San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 173, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1889 Page: 5 of 8
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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14 1889.
R|allong Line
New York and Texas Steamship
Company
—TO—
NewYorkDirect
Steamers leave Galveston every
Wednesiay & Saturday Morainis
The Steamers of this line are well
known for their Elegance Comfort
and Speed and acknowledged as the
Finest Fleet Afloat.
This is the very cheapest and most
delightful route to
NEW YORK AND EUROPE.
For Through Tickets and State-
rooms etc. apply at the
Mallory Line Office.
I COMMERCE ST
W. J. YOUNG
General Southern Passenger Agent
BALL’S For Fine Drinks
S. Q. BALL. 6 Main Plaza
Free Gift Distribution of Prizes.
How many kernels of rice are in a
pint fruit jar? Best guess gets an
elegant dinner service second best a
fancy chamber set etc. Ten prizes.
No charge for guessing. Prizes are
on exhibition in our show window.
If you are going to housekeeping call
on us. We can fit you up.
Wagner & Chabot.
CITY LOCAL NEWS.
—Alexander Kuehl and Elvira Mo-
reau have secured a license to marry.
— Order your winter wood from the
Sunset wood company.
—Don’t you buy until you have first
called on Hambleton Hadley & Co.
—Sim Hart came within eight num-
bers of selling the capital prize.
—With four street cars lines no one
ought to be compelled to walk.
—Emile Frank is now a knight of
Lotus Lodge K. of P.
—John Piggott is ill with fever in
Waco.
—Mr. Jim Stevens is well again
and at work.
—Trains are on time to-day.
—Tomorrow is the feast of the As-
sumption in the Catholic church.
—There will be a picnic to-night at
Riverside park.
—There will be a grand musical
concert at Scholz’s garden tonight.
—Prof. Wittier the artistic tailor is
working hard on a $75 wedding suit.
—American Hotel—Laredo Texas.
$l.OO per day. T. J. See. 6-18tf
—Painters and artists’ supplies.
3-27-tf B. C. Reily & Co.
—Purest ice in the city at the Alamo
ice factory. 5-2-tf
—Deposit with the Maverick bank
and draw interest. 6-27-6 m
—Maverick bank pays interest on
deposits. 6-27-6 m
—Drs. M. K. and F. M. Taylor of-
fice 402 Houston street. Tel 363 11-6-ly
—A fishing party is made up to go
out to Cable’s ranch on the Leon creek
next Sunday.
—Otto Ewert has secured a permit
to build an addition to his dwelling
on Morales street Ward 3.
—City Sanitary Works clean vaults
and cesspools. Telepone No. IT. 1m
Grand free musical concerts every
Wednesday Saturday and Sunday
nights at Scholz Garden. 87tf.
—Concerts every Wednesday Sat-
urday and Sunday nights at Scholz
garden- B:7:tf
—Hambleton Hadley & Co. are
offering some fine bargains in city and
country property.
—Best Photographs at Callaway’s
Gallery 413 East Houston street.
—Masury’s liquid paints will cover
more surface last longer and fade
less than any paints on the market.
Especially adapted to this climate.
3-27-ly B. C. Riely & Co. Ag’ts.
—Advertising for best bidders to
run a charitable scheme is a new in-
novation.
—The Monterey letter in today’s
Light was written by a popular
young lady of San Antonio.
—The docket for the next Septem-
ber • term of the district court is a
lengthy one.
—Contractor Tom Kerr is doing a
first-class job in relaying blocks on
the street car track on Alamo plaza.
—A new athletic club is to be or-
ganized. All wishing to join should
communicate with James Lastere or
M. Conring.
—The Little Joker base ball club '
have a meeting tomorrow night at
Travis Park.
—Yesterday was the Feast of the
Transfiguration in the church cal- 1
end ar. ]
—The Mission Hose company boys
fully enjoyed Aiderman Wulff’s keg
of beer last night.
—School Superintendent Smith has
purchased a new residence near the
City brewery and has moved in.
—Tlie City chaps got away with the
Pecos county sharpshooters last night
at Bob Massius’ target gallery.
—County Judge Wurzbaeh sent
seven paupers to the poor-ho use yes-
terday.
—The county commissioners acted
on the quarterly reports of county of-
ficers this moruing.
—Sheriff McCall reports to the com-
missioners the collection of $l4O in his
quarterly report.
—The crowd of customers that as-
semble at Wolfson's could pack a
half dozen ordinary size stores.
—G. R. Sullivan is writing a big
advertisement telling about bargains
in shoes. Look out for it.
—Waiter wanted at Mission Garden.
Oue who speaks German preferred.
l-t.
—A special meeting of the city
council it is said will be held this
afternoon.
