San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 114, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 30, 1891 Page: 4 of 8
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Jhe Daily Sight.
SATURDAY MAY 30. 1891.
WEST TEXAS
Abstract and Guarantee
ICOMPANY.
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H. M. AUBREY SecretarJaOo’f
OFFICE:
421 E. HOUSTON j ST.
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Will furnish reliable abstracts of title
to lands in Bexar County either city
or country property upon short
notice and reasonable terms.
TELEPHONE NO. 406
Personal Mention.
P. F. Breaden of Cuero is in the city
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Browder left last
night for a short visit to Galveston.
Col. J. M. Doughty and wife of Collins
Texas are at the Mahncke.
John L. Morgan of Mexico Mo. is at
Mahncke.
M. J. Goode and sister of Sherman are
in the city visiting friends.
Jno. W. Almond a wealthy sheepman
of Del Rio is in town.
J. J. Seale sheriff of Karnes county is
city from Helena.
Y. Allee the well known stockman
R. F. Pardue a prominent citizen of
Kenedy is among the arrivals.
Mrs. Preston mother of Rev. W. B
Preston of this city left yesten ay for
her home in Jefferson Texas aftei pay-
ing her son a visit.
Mr. Sykes Butler and Mrs. Butler
and Miss Cora Butler of Kenedy are at
the Mahncke.
Mrs. Geo. H. Hartwell and daughter
Miss Nettie Hartwell. leave for Netv Or-
leans today for a several mohths visit.
Mrs. Harriett Silverthorn mother of
Mr. O. E. Silverthorn. the druggist left
yesterday for council Bluffs. la. to visit
her daugter. She has paid her son a visit
during the year.
Mrs. Van Wirt of the telephone ex-
change. has received information of the
death of her father. Mr. Patonowltz a
well known railroad contractor of the
City of Mexico.
Surprised by Her Friends.
The residence of Mies Lillie Schack-
elhoff at the corner of Rusk and
North streets last night was the
scene of a delightful surprise party
tendered this popular young lady by
her numerous friends in honor of her
natal anniversary. The merry party
assembled at the residence of Mr.
Eberhardt on Live Oak street from
which place they proceeded with
music and surpused their young
friend. The evening was devoted to
music games and other forms of
amusement under tne charms of
which was passed one of the pleas-
antest evenings ever spent by a party
of surprisers. It was a late hour
when the happy surprisers broke up.
The Light man was unable to learn
the names of the entire party but
among those present were noticed
Misses Lillie Hcbackelhoff Mamie
Hcbackelhoff Mary Rilling Pauline
Vlze Mary and Katie Eberhardt
Mary Roth Carrie Witzel Annie
Blind Ida Witzel Annie Vogt Ida
Wittmer Theresa Schumacher Mrs.
H. C. Schumacher and Messers. W.
T. Schumacher Conrad Icke Martin
Rilling Fred Hummert Albert Wit-
zel Walter Doerr Chris Dullnig
Paul Vogt H.C. Schumacher John
Schott and many others.
A Social.
The young People’s Christian En-
deavor society of the First Cumber-
land Presbyterian church held a
social at the residence of Mr. Ander-
sen on Jackson street last night.
The affair was well attended and a
nice sum was secured by collection.
Refreshments were served and recita-
tions and music was on the pro-
gram.
BAT CAVE CULLINGS.
John Mosley colored was arrested by
Officer Ripps yesterday afternoon for
disorderly conduct. Mosley was obstruct-
ing the sidewalk when the officer ordered
him to move on but the negro gave vent
to such “sass" as “this is a free country"
and his jaws kept it up to the extent that
Officer Kipps imagined he had discovered
at least one perpetual motion machine.
He was locked up in the bat cave.
Officer Phil Heitgeu who was under
suspension for conduct unbecoming of an
officer has resigned as a member of the
police force and will embark in business.
