Rays of Light and Local Advertisements in City News
A collage of brief notices lists gun for hire at Olsmith Arms Co and various ads for shirts, trunks, music at Lippe's garden, and fashions by F Sheets. Community updates mention probate court adjournment, marriage licenses, theater, fairs, and local business notes with scattered street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olsmith Arms Co
Youna
F. Sheets
Commercest
Sommers’ Garden
Commerce St
Fowler's Drug Store
Fischer & Ervin
West Commerce Street
Weiner Wuerstehen
Turner Hall
Fashion Emporium Crowded As New Novelties Attract
A popular fashion emporium buzzed with women and families admiring new novelties and fancy dress goods. The millinery section drew crowds with Mrs. Rowley assisting shoppers, while the clothing department reported strong sales and a sizable year over year rise. F Sheets offers ties at 44 Commerce St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfson
Prominent Guests Stay at the Menger Hotel
Dozens of visitors from Texas and beyond register at the Menger, including Mr. and Mrs. Dwyer, Miss Michael and family, and many named travelers from Abilene, New Orleans, and New York. Dengue fever postpones the San Pedro springs dance, while Jules Appler of the Times marries Julia Mayer and departs for St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinez
Mier
Mexico
Southern
C. H. Brooks and Daughter
Flatonia
Edward Dwyer
Bride
D. ©. Lynch
Temple
H. P. Maurice
Kinney County
H. Dietzel
Texas Post
Texas
Lrour
Isaac M. Michael
Maverick
D. J. Kearney
Abilene
T. B. Johnson
Thos. Harrison, Jr
Harrison
Soledad Street
EK. W. Burrows
Monclova
Fr. W. Adkins
Palestine
G. M. Michael
W. N. Blick
W. W. Walling
George Brazelton
Texan
F. Henton
Milwaukee
H. Burnett
St. Louis
E. H. Gueydam
New Orleans
L. F. Johnston
Cotulla
F. Dever
J. A. Martin
Houston
John J. Behninger
New York
C. Matthews
Louisville
Mt. Seymour
H. G. Speer
Baltimore
F. Water
Indianapolis
M. J. D. Mason
Fort Leavenworth
E. L. Anderson
Canton
J. Strauss
City of Mexico
J. G. Rowe
The
San Pedro Springs
Jules Appler
Times
Julia Mayer
Appler
Ragged Jack Company to Open Nan the News Boy Next Week
The Ragged Jack Dramatic and Specialty company performs at the Fashion theatre on October 12 after a successful run at Fuarantin's Iron Amphitheatre in New Orleans. Next Monday they present Nan the News Boy with Miss Annie Howard in the lead role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casino Hall
Henry Schubach
Recorder
Firmin Maurin
Augustine E. Lipori
Albert Noble
Maggie Pickett
Mendelsohn Society
Harry Thornton
Hackman
McCall
Jannett
Garroni’s
Mexican Patriotic Meeting
Sociedad Benevolencia
Fashion Theatre
Ragged Jack Dramatic and Specialty Company
Fuarantin
Iron Amphitheatre
New Orleans
Trial of Ygnacia Cortez for murder continues in district court
Testimony opens with J. D. McCoy describing the Nueva street houses, the yard layout, and a sequence of gunfire at dawn. He recounts hearing voices, seeing smoke from an upstairs room, and watching Cortez descend the stairs amid screams and a groan from inside the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ygnacia Cortez
J. D. McCoy
Nueva Street
Staniforth
Ido
Prisoner
Nuevo Street
Ignacia
Mother Hubbard
Ordinance Amends Tax Enforcement Procedures by City
The city council repeals Section 12 of Chapter 52 and amends Section 15 to authorize seizing and selling real or personal property of taxpayers who fail to pay taxes by March 1. Notices will be published for three weeks. Costs of publication capped and deducted from collector fees. Sale occurs at the courthouse on the first Tuesday of each month with provisions for bankrupt dealers and prior pledges. Passed September 28, 1885.
