San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-11
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.

The Bon Ton club are to give a
dance soon.
Post social club dance at Mnth's to-
night.
-Belknap Rifles and the Broom bril-
gade dance Friday night.
Contractor Walter Peasants is dan
gerOusly Ill again.
"A fine assortment of pot plants, at
Ilka Nurseries. n-ll-tf
The Fashion theatre presents a
change of bill tonight.
During October. the city collector
gathered In total OF S6S76.53.
The san Antonio Rifles drill to-
night at $50 p. m. on Alamo plaza.
The Western Union building on
Commerce street is to be Improved.
City Collector Haueisen was out We'd
nesday after being sick for few days.
"A norther is reported as being on
the way to Texas.
-Palmer's circus and minstrel band
serenaded the LIGHT office this morning.
The overhanging trees and bushes
on San Pedro avenue should be trimmed
of. Whose business Is 1t
Contractor Franklin will begin his
street contract tomorrow on the grading
OF Main avenue.
Why go frantic with neuralgia,
when st. Jacobs Oil cures 1t in single
night.
-Hyacinths ard winter Towering
cubbs, at Ilka Nurseries, 300 4. Houston
street. ll-ll-tf
-Constable-eleot, f. .. Stevens quail
fled yesterday and assumed his official
duties.
That barrel on Laredo street near
the Washington, complained OF, has
been removed.
Elk Lodge No. 80, Knights Of
Pythias, meets tonight for work In the
EsGuire's rank.
The Mendelssohn Singing society are
requested to be on hand promptly at the
Casino tonight.
The Junior Gun club claim to be
able to beat any six boys In the city
with target rifles.
During the month Of September
Sheriff Lewis maintained in the county
jail ll6 prisoners.
Mr.. II. M. AchesOn, Waterbury,
Conn, cured his cough by using Red
star cough cure.
j. V. Farwell's expose of the Secrets
Of knights Of Labor organization, is on
sale on the streets.
There are now, according to the
superintendent report, 430 vacant seats
in the public school buildings.
Justice McAllister's bond for $1,000
ia signed by +. w. and TT McAllister
and Alderman John Il. Hambleton.
News from Eagle Pass says that
Capt. Il. L. Oglesby received quite an
ovation on his reelection as sheriff.
"A great many stookmen in and
about San Antonio, are taking lively
interest in the talked Of fair association
and fair
Sheriff Wyatt. of Wilson county,
was elected over Creech by majority
Of only one vote. Couldn't get 1t closer
than that.
The little son OF Mr.. Coker, living
near the city, fell from the limb Of a
fallen tree Tuesday last and broke both
his wrists.
Albert Solomon, the suspected MUIR
derer of Brauer, now serving term for
robbery at the Burnet Quarries, is re-
ported to be dying.
The ladies of the San Fernando
Benevolent society will meet at John
Monier's residence, 229 Salinas street,
on Sunday, at 4 p. m. ll-ll2t
"A. w. Hartung's little baby is very
sick with the dengue fever. Several of
his children have also been affected in a
like manner, but are recovering.
A horse race between Fred Stein
bsch's grey and Il. A. ScOtt's road
horse. will take place tomorrow after
noon at the Springs.
1t is now stated that the late Hugh
lett Griner was assassinated and that
after the assassination the Mexioans
multilated his body In shocking man.
ner.
Captain R. Jordan, of LaSalle
county, recently accidentally shot at
Cotulla, died yesterday Of his wound.
He was well known and generally re-
spected here.
The Excelsior Guards exhibited
some excellent drilling last night, and
the movements were watched and ap-
plauded by many spectators.
-SalZer and Sternheim, who played at
Mission garden, are now in San Fran
cisco. Hans Lechner's Tyroleans, for
merly in San Antonio, are in Chicago.
A little child OF Mr.. Fritz Russi was
injured by being run over In front of its
parents residence in the Second ward,
last Monday. A child Of Mr.. Singer,
living opposite Russi, was run over and
injured Tuesday.
j. o. Sullivan and a party Of wool
buyers were out miles west shooting,
Tuesday, and bagged considerable quail
and other birds, which they say are
plentiful, and the shooting Is easier, as
easier to retrieve the game.
Nellie Febre, aged about 10 years,
was tried In the county court yesterday
afternoon and adjugded insane. She is
a pretty white girl, whom the doctor
thinks Is not incurable Of her malady.
She will be sent to the Austin asylum.
AT the prayer meeting Of the First
Baptist church last night, Mr.. McGinty,
bis wife and niece, applied for their
church letters on account Of removing
from the city, but action was postponed
until their conference met. Miss Matte
Meek, now Of Waco, was granted her
church letter.
Uncle John wilkins. Of fourth ward
fame, worked so hard getting those
mules and horses belonging to the gov
eminent out Of the railroad wreck,
Tuesday afternoon, that he is now laid
up with a sprained arm. He wants to
know who's to pay for the damage. He
is paying for 1t now.
An old Mexican citizen, who hasn't
recovered from the election yet, was
nearly run over by street car on the
North Flores street line, on Military
plaza, Wednesday afternoon, because he
was too drunk to get out of the way.