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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
4
A notice clarifies an error in The Tight where J M Carr was listed as foreman of the grand jury. The correct name is J S Carr, and J M Carr is not a grand jury member. The item also notes house skating tonight at Electric Park.
Read as a fragment: Highland Gun Club Fat Night Skating at Elcoting Park with prize offerings totaling $50 value. Golden Leaf prize mask ball at the fumer hall features Artzt music. Aug promotion promises a gallon of wine with select whiskey purchases. Contact via Old phone 241 or 584 for details.
Four Bexar County cases reached the Supreme Court in Austin as Monday sessions heard arguments. Applications were refused in the case of the Western Tinton Telephone Telegraph Company versus Mrs. C Moran.
An old style advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe and effective plan to reduce excess fat. It claims dramatic results, urges readers to use through druggists, and markets a Detroit company product as harmless and in line with a famous Marmola prescription.
Motions for rehearing were submitted in two cases, one titled Postal Telegraph Company versus Sunset Construction Company and the other San Antonio Traction Company versus Fanny Levison.
San Antonio Greek lettermen consider holding the Pan Hellenic banquet in the latter part of the month. An executive committee meeting yesterday outlined specifics. Ladies may attend free on Monday nights at Eleotrie Park.
San Antonio architects will meet at the office of James Wahrenberger for their annual election of officers at a stated hour. General business will be transacted at the meeting. Music Sanita afternoons. Electric.
A local ad promotes genuine imported Mexican goods including mescal and tequila with cigars and cigarettes at low prices. It mentions Aug. Lim burger at Main Plaza and West Commerce, a new phone number 74% and Qld phone 684. It advertises dancing every night at Electric.
A mixed obituary and legal notice item chronicles the death of Invin Daniel former manager of the Butstill hotel in Austin aged 43, body shipped for burial. death of Mary B Verschayte at Home of the Good Shepherd, body shipped to Callan, Louis Wolfson dies in Chicago after two months in the city. funeral of Mrs GG Watts held at her home with services by Rev J Lindsay Patton, interment at Liberty Cemetery. Also Treasury Department sale proposals for San Antonio post office and court house extension, inviting bids by February 4 1909. liquor and cigar promotions advertised by Aug Limba offering up to 50 percent discounts.
Testimony details how bank books were examined and drafts of 20 000 dollars linked to a note, with witness Woods cited as stake in a lengthy trial. Defense objected to note draft connections while prosecutors pressed for completeness of the bank’s ledgers and transactions.
The proceedings recount a note exchange for 20000 dollars between Vineyard Walker Co and Thatcher, with witnesses describing peculiar note numbering and overdrawn accounts. Defense objects to the testimony while the judge weighs admissibility and propriety of the transactions. A later draft for 10000 dollars drawn on Vineyard Walker Co was questioned, with the defendant admitting improper conduct and promising to address it, as a recess followed. The day includes obituary note for W. J. Taylor, real estate figure, with funeral details.
Emelia Pena aged 43 died yesterday at his home 932 South Laredo Street from carding asthma. Funeral services were held at the late residence today with interment in Sant' Femamio Cemetery.
Nellie O'Donnell aged 30 a former cashier and bookkeeper for Schwarzschild and Lizberger Beet ani Drovision company was arrested last night on charge of embezzling 4000. She claims she did not know why she took the money.
In district court this week Annie B Gatvey Garvey restores her maiden name after a divorce from Guah H Gitlinger. The woman lists 42 North Cherry Street as her address and was granted the decree.
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