the lake's bottom.
Apply to Any Real Estate Dealer.
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