San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-12
ECHOES FROM WEST END.

creeks, but that more generally de.
ponds on artesian water for it's
moisture, had the Martinez creek
coursing outward last Monday
and Tuesday after our little rain,
Mr.. A. E. V. Wright, departed
on the 7th inst, for visit to his
brother at Waco, to divert his
thoughts from the terrible loss he
sustained in the death of his young
wife which was mentioned at the
time it occurred in the LIGHT. He
will return In few days.
"Echoes" has furnished the
LIGHT whole chapter during
the week on electric lights that do
not shine; they are less in the
dark now and doing better.
Two more new buildings on Ruiz
street, on the way to West End,
show where the city is building
up.
Col. Sid. B. Easley and family
are the newest acquisitions to
West End they are being received
with open arms in their new
home. Col. Easley made a splen-
did record as a district attorney
in western district and more re-
Gently was the chief magistrate
of Hondo City, where his many
friends regret his departure as
deeply as his welcome affords him
pleasure here.
Mr.. A. P. Shatto, the chief
official of the Sunset in the large
and growing city Of Weimar,-only
one Of the many obliging officers
of the railroad: that they make
SO popular-paid with his family
a visit to West End on Friday
morning, and "Echoes" can only
regret that there was no time to
give any attention to them during
their visit.
The north poles magnetism does
not more surely draw the need lie
of the compass in its directio
than West End attracts great
minds to its environments; it is
here where the son of a president
of the United States invested in
real estate, here it is where sena-
tors of the United States love to
spend part OF their spare days; it
has become the home of state
senators and representatives, 1t is
the site that doctors select for
sanitariums, here it is where the
Catholics and Methodists have
their fine colleges, and no other
suburb can show so rapid a pro.
gress as West End, the home OF
generals, colonies captains and
well to do private citizens, who
have all the advantages of the
city and none Of its discomforts.
Our artificial lake is still the at
traction it ever was, we have our
mails delivered as regularly as in
the heart Of the city and when
summer comes we have the cool
breezes that the city signs for in
vain.
The Catholic college opened
with six more scholars than 1t
closed with during the Christmas
holidays, and the attendance at
the Female college and Peacock's
boys school is large.
The new faces continually met
up with, and the noise of the
builders brigade give the best
proof that West End is not stand
ing still.
The larger Peacocks went to the
Asylum Friday night to enjoy
themselves.
From his friend, Mr.. Smith, it
was learned that the popular post
master of West End and San An
tonic, regretted that duty in the
demand Of the government for his
services at the federal court at
Tyler, deprived him of his antici-
pated pleasure of giving more of
his attention to his brother crack
shots, now assembled here. By
George, it is a cruel fate that some
times separates the best of men
from their joyful anticipations.
The West End Endeavor Liter
airy society, that had an interesting
meeting last Friday, has concluded
to change it's program entirely for
next Friday when a pleasureable
will supercede its
debates and readings. The society
seems to lean as its name almost
implies, to superlative prohibition,
white ribbons and pledges, but the
Of its president and
his selection Of judges has so far
guaranteed the utmost fairnesss to
every side presented in a debate.
GEchoes" being strictly a nom
political communication, neither
credits nor discredits, the latest
rumor that our popular county
judge and popular mayor Of the
city, together with ex-Fire Chief
Peck, has formed the latest and
greatest combination, and West
End does not allow itself to be
moved or stirred by any such
rumOrS.