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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1916

Page

7

Dixie Dance at W O W hall opens event season

Local events listing notes a Dixie Dance on Saturday Oct 21 at the W O W hall with 25 cent admission featuring Willett orchestra. Other community items include auction bids for Bell County block mapping system, bankruptcy petition in federal court, declarations of intention by two immigrants, a lecture at the Majestic theater, and various notices from local businesses and lawyers.

Dixie Dance W. O. W. Hall Willett Orchestra A. I. Campbell Federal Court John Prokop Bohemia Galveston Stephen Guaman Valparaiso Chili United States Sumner Vera Cruz Federal Vineta Drill Order of Hermann Sons Hermann Sons Hall Cappuyns Orchestra

Professor Terrell to address on educational lines for negroes

A report notes Professor Terrell will speak on educational topics for the African American community drawing a large audience. An arrest or incident not connected to the speech is also described involving a drugstore messenger robbed of $5 by a Mexican under a trick. police could not locate the thief.

Terrell Skiles Ruiz Street

Notable hotel guests list read from early Texas cities

Houston residents H O Fiebig and G W McElhiney register at the Gunter while L H Bates Brownsville, Oscar Moreland Toledo and L H Raskin Corpus Christi guest the St Anthony or Gunter. Waco W Meek remains a guest at the Menger as J Q Henry Del Rio and others stay at the Gunter.

H.O. Fiebig Houston Gunter St. Anthony L_H Bates Brownsville W. H. Meek Waco Menger George J. Hale Los Angeles Cal Oscar Moreland Toledo Ohio L."h. Raskin Corpus Christi F. Earle Mexico W.boggess del Rio L. FP. Featherstone Beaumont Pearce Orange A. B Carstens Laredo J. K. Hoell Georgetown

Wicks for Perfection Oil Heaters Adv by Sam Speir Hardware

An advertisement for replacement wicks for Perfection oil heaters from Sam Speir Hardware Co. promotes compatible wicks, likely highlighting availability, pricing, and store location in a local paper edition.

Sam Speir Hardware Co

Some Long Chase and a Grizzly in Blackberry Time

A traveler recalls a frozen Rockies chase where a grizzly pursued him while picking blackberries. He fled unarmed, dropped his bucket to delay the bear, and escaped after the beast drowned on a partially frozen river. The tale ends with a joke about misheard blackberry time and Christmas.

Rockies

Supreme Court actions and dockets in Austin filing list

The Supreme Court in Austin issued numerous decisions today with applications granted and refused across districts including Parker Harris Motley Trinity Fourth and Seventh. Dismissals on jurisdiction and motions to advance or dismiss were noted along with criminal appeals and cases set for submission November 1.

Austin Tex Supreme Court J. B. Coulson J. W. W. Holmes Parker County J. W. Moore Texas Harris County Quanah R. L. Collier Et al Motley Sybel Polk W. J. Flanary Hamilton Y. M. L. Bonham W. L. Moody Freestone C. H. Cox E. M. Mailander McLennan National Livestock Ins. Co F. H. Gomillion Caldwell J. 8. Fowle R G. Bennett Baylor W._T. Dickey Acme & Pacey Co W. P. Fitegerald R. V. Ayers Dallas Ike Levy Dunken Realty Co International Fire Ins. Co S. C. Black Panoa J. T. McLemore S. Bickerstaff Franklin Houston Trans. Co L. F. Alien Harris John Pearson P. B. Broom Rusk First State Bank Amarillo Potter Cherokee Life Ins. Co A. C. Degarcia Cameron R. R. Mullen A. C. Canales Jim Wells J. W. Madden Geer R. Shane Grayson N. A R. R. Co John Cornelius Hunt A. Canales Upton Henderson Coleman National Bank Coleman Texas Midland R. R Maggie Bell Sikes A. Hodges Matagorda C.K. Young H. F. Keller Gammel Statesman Pub Ben Co. Jones & Co Travis J. A. Wilson So. True. Co Yantis

Fourth Court of Appeals Affirms and Reverses Civil Cases

The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals issued three decisions on Wednesday. Western Union Telegraph v Will Fabian from Grimes and A. & A. P. railway v Ben Koerke from Fayette were affirmed. H L Kokernot v Ed Roos from Bexar was reversed and remanded. Motions: Leal v Los Moglia overruled for submission. Wake v Phelps granted leave to file transcript and statement of facts.

Fourth Court of Civil Appeals W. 8. Fly Western Union Telegraph Company Will Fabian Grimes A. & A. P. Railway Ben Koerke Fayette H. L. Kokernot Ed Roos Bexar Esteban Leal Los Moglia Webb P. Wake Henry T. Phelps

Mexican rail lines seek rolling stock in major upgrade

A six member team from Mexico City travels to Columbus after San Antonio to purchase about 500 box cars and passenger coaches plus 12 locomotives at an estimated cost of 1 million dollars. They plan to rename the lines Constitutional Lines of Mexico and advance a system enlargement while noting past damage to bridges slowed operation. The group departs San Antonio for St Louis en route to Columbus, where cars are already under construction.

Mexico Mexico City San Antonos Columbus Ohio Senor Jose Hernandez Philipio Sanchez Mr. Sanchez Gunter Hotel San Antonio St. Louis

Robbery Hits Mrs. Abbey After California Trip

Mrs. Fred Abbey of 1609 East Houston Street was robbed of two rings Wednesday morning after returning from a trip to California. The only person seen in the vicinity was the person who had been in the house earlier, prompting investigators to focus on the mysterious entry and the missing jewelry.

Fred Abbey East Houston Street California

Transfer Wagon Driver Arrested After Jewelry Theft

The room was the driver of the transfer wagon that had brought her trunk. Mr. Abbey and a detective went to the transfer company office where they recovered the rings. The driver, a Mexican, was arrested.

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