San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-11


making big progress In Mexico.
Ben Fielder has some valuable
packages delivered at his residence
addressed to him, and he is anxious
to learn the other name of his santa
Claus"
Lotus lodge, knights of Pythias,
met last night in their castle and ini-
tiated two candidates in the ranks of
"page" and esquire.
That sculptor, painter, architect,
engineer-in fact, many sided genius
and universal scholar, Leonardo da
Vinci of Italy-the man who painted
the original picture of '"The Last Sup
per''-was the inventor of the wheel
barrow.
Manuel Guerrero was sentenced
to seven years in the peniten tiary by
the district court yesterday, for horse
theft.
B. G.. Stapp and Miss Annie Heck
man will be married tomorrow even
ing at the BRIDES residence, on Plum
street.
Was it from a feeling of revenge
and spite that Ex-County Commits
sioner Hoefing sprung that little
point of law on Commissioner-Elect
Kiolbassa?
The Good Templar lodge, this
city, is arranging for an entertain
ment. ball and supper, to occur at an
early day.
-Lost-A round, red morocco purse
con tanning S11.25, between Sullivan's
shoe store and DR.. Jones' office. Leave
same at 402 East Houston street and
receive reward. 1t
The members of Lotus Lodge
X. of P. held an interesting meeting
last night and worked in two ranks.
The members of Mount Zion Bap-
fist church are advertising church
Saturday night December 18th.
Prof. Aronson, the scientific OPP
tician, of Detroit, Mich, has arrived in
the city and paid the LIGHT office a
pleasant call. He likes our city and
climate and THINKS of locating him
self in San Antonio.
Whenever you see a doctor pro-
Tossing to cure all ills and specify his
price in print for certain cases, the
y
cautious before he runs his neck into
the little fly trap. There are plenty of
good doctors in San Antonio, if they
would only let people know it by
using little printers ink.
James Evelyth, the veteran clerk of
the war department at Washington,
has been in government service since
1929. He is now about eighty years of
age.
The stone cutters of the city be-
lieve that their friend, Andrew
Lager, was murdered, and will offer
500 for the arrest and conviction of
the murderer.
Mr.. G. Frasch takes charge of the
city assessors office tomorrow, vice
Jose Cassiano, resigned.
County Commissioner Kiolbassa
says that he's in his seat and is going
to stay until the sheriff bodily fired
him from it.
MIR. John J. Stevens flied his bond
as city collector this morning and
will take charge of the office tomor-
row.
MIR. J. w. Estes, through i'll
health, has been obliged to relinguish
his position as city editor of the Daily
Times, and his position has been sup
piled by installation of Mr.. John
Lunsford, newspaper man from
Waco, who was formerly one of the
LIGHTS staff of writer's.
State VS.. Frank Parnell, for bur-
glary and theft at Anton Halamuda's
store, is on trial today in the district
court.
Meeting of the San Pedro club at
Krisch's hall Thursday night.
No meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Fair association was held
this morning. A meeting is now call
ed for this afternoon at o'clock.
Call at Simmang & Cavanaugh's,
606 West Commerce street, for your
dry post oak and split wood, and pine
for kindling. 1l-l1-lm
"A special train for Skidmore, to
allow people to take in the town lot
sale at that place, left the Arkansas
Pass depot this morning at s O'Clock.
DIR. A. R. Balkan, V. S., leaves
for Dallas tomorrow morning to treat
the racing horse, Cock Robin, who was
at the San Antonio fair. for lameness.
Mrs. Nellie Hogan died of con-
sumption at Mrs. Bracey's residence,
Avenue G, last night, and the remains
were shipped to st. Louis today.