The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-07-09
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drying up rapidly.
There was no buginess doing In any
Of the courts to-day.
Harry Baum & Go. have something
new In the LIGnT to-day.
A meeting will be held In few days
to organize Nolksfest.
The ladies are requested to read
Wolfson's big advertisement.
--Everything reduced Mt A. NJ.
Cohen's. 200 and 81 Main Plaza.
Cotton q Bolton are offering some
new bargains In their column to-day.
The Joske Brothers will have some
thing to say In the LIGIT tomorrow.
"A good piano for $50; SIS cash, bal
ance on monthly payments.at Emerson's.
The committees OF the City Council
meet this afternoon In regular session.
st. Marks Sunday school entertain
ment takes place tonight at Turner
hall.
There wi he n festival Mt Mount
Zion Baptist church Saturday night,
July 18th.
1t was dusty last evening on COM
meroe street after protracted drouth
of ~ hours.
Mr.. James Martin has been appointed
NJ an officer Of the city police force by
Mayor Callaghan.
There was n 3j-pound watermelon
on the market last evening, for which
% cents were asked.
"A fine carving knife and fork, war
ranted to cut, being the best quality Of
steel 81, Mt Emersons
1t now takes three horses to pull
bakers bread cart through East street
In the First ward.
Turkish baths and warm water
baths at A. Illian's, corner Commerce
and Alamo streets. G-l-lm.
Good waiter wanted at Riverside
restaurant. None but experienced white
walters need apply. 1t
Miss Bell Wolf. charming young
lady Of Houston, Ia In the city visiting
the family Of MIR. Ben Moke.
The annual rifle competition of the
military department will take place at
Fort Clark on August 7th.
Alderman Smye. OF the Fourth
ward was seized suddenly with illness
last night and is very III to-day.
Sid Staniiorth has returned to the
city from New Mexico, and says he has
been through the Indian county.
Good Singer and Wheeler Il Wilson
sewing machines at IS, $40, sig and Sl5,
ms good as new, at Emorson's.
The San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
is the only railroad leading out of this
city that has had no washout.
Mayor Callaghan visited the Mayors
Office to-day. Yesterday he was unable
TO appear In his accustomed seat.
Matilda Haywood, a colored woman,
was tried for lunacy by the County court
this morning and adjudged insane.
Two Baldwin locomotives for the
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass railway,
are expected to arrive by the middle of
| this month.
The Turner society have decided to
add some improvements to their opera
hall for the coming dramatic and Oper-
attic season.
Mrs n. NJ. Smith and Mrs. W. C..
Robards have left the city for n summer
trip to Hot Springs for the benefit Of
their health.
st. Marks Episcopal church Sunday
school festival will iako place to-mor-
row friday evening, at Turner hall, to
begin at $50 p. IN. 7-9-2t
A gigantic transaction In land is
now being made by II well known real
estate firm Of this city. The particulars
are withheld for few days.
Vegetables are yet scarce in the
market, but If it continues dry for
couple of days more there will be sur
felt of everything green and eatable.
Everybody interested in the dia-
mond, star and crescent pin raille, will
please attend to night, y o'clock, at the
Two Brothers saloon, Dullnig block.
"A certain policeman is mournfully
mourning the loss OF the sum Of S25,
which u certain fair enc, who recently
skipped out of the city, wheedled him
out Of
"A meeting of the cricket club will
take place this evening at its hcadquar-
tiers. The committee on ground will not,
however, be able to report definitely un-
I'll next meeting.
The police last night late and this
morning early raided Travis park for
sleepers and loafers, and caught up with
several poor unfortunates who had no
place to sleep.
The huckster wagons have sus-
pended operations In the suburbs, and
many families are running short on pro-
visions. 1t is impossible for them to
pull through the mud.
allow Your Big Bazoo," is the title
OF song, composed and written by
| OHhIlts d. ~ IuChtlAt, eullOI VI tue
| Waco Day. 1t has N catching melody,
and is altogether good song
-Messrs. Andrew ellison and VIM.
Price, from Liverpool, England, are in
the city en- route to California for the
purpose OF purchasing blooded sheep for
II sheep rancho in Western Texas.
Colonel Ruggles and Colonel Lee,
United States army, left to-day to in
speot and receive the new Government
buildings at Camp Rice, which have
been built by MIR. Walter Peasants, of
this city.
Mr.. T.. Z. Claudon, of the invitation
committee, has favored the IIGuT with
tickets to attend the celebration of the
taking of the Bastille, by the French
society, at the Vienna garden. on the
Il. win be there.
Officer Massey and the park patrol
man, Massey, raided Travis park last
night about II O'Clock for sleeping
tramps, and their efforts were rewarded
by finding tiny little negro boy asleep
under one OF the benches.
Mayor Callaghan says there Is no
more cash In the city treasury and will
not likely be until next fall, when taxes
will be coming In slowly. This Is the
reason given for not lighting the resi-
dence portion OF the city with those oil
lamps ordered some time ago.
The machinery of the Electric Light
company Is to be removed to the Braden
place, near the second mission, where it
Is to be run by water power. Also, new
lamps are to be introduced, and II Is
expected that when they again start up
entire satisfaction Is TO be given