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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1911
Page
2
Alpine residents note liberal patronage for The Avalanche as an advertising medium with wide circulation reaching Alpine Brewster County and beyond. Local notices cite travel and transport plans, furniture ads, and community updates including visitors and illnesses.
Alpine community notes include layoffs of housework help, local medical updates, and visitors from Fort Stockton. Church events list Sunday school and services, with prayer meetings and quarterly conference upcoming. Local merchants advertise coal, flour, candy, feed, butter, eggs, nuts, and seasonal goods. residents urged to place orders and attend events.
F. E. Mitchell of Marathon and Misses Irene Peters Lenora Sanford and Salome Anthony of Alpine sat the teachers examination last week. Peters Sanford and Anthony sought second grade certificates while Anthony aimed for a neat certificate. Supt. Page reported the papers unusually good and believes all will pass.
The Brewster County Sheriff announces a robbery at Mr. W. F. Mc Gaughy’s home occurred Sunday with a gold watch and dollars taken. A crew to identify the thief has been secured. The notice also warns strict enforcement of laws against cannon crackers and dangerous fireworks.
A. M. Denny, townsite agent for the Orient, has arrived in Alpine and is active in promoting the company's interests. Reports of secured options on prime Alpine realty circulate, though not confirmed. Denny says negotiations for valuable suburban property are progressing and plans to share full details within a week.
Aupinx Hanowane Co announces purchase of Mitchell Gillett Co hardware stock and invites former patrons to visit their store for hardware needs. They promote reasonable prices and guaranteed satisfaction. Alpine Furniture Co offers a comfortable chair for evening relaxation and Wichita Best flour is touted as best.
Knights of Pythias Alpine Lodge and Alpine Camp elect officers for the ensuing term. John Weyerts and W. B. Phelps appear among officers. C. W. Livingston, Paul Vogt, and J. A. Walton named for grand lodge or trustees. several clerks and escorts listed, with multiple posts filled across the three bodies.
The Brewster County Sunday School Association schedules an event at the Baptist Church on December 16, 1911. Rev H M Smith speaks on The Influence of the Sunday School on Citizenship, followed by teachings by W E Caldwell and Mrs H E Stubbs. Special music by a quartette and open discussion on superintendent’s problems. Everyone invited.
For Mother. Give mother a new carpet or rug or a floor of fino leum for the kitchen or new curtains for the rooms or a comfortable rocking chair. These articles can be found at the Alpine Furniture Co. Only the best at Ritchey's.
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