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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1912
Page
40
City Wheineer A C Pancoast and City Treasurer J Frank Gallagher announce a pay car for street department workers. The vehicle will begin Saturday, delivering sealed wage envelopes as payroll is signed. Pancoast says the system keeps men at work and reduces time lost compared with passing payments at city hall.
One hundred dollars reward offered by San Antonio Traction Co for the arrest and conviction of one or both of the negroes who assaulted a street car conductor on the Tobin Hill line at Locust Street and McCullough Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday October 31.
A fire yesterday afternoon damaged the home of Alderman Ray Lambert at 202 Nathan street, about 250 dollars in losses. The blaze started in a bathroom and was caused by a gas heater, with the fire confined to that room and several fire companies responding after an alarm.
A collage of city notices and events includes a reckless driving arrest on South Flores street with Joaquin Guerrero bonded for court, a 125 W Commerce demonstration, and a Sap railroad gate detail. Other items announce dances, club meetings, dental specials, authors events, and court updates, plus transit and business notices across San Antonio.
Pleasant advertisement touts Parisian Sage Hair Tonic as a modern remedy for dandruff, hair loss, gray hair, and faded hair. It claims the product cleans the scalp, promotes thick abundant hair, and is not a dye or dangerous due to lead. Available for fifty cents at drug and department stores and Schwab-McElroy's Drug Stores guarantee it.
George Staudt a chief electrician at the Grand Opera House married Ethyl Lynn Hedges Tuesday afternoon Justice Ben Fisk officiating. The couple will reside in the city with many friends.
The Hermann Son Juniors present a grand prize masquerade ball on Wednesday the 20th with Artzt music providing entertainment. The event promises an evening of costumes and music for attendees.
A 4:30 tomorrow afternoon meeting of the Chamber of Commerce building committee chaired by L. B. Clegg will outline plans for a new Chamber home to be erected on St Marys Street. Want ads run ten days cost a half cent per word per insertion. Ads may be telephoned with later billing and refunds granted if discontinued early. Vacancies filled on the International Club of San Antonio board include I Ballesteros Ernest Green J Harvey Moore A Lanner and George C Baker. First creditors meeting in the voluntary bankruptcy of F W Extence Hardware Co and others set before referee Guy McFarland for December 6.
Bexar County Humane Society filing by humane officer M Collins notes new through sleeping car service on the Sleeper Put On-The International and Great Northern between San Antonio and Chicago via Chicago and Alton. Similar service once existed and is anticipated to attract winter tourists.
An advertisement urges buyers in the market for hams bacon lard and compound to call phone 292 for a price framed as attractive and right. It asserts the goods are up to the standard of the Union Meat Company despite being made at home and insists there is no reason not to handle it.
Union Meat Company urges diners to eat at home rather than meals sent from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha. Berwick Bay Oysters on half shell available at Riverside Restaurant for 25 cents per dozen.
A large Kendell county good roads rally in Boerne last night backed a county road improvement bond. San Antonio delegates attended by auto, with many spouses, and urged postponing action to Friday November 22 when precincts should report their stance on the bond.
The San Antonio Blanco and Granite Belt highway association will hold its next meeting Friday December 13 in Johnson City. North of San Antonio towns show strong interest in better roads and a delegation from San Antonio will attend.
Georgetown Texas November 14. Dr Charles N Bishop president and Dr C C Cody dean depart for Cleburne to deliver addresses at the Central Texas district conference of the Methodist church South in support of a 25000 dollar appropriation for Southwestern University. The conference opened today and will run through Sunday.
Detective Miller arrested Tom Evans on charges of assault after Conductor B. G. Barefield was attacked by two men on Halloween night on Locust Street. Barefield, injured but fleeing, identified a prisoner. The San Antonio Traction Co offers a $100 reward for the suspects. Barefield had $15 in fares.
A special election will be held in Wilson County on December 6 to decide a road tax of 15 cents per $100 valuation. The county seeks two more road working outfits and more than 200 taxpayers have signed the petition requesting the election. Riebe Undertaking Co. offers auto ambulance service at 221 E. Commerce, phone 341.
Dr Conley state superintendent of buildings and grounds announced an appeal would be at once in the Alamo case decided by the fourth court of criminal appeals at San Antonio. The case ventures against the state and in law the Daughters of the Republic. The case will go to the Supreme Court on an application writ of error as soon as the late court overrules a motion for rehearing.
DILLEY Tex Nov 14 More than 3000 bales of cotton have been sold this season and farmers are preparing land for the 1913 crop. Indicate there will be a larger area under cultivation than ever before. Let a Light want ad be yours man. The cost is a trifle.
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