San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-02
LIGHT FLASHES.

IS. d. ScUDDER, Fire Insurance.
"A New Years eve dress ball
was given at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs, John j. Stevens on Mar
tin street.
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick
headache, indigestion, biliousness.
Sold by all druggists.
Mariana Rodriguez, aged eight
months, died yesterday at No. 5l9
Concho street, from pneumonia.
Rheumatism is caused by lac
tic acid in the blood. Hoods SaT-
saparilla neutralizes this acid and
com pletely and permanently cures
rheumatism. Be sure to get only
Hoods.
---Lum Walston was before the
recorder this morning, charged
with beating and striking Mamie
Williams. The case was continued
until tomorrow.
AT midnight of Tuesday the
fire bells struck 1896 by striking
thirty bells.
The Mexican whose skull was
cracked by a blow from an iron
bar in difficulty last week, in
west side gambling resort, is now
convalescent, says DR.. Menger.
The Mexican who was 80 Sc
riously shot in the shoulder with a
load from a shotgun Christmas eve,
is on the road to recovery in the
city hospital.
Sim Hart sends the LIGHT his
Christmas and New Years cards
from Detroit, where he is now SELL
ing cigars under the firm name,
sHart, Roman & Co."
MIR. Emil Blum says that the
design of his New Year card, re-
presents dream he recently had
on his return from ball, when he
dreamed that he was showered
with New Years invitations.
Miss Mollie Young and Mr..
Edward Wolff, a merchant Of
Spring Branch, were married last
night at the brides home, No. Us
Dryer avenue, by Rabbi III. j.
Elkins.
--County Clerk Smith received
notice this morning from Cato
rina Ortiz, asking him not to issue
marriage license to Erlinda
Tobar, her daughter, who, she says,
is only 16 years of age.
Mr.. Frank j. Gender, one of
Dullnig's popular clerks, was mar
ried in st. Johns Lutheran church
Tuesday evening, Miss Caroline
A. Dullnig, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Dullnig, being his bride.
Louis Douglass and Ida Walk
er, both colored, the latter better
known as "Waco Ida," were mar
ried by Justice Devine in the county
clerks Office this morning.
H. d. Spore and wife are suing
A. Stapp,J j. b. Smith and Frank
Simmang for $500 damages on
contract and bond, alleging that
they entered into a contract with
defendants for the construction Of
a one-story cottage, whereby
plaintiff Bessie M. Spore became
bound to pay the cost of same
which exceeded the contract price
in the sum of$S00.
The Alamo Wheelmen enjoyed
jolly stag party on New Years
eve, at their club rooms, with a
big bowl of punch and plenty to
smoke.
"A cooking main took place at
Bias Hernandez's pit yesterday be-
tween Hernandez and Kenneth
Anderson. Anderson won four,
Hernandez two OF the six fights.
Miss Margaret Small and Mr..
Joseph Schofield were quietly mar
ried by Rev. L. e. King New
Years eve, at the brides home, on
Barrera street, and are at home at
No. 1920 st. Charles street.
Twenty cases were on the re-
corder's docket today.
--Forty-seven permits to build
were issued by the city clerk in
December.
Two tally-ho parties were out
New Years eve, driving over the
city "with winding horn"
Five sewer inspectors received
their salaries, aggregating 1913,
from the city today.
Some OF tho customary "night
hawks" had lots of fun with the
police Tuesday night and yester-
day morning with a dummy man