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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1885

Page

9

Riverside eats and melon market notes in San Antonio

Local notices describe Riverside restaurant dining on the veranda and locally priced melons and cantaloupes at plaza markets. City updates include council absence, permits for a rock dwelling, a cricket club, and various civic happenings with deaths and police notes.

Riverside Dollar Alamo Plaza Plaza Commerce Losoyo St Joseph Kershaw Dr. Johns East Commerce Street Frank Donaldson Corner Hall A. M. Cohen Mainlaza New York A. Zilian Corner Commerce Alamo Streets L. S. Berg Acequia Street Licur

City School Board Names Sites for Two New Public Schools

The City School board settled the sites for two new public schools to be built this summer. The First ward school will be at Pecos and San Fernando, the Third ward at Mason and Hackberry. Committees for the Second and Fourth wards were not ready to report and will do so at tomorrow morning’s meeting. The board authorized bids and specifications and directed inquiry into titles. It also set 24 percent of the cost for the architect’s fees and adjourned until tomorrow morning.

W.J. Ballantyne Patterson San Antonio Rifles Ladies’ Hebrew Benevolent Society Temple Beth el Galveston New York Mallory Line Lampasas E. Bennett Jennie Jacob Waelder B. Buckley W. ©. Rote Waco H. Spieler City School Board Pecos San Fernando Mason and Hackberry Streets Saper

Beltknap and San Antonio Rifles Honor Gathering at Armory

Militia fellowship event last night at the San Antonio Rifles armory featured a champagne punch reception for Belknap Rifles guests. Generals McLeary and Stockdale gave speeches alongside other prominent locals, with W J B Patterson pledging $100 as a prize for the best drilled man, to be awarded next Christmas.

Our City Belknap San Antonio C. T H. Nash Stockdale L.S. Berg Harry Baum Pim Tom Green Green Bob Green Belknap Rifles McLeary W. J. B. Patterson Dominion of Canada Vic Ed. A. Dwyer San Antonio Rifles Robert Green Badger Bad West H. Nash Jack Green Dr. Richardson W.J. B. Patterson

St Joseph School Pupils Showcase Public Examination

Students of St Joseph's convent held a morning exam with catechism tests arithmetical and reading work and a German play. Afternoon prizes include crowns for senior and intermediate pupils plus silver medals for behavior.

St. Joseph’s Convent Mary Hesse Maggie Glanion Annie Blind Maggie Kiserich Annie Zenk Lilly Schakelhoff Flora Gronder Mary Kiserloh Annie Proll Maggie Meyer Toeesa Deuerling Mary Schakelhoff Louisa Umscheid Flora Grander United States Maggie Glanton Katie Meyer Mary Eiserloh Maggie Duerling Optelia Kessler Louisa Wagenfuh Sophie Kush Bertha Wagenfuhr Andie Schelper Mary Jehl Maggie Stanton Barbet Muench Matilda Ball Agnes Faska

Notable Officers and Roaming Guests At Two Texas Hotels

Captain John G Ballance and General David Stanley are at the Ebbitt house with Mrs Stanley before returning to San Antonio. A long list of travelers including J S Lehman Dallas Giesen San Marcos J W Riddell Galveston and Rud Diesel Monterey Mexico are registered at the Maverick and Menger hotels.

John G. Ballance Exas William M. Master Scotland S. B. Halsell M. Gaines Kansas City Charles D. Sweeny New York B.S. Perry Boston Charles Shannon Silver City N. M William F. Behring St. Louis Shaw Philadelphia the Maverick J. W. Riddell Galveston R. Pacheco California M. Lasker C. EK Benedict Cincinnati James Elder Juan J. M. Furman Sand E. Kleiber New Orleans L. Saltonstall Texas Rud Diesel Monterey Mexico The Menger

Paul Wagner Donates Water Cooler and Silver Cup

Mr Paul Wagner a local house furnishing merchant generously gives Belknap Ride Company a water cooler stand and silver cup on their return. The gift is praised as beautiful useful and ornamental and earned the gratitude of every company member.

Paul Wagner Belknap Ride Company Wagner

Snake in Boat Sparks Wartime Dance and Rescue

Two young men Carey and Graham started a boating trip with ladies on the river. A sudden shower drove them beneath an overhanging tree where a large water moccasin dropped into the boat. Graham danced in alarm until Carey killed the snake with a paddle. The reptile proved very large.

Carey Graham Mr. Graham

Fashion Theatre Opens with Mixed Marriage Comedy

The Fashion theatre opened last evening with two couples marrying in the dark, drawing audience laughter. Acts included Nellie Hassett Lucy Wolf Lillie Wilson and the McClure brothers with dog dancing and Nola Forrest singing. A comedy called Tramps closed the night as the program runs nightly until Thursday.

Fashion Theatre Nellie Hassett Lucy Wolf Larry Dooley Billy Forrest Billy Wolf Lillie Wilson McClure Brothers Nola Forrest Bob Harrison Minnie May ‘Thompson Harrison Berkeley Aggie Wells J. W. Berkeley Squire Dobbs

Fall of the Bastile Celebration Plans in Vienna Garden

July celebrations for the Fall of the Bastile organized by local French citizens include a ball, banquet, and Eighth Cavalry band at Vienna garden. Committees and a speech by Hon. Bryan Callaghan are arranged. Also on July 2 St Mark's cathedral Sunday School will host a fund raiser at Turner hall with music recitations tableaux and a dust er drill. Admission 50 cents, children half price.

Daniel Reichel Uehlinger Bastile Vienna Garden Eighth Cavalry Band Ferdinand Lacoste H. Grandjean Ed. Guilbean A. Brenel EK. P Claudon J. B. Monier J. B. Lacoste Theodore Gentil E. Arnaud Guilbeau Bryan Callaghan St. Mark’s Cathedral Turner Hall William Lippe Eighth Cavalry WiLtism

Mr. Wolfson’s furniture and clothing emporium praised

Timely Topics extols L. Wolfson for a complete stock of parlor and bedroom furniture, dining room items, and kitchen pieces at low sale figures. The gent's ready made clothing department offers styles for all ages, with climate tailored fits and undergarments restocked. The Licar urges readers to visit and inspect the stock.

L. Wolfson Casey Wolfson Licar

Cohen and Frost Ads Highlight Bargains in City Goods

Local notices advertise cheap ready-made clothing at A M Cohen Main Plaza with stock sellout and New York cost pricing, plus reductions on trunks, traveling bags, and a new summer neckwear line. T C Frost promotes cheap gents wear and a range of household items, including umbrellas and window shades, with emphasis on bargains and easy purchases.

San Antonio A. M. Cohen Main Plaza New York T. C. Frost's A.M. Cohen A. M. Cohen’s T. C. Frost

Odorless Excavating Apparatus Promises Sanitary Work

San Antonio Sanitary and Fertilizing Companies offer vault privy cesspool cleaning and barrel removal using the Odorless Excavating Apparatus. Office at 41 East Commerce Street with telephone 200 or contact secretary H. M. Lanpavugi. 6-5-3m.

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