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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12
NOT CONTAGIOUS.
Board of Health Meeting TO Discuss
Tubsrculosis-Res Con-
demning the West Tex


Tubsrculosis-Res Con-
demning the West Tex
as Medicos.
A regular meeting of the board
of health of this city was held in
the mayors office this morning at
IL o'clock, DIR. f. Herff, president;
Drs. Braunnagel, Graves and Men
ger and Mayor Elmendorf present.
The object of the meeting was to
take action on the question recent
ly raised as to the contagious char
acter OF consumption, and to de-
termine IL legislation by the city
TO govern the care of consum ptives
and their lodgings was advisable.
DIR, Menger, city physician, was
elected permanent secretary OF the
board instead of the city clerk, at
the request of the mayor, and then
he read answers from several cities
regarding his questions, as to
whether any OF them had existing
laws governing consumptives.
None had such laws, all replying
that such matters were regulated
wholly by their health boards. In
Alameda, CAL, the board of health
had certain regulations to govern
physicians in such cases, but no
ordinance, were extant.
DIR. Graves read a report of
statistics compiled of the death
rate from consumption in this city
during the past IL years. This
showed that the death rate had de-
creased in recent years over the
earlier dates.
After further discussions, the
secretary was instructed to pursue
his inquiries for data from other
large cities and health resorts, and
the following resolution was I'M
animously adopted and the board
adjourned
Resolved, that the board of health
does not see any caIse for alarm in
the spread OF tuberculosis in this
city and the appeal to the city
council is totally unwarranted, as
the city has ample legislation to
cover the matter.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
"HENDRICK HUDSON JR."


The Kimball Opera Comique
company, with the peerless
Corinne, composed of sixty good
locking and interesting people,
singing, dancing and merry-mak-
ing, in the operate extravaganza,
"Hendrick Hudson, Jr.," will be
the attraction at the Grand, Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
Newness, brightness, up.to-date-
ness, are the characteristics that
will impress themselves upon
everybody who goes to see this
really notable production, the
most gorgeous, elaborate and ex-
pensive in the history of the Or
ganization which Mrs. Jennie
Kimball, it's manager, has directed
through years OF success. The
leading character is, also, decided
ly the best opportunity which
Corinne has ever had in which to
diplay her charming talents.
Aside from Corinne's own per-
Torrance, there Is a wealth of at
fractions in "Hendrick Hudson,
Jr.," surprising in ingenuity,
beauty and effectiveness anything
of the sort heretofore shown in
stage spectacle.
Every costume and all Of the
scenery for this great production
were expressly made for this sea-
son. "Hendrick Hudson, Jr.," will
be seen here in all of its beauty and
magnificence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12
PERSONAL MENTION.

Capt. Lee Hall has returned to
the city.
Hon. John ID. Mccall has re-
turned from visit to Waco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Maurer, Jr,
have returned from FL Paso.
H. b. Woodley, a stockman from
Austin, is at the Southern.
Thos. McNeal, Esq, of Gonzales,
Is at the Southern.
Chas. Crawford is in the city
from New Orleans.
Mr.. Chas. Winkler, OF Palestine,
successful merchant of that
city, is registered at the Menger.
J.'H. Martyr, superintendent Of
the Pullman company at st. Louis,
is in the city.
General Manager T. NJ. Camp
bell, Of the International, is in the
city.
James Stone, the we'll known
Del Rio stockman, is at the South
ern on his return trip from Kan
sas City.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12
Henry Umscheid's Slave.

Attorney Umscheid has slave
and colored man at that, and is
now in doubt as to what he shall do
with his bondman. He thinks he
ought to put him to work, but is
not sure, if he does, whether he
will be violating the constitution
Of the United States.
He had defended the man sue.
cessfully in a case against him in
the courts charging horse theft and
the man promised IL he escaped the
penitentiary he would deed himself
over to Mr.. Umscheid for two
years, and-so he has.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12

