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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1912
Page
6
Real Estate exchange members will meet tomorrow at 12 30 noon in the Crockett hotel to consider by laws changes. Notices were mailed yesterday. first Crockett hotel meeting urged for strong attendance. Also items on local ads and notices from various services appear in the page.
The signatory forbids any cattle using listed brands except Beeves and allows stockmen to sell their Beaves after proper inspection and prompt settlement. He grants permission for others to use his Beeves to supply LI M. USSERY, Oakville, Texas. Crop left underslope and various brand terms are noted.
Thieves captured on file in Justice Fisk's court yesterday afternoon after gaining entry by breaking a rear window. Some knives were recovered. In Seguin Colonel George Holloman, aged nearly 88, lies ill at home. his son T H Holloman, deputy U S marshal, is at his bedside. Riverside Park Baptist aid society elected officers for the coming year with Mrs J D Harvey as president and Agnes Akin as treasurer.
Livestock agent for the Southern Pacific returned to San Antonio from Marfa reporting the border region quiet. Disturbances reported in recent days affected business conditions but little.
Miss Zoe Kuykendahl of Austin is in the city for a brief visit to her aunt Mrs. Louis De Nette at 417 San Pedro Avenue. She is en route to Kerrville for a lengthy stay.
The congregation Red Sel Sholom will hold religious services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at Turner Hall with Rev. H Seibel officiating and a choir. For seating, call the two numbers 2598 and 2631.
An advertisement urges shoppers to call two ninety two for pricing on hams bacon lard and compound. It asserts the product quality equals the best standard and emphasizes the home-made claim as a selling point.
A consumer appeal argues for cooking at home instead of meals delivered from Chicago Kansas City or Omaha. It contrasts convenience with cost and quality, urging readers to consider local options and personal control over ingredients.
Vitagraph comedy Bumps the elephant, circus clown, and Bunny headline Wigwam shows today. Also Two Cinders comedy drama Biograph Special A Pueblo Legend and Martinette and Lewis sing matinee and night. Pike offers Anderson in Broncho Billy for Sheriff A Water Fight Lubin comedy and Jim Blud repeated by request.
The attorney general's department approved a $10,000 Longview waterworks extension bond issue. The bonds carry 6 percent interest, mature in forty years with a twenty year option, and were registered in the comptroller's department.
Readers are reminded of how Texas cattle men advertised brands to curb mavericks in a prerail era. Old papers recount Indian raids, long cattle drives to Kansas City, brutal frontier life, and glimpses of Frio City merchants noting horse thefts and massacres, with Head of Him as last trail post.
San Antonio officials prepare a sizable delegation to the American Road congress in Atlantic City from Sept 30 to Oct 56. D B E Colp notes the event will aid local road improvement efforts as exhibits cover road machinery materials and construction, with nation leaders including President Taft and Governor Wilson connected to the congress.
A. L. Parker Ass't Mgr confirms Mr. W. D. Hussung has fulfilled a four year pest control contract. The firm renewed the agreement for another year covering Hotel Gayoso and Peabody Hotel, noting complete satisfaction with services.
Mr W D Hussing of St Louis Missouri writes a strong endorsement for the Bug Exterminator, stating the services have given greater satisfaction than any previous pest control experiences.
Chicago reports recount Judge D B Chapin of San Antonio defending his broad brimmed felt sombrero after three men in the Auditorium hotel lobby mocked it. He denied being a fighter and described himself as a peaceful Texas citizen while twirling the hat.
Miss Mary C Patton opens her studio in the Stevens building at 129 1 2 W Commerce St with hours from 10 to 12. The brief notice notes the new location and business hours.
Judge Sam Spear of San Benito and Judge John Bartlett submitted a $450,000 San Benito drainage district bonds issue to the attorney general for approval. The 5 percent bonds mature in 25 years with a 10 year option and will drain about 100000 acres of fertile land near San Benito valued at $150 per acre. The bonds were approved.
E F Gossett state bank examiner returned from Rockdale where he formally opened for business the Citizens State Bank of Rockdale with capital stock of 30000 dollars. The bank has adopted the guaranty fund plan for deposit protection and received a certificate of authority from the state banking board to operate in Texas.
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