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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

THAT 100000 a year for twenty
five years for drainage of New Or
leans, promised among other things
by the Lottery company, may be a
very immoral proceeding, but it will
work mighty good work in imprOv
ing the sanitary condition of the
Crescent city. Maybe it might do in
this case to make friends of the man.
mon of righteousness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

TEXAS is a first-class state am
should not be content with third-clas
gubernatorial timber.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

LADTES PLEASE TAKE NOTICE.
That now is your time for good bargains
read Kahn's new price listand take ad-
vantage Of it. Go there by means
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

THE Post thinks the unseemly
scramble for Beck's shoes was fully
offset by the scramble for Sabin's
slippers. At all events there was no
drunken scramble in the procession
and around the coffin of the dead
jurist. He was saved from that I'M
seemliness.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

Announcements Tor state and County officers
Ten Dollars in advance.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-05-20

vAll contracts or bills must be approved by
he Secretary and Manager.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21

Owing to rapidly increasing Dry Goods Business
necessarily require room, and to make
decided close and less nan cost entire stock
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
REAL ESTATE.

Deals and the Prices They Bring.
G. s. Robinson to Mrs. Martha
Gregory, lots 10 and II, block 20, Car
son street, 81, $50.
Daniel Koch to w. Dobrowolski,
lot IL, block 6, corner of Narp ana
Sycamore streets, $500.
Telesfaro Ramierez to Antonio Cas-
sanova, 25 acres of land out of midd 10
partition of Division No. 2, about 20
miles southeast of Bexar county,
$500.
Callistro Tallarzo to Pollonia Gar
cia, lot u, block 3, on Foot street,
5000.
Julian Ramus to Nicanor Patino,
piece of land on south bank of Medina
river, sos.
Emma Altgelt to G .Schemltzer sur
vey Ais, containing $50 acres; survey
2SS 1-2, Alb, containing 100 acres; 50
acres of survey So; 225 acres of survey
Ala; 60 acres of survey 1896; $50 acres of
survey 327; $50 acres of survey 40;
$1,000.
West End Town Co. to Lucy Lee
Rector, lots 81 and %, block 17,Asbury
place, 5000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
RAILROAD LOCALITIES.

The s. P. loaded twenty. five cars of
stock for the Chicago market the
other day.
The S. A. P. is busy distributing
their new folder of which a large
number has just been issued.
Mr.. F. Peters, superintendent of
the telegraph, on the S. P, with
headquarters at New Orleans, is in
the city.
From the large number of freight
cars to be seen in the different rail-
road yards Of the 1. & 6. N, marked
"scab," one Is led to believe that the
whole force had gone on a strike.
Switch-engine 7l2 left the track in
the s.. 2. yards yesterday, causing
considerable inconvenience for d
while.
Newell station on the s. P, l42
miles west of here, has been discon-
tinued.
Receiver J. NJ. Eddy, of the 7. & Il.
N, has gone to Los Angeles, CAL, for
his health. He will remain some
weeks.
Judge Pardee left over the s. P. for
New Orleans this morning.
Mr.. w. A. Tulley, travelling passen-
ger agent of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe road, is in the city.
w. A. Frost, formerly auditor of
the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Line,
passed Through here today enroute
to the City of Mexico, where he has
accepted a position as auditor of the
Mexican Central.
There is plenty of good, unsettled
and uncultivated country along the
s. A. p, and in order to induce emil
grants to settle in that region, a firm
in Runge, Texas, has cut a great tract
of land which, with necessary houses,
they will rent to emigrants who are
unable to purchase the same, at very
low rates for the first year.
A black board in front of Rheims
store at the Sunset depot this morn
ing was found to contain an an
nouDcement to the world that two
|. and G. n. engineers were 'scabs."
The action of the said engineers in
the recent switchmen's strike, in as
sistlng the road and making up their
own trains is the cause that has
raised the ire of great many railway
meu in San Antonio.
Conductor Jas. NJ. Eddy, of the
L. and G. N, has left with his wife,
for short visit to Los Angeles.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21


