San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-29
LIGHT FLASHES
IS. D. SCUDDER, Fire Iusuranc Q.


"A euchre club has been formed
and met at the residence of DIR.
and Mrs. j. M. Cain, No. 246 Madi-
son street, last Thursday night.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Miss Griesenbeck, on
South Alamo street.
The Texas Shoe and Leather
company, of San Antonio, was in
corporated by charter yesterday in
Austin, with Geo. r. Sullivan, j.
d. Strauss and Martin G. McGen-
ness as incorporators. Capital
stock, $4,000.
The Rathbone Sisters will give
a reception at Castle hall in the
Reuter- building tonight, to which
all Knights and their ladies are in
vited.
There were 446 cases before the
recorder during the month of Feb
ruary.
"A patent medicine man and q
travelling solicitor for photographs,
Frank H. Spaulding and r. Gill.
christ, had a fight in the Alamo
restaurant on Alamo plaza last
evening about o'clock, when one
threw tea cup and hit the other
on the head near the right frontal
bone. Both were arrested and
| CIilchrisk was f1uad e.
The mortuary report for Febru-
ary for this city will show about
80 deaths from all causes.
The death of Sister M. Pauline,
nee Marie Marcoux, from con-
sumption, occurred In the Incar.
nate Word hospital on Thursday
last. Deceased was q native Of
Canada.
Alderman Hoefling wants to
know II some kind of squeezer,
lemon, or other kind, can extract
an answer, eyes" or "no" from
Engineer Gray.
"A new order was posted in the
city central fire station yesterday
by Chief Tobin to the effect that
"any operator found asleep while
on duty will be dismissed sum-
marily. The doors must be left
unlocked all night"
Hoods Pills are the best after
dinner pill; assist digestion, cure
headache. 25s.
Prof. Redwood, the mindread-
er, gave some further tests of his
great powers to large audience in
Odd Fellows hall last night.
Prof. De Quay, tight rope walk
ing, Southwestern Park, Sunday.
Consulting Engineer Gray will
not leave for home until Monday.
Messrs. Jake, Adam and Frank
Briar, formerly of San Antonio,
have returned from a trip to Cali
fornia and will relocate in this
city.
Drive out the impurities from
your blood and build up your sys-
tenn by creating an appetite and
toning the stomach with Hoods
Sarsaparilla, if you would keep
yourself we'll.
"A building permit was issued
today to G.. Dodic to put up q
small gallery, costing SIS, at No.
803 West Commerce street, ward 3.
-Refugio s. de Valdez, aged 65
years, died yesterday at No. GIG
West Houston street, from tuber-
cular meningitis.
Mr.. John Bosshardt has Sc.
cured a permit TO build an addi-
ton to his dwelling, 80 Villita
street, ward s, to cost $500.
The city auditor this morning
issued warrant on the sewer fund
to Wilding, Marshall, Bsckus &
Hines, for So, 900 on account of esti-
mate No. 10 OF the sewer work. A
warrant for $3.50, salary for Con-
sulting Engineer Gray, for Febru-
airy, was also drawn on the same
fund.
"A son of George White killed
an opossum in his yard on st.
Mary's street last night. The
'possum was near the chicken coop.
All the banks will close Mon
day, March End, it being Texas In
dependence day.
Officer Chavez yesterday cap
tured Flavio Ramirez for carrying
pistol.
Officer Robb has arrested Ed I'm
derwood on the charge Of being a
suspicious character. The case will
be heard Tuesday by the recorder.
-"999 queries with answers
upon agricultural and horticul-