The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-05-12
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count of picnic.
Misses Virginia and Columbia Rosy give
their school picnic at the San Pedro springs
to-day.
Col. Freer's picnic comes off Sunday at
the Medina Park. He invites you to join
him.
-Byrnes & Kerr's mesquite pavement fac
tory is being completed with all possible
speed.
The Mayor of Austin will accompany the
Austin printers as their guest on their excur-
sion to the Alamo City.
Tom Mutually took trip to the country
to-day with Mr.. Cerff and Col. Moore to take
look at some cattle.
There were ten cases before the recorder
this morning, most of which were for leaving
team and for being drunk.
More puns introducing the words "Chew"
and Grave(s) were about this morning, but
our reporter refused to listen to them.
Mr.. Peter Loselle, the steward and
caterer of Hotel Maverick, has the supper in
charge for the printers banquet.
WIN. A. Grubbs, representing the Graham
paper company of St. Louis, paid US call to-
day.
DIR. Jos. Jones, homeopathic, who has
large practice in our city, has lost but one pa
tent by death this year.
We acknowledge receipt of tickets to the
Presbyterian picnic at Medina tomorrow.
The train leaves at g. 80 a. m. sharp.
We may now expect the city government
to sink into inactivity-it has only $40, 900 to
expend for public Improvements.
The city council have no right to take an
inch from the public square. They can add
all they can get.
Pupils Of the public schools who are to
participate in the cantata will meet Prof. Kat
zenberger on Monday, at 4 o'clock, Turner
hall.
A straight line is not line of beauty, it
is simply one of use and convenience-there
is no use or convenience in trying to straighten
the east line of Alamo square.
DIR. Kalteyer is having their drug store
internally decorated in such manner as prom
Uses to make it the handsomest drug store in
the city.
The "Times" and Express think they are
funny when they announce H. Ryder Taylor
as candidate for mayor. First thing they
know they will be sued for libel.
DIR. Yturdide was again before the court
this morning for being drunk, and the case
was dismissed on the understanding that the
bachanalan doctor leaves the city.
MIR. Chas. Welsby, of Manchester, and
Mr.. Thos. Ballard, of Worcester, England,
have arrived in the city and are seeking To-
cation among us.
The slight damage done to the Madison
square F. esbyterian chapel by the storm OF
last Sunday has been repaired, and services
will be held as usual on Sunday next.
We are asked to state that the Mexican hop
at the springs on Saturday night is not given
by the Mexican Social Club, but by party of
ladies of that nationality.
The property facing Alamo square, north
of Crockett street and adjoining the old Ala
mo, is not very valuable; the city should pur-
chase it and thus throw that historic building
more to the public gaze.
What the city needs is good city engi-
neer and his whole services devoted to the
city. With the services of such an officer our
citizens would in the course off year be salts
fed that they could safely vote to make GER
tain improvements.
We have called attention to the PROPOSE
ton to make a new line on the east side of
Alamo square, which new line it is claimed
will straighten that side of this square. The
truth is it is move to secure more depth to
some abutting property, and should be prompt
ly discountenanced.
Have the city authorities left off their Wig.
Hence in enforcing the cattle ordinance! We
should think so, by the fact that as our re.
porter returned home last night he saw one
horse and four head of cattle on North Flores
street wandering at liberty.
The county commissioners have refused
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