Appeal Gourt A Motion To Dismiss
The case Albert Reitzer vs Medina Valley Irrigation Co will be argued in the fourth court of civil appeals this afternoon. Medina company moves to dismiss the appeal after denial of an injunction to open floodgates and halt construction. If granted, the case ends for the appellate court. if denied, merits will be argued. Christmas holiday affects next submission day. opinions handed down today include several civil appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Reitzer
Medina Valley Irrigation Company
Reitzer
Medina Company
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals
W. S. Fly
Anton Moursand
George B. Taliaferro
Criswell Et al
Fred S. Robbins
Matagorda
Conradine Luter
Admi
State of Texas
de Witt
E. B. Poe
W. T. Hancock
Court actions advance in Texas cases with set dates
Wards against St Louis S W Railway Co of Texas and Franz Brass Hill set for January 29 and January 22 1913 respectively. Sullivan Sanford Lumber Co versus Mrs Beulah Watson and others also scheduled with other cases noted. Courts issue agreed judgments and adjournment details as of December 18 1912 in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wards
St. Louis S. W
Tarrant
Hume
Lucy Perry
Fannin
Bell County
W. EB. Hall
Special Train Brings Third Cavalry Troops to San Antonio
The last three troops of the Third Cavalry and regimental headquarters will arrive in San Antonio Thursday. A special train picked up three troops from Fort Hancock Finly and Sierra Blanca and brings them to Fort Sam Houston. The regiment has spent months on border duty and will be fully assembled at Fort Sam Houston for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Cavalry
San Antonio
Fort Hancock
Finly
Sierra Blanca
Fort Sam Houston
el Paso
War Department
County to Hold Old Hosses Sale of Dated Court Furnishings
County commissioners plan an old hosses sale to clear decades of unused furniture from the basement court house galleries and district court room supply stacks. Items include chairs tables linoleum and filing cabinets awaiting buyers. The cleanup aims to remove unusable pieces and recoup value from lingering wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thirty-seventh District
Mena charges injustices from Nicaragua to New Orleans
Col Daniel Mena son of Gen Luis Mena arrives in New Orleans from Panama where he has been kept prisoner by U S military authorities at the Babo Bispo fortress. His father remains a prisoner in the American hospital at Ancon Panama Canal Zone. He says a guard is posted in his room constantly and condemns American actions in Nicaragua during the uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Daniel Mena
Luis Mena
Nicaragua
Panama
United States
Babo Bispo
Ancon
Panama Canal Zone
Mena
Newnam Named Deputy U S Marshal in El Paso
Frank Newnam former San Antonio police chief is appointed deputy United States marshal at El Paso by Marshal Bert J McDowell. He was sworn in before Deputy Clerk A I Campbell and assumed duties, succeeding Capt John H Rogers longtime state ranger who was not reappointed by McDowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Newnam
San Antonio
United States
el Paso
Bert J. McDowell
Newman
A. I. Campbell
John H. Rogers
State Rangers
Marshal. McDowell
Change devices eyed for San Antonio street cars
C H Kellam Texas and Louisiana sales manager for United States Cashier Company is in the city to confer with San Antonio Traction regarding installing rapid change devices on pay as you enter cars. The compact changers, about the size of a typewriter, operate from a side keyboard and are already used on St. Louis street cars. Kellam will base his headquarters in this city while stopping at the Gunter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Kellam
Texas
Louisiana
United States Cashier Company
San Antonio Traction Company
St. Louis
Kellam
Gunter
The Gimbel Delicatessen Ad Opens on Crockett Street
The Gimbel Delicatessen promotes itself as a popular food shop for ladies and gentlemen offering lunches and refreshments, located on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gimbel Delicatessen
Crockett. Street
Grand ‘Opera House
Temple of Art construction to start at Southwestern University
