San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-04

The newly elected officers of Elk
Lodge X. of p. were installed last
night.
Pianos for rent by the month or
quarter. B. r. Frees q Co., Opera
house Music store. Lift
The prize poem for the carriers
address of the LIGHT was awarded to
Col. r. M. Moore, not r. E. Moore, as
| published.
Both city and county tax collec-
| tors offices are crowded with taXpay-
ers rushing to settle before it is too
late.
You can read the news in the
| LIGHT just "A hours ahead of the 9TH
| er papers.
The soliciting committee have
added "a 900 to the donations for the
extension of the railroad to Llano.
"A movement is on foot to arrange
a benefit concert for Mrs. Bessie Bell
Brown, to enable her to go to Europe
and study music.
There has been boom i'm real es-
tate lately, but the real estate that is
moving most is that on the muddy
streets.
The Young Mems Reform club
| will meet tonight, and some new po-
litical developments are expected.
Miss Katie Gardner, of Columbus, is
in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
| Warren Murray, at the residence of
Capt. A. I. Lockwood.
Call at Simmang & Cavanaugh's,
| 606 West Commerce street, for your
dry post oak and split wood, and pine
for kindling. 11-11-1m
The Lotus Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, at the last election elected
John II. Hambleton as delegate to the
grand lodge.
There was sociable at the resi-
dence ofMr. r. M. Fuller last night
for the benefit of the Independence
Baptist Sunday school.
Orders for crayon or pastel por-
trait, solicited. Satisfaction guaran-
teed. Alice Moritz, 2O6 Goliad street.
Telephone 37S. 12-15-1m
There was serious accident to
bridge on the Arkansas Pass railway,
| below Kennedy Junction, last evening
| and the train was very late in arriv-
ing last night.
The "Gleanersn of Travis Park
| Chew, 427 Avenue B on Saturday af-
| ternOon at $3.50 p. m. Important
business.
Walter Scott & Co. are prevented
| by the weather from inaugurating the
wood paving scheme as arranged by
the city council.
In flushing Commerce street and
part of Main plaza yesterday, the
water main bursted at Sim Harris
corner and the place was quagmire
until late last night.
The literary society of the Young
Mems Christian association will meet
this eve at s p. m. at their rooms, Sec
ond floor Dullnig block. A full at
tendance is desirable. A. B. Boal,
president.
Mr.. Joe Friebis is out as an ap-
plicant for the U. S. marshalship of
this district. The office is an impor-
tant one and should only be entrusted
to gentleman of fine qualifications
like Mr.. Friebis.
The new firm of J. X. Beretta &
Co. has begun business at the old
stand of T. G.. Frost, west side Main
plaza, since the 1st. Mr.. J. X. Beretta
is San ntonio boy and former clerk
of Col. Frost. He left San Antonio
eight years.
DIR. Wasserzug. the eminent Euro
pean specialist, cures all private dis
eases. Established in Dallas since
1884. Will be in the city at 245 West
Commerce street, opposite the West
ern Union Telegraph office until jan
uary 26, 1889. 12-29-1m
County Commissioner Boerner
went out to inspect the country roads
Yesterday with one horse and brought
back four horses. He had to get
that many to pull him through the
mud.
Property owners on South Presa
street are notified to put in class A
sidewalks. They will do so if they
like, and if they don't-well, it's all
the same.
The timid ones are now badly
sold every night at the Fashion
theatre by the mimic affray and
shooting that goes on in one of the
boxes. New Years night half the
house was emptied in about two
seconds.
Sanitary Inspector Emil Opper-
man ventured up North Flores street
this morning on a smelling expedition
and actually found plank sidewalk
in the mud. He didn't know it was
there, but found it by stumbling over
it and nearly breaking his leg. He
limps now.