San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-12-13

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In certain circles parties are given
in which gentlemen are invited to-
participate as friends and guests, and
then taxed so cents per head for their
share of expenses. And the boys
kick
The Cleaners society of Paine
Methodist church will give candy
pulling in the basement of the church
tomorrow night.
There was no shooting at Fort AL
len the other night, as reported, but
shots were heard in the immediate
vicinity of that salacious abode.
The Berg electric light surface
was bad and uncertain last night in
the early part of the evening, but the
errors were soon rectified and all went
smoothly thereafter.
"A lunch will be given in the old
Joske store, Dec. Is, for the benefit Of
Mrs. Clardy's new paper, 1.-THE Chris
tian Citizen"
"A new suit styled Chas. Heiser
versus J. H. Marquart, for debt, has
been filed in the district court.
Geo. Brazelton and Willie Currie
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Turner association.
Officer Coultress pulled Mary
Grinshaw this morning on charge Of
vagrancy, and now she waits to see
the recorder.
Mr.. M. S. Koch, of D'Hanis, is
buying Christmas goods in this city,
and John Campbell, of Campbelltown,
is here on the same GRAND.
The dime-show alligator has re-
tired from the show business. 1t is
dead.
Mr.. f. A. Gutenberg, living on
upper Soledad street, was presented
with pretty little girl baby by his
wife last night.
Imported cigars for 10 cents, and
fine nickel cigars at 3O7 Main plaza.
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"A fresh line of fine cigars, at 3O7
Main plaza. 12-13-2t
Merchants have a good deal OF
loss with their show windows. The
finest of goods must be placed therein
for display, and are damaged by
dampness, fading, etc.
Mr.. Max Darthy is now one of the
mixers at the new PostOffice Ex-
| change.
"A meeting of the fair directors
was held yesterday afternoon and the
subject of finances occupied the entire
afternoon. Another meeting will be
| held this afternoon.
-Messrs. Baldwin & Walsh, of
Paris, Texas, will open galvanized
iron cornice making establishment on
Houston street in few days. They
have now secured the government
contracts in this city for this work and
have come to stay.
Our merchants are rushed with
| holiday business at present and the
clerks are kept up until after 10
o'clock at night. 1t is rough on the
| clerks.
The trial of Amador Hernandez,
charged with theft of two horses,
which was taken up yesterday after
noon by the district court, is still in
progress today.
Mic Tengg has full line of STAN
dard diaries for 1889 at his bookstore,
and he also has the thanks of the
LIGHT for complimentary copy.
The remains of Mrs. Caroline
Young were inferred this morning by
loving friends. The deceased was the
mother-in-law of Shadrach Cayce,
grandmother of Willie and John
Cayce, and has many friends who re
greet her death.
Sidewalks are badly needed on
Garden street between Nueva street
and Elmendorfs property. Alder
man Pressnall says the citizens are
willing to lay them in front of their
property, but the city has not the
money with which to supply the curb
ing, which the administration is
obliged 10 do.
Excavations for the macadamiz-
ing of the wood and hay market
square adjoining Milan park, were
begun this morning. Who has the
contract is not known, but the work
is not being done by the street COM
missioner.
C. F. Blesse, of st. Charles, Mo-,
is now IN the city, at the st. Leonard
hotel. He is the son of wealthy par
ents, who will soon follow him to this
city and make it their permanent resi-
dence. Mr.. Blesse intends establish
ing livery business in the city. He
is the brother of the well known Ea-
gle Pass banker.
News has been received in the
city that Mccormack, a discharged
soldier, wanted for an assault with
attempt to kill, at Fort Clark, was ar
rested at Schulenberg, and United
States Marshal Rankin has gone to es-
cOrt him TO the city.