San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-12

n SICK DdDy one Gay ldSI week upset
the morning schedule of the running
of the cars on the West End line.
San Antonio need not expect favors
from the railroads until about two
more trunk lines build into town.
Alderman Mahncke expresses great
admiration for Mayor Callaghan be-
cause of his unbending firmness.
The council stands eight to 3 in
favor of the market house with pros
poets of better odds before a vote.
If the world knew of our perfect win
ter climate it would take several 20
story hotels to accommodate our visi-
tors.
watch the schemers who want to
get something for nothing. They are
in the field with more fake PROPOSE
TONS"
The Gossiper is trying to make the
old political foxes come out of their
holes, but he has a hard job on his
hands.
The Light has more daily readers
among the Germans of San Antonio
than any paper published in San An
tonic.
The Democrat party won st Aus
tin; all good party men who want Off
ce will now begin to FURNISH their
armour
The whole kit of Republican pie
hunters of San Antonio are worth less
than 500 year to Republican
newspaper.
II your home newspaper is not as
good as you want it to be, you can
help make it better by increasing
your patronage.
The newspapers are expected to give
about nve dollars worth of free adver-
Using for a twenty five cent ticket to
little concert.
A unanimous vote of the city council
in favor of the new market house will
look like peace on earth and good
will to all our people.
The last Fridays issue, dec. 81
crippled two engines, and one press,
but the Light still got out, although in
a demoralized condition.
4 great deal of complaint is heard
all over the city about the electric met
ers running faster, which of course
means larger bills to pay.
When Citizen Vinke reaches the city
hall in the morning the janitors and
other attaches are not long in ignor-
ance that the city clerk has arrived.
The races will not last sixty days if
the projectors do not pay their bills;
and they must therefore receive lib
eral patronage from the public to
make the horses go.
We want improved streets; we want
Il lower rate of taxes; we want more
prosperity, Il central market house IS
also wanted and our west side citizens
are putting up for it.
1t does a man good to go abroad;
Alderman Hamilton finds on his re-
turn that we need more educational
facilities. Yea, Doctor, and we need
a decent market house.
There is not and should not be any
politics in the building of market
house; it is a question of revenue to
the city and how to get vegetables
and meats that are fit to eat.
Park Commissioner L. Mahncke, is
doing a nice job of work on Milan
PARK which will be an additional or
nament to the new market house
building.
The officers have but little incentive
to catch criminals as the parsemon-
ious fee bill in many cases does not al
low enough to pay the expenses of
prosecution.
An alderman to be an effective kick
er, should first thoroughly post him
self, and then kick Systematically;
but not kick indiscriminately, like a
Oily goat butting against a stone
wall.
A newspaper that will pledge its
support and sell its editorial columns
more than a year in advance of an ell
ectiOn, for the sake of little advertis-
ing pap, will have but little influence
with the voter on election day.
The pie" hunter has no use for a
they cannot use to advance |
their own personal, selfish greed. |
There are a few of them in San Anto- |
MO that call themselves Republi-
when there is "pie in
sight.
A GENTLE REMINDER.
Gold and Silver Watches.
Diamonds, Precious Stones,
Beautiful Clocks,