The palice last night raided the opium
den kept by Lee Sing at the corner of
Soledad and Veramendi streets. Lee
Sing and five white men whom he angrily
spoke of a “Fivee tramps that gottee no
money" were arrested. The white men
who are more or less known about down
town saloons are Chas. Martin John
Anderson W. D Yancy. A. Meckel and
C. L. Clark. The raid was made by De-
tectives O’Meara and Van Riper assisted
by mounted men A. Brown and Beck.
In the recorder’s court this morning a
few cases were tried. Chas. Martin. C. D.
Clark W. D. Janey and John Anderson
were fined $7 each for smoking opium.
Lee Sing the Chinese keeper of the house
was fined 115. He pleaded guilty. Lee
Sing then packed up his pipes and other
paraphernalia tearfully remarking “Me
no more ’commodate Melican tramps."
Officer Poesmann run on to several kids
bathing in the river at Fourth street
bridge and the little policeman nabbed
Chas. Jackson the stoutest of the boys
who could not make as fast time as the
other runners. Jackson was fined *2.
AT RIVERSIDE PARK.
THE S. A. P. EMPLOYES ENJOY
A FEAST OF GAYEST MKR*
RIMENT.
This Evening’s Program—A Grand
Ball—Thousands of Picnickers
on the Grounds—All
Night Trains.
This morning under most favorable
conditions was Inaugurated the third
annual picnic of the S. A. P. employes.
Already early in the morning the lady
friends of picnicking employeswere getting
things ready for the day’s pleasure. Sev-
eral train loads of people went to the
grounds in the morning a crowded train
leaving shortly after the procession iu the
city. Arriving at the grounds the
numerous lunch baskets were stored
away pleasant nooks were sought and
the remainder of the morning was de-
voted to mirth and merriment. Games
were played and dancing was indulged in.
Fninaliy the noon hour had arrived and
the ladies moved about at a lively rate to
spread the excellent dinner that they had
prepared for the occasion. The appetites
of tiie picnickers strengthened by the
outdoorsport and merriment was keen
but there was plenty for all and that
plenty was of an exceedingly good qual-
ity.
After dinner the amusements of the
day the races the games and dancing to
the strains of the Military band which
by this time had reached the grounds
were inaugurated and were in full sway
as the Liuht went to press
The morning had been pleasantly spent
but the afternoon with its continually in-
creasing crowds was one vast period of
continuous laughter and merriment.
There are at this time several thousand
people on the grounds. The street cars
are bringing them and the S. A. P. pas-
senger trains kindly loaned the picnick-
ers by the passenger department are hav-
ing big loads. There are still a large
number of railroad men in the citv who
could not take a day off. but who will
help swell the great crowd which is ex-
pected for the grand ball tonight.
The arrangement committee whom
must be given credit for a great part of
this successful picnic consists of the fol-
lowing. with Col. Geo. Toull«rton as
chairman:
Ned M. Winstead. H. W. Steele G. A.
Lynch. D. J. Powell. Dan S. Hassett Jas.
Findlay B. F. McHugh. Chas. Taylor H.
H. Toft. H. C. Koepke Chas. Kincheloe
John St. John John Lane Fred J. Lor-
ing Peter Baxter. Tom J. Moore and J.
H. Childs.
The decoration committee too is de-
serving of credit for the neat decorations
of the skeakers stand and the platform
and the entrance to the park.
The reception committee who busied
themselves looking after the welfare
and amusement of the picnickers was as
follows:
W. H. Reilly chairman D. Gabel Mrs.
D. Gabel N. D. Carnegie Mrs. Taylor
Chas. Varney. Mrs. R. J. Nichols Jno.
W. Gibson Mrs. Chas. Varney Frank
Martin Mrs. F. J. Loring A. Gillett
MissA. Holmes Wm. Berry Mrs. W.
Berry and Mrs. C. Seabrook.
The feature of this picnic will undoubt-
edly prove the grand ball tonight when
besides all those attending during the day
time numerous other ladies and gentle-
med will turn out in full force. A great
programme for the same has been gotten
up showing the large number of dances
and their dedication. The following
floor committee will be in charge:
Ned. M. Winstead chairman H. C.
