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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
7
Albert Vy Huth leads a five member county assessors committee to arrange plans for a statewide meeting in Austin December 9. The group will convene briefly with other committee members to discuss details and is expected to include every county assessor in the state.
A contemptuous docket shows a saloon operator at 1224 San Pedro facing charges for alleged violations of a screen law and a separate case seeks a receiver for Gidekey Farm with Walter B. Frasttin's business under scrutiny. County reports note no local law violations in Helates precinct. Also covered are steam roller funding vouchers and a county auditor's routine updates.
In a district court session jurors heard G T Waters a negro charged with alleged burglary of Riegler’s candy store from last April with the trial likely to extend past four o clock due to numerous witnesses. County commissioners decided to sell a jail area lot on Trouston Street by public bid to raise funds and potentially expand facilities for the insane if space is available at the state hospital.
Local notes report Fischer's Drug Store operating around the clock. Visiting Sheriff William Wright of Wit county Wisconsin spent the day with San Antonio officers at the courthouse, noting low crime in his county over the past year. Other items include a Gales sale, electrical wares at cost, and street grading near Commerce Street.
The report outlines the arrest of P Guzman and a police claim, tax collection actions against R V Pipes, and tax office business in San Antonio. It also notes the courthouse elevators out of service, upcoming suits in the court, a not guilty verdict for a man in a labor case, and a divorce outcome for J De Brine.
It was decided to hold frequent debates during the winter with all members expected to participate. Officers elected include R. C. Brown president, J. S. Evglis vice president, William Thomanson secretary, Claude Wallace treasurer, Pullen assistant treasurer, Curtis Ply class reporter, and Miss Nolan Harmon teacher.
Robert C. Seibert was arrested and charged with theft and burglary after allegedly entering a room on October 3 and taking a ten dollar bill two five dollar bills a coat and a silver watch. Preliminary hearing not yet held and case likely to go to grand jury. Also notes travel plans of Laure lnsia, and a preacher’s tonight service. Case to trial tomorrow includes Jove Santiovat and Mane Fadel with medical concerns mentioned.
Shembers to the association failed to secure an extension by three days ending Thursday night with a grand party at the Ys hall. Ten days of team work added twelve new members, and officials expect total membership to reach 200 by Thursday’s event. Fat From Tree Hurts Girl: Migs Molde Marquardt, 19, injured after falling from a tree on Joven Avenue while picking hope nuts. She sustained several cuts and injuries, receiving care at home today. For Sale: Best saddle horse in, owner must be paid. Court forfeits bond: Herman Sullivan charged with theft from the person forfeits bond after failing to appear at district court. sureties listed.
A legislative report states retail druggists are not covered by the narcotics law. PO Fuller notes no license requirement for sale of intoxicants by druggists unless tied to other violations. He stresses retail druggists cannot be deemed liquor dealers under the act, while warning critics about misuse and public misperception.
Historic Mahncke Hotel on Houston Street yielded artifacts from early Texas days as soldiers quarters and Indians taught aritactics in its old barracks. Builders uncovered brass cannon pieces and a 1869 stone inscribed with Michiel Mc Fallon, while a rammed-girder doorway and iron fastenings reveal the former post era landmark’s past.
The readable fragments suggest an attorney general or antitrust topic with references to retail, penalties, and sanctions. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR, but the text hints at legal action and potential fines or enforcement related to antitrust concerns.
Amusements notice states a change of Will is set for tonight at the Na Teak Theater with the southern drawa Princess of Patches to be presented for the first time. The Mig 'Yont company promises strong production values and notable features. Last night marked the final performance of The Worst Girl drawing an attentive audience amid applause. Knox Wilson, famed for many stellar roles, is highlighted along with Doodis Von Weill and the Insane Russian in other productions, as the story hints at a cannon fantasy and a busy bill of acts.
The "Land of Nod" musical spectacle, hailed as a leading production, is set to appear in New York and Chicago with strong notices for its beauty chains and overall grandeur. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the box office.
A near scene observer hails The Clansman as finest expression of old southern spirit and notes its October 15 premiere at the Gmi three sights. Local theatergoers will confront the Southland core that has stirred the nation as reconstruction debates continue.
A garbled OCR passage shows a mother pleading with a doctor for truth about her boy. The dialogue references worry over danger and a platform incident, with unclear names and places.
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