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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
7
Funds for the repayment project total about 70,000 dollars, exceeding the condemnation fund. A prize mask ball benefits the Hermann Sons school fund in conjunction with the event at Beethoven hall on Saturday, February 2, featuring Artzi's music with admission set at 50 cents.
L Wary sues the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad and the St Louis Brownsville and Mexicano Railroad for 244 dollars in the Thirty seventh District Court alleging cattle consigned for shipment were injured in transit.
The Forty-fifth District Court jury has been discharged for the week. Only noninjury matters will be heard by Judge Camp today and tomorrow. Yesterday’s case disposed involved a divorce granted to Margarita Vallsan.
Da vid Lehr sues for 600 as he asks 9800 in damages against citizen’s committees that arranged for Jackson and Warren streets improvements. Lehr claims a contract for work and materials was made and not paid. city not yet a party. Defendants include Frank R., Newton, James Bailie, Sat 13, Wal er, John Ti., James, Thomas C. Nelson, George Stambers, H. T. Hern dan, Walter Napier, John Walsh, Jhank Patton and Arthur W. Seols sol.
Four licenses were issued yesterday by County Clerk Newton to Wm. Kasmierz and Ida Rakowitz, C. Howard and mma Hauck, Walter Horton and Lea Sommers, Alfred Marmonds and Mamie Pratt. Delivers Interesting Lecture on Japan by Rev. Lindsey Patton before the Texas British Exdseration Ther. Large attendance. The lecture covered arts, manufactures and industries of the Mikido'a Lind.
Four youths arrest by Juvenile Officer Bethe on charge of yaurmey. They were found shooting in vacant buildings. to break up the gang the arrests were ordered. Constable Stevens authorized affidavits against two more youths and directed deputies to arrest any boy found away from home at night.
John Batista Meéell, originally from Trento Austria, fled with Deputy United States Clerk A F Campbell and declared intent to renounce allegiance to Franz Josef. He claims U S citizenship after 3d years in the country and is now engaged in truck farming near the Fourth Mission.
Four new recruits were selected from seven applications after the naval recruiting office in the federal building was cleared of the hovering hundee. Reuben Bass and Clarence Bass, aged 18 and 19, sons of Mrs. A. Franks of 821 Delmont street, enlisted as apprentices at 16 per tenth. G. EB Flora of Worthy, Tex., joined the amo class and W. D. Coleman of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., enlisted as ships' crew at 2h per month.
Santa Fe vice president WW Kendrick with Chicago headquarters arrived in this city this morning in private car No. 4. He traveled with Mrs Kendrick and his son and daughter in law, Mr and Mrs Blodgett of Chicago, en route to California.
Bertweit, walking from Texarkana toward Austin, heads toward Chicago and San Antonio to see his boy Martin. He plans further travel and may ride a train again after reaching Waco in good health.
The group intended to pass through without stopping in San Antonio but at the last moment Mr Kendrick ordered their car detached so the party could stay one day. They are sightseeing at Sun set station and plan to leave tomorrow morning for the Pacific coast.
A large number of criminal cases are slated for trial Monday in the thirty-seventh district court. None were called this morning as it was not expected trials would finish before Saturday. The jury has been excused for the week.
P. W. Shephard managing director of the International club has been confined to bed with a severe grip. This morning he was reported much improved and phoned to say he would try to attend the reception and entertainment planned for tomorrow evening for the children attending school from Mexico.
Walker L. Sandford, a Mexican War veteran from Sandiego, visited the Alamo yesterday during a Texas tour with his group. Though 40, he remains hale and hearty with a keen memory of San Antonio landmarks from his 1849 last visit.
The Retail Liquor and Malt Dealers association of Texas will hold its board meeting here tomorrow. Representatives from wholesale liquor and brewery interests will be present to seek closer ties within the industry. It is expected that the group may propose changes to the constitution and laws governing the trade.
The Foxus British Cricket Club will stage a windch game this afternoon at Lower Post Grounds. Two teams chosen from club members will be captained by P. Luge and J. St. Lewis. The match starts at 2 20 this afternoon and is open to the public.
Mrs. McKibbin wife of R L McKibin traveling passenger agent for the Southern Pacific leaves with her young for New Orleans to be at bed side of her sister Mrs A G Randall who is critically ill and scheduled for two major surgeries. Oklahoma City man also heads to New Orleans to attend the operation. Mrs Lobdell wife of A G Lobdell general freight and passenger agent of the Wrankin and Abbeville railroad in Louisiana accompanies them.
A bird dog was found this morning at the con stables and is being held until the owner can claim it. The animal is described as a medium sized hunting dog with a brindle coat and a white chest. Anyone missing such a dog is asked to identify and retrieve it at the stable's office.
A note reports a missing brown and white pointer mix dog with a light collar. The owner asks anyone who finds the animal to contact them this week.
A six person party aboard the privateer Rivas arrived in Galveston this morning after a sightseer trip over the city. They are bound for Mexico City leaving at 10:20 this morning and plan several weeks touring Mexico.
Among excursionists and homeseekers registered at the Southern hotel are Laura J. Jones Newark Ohio My M Adams Chicago Illinois Mrs St Chenewald Osawatomie Kansas FW Bartlett and wife Wayne Nebraska A P Holt Lydon Minnesota W D Crene h Dallas businessman M Johnson and wife J P Patrash Topeka Kansas who will guest at the Elite during their stay Also Dr J A Fee is convalescing while friends gather for his recovery.
Special to The Light from Avatin Texas describes a February proclamation directing the state health officer and local authorities to establish quarantines and isolate all persons infected with smallpox scarlet fever diphtheria and other infectious diseases during a period of ongoing health concern in the region.
Mrs. Julia Horn of 1014 South Alma Street dies after long residence here aged 93. She immigrated from Germany in 1843 and lived in New York before settling in San Antonio. Funeral and interment planned at City Cemetery No 2 with extensive immediate family surviving.
Prucian J. Stuart, age 77, a prominent Confederate veteran, died yesterday in Columbus, Georgia. He served during the Civil War with the naval draft works unit and reportedly built the only breech loading cannon manufactured for the Confederacy. The body will be sent to St. Louis for burial.
An official notice lists burial permits for Jian Comsnado aged 14 months of 269 Sherman Street with pneumonia, Ida D. Warrison aged 43 of Asbury Mace with exhaustion, and Mrs. Rosina Bannerman aged 94 at St Francis Home listed for senility. Also mentions the Light business press aid schedule for the 1 Sisle Baseball league for 1803.
Washington Feb 21 The comptroller today issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks at the close of business February 14 Inst The measure requires banks to report assets liabilities and capital figures to assess financial stability across the system.
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