RAYS OF LIGHT AND CITY NOTES IN SAN ANTONIO
A sprawling town column notes openings and events in San Antonio. Grand opening set for April 4 at the Piper’s. Theodore Artzt ill in the poorhouse. The Fashion theatre benefit successful. Labor wins for railroad strikers. A cross walk laid on Losoyo street. The Vienna hotel hosts nine guests. A saloon on Alamo plaza may be indicted. Agathe Lincke dies of scarlet fever. Miss Agnes Deutsch marries Paul Huberich in Laredo. Mendelssohn Beethoven concert praised. Irish event set for St Patrick’s Day. The artesian well at Cotulla overflows 25 feet. An ad for Mishler’s Herb Bitters promotes medical uses.
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AN Antonio
Ards
Columbia
Theodore Artzt
Fashion Theatre
Captain Hughes
Eagle Pass
Vienna
Garden Street
Ed Block
del Rio
Assisit
Losoyo Street
Scholz’ Garden
Summers
Obraje Street
L —Labor
Alamo Plaza
Andreas Coy
Agathe Lincke
Laredo
Agnes Deutsch
Uehlinger
Chadwell
Bruni
Market Street
Cotulla
Commerce Street
Natzi Wise
L’exas
Paul Huberich
Chew
Personal points ink St. Louis crowd lists travelers
A parade of travelers and visitors arrives at or departs from St. Louis, including J. M. Emerson, Captain Ellison of Marfa, C. W. Kight bound for Mexico, A. G. Riffels from New Orleans, Charles M. Roberts of Laredo, and many others visiting or staying at the St. Leonard or Maverick hotels on various business and leisure trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Emerson
St. Louis
William M. Ellison
Marfa
C. W. Kight
City of
Mexico
A. G. Riffels
New Orleans
Charles M. Roberts
Laredo
San Antonio
G. A. Duerler
A. Rische
New Orleans Exposition
Ida Oatman
Denver
Colorado
A. J. Fry
Austin
George Kalteyer
Th. J. Lelane, Jr
Boston
W. B. Curtis
Chicago
Charles Emerson
G. A. Volek
Litersville
I. E. Calvert
Katie O
Beckham
Richmond
Tex
Sam J. Whitsett
Campbellton
D. W. Sprague
A. Schobey
New York
Jacek Keedy
Cotulla
J. D. Miller
R. J. Jennings
W. H. Jennings
Pearsall
Wm. Koock
Mason
F. Leidens
N. G. Lane
M. Simmons
Eagle Pass
J. H. Moore
Bexar Co
The
St. Leonard
Their Reunion Ninth Anniversary of French Mutual Aid Society
The French Mutual Aid society in the city celebrated its ninth anniversary at Meyers hall on Losoyo street. About 60 members and their ladies attended with no guests except the Lieur. The hall bore French and American colors and a new tri color banner from New Orleans valued at $100. A banquet and toasts followed a formal dance featuring the French quadrille and other dances.
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French Mutual Aid Society
Meyer's
Marriages Licenses Drawn From City Registry
Licenses to marry issued for Wm Ragland and Christina Bruno James Cole and Louisa Anderson. The City Brewery sent a keg to the Liaur office with compliments. An annular solar eclipse began at 9 32 this morning with observers using smoked glass.
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Wm. Ragland
Christina Bruno
James Cole
Louisa Anderson
Liaur
Spiritualist Eyes See Fossett Ether Vision After Death
Porrano March 10 report details a spiritualist incident following Mrs. Fossett's death. A woman visiting the corpse reportedly saw Fossett revive, speak of heaven, and describe meetings with her mother and friends before vanishing back into death. Skeptics call it dream, suspended animation, or vision.
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Mrs. Fossett
Lott Elected President As San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad Lines Up
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway directors met at the secretary W A Bonynge’s rooms. Uriah Lott was elected president replacing Belknap who resigned. Wm Heuerman resigned as director and Dan Sullivan left the executive committee. Colonel Belknap named in his place. The board adjourned to 10 tomorrow and the committee prepares actions to guide the road, with Lott seen as the likely builder.
