San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-18

Room was located on the north side
of Main Plaza and George Horner' $
Bar Room, Main street, advertised
attentive barkeepers in attendance
and "the best of cistern water used"
What the water was used for was
not made plain.
U. S. Mail and Stage Line, SchOtt
and Ashlet, contractors, advertised SO
hours service to the border. The
Pride Barber Shop said that hair and
whisker dyeing was guaranteed.
Among occupations listed which tell
of the early life of the town are
hackdrivers, blacksmiths, wagon max
ers, barkeepers, herders, freightcrs,
bootmakers, translators, wheelwrights,
hostlers, saloon keepers, livery stable
keepers, brewers and street sprink-
lers.
Contained 1924 Names.
The directory contains the names
of 1874 San Antonians at that time.
The first name in the book is that
of Alfred Aabacock, job printer. and
the last is that Of Mrs. Lucy Zyzik,
widow.
The following names were picked
from the book, many of the persons
yet living and the names of others
still familiar to the present genera
ton: Samuel Bell, jeweler; John X.
Beretta, clerk; James H. Biggar,
clerk, L. S. Q. NJ. department /;
Nicholas Boubel; George W. Brack-
enridge; Bryan Callaghan, NC
Leary and Callaghan): Miss Agnes
Cotton, school teacher; John Fest,
clerk, L. Kunkel and Co.; Otto
Gerlach, tailor; Alfred Giles, archi-
tect; Charles Graebner. clerk G. A.
Duerler: Ferdinand Herff Jr., book
keeper San Antonio National Bank
John Herff, physician and surgeon;
A. PancOast and Son, merchant. tall
Ors Alexander Joske, clerk Julius
Joske; George Kalteyer. druggist;
Frederick Kalteyer, druggist: Charles
F. Kleine. matchmaker, 27 Commerce
street; Mrs. C. G. Krempkau; Will
liam Knox, sheriff: John b. Lacoste,
county treasurer Nat Lewis, clerk,
James T. Thornton J. p. Leese, CAPT.
talist: William Lyons, detective;
Gen. John s. Mason, U. s. A.; Albert
Maverick, land agent; Samuel Mayer-
lex, lumber; William Maverick, land
agent; William Menger, manager
Menger hotel; Rudolph Menger, ply
stefan and surgeon; John MOnier,
freighter; Luciano Navarro, county
surveyor; Rev. John w. Neil, pas
tor First Presbyterian church; George
III. Noonan, judge district court :;
Brig. Gen. Edward o. C. Ord. U. s..
A., residence, northwest corner Nacog-
doches and Travis: Erastus Reed,
furniture; John Reinbold, street
sprinkler; Henry Killing, boot and
shoe manufacturer; August Santle-
ben, freighter, North Flores street /;
John ]. Stevens, chief clerk, G.. H..
& S. A.; John r. Shook, (Shook and
Pittmar) Eugene Staffel, clerk Wag-
ner 4 Rummel: James Stephens,
county jailor; Edward Stoves, lum-
Der dealer; George r. Stumberg, dry
goods and groceries; Nicholas TengS,
books and stationers; William G.
Tobin, proprietor Vance house, south
"NcN NOAhtI VI IlOuSIDH ana gL.
Mary's; Modesto Torres; John Two
hig, banker: Alexander Varga. har-
ness and saddlemaker; Celestin Vile
main, dry goods and groceries; Miss
Helen Walton, school teacher, Flores
street school (now johnson SCHOOL,
James A. Ware, editor Herald and
James s. Woolls. Methodist minister.
List Of City's Mayors.
Mayors listed from 1897 up to the
time of the publication Of the book
were John W. Smith, 1898; Will
liam II. Dangerfield, March to July.
ISIS: s. A. Maverick, 1S39-4O: John
w. Smith, 1S40-41; Juan N. Seguin,
IS4l-44: Edward Dwyer, 1S44-46:
Bryan Callaghan, 1S46-47: Charles +.
King. 1919; ]. NJ. Devine,
lS4951: J. s. Mcdonald. 1S51-52;
{. +. King. 1928: ]. NJ. Devinc.
1854: John NJ. Carolan, 1Sj4-55;
James r. Sweet, 1886: ]. NJ. De-
vine, 1851; J. II. Beck. mayor
pro TEN in June, 1857; A. A. Lock
wood. 1879; James r. Sweet.
1873 50: P. i. Buquor, 1886; J.
Fl. Lyons. 1865.
On October 0, 1865 D. Cleveland
was appointed mayor by Governor
Hamilton but on August "a, 1866 the
legislature reinstated Mr.. Lyons as
mayor and he served until 1867.
Col: ]. J. Reynolds. L. S. A., made
a military appointment of mayor of
W. z. A. Thielpape on November
;: 1867 and he was reappointed by
Governor Il. ]. Davis on March 2S,
1870 and served for two years more
when +. Giraud was elected mayor.
All other city officers for the time
mentioned are also listed in the di-
rectory.
= new arrival at western ranch was
persuaded TO mount a bucking horse
according 70 that auth6rIty on western