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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
3
Alpine community commerce moves with sales and services. Vendors offer bran at low prices, fresh seed, dairy, feed, blacksmithing, laundry, carpentry, and sewing. Local residents travel to Marathon and Fort Stockton, while marriages loom in September as Alpine plans events and notices.
Will L Means faced three Mexican assailants while defending his ranch. After a confrontation over unpaid work, Geronimo Jaquez fired first, Means returned fire, killing Jaquez, while Manuel Revette fled and was pursued by authorities.
A man was arrested Saturday night by Constable Buttrill and jailed but released Monday morning after posting bond for appearance before the grand jury to meet soon. W. L. Ellis of Houston arrived this week on a prospecting tour and bought land from A. Mec Callum with plans to start a nursery and later disclose details. J. W. Weaver and his family arrived in Alpine this week and will make the town their home, with The Avalanche welcoming them to the community.
DeWees Lumber Co announces a shipment of lawn mowers just received and invites customers to call for current prices.
Notice to city taxpayers that all taxes are due at the city tax collector's office in the courthouse with hours from 9 am to 12 pm and 1 to 5 pm. Taxes will become delinquent on October 1. R D Sutetos is the city tax collector.
Last Sunday afternoon Carolina Marie Annie Vogt was baptized by Rev C Stadtler from Quihi Texas who served as pastor of the Lutheran Church there. He conducted both morning and afternoon services at the Vogt residence.
Mrs W F McGaughy entertained at her West Alpine home with a delightful afternoon lunch in honor of Miss Kate Beall of Marfa. Guests enjoyed playing 42 and a fruit course with punch and cake. Attendees included Mesdames Turney Jackson Starr Johnson, and Misses Beall Ethridge Gillett Weakley Shields Sowell Young Griffith and Una Jackson along with the hostess.
County Clerk Flora L. Daugherty received a plat claiming a new town in Brewster county N E 4 of section 61 block G. The plan showed railroad lines and public buildings but those were removed on recheck. only one of twenty deeds has been filed, while the site appears 75 miles from civilization and unlikely to ever see rail service.
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