San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-07
LIGHT FLASHES

Police officer Yantis of the Hous-
ton street beat, buttoned his slicker UP
tight during the storm last night and
did the Good Samaritan act for I'M
lucky persons caught out under avn
ings, etc, ordering hacks, assisting
ladies across the muddy thoroughfares,
and in various other ways, furnishing
aid.
Practice economy in buying medi-
cines as other matters. 1t is economy
to get Hoods Sarsaparilla because it
contains more medical value than any
other-100 doses one dollar.
A jolly dance was given out at
East End Saturday night by Messrs.
Frank LANCER, Chas. Eckenroth, Geo.
Hudson and John and Tom Mckay.
About 80 couples were present.
Recorders Court Attorney Hertz
berg is becoming very proficient in the
use of the Spanish vernacular.
The LaSalle Maennerchor spent
yesterday afternoon in Scheuermeyer's
park, holding a Sommerfest and in
tended continuing the celebration with
fireworks and ball last night, but
owing to the stormy weather returned
to the city at 7 o'clock.
Hoods pills are the only pills to
take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.. Cure
all liver ills.
The celebrated Nicely Zouazes, Of
Memphis, the crack military company
of that city, it is now assuered will at
tend the Interstate Drill and Camp of
instruction, as they have been regu-
larly enrolled in the militia guard of
Tennessee.
The mayor has been offered sever
al beautiful sites on the east side for
the proposed new market house.
The celebration of the 22d anniver-
sary of the Mexican Benevolent soci-
ETY. at San Pedro Springs park yester-
day was closed last night with dancing
in the lower pavilion, speech making
and music.
The st. Johns German Lutheran
church picnic which was scheduled for
Riverside park today did not take
place, owing to the muddy condition
of the ground. 1t has been indefinitely
postponed.
Police officer Thurman, after sew
eral days illness, has returned to duty.
The city supplied 25 breakfasts
to prisoners this morning and % with
supper last night.
The hacks did good business last
night. There were hardly enough of
them to supply the wants of unlucky
persons caught in the storm.
-Tiburcio Lopez, was fined five dol
lars for disorderly conduct by the re-
corder this morning.
Geo. Murphy has been arrested by
Officer McCabe for discharging fire
arms in the city limits. He will be
tried by the recorder tomorrow.
Herman Wagner, a one-legged beg
gar, with a face full of whiskers, a
very familiar object on the street and
a typical picture of the comic paper
representation of Weary Willie, was
gathered in by the genial Policeman
Yantis yesterday as vag and was fin
ed five dollars by the recorder this
morning.
Santiago Orezco, a Mexican from
the country raised disturbance across
the creek last nlSHI ana got run IN
by Officer Diaz. This morning he
was fined $40 by the recorder His
partner, a white man, paid his fine
and wanted Marshal Shardein to give
him receipt for the amount. They
created considerable amusement after
court when leaving the room.
An armature, used to supply pow.
er to the San Antonio Edison line was
injured in the electric light station
last night during the electrical storm
During last nights storm, the pow.
er was turned off all street car lines
to prevent damage being done to the
power house machinery. The power
was turned on the San Antonio line
cars again at $50 o'clock after which
they continued to run until the usua
hour.
Recorders courtroom was crowded
with visitors this morning and quite
a lot of noise was made at times
Officer Thurman was compelled to pu
several parties out of the room il
consequence of the disorder:
w. Fenstermakef was fined IS To-
beating and striking Fritz Hole, 1