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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1885

Page

2

RAYS OF LIGHT

A crowded city page lists local notices and brief events. St Josephs school fair profits seven hundred dollars while dramatic entertainment marks its close. Marriage licenses issued include Victor Voltz with Francesca Laum and William Porter with Emma Williams. A Grand masquerade ball is set for February 14 at Fest garden.

St. Joseph's Gus Moritz Sim Hart Carl Schurz Maverick Steves Engineer Schuehle Fire Company No. 2 Victor E. Voltz Francisca Laum William Porter Emma Williams Emma Abbott Galveston San Antonio Nelson Soledad Street Louisa Robin West Houston Street Felipe Cardenas St. Joseph’s Fest’s Garden A. Schoenert Commerce Street Cit Newton Gleason Alex Williame Moke Stumberg P. Rimbold Scamp Forest Emerson Forest Laredo Hagner

Notable Visitors Filling City Hotels This Week

A crowd of dignitaries and travelers from New Orleans Chicago Dallas New York and elsewhere stay at local hotels including the Menger and Maverick. Names listed include Fannie Retclive J L Bollis Paul Richter Jerome Harris John Campbell and many others visiting for business and leisure.

New York Maverick George Worthington St. Louis H. H. Carmichael J. B. Davenport Bandera A. Strasburger Dallas San Antonio George $. Rosenblatt B. H. Evans Somonank, Ill Eugene Digges Castroville J. M. Bell Thomas Sharpe Old New Mexico IT. N. Cordova Francis J. Wilson Lampazos Mexico St. Leonard 3S. Falek Inman Steamship Company Ella Horne Eddie Crockett G. Crockett and Child Centre Point M. M. McGee Hope, Ark Alamo City C. J. Cable Charles F. Crocker E. Martinez Addie Luby Ferdinand Fibber San Diego California Menger 8. H. Thompson Missouri Pacific Railroad Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Pittsburg

Lumber and dwelling costs listed for multiple properties

A sequence of property entries details various builds and improvements with owners, locations, wards, and estimated costs. Items include lumber dwellings, kitchens, servant rooms, warehouses, stables, and a rock dwelling with amounts ranging from 100 to 5000 dollars across wards and streets such as North Pecan, Eighth street, Washington square, Santa Clara, and more.

J. N. Armstrong Pecan Street Second Ward Charles Wurzbach Eighth Street Third Ward Froboese Washington Square First Ward J.M. Matthews Amare Camden Streets Acequia Street J. M Cumberland Santa Clara Street Fourth Ward Mia C. Benoit South Flores Street J. F. Rodriguez Evergreen Street Dwyer Avenue Burns Losoya Street P. H. Groesbeck Quinta Street L. W. Hagg North Marcos Street King William Street Fourth Winde Ieliguth

Scholastic Census Prep Delayed as Weather Warms

City Assessor Frasch plans a scholastic census for the State and county, with deputies Wim Waites for the east side and Emil Oppermann for the west. Inclement weather delays start. the board extends association work to March 1 and solicits public donations. Members should pay dues at 208 Soledad Street.

Frasch Wim. Waites Emil Oppermann Soledad Street A. C. Jouns

Inauguration Travel Cut Rates Announced

An order at the Sunset ticket office lowers Washington round trip fares for the inauguration period. The fare is 5140 dollars and travel is valid February 25 through March 10.

Sunset Ticket Washington

San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad plan praised

The piece argues for building a San Antonio to Aransas Pass railroad financed with foreign capital, claiming little outlay and large earnings will lift local prosperity. It calls for immediate construction to benefit laborers, mechanics, and businessmen. It also mentions a Glover's Patent Photo Album agent and a quaint Vassar love tale.

San Antonio Light San Antonio and Aransas Pass Mr. Piper San Antonio T. Hee

Characteristics of Texas Life in a Women's Journal Visit

The article surveys Texas life noting tall men with outdoor work and vigorous activity, and women largely indoors among the well-to-do. It describes fashion buying scenes, limited help, and two story house aversions, plus cotton field labor where women work in the fields and children are nimble pickers, with wages rising in good years.

Woman's Journal Texas

Electric Bitters touted by customers and vendors

Thousands endorse Electric Bitters with Mr W Atkins of Girard Kansas praising rapid sales and customer satisfaction. The ad claims the medicine cures kidney and liver complaints, purifies blood, regulates bowels, and saves doctors bills, offered at 50 cents a bottle by Rice Bros. & Co.

W. Atkins Girard, Kas Rice Bros. & Co

Local notices and offerings in San Antonio markets and events

San Antonio shoppers see ads for stock yard supplies at Leal's yard opposite Southern hotel and skating carnival at Commerce street rink with 100 plus in masks on February 13. Also promotions for Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, Mishler's Herb Bitters, Oricont teeth care, and Marsden's Pectoral Balm. Public notices include dissolution of I Marks & Co and Italian Coal Co coal from A Bruni with delivery options.

Leal Southern San Antonio Wheeler & Wilson Commerce Street Soledad Good Templars Pancoast & Sons Mishler Henry Heister Cleveland, O Good ‘Templar B. Johnson Morley F. Kalteyer & Son Marsden Dreis Rice Bros

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