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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1900
Page
4
An old market notice invites customers to visit for a Spring-Summer clothing sale featuring hats, shirts, underwear, linen collars, hose, and Hamilton Brown shoes for men women and children. Prices range from 20c to 75c with numerous items advertised.
An advertisement promotes Ginola club whiskey as a bracer for fatigue and leisure, claiming 18 year flavor and velvety smoothness. It invites readers to visit at 140 W. Gontmarce St and call 447 for details, offering a bold claim about throat feel.
Fragmentary public notice seeks marriage license with names including William Brazel Birdie Potts and Annie Wumphreya plus others. Ad requests interested parties to send postal address to 237 West Mer shall street for details with delivery implied.
Corporal George Burke recounts a sharp mountain ambush in Luzon with Captain Green's company of the Thirty-third. Burke was wounded in the knee by a rock fragment as a larger force of 27 Filipinos was engaged. Colonel Hare, Major Ashburn and Lt Jeffries aided the recovery, with Burke and Wilson among the defenders.
St Joseph’s Society meets today as the parish gears for St Joseph’s Day on March 19. Rev Mother Florence travels to North Texas schools. Miss Lafitte returns from New Orleans. Mass at 10 o’clock Sunday. Rt Rev Bishop Forest to address. St Patrick’s tower addition completed. March 17 mass and St Patrick’s Day solemnity planned with Rev Forest and Father Hogan.
Chief Tobin reports a full inventory of city fire department assets totaling 69411.40 dollars with items listed from real estate to horses, wagons, equipment, and bedding. Dr James Z Arwine arrives for temporary duty at Fort Sam Houston and faces a smuggling charge. Creditors of Nat Zulzbacher and H H Vogler meet Referee Culberson in the Kampmann building. F F F Social Club hosts a St Patrick day ball in Mission Garden, inviting Jaghtling attendees.
A previous night event featured a harmony children’s ball with young dancers in fine attire. At one o’clock they formed the land march to supper hosted by several named students, then reassembled to dance and enjoy music by Pablo Persin's orchestra into the early hours.
Butard Bros Music Co sends a list of sponsors and participating institutions for a piano contest. Honored organizations include St Joseph's Catholic Church, Travis Park M B Church, Saint Mary's College, and many schools and clubs. Tickets available at multiple stores. plan exhibition at Buford Bros Music Store, 219 Houston Street.
Two Texas physicians Thomas D. Berry and B J Lloyd were appointed by the president as assistant surgeons in the Marine Hospital Service. Their nominations go to the Senate. City officials announce that street improvements will not raise local taxes. the sinking fund will rise 6 percent while some funds shift from the street department to the general fund.
The Wilkam Morris company presents The Adventure of Lady Ursula at the Grand Tuesday March 15 with The Smugglers and Wish Better Into. Richard Mansfeld stars in Cyrano de Bergerac on Thursday March 22 with a full company and lavish scenery. Contagious diseases lead health authorities to quarantine chicken pox and measles cases across the city.
Events arranged by German organizations tonight and next Saturday include a Maennerchor concert and a St Patrick's Day celebration. The Sen Adtenie Nebitscher Maennerchor and a gathered program are planned with attendance by notable local figures. Alaina council No. 44,0. C.F. extends a grand entertainment in Arteiter Verein on March 17.
The city clerk grants permission to dig trenches at San Pedro avenue ward 4 for laying water pipes into San Pedro Springs for city use. Also at 134 North Flores Street ward 4 for pipe work for 7.1 Brown and at 419 Crosby Street ward 6 for laying water pipes for Robert Tailafero.
The following residents have been issued sewer connection permits: A B Frank of 304 Avenue B for the Incarnate Word school on Crosby Street and G L Gembler of 238 Qpraja Street for four connections.
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