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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1885

Page

4

Light and social notices fill busy city page

A flood of items includes a marriage license for Barnie Williams and Martha Shielda, a village ball at Turner Hall, a South Laredo street party at Captain W L Smith’s home, and a New Year guest lists notice. Dozens of small notices report sales, raffles, and local events plus missing child and injury updates and public improvements.

Barnie Williams Martha Shielda Turner Hall South Laredo Street W. L. Smith Pancoast & Sox Fourth Ward Mariano Guerrero Helena Karnes County Salinas Street Watch Tower Second Baptist Church J. W. Carr

Notable Visitors and Local Crime Report at City

Col J F Ellison from Marfa and other dignitaries stay in the city while General Superintendent E G Thompson arrives on the Sunset. Editor G McPherson and publisher Ed Thomas visit. Mexicans Zertuche family touring to see children studying here. A death of Margarita Van Vorst noted with funeral at St Marys. Sheriff Lewis and Deputy arrest Wash Brooks for an outrageous crime near Post Oak Settlement, injuring a young woman and attempting harm to her sister.

J. F. Ellison Marfa Nat Sulzbacher Eagle Pasa al Hilliard West End E. G. Thompson G. McPherson Reliable Blanco-Star Vindicator Ed Thomas Galveston P. F. Collier New York New Orleans St. Louis Leopoldo Sanchez Julio Zertuche Margarit Sanchez Mariam Zertuche Guadalupe Blanco de de Santos Francisca Zertuche Mexico St. Leonard Our City Monclova A. Lott Watertown N. J A. M. Barney A. Wahlstad Leon Springs M. Mayer City G. Franz Marion J. C. Nelson Bexar H. C. Neuman Hillsboro J. L. Townsend Boy Columbus C. W. Wilkins del Rio R. S. Cobb Flatonia J. W. McCutcheon Murphyville R. S. Haynes Moulton J. T Bissett Gonzales J. F. Burns Devine G. P. Lyda Silver City N. M The Southern Margarita George W.van Vorst St. Mary’s Catholic Church Los Angeles California Lewis Krempkau Wash Brooks Thomas Martin Post Oak Brooks Julia Chomas Nettie

Woman Assaults Roommate Over Row at Saloon

Jennie Kaiser keeper of furnished rooms on Fhe street was struck on the head with a rolling pin by Lillie Ellwood a Washington saloon worker. Kaiser was fined five dollars by the Recorder. Ellwood’s disturbance case was dismissed and a peace bond sought, with further threats claimed.

Jennie Kaiser Fhe Street Lillie Ellwood Washington Jennie Recorder Lillie

Wedding Gift From Co workers For Tom Conner

For days Tom Conner of Wells Fargo and Texas Express faced a rushed leave to buy a home and trousseau. On January 2 his marriage is planned. Co workers secretly bought a fine bedroom set and presented it at lunch, with Tom barely able to speak through his emotions. The set includes a bedstead mattress bureau washstand mirrors table chairs a rocker towel rack rugs and coal burner stove.

T. A. Conner O. H Wells, Fargo & Co Texas Express Tom Nixon Express Yang Man

O'Shea Entente Supposed With Gladstone on Home Rule

The Evening Mail reports Captain O'Shea allied with Parnell to back Gladstone for government. In return Gladstone would push a Home Rule measure for Ireland upon gaining power. A main dispute concerns control of the Irish police.

The Evening Mail O'Shea Parnell Gladstone Ireland Ireand

Local ads tout fall and winter stock and various remedies

A mash of classified style notices promotes fall and winter underwear from Pancoast & Son, trading firms Chavez Morin Mateu and Wulff's cigars, Morley’s Two Bit Cough Syrup, homeopathic prescriptions by Harry Fower, and lumber supplies via F J Beitel. Includes dated mentions and contact lines.

Pancoast & Son Chavez, Morin & Mateu Flores Street Wulff’s Chile Town Military Plaza Morley F. Kalteyer & Son Harry Fower West Houston Street

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