The following arrivals we're reg
istered at the various hotels this
morning.
MENGER.
w. NJ. Cross, Chicago; l.. S. Ellis,
John r. Spann, New York; G. w.
Dawley, Chas. H. Pescay, Dallas;
Ed. j. Knapp, Syracuse; Emmor
II. Lee, Atlanta; l.. j. Galbraith
and wife, Miss Hearne, Palestine;
Miss Walker, Memphis; Allen
Baker, st. Louis; E. o. Waynure.
Dayton, o.; Duke Goodman, Fort
Worth Chas. Winkler, Palestine;
G. G. Kenney, Dallas w. G. Saun-
ders, NJ. l.. Brown, Emmetsburg,
Ia. John ]. M. hurry, Kansas City.
MAVERICK.
F. G.. Hancock, Atlanta; S. H.
Darlington, Dallas; w. II. French,
Boston; A. Chandler, Jas. o. Carr,
Schenectady III. burst, Leroy, n.
Y.
MAHNCKE.
E. NJ. Krsuse, Brazoria; w. S.
Mabry, Colorado; II. w. Johnson,
Kansas City;IF. w. Schlemmer,
Kyle; Mrs. Adams and daughter,
Chapel Hill; l.. Clarke Irwin, New
York; B. G. Richards, Kerrville ;
r. B. Trent, wife and child, Lang
try; James Stewart, Fort Davis.
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Crushed Two Fingers.

Pete Ankerson,i brakeman on
the International, is laid up at his
home at the corner of Perez and
Medina streets. While making a
coupling at Cotulla last Tuesday,
he mashed two fingers on his right
hand. DR.. Berry attended him
and found it necessary to ampu-
tate one.
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The First TO Connect.

Mr.. F. F. Collins, OF River ave-
nue., is the first to make house con-
nections with the sewers. The
work was begun yesterday and
will be finished today.
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NEWS OF THE COURTS.

THIRTY-sEvENTH DISTRICT COURT.
Joe LIE Suer, theft from the per-
son; dismissed by the district at
torney.
w. H. Mcdonnell VS.. Hedwig
Mcconnell, divorce; judgment for
plaintiff.
Vicente Salazar, killing a calf be-
longing to Joe Devine, at the lat
ter's ranch; two years.
FORTY-FIFTH DISTRICT COURT.
II. w. Guthrie ct al, vs. l.. r.
Calhoun ct al, debt and sequestra-
ton; verdict for plaintiff and de-
PENDANT.
Mary Ann Bergin VS.. Patrick j.
BergiD, divorce; dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
Pearl Wolison is suing her hus-
band, Abe WOlfsOn, for divorce,
alleging that he has struck her on
several occasions and has other
wise treated her cruelty. She al
so prays for a writ of injunction to
restrain him from disposing OF the
community estate.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Pedro Arredonda and Anita
Moczygemba.
Ernest Kirrkamm and Bertha
Frank.
Frank Anderson and Matte g.
Hennessy.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Sophia Davis to Rowena Shafer,
lots ii and II in block %, Moore's
subdivision; $3.50.
Willie Thomas to Martha Tho
mas, undivided one-third interest
In lot 16, block 5, on Twelfth street;
800.
G. B. Burwell to s. D. Gooden,
lot 2, block 3, o. C. |. 21h; $Sl5.
Albin Seidel to Emil Wunder-
Itch, part of lot 5, block II, on New
Braunfels avenue $500.
J. V. Bradford to j. P. Long, ID
acres of survey 90, about 81 miles
south OF the city, southeast corner
of Mission and Laredo streets;
$1,000.
Elmira ellis to Ella ellis, 81
acre tract Of survey %, in the Park
Terrace company tract; love and
affection.
Elmira ellis to j. ID. Gillis, 77J
acres OF survey %, in the Park
Terrace company tract; love and
affection.
COMMISSIONERS COURT.
The county commissioners this
approved report of
Sheriff Campbell for feeding pris-
oners during the month of Novem-
Der, showing the mum Der OF prison
ers confined in the county Jail as
II, number of days served l,4l0
and the total amount OF costs 1923.
A number Of accounts were also
COURT NOTES.
A case OF James Raley vs.. J. H.
Rea ct al, suit on account for $l10
and attachment, appeal from JUS
tice Devine's court, Ehas been filed
In he Thirty-seventh District
court.
Justice Jones this morning mar
ried Pedro Arredondo and Anita
Mczygemba at the groom's home,
on Comal street.
The grand jury reported eleven
bills of Indictment this morning.
The grand jury is investigating
a case against Edwardo CALDER,
who is accused of stabbing Sebas-
tian Rocha in the back. CALDER is
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12

German Is said to be the favorite
language OF the court of England,
owing to the fact that 1t is easier
for the Queen to speak the lam
guage. In the family of the Duke
Of York, who speaks little German,
English is used almost exclusively.
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GOOD NEWS TO THE LADIES.

