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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1911
Page
9
A scrawled classified page lists bakeries barber shops and restaurants for sale rent or trade in San Antonio and area. Offers include a bakery with fixtures a two-chair barber shop and a first class restaurant plus real estate exchanges and property listings with prices and contact notes. Reward offers appear for lost items.
Modern two story residence with servant's house barn and sheds on Brooklyn avenue offered as best buy. Contact San Antonio Loan & Trust Co for details. Also for sale three building lots at 800 Porté street next to Sid Williams with old phone 4.
Principal sale proposes a four room house with ten adjoining lots at about 1700 dollars, owner selling to raise cash. Contact box 124 R. R. 6. Also Artesian Gardens acreage offers low living costs with two artesian wells, small cash payment and monthly balance via Jackson Realty Co. 415 Gunter Bldg.
The owner quotes improvements at 6000 to 8000 dollars and expects rent of 75 to 100 dollars monthly. They seek 12000 dollars cash for the whole property, or a trade including a residence valued 6000 to 10000 dollars. They will not invest over 10000 in a home and value their property at 12000.
San Antonio listings show a home for sale or trade for a house in Secosken. Contact A Art Glass Co at 131 E Commerce St for details and arrangements.
Ferd Stafpel offers hay and grain garden and field seed poultry supplies incubators and brooders at 319 East Commerce. Local farm shop advertises a full line of feed and equipment for rural households and operations.
C. B. Kountz president of the Colorado National Bank died at his Denver home after a protracted pneumonia illness. He had recently returned from the East where he fell ill and had shown improvement until a relapse yesterday.
A weary traveler in his first night home from exile wanders London at night. He recalls a former love, attends a music hall, and is stunned to see the same woman on stage singing a lewd number in a daffodil frock, painting her lips, while he feels a cold thrill of horror and distance from her.
The county will not oil the unfinished one and a half mile Mission loop this winter, awaiting results from current oiling and favorable weather. Commissioner Charles Crawford says dry sunny conditions are needed for proper crust and dust finishing, with a possible return to oiling by next May.
San Antonio Press club schedules a meeting tomorrow afternoon at 3 in the Plaza theater rooms. A secretary treasurer report on finances will be presented, new business discussed, and a committee on entertainment appointed with a club stunt planned. Attendance urged for all active members.
A union ultimatum to New York gas companies threatens a city wide work stoppage involving about 40,000 men if any three union members are discharged. The deadline is set by the Gas Workers' union in response to personnel actions by the thirteen companies.
The interstate commerce commission ordered material reductions in class freight rates between Mississippi and Missouri river cities. The cuts extend proportionally to Atlantic seaboard points and Missouri river cities, including Sioux City, Iowa.
Galveston Texas dispatch reports sailor Blomquist was killed on the Penrith Castle when he fell from the upper deck through an open hatch and struck his head in the hold. His neck was broken and the incident occurred at 3 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Sarah Costello asked her lawyer to strike two women from the jury pool and accept a jury of men, saying she did not want women to sit in her case. The Seattle proceeding occurred November 18.
The Guadalupe County commissioners court voted to establish a government demonstration farm under the recent legislature. They appropriated 375 dollars to cover half the expense of a demonstration agent and recommended Henry Myer of the county for appointment.
Night scouting in aeroplanes equipped with acetylene searchlights was conducted for the first time at the army aviation school in College Park Maryland. Successful surveys of surrounding hills were made and the machines landed without watch fires, previously deemed indispensable. Captain Beck piloted one plane with Lt Arnold guiding the searchlight and Lieutenants Milling and Kirtland at the wheels and lights.
Dr. E H Golaz chief chemist reports the pure food campaign in Dallas and Fort Worth led to convictions of violators. He says the effort will shift to San Antonio with an inspector to check compliance and possible prosecutions.
Representative Brown F. Lee of Tom Green county said sheep and goat raisers in his area formed the Tom Green sheep and goat raisers association to boost industry value. He noted less political activity in the county as growers band together to raise profits.
The Gonzales commissioners court awards contracts to Gonzales & Iron Works to build two steel bridges over Peach Creek and Denton Creek on the Gonza les to Moulton road.
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