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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1900
Page
4
The Big Store announces a sweeping modernization to widen aisles add new departments and transform the layout. Old shelves will be unloaded as sacrifices on merchandise fund the upgrade while a special display outlines costs and plans for future improvements and a novelty called the Good Natured Thousands Mill End Sale.
Plans for a multimillion dollar renovation of the Big Store include a ten foot wide main aisle two hundred feet long with modern display counters. A children's department and an elevator to a new basement trunk shop are announced as part of making it the modern store of the South with dramatic downdrafts of discounts.
City Marshal warns five property owners in Gand Style to remove weeds and clear premises within ten days after notice. The ordinance requires vacant lots to be kept free of brush, weeds, and garbage with fines from five dollars upward for each offense, daily violations counting separately.
City collector Ed Steves reports June collections at $390041 plus about $15000 in mail receipts, totaling around $205000 for the month. This surpasses most months in Steves tenure except July when $16000 was recorded. Officials plan to propose another month of tax collection without interest or penalties.
A junior meeting of the Junior department of the Young Men's Christian Association is scheduled for this afternoon at three o'clock. A large attendance is expected. Secretary Shaw will address the boys and each boy should bring his Bible.
The fair boards expect higher receipts this year as privileges and attractions sell stronger than last year. Small show privileges, including bookmaking and others, posted improved totals though some remain unsold. Management, led by President Brown, plans to hire high class acts while excluding vulgar exhibits to attract ladies and children.
Eugene A Holmgreen named receiver of Crystal Ice Co after bond of 25000 approved by judge Green. Sale of company assets ordered for Tuesday August 7 2000 with 2500 costs, creditors and stockholders allowed to intervene, and notices to claimants required before sale. Balcones Ranch Hotel offers winter resort at 25 miles NW of San Antonio.
At 2 PM yesterday a bicycle crash at the Commerce street and Main plaza intersection left J A Nix severely injured with a broken nose and bruises. Nix, a window presser for arx and Dr J Monnin, Wolff and Marx and Dn J M Colp were involved. He was reported resting easy.
Four members of the Xado family recovered from suspected sardine poisoning after a Thursday night meal but two children remained gravely ill under medical care. Mr Garela and relatives traced the incident to tainted fish as doctors warned of possible fatal outcomes but later reports indicated improvement. The Garcias, a long established local family, sought information by telephone and returned home after the hospital visit.
Bill of sale transfers blacksmith tools from George and Charles Eckenroth to A Glostkaen for the Old Lewis Mia building at 102 and 104 Navarro street. The notice advertises Gradma’s Iatrroooka Cure for bowel complaints with a one hour remedy claim, price 25 cents at the druggist, no cure no pay.
Trial evidence shows a counterfeit operation producing a fake twenty dollar gold piece with altered legends to spoof U S currency and German money. Defendants include Paul Dupont and others, with courts ordering damages of 500 francs to each of forty-two plaintiffs amid prosecution over fraudulent printing and distribution.
In Paris the Amtituh paper published Jewish emereimots that warned readers to avoid certain merchants. Guerin and the publisher faced suits, with argument focusing on whether printer Paul Dupont bore responsibility beyond mere printing.
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