Material reduction in DRESS
MAKING CHARGES for the balance
of December. Charges for making
will run as low as $3.50 and more
elegant work in proportion.
II ii Ut JOSKE Bros.
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LOCAL FORECAST
REpuCED CHARGES

for the Finest Dress Making. For
the balance of this month our
charges for making will run as
low as $3.50. Ladies who have
given us a trial know what cheap
rate this Is. JOsKE Bros.
- 1926.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12

Mr.. William Mahl, second as.
sistant to President Huntington,
Of the Southern Pacific, will arrive
in San Antonio from the west to-
morrow morning.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. IL.

u SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. IL.
Synopsis of weather conditions
at s o'clock a. H., 10Th meridian
time: Local time Z NO.
The barometer is lowest at
Vicksburg this morning as shown
by reports received, but this is be-
lieved to be a sub low and that in
dications point to disturbance of
some magnitude central over the
Ohio valley. The high barometer
area, held in check over southern
latitude for the past several days,
has become reduced and now
reaches this vicinity in the form Of
a moderate norther. Clear weather
predominates west OF the upper
Mississippi valley. No precipita-
ton reported.
LOCAL FORECAST
For San Antonio and vicinity for
the &c hours ending p. m. Dec. II ::
For Thursday-Clear; stationary
temperature cooler during night.
For Friday-Clear; stationary tenn
perature.
JAMES A. BARRY, Observer.
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Federal Court.

The case of Jesse Emerson
against Emily A. Emerson, is on
trial in the Federal court.
In the case OF the United States
against j. A. Whitfield ct al, suit
on bond, judgment was submitted.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12

ySoavudy need rave Neura IPla. Get Or. Mines
aain Pills fro dr. Onacent a doe
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CALIFORNIA
COFFEE HOUSE AND RESTAURANT
OBS w, Commerce. ST

235 w. Commerce St.
Not having sufficient room for my
many patrons, have added a ladies and
family dining parlor which has but re-
Gently been built and newly furnished.
Ladies while out shopping will find a
pleasant place to take their lunch.
Business lunch from 1890 a. m. to ago
p. m, IS cents.
My patrons are my best advertisers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-12

Use DR., Miles NERVE PIAsTERs for SPINAL
WEAKNESS. All druggists sell 'em for &c
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HOTEL ARRIV AIS

The following arrivals we're reg
istered at the various hotels this
morning.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17
The boroughs were Incorporated as fol-
Clever Hold.up Wins SIG. 900.

CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, April 1.-Two
bandits waylaid. two miles from this city
to-day. the mail and express wagon
which connects with the Midland rail-
road at Grassy, overpowered driver Rob
ert Smith, secured AN express package
containing $1,000 and escaped on horse
back.
The hold-Gp took place on the summit
of Tenderfoot Hill on the highway. The
mail and express wagon drawn by horses
driven lay Messenger Robert Smith, was
on the way To Cripple Greek with the
mails and express matter, received at
Grassy on the morning train from Denver
and Colorado Springs.
Two men sitting beside of the road ac-
costed Smith. asking him for ride. lie
drew up his team. One OF the men
climbed up t. the seat beside him, while
the other mounted the baggage behind.
~ soon rs Smith started the man behind
-trucl. him on the head several times
with n revolver. The blow staggered
but did not stun him.
The man on the seat with him also
drew a revolver, and, leveling it At him,
commanded him to get down, walk to
the heads Of the horses and hold their
brides. lie complied, and while he was
covered with their guns they ripped open
and ritied the mail and express pouches.
After securing slb,0O0, which were be-
ing shipped to the Cripple national bank =,
and several other valuable packages,
they unhitched the two leading horses,
mounted them and rode OFF rapidly into
the mountains.
Smith, who was weak and bleeding
rs possible. When he drew up i'm front
of the Fargo Express office he tainted
and fell from his seat.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

supposed. This is to bc attributed in
part TO the fact that erroneous ideas
must have gone abroad as to the nature
of our soil and climate and the tide Of inn
migration passed on 10 more attractive
lands further west. The county is COM
posed of high land, and it was the inn
preston among many that our climate
was too cold and our summers too short TO
raise corn, and our land generally too wet
for wheat, and that oats and rye were
about tho only grain we could raise, and
this was belief that existed as late as
1910, or even later. How erroneous 1t
was. let some statistics show that will be
given further on. our early settlers were
largely OF German origin, in some of tho
settlements they greatly predominated,
still.in others there was large English
speaking element.
In 1880, the population was 10, lss; in
1910. II Isl: in 1870 il was 1880; in lS30,
Il, al; in 1870, 1860. in 1880, a, 4l6 in 1850
26,2l3; 1870, 2S,216; in 1850, S3,lI0; in 1850,
1873.
In 1910, there were in the entire county,
1854 acres of improved land. We
will also give some census figures for that
year, also the figures for 1883.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17
& Pathetic Court Scene.