Raynor. Chas. Seabrook Julius Frank
O. H. Williams Tom Pyne C. C. Niles
W. H. Lee Wm. St. John and J. J. Hol-
land.
After the foot races sack races ladies’
races greased pole climbing contests etc.
which were begun at half past two this
afternoon will be made two gold headed
cane presentations by the employes of the
road to two of their obliging superiors
and a beautiful and costlv fan to tne best
lady dancer.
The street cars will run until a verv
late hour and the S. A. P. will run its
passenger coaches between the grounds
and depot every hour until early in the
morning as long as any of the merry
crowd are left on the grounds. Parties
with badges are entitled to free trans-
portation over the S. A. P. others must
pay a fare of 25 cents.
REAL ESTATE.
Deals and the Prices They* Bring
L. F. Florea to C. M. Bohnefeld Io
1 Moore’s subdivision ¥ 500
Leonard A. Heil to Sarah L. Davis
lot 1. and the north half of lot 2
in the Menger and Graebner sub-
division 1
ROUGH ON TOOTHACHE. Instant
relief 15c. ROUGH ON CORNS. Liquid
15c. Salve 10c.
Have a Swim.
Visit the Burke Natatorium on th
Flores street car line or by taking the
Beacon Hill line. Try a plunge bath or
learn to swim if you don’t know how.
Every appliance for pleasure and com-
fort safety and health. A clear pool of
running water fine bathing suits polite
attendants fine dressing rooms hot and
cold shower baths. Moderate charges.
Full Measure! Full Weight!
Is the motto of the Sunset Wood Yard
where you can get the best quality of dry-
stove and fireplace wood sawed and split
and the finest quality of coal. Office and
yard corner Austin and Lamar streets.
Telephone No. 81 and your order will re-
ceive prompt attention. 5-11 Im
Five Lots in Grand View J
At a bargain. Finest located property
in the city. T. B. Johnson Light Office
Used in Millions of Homes —40 Years the Standard.
RATTLED OFF THE RAILS.
Talked by Telegraph Told by Train
Men and Taken 1n Transit.
Today is dead and dull at the various
railroad offices.
Sunset pay car came in today.
Picnic.
Th*S. A. P. special from Yoakum with
the railroad picnickersand their best girls
failed to arrive today.
The I. & G.N. the Sunset and the S. A
P. freight offices were closed today on ac-
count of Decoration Day and the S. A. P.
picnic.
Dr. Graves returned from Beeville yes-
terday afternoon on a special over the
S. A. P.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass had
105 cars last night and yesterday 60 cars
going te the M. K. & T. 30 to the I. &
G. N. sto the Sunset and ten cars were
local.
The wool men seem to be anxious to take
advantage of the present wool rates before
they will be raised to their former stand-
ing on June 12th and some big shipments
are being made. As a result of the Sun
set commercial agents’ rustling yesterday
that road handled about 800 bags of wool
for Boston last night.
Mr. Hosier Eads of the I. & G. N. is
in Laredo on business tor his road.
The S. A. P. last night had 59 cars of
stock: 29 for the M. K. & T. 19 for the I.
& G. N. 7 for the S. P. and 3 local.
Mr. Geo. Toullerton formerly of Supt.
Merriam’s office has taken out the S. A.
P. pay car this trip in place of Paymaster
Wagner who was ill and unable to go.
He is on the Waco branch of the line to-
day.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Alamo Baptist church. Preaching 11 a.
m. aud 1:15 p. m. by Rev. W. M. Jordan.
Subject for the morning: “The Second
Man;” for the evening sermon specially
for voung people: Subject; “Character.”
Saboath school 9:45 a. m. Young build-
ers sp. m. W. H. Dodson pastor.
First Presbyterian church corner West
Houston and North Flores streets. Rev.
