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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1896

Page

7

Fireworks ads and city notices fill San Antonio page

The San Antonio file reports a regular lodge meeting, fireworks ads from Louis Book Store, and patient notes on cases before Justice Jones. It lists arrests for gaming with plea plans, a missing girl ad, social events, church and club gatherings, a morphine attempt, and police cautions on fireworks. It also notes weather, theater scenes, and several local business notices amid miscellaneous city happenings.

San Antonio Lodge of the Order of Railway Conductors Louis Book Store Justice Jones Letective Sheley Kenney Anderson Lucrato Rodriguez Wallace Mitchell R. Eberhard Caue I*rhday Atascosa County Fourth Street Ferdinand Adolph Herff Russia Louis Missouri Alamo B. C. King Wosnig Recorder Walterer Fred. Cook Bachelors’ Club San Antonio Arbeiter Verein East Commerce Street San Antonio Club Ada Kingsbury Street Alsmo Street Yong Cruse New Hope Raptist Church FAY Stowers Furniture CO Christine ©. Beck Reinhard Beck C. Schenermerger Boota Shoes, Pte East Houston Street Black Elephant

What He Did for Texas and Local Notes

Colonel W C Rigsby, San Antonio railroad agent, returns from a northern trip touting Texas health seekers amid optimistic forecasts for spring. County Collector Casiano reports November taxes in full. state taxes total $1,307.85 and county taxes $30,000 plus. Henry Merritt, state witness in the Bristow murder case, says the trial is continued to May due to absent witnesses. defense remains ready.

Texas W. C. Rigsby International Railroad San Antonio South Texas Ias Res Cassiano Bristow Henry Merritt LaGroige Dr. Bristow Trotter i

Fire damages cottage on Centre Street in Houston area

Fire reported at 1 40 a m burned Wm Gollffs cottage No 711 Centre Street. Chemical engine and fire companies No 8 and 6 arrived. Occupant J J Macklin a Houston street barber was away. Interior windows blocked with blankets and bed propped at front door, mattress saturated with coal oil and set afire. House valued at 160 with 135 insurance on furniture.

Gollffs Cottage Centre Atrert Warl7 J.J. Macklin Touston Stret

Shelving and fixtures removed from leather and bindings store

Trailing matting chairs and machined items listed as fixtured from the leather and bindings store. Inquire at Fred W. Stone, 211 W. Commerce Street.

Nquire W. Stone W. Commerce Ptreet

Wels Bier Distilled in San Antonio Brewery Finest

A fragment from a historic note mentions the Ball Brothers serving a Scotch parter on tap at their balloon venue. It references Oak & Aschbecher as well known local brewers and includes cryptic marks Susimer mes 20 and TM oe PS ES.

San Antonio Ball Brothers Baloon Oak & Aschbecher

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