—Fitzgerald and Aiken have leased
the restaurant stand back of the
Ranch saloon and will open up for
business tomorrow night.
—Verner the consumptive stranger
found in Travis Park will be sent to
the poor-house today.
—Albert Devine who was recently
kicked in the face by a horse is now
all right again.
—Mrs. Narcia Hobbs mother of Ex-
press Messenger Hobbs Wells Fargo
and Co. died yesterday at her resi-
cencesloSan Pedro avenue. The fun-
eral occurs at 4 p. m. today.
—Two furnisned rooms over River-
side restaurant for rent. Apply at
Scnolz’s saloon. 8-14 tf
—Sportsmen are mourning the
death of “Polk’s Mare” one of the
most promising trotting fillies of this
state. She died of blood poisoning
from a gun-shot wound accidentally
received.
—The examination of George Bolton
for the murder of Bill Schmitt is set
for Friday the 16th instant. Bolton
is in Comal county jail.
—A negro burglar entered the resi-
dence of Mr. Schacklehoff corner
north and Water streets Sunday
night but was frightened away.
—E. D. Roberts who lives at 316
South Pecos street was fined $5O by
the recorder yesterday for beating
and striking his wife.
—Corporal Ochslager wins the Major
Adams watch and chain in the com-
petitive drill for the largest aggregate
score at competitive skirmish firing.
—A man or woman cook wanted
to go on Boarding Car inquire at Geo.
Whites 21 and 23 St. Marys street
opposite Turner Hall. * It.
—lf you want to see muscular
Christianity go over to the tent to-
night on the corner of Sixth street
and Avenue B. Take your Gospel
Hymns with you.
—Gospel meeting is held every
night in the “Brackenridge grove’’
corner Sixth street and Ave. B. by
Henry Merryman “ex-pugilist.”
—Santiago Tarin sent to the state
lunatic asylum for lunacy returned
last night having been pronounced
cured. He left to-day for his home in
Wilson county.
—County Judge Wurzbaeh this
morning performed the ceremony of
c arriage for Mr. Alexander Kuehl a
business man of Eagle Pass aud Miss
Elvira Mourean daughter of Mr.
Julius Mourean of San Antonio.
—An old Texan aged 75 years pre-
sented himself to the poor-house yes-
terday evening aud now finds a ref-
uge within its hospitable walls.
—Constable Martinez of precinct
No. 1 reports in his quarterly report
to the county commissioners this
morning the collection of $539 35 for
fines in justices’ courts. Judge Wurz-
bach remarks that the justices'courts
bring in more money to the county
than the district courts do.
—Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Abbott Davy
Jones and wife and Miss Stevens
went out hunting and .picnicking on
the Salado 9 miLs from the city this
morning. They expect to be absent
two days.
—Robt. Tendick of the San Antonio
Ice Company has the thanks of the
firemen stationed at Co. No. 2hall for
a liberal daily supply of ice.
—Mrs. W. G. Hill whose husband
was killed by sheriff’ McKinney’s
father-in-law some years ago. and
Mrs. De Spain sister of Jim McCoy
are on their way to see the governor.
—Jose Maria Cadeua brother-in-
law of Mr. Juan E. Barrera and who
was formerly a policeman of this citv
died Monday and was buried yester-
day. He was a well known San An-
tonian.
—A bay horse and broken cart evi-
dently a runaway were taken up by
hackman No. 99 three miles south of
the city and are at the police station.
Married and Gone.
Mr. Ervin J. Smith a young gradu-
ate of the Bryan cadet school now a
stockman at Woodford Indian Terri-
tory was quietly married in this city
this morning to' Miss Nannie Weir
daughter of Mrs. Wm. Au-
brey on San Pedro avenue
After the ceremony t the newly
made husband and wife left for their
future home in Woodford. Miss Weir
met her husband of today while she
was visiting her auntMrs. Dinwiddy
in Bryan.
~ >sMra ■
The Stockman's Friend.
“Raglaud’s Screw Worm Annihil-
ator”—to he had at City Drug Store
No. 8 E. Commerce St. 6-18 tt
Fresh Carload of Buggies
Carriages spring wagons and phae-
l<• s at reasonable prices. Hick’s
h >r«“ and carriage depository West
Nueva umit. 6-29-15 t.
We hear of African slaves being
bound in Morocco. Is not this a little
too luxurious ?—[Harper’s Bazar.
—Specialty made of lithographing
book-binding and ruling by the Mav-
erick Printing house. 6-27-6 m
Mg-Bear <n mind that Frank J. Bei-
tel keeps builders’ hardware and lum-
ber at the International and Great
Northern depot. 9-11-ly
—Trunk Factory 223 Alamo Plaza
Traveling Bags Valises Satchels
Straps. Repairing done. H. Vogler
& Co. 4-25-1 m
—Theo. Artzt will furnish the best
music for picnics balls weddings.