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San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
W. A. Bonynge
Piper
Wm. Heuerman
Uriah Lott
Belknap
Dan Sullivan
Colonel Belknap
Lott
Pickpocket Charged in Laredo Theft Case
Deputy Sheriff Bob Alexander left for Laredo after a prisoner named Adam Ewald indicted by the Bexar grand jury and arrested in Laredo for theft from the person. He and a companion Wagner now in the county jail face charges for stealing money from a man near Guenther's mills sometime ago.
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Bob Alexander
Laredo
Adam Ewald
Bexar Grand Jury
A Wagner
Guenther’s Mills
Local Court Records Summary of Fines and Dismissals
Detentions include F L Butts and J McChisky fined five dollars for public drunkenness. Several individuals such as A Stricker Chrysler and P Barry faced fines for insulting language or vagrancy and were dismissed if they agreed to leave the city. Other cases list Carlos Valla and D Balini for fighting and immoderate riding with modest penalties. Additional entries note Charles Winkler’s caving team fine and Wallace Harris and Frederick for insults or sanitary violations, all dismissed where appropriate.
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D. Balini
Charles Winkler
Wallace Harris
Frederick
Cromwell boots tied to Marshal Gosling death raffling proposed
A shoe store on Soledad Street near Bennett's candy stand offered Cromwell boots made for Marshal Gosling and finished at his death. The suggestion arose to raffle the boots to benefit the Gosling family.
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Soledad Street
Bennett
Cromwell
Marshal Gosling
Newspaper man attacked on Garden Street Bridge
Last evening a newspaper man was assaulted on Garden Street bridge by two Mexicans. One man held a knife to stab the Bohemian. a shoulder blow damaged the would-be attacker’s face, and the sound of back wheels on the bridge drove them off.
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Garden Street Bridge
Wine Bargains Spark Heated Demand at Low Prices
Emanuel Abrahams advertises quart bottles of wine at 25 cents causing record demand. He notes sales are rapid and bottles are hard to procure as customers rush to buy fine wines and roots at low figures. Call at once to secure limited stock.
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Emanuel Abrahams
Probate Court Actions Involving Multiple Estates
The probate court convened this morning appointing C B Mullaly permanent administrator of Stephen Leonard's estate with a $500 bond. It approved inventories for Charles Kunzmann Rosina Kunzmann and Frances A W Colquhoun and granted sale orders for several estates. Guards and guardianships were approved and several claims including Thomas Piggott's for $188.85 were approved for payment in administration. Will of Frederick Oppermann admitted. execution of related accounts and guardianship set for upcoming dates.
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C. B. Mullaly
Stephen Leonard
Charles Kunzmann
Rosina Kunzmann
Frances A. W. Colquhoun
Peter B. Freer
A. Ruhnke
Ruhnke
A.T. Henseley
Eunice M.henseley
Thomas Piggott
Bernard
Annette M. Dwyer
J. KE. Dwyer
H. Grenet
Charles H. Groesbeck
Eddie Davies
Frederick Oppermann
Mary Oppermann
Bernard Minors
Art Gallery of C. H. Mueller Prominent in San Antonio
The Art Gallery of C. H. Mueller at 205 Commerce Street is praised as one of San Antonio and perhaps Texas finest establishments. It offers artist and draughtsmen materials both domestic and imported, engravings, chromes, paintings, picture frames, mouldings, fresco and sign painting supplies, china decorations, wax flower materials, and decorative wallpaper. Mueller secures direct factory shipments of paints and oils, and features window glass.
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San Antonio
Texas
C. H. Mueller
Commerce Street
Mueller
Local notes mix bargains and notices in Houston area
Local items promote clothing from Pancoast & Son and W. W. Brat fruit stock at cost. Ads boast City Drug Store products, piano rentals, and ornate teeth care with OricontO. The Kaiser Lyreolans play at Uehlinger pavilion while White Elephant offers cheap meals.
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Pancoast & Son
W. W. Brat
West
Houston Street
A. Zorkowski
Nueva Street
Ragland & Co
City Drug Store
Pancoast & Sons
Pancoast & Sones
RaGiano & Co
Uehlinger
Morley
F. Kalteyer & Son
Paris
W. Raumstorf & Co
Houston St
White Elephant
I’. B. Johnson
Licur
Nichols & Co goods in San Antonio big sale ad
Nichols & Co at 238 West Commerce Street offers a large wholesale and retail assortment including dry goods notions stationery jewelry glassware and clothing. The ad lists pins coral jewelry ribbons gloves hats coats carpets and more with low prices and free local delivery. Also mentions New City Directory notices and local business updates.
