Yates Editor Reports Postal Delays at Alpine Texas Post Office
Yates notes a price of 11.00 and a mail matter of second class hovering at Alpine Texas Post Office with local editor involvement under the Thursday August 1 192 listed date.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1912
Page
2
Yates notes a price of 11.00 and a mail matter of second class hovering at Alpine Texas Post Office with local editor involvement under the Thursday August 1 192 listed date.
A two week revival led by Rev. F. M. Warren at the Alpine Christian church concluded Monday night with seven souls converting and baptism on that evening. Warren and his wife made friends in Alpine and may return visit. Several local names appear including Mrs Townsend from the Elsinore ranch and Francis Rooney from Marathon, with notes on weather showers and land title cautions from the Texas Supreme Court.
J B Tavise announces relocation to the Masonic Temple and a full ice cream, candy, frost cigars, and tobacco offering. Orders for parties or private families are welcome with prompt service, open nightly to eleven and phone 196 for delivery or pickup.
At the Baptist Church the morning service focuses on strengthening of the Christian faith under the title What Dossay Faith Mean to Mei. The evening topic is No Room For Christ with special music. The pastor C Bass notes the pastor will be away two Sundays. services resume the fourth Sunday in August.
The column notes Sunday services at the Methodist church with Sunday school at the usual hour and a larger than usual offering for Mexico fields, plus an Epworth League prayer meeting on Wednesday. It also reports the sale of a moving picture show to A McCallum and J W Weaver and plans for winter shows, plus a wedding of Louis Hofer and Minnie Muense in Alpine and a restaurant and pool hall combination listing for 7183 Arthur Thomas.
Notice states the Republican County Convention for Brewster County will be held Saturday August 3 1912 at 2 p m in the courthouse at Alpine Texas. Business to be conducted as legally required. Paul J Wort chairman Republican Executive Committee Brewster County.
One section owned and seven sections leased. Good running water. Four hundred head of high grade cattle, plus horses and mules. This is a bargain. Don't wait. Apply to W F McGaughy.
Notice states that all passes for Alpine Baseball Club ball games are revoked due to a large deficit facing management. The notice cites the club as the issuer and marks the action as effective on and after the stated date.
Notice announces removal of a boot shop to a new site beside a drug store and invites patronage. It also describes a U S District Court attachment of 603 head of cattle, with dates, locations, and parties, summoning claimants to appear at the El Paso court for condemnation proceedings. Severe cash sales note remains in effect.
Advertisement from A Wautians & Co offering boot and shot repairer services with a guaranteed job and trial call option. Boosts to windmill maintenance and repair as a specialty in the firm’s catalog.
Miss Susie Rogers sold her residence in the northeastern part of town to Mr. A. J. Tippett, the consolation amount paid in cash totaling 1550.
An OCR fragment advertises services offered for rent a nice home with reasonable terms and a shoe and boot repairing service by A Williams and Co at a hotel location in Alpine Texas. It mentions 25 years of experience and a two day window in August for availability.
A collection of proposed Texas constitutional amendments and related resolutions. Topics include widows of Confederate soldiers, city charters by popular vote, elected boards for state institutions, and terms of office for university and institutional boards. Provisions outline voter prompts, funding, and gubernatorial proclamation requirements for the 1912 general election.
Shoes and boots neatly repaired while you wait at A Williams Co. The notice highlights quick service and on-site repairs for customers seeking prompt footwear maintenance.
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