Leave orders at 309 Acequia street
7-1 1-m
—Wall paper decoration latest
style and largest assortment in the
southwest. B. C. Reily & Co. 3-27-tf
—lf you want any money advanced
on valuables or on furniture without
removal call on the Michael Loan
company 403 W. Commerce. 7-7-1 m
—Ernest Dietzmann cabinet maker
and carpenter; all kinds new work
and repairing done. No. 256 Market
street. 7-30 t-f
—For sanitary work ring up tele-
phone No. 11. Good work guaran-
teed. 1-17-1 m
—Fancy horses bought and sold at
Vogel’s stables opp. Menger hotel.
6-20tf
—Don’t close your trade for house
or lot until you have first seen Ham-
bleton Hadley & Co. l-t
—Have your diamonds remounted
at moderate cost. A nice assortment
of latest design gold mountings at
Bell Bros. 281 Commerce st. 7:lBtf
—Go to Little Red Grocery North
Flores st. corner Romana for. best fe-
male Medicine “Orange Blossom”
where it is always fresh. 7-26-lm.
—Gasoline 25 oil 25 and 30 c. del.
Wood $3.85 a cord; 1-2 $2.25 del. M.
Bastian Ag’i. Protection Oil Co. 206
W. Houston street. Tel. 310. 4-20-tt
—The Alamo Ice company corner
of Cameron and West Houston streets
is now prepared to deliver ice in any
quantity. 5-2-tf
—Owners of fine Swiss and English
key wind watches can have them con-
verted into stem wind and stem set in
the best possible manner at Bell
Bros. jewelers. 7:lBtf
—Try the Progress for fine liquors
and pure California wines 608 and
610 West Commerce street. 8-10 tf.
—The Progress for coldest beer in
the city 608 and 610 West Commerce
street. 8-10 tf
—lf you want a cold beer straight
liquors or pure California wines at
popular prices try the “Progress”
608 and 610 West Commerce street a
few doors west of new city hall.
8-10 tf.
—The ladies of the W. C. T U. are
indignant because they were mistaken
for Salvation Army people when they
held services in the jail Monday.
Sheriff'McCall told the reporters but
how was he to know the difference?
--The drill prizes will be awarded
Thursday the 15th iust. and General
Smith will represent Gen. Stanley in
the distribution General Stanley
having gone to Fort Clark as a wit-
ness before the court martial.
—Mike and Max Smith of the firm
of B. Smith & Sons left today via the
Mallory steamer for New York where
they will spend a month buying stock
and posting themselves on the latest
fashions.
1..
Presents in the most elegant form
THE LAXATIVE ano NUTRITIOUS JUICE
—or THE —
FIGS OF CALIFORNIA
Combined with the medicinal
virtues of plants known to be
most beneficial to ihe human
system forming au agreeable
and effective laxative to perma-
nently cure Habitual Consti-
pation and the many ills de-
pending on a weak or inactive
condition of the
KIDNEYS LIVER AND BOWELS.
It is the most excellent remedy known to
CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY
When one is Bilious or Constipated
—so that—
PURE BLOOD REFRESHING SLEEP
HEALTH and STRENGTH
NATURALLY FOLLOW.
Every one is using it and all are
delighted with it.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR
OIF 1 FXOS
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN rRANOISCO CAL.
•ntIISVILLE. KT NEW YORK. N. K
Light Job Office
Sun-set Dim Stere
533 Austin Street
JOHN U. BODENMANN Prop’r
Dealer in Drugs chemicals patent medi-
cines druggist’s sundries etc. Prescriptinns
til led accurately and promptly dayljor night.
Telephone 52 SJB-6m
THE UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS
That attended our great Removal Bale encourages ub to throw the
balance of our stock on the counters to the mercy of customers.
Every article left in stock must be sold no matter how low a price
we may sell it at.
It is our intention to open our Mammoth New Building this
Autumn with a Brand New Stock in every Department.
BARMS ALL OVER TRE HOUSE!
SPECIAL FOR THE WEEK:
Our New York Buyer closed out the entire stock of samples of
Silk Umbrellas Parasols and Fancy Sun Shades from the largest
manufacture on this side of the Atl mtic. This lot of goods will be
displayed on the eastern avenue in our store. The prices will be
about half of what these goods are usually sold at.
Silk and Fancy French Flannel Blouses and|Ladies’ White Dresses
regardless of value this week. Visit our Emporium and see the
throngs of people who appreciate our efforts.
