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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1885
Page
4
The column lists varied city notes from court and licenses to social events. Mentions Turkish baths, a June wedding, rail and court activity, weather disruptions, and local curiosities including a charity picnic invitation and a race results recap. Many short items reflect daily life in the area.
Mr A M Cohen a clothier and manufacturer of fine suiting to order at No 309 and 311 Main plaza advertises a large stock of ready made clothing and furnishings. He invites calls asserting he will sell something and vows that no customer will escape his attention.
The district court handed guilty pleas and sentences in forgery theft and burglary cases. Sentences ranged from four to seven years in the penitentiary with some appeals and new trials noted. Other items include dismissals for want of prosecution and a granted motion for a new trial in a murder case. A closing comment notes gambling saloons lack patronage rather than fear of law.
The Balcones ranch, owned by Captain Turquand and long on the market, has been bought by Count Norvert D'Orenay of Hungary. Mr. E B Chandler negotiated the sale.
A private boxing club organized with headquarters at St Morris on Alamo plaza invites men to learn the manly art. Interested individuals may leave their names at the club to be allotted a place in the training group.
A lively late Saturday scrimmage occurred on East Houston street between two prominent women over a colored man. The fight ended with parasols and fists and left the silk dress of one woman ruined.
The Toepperwein murder jurors returned an acquittal after a weekend session. A San Antonio gathering is planned to organize the emancipation celebration on June 19, 1885. Railroad schedules show departures and arrivals to St Louis and Laredo. Local ads promote rubber hose, home loans, and a tonic claiming digestive and nervous benefits. A real estate listing describes a tranquil 90 acre residence near Main Plaza with cattle and facilities.
Charles Tinsley from Houston, Nicolas Garcia from Penn Station visit mother Florencia Garcia. Houston residents Mr and Mrs C G Pillot join at A C Johnson's home. City Marshal Phil Shardein returns from Galveston. Rev J W Williams will be away three weeks aiding a Corpus Christi revival.
Local notes describe various ads and items for sale in San Antonio including poultry powders from K K K and Mishler's Herb Bitters cures, a city property offer 260 acres 18 miles from the city, a French dressmaker moving to North Street, and a lady's visit to Wolfson's bazaar with muslins ginghams and hats.
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