Church Services and Sunday Schedules Announced
The article lists multiple church services for Sunday across several churches including Madison Square Presbyterian Mount Zion Baptist St James A M E Free Light Baptist Camden Street Christian Cumberland Presbyterian First Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian with times 9:50 9 00 10 00 11 00 3 00 8 00 p m and notes citizens visitors welcome and sacraments and special choir offerings. It includes pastors Rev E S Scudder Rev A A Rivers Dr G J Starnes Rev J Holmes Rev J W Neil and W B Preston with lay participants and special music planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
E. 3
Scudder
Mount Zion Baptist Church
A. A. Rivers
St. James A. M. E
G. J. Starnes
Free Light Baptist Church
J. Holmes
Pennington
Young
Camden Street
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Soledad Street
W. B. Preston
H. D. Breeding
Lula Smith
Virginia Newton
Nettie Lockart
Death of Colonel I. W. Peirce in Boston
Telegram reports Colonel I. W. Peirce dead in Boston this morning. He was president of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio railway system and held the post for some time. Peirce was highly regarded in the state and his death will bring sorrow to many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. W. Peirce
Boston
Pleasant surprise party for Misses Bryant on South Pecos
A pleasant surprise party was held last night at the Misses Bryant residence on South Pecos street. Guests included Mrs. Zacharias and daughters Mrs. Edward Halton Miss Alice Clark Miss Julia Teel Miss Lizzie Sarran Misses Cook Misses Bryant and Messrs Clark Teel Sarran Cook Caldwell Rowe Mills Truax Stevens Rudolph and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant
South Pecos Street
Zacharias
Edward Halton
Alice Clark
Julia Teel
Lizzie Sarran
Cook
Misses Bryant
Clark
Teel
Sarran
Caldwell
Rowe
Mills
Truax
Stevens
Rudolph
Clark Reopens Scholz Saloon Billiard Hall With Seven Tables
Mr. Clark who controls the billiard interest at Scholz s saloon reopens his hall tonight. It has been considerably enlarged adding three first class tables for a total of seven. The older tables have been recovered and are described as the best in the city. The enlargement was needed to accommodate his numerous patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Scholz
Dan Sullivan Fined for Drunkenness After Military Plaza Incident
Dan Sullivan claiming kinship to John L. Sullivan faced a 5 dollar fine by the Recorder after officers found him intoxicated near Military plaza with his head on a streetcar track. He resisted custody, fought Officer Martin and Kohr, and was jailed in the bat cave area. The notice also promotes Bosanko Cough and Lung Syrup and lists local druggists and a dancing academy reopening details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Sullivan
John L. Sullivan
The
Recorder
James Martin
Military Plaza
Martin
Bat Cave
Kohr
Markets Report From New York and Liverpool Freighted By Floyd & Co
Markets note varying futures across cotton wheat corn and hog futures. Liverpool and New York reports show price quotes for cotton middling harden ing and futures with October November December and January price ranges. Wheat and corn prices move with receipts and shipments data including wheat 62 000 bushels and corn 109 600 bushels reported for delivery and shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orleans
Northwestern
Delaware & L
Chip of the Old Block Son Aims for Vassar College
Ex postmaster general Frank Hatton jokes about his year old son who prefers Vassar and claims he would like to attend the college himself in a humorous exchange. The boy resembles his father and displays precocious wit in the family vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hatton
Vassar
C . ‘Humph
City disbursements total 10 747 93 to creditors
City Clerk Clau don reports morning payments to various city departments and officers totaling 10 747 93. Payments include Street Commissioner's department 1 242 10 Engineer department 350 00 Fire department 65 262 50 Pound Master and assistant 125 00 Ditches 210 00 City officers 1 300 00 Sanitary department 950 00 Schools 2 223 82 Burial of paupers 140 00 total 10 747 93
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudon
Ontine Fire Department
