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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1912

Page

10

Community Events and Notices in San Antonio

Dance at Modern Woodmen hall and a Kohr’s Souvenir Dance at Turner Hall with Diaz Sisters and seven musicians. Dr. R B Hays resumes practice. Edwin L. Seabrook visits city on union trip to Austin and Houston then west to Los Angeles. Dr N E Forest moves to 411 Main Ave. Spanish War Veterans install at Turner Hall Feb 19. Owls dance at Owls hall Feb 17. Judge C Merritt Barnes to lecture on Patriotism at Laurel Heights Methodist church tomorrow night. Bexar Humane Society and officer E M Collins listed with contact numbers.

Edwin L. Seabrook Sheet Metal Workers’ Association of America Austin Houston Los Angeles Judge Barnes Charles Merritt Barnes Baraca Laurel Heights Methodist Church

Dancing events and lectures announced in Crockett area

Kohr teaches dancing at Turner hall with Dixie Social Club final prize mask night at Beethoven hall. Gents 50c ladies 25c. Muth's dance Saturday Feb 17. Unitarianism interest and a Rev Parker talk at Odd Fellows hall Crockett hotel next Sunday. Benjamin Franklin Allen lectures on Social and Political Economy tomorrow at 3 at Odd Fellows hall 123 Sol.

Dixie Social Club Beethoven Hall Artzt Music Gents Rev. Parker Odd Fellows’ Hall Crockett Hotel B. F. Allen Benjamin Franklin Allen Odd Fellows Hall

Installation of Pine Street Presbyterian pastor planned

Arrangements have been made to increase seating as a large crowd is expected for the installation of Pastor Rev J R Jacobs as the new pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian church. The ceremony Sunday morning will be led by Rev Brooks I Dickey and James Duryee Stephenson of Westminster Church and Rev Thomas F Gallaher of Utica Church with a special music program and Rev Jacobs delivering the sermon.

Dad Street J. R. Jacobs Pine Street Presbyterian Church Brooks I. Dickey James Duryee Stephenson Westminster Presbyterian Church Thomas F. Gallaher Utica Presbyterian Church Mr. Jacobs

Curfew Debate At Main Avenue High School Senate

The Main Avenue high school senate debated whether Texas should adopt a curfew law this afternoon. The affirmative team Heck and Wright won the decision over Dunham and Marshall with judges Earl Harvey Wiley Hartsfeld and Earl Taylor and John Morris as critic. Two candidates were elected to membership.

Texas Main Avenue High School Senate Heck Wright Dunham and Marshall Earl Harvey Wiley Hartsfeld Earl Taylor John Morris

Railroad Men Visit San Antonio Circles

Nickel Plate district passenger agent Asher B. Burrows of Kansas City Missouri and Chicago and Alton southwestern agent George W. Thomas based in Dallas visited San Antonio railroad circles this morning.

Asher B. Burrows Kansas City Nickel Plate Road George W. Thomas Southwestern Chicago & Alton Dallas San Antonio

County Board Finds Six County Schools In Excellent Condition

County schools in Bexar County visited by the board of county school trustees were found in excellent condition according to Carlos Bee president of the board. Additional schools nationwide will be visited in the coming week until all have been inspected. Those who made the trip were cited for their efforts.

Bexar County Board of County School Trustees Carlos Bee

Bicycle collision at St Marys and Crockett streets

A 14 year old boy riding a bicycle collided with a wagon driven by O Vandervalla at the corner of St Marys and Crockett streets yesterday afternoon. The rear wheel was wrecked and Richard White escaped unhurt. Attending were F P O'Brien T P Dashiell Mr Campbell and County School Superintendent P F Stewart.

Bee F. P. O’brien T. P. Dashiell Mr. Campbell P. F. Stewart Richard White Avenue D O. Vandervalla St. Mary’s and Crockett Streets

Chauffeur James Brown Fined in Local Court

James Brown, a chauffeur, was fined ten dollars in corporation court for reckless driving. He reportedly turned from Main plaza onto Commerce street at about ten miles per hour, colliding with a car occupied by J. B. Sweet. Neither vehicle suffered significant damage.

James Brown Corporation Court Commerce Street Main Plaza J. 8. Sweet

Going to Mexico for Mining Work

E C Fowler Brown consulting engineer from England for a southern Mexico mining company arrived in San Antonio en route to the republic. Brown returns from a five months trip to England and will depart for Mexico in the next several days.

Mexico E. C. Fowler Brown England San Antonio The Republic Mr. Brown

Judge Remits Fines for Jurors Who Missed Service

Judge Claude V. Birkhead of the Seventy third district court remitted fines against several men summoned to serve as jurors who failed to attend. The judge said this would be the first and only remission and warned that non attending jurors can expect to pay for failure to obey court process.

Claude V. Birkhead Seventy-third District Court

Pan-Hellenic plans officer election at St Anthony hotel

Tonight the Pan-Hellenic association will elect officers and directors for the current year in the lobby of the St Anthony hotel. Names of candidates are being kept secret, reversing the usual college practice. Current officers are Walter Napier president Clinton Brown vice president Glover Johns secretary Ferdinand Groos treasurer Charles F Dickson Frank Hicks and Perry Robertson directors.

Pan-Hellenic St. Anthony The Pan- Hellenic Association Walter Napier Clinton Brown Glover Johns Ferdinand Groos Charles F. Dickson Frank Hicks Perry Robertson

Four Negroes Fined 200 for Vagrancy in Police Court

Horace Craft Adeline Craft Charley Haywood and Annie Haywood were arrested by Detective Green in a house along with confiscated hop layouts. Judge Buckley fined each $200 for vagrancy after testimonies implying the harshness of the offense.

