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San Antonio Sunday Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1905

Page

8

Post The New Work Now Being Done At The Post

Additions to the General Staff General Baldwin to inspect the Headquarters Bids Open for Building Material for Repairs and for the New Mess Halls General Lee and Star Return From Leon Springs Fort Bliss Reservation fencing and sidewalks being built Fort Brown brushwork for river and protection being done Fort Clark shelter for apparatus being erected Jackson merri un ditching and repairs to steam launch Lancaster Fort Logan H Roots post exchange and gymnasium being erected Fort Mclntosh repairing of buildings and extension of sewer system Fort Reno repairing of tank sidewalks and the screen Id repairing settling gymnasium and enlarging

Department of Texas Fort Bliss Fort Brown Fort Clark Jackson Merri UN Lancaster Fort Logan H. Roots Fort Mclntosh Ort Reno

Altering Stables and Repairs in Texas Department Work

In Texas a project to alter stables for veterinary purposes and to paint officers quarters plus repair sidewalks is underway. The work currently in progress differs from planned future tasks and excludes items yet to be done.

Department of Texas

Army officers assigned to general staff duties announced

By order of the President Major Francis J. Kernan Twenty sixth Infantry and Captain W N Wright of the Second Infantry have been appointed on the general staff Major Kernan will remain at Fort Sam Houston until further orders Captain Wright is ordered to report to the commanding general of the northern division as assistant to the chief of the staff

Francis J. Kernan W. N.wright Second Infantry Kernan Fort Sam Houston Wright

General Baldwin to Inspect Texas Department

General Frank N Baldwin of the southern division will arrive here in a few days for an inspection tour of the Department of Texas. He will be received with appropriate ceremonial honors.

Frank N. Baldwin Southern Division Department of ‘Texas

Bids Opened for Thirteen Mess Halls Construction

Bids opened yesterday for building thirteen mess halls with T. F. Shields indicated as the likely lowest bidder though full tabulation was not complete. Additional bids for remodeling and repairing the upper post were also opened and are still being tabulated with no lowest bidder determined yet.

T. F. Shields

Recruits Move to Fort Clark under Troop Leaders

Eighty nine First Cavalry recruits depart Jefferson Barracks Missouri bound for Fort Clark to join eight troops. Lieutenants Guiney and Ely oversee the transfer and assign the new soldiers to units once landed.

First Cavalry Fort Clark Jefferson Barracks Guiney Ely Fort

Army inspection tour ends with satisfactory reports

General Lee and aides Lieutenant McCaskey and Colonel Brown return from Leon Springs after a tour of inspection. Everything found in most satisfactory condition and duties completed with approval.

Lee McCaskey Brown Leon Springs

Military notices and personnel changes at Forts McIntosh Ringgold Yellow Stone

Lieutenant Jones proceeds to Fort McIntosh to prepare topographical maps for several weeks. A shirtwaist dance will be held in the mess hall on Tuesday. Lieutenant R. K. Spiller receives a two month leave with possible one month extension starting July 5. Private Harry W. Fulmer to report to Joplin recruiting office. Recruit Edward Raeder to report to Fort Yellow Stone. Prison guards relieved: PFCs Purselly Ritter Blackburn Davis Burke Sloan. New postings: Sergeant Cormate and Privates Fry Gardner McClinto Fowler Jakeway. Kimball detailed to post garden replacing Reynolds.

Jones Artillery Fort McIntosh R. K. Spiller Infantry Fort Ringgold Harry W. Fulmer Joplin Miss Edward Raeder Third Cavalry Fort Yellow Stone Wyoming James Purselly Phillip G. Ritter Jas F. Blackburn W. Davis John Burke W. K. Sloan Twenty-sixth Infantry Hugh Cormate Ri, Fry A. A. Gardner Edward McClinto M. Fowler F. Jakeway Zar Judd 2. Kimball W. J. Reynolds

Lawton Assigned to General Details and Ground Clearing

B Lawton of the Thirtieth Infantry has been detailed to his new duties. Repairs to the sidewalk around the department headquarters and clearing of the parade grounds and lawns are in progress.