PrrTsBURG, Pa, April l0.-Among the
thousands who cheered when Robert T..
Lee handed lis sword TO General Grant,
thirty years ago yesterday, were Briga-
dier General Frederick III. Collier and
David buchanan. Collier mad recruited
the Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania regiment
and buchanan was one of his best men.
The two never saw each other from APP
pomattoX day until to-day, when Buchan-
an WAS arraigned before Collier, ROW a
judge on the bench here, for stabbing a
man. Judge and prisoner recognized
each other simultaneously. buchanan
shamofacedly pleaded guilty, while the
venerable jurist was visibly agitated.
Buchanan will be sentenced Saturday,
but his old commander will have another
judge ofliciate.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

Evidently it is being found ont that our
county can produce other crops than oats,
rye and potatoes.
THE FORMATION OF THE TOWNSHIPS.
The names of the six townships that ex
listed when the county was formed. have
already been giyen-since its organization
other townships have been formed rs fol-
lows: Somerset township, in 1896, from
Quemahoning and Milford; Addison from
TuTkeyfoot in 1901. Ii was named after the
President Judge, who held the first court
in the county.
Conemaugh was formed from part oc
Quemahoning, at the February term in
1901.
The territory annexed from Bedford
county, in 1900, was formed into a town
ship in Is0l and called Southampton.
Allegheny was formed on 9th of May 1895;
Jenner in 1911; Greenville, out of part Of
Southampton, in 1913.
Shade was erected about 1914; Paint
about 1896, and Summit was formed out
ofparts of Brothers"alley aud Elk Lick
i'm 1872; jefferson 5ecIme a township i'm
1887.
Upper and Lower Turkeyfoot were
formed by the division OF old Turlseyf0ot
i'm 1873.
Northampton became a township in
lSj2, it was part of Southampton.
Middlecreek was created Il township,
about 1855; aud Larimer in 1857.
Lincoln in 1870 from Somerset ;Ogle was
formed from the Eastern part Of Paint in
lSSj and Black was taken from Milford
few years before.
Fair Hope the youngest on the list WAS
formed in 1891.
The boroughs were Incorporated as fol-
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

WHAT lovely outcome of the in
come tax law the Supreme court has
brought forth. The sublime wisdom
of the Democratic Statesmen who con-
ceived the idea of taxing the rich to
make up the revenue lost by the "Rev-
enue reform bill' now stands out as
ylaring stupidity. The bond holders
and the large land owners, the Van
derbilts, the Goulds and the Astors es-
cape the tx, and those TO whom they
have loaned money or rented property
have to pay ii. All any citizen has to
do to escape the tax, is to invest his
money in National, State, county or
municipal bonds, or in real estate and
he goes Scott free. Never before were
demagogues so thoroughly non plussed
and hoist by their own petard.
The decision of the Supreme Court
OF the United States upon the income
tax is not received with favor in any
part OF the country, or 10y any class Of
citizens. The court was evenly diyid-
divided. i'm the absence, through illness,
of Justice jackson and stood four to
four. a to the constitutiOnaliry OF the
law. Had il been decided cOnstitu-
tional there would of course be gen
eral acquisence i'm the decision, but as
il stands, simply because there was not
a majority in favor of it, but an ever
division of opinion among the Judges
endless litigation is bound to follow
and wholesale evasions of the law will
DC made.
The decision of the court in brief Is
This. The tax on incomes derived from
real estate is unconstitutional, as Is also
the tax on State, County and NUM-
cjpal bonds. The rest of the law
stands because the court was evenly
divided upon it, four being in favor Of
its eonstitutionality. Why tax on
5ncome from real estate is unconstitu-
,ioaal, or why farmer cannot be tax
ed on the rent from his farms, and can
haon what is realized from labor on
his land. is inexplicable to plain peo-
Dle. Ii is as much a. 10 say that the
Iandlord is sacred and that only labor
can he taxed. As it is the employe
x,ho receives salary exceeding $1,000
must be taxed two per cent. upon every
Sent above that sum, while the en-
,,lover of Millionaire land owner, or a
s.bloated bondholder" can collect their
incomes from those sources aud snap
their fingers at the tax collector. The
Supreme court says this is law, and the
neople will have to abide by it, or in
volve themselves in end ess litigation
with the government. Such a law Is a
crowning disgrace TO the party now i'm
mower. and to the President who per-
mitted il to be placed upon the statute
hooks of the Nation. That it will be
repealed as soon as the Republicans re-
cain mower is not TO be doubted, but
during the coming two years il will
have 10 be submitted 10 unless, with a
n,l bench on the trial of some one of
the thousands of cases that will be
hraught TO test some of its remaining
provisions, the court decides the entire
law unconstitutional.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

