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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
2
The snippet lists editor J Yates and a subscription price of 81.50. It notes an advance for Portthice in Alpine and references Texas 94 Mal, indicating a local telegraph or postal service notice.
A fragmented report contrasts British organized labor siding with government enlistment against a British anti war stance with American labor’s support for Mr Gompers defense plan. It notes public meetings, arrivals at the Holland hotel, and several social notices from Alpine including weddings, gatherings, and local business prompts from residents and organizations.
The dtua y Can met Thursday at 4:00 p m with Mrs Burton and Mrs W J Yates as new president. Mrs Smither led the afternoon, discussing Cymbeline and Macbeth as the next lesson. Attendees included Mesdames Yates Gillett Smithers Burton Burke Baines Hancock Townsend and McCool. May 4th will host Mia Townsend as hostess. Reporter.
Alpine plans a summer baseball team composed entirely of home talent. Manager Fritz Weyerts will organize regular practices and arrange games with nearby towns. He asks local citizens to help provide uniforms and equipment for broad public support.
Mr A F Robinson formerly yer of the Dry Goods and Joining Department of the Alpine Mercantile Co has accepted a position with Clarence Hord where he will be pleased to wait on his friends and patrons Advt Agent Cunningham of the State penitentiary force was here yesterday and took Howard Seay to the penitentiary to begin a five year sentence imposed at the last term of district court for the murder of SD Beach Choice young cockrels from 200 eggstrain S C White eghorns $1 each Bechtels Poultry Farm 4Bath Alpine Texas
Wanted address of F H Hartzog or his heirs if dead last heard from in Wise county in 1896. Address Fr Heeler 1356 W 14 st Chicago ul one two room house furnished for housekeeping also two rooms furnished for housekeeping one one room bungalow furnished phone 76 advt
Statement of Ownership and Management for a Texas Alpine periodical. Lists security holders and names including W. J. Vat Po Wikow, J. D. Jackson, J. A. Wake, estate of R. J. Nevill, C. A. Brown, Mrs. Jeo. Weyer, Paul J. Vogt, Jo We Phelps, Jeb Craven, and others. Filed by notary GW Mastin before April 30 1916. Published in Alpine Texas with offices in Alpine and San Antonio.
Deputy Sheriff Jno Young Je arrested a young man here Tuesday night who is wanted in Ft Stockton. Prisoner found with two watches and $7.40 in silver. Age 81 appears unclear. Bor. 485 Alpine Texas, notes a trip to the lower country.
Members of the Masonic lodge listed to travel to Marfa this evening to assist in initiating members there. The group includes A B Sandifer Geo Baines D Kleinman Scales T Shone Lee Hawoo W E Caldwell R B Slight Ino Gentry W F Collett H W Ferguson H Hord 5 Draper Jas T Tart R S Cames J F Sutton GK Lange and Jeff Wade. They will return the same night by auto.
Private John Wade of the Twenty-Fourth Infantry was killed by Ranger Barler during an arrest attempt in a restricted district. Several soldiers fled. a Mexican Deputy Sheriff was briefly accosted. Gen Funston ordered withdrawal of the 24th Infantry units from Del Rio to serve along the line of communication in Mexico. Also notes a real estate ad and a Democratic party convention call listing May 6 and May 9 as precinct and county meeting dates for delegate selection to higher gatherings.
The Cash Frocery Store announces free delivery to the public and invites orders. The notice promises savings by choosing their prices and urges customers to take advantage of the service.
Reports from Reeves county ranchmen detail severe losses from a recent cold wave. Thousands of cattle perished across the county with Saragosa bearing heavy damage. Seven inches of snow fell in one morning and 60 head were found dead in a ditch at Old Town as part of a 400 cattle ranch liquidation.
A shipment arrives showing a full assortment of chick joints and feed homers along with Aloalas 939 esaliry netting Alpine Fardiware Co. showing market activity.
Texas sheriff or constable must publish for twenty days in a Brewster County newspaper. Heirs and interested parties are urged to file objections to final account of H. L. Lackey deceased by the May Term 1916, to be held May 15 in Alpine. Witness W. H. Lease, Clerk, Brewster County Court. Deputy M. S. Burke.
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