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Nichols & Co
Commerce Street
Nichols’& Co
Broadway
New York City
New York
West Commerce St
Special Election on City Hall Bonds in San Antonio 1885
Mayor Bryan Callaghan orders a city election to decide on issuing 75000 in bonds for a City Hall Court Room and Jail. Polls open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with ward locations and presiding officers listed. Voters will cast For or Against the proposition under city election rules.
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Bryan Callaghan
Proclamation for Special Election in San Antonio Wards
Mayor Bryan Callaghan orders a special election in San Antonio to fill two Alderman vacancies in Ward 1 and Ward 4. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm at Recorder's Office and 207 Alamo Street near Willita Street with presiding officers William Smith and A Dreiss Sr. Returns per city ordinance.
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Hon. Board of Aldermen
Juan ‘I’. Cardenas
C. A. Richter
Bryan. Callaghan
City of
San Antonio
Recorder's Office
William 8. Smith
Alamo Street
Willita Street
A. Dreiss, Sr
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the Daily Light
Paul Wagner's Bazaar
L. Politzer
O. Petitpain
Politzer & CO
S. W. Corner Military Plaza
C. Periearn
Europe
Mallory
S. S
Galveston
W.J. Young
Mallory Line
Ake
Joe Beckmann
TPWO
Presbyterian Church
Ed Steves & Sons
Rusk Street
Austin Street
A.B. Davidson
Nolan St
Talcott
San Pedro Avenue
Hackmen’s Association
P. C. Lloyd
Martinez
Tamion-Meesabierteementtax
St. Mary’s St
J. G. Pearson
Presa St
Essons
Presa St.ett
Hackberry and
Sherman Streets
Menger
Reuter
Geo, Reuter
Two Brothers Saloon
Alamo Streets
Wentlemen
City of San Bar Texas
E. P. Ciaupon
George Schroeder
Rhadie & Tempety's
Third Ward
Mishler
Cleveland
Toronto Truth
Tnediserprugurpresidenyt
Glevelandizo
Mrs. Holmes
Southeast Street
Waite & Kleindienst
George Kleindienst
John Waite & Co
GEO. Kleindienst
New Mexico
United States
Gail & Ax
Joker
L. Huth & Son
Hardware, Paints and Seed
D. Landreth & Son
Johnson
el Paso
Planet, Jr
Madame Sinthis
Madame Sinthia
Home Enterprise
J. P. Condon
Nacogdoches Street
Houston and
Crockett
Company
Recorder's Court
Gosling
Probate Court
Harnison & Baer’s
F. Kalteyer & Son’s
NEW York Steam
New City Directory
City Directory
Morrison & Fourmy
City
James Martin
James Manrin
F. Pascho
Pasche
S. S. Floyd & Co
Houston
Fort Worth
O'Kiern
Alamo, Plaza
L. Haswans & Co
Hawkes
Critzer Bros
Main Plaza
Alamo. Ice Company
Indian Territory
Calcasieu Lumber Yard
East Commerce Street and Sunset Railroad
Calcasieu Parish
SAN Antonio Lumber CO
San Antonio, Texas
DOE & Engeleh
Janes Nla
DLN
Rhodius & Tempsky’s
Krisch’s Hall
A. P. Rivas
the Alamo
Sam Mav
Erick
Villita Street
Cty
A. D
E. P. Claupon
Rk. P. Claupon
A. J. Nocker & CO
Navarro Street
Mexican Curiosity Store
Vance House
Humberto de 8. Rossi
J. 8. Alexander
A. Alexander
Texas National Bank
OF San Antonio
Dicg Eee Mexanter
G. W. Brackenridge H
B. Andrews
A . Belknap
B. F. Yoakum
Tage
Wen
WM. Lerpzl
Corner Avenue D and
Ninth Street
L. Garza
Savings Bank
W. Rahmsdore & CO
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