San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-06-28

has just lost one OF its leading
liberal and enterprising citizens
In the person OF Sam G. Peck OF
the electric supply company, and
treasurer of the American club,
who was just such another Jolly
fellow as his popular namesake Of
San Antonio. The deceased some
time ago showed signs Of appen.
dicites and two oprations were
performed here without relief. He
left here in charge OF his physician,
DIR. Bray, and nurse,the idea being
TO take him to Kansas City for
treatment by an eminent physi-
clan and then he would 60 home
to Massachusetts and recuperate.
He was III but no serious result
was expected and he and his at
tendants travelled in a special car
to give him all possible comfort,
but he soon showed alarming
symptoms aud before reaching st.
Luis Potosi he expired. His re-
mains were taken on through San
Antonio 10 Boston, Mass, where
his wife, whom he married less
than a year ago,was waiting his
loving presence. Now she can
only welcome a corpse.
Mr.. Otto Schmidt Is here. He
is the brother of Oscar Schmidt
the we'll known singer and beer
drummer, and of Arthur Schmidt.
He told with, tears In his eyes how
he had been with poor c. w. A.
Costing in San Antonio a few days
before the latter's death and what
merry times they had at Billie
Reuters when he placed a large
order for Saratoga whisky for this
city. Mr.. Schmidt was Mexi.
can agent for Rosskam, Gerstly &
Co., in Gosling's district, and he
showed me a letter from the firm
announcing Mr.. Gosling's death
and paying the deceased high com.
pliments. Mr., Schmidt was al
one time drummer for Pau
Wagner and well known in San
Antonio. Poor Gosling! He was
one of natures gentlemen having
a heart as big as his body and de-
servedly esteemed by those that
knew him.
So you have got "Merganthalers'
and have now as we'll an equip
ped office as any other metro.
politan city. / congratulate you
When / first found the LIGHT In
1881, the paper was only foul
column folio and the Office was
limited. Then there was editor
one reporter, city circulator, anC
a business manager, Thomas B
johnson, who would occasionally
'set type" and work far into the
midnight to keep up with bust
ness. Now the same Mr.. johnson
is president, and business mana
ger. He has an assistant or secre
tary, other office assistants, an edi
tor, three reporters and large
corps of special contributors ant
correspondents. In the mechani
cal department he has three larg,
machine presses, type enough Il
run several papers and Morgan
thaler type setting machines. AM
the little four.column folio LIGH'
that sprang from the Surprise
a little paper the size OF an >ordin
airy sheet OF letter paper doubled
is now a five column quarto, will
an extra grand Sunday mornin.
attachment, and is recognized a
one Of the leading papers. 1t ha'
lived and still flourishes having
seen the burial OF "The Daily
Times" "Daily Dem ocrat," "Dail.
Star" the Evening Paper" "th
Daily News" and the Reporter,
and numerous other qualifications
some OF which were established
purposely to down the LIGHT blu
did not. This only shows wha
grit, merit and enterprise will do
Naturally / love "the LIGHT
and having assisted somewhat IL
its progress / am proud of it's sue
cess but in writing / pay it NJ
fulsome flsttery. can simply
say what all old San AntoniaDl
know to be true and say
"Spread the LIGHT" That is 9
chestnut 1 know; we used 1t In
1SSl-fifteen~ years ago-but the
LIGHT has spread, and what Is
more is still spreading. And while
it is under the same active and
efficient management 1t will still
spread Illuminating the dark
places, showing corruption and
folly in all their glazing hideous.
ness and lighting the way to San
Antonio's progress.
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