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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1885
Page
10
Brauer murder remains unsolved while a flood of local items fills the page. notes include bids on barracks, dance reports, meetings, marriages, new hires, court actions, a street railway update, weather and heat incidents, arrests, and varied small-town commerce and social happenings on Government Hill and surrounding streets.
Judge Berner of Helotes settlement is in town today. James W Taylor stock man of Austin is at the Menger. N J Kitchen crockery salesman of Trenton N J is at the Menger. R Mackrille Armour Packing Kansas City is stopping at the Menger. Numerous others from Louisville St Louis Chicago New York and Texas cities are registered at the Maverick and the Menger, including Mrs Garcia and daughter New Laredo Mrs J H Smith Fort Worth and Col L K Forsyth Gillespie county. The list shows a busy arrival pattern at local hotels.
Mary A Maverick transfers lot 17 block 48 to Frank Fuller for 300 dollars. Griffin Wilgus sells frontage on Marshal Street to the City of San Antonio.
Lawyer collector and notary public Mr Chevalier stands well at the bar and as a collector he cant be beat. His office is in the telephone building No 45 Sole dad street.
The Fashion orchestra will add brass instruments to reach 11 pieces by October. Members will wear full uniform and perform for daytime public parades and society processions.
This morning in the estate of C F Groesbeck the motion for rehearing by L M Walthall was overruled and notice of appeal given. The temporary administrator's bond was fixed at 10000 dollars. In the estate of Herman Elbers appraisers were appointed Wm M Edgar Charles G Belhauve and John Draper.
Early morning clash beyond the Alazan involved two Mexican men fighting over a woman. The woman intervened and received a non dangerous shoulder stab, stopping the quarrel.
At Mount Zion Missionary Church on Santos Street services will be led by Rev. A Hackett of the First Baptist Church this Sunday at 4 oclock p m The public is invited and a collection will be received to aid the building's expenses
Mesers Zander & Levy, dyers and scourers of 214 Market Street, boast excellent workmanship at low rates. Visitors may inspect samples at the shop. Juan Ramon, infamous for a year for attempting to murder his wife with a shotgun, returned from Mexico seeking reconciliation, and is said to have restored peace to the Ramona family.
A.B. Franks store employee Warnell reported to Officer Ziegler at Alamo plaza after 3:30 AM that his wife threatened to kill him. Ziegler accompanied Warnell to Bowie's street home where Warnell’s colored wife threatened violence if he stayed unfaithful. He was told to sleep elsewhere for safety as the couple quarreled. resolution unknown.
Willie Phillips faced vagrancy charges after being found at Lou Lamont house with no work done. case dismissed as Lamont testified Phillips was her son with consumption. Gabriel Herberich’s trial was continued, and Ada Gray alias Jim was fined for drunk and disorderly conduct. Officers detained others for bonding issues and nuisance.
A San Antonio postmaster reports a July 27 1885 letter from Vacaville Cal seeking information on H B Andrews vice president of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad and W Russ. The writer doubts their existence or calls them a “wy t ch” and mentions General Russ formerly Indiana adjutant general and Colonel H B Andrews noted as an eloquent Southwest orator.
J P Condon, a Liout wagon maker, completes a stylish two seated Surby for W L Winter. He laments capital shortages and consumer bias toward foreign finished wares, urging support for local firms and announcing a move to St Marys and Travis near the Vance house to expand work in carriages wagons and repairs.
Last night at midnight a blaze consumed the Klug building on Austin Avenue housing Watts saloon restaurant and a news depot. The fire leveled a structure dating to 1843 as the city notes new offices on Soledad street and local officials discuss hospital site search. A barbecue at Leon Springs last Wednesday passed off without ice amid praise for the event.
A major wallpaper maker argues the arsenic scare is an advertising stunt. He states arsenic does not volatilize at ordinary temperatures and does not decompose below red heat, challenging sensational reports.
A notification from Japan forbids newspapers from publishing leading articles from contemporary columns without consent for ten days. The measure is seen as aimed at stopping a new piracy practice that has emerged recently, according to the Chicago Times.
The report notes that about 16 percent of railway deaths involve falls or being thrown from moving engines or trains. Forty percent of railway injuries occur during car coupling, and 7 percent of deaths result from the same cause. The average life of a freight brakeman is only ten years.
Misplaced eloquence recalls Colonel Morrow berating a deserter after Fredericksburg. A Detroit Free Press quip about Livonia stirs a tale of patriotism and cowardice. Also: Hilton & Young move offices at 41 Soledad. Emanuel Abrahams sells wine and liquors at low prices but plans closure by August 12. Lumber for sale or trade. mining in Mexico ad. multiple small notices about bargains and stock.
A long list of local ads touts watches from J M Emerson at low prices and discounts on suits, dressmaking and optics. Also promoted are Miss O Keeffs store for millinery, Cohen Main Plaza promotions, wine and liquor closings by Emanuel Abrahams, and a photographer's outfit at Emerson's. The page includes tax and loan offers, a lunch counter for rent, and a raffle for a house and lot at Bulls Head saloon.
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