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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1885

Page

4

San Antonio Bar Association Banquet Honors Toasts

The San Antonio Bar Association celebrated its anniversary with a Meyers Hall banquet attended by about 35 members and guests. Judge Jacob Waelder presided, announcing toasts to the city, the president and government, the press, the ladies, Texas, and a battle anniversary, with lively responses from local figures.

Texas J. H. McLeary San Antonio Bar Association Jacob Waelder W. W. Walling A.S. Chevalier San Antonio J. 8. Carr Courts of Meyer's Hall J. M.taylor Ludwig Mahncke G. Newton, Esq United States Grover Cleveland Wm. Aubrey Oscar Bergstrom Wm. Ferguson The Times P. U. Ward J. P. Drought Lexus Col. L. D. Dibble J. H. McLaney L.N. Walthall Lexas Bar Association Robert West Austin West Supreme Court San Jacinto A. W. Houston

Personal Points Collected From Hotel Corridors

A list of guests staying at the Menger and St. Leonard includes Miss Mary Booles of Uvalde and Captain B. L. Crouch, a noted sheep and cattle raiser, plus numerous travelers from New York Boston St. Louis Galveston and Mexico. Other notables include George A. Carter of Princeton NL Arthur Iill of Saginaw Mich HI Griner Kinney and Val Verde counties W B Milton of New Orleans and Osar Crawford contractor for the Atascosa courthouse. Several doctors and businessmen travel through for the New Orleans exposition and local duties.

Mary Booles Uvalde St. Leonard L. Elsasser New York Menger B.L. Perry M. Boyd Boston B. L. Crouch George A. Carter Princeton, NL Arthur Iill Saginaw, Mich St. Louis R. C. Gardner Galveston I. C. Rice Castroville John Davis Manuel Gonzales Trévino J. M. Mier Monterey Antonio Hernandez San Pedro Rafael Aguirre Luis M. Navarro Parras M. F R. W. Smith Toledo Wim. Burke Aransas Pass Seth Miller R.L Atkinson Camden N.J Hotel Maverick

Mamie B Redwood Dies at 22 Funeral Set at No 44 North

Died April 23 at 11 30 a m Mamie B wife of M H Redwood aged 22. The funeral will be from 44 North street Thursday April 23 at 3 p m Friends of the family are invited to attend.

Mamie B M. H. Redwood North Street

Chaplain Brant Hammond Assigned to Fort Davis Texas

A chaplain of the United States Army, Brant C Hammond, is posted to Fort Davis Texas under Special Orders No 64. Leave of absence for 10 days is granted. The San Antonio post commander will detail two enlisted men for extra duty caring for cavalry horses at San Antonio Sopot. Upon arrival of tenons C and M Third Cavalry at Camps Rice and Pena Colorado, the infantry detachment at those camps will return to Fort Clark Texas. Transportation to be provided by the Quartermaster.

Brant C. Hammond United States Army Adjutant General’s Office Fort Davis Texas San Antonio San Antonio Sopot Tenons Third Cavalry Rice Pena Colorado Lexas Fort Clark

City Court Doles Fines For Disorderly Conduct

The court fined several individuals five dollars each for insults to women and vagrancy. Caroline Fields was cited for insulting language toward Mrs. Jeffer son and her chickens. Hernandez was fined for market-hour egg purchases violating city ordnance. J C Bone, found in Milam park in disorderly dress, obtained a continuance. Efron & Co. were fined five dollars for nuisance from green hides drying in back yard as attorney Tarleton appeals.

Josephine Robinson Lillie Gibson Charles Robinson Casimero Saldanio Mike Nolan W. Smith Caroline Fields Benjamin Franklin Jefferson Hernandez J.C. Bone Summers Milam Park Mother Hubbard Efron & Co Tarleton

Last Night at the Art Loan Exhibition

Tonight marks the final viewing night of the Art Loan exhibition with a grand ball planned for tomorrow. The event featured vocal and instrumental performances by Porfirio Garcia, Zuleima Garcia, Thomas James, Miss Fuller, Mrs Tichnor, and Miss Zuleima Garcia, praised by visitors for their polished solos and four hand piano pieces.

Porfirio Garcia Zuleima Garcia R. Thomas James Mr. James J. ©. Maybry Enor

What Makes Dull Times in San Antonio

A reader letter from MaGneta, San Antonio, April 21, decries dull civic life and calls for drainage and clean water. It skewers public apathy, criticizes city leadership, and mocks a self important streetcar critic. It urges progress, better river sanitation, and practical urban improvement.

San Antonio Light Cholera San Antonio Acequia Houston Avenue C Col. Bealknap

Bargain Ranch and Homes Offered in Texas Listings

Multiple real estate notices advertise 1100 acre Harris county tract near Houston on Buffalo Bayou with water and timber, a 5 room cottage on McKinney Street, a Rio Grande grazing ranch with 12000 sheep 3000 ponte 100 horses, and a 1400 acre Moore Hollow farm near a railroad station. Listings include contact details for J W Bradley J B Johnson and I B Johnson in San Antonio and Houston.

Harris County Houston Buffalo Bayou I’. B. Johnson J. W. Bradley Renal San Antonio McKinney Street T. B. Johnson Rio Grande J’. B. Johnson Texas

Land Offers Near Uvalde and Rio Frio for Sale

Description lists 640 acres on the Leona River with 250 irrigable acres and plentiful mesquite timber eight miles below Uvalde on the westside. Improvements include a sugar mill and asking price 5500 dollars. Also 900 acres on the Rio Frio in Uvalde county twelve miles from railroad with about 300 acres under good fence. Respond with J. C. or L. C. in care of this office.

Leona River Uvalde J. C Rio Frio Frio Uvalde County L. C

New York Steam and San Antonio Goods Advertisements

Nichols & Co announces goods across dry goods notions stationery jewelry gassware tinware hats shoes clothing and more with low prices and wholesale retail service plus orders for New York advertised items to be delivered free locally. San Antonio listings include seeds, hardware, Planets Jr seed drills and a restaurant partnership offer by Frank Starr. The Eye hawkes spectacles and a Weber piano for sale complete the notices.

Nichols & Co Commerce Street New York Nicuols & Co West Commerce St

Local Advertisements and Authenticated Offers 1884

A collage of early ads and notices includes piano offers at 350 dollars, liniments and tonics from Kentucky and Texas sellers, a call for a Barr photographer, Ormonto dental care, Mish ler's Herb Bitters hailed as a continent wide remedy, Wonperru from Morley Bros., carriage maker J. P. Condon offering handmade wagons, and health advice touting Hos teller's Stomach Bitters for malaria. An editor notes spring display at Wolfson's with many hat styles and trimmings. San Antonio tradesmen invite customers to visit and order.

I’. B. Johnson Licar Kay Kentucky Texas F. Kalteyer & Son Barr Mishler Albuquerque New Mexico Iota Grimes County Jacor L. Wolfson Wolfson’s Rose Coghlan Ethel Carbahlosa Ellsworth Petite Montana Fantasma Ixion Crescent Forest Clio Tinsel Oween Sensation Wolfson

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