The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-01
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

-IOnCCrt al travis Iafk lhlh hlttI-
noon.
Eat your meals on the Riverside res
taurant veranda G-l1-lin
The knights OF Labor will partlci-
pate in the Fourth of July procession.
Fashionable drcssmaking at the new
dollar store. No. y Alamo plaza. I'm
The Sunset tain from the West did
not arrive this morning until o'clock.
Try the Riverside restaurant, cor
ncr Of Commerce and Losoyo st. G-l1-lm
An election for second lieutenant
will take place this evening 10y the san
Antonio Rifles.
DR.. Johns can be- found ut night at
his residence, No. 2ln East Commerce
street, u
Mr. Charlie Graves left this morning
to open n saloon business for himself IN
Del Rio.
MIR. Frank Donaldson does not take
charge Of the Turner hall, ms stated IN
yesterdays paper
Co at once To A. NJ. Cohen's, Main
plaza, and get a new suit FOR less thah
New ! ork cost. '-@'-N
Turkish baths and warm water
baths at 4. Iiliun'-. corner Commerce
and Alamo streets. 6I-lm'
Messrs. Gordon Il shelton have re-
moved their Office To The second noor
front Of the Terrell block.
A. schol has secured permit to
erect 5000 lumber or metal pavilion
ON the east side Of I.osoyo street.
The annual election of officers at the
Bar association Of this city will take
place tomorrow afternoon ut o'clock.
Navigation on Lake Alamo was
rather prccarlous this morning and no
pilots could be found near POstolllce
point
The new postal law goes into effect
to-day. ON and after this date letters
will be carried Mt the rate of , cents an
ounce.
-Concho and ST. Louis streets have
been macndamized, and n great improve
mcnt in these former mud holes Is
visible,
Mrs. Dyer. wife of MIR. John Dyer.
the manager of the Fashion thcater
saloon, leaves tomorrow for Catoosa
springs.
"A meeting of the San Antonio Gun
club will be held Mt Olsmith's store this
evening for the purpose of reorganizing
the society.
A load Of hay was stuck in an alley
going out of Commerce street this morn
ing. Either the load was too wide or
| the alley too narrow.
The Superintendent Of public
/ schools, Professor W. G. Rote Is prcpar-
! ing lis annual report which will be made
| public In n few days.
burglars were at their old tricks on
! ST. Mary's street last night. an attempt
| being made to enter Mrs. Murphy 5
boarding house on that street
There is II general complaint OF the
| branches OF the shade trees hanging too
| low over the side walks. Is there no
| ordinance regulating this matter?
The Cremation society will hold its
next regular meeting at the rooms Of the
Scientific and Literary association
library on LosOyo street. on Monday
night.
ON next Tuesday night the lndepen-
dent order Good Templars will give an
entertainment Ice cream and other re-
freshments at their lodge rooms. Adj
mission - cents.
The officer appointed to lind out
those persons who eYade the payment
Of their occupation tax. is over Jealous,
several being reported delaulters who
had already paid their tax.
The street lamps are kept burning
for week after the moon shines, and
then are not lighted for "A week in the
dark Of the moon. What's the matter
with the Gas company-are they moon
| blind:
A ry:enioyablc surprise party was
| given Miss Berta GOOdlOe. NJ her
/ fathers residence on north side MAYER
| ick square night before last by a large
l lao MI
| friends.
An effort is being made to organize
a cricket club. About 80 members have
| already signed. and if certain grounds
can be secured. the establishment of the
national English game in this city is
assured.
The Fomth ward hose comany have
another meeting tonight at Mission gar
| den, ut SEQ O'Clock, to complete orgAni-
| Zatlon. All citizens Of the Fourth ward
| interested in the matter are invited to
be present.
1t is n matter of some question to
| know lust what become of that order
made by the City Council TO locate oil
| street lamps in the different wards.
| This ERA Of hurglarism makes the estab-
| lishment OF street lamps an actual ne
cesslty,
A heavy shower Of rain fell this
morning, which caused the river and
bitches TO rise considerably. This fact
| is not mentioned for the benefit of our
| town readers, but for the Information Of
| the widely spread readers OF the IIGnr
over the state. q.
Mr.. A. Maurcr, of this city, has Just
received notice that letters patent have
been granted by the United States pat
ent Office on mis- newlynvented door
check. The check will become very
useful household article.
A party, consisting of Misses julia
| llnenel, Emma Stumberg, Bertha Baer,
! Emma Dauenhauer and Miss Muegge,
and Mcssrs. Louis Stumherg. William
! kypfer, Il. Noungherker, Henry Michel
and August Richter took in the moon
| lii city last night upon horseback.
The pawnbrokers' cases came up
/ before Judge Anton Adam this morning
under the indictments preferred against
them by the grand jury for failure TO
| give bOLd and report sales, G.. Guer-
| gum, II. Frank and NJ. KWnigheim
| plead guilty and were fined S25 in one
case the other cases of u same nature
being dismissed. Emerson and Il.
Schramm were dismissed on payment of
costs.