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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
1
A fragment from a bank notice shows a sworn statement about assets and liabilities, asserting no loans to officers in control. The text emphasizes service to customers and community, inviting customers to give the bank their business and promising to meet needs.
Cotton prices slip to 14 cents per pound in Cisco. A Texas murder case and perjury trial loom in Austin as H. Clay Pierce faces court. Texas hunters suffer Thanksgiving deaths or injuries. Gas wells spark Mineral Wells hope. Wilson county votes dry, Floresville remains wet. Corpus Christi crime and Harris County jail case unfold. San Antonio brewers resist tax officials scrutiny. Texas penitentiary reforms urged after commission report.
At a Fort Worth stockmen's conference representatives from Texas cattle interests and government delegates disclosed that 41 states met in Chicago on October 10 to urge the federal government to abolish the provisional quarantine area. Texas would face heavy losses and confiscation if enforced, prompting a call for united action with the Texas Cattle Raisers' Association to resist the boycott.
A Southern newspaper reprints a British Weekly paragraph misrepresenting claims about Southern women in the Civil War. The piece cites The Standard and Dr. W Robertson Nicholl as author, noting challenge to authority.
A protest against actions by other states to curb Texas competition is prepared for Secretary Wilson. Governor Campbell, though absent, sent a letter of support. The crusade is alleged to enrich cattlemen in other states by stamping out Texas rivalry.
Notice to trespassers warning against hunting or wood hauling on the Haley ranch property. Lawry Lawrence Haley posts the land under penalty of law.
Mrs. Mary Crowls sued the Pittsburg Chicago and St. Louis road for damages claiming she was forced to give up her seat to a drunken woman. The court awarded her 6000 dollars, exceeding her claim by 1000 dollars.
Closing the dining room the Alpine hotel is now operated as a rooming and lodging house by Mrs. C Dugat with clean sunlit rooms and good beds. Some rooms suitable for offices. Rates described as reasonable. Livingston Undertaker phone 29.
The Court of Civil Appeals overruled a rehearing in Postal Telegraph Co v Harriss, McLennan, establishing that telegraph firms cannot limit liability via printed back-of-blank stipulations. The decision rejects back-of-blank waivers that try to excuse delays or negligence on joint routes.
Notices list the Altura ranch pastures for posting with all parties named. The Bird pasture is included among the properties referenced and is tied to the record involving Jason W. James.
The execution of two American citizens in Nicaragua, both Texans, has stirred strong interest in the state. Washington is sending warships to the area and threatens punishment if explanations are not satisfactory.
The North American Review cites James Russell Lowell and calls into question a long-standing false story. The Standard notes Lowell's scholarly prestige and diplomatic service suggesting the British writer’s repeat of the tale reflects ignorance or malice.
Deposits show a rising trend from $36,000 on November 1, 1907 to $54,000 on January 1, 1908 and $131,000 on January 1, 1909 reflecting favorable conditions and expanding figures.
W. J. Atkins faced a harsh cold after working in damp Banner Springs Tennessee. He quit work, tried remedies, and found relief using one bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery. The medicine claims to cure severe colds and related respiratory ailments with trial bottles available.
The paragraph notes Zelaya of Nicaragua faces possible chastisement from the United States, suggesting only providence might shield him as he takes bold risks. It emphasizes a precarious political moment and the risks of unilateral actions attracting U.S. scrutiny.
Mrs O Rhinevault of Vestal Center N Y declares Electric Bitters one of gods gifts to women. She credits the medicine with buoyant spirits vigor and health. It eases nervousness sleeplessness melancholy headaches backache fainting spells and dizziness building up weak sickly constitutions. 50c at R B Slight & Co.
Alpine Telephone Co announces a full system overhaul with new wires and numbering changes. A new directory will be issued soon, and customers are asked for patience while improvements are completed.
Notice to taxpayers that payment collections will occur daily in the sheriff and tax collector office. A Walton serves as sheriff and tax collector and will receipt for all taxes due.
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