San Antonio acequias and the historic irrigation ditches
The article recounts San Antonio de Bexar’s ancient acequias built by Franciscan monks and settlers around 1729. It describes the Concepcion ditch, its route from a San Antonio river dam to Mission Concepcion, and the later abandonment in 1869. It notes other madre ditches serving irrigation and water supply, including the San Pedro and Alamo Madre lines, tracing their paths through the city and past landmarks.
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San Antonio de Bexar
Sidney Lanier
San Antonio
Garden Street
Mission
Mission Gardens
San Antonio River
Concepcion Ditch
San Pedro
San Pedro Park
San Pedro Cathedral
Flores Street
North Flores Street
Acequia Street
San Fernando Cathedral
Main Plaza
South Flores Street
Federal Arsenal
San Antonio & Aransas Pass
Alamo Madre
Alamo Mission
Travis
Irrigation Ditches Link Canary Islanders to Historic San Antonio
The article traces the early San Antonio irrigation network from the San Antonio river headwaters through River avenue and West Fort Sam Houston area to the Alamo and Nacogdoches streets. It describes the Alamo Madre acequia now dry, the Upper Labor ditch feeding gardens, and the 1776 water rights granted to Canary Island settlers after permission from the Spanish governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio River
River Avenue
Fort Sam Houston
Avenue E
Austin Street
Alamo
Nacogdoches, Nolan, Crockett, Blum
East Commerce Streets
Water Street
Mill
San Antonio
Soveriegn
San Pedro Springs
Acequiero
Rock Quarry
Tobin Hill
Governor Likely to Approve Redistricting Bill in Texas
The governor signals support for the redistricting bill increasing Texas House membership from 138 to 147 and expects to sign it. His stance on the Dallas criminal district court bill remains uncertain, with action anticipated soon as most measures pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Dallas
Burnet County Man Takes Treasury Clerk Post
O W Cooke of Burnet County has assumed duties as a clerk in the state treasury department after being appointed to the vacancy left by Cleveland Wilkerson. Wilkerson has joined the Corsicana National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
O. W. Cooke
Burnet
County
Cleveland Wilkerson
State Treasury Department
Wilkerson
Corsicana National Bank
Fraser Tailor Declares Finished Garment Our Unresistable Ad
Fraser, a tailor, says the completed suit or garment acts as an unbeatable advertisement, stronger than any written copy. The statement emphasizes confidence in quality and craftsmanship as the best marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraser
Teachers Elected for North and West Texas Normals
The state board of education elected Pauline D. Paulson to teach reading and direct physical culture at North Texas State Normal in Denton and Louella Saylor as assistant instructor of education at West Texas State Normal in Canyon. The regular meeting was postponed to September 18 due to the governor’s likely absence. bond matters will be taken up then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Board of Education
Pauline D. Paulson
University of Tennessee
North Texas State Normal
Denton
Louella Saylor
Teachers’ College of Illinois
West Texas State Normal
Canyon
Tuberculosis Colony Plans Move Toward Bids
Austin officials met with State Health Officer to review plans for a Carlsbad tuberculosis colony in Tom Green county. Once architect plans are approved, bids will be solicited and the contract let, with work starting promptly to complete the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Frank H. Bushick
The
Tuberculosis Commission
Carlsbad
Tom Green County
Bushick
Winslow's Soothing Syrup Aimed at Mothers and Teething
An old advertisement touts Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a trusted remedy used by millions of mothers for sixty years. It claims to ease teething pain, soothe the child, and relieve diarrhea with harmless formulas, urging readers to ask for Winslow's by name.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
New York City
Aberdeen Hotel
St. Bet
5Th Ave
Broadway
HOTEL
Algonquin
West 44Th Street
Astor House
Barclay and
Vesey Sts
Bristol
ST. Bet 6Th
Ith Aves
Earlington 27Th ST
Nhak Broadway
Grenoble
Thomas Toby
GLOBE
Sir Gibbs Bidg
Morales Transfer Co
ST. Anthony
Royal Tea Coo
Main Ave
SAN Antonio Printing CO
B. Clegg
Wlan
Erat F
Las Acequias
Medina
Leena
Texas
Kaufman
State Normal Board
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