San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-23
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The Crescent Social club will cele-
brate Christmas at the home of Otto
Tolle, No. 337 Garden street, next
Wednesday night with Champagne
punch and other refreshments.
THE BLIND MANS FRIEND,
HERTZBERG'S, the optician, is head
quarters for spectacles. Gold $3.50 up.
Police officer Jim Mitchell return
ed for duty this morning after about
weeks illness.
Try an oyster cocktail at Bull
Bros. 12-15-tf
"A bicycle was stolen on West Com
merce street last night.
For a fine hot lunch, go 10 Bull
Bros. l2-l5-tf
City Marshal Shardein says he
will instruct the police to arrest all
parties discharging firearms in the
city limits during Christmas the same
as any other time. Fireworks, how
ever, can be discharged in yards. but
not on the STREETS.
We have just opened q large barn
of June cut hay and will sell at exceed
ingly low prices. Sunset Wood Co. If
Emma Hall and Lille Bullocks.
two colOred girls had a war Of words
in west side chop house last night
and were arrested by Officer Quintana.
The recorder fined Emma So this
morning and dismissed the case
against the other girl
The old reliable Sunset Wood Co.
can give you the very best dry oak
nj nj
81. 12-l5-tf
The city prisoners We're supplied
with thirty-one breakfasts this MORN
ing by the city jailer.
The cheapest and best fuel is the
Sunset Wood Co.'S celebrated Indian
Territory coal, only 5000 per ton
hone 81. 12-15-tf
Dick Mullins, police court chron-
ic, had fight with a negro named
Ed. Wheat last night in a west side
saloon, was arrested by Officer Quin-
tana and was fined So by the recorder
this morning.
All first-class saloons sell Ochs &
Aschbacher's porter on draught, cents
er glass. I'm
Officer Quintana arrested Sam
Taylor in the Cinco de Mayo saloon
on West Commerce street last night
for carrying pistol, but the recorder
dismissed him this morning as he
would not claim the pistol and swore
that someone had placed ii in his over
coat pocket to get him into trouble.
-LOST-A small ledger, between
Burleson and Commerce streets. The
finnpr will
10 90 Burleson street. 12-22-2t*
"A lady's hat was lifted off her
head and partially chewed to pieces
Yesterday afternoon by vicious
horse while she was admiring Joske
Bros beautiful show windows. She
stepped back and got too near the
morse, which was standing near the
curbing.
Best McAlester screened lump coal
5000 per ton delivered. San Antonio
uas 20. Tel. ID. 12-13-tf
The inmates of the Southwest
insane asylum will have their Christ
day
Mr. ]. c. Dielman has received his
pretty 1898 calenders and is distribut-
ing them among his friends.
Judge Wheating came up to the
city from Stockdale yesterday.
There We're no races today on ac-
count of the extra spell of weather
given us this morning.
Street Commissioner MickIeiohn's
wOrkmen are busy during the present
weather keeping the storm sewer in
lets cleaned out.
The San Antonio Academy Record
Tor December, has reached the Light
Office. 1t is the first number of it's
fifth year and is very well edited, full
of locals and school news and many in.
teresting special papers are published.
Detective Shoaf arrested Burt Bur
well last night as a vagrant and Re-
corder Lewis gave. him twenty-four
hours to leave the city this morning.
Police Officer Pat Stevens arrested
A. w. Lefing for being dunk and dis.
orderly last night and the recorder fin.
ed him five dollars this morning.
Police officers McCabe and Hill
dreth arrested Ed. Williams, a colored
boy as a vagrant last night, but the
recorder dismissed him this morning
as his father came into court after
him.
"A colored woman named Frida!
Bowlegs, aged 80 years, who has live'
for many years on the Menges creel
died yesterday.
The toy store keepers say thai
while they are keeping a very Close
watch on their goods, they have los
considerably thus far from depreda
tons Of shoplifters.
The postoffice will be closed Satur
day the same hours as on Sunday, anC
only the general delivery windows will
be open from to 10 a. m.
City Marshal Shardien has la
dy's blue flannel, braid trimmed cloak
Wanamaker brand, at police station
which awaits an owner.
Some of the finest Christmas tree
now on the market are brought in witt