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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1910
Page
2
Alpine Publishing Company announces subscription prices and a 81.00 advance payment for a 1916 issue. J Yates, editor, lists rates and premium details in a brief public notice of the Corning area.
A Marfa meeting on Saturday December 12 1910 aims to form a protective unified stockmen’s association for the cattle industry, potentially joining the Panhandle group to cover territory above the quarantine line. Delegates and representatives from the Panhandle body will discuss advisability and funding, while urging broader involvement from cattlemen and noting proposed oversight and salary considerations for state veterinarians.
An Alpine Commercial Club meeting debated hiring a provisional secretary, with a subscription plan and an 13 month hire at 150 dollars a month. A fundraising committee was formed to start work today as discussions also covered a Mining Congress program and a banquet for visiting speakers. The town's growth prospects and a possible Pecos Southern Railroad landing were cited, urging residents to act.
The notice urges joining the Commercial Club fund to secure a professional secretary, presenting it as a paying investment and benefits to the organization.
The Marathon Oil Co drill arrived Sunday night weighed 42,220 pounds and caused a car breakdown. By Monday morning W C Jameson le s man and W Richey with four machinists and company members unloaded the huge drill. The machinery is en route to the site and expected to be running soon. Goats sell for thirty five cents. A lighthearted local sketch rounds out with a missing cat incident and a joke about Heart.
Methodist services set with Sunday School at 10 am and sermons at 11 am and 1 pm and 7:15 pm on Sunday. Pastoral note by Wallace R Evans. Alpine seeks a Carnegie library and daylight S P schedule rumored. Local weddings, business changes, and hotel management shift noted with other regional updates.
Sheriff Walton races to Terlingua after word armed Mexicans crossed into Texas near the Chisos Mines. State official reports note cattle thefts blamed on Mexicans driven from Mexico. Walton heads with deputies. Alpine waits days for word. Also local items: Odd Fellows initiate new members. Fort Worth letter notes Fairview lots selling. railroad post damaged a car bumper. Alpine streets cited as needing work. suggestion to work-chain prisoners in county jail.
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