San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-26
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said to be very dangerous.
Mr.. John Brown. an old time stage
driver out of San Antonio, now driv-
ing the longest stage line in Texas
from Alice to Brownsville, 160 miles,
came in yesterday TO spend the holt
days with his family. ''-
Fresh Pecans for sale at Mis-
kirchner's, 231 w. Commerce ST. In
"A good many people had not com
pleted their Christmas purchases yes
terday morning and many of the shops
did very good trade. Some stores
We're closed all day.
ROOFING Felt, Pitch and Asphalt
at HENRY PAULY'S. Tel. So 5-16-tf
The Liederkranz Singing society's
Christmas oratorio will be presented
in st. Josephs hall tonight.
Wanted by January LIST, house with
10 rooms suitable for boarding house.
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Mr.. Chas. Franz made his little
daughter happy yesterday with a
fine piano.
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Fire Chief Collins is happy over
the receipt of a splendid fine watch,
gift from his wife.
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There We're a large number of
Christmas DRINKS to be seen on the
streets yesterday afternoon, but the
police Were lenient.
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The recorder will have heavy
docket tomorrow.
"A watch race for a half-mile was
attempted ON the Jockey Club track
Friday afternoon, but the track was
found so heavy that really no time at
all was made.
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The bad weather of ten days past
finally cleared yesterday about 2
o'clock D. m, and the sun shone,
quickly drying up the principal streets.
The suburban thoroughfares are yet
very muddy and heavy for traffic.
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The telephone exchange operators,
day and night reliefs, were well re-
membered by their friends with
Christmas gifts.
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Clarence Virgins. aged s monthS
died yesterday at 1875 West Commerce
street.
San Antonio street railway accom-s
modated the patrons of their line Fri
day and Saturday by putting on trail
ers on the moter cars.
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While number of men were en-
gagged in erecting a 100-foot smoke
stack at the f. +. Collins company's
plant on st. Mary's street Friday af-
ternoon, the smokestack fell. striking
one of the men, who, fortunately, was
not seriously hurt.
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Two negro women had Christmas
melee yesterday at the corner of West
Houston and East Houston streets, and
one nearly chewed the others nose off.
No arrests.
st Stephens society, of the Polish
Catholic congregation, will celebrate
st. Stephens day tonight at the resi-
dence of Miss Zizik, on Water streetG
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All the hotels gave their guests fine
Christmas dinners yesterday. The
Southern hotel dinning room was beau
tifully decorated. The Menger hotel
menu card was a work of art, showing
Autographed photos of scenes of the hO-
tel and the Kampmann dairy farm.
The Mahncke hotel set one of the best
dinners ever served the public.
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Church services yesterday were
well attended. At San Fernando
Catholic church the decorations were
artistic and therefore beautiful. the
st. Mary's altar being converted into
representation of the Sacred Manger OF
Bethlehem.
Tine san AnIOulO DTOheIdSe Sou-
pany remembered their employees with
handsome Christmas presents. h.
KaIteyer K Son did likewise.
A jolly Christmas party was given
ut the residence of Mr.. Axel Nicer
scheidt in the Meerscheidt addition last
Friday night, attended by the relatives
and friends of the family.
-Wanted-Two furnished rooms
with board for four, in private Jewish
family. Address q, care Daily Light
Office. lZ-<o-'g
Louis Wildenstein, while attempt
ing to fire off some powder which he
had tamped in a hole in the ground
at his home on East Commerce street
Yesterday afternoon about q O'Clock,
was severely burned in the face.
The East Commerce street car was
off the track for about an hour yes
terday afternoon shortly after II,
near the Sunset track.
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