San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-02-13

The work of grading Alamo plaza
for paving goes bravely on.
The spring building boom is be-
ginning.
Spring gardening and yard clean
ing Is In progress.
Now the sanitary inspectors
should make up for lost time.
Wilson's minstrels gave another
parade today with their fine band.
Race track at the Fair grounds is
said to be in fine condition.
Don't get mad tomorrow If you re-
ceive an ugly valentine.
San Antonio needs another steam
roller.
Business men are now getting in
their work.
Streams of visitors are not pour
ing into the city so rapidly this week
as heretofore.
City streets, though drying off
rapidly are full Of holes that need fine
gravel filled in.
Some steps should be taken this
spring TO improve San Pedro park
and also the now blocked up end of
San Pedro avenue.
North Flores street, the main
thoroughfare leading out to the West
End, is full OF holes and gullies.
Generals n. B. Sweitzer and G. G.
Augur, U. S. A., now on the retired
list, are in the city. Both gentlemen
formerly commanded this military de-
partment.
hn ho1 hiS lin ont hU
broken glass from an exploding min
eral water bottle he was carrying yes
terday.
County commissioners court was
in session this morning for the Febru-
airy term. Bills and accounts against
the county were audited.
Yesterday Officer Brown reported
for duty after sickness and Officer
Fitzhenry was reported sick. Today
Officer A. Brown is on the sick list.
We understand that some of the
young ladies and gentlemen have
formed Tennis club, and the grounds
will be On Alamo street, opposite the
German-English school.
The Ladies Aid society of Madi-
son Square church will meet Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock at the
church.
Quail is the game now in season
in this market, and the birds are in
furze about the city in plenty. Par
ticularly are there plenty of quail
along the south line of the Arkansas
Pass railway.
The Ladies Aid society Of Travis
Park Methodist church meets to-mor-
row afternoon at $3.50. Business Of
Importance requires the attendance Of
all members.
1t is now rumored that the office
of city auditor will be created and Mr..
A. II. Stevens, of Eagle Pass, will be
the appointee
Justice McAllister's inquest yes
terday was on the body of Trinidad
Perales, whom he decided, died at his
house near San Pedro Springs, from
pneumonia and eXpozure.
Tom Young, the express driver,
called at this office yesterday and re-
quested US to state that he was not
the individual referred to as having
stolen $40 from farmer i'll Stucke's
camp yard.
- w w oupOl-
intend wholesale department of large
business in Texas; will manage branch
stores, finances, correspondence, ship
ping, and have charge of over 1000,
lwholesale) worth of goods; must
make 81, 500 cash deposit, mo bonds &C
cepted;) salary $1,000. References.
Address WEBSTER, Box II, Station d,
New York. 2-l3-1t
w. Holland the Tea man, 207
Commerce street, has a great variety
of New Season tea, and can satisfy
all tastes, (the fastidious.) Call upon
him and you can get just what you
want at reasonable prices. Mr.. HOl-
land also handles the highest grades
of pure species, cocoa shells, the finest
cotfee's etc. 2-4-tf
Pianos for rent by the month or
quarter. B. R. Frees & Co., Opera
house Music store. Lift
VIM. Radam's Microbe Killer, is
the acknowledged cure for depression
and general bodily ailments. 1t is a
safe and certain cure for all female
diseases. 1t is pleasant to take and
parties wishing to try it should call
at agents office corner Losoyo and
Commerce streets. 2-1-6t
sheriff Mccall says that of the
whole number of warrants and ca
phases issued by the grand jury all
the prisoners were in Jail before the
papers were served, except 2, who are
now also in Jail.
The ladies and gentlemen who
have interested themselves in the for
nation OF the State Art Association,