Solicits share of the public in
surance business for the following
good reasons:
1t is a solid home company, keep
ing its money in circulation in San
Antonio and throughout the state.
It is prompt company, adjusting
all its losses on the spot and paying
same without delay.
1t Is a conservative company,
guaranteeing satisfaction in every
respect.
It is liberal company, doing all in
its power to build up San Antonio
and the state.
PATRONIZE IT!
Its office, until its new building is
completed, will be at the old stand
(Duerler's buildingl No. 222 w. Com
merce street. Telephone No. 439.
ALAMO FIRE INSURANCE Co.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21

Grand Opening of Holiday Goods.
Brilliant display of Fancy Goods,
Bric-a- brac, etc.
Cutlery and silverware, in cases.
Lamps of every description.
Piano lamps, complete, $3.50
Teaspoons, with initial of your
name, So per set.
Useful presents In the house-fur-
nishing line.
Backing cases, hat-racks, sadiron-
sets, in cases, etc.
Decorated dinner-sets, one hundred
pieces, $3.50.
Improved lamp, sixty-candle power,
with fancy shade, $3.50.
Thirty candle power lamp, $3.50.
WAGNER & CHABOT.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
Building Permits.

Mrs. B. E. Smith, addition, ward
2, $500
G. w. Lewis, camphouse, ward 8,
500.
c. Stuoke, store and dwelling, ward
s, $500.
Santos Gomez, dwelling, ward 8,
$50.
F. Castillo, dwelling, ward 2, 500.
Julian Martinez, dwelling, ward 2
Aug. Miller, 2 sheds, ward 6.
Refugio Garcia, dwelling, ward 2,
500.
Oscar Brooks, dwelling, ward 6.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
To be Arrested.

Affidavits are being sworn out
against forty of our good citizens for
failing to pay their occupation taxes.
Thirty-nine of the delinquents are
attorneys and nine are merchants.
The warrant will be shortly be turned
over to the authorities and the record
undertaken to earn their bread with
out paying a license for the privilege
of doing so.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
Advertisement
Religious Questions?

An inquisitive genius of a skeptical
mind asks the following questions:
o. Who was the father of Christ
(Our Saviour? (2) Was the Virgin
Mary legally married in accordance
with the customs of that time?
Knowing parties will greatly oblige
by answering r. o. B. care Of LIGHT
office, city. INQUIsITIvE.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
Funeral Notice.

Malinda Catharine, wife of James
NJ. Foster, born February 10, 1887,
died November 81, 1890, at 4:25 a. m.
Services at residence, 31S South Flores
street, at 1890, Saturday morning,
November %.
Friends of the family are invited to
attend.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
A Boston-Chicago sMatch.

From Life
Hotel Clerk. See that couple there?
They have just bean married. The
bride is from Boston and the groom
from Chicago.
Friend. That SO? Sort of pork and
beans, as it were, Ell?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-11-21
Free Visiting Cards. How to

& ct them inquire of Fred. Small, city sui
scriptiOn agent, of the DAILY LIGHT.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
The Majors Remarks.

Maj. b. H. Hood, Of Dawson,
came down last Sunday to regain
possessiOnof a valuable horse, which
had been taken up by Mr.. john
Griffin, and which was estrayed in
last weeks Courier. While here
Maj. Hood let fall some rem ,rks
about the building of the Florida,
Dawson Il Northern railroad which
made his hearers prick up their ears.
The Major is a practical railroad
man, and was one of the leading
spirits in the building OF the Co
lunbus Southern. 1t the
people along the line of the survey
want the road, and show DISPOSE,
ton to that effect, they can get it.
How would it do to have a rousing
railroad meeting at Leary at an
early day,to further the building
of the F, D. & N,?-Leary Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
A New Secret Society.