THE revenues OF the State, owing TO
the DEPRESSION of business for the past
two wears, have fallen off 80 largely
that the most rigid economy is enforced
upon the administration, and the Leg
isIature will have to cut short the ap-
preparations. State Treasurer jackson
SAYS that with the money on hand and
the estimated revenue the appropria-
tions for the next two years cannot eN-
ceed so. 900. 900. Two years ago they
were over SD O00, coo. With a loss OF
81 900. 600 it is evident that cut OF ct
least ten per cent. somewhere Is IneN-
liable, and the authorities are now cy-
phering at the job. 1t i announced
from Harrisburg that radical pruning
has been agreed upon. Two years ago
500 900 was added to the school ap-
preparation for the purchase of free
text books. These books having been
supplied to the schools, ii Is agreed
that the Sl,O00,000, appropriated two
years ago il not now needed anu can
be stricken of, without serious detrl-
ment 10 the cause of education. by
holding no Brigade eencampment OF the
State Guard this year $4,000 can be
saved. Appropriations for the penal
and charitable institutions Of the State
can be pared down, and about S40o,-
900 thus eliminated from the general
appropriations. There is 10 doubt that
there will be some vigorous kicking
done against these and other cuts in
the general bills, but necessity is para
mount TO generosity or 10 local good,
and there must be a cessation, only
temporary We hope, to the open hand
ed distribution of the revenues of the
State. The Commonwealth, however
reluctantly, must, like individuals,
''cut its coat according to its CLOTH
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

country. made inquiry AZ 10 whether they
had injured Wells and told him the reas-
on of the raid.
While Somerset county's share in tho
whiskey insurrection in 1873 was not so
active as was that of the people farther
west, yet the cause had plenty of sympa-
thy While Herman Husband and Robert
Philson were the only two persons to he
arrested by the Federal authorities, quite
a number of other persons were arrested
by the State authorities and held for trial
at Bedford, and were afterwards fined in
sums ranging from five shillings TO fifteen
pounds.
Did space permit we might give many
incidents, etc, of this period. After the
close ofthe Revolutionary War there was
rapid influx of settlers, and it soon APP
peared that the distance TO Bed
ford, the county seat, was a great incon-
venience to the people, and there arose a
feeling and desire for new county, and
finally the same having been petitioned
for, the Legislature granted the wishes
of the people 10y passing bill providing
for the formation of a new county, which,
being approved, became law on the 18th
of April, 1875.
Its first section reads:
''That all that part of Bedford county
lying and being westward OF line drawn
along the top of the Allegheny mountain
from where the Maryland line crOsseth
the same to where the line of Huntingdon
county crosseth the same mountain shall
be and the same is hereby declared TO be
erected into a county, henceforth to he
called Somerset" The second section
provided that the courts should he held
at Brunerstown until a court house and
jail could be erected.
The governor was authorized TO appoint
five commissioners-Oot residing in the
new county-to view and select the most
eligible and proper situation for the cree
ton of the public buildings for the coun-
ty. lie appointed William Findlay, John
Badolet, James Chambers and Thomas
| Campbell. commissioners. \. J. Dallas
was secretary to the commissioners.
The honor OF being the county seat was
contested by Bunerstown and Berlin.
| The commissioners, on 18th of September,
reported TO the Secretary of the Common
wealth, as follows:
SUNGERsET TowN formerly called
HRUSSERsrowS Scpieinberl2, l7aj.
/ SIR
We, the undersigned commissioners, ap-
I pointed by His Excelicncy, Thomas Niiiin,
/ Esq. Governor OF the state Of Pennsylvania,
I agreeable TO an act Of the general assembly
passed April Il, 1915, have viewed the county
| Of Summerset and taking the centre and 9th
| cr important circumstances under view
! do unanimously iiN on the town OF summer
set, called BrunnerStOwn, aS a proper place
! for the sea: OF Justice OF said county We are
sir yours truly &c.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-04-17

THE Governor OF Arkansas, 4 few
davs since, walked into hotel, spat IN
the face of q legislator and thea drew a
pistol on him. Bystanders disarned
him or ne would have committed muir
der. A. specimen of Southern chiv-
airy this atakes the cake.