#julien prade

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A Thing Never Done on Skates Before

8 FEB 1885. Austin Daily Statesman.

Skating Sensation. 

Next Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, there will be some of the most extraordinary skating at Turner Hall. Nothing like it was ever seen in Austin before. Mr. J. Prade has engaged, at great expense, the champion skaters of America, Prof. O’Rourke and Allison. They astonish all spectators by their wonderful combination, fancy and trick skating. They will perform the marvelous feat of jumping over twelve chairs -- a thing never done on skates before.

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Successful Piece of Villainy - Appliances for Increase of Activity and Muscle

13 DEC 1884. Austin Daily Statesman.

A Bold Robbery.

Last night as Mr. Abe Williams was returning home after leaving the theater, he was the victim of a successful piece of villainy. He was nearing his residence on Guadalupe street, between Pine and Pecan, near Mrs. Finnin’s boarding house, when a couple of masked men emerged from an alley in the rear of the house, and bidding him halt, threw down on him what Williams supposed to be a six-shooter. He was ordered to throw up his hands, and was then relieved of his purse, containing only a small amount of money, and a fine gold watch and chain. The robber then led him down the alley a short distance and told him to run if he valued his life. As he did put some estimate on his existence, Mr. Williams proceeded to comply with their request, though being a rather fleshy gentleman he was considerably out of wind, when, after heeling it for several blocks, he pulled up at the house of a friend. To him he related what had occurred, and returning to the city also told his story to officer Johnson of the police force. At last accounts the rascally thieves had not been taken in.

DESERVING ENTERPRISE. How the Young Men of Austin Mean to Enlarge Their Muscles.

A Statesman reporter dropped in at Turner Hall last night and a pleasant scene greeted his eye. Some forty or fifty of the leading young men of Austin were enjoying themselves in various athletic amusements, and the spacious hall resounded with their merry racket. It was the practice room of the new gymnastic association. Athletic apparatus of every description lay around -- clubs, sandbags, horizontal bars, ropes, ladders, rowing machines, spring-boards, boxing gloves, trapeze, and various other appliances for increase of activity and muscle, abounded. In fact, Mr. Prade, the enterprising proprietor, could have done the young men of this city no greater favor than the establishment of the elegantly equipped gymnasium. In his usual courteous and gentlemanly manner, Mr. Ed. Steuber showed the reporter over the room. Mr. Steuber is engaged as instructor in these manly sports, and a better man for the place isn’t to be found in Austin. He is not only an accomplished athlete, but a gentleman whose pleasing manner has won for him a host of friends. The club now consists of 135 members and is daily increasing in numbers. It is a credit to the city, and should meet the approbation and support of everybody. On the 26th inst., the night after Christmas, a masqued ball will be given by the club, and a grand time is predicted.

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Robertson Hill School - Medical Attention in a Civilized Community - Important Improvements

7 SEP 1884. Austin Daily Statesman.

ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Austin city school board have purchased five lots of ground, in an eligible position on Robertson hill, within the city limits, on which a school house will be built for the accommodation of the parents of colored children.

BRIEF MENTION.

Officer Howe complains that he has twice notified the city physician that Ada Mason, a woman of the first ward, was in need of medical attention, but so far she has not received even a call. It is true she has no money, but the question might reasonably be asked whether that should be a bar to the ordinary attention given to paupers in a civilized community?

Mr. J. Prade will be ready to throw Turner Hall open to the public in a few days. He is not building an additional hall on the north, and making other equally important improvements. The hall will be opened by a grand roller-skating tournament, notice of which will be given in due season. Mr. Prade is determined to have nothing undone that will help in any way to make this the finest hall for all purposes in the city.

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Ice Cream Accident - Killed Winged Fruit - Avenue Flooded

12 APR 1884. Austin Daily Statesman.

BRIEF MENTION.

Quite a serious accident occurred at Mr. Prade’s ice cream parlor. Herman Settegast was working under a shelf, on which was a large ice cream freezer knife. He jarred the knife from the shelf and it struck him on the head, making a dangerous wound. An artery was severed and the man like to have bled to death before Dr. Wooten could check the flow of blood. He is all right now, however; only a little weak from the loss of blood.

Col. Maxey and Capt. Love, two of Austin’s best shots, went out to take in that harmless little bird, the ployer. They killed eighty-one of the winged fruit and returned happy. The birds were bagged near Onion creek. Several other parties have been on like missions, and all have had more or less luck. One gentleman brought in fifty birds and another thirty-six.

The rain yesterday morning did a deal of damage in the city. It washed away the wall built to protect Mr. Gain’s cellar. It also washed out the sewer in several places and caused the stores along the Avenue to be flooded. The wash in the streets was likewise quite bad and all in all the damage done will foot up no little sum.

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Wolf Chase Party - Steam for Ice Cream

11 MAR 1883. Austin Daily Statesman.

CITY MATTERS IN BRIEF.

There is to be a wolf-chase on Maharre’s creek, east of Driskill’s pasture, on Saturday morning, March 17. Parties with or without hounds are invited to meet there. The Austin party will leave town about noon on the Friday before.

Ice Cream by Steam.

We have to chronicle another advance for Austin. Mr. J. Prade is putting in a steam engine with which he intends to run improved machinery for making ice cream, and to cool and ventilate his parlors. By means of his improved machinery and the use of steam power he will be able to make a much better and finer article of cream, and can furnish it in quantities to hotels, restaurants and families at lower prices than ever before, besides keeping his parlors, which he has recently enlarged, always delightfully cool and pleasant.