San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-31

-Ex-County Judge, J. r. Mason,
formerly of San Antonio, died at his
home, King George Courthouse, Vir-
ginia, last Sunday, after long siege
of i'll health. The news was received
i'm this city late yesterday afternoon.
A meeting of the San Antonio Bar
will be held to pass appropriate reso-
buttons.
Mr.. NJ. L. Massey, boss carpenter,
began the work of erecting the re-
union commissary at the Springs yes
terday. Work of making the tables
will also be commenced this week.
The tents ordered from st. Louis are
expected to arrive the latter part of
this week.
The attention of republicans is
called to the ratification meeting,
announced by authority of chairman
of county committee, for Saturday.
1t will be found in this issue of the
LIGHT.
"A scheme to get all the promi-
nent citizens photographs and bio
graphies and publish them for SIS
each, is working finely. The bio
graphieS are, of course, furnished by
the gentlemen themselves.
Owing to our large increasing trade
we were compelled to seek more COM
modulus quarters for the better diplay
and storage of our mammoth stock,
and we will after August 1st, occupy
the spacious building adjoining Groos'
bank, fronting on Commerce and
pleased to meet our friends and pa
Wy G,
-Messrs. D. NJ. Alexander and
Chas. l.. Sauer have entered into CO.
partnership under the firm name of
Chas. l.. Sauer d Co., and will carry
on general insurance business.
Room s, Soledad block, corner SOledad
and Houston streets. 7-1S-lm
The Galveston delegation have
returned from their trip to Arkansas
Pass and this city. They seem quite
non -committal and not specially in
clined to antagonize Arkansas Pass
and its friends.
WIN. Francis, who was arrested
Saturday in Houston for theft of pis-
tol, claims to be from San Antonio. 1t
is needless to say no such man ever
has lived here, but he may have
passed through.
Tom Observation-Disclosures conquest,
Arthur. do wish the girls wouldn't
fall in love with me so much" Ar
thur-"Why the deuce don'tyou keep
away from them?n Tom-''GoOd
gwacious, old fel, the wemedy is worse
than the diseuse, don't you know
Washington Critic.
There will be a great many peo-
pie visiting San Antonio within the
next three weeks, and citizens who
take pride in showing the city as
clean and comfortable as possible
want the administration to take away
the many loose stones out of the
streets.
Phillip Heitgen, formerly city po-
Iiceman, lately employed by his
brother as driver of his bakers deliv-
erywagon, was run away with on his
cart yesterday morning by his horse
and thrown out. Phils ribs were
broken and the cart was smashed.
Powers Bros. in their great skat-
ing act and Mons. Lee, the human
snake, are the big attractions at the
Washington theatre, this week.
7-31-5t.
The giant firm of Sam J. Barker,
of Elm Creek, was seen on SOledad
street near the Courthouse this morn
ing. He and Buck Pelters are the
tallest men that come to San Antonio.
On account of some hitch in the
machinery, both ice factories were
"short" in ice yesterday afternoon.
-Jewelry repaired and made new
to order. Medals speciality, by O.
Blumenthal, 241 Commerce st. Slim.