Iccacerscaese Eck
Sia
Ieee
Tea Couit Iy
Veisien Tesseanegeesis Seetee
Coribuapy
Cccaiec
Csdeea
Ee Tod Iecescrostaios Neces
Local boarding house owner fined for sanitary vault violation
Fritz Schneider, who runs a boarding house near Sunset depot, appeared before the Recorder for violating the sanitary ordinance by not building a vault. He was fined $5 and resisted the court’s order to repair within a set time, requesting three months. This was Sanitary Inspector John McCormick of the Third ward's maiden case in that court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Schneider
Sunset Depot
Recorder
John McCormick
Third Ward
McCormick
Justice Huston Hears Dunbar vs Rhodius Case in Press
Justice Huston presided with a jury over J. K. Dunbar versus Udo Rhodius regarding the price and quality of an electric gang fire alarm. The device allegedly failed to meet representation and was rejected, with $80 at stake as the jury readies verdict. Also noted are readings on an upcoming San Antonio to Galveston excursion and a weekly record of business failures across the United States and Canada, totaling 196, with Western and Pacific states contributing half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Huston
J. K. Dunbar
Udo Rhodius
Second Ward Llose Company
San Antonio
Galveston
New York
United States
Canada
Western
Pacific States
Local notices and shop ads mingle in a San Antonio page
The snippet lists loan offers at Aransas Loan Office and Morley’s T X Sague Tonic ads. It recounts Bastille prison horror and Emerson’s shops in San Antonio selling watches and clocks, with money-lending and merchandise prices noted. The tone is a mixed historical anecdote and commercial brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aransas Loan Office
Military Plaza
South Flores Street
Special Election for Two Aldermen Vacancies in San Antonio
The city announces a special election to fill two Aldermanic vacancies in the Fourth and First Wards caused by death and resignation. Polls open at Police Headquarters for the First Ward and at 207 Alamo Street near Villita for the Fourth Ward. Presiding officers are W. B. Smith and A. Dreiga Sr. Election governed by city ordinance. date noted as September 20, 1885, with Bryan Callaghan as mayor and E. P. Claudon as city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honorable Board of Aldermen
Martin Muench, Sr
Fourth
M. F. Corbett
Bryan Cannaallan
City of
San Antonio
Police
Alamo Street
Villita Street
First Ward
W. B. Smith
A. Dreiga
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Light
Paul Wagner
Carter & Mullaly
Undertakers
Alamo Plaza
T. H. Gray
Bergstrom & Gray
Blum Street
Menger Hotel
Union
Elton & Young
Loan and Commission Brokers
the Great Western Insurance Co
Toronto
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co
the Hibernia
the Lion
London
East Texas
Tyler
the Houston Insurance Co
L. Garza
L, Garza
Otto Bergstrom
A. Zilian’s
Corner Commerce and Alamonts
Ee Enty
Aransas Railroad Depot
Lachappelle's Soup Works
Peyeuiacs
Hoto Co
Cincinnati
Sledad Street
Courthouse
Refief
Manger
Casino Had
Hans Lechner
Mahnek
Mary J. Crowley
Messrs
J. E. Labatt
2. O'Neil
D. P. Buckley
Albert Friedrich
Ccle
Bar Association
Bed Rock
Little Red
Poor Water Works Company
Wolfson's Bazar
B. L. Crouch
Frio County
Charles 5. Chilton
Uvalde
H. H. Peel
Pearsall
George W. Littlefield
Austin
Joseph Hall
J. H. Bradbury
John Adams
Norwich
Conn
Dr. O. R. Grube
New Braunfels
Max Ortleib
Atlanta, Ga
T. J. Ponton
Gonzales
J. Mastella Clark
Bernard Milmo
Jeanerette
the Menger
Bryan Callaghan
E. P. Claudon
First Presbyterian Church
Houston and
North Flores Streets
J.W. Neil
D. D
T. W. Peirce
Billiard Saloon
John L. Sullivan's
Bosanko
H. L, Fowler
R, Cohn & Co
J D
R, Whitehead
Joske’s Hall
Losoya Street
Liams
Floyd & Co
Boledad Street
Fale
Vicinity
G. B. Frank
Alamo
Bennington
Brown
Dwight Star
Sea Island
Lonsdale
Diamond Hill Cambria
Farwell
Philadelphia
Frank Salamostore
Commerce Street
Beekman’s
West Side Military Plaza
Miss
Frank J. Beitel
International and Great Northern
Peeeres
Morley
F. Kalteyer & Son
Charles V
Anone
Rxeacs Desaundd
Mannette
Emerson
Royal Baking Powder Company
Wall Street
Chenille
Wapgsted
Ulius Birn
UBER
Rit
Birngruber & CO
South Alamo Street
Roe
Tex
Johnson Grass
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