RAYS OF LIGHT AND CITY NOTES IN EL PASO
Local items chronicle Tom Howard’s benefit on April 8 with other notices: Proctor lectures at Trinity church, a Vienna garden opening, a streetcar turntable repair, and a push for a city hall debate. Reports on races, dances, feasts, and a missing enthusiasm for a race meeting mix with civic notes on sidewalks and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Howard
Joe Baum
Indiana
Belknap Rifles
Vienna Garden
Professor Proctor
Tip Brown
Beeauie
Clark
Rachel
Cotulla
Cleveland
San Pedro Springs
Third Ward
Houston Street
Springs
Sunset Road
Lone Star
R. A. Proctor
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Jackman
John Lee
Proctor
Trinity M. E
South Laredo Street
Lightened Life of Great Corinne and Oswald Tribute
Poetic tribute recalling Corinne as a crownless queen and praising Oswald for selfless duty. The piece laments Lucy Gosling’s death and honors Gosling’s memory, portraying him as noble and devout, whose sacrifice inspires eternal remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinne
Italy
Oswald
San Antonio horse shipment praised for quality to Mobile
Last Wednesday Mr. P. Wolf shipped a carload of horses to Mobile Alabama. The majority were improved stock and the shipment is claimed to be one of the best as to condition and quality to leave San Antonio in some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Wolf
Mobile
Alabama
San Antonio
Ida Weber Pleads Guilty to Disturbing Peace in North Flores Incident
Ida Weber living in Stuempkie's house near the Presbyterian church on North Flores street caused a loud disturbance last night with several men. She was arrested for disturbing the neighborhood and this morning pleaded guilty before the Recorder, receiving a $10 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Weber
Stuempkie
Presbyterian Church
North Flores Street
Texas inventors receive patents March 14 1885
The paper reports patents granted to Texas citizens on March 14 1885 and filed by Louis Bagger Co Washington DC. S T Atkin Georgetown ventilating chimney J J Duval Houston base ejector for baling presses A Fisher Calvert oil tank T C Harry Dallas combined chimney and ventilator F M Howard Cameron insecticide composition H I Wilson and B B Sanders Dallas churn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Louis Bagger & Co
Washington, D. C
S.T. Atkin
Georgetown
J. J. Duval
Houston
A. Fisher
Calvert
T. C. Harry
Dallas
F. M. Howard
Cameron
H. ‘I’. Wilson
B. B. Sanders
Grocer Dulling Charged Over Market Ordinance
George Dulling, a grocer, faced Recorder's court for violating the market ordinance by sending his clerk Sauer to Military Plaza before 9 am to arrange eggs. Sauer told a seller to deliver eggs to the store for 12 cents a dozen if he bought all left, the seller delivered over 100 dozen around 10 am. Dulling was fined $5 and filed an appeal. The ordinance aims to deter merchants from hoarding produce for profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dulling
Recorder's Court
Sauer
Military Plaza
Dulling
San Antonio Light Chronicle Notes and Military Orders
Editorial reflections on brighter times and urban improvements in San Antonio. Notices announce new noncommissioned officers for Seminole scouts and corps movements, plus a pending execution at Kansas State Penitentiary for several convicted soldiers and a rail transport plan for guards and prisoners from Fort Sam Houston to Lansing.
Detachments and court summons in Texas and Philadelphia
A camp near San Antonio sends one non- commissioned officer and 15 privates of the 9th cavalry to Camp Nevill Springs to report to Second Lieutenant H F Kendall Eighth cavalry and thence to Fort Clark to join Seminole Negro-Indian scouts. Major Muhlenberg Paymaster will appear at a Philadelphia court on the 6th proxime. A late storm front loomed eastward but veered south. Local incidents include a misattribution about A D Wren’s burial, a dispute between a Houston butcher and a Frenchman, and various ads and notices from merchants and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Arsenal Grounds
Vienna
Bat Cave
el Paso
San Antonio
Commission
Stock Commission
Pasens
Santa Rosa Hospital
Illinois
Messrs
Arthur Carleton
Phil Barbour
Bob Gregory
San Pedro Springs
Joint County and City Hospital
Alamo Gun Club
Henry Cuello
Fred Steinbach
Alamo Mills
Lindner
Losoyo Street
