Alpine Community News Roundup and Orient Depot Plans
Alpine residents hear updates on local visits and arrivals. Forthcoming Orient depot work uses two boxcars as temporary facilities. new air dome at Callum Weaver project. various guests and social events feature at Alpine, Me Callum, and San Angelo. Plans include train transfers, a dedicated agent, and a reorganized service with FSC Noessel as train master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.R. Blankenship
San Marcos
Orient
Fred Ater
Crowell
Texas
Callum & Weaver
Middlebrook
Pumpville
Alpine
Harrison
First cattle shipment sets sail from Alpine
Mr Guy Combs of Zombs Cattle Co receives the honor of making the first cattle shipment over the Orient from Alpine. They departed Martah Monday evening, transferred to the Orient track three hours later, as church announcements note tent meetings and services through May and June led by Rev. J A Ray, with community notices on church activities and a recruiting station to be opened by Corporal Loveland at El Paso. An ad offers one hundred acres of apple trees for sale at half price through A McCallum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Combs
Zombs Cattle Co
County
Orient
Alpine
Martah
Orient Track
Methodist Church
J. A. Ray
H.M. Smith
Avalanche
Barney
U.S. Army
el Paso
Corporal Loveland
Loveland
Advt
A. McCallum
Are Perfectly Tame at Alpine Boosters Meet
Advance agents at the San Angelo boosters told Alpine residents that the horses and cow are halter broke and need only hay to stay quiet. Caldwells provides both the animals and feed. The Orient depot staff includes Ater, Arthur Ragin, and ticket operator B. F. Smith. Mitchell Gillet’s Ft. Stockton store manager visited to enjoy the mountain air. The Oviedo train was delayed by washed bridges between Rankin and San Angelo. San Angelo and El Paso specials expected this afternoon at 4:30 and 7:40. Caldwells advertises supplies for hens and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehmann—Herbert Stock Co
Ab Épine Opera House
West Texas
San Angelo
Ft. Stockton
Lehmann
Miss Herbert
C. E. Matis
Ross Steele
C. W. Gill
Abilene
Texas
PLC
B. F. Smith
Mitchell, & Gillet
el Paso
Regular Schedule Established on Orient Between San Angelo and Alpine
The new timetable shows passenger train No. 1 arriving at 4 40 p.m. in Alpine and spending the night there with standard Pullman cars. Train No. 2 departs Alpine at 9 10 a.m. and freight passenger No. 20 leaves at 1 30 a.m. The freight and passenger service includes trains 19 and 20 with listed times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Robertson
Lrst
Orient
Alpine
Hearne
Lee
Russell
Bentley
Orientetween
San Angelo
Alpine miners press for smelter investment
In a discussion led by Judge Turney, Alpine mining interests urged the establishment of a local smelter. Participants including Captain Carothers, W. E. Caldwell, Jas. Lafarelle, J. W. Ferguson and others supported the view that surface ore near Turney’s mine could sustain profitable smelting, calling the opportunity urgent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tens
Alpine
Avalanche Electric Sign Debuts for Alpine Celebration
The Alpine Power Company has completed an electric sign for the Avalanche, a bright addition to the electric display planned for the upcoming celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Alpine Power Co
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alpine Publishing Company
J. Vares, Kaine
Ponton
Second Clauw
T. Sargent
Geo. McDermott
Caldwell
Marie Woodard
Elhere
Wilson
Jno
Young
Irvy McGaughy
D. A. T. Waleton
Sabinal
Willie Cotter
J. A. Walton
Whistler's Shop
G. McBride
Uvalde
G.C. Smith and Sons
Oliver Billingsley
Anja Wilson
DT. Yates
Love
Geo. Yates
J . Thain
G. Phillips
San Jacinto
Pat
Thzene
W.A. Fortune
S.R. Fernandez
Fort Stockton
Sted
F.E Dillett
Helen Hunt Jackson
Ramona
Viola Trent
Hawhta
N. Mex
J. R
Dr. Stevens
Jno. Highsmith
Jas. Rooney
Bullock
Albert Taylor Dramatic Company
Alpine Theatre
Caldwell’s
Watson
Wat
Woodford
Nama Revenuy
Orient Depot
Flw. Ater
Arthur Ragin
Messrs. Cotney and
Sibson
Rankin
Caldwells
F. McGaughy
Lackey Bldg
Purnitu
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