County Officials Organize Court and Appointments
The new county court convened with Judge James R. Davis urging harmony and formal orders for precinct work. Tom J. Newton became county attorney with Louis Schlesinger as assistant, while Gutzeit acts as pro tem and Archer’s clerk staff prep for court duties.
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Newton
Louis Schlesinger
James R. Davis
Davis
Gutzeit
Jacob Rubiola
Charles X. Gutzeit
Jacob Klaus
J. H. Covington
J. K. Lamm
Henry Meyer
Lamm
van H. Howard
Rubiola
E. R. Rendon
George Heidecamp
Grant
Tom Newton
Tom J. Newton
Oyr Black
Dan Lewis
Miss Mary Street
Lewis
Old Countryman Reads Program at Town Meeting
An elderly spectator studies a Cleased program at a local sports meeting in a country town. A swell asks about the next event and the man replies that a flankey race is up next, inquiring if the other will run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas
Helin
Negro Prowler Arrested in North Laredo Street Burglary
Deputy Sheriff John Subira pursued a suspect near 400 North Laredo Street and arrested a man found with a bundle of stolen tools shoes and clothing. The report notes the incident occurred Thursday night and that no other injuries were reported. Local businesses advertised coffee cake dances and services while ongoing events included a Friday Moose dance and a Big Prize Mask Ball at Hermann Sons Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Subira
North Laredo Street
Subira
Hermann Sons’ Hall
Local Notices and Ads Reflect 1916 City Life
Classified snippets show loan companies offering money on diamonds and jewelry, missing person appeal for W P Byers, legal ads by Newton & Newton and Robertson, and event notices for skating at Soledad rink, dances at Queen theater and Moose hall, plus shop promos and service ads across San Antonio landmarks like Navarro Street and Alamo Plaza.
Kidney Health Advice from Public Notices
The piece warns Americans must guard kidneys against overindulgent meals and rich foods. It promotes Jad Salts as a safe, inexpensive kidney flush to neutralize urine acids, improve elimination, and ease bladder disorders with a daily tablespoonful in water. It stresses ease of use and home inclusion.
Germ linked to infantile paralysis isolated at Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic researchers led by Dr. E C Rosenow with Dr. E B Towne and Dr. G W Wheeler report isolating a germ believed to cause infantile paralysis. They are testing vaccines or sera while noting experiments point toward the disease, based on over fifty acute cases studied in New York and Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
E. C. Rosenow
E. B. Towne
Boston
G. W. Wheeler
New York
Rosenow
Christmas Cheer Association Plans Meeting
A meeting of the Christmas Cheer Association is set for 2 o clock Saturday afternoon at the Wolff & Marx tea room to discuss organizing the charity work and deciding on headquarters. Mrs Benno Kayton, president, calls for the gathering with several committee options and future appointments planned.
Hopper Shot Near Houston Saloon Faces Slow Recovery
T. W. Hopper, shot last Tuesday night behind a Houston street saloon, is expected to recover after a successful operation removed a bullet from the brain base. Police have yet to identify the shooter, with three suspects arrested and later released, and the investigation remains stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Hopper
Houston Street
City Hospital
Hopper
Nine Texas delegates chosen for Civic Association meeting
Governor selects nine Texas delegates to attend the twelfth annual American Civic Association convention in Washington DC from December 13 to 15. Appointees include Mayors Wooldridge of Austin and Brown of San Antonio, plus Lindsley Dallas Tyra Fort Worth Campbell Houston Fisher Galveston Beggs Fort Worth and Mrs Mary Wright and Mrs Saunders, both of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Association
Austin
Tex
Texas
American Civic Association
Washington, D. C
A. P. Wooldridge
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Henry PD. Lindsley
Dallas
E. T. Tyra
Fort Worth
Ben Campbell
Houston
Lewis Fisher
Galveston
George Beggs
Mary Wright
Bacon Saunders
Sign Painter Joshua Tripe Delights Grand Rapids Crowd
A Grand Rapids paper notes Joshua Tripe recently finished a sign painting course and showcased a realistic painted scene on a barn board fence beside Main Street. Farmers misjudge the fence while hitching horses and a stray bird keeps colliding with the top board as locals laugh at a visitor chased by a bulldog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joshua Tripe
Stranger's risky vault near fence alarms farm workers
A stranger was seen near a field beyond a fence and attempted to vault a barrier. He nearly struck a barn, with Joshua noting the incident as a costly but worthwhile experience.
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Stranger
Joshua
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Hector Turnbull
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Empire
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Dustin Farnum
Erik
Paramount
Clara Castle
E. J. Moore
Trickster
Wilhat
Royal Big
Louis Mann
Man Who
Lew Fields
Doris Kenyon
Aso Bettie Nansen
THE
Paramount Picture House
the Queen OF the
Hulda
Holland
Erytet
BIC
Turkeys
Alamo Jewelry Co
Sugarman Bros
Albert Payson Terhune
Maurice Costello
Ethel Grandin
Thayes Hunter
Erbograph CO
Consolidated Firm Corp’ DE Goebhe
Ludwig Gberb
Broadway
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Crunson
Durling Printing Company
Richter
Gale
Homen Bros. Orchestra
Harlandale
Helotes
Theo Artzt Orch
Bay
Sterling J. Sasser
Porter Street
Commerce
South Alamo Streets
Fort Sam Houston
Vas
R. E. Moss
St. Anthony
Wm. H. F
Kampman Bldg
P. Brown
Gunter Bldg
Minnehaha Council
Knights of Columbus
Navarro St
Lowther Lemient
Lowther
Krichier
Tale Et All Grocers
Adv
Ward & Bickett
Bedell
F. Carl
Bedell Building
Crockett
Cadv
Sureddin, Hickshie
Jesus Garcia
Santa Rosa Street
Antonio Diaz
A. V. Villanueva
Kehoe Loan Co
W. Commerce
O'Connell Loan Co
Houston St
Alamo Plaza
Riverside Shooting Gallery
W. D. Byers
Palace Hotel
P. H. Byers
Mr. Byers
Butler's
Newton & Newton
Kampman Bidg
I. Robertson
Gunter Bidg
Travis
Jeffery
Horace F. Wilson
State Bank
Soledad
Knights and Ladies of Security
Queen Theater
Dixie Dance
W. O. W. Hall
Willetts’ Orchestra
E. Houston
Bexar Dance
Moose Hall
Homen Bros
Orch
Mayo
Christmas Cheer Association
Onderdonk
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Queen's Tig
Turkey
Queen’s Turkey Country Store
Strand Theater
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Horlick
Lady Godiva
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Trust Company
Texas Refining Co
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