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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1901
Page
5
List of remaining unclaimed letters at the San Antonio Texas post office for the week ending Saturday June 15. Recipients urged to respond if advertised with a one cent fee. names cover numerous individuals, including Ackse, Arriaga, Averett, Allen, Aguilar Jr., and many others.
A scanned roster lists individuals with initials and surnames including Aronigo Campoz Casas Cavazos Delgado Escamilla Golding Gonzales Lopez Martinez Ortis Precedo Romero Rodrigues Santin Simmons among other entries. No further details or contexts are provided in the readable text.
Miss Kittie Halleaux and several firms including Alamo Union Croft and Co John Lynch Son and Co Andrews Roberts Co Bearden and With ars Rose and Davison are referenced in a partnership context. The fragment notes multiple entities likely connected by business ties or joint venture in a historical page snippet.
JP Bentiman of Alamo Trunk Factory promotes a wide stock of trunks with full warranties and modern construction. He claims long experience, honest work, and dependable guarantees, urging buyers to choose the right dealer for value.
An advertisement extols Bailie’s Steam Bakery bread as superior to other whit breads. It cites the use of best flour, a solid compact texture without holes, cleanliness from machinery, and increasing sales as proof of its quality.
Notice to contractors bids must be received by 4 p m June 25 for erection of a school house at the Hackberry and Centre street corner. Plans and specs available at the office of architect James Waitrenberger 616 St Reuter Building.
Catholic Central Union offers all beverage lunch and ice cream stands for sale for a 4th of July celebration. Listing shows J J Sweeney? and W Commerce Street 616 as contact points for bidders.
Enthusiastic teachers praise strict discipline and rapid advancement at Alamo City Business College in Alamo narrance building. A fragment notes a date 6 16 4 and hints at a ceremonial or organizational context.
M and M Fe O'Brien move from the northwest corner to the southwest corner of Lot 1 on South Flores street with a project cost of $1. William Matthies plans a new addition to the structure.
Exclusive shirt waists attract San Antonio shoppers with sheer white Victoria lawn pieces trimmed with embroidery and tuckings, tucked backs and bishop sleeves. Colored Irish lawn waists, trimmed and inserted, priced at 1.50, offered Monday.
A list of proposed works includes Lizzie Schulz moving a stable at 1504 South Presa Street, Carson Street dormitory by West Texas Military Academy for 2700 dollars, Nicolas Romero building a Leigh Street two-room box house for 50 dollars, Duval West constructing a one-room edition at 207 Maverick Grove for 150 dollars, Nicholson & Janin erecting a warehouse on South Medina Street for 8000 dollars, and M. J. Hewitt building a stable at 603 Juenter Street for 50 dollars.
A bold ad touts Goggan Pianos at low price with easy payments and a solid warranty. The seller is described as a 35 year standing house linked to an established institution dating to 1866, Goggan Bros. 116 tf.
Real estate transfers listed include C A Goeth to San Antonio Compress Co lot 10 18 block 2 new city lock 493 bounded by Davis Lackterry Crosby and Mesquite streets 2900 Frank Flock to Thomas V Manos res of the Manchaca and Nener surveys on the Cibolo Creek about 17 miles east of San Antonio in Bexar and Wilson counties 1200 Sadie A Haley to Lonie Lopez lot 11 and north half of lot 12 block 1 on South Pinto street Prospect Hill 3800 Sabina and John Sonnen to San Antonio Compress Co lot 2 block 9 on Medina street 650 Adelaide Valdez and estate of John M Valdez deceased to Soviedad de la Union part of lot 7 block 3 on Pecos street 650 Leopold Hurat to San Antonio Compress Co lot 9 block 2 on Mesquite Street 435 J D Guinn to Ed Hall strip of land 0 feet wide on the San Antonio Railroad payoree road 1 and other considerations McFall Bros to Paul Schmidt lot 7 block 7 on Government Hill 200 N Wheelers McWolfe to Mrs A M Matthews lot 16 block 1 new city lock 1396 on Wyoming street 1250 Carlos and Maria Fiores to Mrs A McCarty ten feet off the east of lot 10 and all of lot 11 block 61 city block 2530 bounded by San Jacinto Trinity and Keralve streets 400 GAR OF LINOLEUMS are in yesterday Come tomorrow and see the new patterns Wolfson Summer School Eager Monday Six weeks term 3 Shaft & Downey's Commercial College
George C. Altgelt, prominent city attorney, was injured Friday night on River avenue when his horse bolted after a sudden turn. He was thrown from his buggy, bruised, and struck his head, then taken to his home at Brackenridge and Harnard streets.
A daughter of Mr and Mrs William Schumann 215 North Hackberry was christened last Sunday by Rev B Goddes. The child was named Clara Cresencia Wilhelmina Schumann with sponsors Mr William Borgmann Miss Clara Bluemel and Miss Cresencia Javerney. A large party of friends attended and the event was observed pleasantly.
A pleasant surprise party was tendered to Mr W Woodman at his home 414 Peach Street last night for his thirty seventh birthday. The Electrical Workers' union presented a gold harp shaped watch chain. Refreshments, toasts, and good wishes followed.
The city clerk’s office recorded petitions from Miss A. W. Dashiel seeking a refund of taxes paid in error Pred Wuennink seeking a refund of poll tax paid in error Frank Talerico seeking correction of assessment and St Mary’s School seeking permission to repair the roof of a new building with shingles.
The death of C. W. Bein traffic manager of the Southern Pacific in Houston occurred a few days before his cousin Miss Kitty Bein died Friday night. Both aged similarly and deeply bonded, Miss Bein's remains were sent to New Orleans for burial as Dr. Russell Caffery of San Antonio is noted as an aunt’s relation.
At breakfast Aunt Julia cautions the narrator about marrying a wealthy, accomplished woman. The talk reveals he once asked Betty Mallard to marry him, she refused, and he then went abroad. Aunt Julia schemes to arrange the match, inviting Betty’s introduction at Harriet Mohun’s party.
A Chicago Record-Herald line remarks on a weather man who could conjure rain with a thought about a country pleasure trip, joking that long distance forecasting resembles mind reading and shaping plans.
A pair of exchange lines celebrate a fine yacht, with one noting admiration and the other praising enjoyment even while sober. The dialogue suggests a refined social moment centered on the sea craft.
Local veterans groups report progress on the Glorious Fourth celebration. A Sham Battle is planned with New Braunfels and San Marcos units invited, and U S artillery may appear. Prof Harry Loraine will perform a trapeze stunt as a balloon ascends. Booster efforts seek discount excursion rates and small financial contributions from residents. The event site at Madarasz Farm on the San Antonio river offers picnics with refreshments and XXX beer.
Real estate notices advertise numerous seven to twelve room houses near key landmarks. Listings include two brick cottages at 4 000 each or 7 000 for both, ten room houses with stables, extensive lots, and proximity to post office and car lines. Prices range from 2 000 to 14 000 with multiple streets noted.
Several blocks of vacant lots on Laurel Heights and Dwyer Avenue offered at 600 and 7000 dollars respectively ahd more parcels listed on Government Hill San Pedro and other areas. Medina properties 700 acres with water and pecan bottom priced at 10 per acre. San Antonio river near Floresville 600 acres with 200 cultivated and two houses at 10 per acre. Walnut Spring area 343 acres with permanent water fenced half cultivated at 810 per acre. Sutherland Spring 112 acres with half cultivated.
A partial property list invites inquiries about available holdings and promises to provide all information. It urges readers to call or write the office, notes aid in finding revenue-producing property, and mentions East Crockett Street near Grand (text readable).
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