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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
12
Alpine residents converge for business and social visits as lawyers, ranchers, and officials arrive or depart. Notable items include George Aitgette visiting with his brother, a special train tour for engineers, plans of land purchases, and local debates on law order and mining interests amid seasonal wildlife and weather notes.
Local notices authorize T M Newton D A T Warton L B Canth ers M A Born J W Peers B F Bil l ing sley W M Harwas C H Hector CW Moore J S Morin of Kinney County to seek Brewster County offices including Tax Assessor Sheriff Treasurer County Surveyor District Attorney and County Judge in the forthcoming November election.
The regnar Anguet term of the Commissioners Court met Monday with Judge Thomas and Commissioners Kin caid Clarke, Clerk Boyd and Sheriff Walton present. Assessor Phelps presented his tax rolls, approved after examination. The quarterly reporter J P Marathon Precinct was approved after exam. Various accounts were examined and ordered paid.
J W Gritich and family arrived this morning after a ranch visit with reports of heavy rain. The Woessner family also returned, noting limited rain and scarce grass. The Board of Examiners meets today with four candidates for teaching certificates Mossbargie Boling Miss Navarro Professor Eugenio Navarre Cayin Newton.
Aug 14 Marathon notes report De Beakley buying 100 cows from JO McKinney to be delivered soon. Newton of Rock Springs visits Mr and Mrs French and travels toward Bisbee. Wess Roberts on a Pecos trip to see relatives. J R Burns assists Howell, two months layoff for hunting, possible Ozona trip. Hess family planning North-wall visit. Wo Koertz to accompany. Mrs Shepard and daughter return from Marfa. A mining crew heads to Elephant Mountain. Ladies and gents enjoy a day at Presidio. Cattle Company round up and cowboy dinner. Cheven annex near French & Daneat store nearing completion. Alpine visitors praise Alpine cows. Tennis Club active under new assistant. Me teens.
Praction a veteran watchmaker and jeweller of 23 years has bought the fixtures from Jet Erickson and will run a watchmaking jewelry and repair business at Erickson's former Marfa stand in the St George Block He plans a line of toe jewelry and offers prompt attention on orders left with JR Madeufort
Terlingua notes report many visitors including Vir Colquit and family and Miss Frankie Kaylor with Mr Harris from San Angelo. New managers at Mariposa and Terlingua rishing companies. Colgaite Tigur Virging Co accelerates furnace work. A major surface copper find on Verlingus creek attracts Gregorio Gonzales Catania and Fr WM Deyden, with Dawson Bennett and others posting claims as work continues.
A playful note stamp on a pencil mentions the Texas State Fair in Dallas with dates in September and October, hinting the event will be successful if the fair proves as good as the pen.
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