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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1913
Page
5
A veteran practitioner claims to cure catarrh by treating its cause. He states over a million people have sought his method and offers to mail the treatment to interested readers who fill a coupon with name and address.
A brief classified style notice invites readers to obtain a free epack age sample by mail. It requests the recipient’s name and address on dotted lines and to mail to 4288 Main St Marshall.
F R Salisbury president and J H Tregoe secretary of the National Association of Credit Men visit San Antonio for a Monday luncheon at 12:30 p m at the St Anthony Hotel. Local Chamber of Commerce members and business men are invited. The association has 16 000 members and 85 affiliated branches including the San Antonio Credit Men's Association.
Alfred Williams and Leda Maudrt Gordon and Una Hortense ne, Jacob Zinsmeyer and Louisa Hoffmann listed among the marriage licenses issued. Read as a brief notice of couples joining in matrimony as reported in the local record.
Burial permits issued for Kate Downey Huston 67 died January 31 at 521 N Cherry St. Also listed Estoforo Prieto de la Pena 48 died January 81 Lopez St John Legler 77 died January 30 1624 Durango St and Astachio Garcia 2 died February 1 118 Josephine St. Also a note that some Italian Masonic lodges are admitting women to membership.
Candlemas Day marks the turning point of winter in folk belief with groundhog and badger tales. Saxon customs gave February its sproutkale name and February fill dyke. proverbs said good weather foretells a long winter, while foul weather signals a mild spell.
A long list of arrivals and registrations fills hotel lobbies in San Antonio. Duncan Sutherland of Victoria and Maurice Wolff of Runge stay at the Gunter, while C H Berry of Dallas and J C Harvin of Beeville register at the Savoy and St. Anthony respectively. Others include W E Staliter and W M Ward from Big Wells at the Savoy, D M Sutor of El Paso at the St Anthony, and many guests from Houston Dallas Fort Worth and Luling among the Bexar Crockett Bowie Menger and Gunter properties plus a wave of out of town visitors at local hot springs and hotels.
A. T. Liedecker received permits for a dwelling on Dunnes Avenue and a second on Morales Street, each costing about $200, with work on Fifth Street described as part of the approval.
A list details license numbers and owners for motor cycles and vehicles in Poteet Texas including M Layer Henry Reuter R E Fox J L Mayfield and S L Pape with street addresses. The fragment ends with a note about corn meal as human food being scarcely known to the people of Germany.
The Press Club of San Antonio presents Signor Alessandro Bonci world class lyric tenor Miss Martina Zatella American coloratura soprano and maestro Roberto Francini in a program at Beethoven Hall starting 8 PM Monday. Duets from Martha and Aida cap the show with out of town admirers already reserving seats.
Burglars shattered a show window at the Maureaux store on West Commerce and Pecos streets in San Antonio. Over 1500 pairs of shoes on display. about 25 pairs removed before a night watchman interrupted them. Three suspects in custody. one arrested shortly after discovery and two more later by city detectives. Police call it a daring, nervy theft. Charges expected in justice courts Monday.
The speaker credits John Garner for securing a five hundred thousand dollar appropriation for Aransas Harbor improvement and for pressuring the Washington engineering department to obtain a prompt report. Garner allegedly influenced meetings in Corpus Christi and San Antonio and lobbied the Rivers and Harbors Committee to approve the project, with support from Henry Brooke, the Aransas Pass Commercial Club, Ed Cotter, Colonel Picton, E. O. Burton, and the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
Seats may be obtained at the San Antonio Music Company's Store, 107 East Houston Street, and at the cigar stands of the Gunter, St. Anthony and Menger Hotels as part of the event promotion.
United States customs inspectors at the El Paso post have sent a petition to Treasury Secretary Franklin McVeagh requesting higher pay. Backed by Customs Collector A L Sharpe, the plea cites ten year old El Paso cost of living data showing doubling costs while salaries remain at $3 per day. Rents, food, and meat prices have risen significantly, the report notes.
