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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1897

Page

6

Seven room brick and stone house to be built for 1400

This seven room story and half house with brick and stone foundation can be built for 1400. Ground plan 12 by 36 feet lists parlor dining room kitchen hall bath pantry and chambers with basement and attic work. Specifications include cedar shingles tin gutters glass and Georgia pine finish with modern plumbing and gas piping. George & W. Kintz announce as new smoke consumer. It is thought electricity will soon dispel fog and the current potent has been taken out.

George & W. Kintz

Court summons in Texas foreclosure dispute over Alamo Heights lands

The sheriff is ordered to publish summons for Yorkshire Investment and Alfred Crebbin, non residents, to appear before the 45th District Court in San Antonio on the first Monday in October 1897. The case, filed May 2 1897, involves the Alamo Heights Land & Improvement Company and related parties over vast parcel ownership, mortgage sums, and proposed reorganization. The filing outlines prior mortgages totaling about 363000, foreclosure costs, and demands for conveyance or judgment of repayment with equitable charges on the property.

Bexar Yorkshire Investment % American Mortgage Company Alfred Crebbin Francis S. Banes George H. Southard D. W. McWilliams Chas W. Ogden Joseph M. Keatinge W. J. Caesar Yorkshire Investment & American Mortgage Company Alamo Heights Ogden Park Spring Park Leslie Park Meigile Park Gramery Park Park K Park B Alamo Heights Land & Improvement Company e+ organization Alario Company Mortgage Company Crebbin Btw Company Sali Defendant Mortgage Company Lo Defendant Mortgage Company Alamo Height Land Company Nat Lewis Bexar County Texan City of San Antonio Glerk the Daily Light John YP Campbell Sher Berar

Fruit and Flower Mission Appointments

Sunday visitation committee meets at 1 to 2 p.m. at corner Houston and Main avenue. Route includes Police station Res Cus home Santa Rosa hospital city hospital West End Orphans' home. Finance committee meets Monday at 4 30 p.m. at Miss Fenwick's parlor. Contribution headquarters Sunday at Silverthorn and Wagner's up to 390 p.m. Mr Joseph Dimaline to address men this afternoon at 4. R P Ingram talks to the boys at 3. The last number of the GC AL Star course of entertainments next Friday evening May 21 Miss Honor Woulfe of Chicago chief attraction.

Houston Main Avenue Rescus Santa Rosa Hospital City Hospital West End Orphans’ Home Jozeph Dimaline R. P. Ingram Honor Woulfe Chicago

San Antonio rifle shoot opens with light turnout

Reported attendance was light on opening day at the Cut-Off rifle shoot in Calabolo Valley. The San Antonio team remained strong, holding top positions in yesterday's pot shooting scores, with prize shooting scheduled for today as crowds expected to grow.

San Antonio Cibolo Valley

Austin City Directory Shows 9485 Names and Population

Morrison and Fourmy publish the Austin city directory listing 9485 names, down 189 from 1896. The current population is claimed at 28,395.

Messrs. Morrison & Fourmy Texas Directory Publishers Austin City Directory Austin

Clothing an Indian. Captain Jack kept in city jail again

Juan Ximenes, known to police as Captain Jack, the half Indian Mexican man, was taken back to the city jail yesterday after a brief liberty. He had torn off several garments and caused disturbances.

Juan Ximenes Captain Jack

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