Charles H. Nash
Soledad Street
Court House
Nash
Guilbeau
T. B. Ripy
Dougherty
Scholz
Alamo Street
Suakim
Berber
Egypt
Licar
Mike McDermott
Iwo Brothers
Max Meyer
Joe Baum
Charles Hart
Goggan
Rufus Smith
Edwin Stevens
Amos Buford
Sixteenth Infantry
Fort Davis
Quartermaster’s Department
Nevill’s Springs
Joe Remo
Julian Longoria
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Joseph Imperial
A. G.O
James Mazyck
John W. Wright
Tenth Cavalry
D. T
Aregraph
Moscow
Yateman
G. C.M.O
D.T
Sanntonio
Sane
Tex
Camp Pena Coorado
Og Cavalry
Camp Nevill’s Springs
H. F. Kendall
Eighth Cavalry
Kendall
Fort Clark
Eighth
J. C. Muhlenberg
United States Army
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
New York Steam Dry Goods Ad by Nichols & Co
Nichols and Co at 238 West Commerce Street advertise a wide dry goods line with wholesale and retail terms. They promote pins, brooches, coral jewelry, shelf paper, hoop skirts, ribbons, gloves, hats, collars, yarns, carpets, pants, coats, lace scarves, and more with low prices and free delivery for advertised items from New York retailers. They promise to take orders for any advertised article delivered locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols & Co
Commerce Street
New York
West Commerce St
Local Notes and advertisements from San Antonio
Ice cream at Harnisch and Baer and at Wences near Hotel Maverick. Kay's Kentucky Kure or Liniment sold in Kentucky since 1840 and Texas since 1874. Rent pianos cheap at Rhodius and Tempsky. White Elephant restaurant at 226 228 and 230 Market Street promises best meals for least money. Hardware, seeds, and furniture bargains, wagons and carriages by J. P. Condon. Wigs and Hawkes spectacles offered. Pianos for rent from Rhodius & Tempsky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harnisch & Baer’s
Wence’s
Maverick
Kentucky
Texas
F. Kalteyer & Son
Rhodius & Tempsky
White Elephant
L. Huth & Son
Market Street
San Antonio
Lexas
D. Landreth & Son
Johnson
el Paso
Planet, Jr
Proclamation Special Election for two Alderman Vacancies
The mayor orders a special election to fill vacancies in Ward 1 and Ward 4 of the San Antonio Board of Aldermen. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Recorder's Office in Ward 1 and 207 Alamo Street in Ward 4 with named presiding officers. Returns follow the Ordinance Governing Elections. Seal affixed March 6, 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan Callaghan
City of
San Antonio
Alamo
Sam Maverick
Alamo Street
Villita Street
A. Dreiss
City of San Antonio
Hon. Board of Aldermen
Juan ‘I
Cardenas
C. A. Richter
Recorder's Office
Williams. Smith
Ao Street
A. Dreiss, Sr
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Paul Wagner
L. Politzer
Petitpalin
Politzer & CO
W. Corner Military Plaza
O, Petrreat
Europe
Galveston
W.J. Young
Mallory Line
THE
W. F. Carver
Carver
Dr. Carver
LOS Eee Ouis
Ullrich
Sunset Apiary
Government Hill
Fourth Street
J. H. Kampman
Olmo
Main Plaza
Apay
Tlomes
Leal & Chavez
Southern Hotel
Plymouth
Vega Laneenan
North Flores
A. R. Harvey
Romanano Posite
Mr. Oswald
Lucy
Shrine of Fame
Texas Patents
Iba Gregory
J. B. Whitney
Saul
Aetter
A. D. Wren
United Workmen
Young Men's Benevolent Association
E. Wiedenfeld
Louis Huth
Panhandle
Mr. Grap
S. S. Floyd & Co
Ing
Fort Worth
F. Gonsales
Montgomery
East
Nacogdoches Street
Wells, Fargo & Co
S Express
Colorado
New Mexico
Mishler
Otto Gerlach
Deutsch & Co
Maverick Hotel
H. F
W. H. Young
Morey
E. H. Terrell
Narciso Lea
Holmes
Southeast Street
Liaur
George Schroeder
NEW York Steam
L. Wolfson
F. Pasche
Pasche
Creefe
Hawkes
Critzer Bros
Home Enterprise
J. P. Condon
Crockett
Rhodius & Tempsky’s
W. Baumstorf & Co
Turner Opera House
Wornd
FREDERICK =WARDE
R. C. Hudson
Ingo Mar
T. W. Howard
Damon “Pythias
Risode
Chas. He Nash
Guilbeau Warehouse
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
East Commerce Street and
Sunset Railroad
Calcasieu Parish
SAN Antonio Lumber CO
Ishler
C. J. Rhodes
Safe Harbor
E. A. Schellentrager
J. Clair Street
City
Commerce
William 8. Smith
Krisch's Hall
A. P. Rivas
E. P. Claypon
Mexico
Vance House
Humberto de 8. Rossi
C. Morel
South Alamo Street
L. Garza
Savings Bank
E. P. Claupon
Alse
Aransas Prescott & CO
Cor
Soledad Sts
Dargan
Messrs. Martin & Schryver's
Sunset
P. T. Shields
A. J. Nocker & CO
Mattressmakers and Repairers
Navarro Street
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