San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-29
FLASHES.

Work on extending San Pedro
avenue from the springs on TO Mag
noiia street. Laurel Heights. is pro-
crossing slowly on account of the
heavy rock cut met with.
Hoods Pills are the favOrite family
cathartic, easy to take, easy TO OPP
crate.
The city rock crusher has been To-
Gated at the foot of the hill on San
Pedro avenue, near the Springs where
the blasted out rock is being crushed
for macadam.
Don't worry about your health.
Keep your blood pure by taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla and you need not
fear the grip, colds, bronchitis, pneu-
monia or typhoid fever. f
One of the city steam rollers and
an engineer has been loaned to one of
the breweries, to repair the streets ad-
jacent, the brewery supplying the coal.
Two solid trainloads of oranges
passed through the city over the
Southern Pacific last night from Cal
ifOrnia en- route to New York.
Mr. John Woods, formerly of Cor
pus Christi, is seriously i'll in this city.
The open season for catching fish
in waters in the city limits closes with
next Sunday.
The West Texas Medical society
held meeting in the Hicks building
last night with several visiting phySi-
clans in attendance.
Mr. J. Winship, of Waco, and Mrs.
Il. l.. Marucheau, of this city, were
quietly married last evening. Dean w.
X. Richardson. of st. Marks church,
officiating.
Mission garden hall will be COM
fortably heated for the IVY MASQUE
BALL tomorrow night; so do not let
the cold weather keep you away.
Tickets only so cents.
"A petition from several San Anto-
MO merchants against any change in
the Texas assignment law, was pre-
scented to the state Legislature yester-
dag.
"A gang of Mexicans were engaged
last night in digging for supposed
buried treasures on the west side of
the city, in the Second ward, between
the 1. G. G. N. and Southern Pacific
railway tracks.
-Four sets of harness have been re-
ported to the detectives as being stolen
in this city recently.
There were five cases before the
recorder today.
"A telegram from Laredo was re-
ceived this morning saying that four
inches of snow had fallen in that city
last night.
Agents Wanted-Several high rat
ed factories, Qines selling to same buy
ers), offer free samples, protected
ground, and cash commission to push
ing men. Rare opportunity. Syndi-
cate, p. o. 1871, New York. 1-29lt
Miss Tillie Ruhnke celebrated her
18th birthday anniversary yesterday
at her parents residence on Cadwalla-
der street, with a party of young
friends.
Police Officer Bourn has been quite
ill the past few days and Officer Es-
pinosa is holding down the Alamo
plaza beat.
The next meeting of the city coun-
Gil will be an adjourned meeting on
Thursday. when important business
will be disposed of.
All will be merry at the IVY
MASQUE BALL at Mission garden to-
morrow night, whether rain, snow or
shine the ball will positively take
place. The hall will be comfortably
heated and warm supper with cof-
fee served at midnight. The best of
music has been engaged; and fun will
reign supreme; so do not fail 10 at
tend. Tickets so cents, to be had
from members or at Mission garden.
Jesus yasquez, aged AZ years,
died in the city hospital this morning
of typhoid fever.
The grand jury reported five bills
of indictment this morning.
Judge Green granted final natural
izatiOn papers yesterday to y. \.
Wurz. of Germany.
w. Il. Van DuZen was adJUdged
insane in the Probate court this morn
ing. The testimony showed taat he
smokes a great deal and insanity is
also believed to be due TO Overwork
of the brain. He was a school teach
or, telegraph operator and also drug
gist.