First Settlers in Alpine Attracted by Water Supply
Early Alpine homes relied on shallow wells as water was plentiful at 20 to 40 feet. The S P railroad drilled wells near town with the first on the east side around 1904. The courthouse well may have been drilled by Irving Gourley. Geology notes West Texas lies on a high Rocky Mountain Province through major ranges like Guadalupe Peak, Mount Livermore, and Mount Emory.
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Alpine
S. P
Dan Murphy
Burgess Spring
Kokernot Spring
L. B. Starns
No. 1
Starns
Courthouse
Irving Gourley
Texas
Pecos
Edwards Plateau
Terrell
Brewster
Great Rocky Mountain Province
United States
Guadalupe
Guadalupe Peak
Davis Mountains
Mount Livermore
Chisos Mountains
Mount Emory
Enigmatic Town Bars and Liquor Ballot Backlash 1909
Residents once enjoyed lively evenings and popular poems at the mahogany bars until a sudden rise in tensions over liquor led to a protracted ballot battle around 1909. The resulting shift redirected attention to money, cosmetics, and gasoline as city life adapted.
Haymaker and Two Johns Saloons Highlight Alpine’s Early Days
Alpine’s early era boasted Three famed saloons the Two Johns Buckhorn and Haymaker. Locals recall the Two Johns near the First National Bank and Holland Hotel with Morgan Brown once a partner and Dan Carr owning Haymaker at one time. Cowboys and ranchers visited for dominoes, checkers and friendly chats.
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Alpine
Haymaker
Two Johns
First National Bank
Holland
Buckher
Alpine Drug Store
J. C. Penney
Texaco
Enson
John Reahm
Bill Blevins
Uvalde
Hondo
Morgan Brown
Johns
First County Treasurer Ed Garnett Bond Sets at 24000
The Brewster County treasurer elected in 1887, Ed Garnett, had a bond of 20000 for county funds and 4000 for school funds. His salary tied to two and a half percent of funds received, with bond details alongside names of bondsmen G W Garnett C E Way Walter Garnett John Anderson and J T Southwell. County officials' salaries were low with the judge at 300, sheriff 200, and county attorney W W Turney at 350.
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Ed Garnett
Brewster County
G. W. Garnett
C. E. Way
Walter Garnett
John Anderson
J. T. Southwell
W. W. Turney
Fort Davis
Garnett
Rochester Man Sentenced for Tickling Minor Foot
Ralph Willard of Rochester New Hampshire serves a three month term in the House of Correction after admitting he tickled the feet of a minor without consent. The crime, described in court records, led to the suspended sentence being enforced.
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Ralph Willard
Rochester
N. H
House of Correction
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Trans-Pecos
By Barry Scobee
Buckhorn
Jane
Dan Carr
First County
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