or. A. r. is the mystic symbol
OLA new secret society that is at
tracing great deal OF atten-
ton. Florrishing lodges have res
Gently been established in several
neighboring towns, and its promos
GERS are desire of establishing a
foot hold in OF growing city.
The aims .nd intentions of the
society, primarily, are charity and
brotherly love, ut least to draw all
men under the influence of these
divine attributes.
pr. O. F. Gambatti, of Albany,
is the Grand Cyclop of the state
of Georgia, and with state organs
ger Wade Lester ami as sistant
state organizer s. j. Cook, has
signilied his willingness to come to
Dawson at any time that sufficient
interest is manifested to warrant
the establishment of Il lodge here.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
An Ante-BelIum Negro,

james Adams, a well fed, sleek
looking and happy ante-bellum
negro, was in the city on last Sat :
urdav. He stood at one of the
corners of a street and gave inter
esting information about cold
times" in Dawson. lie said that
in 1S48 he hunted deer on the
ground now covered by some of
the houses of the city, and that
what is now the greater portion of
the place, was then a cotton field
owned by Mr.. Nose Baldwin. A
Gin house stood where the court
house now stands. Adams saws he
has always been a democrat, and
believes that what is now good
about him is the result of his being
a democri tic negro. He belonged
to the Hon. Isaac E. Bowers, ia.
Their of the present Judge Bowers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
4 Shooting ScrdDe.

A shooting aHray took place in
Webster county on last Saturday
morning between a Mr.. Bell, who
carries on the business of a tailor.
and Mr.. W T. Spann. Two shots
We're fired by Mr.. Bell, from pis-
tol and one by Mr.. Spann
from a shot gun, resulting in no
harm to either one. A dress oil
one OF the young ladies Of the
house, on a sewing machine near
ly, received two OF the balls from
Mr. Bells pistol. Mr.. Bell was ar
rested and put under a $500, bond.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
LET US ALL HELP.
CITIZENS OF DAWSON SHOULD AID
THE CITY BOARD OF HEALTH.

CITIZENS OF DAWSON SHOULD All
THE CITY BOARD OF HEALTH.
The public are requested to res
| port any unsanitary condition OF
>hings that may come under THEN
obs, ryation to the city health of.
fcers " they may address their
complaint to the city council.
Every citiz an of Dawson should
feel the importa nee of aiding in
every way the keep 'ns OF the city
in q proper sanitary CONDITION.
The officers cannot go o> 'er Ihelr
grounds every day, and shou u not
be held responsible for evils t 'at
may exist during that time. They
have very large territory TO GOV,
err and should receive the aid and
encouragement of every person in
terested IN preserving the present
good health of the city.
The health officers give their ats
tention to every detail of the work
and the citizens can aid very ma
terially in preserving the splendid
health record of Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
A NARROW ESCAPE.
mr. Leon Hatcher Is Saved Fran
an Untimely Death.

on last Thursday the stockhold.
ers OF the Columbus Southern raj :
road had an excursion to Coium.
nus pHs. There was large crowd from
lawson who went up to take in
1hat busy city and enjoy them.
serves. Among them was Mr..
hech Hatcher, one Of our popular
BUSINESS young men, and to him
membered. ~
AT Cusseta, station abopt
thirty miles this side of Columbus
the excursion train took a side
track tor the regular passenger to
pass MIR. Hatcher. thinking the
Train would stop at the depot went
up to that point from the train,
ontlt passed there without stop.
ping. He managed to catch The
train but could not hold ON, So
turned loose and was thrown under
the cars, when he was ierked ont
by some gentlemen WHO happened
to be near. The situation was one
OF extreu.e peril, and but tor the
AID rendered by parties present.
Mr.. Hatcher would have undoubt.
ely been crushed beneath the
wheels of the train.
MIR, Hatcher sayshe thought of
the terrible death of Judge Clarke,
at Smltlville, which happened in
IKE manner, and tried to spring
out from the train, but that s.me
irresistible force seemed to draw
him under the cars. His friends
are congratulating him upon his
escape from a horrible death.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28

Marlin & Sons keep he cele
brated Tower Razors. Every one
is set ready Tor use. Manutac>
tured from the finest India steel.
None genuine but those stamped
with a tower,
Straw Hats. Parasols and slip
pers for q song at Davis and Do
zier's.
G.. A. Cheatham's stock pow
dcrs cures cholera in chickens OF
hogs, besides it is the best powder
on the market. Sold ty Cheatham
Il Farrar.
Call on Mrs. NJ. NJ. Anthony 70
bargains in New Spring MillinerI
In order to reduce their large
stock before moving into then
new building on Main street
MeLaln Bros. will sell all kinds 0.
goods at remarkably low prices
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
Sunday. School Picnic.

