San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-11-06
LIGHT FLASHES.
And Other News Items Picked Around
Town By Our Reporters.

The BeXsr county wOrkingmeD meet
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Turner'S and ladies dance to-
night at Turner halt
"A cloud of candidates have already
sprung up for the city election.
The San Pedro club serenaded a few
Of the successful candidates last night.
DIR. 5. T. Lowry has new horse,
which cost $3.50.
hat yesterday.
-Thumm WAS elected sheriff of Medi-
ma county by about 100 majority.
Charley Barnes bears his blushing
hOnOrs meekly," as he should do.
The justices OF the peace are with
out any grist in their hOppers.
The county commissioners court
meets next Monday in regular session.
"A dead COW is reported as having
lodged in the river below Lewis bridge.
Madame DOnaldsOn's class enjoyed
hop last night.
The Turner Hook and Ladder cUIn-
pany had Il very effective drill last
night.
Mr.. j. B. Gilbert wears a remark
ably handsome gold monogram pin pre-
sented by his friend Double J. MiDter.
Judge Prendergast, of Austin. is
dead Austin has lost two of its prom
inent lawyers this week.
The excursion over the Arkansas
Pass railway to Corpus Christi, is adver-
tised for next Wednesday.
Mr.. f. J. Quirk will make the race
for street commissioner and is the best
man for the position.
The public weiRhers will very prob
ably be: Kearney, Oppermann, Puliam
and Bertesux.
Two hotel walters had 'scrap" on
Military plaza this morning and ore WAS
arrested.
A very acceptable change in. the
temperature Of the weather occurred be-
tween TwO and three O'Clock this morn
Ing, and the air is now more bracing.
The Morgan City fish and oyster
company have the thanks of the LIGHT
for fine fish called Pompan," sent 10
this office.
A telegram was received from New
Braunfes this morning announcing that
the father of Chris and John Miller was
dying there and calling the boys to bid
him last goodbye.
Emil Operman says he has ordered
his city scales and will qualify and
show that he can faithfully attend to his
duties with but one arm.
Mr.. Ross Kennedy, of Sabinal, was
in this week. He thinks that San Anto-
Mo should get up a fair of her own, and
believes that it will be supported.
Old John McClusky was fined again
this morning by the recorder for being
drunk. McClusky is getting to be the
worst old chronic drunk San Antonio
has had for several years.
They are laying the water works on
Bowie street, and the citizens are aston
ished. They expected this would be
done some years ago, but they had lost
all hopes.
-"SpOOney joe" one of the B. of r.
K. b. delegates, writes to say that he
has arrived home safely and to send his
love to the fair one on Crockett street.
Yum Y UNI.
and Farmer received a tin box full Of
Texas ticks from an enthusiastic sub
sCTiber, this morning He has an edi-
tOrial on ticks for next week.
Dan X. Davis is iuhilant this morn
ing because his brother, Il. G. Davis, a
popular passenger conductor, has been
elected Lieutenant-GOvernOr of Nevada.
That state is safe now.
Mr.. A. +. Dignowity is In the city
and he says that notwithstanding ru-
mOrs to the contrary and the opposition
OF railroad companies, he has been
elected county judge OF Val Verde
county.
Whenever you meet Nat SulZ-
bacher, please say, "Gour honor" He
10 now justice Of the peace at Eagle Pass.
Small 1t is true but as loud as the rest of
them. If that don't get Nat married,
nothing will.
Morgan City fish and oyster depot.
Oyster rooms attached, open day and
night. Trevino avenue between Main
and Military plaza's. Wholesale and re-
tail. Telephone l29. ll6-im
Some people think that the dis
charge of the sanitary inspectors is false
economy; that other officials could be
better spared. That Is true. The sani-
tary inspectors will be missed-but not
those just discharged.
Mr.. Haywood, recently Of Atlanta,
Ca, addressed the meeting OF the Bap-
tist Band of Hope last night and de.
scribed the great prohibition election of
Atlanta last November. Mr.. Erb also
addressed the meeting.
There is pitiable look of goneness
and cOuld-nOt-reach-it-air about the
defeated candidates, that deserves to be
photographed for the benefit of future
aspirants for county offices.
A gentleman from Boerne on yester-
day, informed n reporter for the LIGHT,
that the grading on the northwest ex-
tension OF the Arkansas road was COM
| pleted to within three miles OF that
town, and that track-lsying would be
commenced on the 18th instant and pros
ecuted with vim. Selah.
The election and the bets growing
out OF it appears to have put stop to
the marrying business, but AS it is i'm
possible to squeeze human nature out Of
either men or women, there will be a
revival OF the marrying business within
a few days.
The usual fight occurred at the
Washington last night. Chss. Wilson
and n. Mills having a fight because
| Mills said something about Wilson to
| Wilson's wife. Wilson was fined 81 by
the recorder this morning.
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