Horace Adeline Craft Charley Annie Haywood Green Buckley

Suspected Hop Pipes Seized by Police on Pecos Street

Police hold items described as hop pipes found inside a house on South Pecos Street pending further investigation and disposition.

Hotel Arrivals List From Across the Nation

A lengthy hotel arrivals section records guests and travelers including James E. Bailey Jr. in Nashville Edwin B. Volcher in New Braunfels and D. Claybrook in Austin among many others from cities such as Philadelphia Chicago Dallas Mexico City and St. Louis plus notable names like Tom Bendelow and Miss Frances E. Lewis.

St. Anthony James E. Bailey Jr Nashville Tenn Edwin B. Volcher New Braunfels A. H. R. Holmbee Crookston Minn R. E. Brook Houston Charles Hopkins San Marcos R. M. Nixon Pearsall J. H. C. Barr Philadelphia D. Claybrook Austin Jim Stanton John M. McGuere Leavenworth Kan Tom Bendelow H. Stevenson New York Watton Wiley Shreveport W. F. Phipps Atlanta G. B. Turner Yorktown C. E. Harten Waynesburg Wilbur Mason Menger L. C. Judd Los Angeles Patricio Oporta Mexico City Elena Sainz Frances 58. Parker Mobile E. Shhiff Dallas F. L. Wilkens W. G. Winston J. C. Mahon Sioux City W. M. Foster Waco Alfred Cohn Rochester M. T. Murdock Chicago R. T. Hobash New London Conn M. L. Smead J. H. Shelly Bexar W. Power St. Louis O. J. Thompson Elkhart Ind W. J. Watkins E. L. White Kansas City E. C. Lanner Paul Eller Adeline Mabel Cardwell Lockhart E. W. Montel Hondo John M. Gray del Rio Savoy H. T. Meyer H. Taylor C. R. Guggenheim T. G. Brown John B. Case Flemington N. Y Jack Bedell Portland Ore Co. KB R. Rutledge St. James L. N. Blood M. B. Johnson St. Peter Tom King Chicasha Okla Charles Macdonald M. J. Owen Rosebud J. T. Penn Salem L. H. Womble

Eckersall divorce granted for cruelty to wife

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Eckersall wife of Walter Eckersall former University of Chicago football star was granted a divorce by Judge Bretaño in Chicago on February 17 19xx. Cruel treatment cited as grounds and the couple married August 18 1909.

Walter Associated Press Chicago Elizabeth J. Eckersall Walter Eckersall University of Chicago Bretano

Denison Opens New Postoffice Building in Texas

Denison Texas opens a new postoffice costing 125000. The building will begin mail delivery on Sunday morning with public inspection held today.

Denison Associated Press Tex

Rheumatism cure claim with Toris compound remedy

An aging health ad promotes a home remedy for rheumatism using Toris compound and syrup of Sarsaparilla mixed in whiskey. It claims quick relief after the first dose and urges customers to obtain the genuine sealed Toris compound from the druggist rather than patent medicines.

City Street Car Line Showroom Opens at Los Angeles Heights

Since the start of street car service to the Heights a handsome office and rest booth have been erected at the end of the line with J. E. Sickles in charge ready to guide visitors. Ride the Beacon Hill car to Los Angeles Heights and inspect the ongoing improvements now being made.

The Heights J. E. Sickles Beacon Hill Los Angeles Heights

Carriage and Buggy Sale by Staacke Bros at Low Prices

Staacke Bros with Riebe Undertaking Co offer a sale of carriages buggies and phaetons at very low prices. Auto ambulance service is available from 221 East Commerce with phone 341 for inquiries and purchases.

Staacke Bros Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service

S A Welding Co Local Listing on East Commerce Street

S A Welding Co located at 310 East Commerce Street appears in the notice. The brief entry identifies the business address and basic listing details for public record.

S. A. Welding CO East Commerce Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

American Hospital Association Shelley-Loring Co Swearingen-Mccraw Building Vicinity Association Dalling Street Hot Wells Hotel and Park American Hospital Swearingen-MicCraw Building San Antonio, Texas Grand Opera House Il Trovatore Orchestra of Twenty Carlo Nicosia Matinee Cohan & Harris Winchell Smith Triuumph With Fred Niblo Josephine Cohan Sears PLAZA Armanis Naples Bloomquest Melvins Leonard and Drake N. Nederveld Monk ROYAL I. L. Kaufman Mer South R’lves Jewell Sisters Senor Don Carlos Kreovalscope N Antonio Thomas E. Code St. Anthony Hotel Stella N. Hudson W. A. Godbey Travis Park Methodist Church Modern Woodmen Hall Kohr Turner Hall Diaz R. DB. Hays San Antonio Humane Society George L. McCauley Fred Davison Hicks N. E. Forest Main Avenue Drs Garring & Hatcher Gunter Building Owls’ Hall Nest of Owls Bexar County Humane Society Mackay Building E. M. Collins Muth Pan-Hellenic Association San Antonio Loan & Trust Co Gezo W. Brackenridge Leroy &. Denm Bracken Sore Caroline x Alfre B.A. Stribling Nes Atikes Merff Seo'y California W. C. Hirzel Gunter Jaby G. Baldwin DR. J. Harvey Moore Gunter Office Fred Hummert Morales Transfer Co Union Painless Dentists W. Commerce
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