San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-23
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.
Sim Hart

Sim Hart,
No and West Commerce street.
The only exclusive tObaccOnist IN san Auto-
Mo, Texas.
Direct importer Of Havana ana hty Nt7l
cigars.
Factory prices to the trade.
Dealers supplied with any special brands.
Buying my goods for cash and having no
partners or drummCTs expenses, consumers
will ind il to their interest To inspect my
stock and prices.
No. and West Commerce street.
A small force of workmen have be-
gun repairs on Government Hill.
The Bon Ton club will meet to-
night.
Sixteen deaths reported at the health
officers office for the past week.
The LIGHT is authorized to announce JOINS
&. CRAWFORD rs candidate for Assessor OF
BCNur county at the November election.
Second cook wanted-Apply at the
Riverside restaurant.
EnV-For everything needed in the lum
Der line, call on +. J. Bethel, at Inter
national and Great Northern depot. "
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick. the only iirst-clGss
hotel in the city. Cool rooms. 6 25-3m
The Bon Ton hop has been post
poned until further notice.
Everybody smokes san Antonio and
Belknap cigars. Headquarters at pa
Commerce ot. S-lO.u
&C. NJ. Cohen, pa Com. ST., sells gen
uine imported Havana cigars at three
for Doc. S-lG-tt
More Belknap and San Antonio
Rifles cigars coming, call at Headqunr-
tiers, PA Commerce st. S-l6-tt
You will find full assortment Of
cigars and Tobacco at the Star cigar
store, pa Commerce st. S-lG-ti
A camp meeting is soon to be inau
gurated on the Dry SaladO, near San An
tVniO.
The storm picked the cotton in this
section very neatly, though, like all
green hands Mt the business, it picked
bOlls and all.
The SaladO creek IL said 10 be higher
in its bed than IL has been for three year.
past. All the bottom land is flooded.
The Mikados will rehearse their
opera tomorrow night in their club
rooms and Wednesday night in Turner
hall.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church congregation have purchased II
fine organ, which is almost paid for al
ready.
Mr.. Dan Il. Davis, formerly of the
Sunset railway, is now throwing
switches in the |. d g. n yard OF tins
city. Hard to keep Dan out of work.
The plume drill for the company
medal takes place tonight at the Bel
KNAPP armory.
The pavilion and fence at the old
base ball grounds near the Springs, are
totally demolished.
The saloon and tent at the "LOver's
Rest" below the city, was demoliSht 4
by the storm.
Say Brick, a black coat sleeve round
pink waist is conspicuous. Better as
simulate cOlOrs next time.
Mr.. John A. Tobin il now employed
upon construction of the Arkansas Pass
railroad.
Don't forget the free show in the
city council chamber this afternoon ut
1870. Ice water free.
-RairOad communication between
San Antonio and Galveston was estab-
iished yesterday.
Rev. DIR. IIackett, OF the First Bap-
tiSt church, preached an excellent ser
mon last evening from the text "COveI-
BUSINESS"
Mr.. f. Blum, of 9th North str, ct r, =
Ceiyed the sad intelligence yesterday
morning that his father had died in New
Orleans.
Matilda Herweok, daughter of
Michael Herweok, the painter of the
firm of Sefiel & Herweck. died yesterday
morning at her fathers residence IN
Live Oak street.
-Tootsey Wootsey's aesthetic and
microscopic soul is sadly shocked, and
he expresses his condition in black-faos
type, Saturday, with the blood-curdling
word, Horror"
1T wasn't a sleeping beauty in the
street car yesterday, but she bumped the
passengers on either side of her just as
heartily as il she were.
Fred Steinbach celebrated his BIRD
birthday on Friday night by giving n
supper to several friends at the San
Pedro Springs.
MIR. and Mrs. bowling and Mr..
Flood, who have been in Denver, Colo
RADIO, and who at one time, owned the
drug store, now occupied by Clawson &
Co., on Houston street, have returned to
San Antonio for the benefit of Miss
DOwling's health and propose TO locate
here again.
Yesterday Mr.. X. A. Aiken, at the
ScheutZen Verein practice made score
Of Il points out Of possible 70 at off.
hand shoot. This, however, included u
points given over those who fired al rest
K. G. Stiddig made "rest" score of &C
out of Il possible y.
1t is said that DR.. +. Herff and Dan
Rice are such remarkable penmen, that
when they write TO anyone unacquaint.
ed with their hierogliphics it is usual to
suppose that it is Chinese and send it
back for translation.
Solemn requiem mass was celebra-
ted at Cathedral San Fernando this
morning at eight O'Clock. for the repose
of the soul OF the late Mrs. Alice Rodri-
gueZ Bulls.
The young man Schwarz, reported
by the LIGHT some days ago as missing.
was found Saturday at the Cara eros
sing of the Medina river. He was safe
and well and has returned to the city.
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 prepared
for those travelling by the cars. Hours,
from TO a. IN. Slim.
The shade trees on North Flores
street are being gradually thinned out,
and the street is not the beautiful shady
IL Il
planted where the others have failed
would cost little and in a few wears
would place the street in its former posi-
ton