On Saturday of next week the
pleasant Hill Sunday school will
have a celebration. The Sunday
schools of Enterprise ard Beulah
have been invited to unite with
them.
Prof. VIM. Hitler will deliver an
address and the Brentwood band
wll finnish music. A pleasant time
is in store for our friends and their
guests. We an under our obliga-
tons for an invitation to be present.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28

Big lot new challiess, chambray,
gingbams and calicos going
at % per cent less than value at
Davis and Doziers.
We never saw, reed or henri of
such bargains as Davis and Dozier
are giving.
VIII close all maslins at 81 cts.
at Davis and Dozier's.
We guarantee lowest prices and
best quality OF everythin G we sell.
CHEATHAM Il FARRAR.
We sell all reliable patent ard
proprietary medicines at lowest
prices. CHEATHAM d FARRAR,
DIR. Hollis Dyspeptic Elixir will
cure dyspepsia, indigestion, liver
trouble, headache, kidney disease,
chronic dialrhea, heart disease and
asthma. For sale by all druggis is
Shlloh's NitaIiZer Is what you
need Tor Constipation. Loss of Ap.
petite, Dizziness, and all symptom:
OF Dyspeysis. Price 10 and II
cents per bottle Sold by T. L
/ Sale.
Thompson,s glove fitting ana
ventilated corsets for S1.00 at Nc.
Lain Bror.
| Marlin & Sons will sell yor
stoves on time. Go and see them
The big clothing sale CONTINUES
I at Davis q Locke's.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
A Card.

/ desire to hereby publicly ex-
press my thanks to DR.. L. c. Con,
exc for his very faithful and eff,
cient services to my little fve-year
old boy, who has been suffering
from a severe attack Of diarrhea.
| find DIR, Goneke to be not only a
mort excellent gentleman, but a
fine physician Of a high order OF
intelligence. and Ieel that he has
saved the life of my little boy,
Respectfully,
J. H. MATHIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
GOSnel Tent Meeting.

On the first Sunday in July
there will be started in cur city,
under the direction of the pre-
siding elder, Rev. Howard Nc
Gehee, assisted by Rev. E. NJ.
Whiting and other ministers of
the gospel, a gospel tent meeting,
The tent which will be used he.
longs to the Americas District of
the South Georgia Conference, and
will be put down on the lot recent.
ly purchashed by the Methodists
for their new church building.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
Sperk.nn Tn-n1nrrnR.-

Tomorrow Hon. L. +. Living,
ston will address the people OF
Terrell county at the opera house.
Mr.. Livingston is a fluent and elo-
quent talker, and he will interest
all who go to hear him.
We have heard him speak, aud
he argues from his standpoint in an
honorable and fair way.
Hear this distinguished fellow cit
izen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
TERRELL SUPERIOR COURT.
AN ADJOURNED TERM-THE BUR
GLAPS TRIED.

/ AN ADJOURNED TERM-THE BUR
GLAPs TRIED.
The May term of Terrell Supe-
rior court court convened last
Monday morning with Judge Jim
Query on the bench.
The grand jury was organized
by electing Major Hood foreman.
The Judges charge to the jury was
characteristic of him. He had a
message for them and delivered it
in forcible way. Outside of the
usual topics charged, he called at
tenion to the condition of our
court house. He said it. was too
small, uncomfortable, and behind
the times for a county like Terrell,
and he earnestly urged that the
grand Jury take steps in the direc>
ton Of better one.
Monday was devoted to the trial
Of the civil cases in which Judge
Query was qualified to preside.
Tuesday morning the criminal
docket was called and Hudgins and
Davis, the white men who burglars
lied DR.. Graves store we're tried.
Iludgins was put on trial first,
and was convicted and sentenced
to twenty years in the penitentia-
ry. Davis was next tried and
sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary. His sister, wife
and two year old babe werein the
court house during the trial.
Tomorrow court will probably
adjourn till the first Monday in
July, when Judge Robert, OF the
Oconee circuit, will preside and
dispose Of the disqualified cases.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28

