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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche lists annual subscription at $1.50 and six months for $1.00. The paper is entered at the Alpine Texas post office as second class mail matter.
A mass meeting at the courthouse revealed overwhelming support for Alpine’s incorporation. A circulated petition showed more than eighty five percent of local businessmen favoring incorporation, underscoring broad community backing for growth and civic organization.
The city gains business support for a corporate measure while opponents exist. Jackson and Harmon buy the J T MacLeroy ranch of 60 000 acres near Monahan with 1200 Hereford cattle and plan to move the Gillett herd to the new ranch. The Woman's Missionary Society bazaar raised 230 beyond expenses.
You Have It. You wanted a steam laundry. Now you have one night here in your own town. You are in a town of 2,000 with a plant that rivals any laundry in the State. Atrines Stream Laundry offers rough dry work at 25 cents per dot. Phone 37. Manager A. B. Sandifer invites trials and promises satisfactory work or no charge. If unsure, call Kord & Company for quick relief.
Sabinal men returning from a hunt near Livemore Peak passed through Alpine last week. W B Brown Jim Braden Dave Walden Ed Davenport G H freee RK P Rainey Albert Nutt and W M Billings were among the group and earned the honor of buying Brewster County’s first hunters license ever sold.
Notice to the public states a carload of pianos is en route and local shipments will Arrive within days. It urges buyers to wait for a company representative from Luthy & Co before purchasing a piano.
Collins Glasgow & Co lists its ranches in a concise directory style. The notice highlights firm affiliates and asks readers to contact the agency for more details on properties. No specific locations or names beyond the firm are provided.
Alpine residents hear of a local business change as J H Rector sells his full interest in Alpine Furniture Co to A J Williams. Rector plans to stay in Alpine, pursue ranch work, and build a residence in the northwest. J F Blanks will continue as general manager.
Bargain sale of furniture in good condition including a wardrobe a large refrigerator capacity 100 pounds of ice an eight foot extension dining table and a sideboard. Apply at the residence of Mrs W Jancock.
A large crowd attended a solemn ceremony last Sunday for Mrs. Annie Hord Burke of Alpine Grove No. 671 Woodmen Circle. The event unveiled her monument as Sovereigns and vehicles processed to the cemetery amid a cold north wind.
Notice from L. G. Koxernort, manager, states no hunting or other trespass is allowed in the Koker Not Pastures under penalty of the law.
W. H. Funk praises home raised hogs citing a 350 pound hog he killed last week. The animal provided sausage bacon ham and over seven gallons of lard in addition to meat, leading Funk to call hogs a cheaper venture than dogs.
Notice forbids hunting or hauling wood in all Gage pastures. Any violation will be punished to the extent of the law. N S Murphy.
A small classified notice from O. V. Louthain at the rear of Palace Pharmacy advertises clothes cleaning and pressing services. It asks if clothes are soiled or need pressing and guarantees satisfaction. The note is signed J. B. Irving and emphasizes no hunting or trespass in a small plate area.
Local shop Hinson's Confectionery advertises a wide selection of cane nuts fruits and confections in Alpine. Call to view offerings and visit the store for sweets and treats.
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