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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1885
Page
4
Various city items include job ads at Joske Brothers and Emersons, market updates on cranberries and celery, and notices of meetings from City Finance to the Hebrew youth picnic. Reports cover arrests, marriage licenses, street work, and social events with names of local businesses and residents.
Thomas Campbell and wife sell lots 1 and 2 block 1 on San Pedro avenue to W W King for 7050 dollars. Juan Viagran and Dionysia Losoya de Viagran sell two lots on the south side of the Medina river at Losoya Crogaing to Guadalupe Diaz for 80 dollars. William Arnold and Mathilda Arnold sell lots 31 and 32 east side San Antonio river and south of Goliad street to George Schroeder for 100 dollars. Oldest Established Bakery Louis Spahn 228 Commerce street offers fresh bread pies cakes confections and other goods with prompt delivery. The text also notes Opera Pats cigarettes.
A parade of notable visitors fills Austin as Mr. R E Tatum and others are ill or recovering while J F Burns and Sheriff J E Jones arrive in the city. Major I C Stafford travels through en route home after court in Uvalde. Wool broker J G Hubbard returns from the Northwest, and two San Antonio Rifles members wed in Austin and Ellicott Maryland.
Juan Cortez and Precili ano Cerda were jailed after a morning confrontation at Cerda’s home on Military Plaza. Cerda struck with a rock wounding Cortez. both appeared before the Recorder with Cerda fined five dollars and Cortez dismissed. The article notes the death of ex Senator Gwinn in New York and his war era actions and imprisonment.
A funeral procession on Acequia street was disrupted when hack driver Charles Devan lost control at Hack 69. A wheel struck a buggy carrying Mr. Santleben, throwing him from the vehicle. Santleben sustained bruises and indignation prompts arrest of the hackman.
Officer Ziegler opened the National Trader's Bank on Commerce Street after discovering the doors were unfastened. He conducted a search and found the premises empty, then secured the doors and notified bank authorities of the incident.
Woll and Marx fined for obstructing the sidewalk. Gus Shilander, Rubino Sanchez, John Lamar, and Presiliano Cerda cited for hack ordinance violations or fighting. Cortez dismissed for quarreling. Agee Franz and Juala Stone with Maria Lewis faced continuing cases for leaving or fighting.
A frontier style sales pitch claims Brown's Iron Bitters drives away two grim monsters of illness. It cites historical figures and promises blood renewal, strengthened nerves, relief from dyspepsia, rheumatism, and malaria, supported by testimonials offered for inspection.
A San Pedro gathering at Blas Mateu’s store created a temporary organization named the San Pedro Politico club with Jose Morin as chairman and J Randolph as secretary. The group aims to oppose the current administration and discuss possible union with the Sociedad Benevolencia Mexicana while planning further meetings. The piece also notes Mrs Apollonario Giraud’s funeral at San Fernando cathedral with Bishop Neraz officiating and a serenading party touring the city in a moonlit hack with Zottarelli’s band visiting several homes and families tonight.
A colored woman Julia Stone accosted Maria Lewis at her west San Pedro creek home asking for snuff. They fought in the street, leaving Julia with two black eyes. Officer Summers escorted them to the bat cave. Probate court proceedings in Canton and estate matters noted, plus auctions and local notices and advertisements appear in this city notice page.
Call and see V Lorra the tailor. He has just received the finest line of fall goods. Emerson's buys and sells good second hand clothing. Clocks warranted at Emerson's from $1 up. Three two story houses with seven and nine rooms for sale. Furniture carpets new also for sale at less than 50 cents on the dollar. Apply Bradley and Groesbeck 402 East Houston Street.
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