Dr. Charles M. Bishop announces that building the Temple of Art at Southwestern University will begin in the next weeks. He says the edifice will be the state's finest and should be completed by the 1913 fall term. Bishop and Dean Cody also plan a San Antonio visit to support a new Y M C A library and music building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Cc. C. Cody
San Antonio
University
Dredging Bids Opened for Texas City Channel Project
Bids to dredge about 578000 cubic yards to a 30 foot depth were opened in Galveston. Three firms bid from 13.5 to 14.99 cents per cubic yard. Work to start within thirty days after award notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Texas City
C. S. Riche
United States Engineer
Bowers Southern Dredging Company
North American Dredging Company
L. T. Gaylord Company
Houston
Bowers Southern
Gaylord Concern
Atascosa Valley Irrigation Company Incorporates
Articles of incorporation filed in Austin for the Atascosa Valley Irrigation Company of Pleasanton with capital stock $120,000. The firm plans to subdivide and sell 4000 acres near Coughran village along the San Antonio Uvalde Gulf railway. Incorporators are W. A. Coughran J. W. Ormond John W. Hunt Henry G. Martin William O'Brien and W. L. Dunne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Hunt
Henry G. Martin
William O’brien
W. L. Dunne
Deputy Sheriff Killed in Forest City Shooting
Forest City Arkansas deputy sheriff B S Moore was shot four times and killed at 3 AM. Authorities pursue a suspect thought to have warrants of arrest and trail leads to an arrest today as a manhunt continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest City
Ark
B. S. Moore
Goethals Likely to Accept Panama Canal Zone Governor Post
President Taft has assurances that Col. George Goethals will accept the governor post for the Panama canal zone. The nomination should go to the Senate after Taft returns from Panama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goethals
Washington, D. C
Taft
Col
George Goethals
Panama Canal
Panama Canal Zone
Senate
Panama
Sing Sing Prisoner Escapes
Ches ter Yates, serving a 21 year sentence for robbing Aaron Bancroft, an aged New York broker, was missing from his Sing Sing cell this morning during guards rounds. How he escaped remains a mystery.
Plans for Pennsylvania Battleship Bid Plans Released
Secretary of the Navy Meyer announced signing contract plans for the new battleship Pennsylvania. Prospective bidders will see the plans next week with bids opening February 18. The ship displaces 31,400 tons and will be the largest in the fleet, costing about 7.425 million dollars without armament, and 11 to 12 million fully equipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Meyer
Pennsylvania
Ten Thousand Recovered of Bank Robbery Stolen Funds
Chicago police recovered ten thousand dollars of the three hundred thousand dollars stolen from the Bank of Montreal in New Westminster. The money was turned over to the Bank of Montreal yesterday and was recovered through James Sidias, whose saloon led to the thieves. Burns and Ma honey were dismissed after the robbers escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
B. C
James Sidias
Burns
J.J. Mahoney
Railroad panel seeks AG ruling on interim certificates plan
The Texas railroad commission through Chairman Mayfield has sent a communication to the attorney general asking whether the International & Great Northern Railway company plan of reorganization issuing conditional interim certificates violating Texas law. The conditional interim issue totals 5,078,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
The
Railroad Commission
Mayfield
International & Great Northern Railway Company
Texas
Brackenridge Sets Out 50 Big Elm Hackberry Oaks
George W. Brackenridge plants fifty large elm hackberry and oak trees at his country home beyond the army post. The trees, tall and about twelve inches in diameter, are being removed by the roots and transplanted from ten miles east of the city. H A Veale of the Dallas Shade Tree company supervises the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Brackenridge
Army Post
Mr. Brackenridge
H. A. Veale
Dallas Shade Tree Company
Sheriff Seeks U S Marshal Post in Eastern Texas
AUSTIN Tex Dec 18 Watts sheriff of Angelina county said he is an applicant for appointment as United States marshal for the eastern district of Texas the Beaumont and Texarkana district which covers 49 counties and includes Beaumont and Texarkana areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Watts
