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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1885
Page
4
A late-article collage reports scarce wood on plazas and a flood of wool shipments. Social events include a dance at Peter Jonas's garden and a Sommers's garden gathering, with a polo win for the Yellows over the Maroons and a baseball game promised between Nationals and Stanleys.
Notices of multiple social events include a good music and dancing night at Jonas' garden tomorrow, a free concert at the Vienna garden this and tomorrow evening, and a Sommers' garden afternoon and evening dance. Also reports of jail repairs, clothing bargains, and a cargo of various local events.
Readers are told McDaniels remains at large as a posse hunts through brush and pastures toward McCall's ranch area. A second theory places him in the city by day then heading north on a horse with a Winchester at dusk.
Noyes and Langholz advertise as dealers in buggy, carriage and wagon harness and saddles at 266 Commerce street. They are sole State agents for Farrs Common Sense sand and mud bands for axle protection. The firm presents itself as solid and ready to offer bargains in their line.
A public chase by Officer Massey and his brother pursued Henry Wagner, a juvenile thief who robbed a shoemaker's till on East Houston Street. The fugitive leaped into the river near the convent bridge but was saved from drowning by the Massey brothers, who ferried him to safety at the bat cave.
Early morning at about 1 30 Frank Radaz of Main near San Pedro Avenue woke to find a burly negro at his bedside. Radaz seized the intruder who broke away and fled over a back fence toward Madison Square where weeds could hide him. Police search yielded nothing as the man vanished. Radaz had left doors open allowing entry.
A Lieur representative witnessed the opening of a large shipment of ladies slippers and shoes at IL Wolfson's. The stock features new styles and high quality materials. Wolfson has standing contracts with manufacturers in Boston New York and Philadelphia to produce styles to his order for the trade. The Renee line already unpacked uses fine light material andsummer wear while a wide assortment of slippers offers fine workmanship for home comfort.
McDaniels the stage robber who escaped from jail yesterday morning remains at large. Authorities dispatched search parties, telegrams to nearby towns, and a citywide alert with descriptions and watch on all hiding places in hopes of capturing him. Vigilance remains high as the pursuit continues and reports from scenes are incomplete.
A parade of notables and travelers check into the Southern and St Leonard, including Colonel Cunningham, Colonel Gibbs and his son, J M Gibbs from Eagle Pass, O Donnel of St Louis planning Texas investments, and numerous named guests from Texas cities and New Orleans. The reports note birthdays, migrations, and business visits as guests register at Maverick and Menger hotels.
Wide array of Texas notes from Dallas to Denton including crime raids in Fort Worth, a man slaughter verdict in Fort Worth, building booms in Throckmorton, arts and religious revivals in Honey Grove, new bridges at Col umbia, and irrigation ventures in Elems. Reports mention Peaches in Montgomery county, a Pan Electric Telephone exchange in Dallas, road work on the Texas East and West line, and rising wool markets in Burnet.
May winners at Clark's Billiard Parlor were Joe Welter first prize $15 Louis Staffel second prize $10 and J A Jordin third prize $5. Starting June 1 new pool prizes will pay per run from 9 to 15 balls with amounts up to $3 50 for a 15 ball run. no extra entry charge. Mr Clark invites all players and promises good service. A large consignment of gentlemens boots and shoes from Mr L Wolfson will be offered at low prices for the upcoming season and guaranteed quality.
Consolidated returns show voters across four wards approve a 50 000 bond for new school buildings by totals: Ward 1 62 9 71, Ward 2 143 29 172, Ward 3 111 27 139, Ward 4 120 42 162, grand total 436 for 107 against 544 polled with 1 scattering.
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