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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1900
Page
7
A dense, scanned ledger page lists February 1900 payrolls, expenses, and disbursements for city departments. It names numerous individuals and vendors, with amounts for salaries, services, and goods, plus several balances and interest remittances.
The schedule lists debits and balances for General Fund and Sinking Fund as of February 28, including total debits of 2 286 6h 8s and credits of 28 9387 71. City Auditor V. L. James certifies accuracy. committee members F. Piper R. Alexander A. Thiele approve and order publication. Sunday Short Snaps criticizes trusts in printing and labor, mentions alderman votes, Waterworks, and agitator rhetoric.
News for local enthusiasts recounts a Copano bay duck outing by I N Rothwell Jno Tobin and G A Stowers yielding over two hundred ducks. A large live-bird shoot is set at Sam Antonio Gun club Lake View at 3 pm. Tarpon season opens next month with gear costs from twenty five to one hundred dollars and notes the sport's demanding tackle and fishing waters near Corpus Christi and Aransas Pass.
The article notes tarpon in the Nueces to the Rio Grande region. at times they are plentiful and catchable, while other moments require skill and luck. A tarpon hooked does not always yield a landed fish, as many anglers attest.
The San Antonio Gun Club will open its season once its new grounds are cleared and shaped, likely in the latter part of the month or the first week in April. The opening shoot will feature its usual grand prize event.
The article notes most fishing lines and stories come from the gulf coast and California during midwinter, highlighting seasonable fish tales and related notes collected from those regions.
Readers are urged to submit brief reports on rifle and trap shooting, fishing, and other sports events of interest to sportsmen. The prompt appeal seeks concise updates from readers to fill forthcoming columns with community sports coverage.
The preservation of forests and of the waters must be given careful attention in order to make effective the plans for game and fish protection. The note calls for safeguarding streams and woods to support wildlife management goals and ensure sustainable hunting and fishing resources.
Mr. Robert Ingram of Galveston names dogs Maizy Fanchan Rexford Drummer Lad Nellie and Laki in whelp as sires and dams at Eberhardt kennels in a stud note.
An eastern dealer imported 45 tons of fish hooks in 1899, tallying 13,008,384 hooks by actual count. The figure illustrates the scale of glers supplies and market demand for fishing gear during the year.
A spring observation notes ducks shifting their flight pattern north earlier than usual. Local naturalists report unusual timing, with waterfowl migrations appearing ahead of typical seasonal windows and driven by shifting weather patterns and habitat changes.
A reflective note on how sport unites people worldwide with the sportsman and his dog depicted as inseparable companions across civilizations. The piece emphasizes universal athletic spirit and companionship in sport.
M. B. Smith of Butternut Michigan says De Witt's Little Early Risers are the very best pills for constipation liver and bowel troubles. Other names W Kalteyer J A Burke Schasse and Wm Appmann appear in the reader list with testimonial reference.
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