Haas & Oppenheimer.
Commerce to Market Street.
=FOR ALL THE LATEST=z
Telegraphic - and - Local - News
San Antonio Light.
KEI-STONE PARK LAND COM!
W. C. GRAY Trustee.
Office: 34 W. Commerce St. Telephone: No. 412
•'•1 I? I*. Douglas’ name and the price
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Cwtorv ; this protects the wearers against high prices and inferior goods.
■: vour dealer does not keep the style or kind you want or offers you shoes without
V'Z. Li. Douglas’ name and price stamped on them and says they are just as
good do not be deceived thereby but send direct to the Fictory for vou can get
what you want by return mail postage paid. Dealers make more profit on un-
known shoes that are not warranted by anybody; therefore do not be induced to
buy shoes that have no reputation. Buy only those that have L. Douglas’
name and the price stamped on the bottom and vou are sure to get full value for
your money. I housands of dollars are saved annually in this country by the
wearers ot VT. L. Douglas’Shoes- In ordering by mail state whether you
want Congress. Button or Lace London cap toe plain French toe or narrow cap
toe and he sure to give size and width you wear. I can fit any foot that is not de-
formed as my shoes are made in a great variety of w idths sizes and half sizes. I
guarantee a fit prompt delivery and perfect satisfaction or money refunded upon
return of the shoes in good condition. w. L. DOUGLAS. Brockton Mass.
W. L. DOUGLAS
JI \ $ 3 S H O E CCn’tleMEN.
Vuyk t I* l * senndess calf shoe with Dongola
tops anil Oak I.rather bottoms. They are
ser made in Congress Button and Lace on Lon-
JB/E ; don Cap Toe Narrow Cap Toe and Plain
' French Toe Lasts in sizes from 5 to 11 in-
wflfcgs \ eluding half sizes and in all widths. If you
’Mjp?; have been paying from 83 to 86 tor shoes
&£ • of this quality do not do so longer. One pair
will wear as long as two pairs of common
’Vi- shoes sold by dealers that are not warranted
by the manufacturer.
Our claims for this shoe over all other S 3
shoes advertised are:
A Ist. It contains better material.
2<L 11 ** l>uru stylish better Utting and
-Jlwlms- durable.
•• gives better general satisfaction.
■ " zyvy s 4th. It costs more money to make.
: *th. It saves more money for the consumer
i i f / 6th. It is sold by more dealers throughout
UM/ the 1 • s -
\ . “th. It's great success is one to merit.
i \Ktb. it cannot be duplicated by any other
ma n u fact u re r.
’-•v 9th. It is the best in the world ami has a
larger demand than any other S 3
shoe advertised.
$5000 will be paid to any person who will prove the altove statements to be untrue.
The Following Lines will be found to be of the Same Quality of Excellence.
<BCS flO QUAK? GENUINE HAND-SEWED which takes the place of cus-
S* iW 'O nVZ Km tom-made shoes that cost from iy to Jo.
OO QUH? THE ORIGINAL and only hand-sewed welt
84 SHOE. Equals custom-made shoes costing from J 6 to JB.
FOB POLWEMEN. Railroad Men and Letter Carriers all
I I Em wear them. Smooth inside as a Hand-Sewed Shoe. No Tacks
or Wax Thread to hurt the feet.
52.50 SHOE IS UNEXCELLED FOK HEAVY WEAR. Best Calf Shoe
QO OR QUAP WORKINGMAN'S. Is tie best in the world for rough wear ;
I N it one pair ought to wear an. a year.
(RO AG IS EQUAL TO SHOES T COST FROM 83 TO 83.50.
*3 II EL One pairwill wear 1. • t"* :>n any shoe erer sold at the price.
52.00 SHOE FOR BOYS is the \ School Shoe in the world.
(Ri C 14 F YOUTH’S SCHOOL gives the small Boys a chance to wear
<4* laZ 89 SJR ■ B CL the best shoes in the world.
All made in Congress Button and Lace.
W. L DOUGLAS $3 AND $2 SHOES
Both Ladies Shoes are made in sizes from i to 7 including half sizes and B C D E and EE widths.
STYLES OF LADIES’ SHOES.
•■The French Opera” "The Spanish Arch Opera.” "The American Comana-
Sense” "The Medium Common-Sense.” All made in Button in the Latest Styles.
Also French Opera in Front Lace on 83 Shoe only.
< onsumers should remember that W. L. DOUGLAS is the largest and only Shoe Manufacturer
in the world rupplying shoes di xt from actory thus giving all the middle-men's profits to the
V . L. DOUGLAS. Brockton Mass.
FOR SALE DY JOE BECKMANN
271 Commerce Street : San AntonioTexas
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