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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1916
Page
4
Gas pressure at National Oil Company well in Alta Vista field shoots oil and water to about fifty feet. The 1132 foot bore began this activity Monday, with a two inch pipe ejecting a stream over the derrick. Oil men monitor whether gas erupts from bottom or side. valve placed on the well.
In a three minute period ninety pounds of pressure was recorded and then released to avoid a potential break. The observed spike prompted precautionary shutdown and monitoring by staff.
District Judge R B Minor delayed ruling on Harry Westbury Preston’s bid to permit the San Antonio Land and Irrigation Company to post bond to protect below Medina dam property owners. The aim is to remove the company from receivership and allow irrigation plans for 60 000 acres. Opposed by property owners represented by C L Bass, the decision is expected after several days.
A Kentucky mother praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle effective laxative for her child William Jr. The ad touts the product as a non narcotic herbal remedy for constipation, available at drug stores for fifty cents with a free trial offer.
The Texas Supreme Court refused a writ of error in Don A. Bliss v The San Antonio School Board, upholding the board’s $200 expense payment for the city superintendent’s Philadelphia trip to attend the National Education Association meeting. Bliss's injunction request to block the voucher was denied, reaffirming the board’s use of funds for educational purposes.
The Texas Supreme Court adjourned with reversals and remands for several cases including Nations v Miller in El Paso, granted applications for others such as St Louis Texas vs Watts in Bowie and Lasater v Ramirez in Nueces, and dismissals for want of jurisdiction in Reeves and Knox counties. Various dockets list Aransas, Frio, Bexar, Travis and other counties with entities like Coleman Fulton Pasture Co and First Baptist Church involved.
A rare cure claim for backache lumbago sciatica and rheumatism. The ad urges readers to apply St Jacobs Oil directly to the ache and count to fifty to feel relief. It markets the product as magical yet harmless and asserts it stops pain promptly without burning the skin.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals handed down four affirmations and two reversals with remands. Affirmed: Coppard trustee versus Farmers and Merchants State Bank from Karnes. S. A. & A. P. Ry versus Mrs Lula Blair Admr from Karnes. Reversed and remanded: Kaufmann versus Christian Wathen Lumber Co et al from Bexar. G H & S A Ry versus Tommie K Fred from Victoria. Motions to rehear overruled: Faw ecett versus Mayfield from Bexar. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the World versus O F Bailey guardian Victorian Nettie G King versus Driver et al from Cameron. Motion to strike out overruled: Crawford versus Spruill Frio.
A string of guests and registrants arrive at the Menger St. Anthony and Gunter hotels. T. C. McMurray of Decatur Texas and Mason of Cleveland Ohio are among new arrivals at the Menger. Adolph B. Hill Jr. of Chicago registered at the St. Anthony. G. E. Dutton of Dallas and J. McKay of Philadelphia are noted guests at the Gunter and Menger respectively. W. B. Morris of Palestine and H. F. Blackman of Chicago register at the Menger and the St. Anthony.
Karl Adolph Sckerls of 326 Madison Street, a German native, filed his third declaration of intent to become a U. S. citizen in federal court on Tuesday. He has lived in the United States since 1857, voted for Lincoln, and previously filed declarations in San Antonio in 1871 and Austin in 1872. He was born in Triptis, Germany, and is 80 years old.
In Yoakum Texas on Tuesday night firemen stopped an incineration at J P Fink residence believed incendiary. Oil was poured in a room corner and lit. Two guards guarded the property. they fired on an intruder seen in the yard as dawn neared but he escaped. Fink’s barn burned recently. no arrests yet.
Dr. James B. Angell, president emeritus of the University of Michigan, whose illness has persisted for weeks, is reported to be critically ill and nearly blind in Ann Arbor.
The Original Committee of One Hundred forms an auxiliary body to push the 1318 Bi centennial exposition. A finance committee of about fifty San Antonio businessmen convenes Friday to outline a financing program led by sub committee chief R L Ball. The full board aims to meet March 11 and set up ongoing weekly meetings with dues at 50 cents monthly.
A good rain fell in Yoakum Texas on March 1 benefiting farmers in the district and relieving truck gardens that had suffered from dry conditions. Local reports say crops and gardens received much needed moisture.
Local San Antonio druggists promote Vinci as a rare combination of the three oldest tonics to restore strength improve appetite and sleep with a money back guarantee if results are not seen. The list of participating stores includes A M Fischer Meier's Pharmacy Sap Drug Store Main Ave Pharmacy George Keene Military Plaza H L Wagner's Drug Store Appmann Drug Store and more.
Fifty two locations have been made in a week with fourteen under way. The company plans to drill forty more wells and push production beyond ten thousand barrels per day. It owns refineries, over ten thousand acres, 165 miles of pipeline, and 120 oil and gas wells. Stockholders exceed seventeen thousand, with potential growth, non-assessable stock, and rapid drilling on new leases in Pawnee and Rogers counties.
Washington reports a National Geographic Society study showing U S dairy output exceeds six billion gallons yearly with dairy products worth 600 million dollars, enough to finance a Panama Canal and army navy. It notes one third of milk is sold, farm butter as by‑product, and Denmark leads in exports while the United States dominates butter output and cheese trade figures.
A wife asks her husband if he knows it is her birthday and offers a playful present. He respondsabsently and she jokes she will give him a gift by letting him take a pawn, reflecting a light domestic moment from Tit-Bits.
A new design by an Australian inventor adds strapped auxiliary soles to protect footwear on rough ground. The device attaches over the shoe to shield the sole and extend wear in challenging terrain.
The ad touts Zemo a 25 cent bottle or 1.00 for extra large size for instant relief from eczema ringworm rashes and similar skin troubles. It claims the liquid cleanses soothes heals quickly and does not smart delicate skin non greasy and inexpensive.
An old advertisement extols Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a two fold cold remedy. It claims antiseptic healing and soothing effects, killing germs while easing inflamed parts and building tissue. The copy urges keeping a bottle on hand and notes rising sales. Price 25 cents.
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