K. C. Anderson of San Antonio Texas
will preach in the morning at 11 o’clock
and in the evening at 8 o’clock. Sunday
at 9:45 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 o’clock. Sunday school
teachers meet immediately after.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. O. C. McLean A. M. pastor.—
Morning 11 “Memorial Day” sermon to
G. A. R.. Confederate Veterans and
others. Evening 8 Song service. All
are cordially invited. Ushers will wel-
come you at the door.
Elder Roberts having returned from
Pearsall where he has been conducting a
successful protracted meeting will preach
at Camden street Christian church at ths
usual hour tomorrow and all are cordially
invited.
Building Permits.
J. J. Payne addition ward 2.
Henry Spangler shed ward 4.
Wm. Well addition ward 611000.
T. B. Johnson addition ward 2 $2OO.
For Sale
Fine piece of property on Presa street car
ine will pay 10 per cent oa
John T. Hambleton & Co.
Edward Persch
At 254 Market street San Antonio Tex
handles the following goods by the car-
load and less:
O. K. Building Paper.
Medal Brand Rooting.
Tar Paper.
Deadening Felt.
Sheathing and Plaster Board.
Corrugated Iron.
Y’. Crimp Iron.
Roofing Tin Pitch etc. 5-18-tf
FOB SALE ~
Fine piece of property on Presa
street car line will pay 10 per cent
on investment. John T. Hambleton
&Co.
Nice seven room house with two
galleries carriage house stable etc.
ou Elmira street for $3500 One
half cash. Balance on two years
John T. Hambleton & Co.
A Pony Cylinder press size of bed
18 x 20. Speed 2500 per hour. Bran
new cost $950. Will be sold at a
liberal discount. Terms easy. Ad-
dress T. B. Johnson.
Edward Persch 254
Market street San Antonio Texas has
perfected arrangements to contract and
put on.
Gravel roofing.
Iron roofing.
Tin roofing.
All work guaranteed. For work in this
line call at No. 254 Market street. 5-18-tf
Dr. L. V. Weathers
Makes a specialty in the treatment of
general diseases bedside and chronic and
diseases of children. Is a graduate of
Jefferson (Phila.) College 1866. Tele-
phone 118. 5:5 Im
To Printers and Publishers.
You can buy a bargain in a press or an
engine by addressing T. B. Johnson
Light office. 5-6-tf.
Until June Ist
Our entire stock of silks at cost in-
cluding all kinds ot dress and trim-
ming silks satins brocades etc. etc.
Come early and get good selections.
We mean just what we advertise and
will do it.
5 22 tf John K. Beretta & Co.
SOMETHING new ®
To Show You Every Week ! Startling prices confront
you week in and week out.
Joske Bros’
DRESS GOODS MILLINERY SHOES
Prominent Specials This Week I
too O Yards
Silk remnants 1-2 tbeir actual ualue
Figured Chinas at what they cost us
Much Below Rpjrnlar Value.
Black and cream lace flnuncings
and dress nettings in Fedora and
Chantilly.
Imported Chantillies 33 inches
wide upwardsof 15 pieces reduced
to 50 cents a yard.
Behold the Latest
French lawns and mulls colored
flowers on black grounds. 50 differ-
ent styles. Very choice patterns
China silks colored flowers on black
grounds. Full line wash China plain
colors. 100 pieces 33 inch Cotton
Pongee 15 cents a yard. Jewel Tin-
sel Jet and Silk Passamenteries is so
well provided that nothing is found
wanting when you buy a fashionable
dress of us.
Ladies Dongola Oxfords
gray ooze tep tipped linked
in our great $1.75 special. La-
dies Dongola Oxfords Brown
ooze top tipped linked in our
great $1.75 special.
I
Ladits green goat Oxfords
linked in our great $1.75 spec-
ial.
All Sizes of Summer Ventilating Corsets at $l.
We give our out-of towh buyes the same advantages enjoyed by those shop-
ping in person; only remember that if the latter make their
choice before your order arrives we can only do
our best for you. Please order early.
CORNER ALAMO AND COMMERCE STREETS.
