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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
5
A fragmentary piece praises rail service with electric lights and fans, advertising comfort on a broad western route. It mentions Pullman cars, sleepers, and dining, while alluding to maps, weather knowledge, and a light social jab about political types and Easter churchgoing.
The essay lauds Western deserts as fertile with minerals and moisture if irrigated. It argues deep water resources and soil richness justify government aid to irrigation, praising Roosevelt for expanding federal support to water the arid West and predicting large national returns.
Prot Wn Berminos of the State department of Geology reports a Texas made set of dishes crafted from local clay. Experts deem them equal in beauty and quality to Haitian china formed from French clays. The wares feature scenes from Texas history from Republic times to today. Texas clay is attracting Northern and Eastern manufacturers as a source of fine chinaware.
The Pecos Commercial Club reached a deal with Northern Company to build a packing house in Pecos, starting immediately. State clubs press for more packing plants as West Texas towns like Amarillo and Sweetwater expand. Shippers now pay five dollars to ship Texas cattle to Chicago. adding plants would raise cattle value by roughly 43.97 million dollars, benefiting producers.
Public health warning urges cleanup to stop fly born diseases and reduce typhoid fever, blaming individuals for trash and breeding grounds. Tax assessor J. W. Parrs warns property owners to render real estate by April 30 to avoid higher costs and missed notices.
The Illinois legislature considers a prize program paying 100 dollars for each newborn, 200 dollars for twins, and 300 dollars for triplets. Proponents argue it would curb immigration costs by boosting native population, while noting other states offer incentives for various industries.
A classified note advertises first class milch cows for sale by J. C. Means in Feapeco tt. Also offered are eggs for hatching Crystal White Orpingtons at 3 dollars for 15, Rhode Island Reds at 180 for 15, under Dr. R. A. Lancer in Alpine, Texas.
A sheriff sale announces the levy on Richard Riggs property in Brewster County. The notice cites an 1911 district court judgment in favor of A M Turney and against Riggs, with the Riggs block 40 Han Sack addition tract in Alpine described as about two acres. The sale is set for May 2, 1911 between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm at the county courthouse door.
By virtue of an execution issued from the District Court of Brewster County Texas on a judgment dated February 8 1911 in favor of A S Gage against James Arthur 577 on the docket I levy seized on April 1 1911 at 230 pm all right title claim and interest of James Arthur in the Arthur place section 6 block 347 G C S K F Ry Co survey 3367 in northwestern Brewster County 640 acres now to be sold at public auction for cash on May 2 1911 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Court House door Brewster County Texas Witness my hand this April 1 1911 J A Wattos Sheriff Brewster Co Texas 4648 Job Printing avala nch office
A sheriff in Brewster County Texas advertises a public sale of realty arising from a 1911 district court judgment in favor of D A T Walton against J B Smith and O J Hammitt. The property is in Alpine, Block WS Walton Addition, about 2 acres out of Section 42, G H S A Ry Co survey. Sale dates set May 2, 1911 with two daily times at 10 and 4 o'clock.
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