Angelina County
Comptroller’s Department
United States
Texas
Beaumont and Texarkana
New Ferry in Operation at Freeport Texas
The new car float service between the east and west banks of the Brazos River began operation yesterday in Freeport Texas. The Houston and Brazos Valley road terminus now extends to Freeport with the first trip leaving from the Velasco side of the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Tex
Brazos River
Velasco
Courts Adjourn for Holidays in Texas Courts
The three higher courts will adjourn today for Christmas holidays and resume January 8 1913. Judges will not issue submissions or options during the recess but will study many pending cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Titanic Inquiry Cost Reported at 101 Thousand
London officials released a report from the president of the board of trade detailing the inquiry into the Titanic disaster cost 101000 pounds. The tally covers investigation expenses and related proceedings issued yesterday in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Trade
Author of Curfew Still Writing at 62 in South Bend
South Bend Indiana based poet Rose Hartwick Thorpe best known for Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight remains active at 62. Born in Mishawaka she wrote the poem there in 1870 while living with her parents. The verse recalls English history at Chertsey and features Bessie and Basil Underwood awaiting the curfew bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
South Bend
Ind
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
Mishawaka
Chertsey
London
Basil Underwood
Treasury official warns on big thefts in Pittsburgh
Lee McClung retiring U S treasurer warned at a Pittsburg Institute of Banking dinner that it is physically possible to steal 100 million dollars from the U S treasury. He noted the treasurer is bonded and accountable but cannot face direct personal cash handling. He added assistants and mint superintendents deal with separate ledgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Treasury of
The
United States
Lee McClung
American Institute of Banking
McClung
Treasury
Congress
United
Urer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Appeal Gourt
tTravis J
Bexar
San Antonio Hardware Company
W. N. Sanger
Flora E. Ranier
Pansy Durrett
St. Louis,Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
West Bros. Et al
Uvalde
Court of Criminal Appeals
Murrell Alsup
From
Comanche
E. L. Smith
W. W. Abbot
McLennan
Roman Andrada
Tom Green
Charlie. Flowers
Upshur
E. M. Peoples
W. H. Bradberry
Nolan
Dabney Craig
Hunt
Jeff Wilson
San Augustine
J. Montgomery
Jones
John Byrd
Brown
Joe Ward
Frio
L. B. Schaffer
Harris
Henry Brock
Travis
Knox Kearse
Fisher
Barre
Tate
Cottle
J. P. Matkey
Minnie Grice
Taylor
Nannine Dee Hogue
Dallas
Reuben M. Ellerd
Hale
Jim Fox
Jim Dawson
Mitchell
Charley Green
Clarence
Edwards
Sam Lucas
Jake Jefferson
Falls
Geo. Brown
Coleman
Harrison Vick
C. D. Spencer
Henry Polk
Joe Ware
Jim Minter
William Forrester
M. L.radshaw
Hill
Fred Johnson
Appellant
John McDonald
George Harper
Will Crain
Nacogdoches
Tom Walls
Hall
John Crutchfield
Young
Ben King
Smith
Frank Misher
P. Wingate
J. H. Harrison
Sam Alexander
George Shankling
Frank Castro
A. O. Condren
Jess Bush
Herman Bosley
Shelby
John Oliver
E. F. Brown
Bastrop
S._HH. Creech
Bob Creech
Ellis
Charley Davis
William Sher
Luke Haley
John Ro
Coryell
Frank Wisnoski
Walter Kegski
Erath
I. L. Goolsby
Charley Johnson
Joe Parish
Harrison
Francisco Reas
Ries
Hays
J. P. Luttrell
Jack
Ed. Poulton
Parker
K. V. E. Scott
Potter
Leo Cheeseborough
Rusk
Joe Reagan
Limestone
Columbus Garret
Grayson
Ed Nickerson
A. L. Peters
Wichita
J. D. Manley
Lee Laird
Tyler
Govnor Peace
Charles Smith
Charles Tarver
Supreme Court
Judgment Court of Civil Appeals
R. V. Oar
Myrtle Davis
Kate Coleman
Helen Zaph
District Court
R. B. Spivy
March
B. L. Turner
N. M. Ginn
C. C. Ramsey
Andres
L. Patterson
Webb
Brock
Travis County
Mollie King
Texas & Pacific Et al
Commission
City
Newnam
Marshal McDowell
J.r.spragueco
Hurd
Alamo Plaza
Elgin
Sheffield Plate
J.R. Sprague CO
Elgin and Waltham
Southwestern
Lower Fifth Avenue
Manigeri Rathskeller
Scheinberg & Weisberg
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!