You can get goods at your own
price at Davis and Dozier's be-
fore they move.
Tubepoinfs Zoe, size at he.
each. Others in proportion, at
Cheatham d Farrar's.
If you want a stove on six
months credit, Marlin q Sons is
the place to get it.
A line of beautiful assorted
missesembroidered and hems,itched
founcing just received at Lowrey
d Orr's.
Clothing so per cent. below cost
OIL Davis andLocke's Bargain counN
ter.
Dress Goods, white goods, lawns,
challies,etc, will be closed out al
your own prices at McLai"s Bros.
Kings Royal Germateur $3.50
size at s1.00 per bottle at Cheats
ham q Farrars.
Rush to Davis and Dozier's and
get some ofthose chea p goods be,
fore thcy.are all gone.
Money made by buying goods
from the Surprise Store,
Go to Davis and Locke's for
bargains in shirts, scarls, collars
| and CATS, shoes and hats.
We have just received the
largest line OF artists material
ever brought to Dawson.
DEAN d. DAVIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
TOWN Topics.
Local News Concerning Various
Matters.

! NNAh' 4 AAAHf IA tbts
Matters.
Reed Jones has charge Of tn,
express Office in Agent Glover
absence.
Lumber is being placed on The
grounds for MIR. Geo. V. Pacei
residence Oh Lee street.
The census takers win find new
inhabitants at the homes OF Messrs.
. N. Rauch and Tom Bishop.
House servants and cooks in
Dawson are exceedingly scarce and
hard to manage. Just at tbi.
time field work is the chief order
with them.
The Graneors viii have charge
OF the city on next Tuesday. They
will be addressed that day by Hon.
|. II. kinbrough, Master Of the
State Grange.
Texas fieas are killing all the
young chickens around in the
country. 1t is said that they bore
a little hole in the neck and kin
them, Coal oil Kills the iieas.
Mayor Cheatham Is makina his
position felt in one quarter Of fbe
criminal business Of the city. All
women Of i'll repute brought be-
tore him for any oHense are hoay-
lily fined.
The report in circulation last
week Of Mrs. ODE Ha,ty's death
was untrue. Her friends will he
glad to know that she has suffi>
clently recovered to attend to her
household duties.
The local demand for strawber-
ries greatly exceed the supply, and
the Houston county growers are
being largely drawn on. This ex-
qulslte fruit can be easily grown
oY industrious people.
Last Monday Mr. II TT Nation
sent to the NFws two - Ia ,.',l
turnips - we ever saw IT,
accompaaied them ,.orv fna
cabbage and = .oiiarj t,9f ,,aag
ured three feet across tla f ','r
We have been tord +bo4 por
Fl. r. McLendon nas+or r. tbo
Chickasawbatcbee nanfis+ obn.o i,
has rented the Howard resi,Iaono
on Lee street and viii maro ~ HE
family TO the citv from II G.;nns
" 49,
Agent " lIson requests lis to state
that parties wishing to attend com
IHencemeht exercises at Cuthoert
next nj week Can secure tickets on the
Gehtral ROAD at I cents per mile,
'he FOUND "Trip tickets good for iiv e
days
When the Level Grove Iodge Of
Knights OF Jericho. in Sumter
county, suspended ten wears aoo.
there was $3.50 in tho treasury
Nj. McMath, now of this city was
treasurer Of the lodge and he has
the funds vet deposited in 4 bank
in the lodges name.
Tho n,os4 ,,,,;,,,o .,.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-28
An ArtlDiSnlAY.

Miss Brownie Newsome's art
class will have an art display at
Harris opera house on next Friday
to which all lovers of art are cor,
daily invited to attend, free of
charge.
We have seen some of the paint
ings, which are beautiful. and they
reflect much credit on Miss News
some's ability as an art teacher.