San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-09-15

purchasing the water WORKS.
margarine Sacano tried to steal a
bolt Of cloth from tailor Quasso, but
is now under arrest.
Traffic Manager Polk, OF the s. A.
over the road.
The old Turner hall is being
transformed into quite handsome
little theatre.
Rev. John A. Stevens pastorate OF the
Christian church, on Camden street, closed
with yesterday mornings sermon.
Henry Rsgland was fined ten dol
lars for careless driving, in the re-
corders court this morning.
There will be dance given at
the Mission garden next Saturday
night, by some young society people.
DIR. Graves reports that the Union
Stockyards will be ready for opera
ton inside of three weeks.
Services are held every Sunday
night at st. Mary's church instead of
at vespers.
The Washington program an
nounces eight new stars this week,
male soprano singer in the world.
For Sale Cheap-A firSt-class barber
shop; good location, doing good buSi-
ness. Address "A. b. c." LIGHT office.
9-15-6t.
Mrs. S. J. Wright, living at No. 446
SOledad street, died yesterday morning
from consumption. The remains were
inferred yesterday afternoon at o clock.
The Turf is undergoing consider
able repairs, and will have the grand
special opening, Monday, September
18th.
October 7 and have been select
ed as date for holding the San Anto-
Mo Gun club tournament during the
fair.
There were no thunder claps or
unusual electrical disturbance Satur-
day night in the city, but horse
was killed by lightning below the
old race track.
Posters are spread upon the bill
boards announcing the opening of the
season and the Grand Opera house
next Sunday night.
-Lucien Mayo, a Aborer working on
Sam Mavericks new building on Avenue
E, fell through the joiSts from the third
to the first floor Saturday afternoon, and
sustained probably fatal injuries.
"A full and complete statement, if
published, of the bonded and floating
Indebtedness of the city of San An
tonic, would make interesting reading
to the tax payers.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church So
ciety resumed its weekly meetings
yesterday, after two months rest.
An Omaha syndicate has purchased
973 acres on the Salado, adjoining East
End addition, and proposes to make an
other<beautiful suburb to San Antonio.
-Four young men who went out for
a drive in a surrey yesterday had to
walk in from West End. The king
bolt of the surrey broke and their team
ran away.
The Belknap Rifles and their in
vited friends will celebrate their sixth
anniversary tonight at Harnisch &
Beers parlors.
Prof. Kings aquatic exhibition at the
San Pedro Park yesterday drew small
crowd, or rather, the threatening storm
kept away large crowd.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. r.
Becker celebrated her birthday an-
niversary with a number of lady
friends.
Max Becker and party of friends
while out hunting Sunday got lost in
the pastures, but managed TO turn up
alright.
While Officer Seffel was giving
testimony against some Migrants this
morning in the recorders court the
audience fairly yelled. The recorder
threatened to clear the court, and one
man, Henry Ragland, was lined %
for contempt OF court.
The real cause Of the San Antonio
Rifles not attending the encampment
is learned. Their uniforms were
seedy and worn and true to their
oolors they had rather dlsband than
wear them.
MFR. o. w. Wilcox, formerly re-
porter for the LIGHT, has Joined the
Times force. May luck attend him
always. says the LIGHT.
Work of enlarging the organ loft
of st. Mary's church in readiness Tor
the new organ will commence tnls
week.
While the ball game was in progress
Yesterday afternoon at the Post, horse
hitched to a buggy took fright, caused by
the riding of an individual on bicycle,
and had the horse not been well tied to a
post serious runaway would have been
the result.
An express messenger must stick TO
his cOmpany's cash at the risk of every
thing, and this is exemplitied in the ex-
nnrinncn of Mnssenuer Billy Joyce. of