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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1914
Page
26
Non resident owner sells house and lot with frontage on three streets and a close in locale. Listings include a brick house of three rooms with bath and a frame house of two rooms on two streets, two 58 by 128 lots priced at 32500. Howard and Rigg advertise 41 Gunter Building Crockett 7996.
For sale 8000 acres agricultural land two miles from Brundage on Crystal City Uvalde and Gulf railroad in artesian belt with mesquite timber black loam three large ground tanks and windmill four wire fence price 16 50 per acre terms no trading. 1295 acres in Karnes county eight miles from Nixon on Victoria division of Southern Pacific 250 acres in cultivation one farm house two tenant houses windmill and large ground tank mesquite timber sandy loam price 30 per acre terms no trading. Forle Farm 1000 acres four miles Buffalo Tex 260 acres cultivation part of tract underlaid with thick vein of coal 60 feet under surface price per acre. D H Merrill Buffalo ex 270 acres 250 per acre Just outside city limits on I N G N railroad nearly all in cultivation good house and artesian well 100 acres adjoining recently sold for 750 per acre greatest possibilities big quick money. Post office box 808 San Antonio Tex. Le Light Want Ads Give the Best and quickest results because The Light daily goes into almost every reading home in San Antonio ne Land for well irrigation in Dimmitt county on railroad see Byrd Cattle Co 213 E Houston St Room 2 San Antonio Tex. CT For Sale 4000 or 5000 Acres Agricultural land fronting four miles on south side of Southern Pacific railway Kinney county running west from three thirty-five mile past in the dry section of Texas No agents or boosters Price 15 per acre to parties who will develop same Conveyance from Spofford for inspection Long distance phone on property Do not answer if you expect rain there every other day W E B McDowell owners Lockhart Tex.
A small blaze originated in a rear trash pile behind Ed Scott’s saloon at East Commerce and Chestnut streets, causing about $150 in damage to the building and contents at 1 PM Sunday. Firemen extinguished the fire and investigations followed, with routine notices and local business ads interspersed in the public notices.
The San Antonio school board will hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening at the board office. New trustee Walton D. Hood will attend for the first time, and a possible committee reorganization may occur to accommodate him. Flowers for the Sick will send Easter church flowers to homes of the sick and poor, with congregants asked to provide names and addresses.
Mr and Mrs T M Gillicke of Greenville IL stay at the Menger L M Knight of Austin arrives at the Bexar Mrs Kate Rose Waelder Fort Worth stops at the St Anthony A Buckmaster New Orleans guests the Gunter Mr and Mrs D B Hodges Gonzales visit and stay at the Gunter F D Wherritt Waco stops at the St Anthony Miss Joe Pettus San Marcos arrives at the Menger Edward Montel Hondo attorney in town registered at the Bexar Mrs W G Butler Dallas at the St Anthony A M Hickman Waco arrives at the Menger John W Hannum Kansas City MO stops at the Gunter Lenora Krueger Nixon registered at the Bexar George A Hood Chicago arrives at the St Anthony Mrs W J Latt Goliad stops at the J Lester Williams Chicago in city briefly with apartments at the Gunter Mr and Mrs R P Saunders San Marcos at the Bexar F G Hamblen Rogers OKla guest at the St Anthony A Casteneda Boston arrival Mrs Ira Evans Austin registered at the Gunter Mrs Lois Wheeler Bracken stopping at the Bexar
Mayor Brown recalled a Sunday order for police to kill all unlicensed dogs found on streets. A city council vote Monday is expected to amend the ordinance. The proposed change would require dog license tags and muzzle and caretaker requirements for dogs on streets.
The Texas attorney general reversed Cameron County’s comptroller ruling, stating county officials may count scholars by the school superintendent’s report at the September term rather than August. The case concerned population reporting duties of the county judge and commissioners’ court and clarifies the timing of such reports.
Gentry Brothers Dog and Pony Show opened its season after wintering at San Antonio fairgrounds. The parade moved through Bowen's Island area with new bright equipment and groomed ponies. Monkeys in cages, lions and tigers, camels and elephants followed, dogs perched on wagons, then a calliope trailing smoky tunes. Mothers lament late dishwashing help as society pages feature their daughters.
Steerage passengers from Alexandria and Naples aboard the White Star steamship Celtic were transferred to Hoffman Island after four typhus cases were found. The ship was detained at quarantine pending observation. The item references the Classic Maid and Columbia fashions in a brief aside.
The timetable lists departures and arrivals for trains including No. 302 Daily to Cuero Victoria Port Lavaca and Houston at 7 30 am, No. 804 Daily to Cuero and Victoria at 6 30 pm, plus Sunset Route services to New Orleans San Francisco and Los Angeles. It also shows local and fast mail services to Houston Del Rio and Carrizo Springs with various arrival times, and notes Santa Fe depot connections in San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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