Promoter R A Love says grading crews work from Fredricksburg and the other side of the big hill on the Fredericksburg railroad. He expects trains running by May 1 despite right of way difficulties with some property owners. Pittsburg club women vote to abolish the hatpin as a hazard. England mails and delivers 1,186,800,000 letters in the last fiscal year.
Instant relief and permanent cure claimed for Pyramid Pile Remedy with a free trial mail package in plain wrapper. Many cases reportedly cured before pursuing further treatment. after success, purchase from druggist at 50c a box. Fill out a free coupon and mail today to avoid surgery and doctors fees.
The War Department order brings extra captains to the Third Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston. Thirteen captains now serve, one for each troop and the regimental adjutant, with plans to add a quartermaster captain soon. Post adjutant First Lieutenant Matt C. Bristol notes this is a historic arrangement for a regiment.
A Seventh Ward auxiliary meeting to the Board of Health will meet Tuesday afternoon at 8 at the Methodist Church on Palmetto avenue. Dr. H. Burgin and others will speak on civic improvement. Mrs. Spillman chairs. Tree planting along streets and a clean-up campaign are planned.
Chartered today in Figgaban Texas are First State Bank and Trust Company of Taylor with capital stock 150000 and Sunset Mercantile Company of Dallas with capital stock 20000. Fort Worth Undertaking Company and Co. W. Hill Company of Glen Rose also incorporated with capital stocks 16000 and 10000 respectively. Turk & Armstrong Dry Goods Company of Cangaen renames to Turk Dry Goods Company and moves to Hillsboro with capital stock rising to 17000. English Woolen Mills of Waco with capital stock 1000. Incorporators include J. A. Shellberg R. C. Cantrell W. C. Cantrell C. W. Hill Co. W. Campbell C. T. Ellis Clarence Perrett George Weinberger Max Greengard.
A primary election will be held in Lockhart on February 25 to nominate two aldermen and a secretary for the April 1 city ballot. A bond election on March 4 asks voters to approve $20,000 for a high school building.
Complaints charging swindling over 50 were filed in Justice Ben Fisk's court against eight men alleged to have sold bogus real estate across Texas. The grand jury paused other work to hear the cases with indictments expected. Four defendants are out on bonds. Sheriff Tobin says the fraud spanned large tracts up to 1700 acres with bogus deeds abstracts and falsified records found among the papers.
Anita Banat age 18 was found at her home on South Concho street last evening bleeding from wounds on hands arms and body. A 19 year old Mexican man was arrested and held for investigation as the wounded girl was taken to City hospital. Police have not located any witnesses.
Lockhart Texas February 1 The Caldwell County Medical Society will hold an open session February 7 at the Eugene Clark library. Out-of-town physicians joining the program include Dr G H Moody of San Antonio and Dr T J Bennett of Austin. Dr F R Karbach of Maxwell, society president, will give the welcome address. Dr A A Ross of Lockhart will read a paper.
Figures compiled by Frank Ball show potential county election turnout near 17 850 this year, with city charter bond and school races on the ballot. Last year’s total was 17 379, while a 1911-12 comparison put the count at about 19 611 during concurrent elections.
The Carnegie library reports new acquisitions including Ripley Oriental rug book ed Materials for Permanent Painting Carrington Fresh Air and How to Use It Hosmer Letters and Memories Price The Long We In Huneker Chopin the Man His Music Browne Delusions in Diet Tapper Chats With Music Students Schmitt Pedals of the Pianoforte Almack Bookplates Knackfuss Rubens Steinmann Botticelli Meier Graffe Development Modern Art Simpson History of Architectural Development McConaughy The Typhoon Currie Officer 666 Webster Daddy Long Legs Marshall The Squire s aura Broadhurst Bought and Paid For Buckrose A Bachelor s Comedy Spearman Mountain Divide church Left in Charge. Missouri's 1912 corn crop to 243 043 95 bushels Kansas City moving to drive out clairvoyants.
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