Southwest Auto opens Alpine branch and big El Paso plan
The Southwest Auto Company, a major wholesale and retail automobile distributor, opens a branch in Alpine and plans a $25,000 salesroom, garage, and repair station in El Paso. They will deploy sub agents across Brews ter Presidio Jeff Davis Pecos and Terrell counties and offer demonstrators, a second hand department, and a full repair guarantee.
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Southwest Auto Company
Alpine
Brewster
Presidio
Jeff Davis
Pecos
Terrell
Southwest
Austin
Pathfinder
New Party
Great Western
Pullman
National
Maxwell
Havers Six
Knox
Ohio
el Paso
Sofar
Ruling on Texas voting and free railroad passes
The Attorney General discusses residency voting rights for a man not yet a Texas resident at the last poll tax due date but who will have met the required residence by 1912 elections, and confirms that a voting ticket may be issued based on residence length. It also reiterates that only two deputy sheriffs per county may use free railroad passes and that the sheriff selects the two deputies.
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William Ganzer
Tom Green County
Texas
Ganzer
Tom Green Green County
Kansas Agricultural College
J. W. Butcher
Itas
San Angelo
Austin
C. E. Mead
Hee
E. B. Robertson
Texas Live Stock Sanitary Commision
Roberson
Santa Fe
Harris County
International & Great Northern
Robertson
Lody
Kansas
J. B. Gray
Columbus
Complete List of Commercial Members Alpine Area
Complete list of commercial members includes Alpine State wari Benj F Berkeley Wim A Schubel Alpine Candy Kitchen A J Tiposti McCallum Reagan Cartwright Guy Crawford Co Crawford AC Chisholm A Williams Co MH Gossett W E Caldwell Jackson Livingston Undertaking Co JR Middlebrook Palace Pharmacy JA Walton WH Harrison WH Lewe MS Burke WM Sanford 1W Phelps Hatford Hord 3D Martin LN Halbert John Young Patterson Evens Jewelry Co WL Means WH Terry 3 T Weaver K F Cox First National Bank Alpine Avalanche Alpine Mercantile Co Alpine Hardware Company MM Whisler W Van Sickle Paul 3 Vogt Gee W Page Dewees Lumber Co JR Hoban LE Tolbert HS Wigle Co Pecos Rio Grande Telephone Co WD Measday RD Thompson Jo Thain Mitchell Gillett Company Alpine Lumber Co Glasgow Moore W W Collins JW Rixon Shipman Shipman 8 Stubbs WF McGaughy Burdick 3 W Weaver Cas Bawards Alpine Bakery Alpine Steam Laundry JH Crow Brook Clarence Hort Dr J A Hardy Oscar Pascius RC McKinney RB Slight Co TG Webb Woat Texas Grocery Co Ray Turner ALT Sandifer
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Alpine State
Wari Benj
F. Berkeley Wim
Schubel Alpine Candy Kitchen
Tiposti
McCallum
Reagan Cartwright
Guy Crawford & Co
Crawford
Chisholm
Williams & Co
Gossett
Caldwell Jackson & Livingston Undertaking Co
Middlebrook Palace Pharmacy
Walton
Harrison
Lewe
Burke
Sanford
Phelps Hatford & Hord
Martin LN
Halbert John Young Patterson-Evans Jewelry Co
Means
Terry
Weaver
Cox
First National Bank
Alpine Avalanche
Alpine Mercantile Co
Alpine Hardware Company
Whisler
van Sickle Paul
Vogt Gee
Page Dewees Lumber Company
Hoban LE Tolbert HS
Wigle & Company
Pecos & Rio Grande Telephone Co
Measday
Thompson Jo Thain Mitchell-Gillett Company
Alpine Lumber Company
Glasgow & Moore
Collins
Rixon ‘Shipman Shipman J
Stubbs
McGaughy
Burdick
Alpine Bakery
Alpine Steam Laundry
Crow
Brook
Clarence Hort
J. A. Hardy
Oscar Pascius
McKinney
Slight & Co
TG Webb
Texas Grocery Co
Ray Turner
Sandifer
Kaffir Corn: A New Food For A Hungry World
A brief essay notes Kaffir corn as a promising edible for humans, stressing its potential to ease future food shortages in a world with limited ahead supply. It argues people rarely worry about food due to abundance, but rapid population growth may force a shift to new crops like kaffir corn.
