Alpine Local Notices Highlight Businesses and Personal News
Local items report Caldwells advertising best coal seeds and gardening supplies, Alpine Mercantile selling fresh vegetables weekly, and Sheriff Jack Allen visiting from Sanderson. Notables include Hon. Jas Rooney and W.K. Shipman planning returns, Mrs. McKinney and Mrs. Gilbert traveling, and plans to extend Pecos Southler line from San Salmon Springs to Alpine.
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Engineering News
Pecos
San Salmon Springs
Alpine
Tahoks
Store Building for Sale in Quiet Main Street
A store building is available for sale on a busy Main Street. The listing highlights potential for retail or office use, a storefront with display windows, and nearby foot traffic. Property details include two floors, back alley access, and adaptable interior space.
Local man injured in gear accident at water pumping jack
Mr. H. C. Funk suffered a severe hand injury last Saturday when his left hand was caught in a cog wheel of a water pumping jack. One finger was ground off and several others mashed. Dr. Hardy said he was fortunate not to lose his entire hand.
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Mr. H.C. Funk
Dr. Hardy
For Sale Two Room House City East Of Orient Dump
Well built two room house offered for sale. Can be moved to any part of the city east of Orient dump. Apply to the office.
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Orient Dump
Ranch sale near Alpine nets 36000 for 1800 acres
Mr J C Atchison chose a sale last week with Jackson and Harmon for 1800 acres northeast of Alpine. The $36000 price equals $20 per acre and includes all livestock and Atchison's orchard. News arrives Tuesday of Bert Sanford's death in San Antonio on April 4. Sanford formerly lived in Alpine before moving to San Antonio about ten years ago.
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J. C. Atchison
Jackson & Harmon
Alpine
Bert Sanford
W. M. Sanford
San Antonio
Alamo City
Lights to Orient Depot Progress and Local Office Shuffle
Workmen install poles and string a light line to the Orient depot site as authorities expect the new station to be fully citified. A court house office swap moves Sheriff Walton to the county clerk’s old room, Assessor Phelps to Walton’s former space, and Judge Ragin into Phelps’s former office. Subscribe to the Avalanche.
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Orient Depot
Crawford
Court House
Sheriff Walton
Phelps
Mr. Walton
Judge Ragin
Mr. Phelps
Model Fruit Farm Planned for Alpine Show Spot
Jackson and Harmon will convert the Atchison ranch with its fine apple orchard into a model fruit farm near Alpine. They will hire an expert to oversee the project as thousands of fruit trees are planted, aiming to make the orchard the show spot of Alpine and West Texas.
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Jackson
Harmon
Atchinson Ranch
Alpine
West Texas
Alpine Women to Host Open House During Railroad Celebration
Visiting women from Alpine will be welcomed with cordial hospitality at the Mountainers Club rooms set aside for the occasion. A competent maid will manage the rest room, and a reception for all visiting women is planned at the Mountaineers Club on the night of the 24th while men enjoy a smoker and Dutch lunch.
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Alpine
Mountainers Club
Mountaineers Club
Complimentary Sector Fendered Railroad Mes
A Saturday night event hosted 73 construction crew members and 18 Alpine Retail Merchants Association volunteers in the Masonic building’s former Ford Bakery room. Toast master Jim P. Wilson led, Dr. Benj F. Berkeley gave the welcome, and Mr Hall the Irish Blakey entertained with stories amid a spread of sandwiches, pickles, coffee, and goodwill between railroads and shippers.
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Orient Railway
Alpine Retail Merchants Association
Masonic
Ford Bakery
Jim P. Wilson
Benj. F. Berkeley
Tom Trim
SD. Hargrove
The
Orient
F. E
P. Wilson
C. K
Hall
Blakey
J. W. Wright
Iso
Alpine
Committee shifts barbecue to courthouse yard for celebration
At a Monday meeting of the arrangement committee overseeing the coming celebration, the plan changes from the skating rink to the courthouse yard for the barbecue. Sheriff Walton and one deputy are assigned to maintain order and manage the expected large crowd during the event.
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Walton
Handsome Saddle and Harness Catalogue Issued by Alpine Firm
A. Williams & Co. of Alpine released a 35 page catalogue featuring half tone pictures of their saddles and harness. The Avalanche job office under J R Bouriland produced the book, and despite prices from San Antonio and other cities, the Avalanche bid was lower than all others.
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A. Williams & Co
Alpine
Avalanche
J. R. Bour
Iland
Williams
San Antonio
Orient to connect with Southern Pacific by April 15
A prominent Orient official said plans will connect the track with the Southern Pacific by night this Saturday. Freight from the SP expected by April 15, enabling excursionists from San Angelo and other Orient towns arriving on the 24th to be unloaded at the SP station. Dr. Paul Smith of Boon & Smith, scientific masseurs, opened an office at the Dougat hotel after living in Sebinal, Texas.
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Chamber of Commerce
AL i
Orient Railroad
F. Owen
Secy
Southern Pacific
Orient
San Angelo
S. P
Paul Smith
Boon & Smith, Scientific Maseurs
Sebinal
Texas
Alpine
Dougat Hotel
Sprinkling Planned for Business District Streets
Mr Guy Crawford leads a plan assisted by the Avalanche to install a street sprinkler system for the coming summer. The program targets business district streets to keep dust down, though not all streets will be sprayed.
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Guy Crawford
Busiess
Mayor Gus Jones Dies Suddenly in San Antonio
Hon A M Jones mayor of San Antonio and noted Texas cowman died unexpectedly in his St. Anthony hotel apartment Tuesday night. Dr J A Hardy, county health officer, issued a notice ordering property owners to begin clean sanitary conditions by April 20, urging citizen cooperation.
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A. M. Jones
San Antonio
Texas
St. Anthony
Everett C. Townsend
Pecos County
Henry W. Townsend
J. A. Hardy
Dr. Hardy
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Walter Garnett
el Paso
Federal
Star Theatre
A Alpine Merantile Co
Jack Allen
Sanderson
Caldwell
Will Baines
Stockmen's Cafe
Old Reliable
J. W. Rion
W.K. Shipman
del Rio
Mesdames
R. E. Taylor
Katie Lavender
Ft. Stockton
W. P. Flow
Alpine Steam Laundry
Jas. Rooney
Advt
A. McCallum
Alpine Mercantile Co
Orly
R. C. McKinney
Eastern Points
G.C. Smith and Sons
Johannsh Wimpkine
Lackey
W. H. Hargrove
Ofc
D. Kleinman
Gillian Bechtel
Doughlerty House
Alpine Lumber Company
G.C. Smith and
Lone
L. O. McNew
Marta Came
J. R. Bourland
Marfa
Ly A. McCallum
W. K. Shipman
Jas. Yates
R.C. Phelps
T. C. Watson
Methodist Church
Bell House
J. R. Middlebrook
Fort Worth
Ford Jackson
Washington
Kleinman’s
D. “Quality Corner Store
Céeen
G. C. Smith & Sons
Gus” Jones
Paul J. Vogt
HaKnow
Mc Puows
Plawtras
Parm Impli Ormick
R. B. Slight & CO
Measday & Co
Holland Hotel
Peon
Alpine Power Company
West Texas Grocery Company
W. F. McGaughy
Lackey Bldg
Palace Pharmacy
Pure Fresh Drugs
el Paso Herald
Galveston News
Dallas
W. Evans
E. B. Chandler
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