San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-26
HOUSTON HAPPENINGS,
Diehed Up for the Light by Our
Special Correspondent.
HOUSTON. Ian. 25. 1895.

A man named Jas. B. Ally ward:
was run over by an electric car and
killed Thursday night just hey ond
Cheneyvelle.
Thursday night bold attempt
was made by an unknown man to
kill and rob Paul Dietzhold in his
grocery store at the entrance to
Volksfest park. He was wounded
by gun shots in the head and
shoulder. Sheriff Erickson offers
S75 reward for any clue that will
lead to the arrest Of the assailant.
Friday Shannon Daniels, clerk
in the freight office Of the Texas
and New Orleans railroad, was
thrown from a buggy while the
horse was running away, near the
Bayou City compress in the Fifth
ward, and sustained several seri'
Gus bruises.
Captain John Dozier is organic
ing a Hoo Hoo club here.
Mr.. Sam Timpson and Miss
Nettie Louisa Hartwell, and DR..
Geo. Volk and Miss Fannie Will
son, were married at Christ church
Wednesday night last. They were
all we'll known residents Of Hous'
ton.
| Never before has there been such
an influx of robins to this section
The reason accounting for their
presence in such vast numbers is
the extreme cold in the northern
ATTITUDES.
Chief Pruett, OF this city, has is
sued pronunciamento to the eff
feet that any one shooting robins
or other birds inside the city linn
its, will be prosecuted to the full
extent of the law.
A Mexican about 45 years Of age,
named Isaac Ramirez, died in this
city Wednesday. Justice III. Hus-
sey rendered a verdict of death
from neglect and want of medical
attention.
An aerial truck and ladder en-
route to Ell Paso from the East
was held here for timelong enough
to give test at the market house
last Tuesday before an audience OF
firemen and officials and was pro.
bounced perfectly satisfactory. The
city has advertised for like truck
to be used here and some action
on the matter will probably be
taken by the council in the near
future.
The second annual ball OF the
Houston Light Guard occurred at
it's armory Tuesday night. The
refreshments were served in the
clubs parlors by members OF the
Woman's Exchange. About $3.50 a.
m. the last cotillion was danced and
as the merry couples departed
they were presented with beauti-
full Light Guard souvenir C ontain.
ing brief history Of the organiza.
TONS contests, its defeats and vic.
tories.
j. E Polk, who fell through the
elevator shaft in the building of
Cummings & Son, print ers, several
weeks ago and sustain severe
INJURIES, died in st. Joseph's in
Urinary Friday evening last. His
remains were sent to Lexington,
KY, for interment.
Mrs. Julia Kotfenberge's house
was entered during her absence,
last Monday, and she now mourns
the loss Of 1866 in gold. Some OF
the coins were Spanish doubloons.
Last Friday night Sheriff Erich
son and Deputy Parker arrested a
man named Jas. Watkins, a pain
ter recently from Dakota, for max
ing counterfeit silver money. The
officer, it is said, secured about $500
OF spurious coin and moulds and
other implements, and material
enough to make $4,000 in counter
felt money. Watkins confide d his
Intentions Of manufacturing money
to a youth named James Patton,
who exposed him. The following
Tuesday Watkins case was given
a hearing before United States
Commissioner F. w. Poland, who
bound the defendant over to the
United States court at Galveston
bond being fixed at $4,000, which
he was unable to secure, and was
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