Honor Roll Names by Grade in Local School
A list of students across kindergarten through twelfth grade appears as the honor roll. Names include Josephine Linn, Ethel Watters, Willie Maud McKinney, Dillard Franks, Arvelia Brooks, Myre Battles, Boonie McSpadden, Eugene Smith, My Barron, Wilford Townsend, Lula Cotter, Teste Sh, Helen Palmanteer, Norma Weh, Jack Barron, Madge Barron, Elr ed Grade Carl Jordan, Howard Weyers, Clarence Arthur, Mary Nevill, Guy Smith, Thomas Lense, George Livingston, Anna Laura Pierce, Josephine Metcalf, Mary Hancock, Nellie Mae Gourley, Florence Battles, Gladys Arthur, Henry Jordan, Kindergarten Alonzo Hord, Jack Sanford, Mary Will Parkerson, Arnold Casey, Manly Halbert, Lorena Garnett, Harold Sanford, eth Crawford, Rose Schubel Leafy Anderson, Gladys Late, Baal.
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Josephine Linnith
Ethel Watters
Willie Maud McKinney
Dillard Franks
Arvelia Brooks
Myre Battles
Sth
Boonie McSpaddenth
Eugene Smith
My Barron
Wilford Townsend
Lula Cotter
Teste
Helen Palmanteer
Norma Webh
Jack Barron
Madge Barron
Elred
Carl Jordan
Howard Weyers
Clarence Arthur
Mary Nevill
Guy Smith
Thomas Lense
George Livingston
Anna Laura Pierce
Josephine Metcalf
Mary Hancock
Nellie Mae Gourley
Florence Battles
Gladys Arthur
Henry Jordan
Alonzo Hord
Jack Sanford
Mary Will Parkerson
Arnold Casey
Manly Halbert
Lorena Garnett
Harold Sanford
Eth Crawford
Rose Schubel Leafy Anderson
Gladys Late
Baal
Notice to Contractors for Alpine Cemetery Bridge Bid
Sealed bids to replace the bridge between Alpine and the cemetery will be opened by the Commissioners Court February 12, 1912. Bids must arrive before 10:00 a.m. on that date. The court may reject any or all bids. Bidders may inspect plans at the county judge a M Turvy’s office.
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Alpine
Cemetery
Commissioners Court
Cotton Seed Poisoning and Orchard Spraying Advice
Article discusses cotton seed meal safety for cattle, noting poisoning risks at high intake and suggesting limits by weight. It also promotes early spraying for orchard pests, urging adoption of Whale Oil Soap, offering spray equipment and a calendar from Aurine Harowan Co. with emphasis on prevention and proper timing.
Pecos Southern to Extend North to Andrews
A party including F. W. Johnson W. L. Carwile L. W. Anderson and R. M. Means left for Andrews Texas to inspect ground for a Pecos Valley Southern extension to build a railroad. Carwile arrived from Dallas and Means from Andrews. The Pecos Times notes possible opportunities and promises more details next week. Also includes a Del Rio West Texas News item urging meningitis precautions and recounting an 1873 cerebro spinal meningitis remedy anecdote.
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F. W. Johnson
W. L. Carwile
L. W. Anderson
R. M. Means
Andrews
Texas
Anutomobile
Pecos
Mr. Carwile
Dallas
Mr. Means
Times
Pecos Times
West Texas News of
del Rio
Citien of
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Om Royal
A. M. Turvy
Arkansas Station
Texas Stock & Farmer
Aurine Harowan
Alpine State Bank
Benjamin F. Berkeley
W. van Sickle
Geo. C. Miller
J. H. Derrick
WW. Ferguson
State of Texas
S. H. McCullough
Automobile Supplies
Wm. A. Schubel
Gene
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