San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-07
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.
War on Tobacco.

War on Tobacco
Imported cigars for % cents.
Star, Spur, Square Meal, 3 DIS for 81.
Sim Hart, and w. Commerce street.
Sweet CapOrals, DC pack.
Imported cigars, for DC.
Old Judge, packs for &c.
Straight Cut smoking ljc a box.
White star long cut, &c pack.
Ten Key West CherOots for &c.
Cigars 75c a box.
Sim Hart, 3 and w. Commerce street.
Genuine briar pipes, 25c.
Big stock, small expenses, reliable goods.
and West Commerce street.
Dean Richardson Is in Austin to
conduct the funeral service Of Miss
Haynie.
"A pleasant friendly hop was given
by Mrs. Donaldson at the Arbeiter Yer
Elm last evening.
Ed and his lady are frequent visitors
at Harnisch & Baer's ice cream parlors,
and an engagement Is looked for.
The city clerk was busy this morn
ing paying of the school teachers and
the street commissioners department.
Next week the street commissioners
force will make new culyerts for drain
age OF avenues &, d and K.
Republicans should not forget that
their primaries are held tonight and be
sharp in attendance.
Ray%Mail the WEEELY LIGHT to your
friends in the country. One dollar a
year.
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick. the only frst-class
hotel in the city. Cool rooms. 6.25-3m
r6rFor everything needed in the lum-
Der line, call on +. J. Bethel, at Inter-
national and Great Northern depot. lv
For Sale-One large bay horse, l69
hands high. Enquire at Emanuel Abra-
hams, corner Military plaza and Trevino
street.
Mrs. Arkansas Prescott was safely de-
livered of a fine girl yesterday, and the
LIGHT Is glad to record that mother and
daughter are doing well.
w. J. Van Hook, a popular salesman
OF WOlfson's, lies In extremis at the resi-
dence of his brother in-law, G. i. How
ard, San Pedro avenue.
The Irish society meets in Meyers
hall tonight to elect delegates to the
Irish convention, held in Chicago on the
18th instant.
The quiet British hostler at Carter
& Mullaly's is indignant because the
blooming" police have been looking for
him, and he amt the man yer know.
"A pleasant gathering will assemble
tomorrow evening at the Musicians
headquarters, NacOgdoches and Hous-
ton streets.
There will be a grand festival at the
Mount Pilgrim church tonight. Every
one Is invited to help the church by pay
ing the admission price OF 10 and 10
cents.
The excavation for the new opera
house Is proceeding rapidly. The re-
fuse building material is nearly all re-
moved, and work is carried on night and
day, two gangs of men being employed
for the work.
-'Rah for the Belknaps. The kids
showed up well in the state drill
yesterday, and made only one error.
San Antonio has reason to be proud OF
the kids.
Call at Mrs. Royals coffee stand In
the Main market, Market street. Amer
lean and Spanish dishes, the best in the
market. Hot and cold lunches pre-
pared for those travelling by the cars.
Hours from to a. m.
The sanitary inspector Of the Fourth
ward is requested to call at the LIGHT
office and he will be told where several
very dirty places are that needs his at
tentiOn.
The office of sanitary inspector is
not a very pleasant job, and the work of
each ward is really too much for one
man to properly attend to. Better have
the city cleaned If it takes half dozen
to each ward to do it.
The sanitary inspectors of each ward