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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1885
Page
1
New York July 30. John Roach spoke on his assignment saying his assignees can pay two dollars on every one owed if assets meet liabilities. He defended government contracts and said Dolphin ship was unfairly condemned, leading him to halt work and surrender property to trustees for creditor payment.
The San Antonio City Council met in regular session. It approved minutes and heard petitions on pound fees, street leveling, and erecting tents. It adopted a new Alamo custodian ordinance and authorized an election to fill a vacancy, while deferring several committee reports.
In Recorder's Court E E Hollaman signed off for hacks and was fined five dollars. D A Oppenheimer were dismissed for sanitary violations after complying with the ordinance. Dorotea Flores fined five dollars for insulting language to Juana Rios. Joel Collins charged with drawing a pistol in a threat to a town girl. a Main Street clothing clerk, drunk, he carried a pistol. arrested at No 101 amid a further row. fined fifty. Francis Jackson fined five for disorderly conduct toward a sable female ally Sol Cohn. a row followed. Robert Gotthardt dismissed from beating and striking Christian Freis. J G Ware and Lou Hunter charged. Hunter pleaded guilty, Ware not guilty. Occurred at Randolph's house. involved a broken watermelon. Hunter fined ten. Ware dismissed. Additional arrests led to charges of assault and penalties by Justice Max Neuendorff. Ed Harrigan, Charles Krause, O'Brien, Fred Miller, W Jones, Bob Thompson, Bill Long and James Rhodes each fined five for drunkenness.
Officers Smith filed an affidavit of lunacy against an unnamed woman. She visited the Southern hotel seeking her husband, claiming he would stay only at the best hotel. Described as about 30, barefoot, in a print dress and hood, she appeared unsettled and refused to give her name.
G B Frank remains the merchant prince of Alamo plaza with a mammoth store stocked from finest to cheapest goods. Nog can always find the lowest prices, so shoppers should call at G B Frank's before leaving town.
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