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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1897
Page
8
Readers decry recent city payrolls seen as unjust favoring the March payroll over Elmendorf and Callaghan groups. Criticism targets Mayor Callaghan, Treasurer Herff, and the secrecy of paydays, urging a state style warrant system and proper authority to end monthly pay cycles.
In the Flower Wattle parade Joake Bros awarded special prizes. Carriage prize went to Sam Bennett with 428 votes, D. J. Woodward was second. Best decorated bicycle earned Loula Garcia a prize. votes totaled 27 with additional contestants noted.
Items include promotions for fine whiskeys wines cigars and hardware at Bell Bros and Henry Paulys, a new park custodian announcement for San Pedro Park, a recital date correction for Mrs Holland's school, various ads for furniture wallpaper and shoes, a horse and buggy gift, egg sales, and stray or stolen pony notices along with local business openings and worker notices. It also mentions a court bond for Eddie Davis and a bar listed as Crystal Saloon with verbiage referencing Pithburg Stogles and other local vendors.
A scattered Real Estate Transfers list names Frandisca Pyke and Anton Pyke selling to Rev J A Forest and others across Water Street Blum and Bowie Streets with values up to 16 000. Also J A Forest acts as power of attorney with life-interest terms. Arrest report covers Rodrigues and Garcia detained for suspected theft of harness after selling to J T Banty. officer Brown inquired about possession.
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