B. Lawton Thirtieth Infantry

Finance Committee for Gift Chapel Names Set

Colonel George W Brackenridge chairs a citizens advisory panel that appoints J P Barclay as chair and selects a finance committee for a chapel gift to the military post The list includes L J Hart O C Guessar Nat M Washer W J Stiles George C Saur N B Graham Albert Steves I P Chapa T L Conroy William Cassin Charles M Tobin R B Green Charles B Mullaly Joe Frost A S Gage W W Lipscomb The chairman says more names will be added and a meeting is scheduled tomorrow at 6 PM at the Business Men's club.

George W. Brackenridge Citizens’ Advisory Committee J. P. Barclay L. J. Hart O. C. Guessar Nat M. Washer W. J. Stiles George C. Saur Graham Albert Steves A. Chapa T. Ll. Conroy William Cassin Charles

Artery Reopened After Bicycle Collision

Mr William Tolle suffered a wrist artery cut while timing Wag during a bicycle ride yesterday and collided with a vehicle. The artery reopened and required prompt medical care to prevent fatal bleeding. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea advertised at 35 cents by L. & G. N. Drug Store as a general health aid.

William Tolle Hollister Rocky Mountain G. N. Drug Store

Notice to Graphophones Buyers on Record Prices

Catalog notice from Louis Bookstor at 521 EB Houston announcing Columbia ringer records for phonographs at 25 cents each, half load now sold, previously 50 cents, targeting owners of Graphophones and phonographs.

Columbia Ringer Records Louis Bookstor EB. Houston

Rockport Angling Booms With Record Tarpon Catches

Judge B M Sheldon visiting Rockport reports very good fishing with tarpon records smashed this week. Locals note 900 pounds of mackerel caught recently and a 40 pound trout haul in one hour by R H Innes and J N Brown. The town fills with strangers as Del Mar hotel guests rise.

B. M. Sheldon Rockport Shildon R. H. Innes J. N. Brown Paul Sorreson del Mar Hotel

Abandoned-house pair jailed on vagrancy charges

A white woman named Tda Harper about 25 and white man P. G. Stahl were found in a vacant house at 25 Bulz Street and arrested by Officer W. C. Matthews on vagrancy charges. Police say the couple had no furniture or food, slept on the bare floor, and lived together after fleeing to brush and vacant homes, aided only by anonymous neighbors.

Tda Harper P. G. Stahl Bulz Street W. C. Matthews

City Collector Leaves Office With Good Record

The city treasurer’s books for the year ending May 31 totaled 688070.58 the largest annual collection. The accounts balance to a cent and will be handed to the new incumbent Villemain. Funds include general tax 34800.63 1903 24566.82 1904 330760.55 1905 1008.00 fire protection 8896.48 sinking 256681.97 cemetery 2760.00 improvement district 8179.80 Carnegie 6800.10 totaling 118966.33.

John A. Bitter Villemain Carnegie Fund

Interesting Lecture On Customs Of India At San Antonio

The Scientific Society of San Antonio marks its first anniversary with a special event next Wednesday evening in the Scientific rooms. Prof C F Saldanha B A, a highly educated Hindu with Bombay university degrees and professorships, will speak. He is a member of the Royal Asiatic Academy.

San Antonio California el Paso Scientific Society Prof Saldanha India Scientific Society of C. F. Saldanha University of Bombay Royal Asiatic Academy

Columbia Graphophone Records At Louis Book Store

Go to Louis Book Store and hear new Columbia Graphophone records. They offer grand choice from opera to rag time, with 10 000 records to select from, price only 25 cents each.

Louis Book Store Columbia Graphophone

Joy Sodas Spark City Sales and Safety Pledge

Local shops tout a Joy branded fountain and a promise of top standard wiring by Martin Wright. New materials comply with National Insurance Underwriters requirements, signaling broad adoption and safety.

Martin Wright National Insurance

Prominent Pythian Passes Away at Waco

Prof. A J Moore once secretary of the endowment board of the Knights of Pythias died in Waco yesterday afternoon. He had served as principal of Waco High School for twenty seven years and was about fifty years old. Moore was widely known in Pythian circles and his death is deeply regretted.

H. A. Wells The Knights of Pythias L. M. Mitchell Waco A. J. Moore

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