Dr. Hathaway
J. BROADFOOT M. D„ Assistant.
(Regular Graduates.)
The Leading Specialist ot the South and West
Private Blood Skin and Nervous Diseases.
treated scientifically by new methods with
great success. It make no difference what you
ave taken or who has failed to cure you.
LOST MANHOOD and all weakness of
the sexual organs treated with great success.
FEMALE DISEASES cured lat home
without instruments; a wonderful remedy.
PILES Great discovery. A cure guaran-
teed. No knife cutting or ligature rainless
treatmen
STRICTURE cured without cutting. The
most wonderful discovery. Safe and sure.
SYPHILIS. The most rapid safe and ef-
fective remedy. A complete cure guaranteed.
SKIN DISEASES ofall kinds cured where
others have failed.
UNNATURAL DISCHARGES prompt-
ly cured in a few days. Quick Sure and
safe. This includes Gleet and Gonorrhaa.
MY METHODS :
1. Free consultation at the office or by mall.
2.Thorough examination and careful diagnosis.
8. That each patient treated gets the advantage
of special study and experience and speci-
alty is made of his or her disease.
4. Moderate charges and easy terms of payment
A home treatment can be given in a majority
of cases. _ „
Send for Symptom Blank No. 1 for Men.
Send for Symptom Blank No. 2 for Women.
Send for Symptom Blank No. 3 for Skin Dis-
p&SPg.
All correspondence answered promptly. Busi-
ness strictly confidential. Medicine sent free
from observation. Refer to banks in San An-
tonio Texas.
Address or call on
J. N. HATHAWAY M. D.
29-31 W. Commerce St. upstairs
M-l-m San Antonio Texas.
Three beautiful building lots on Gov-
ernment hill on street car line. Size of
lots 55WX194 leet. Price $lOOO. Apply to
to John T. Hambleton & Co. 5 11 tf
A new 5 room cottage with bath room
tw galleries and bay window very large
lot in very desirable location. A beauti-
ful hom; now renting for $3O per month.
Apply to John T. Hambleton & Co. 410 tf
Six Fine Lots
On Prospect Hill—south and east ex-
posure-One mile from center of city can
be bought reasonable.
5 25 tL John T. Hambleton &. Co.
A 24 acre block finely located near
street car line. Terms easy. John
T. Hambleton & Co. 4-18-tf.
JOSKES’
llMLiUinoirv’
Is the Best While Beina:
The Cheapest.
Still at it! Opening up new gocd/s
black Milans have come. A special
display here in chips Leghorns and
the entirley new Japanese rustic
straws. We offer as two great lead-
ing bargains fancy braid bonnets
elegantly trimmed iu black or colors
at $5 aud large and medium hats all
latest styles at $7.
YOUNG MEh
who by their acts
of imrpudencH or
folly suffer from
Nervous Debility
Exhausting drains
upon the fountains
or life affecting
the mindbody and
manhood should
con-ult the cele-
brated Dr. Hath-
away at once.
Remember nerv-
ous diseases (with
. or without dreams)
I or debility and loss
of nerve power
... . evening.
Admission wl5 & 25c.
S. Unw Assn.
XXX PEARL BEER.
The purdst and best.£Delivered to
any part of the city.
DR. L A. CONNER.
Eye Ear Nose and Throat.
Office: 31 W. Commerce Street.
Rooms 8 and 9. Office hours:
9 to 11 a. m. aud 3 to 6 p. m.
—Zirkeland Co. at 624 & 626 East
Houston deal in all kinds of Amen*
can and Italian marble and iron
fencing. X . .. . 2-17tf
Ladies brown goat Oxfords
patent tip linked in our great
$1.75 special.
Ladies patent leather vamp
Oxfords grey toplinked in our
great $1.75 special. Ladies pat-
ent leather vamp Oxfords tan
ooze top linked in our great
$1.75 special.
GO TO THE
WASHINGTON
I THEATRE.
. OPEN EVERY NIGHT
' Across the San Pedro
The place for gentle-
men to pass a pleasant
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