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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1885
Page
4
Aransas Pass Directors held a morning meeting to discuss railroad enterprise matters and adjourned until next Monday after a brisk discussion.
Miss Lizzie Evans, known as the Little Electric Battery, appears tonight at Turner hall in Chip in Ferry. The text notes earlier incidents including fines for Bombrey and Fly and mentions other minor public disturbances.
A compilation of city items includes a March 21 Casino hall ball, a March 14 concert at Turner hall, and St Patrick’s Day plans. Also reported are illnesses, court cases, bridge visits, a probate matter, a missing son returning from Houston, local paintings, parish events, a fire at the Western Union office, and various social notices and notices of elections and elections changes.
On March 10 1885 at St James chapel San Antonio the Benevolent Mutual African Aid Society met at 8 30 p m to elect officers for 1885 The elected roster includes President Mrs F Seymore Vice President Mr G Hines Recording Secretary Miss H Hines Financial Secretary I Young Treasurer Mrs 8 Hines Marshal Mrs C Shavers Sergeant at Arms Mrs J Jackson Chaplain Mr M Body.
A list of visitors and guests staying at the St Leonard hotel includes W H Fountain from Pleasanton E M Miller and niece from Floresville H W Waldron of the Daily Express Capt Henry Scott from Refugio A Y Allen and W F Rhodes from ie inate B H Ross from Center Point and Chas H Poe from Eagle Pass Wm Bennett from Pearsall and wife on their wedding tour James Thompson of Brown Thompson Co Louisville on a pleasure trip Louis Kieffer of Del Rio and bride en route home from New Braunfels at the Menger hotel N W Flaisig of St Joseph Mo general agent of Brunswick Balke Callendar Billiard Table Co confined to bed at the Menger due to surgery George W Oliver England J MacCulloch New Orleans H de Mariel New York F M Odena Detroit James H Dousman Milwaukee Rudolph Kleberg Cuero John J Garrett Calvert are also listed at the Menger
A St Louis widow asks Postmaster in San Antonio to help locate Abe Cash a stock dealer said to be from Texas. She describes his appearance, notes he wore a gold coral pin, and that he wore away a large amethyst ring from her family as he left claiming to visit St Charles. She fears he used a false name and hopes the post office can aid in recovery.
The Turner opera house hosts a Saturday concert by the Beethoven and Mendelssohn singing societies. The program features instrumental and vocal selections, solos, and choruses, with a second act including the operatic aria In Sechilda and humorous scenes.
A fragmentary OCR list links individuals from Beeville Georgetown Lampasas Alvarado and other Texas towns to varied tools and devices. Entries mention a combination tool water cup apparatus for emptying liquids meat chop and castor guard among miscellaneous items.
Chas Schwartz and George Ringgold visited the Licur office to fix an item titled Wicked Work. They said Ringgold was not a fire department member. the Licur corrected that point noting he is an employee under another name, a situation the firemen laments should end.
Recruit James Frampton enlisted at San Antonio Texas is assigned to troop A Eighth cavalry. Recruit Walter Henry enlisted at San Antonio Texas is assigned to troop H Eighth cavalry. On arrival of the transportation in Special Orders No 23 current series troop A Tenth cavalry will move from Camp Fens Colorado Texas to Fort Davis Texas to arrive April 1 1885 for the march.
Governor John Ireland warns against illegal acts by railroad workers and associates, urging peace, lawful remedies, and protection of rights to quit or enter service. Officers and prosecutors are urged to enforce laws, citing Penal Code articles, with San Antonio date noted.
The notice touts Pancoast & Sons ready-made clothing as the best spring stock and offers numerous sales and promotions. It lists products from umbrellas and perfumes to sewing machines and cigars, with multiple locations, prices, and service notes. The page also promotes various merchants and entertainment venues, including Uehlinger pavilion and White Elephant restaurant.
Long reading list of items for sale appears in the notice section with prices and goods from Nichols & Co 337 Broadway New York City plus related store notices for L Wolfson C Hl Mueller A L Huth Son and others detailing stock arrivals directions and local business updates in San Antonio with dates and addresses.
Official notice from Mayor Bryan Callaghan orders a city election to decide issuing seventy five thousand dollars in thirty year bonds at six percent for a City Hall Court Room and Jail. Voting locations listed with ward officers and presiding officials in Ward No 1 and Ward No 2.
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