San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-03
COAST CORRESPONDENTS.
Real Estate Activity - Railroad
Neutrality-suspicious. Bluffs Club.

Neutrality-suspicious. Bluffs Club
House Mention.
SAN ANTONIO IGHT:
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, Dec l, '9o
Corpus Christi IL booming, whether
the invigorating air, clear, sharp and
dry, or the natural persu asiveness of
the real estate man is the cause of the
general activity or both combined,
nevertheless the dealer In dirt wear
eth q real thanksgiving smile and
speaketh cheertully as he passes by.
Mrs. M. A. Bonham, Mrs Anna
Johnson and Mrs Kearney are buy
ers from San Antonio. The other big
towns are W. II represented by the
faith of their citizens in Corpus, to say
nothing of outside states.
The visit Of Col. Ropes and Capt
JO B Armstrong, the general man
ager Of the Corpus Christi and South
American railroad, to New York. was
expressly TO purchase the rolling
stock tor that road. GriffeL Bros. the
COZ tractors, are rushing matters tor
all they're worth. At Beaumont an
order Tor S00,O00,OO0 feet of ties and
lumber is being died, to lay between
ucIc duu D'o"hSNIhO
The Port Ropes company have
just made a large and interesting
sale of an island near Flower Bluff to
some wealthy Cleveland men, who
will put up a club house, fitted
W tn every modern luxury and
convenience, to which they will come
south during the game seas N. Tur.
key, deer, hog and water fowl abound
and the location will he q charming
one. Mr.. John Wlllacy and Mr.
'-a,g, of real estate fame, have left for
Wichita and Kansas Cit, respectively
20 spend the holidays with their
families. Mr. Willacy will probably
bring his family hack with him The
family of Mr.. A Kennedy, of Mr.. Gus
sett's banking house, are also coming
here from Austin to locate. Al the
catholic church Wednesday last Mr.:
Hickey of Corpus was united In mar.
rage to Miss Manly OF Raleigh, n. g.
who il n sister of Mrs Delmas Owens
They went on q tour TO San Antonio
aud thence to some of the Mexican
cities. Miss Mallory has returned
from her summer outing in Colorado
and was one of the guests given a.
Thu nksgiviDg dinner at the Bachelor 8
RoosL. The Others present Were
Nr. III. II. Craig and Mis-
Eva Mct'smpbell. Hr Geo
VINEYARD and Miss Wennie Mallory,
Col. Edward Mallory and Miss Man
ME Belliam. Mr. w b Hopkins ana
Miss Lulu Bark, Mr.. JEFF McLemOre,
of the Gulf News, aud Miss
McCampbell. The souvenir If
this jolly feast was a tiny silver
rooster, which could squawk and is
the emblem of the fraternity. The Sc
lect menu was elegantly served and
the festive bachelors proved them
selves such excellent hOusekeepers a B
their first trial of u banquet that be-
fore another Thanksgiving rolls round
it IS probable their tal.nts will have
been appreciated and appropriated by
some of we faire maydes." A we'd
ding occurred few days ago on Mus
tang Island. the paoiies being Mr.. ".
A. Scott and Miss Agnes Reeves. Dr.
and Mrs. Spohn have returned from
their extended witt in the east, width
or they went in quest OF special medi-
ical aid tor Mrs SpOhn, who returns
much improved in health. Laurence
Harris, OF the Burlington Hawkeye,
il in the city Thanksgiving Day was
generally observed. nearly all bust
ness houses closing.