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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1903
Page
2
Texas crops show strong prospects as harvests continue and new developments unfold in San Angelo Dallas and Frisco. Coastal rail plans loom with the Orient line crossing toward Laredo while stubby weather events impact Fisher county.
Governor Lanham and the new penitentiary board discussed continuing the iron industry at the Rusk penitentiary with Senators Perkins and Representative Guinn. The board will inspect Rusk facilities next week and convene there midweek for a formal meeting.
Santa Fe headquarters disclosed approximate rail rates for viewing battleships in Galveston. Round trip from Dallas and Fort Worth would be 5.85 dollars, then decreasing to 3 dollars from Central Texas points and 1 dollar near the coast. Rates higher from points north of Dallas. cheap fares apply from northern terminus Santa Fe Purcell Oklahoma Territory.
The port of New Orleans moved grain in January reaching 5,031,850 bushels. Fifty two of the largest ocean steamers afloat were needed to handle the cargoes.
Constable Watson and Deputy Morris searched all day for Pleas ant’s body after Libby trip, but found none. Negroes are excited and leaving in large numbers. Sheriff Spradley says the trouble has no political color, only to seize Black homes and land. Pleasant is believed to have been whipped to death by whitecappers, alarming the community of Nacogdoches.
The pleasant spell for farmers in Appleby Texas ended as a heavy rain fell starting at 2 15 p m and lasted two hours and fifteen minutes the hardest rain of the season.
The house committee on penitentiaries postponed action on Mr Guinns bill to continue and enlarge the Iron industry at the Rusk penitentiary. A subcommittee will visit Rusk next week with new penitentiary board members to inspect the subject. Senator Perkins will seek a senate postponement of the bill currently favored and set as a special order for this morning.
Judge Matthews opened an inquest into the death of an unknown six month old infant found in a water pool near St Emmanuel street and International and Great Northern place. Three children playing nearby saw the body surface and ran home for help before authorities arrived. No identification was made and the inquest will continue today.
Bee County records show 1218 polls assessed in 1902 with $2 paid by last night. In 1901, 1189 polls were assessed and 713 paid. The 1902 rise over 1901 is 29 polls, and 230 straight polls in 1901 paid 60, 35 less than 1902.
A special train from San Antonio carries Boer representatives to Texas, escorted by Houston and Texas Central officials to Austin, with Mr. Morse and Mr. Innes aboard. The Galveston market notes active business in common dry hides, including 23,000 Orinocos sold to United States Leather Company at about 21½ cents, and about 3,000 Bogota sold at 19¼ to 20½ cents.
S G Borden buys E Cu bage’s interest in the mercantile firm Cubage and Borden at Mathias Texas and will continue the business in the name of S G Borden.
About 80 principal taxpayers petitioned the tax collector to stop collecting the 1902 tax. They claim the levy was invalid as it was set at a special term with only three commissioners present and exceeds the constitutional limit by 25 cents per $100 valuation.
The Stone Fort National Bank was organized here with the following officers.
W A Watkins today resigned the position of secretary to State Health Officer Tabor after six months in the role. He will be succeeded by E H Walker of Bremend, who arrived today and will assume duties on Monday.
The planing mill at Devers Texas belonging to T A Low Sons burned this morning destroying the mill and the lumber in the sheds.
Galveston Texas February 2 the rail roads agreed to a two days limit on tickets to Galveston during battleship week starting February 18. Rates will be very low and at least as cheap as Neptune Carnival last summer. The Business League sought the extra day and the railroads granted it, noting a longer stay helps travelers from far away avoid overnight trains.
In San Antonio Texas a man called S Dunshell was arrested on vagrancy charges. He is held with two telegrams found on him addressed to S Dunhel Houston Texas dated New Orleans and signed Jessie. The man claims the name Chas White and gives no other identification.
Weekly livestock shipments from Victoria Texas list cattle and calves moved to Algiers Napoleonville Galveston Los Angeles and other points. Notable consignors include E Reagan H Cox W H Sutherland Tom Heard William Connelly J A Willemin D H Murray Joe Broussard and W A Dugat with multiple cars of cattle calves and two cars of cattle to Napoleonville.
Injunction case in civil district court of Houston seeks to bar payment by Southern Pacific to Saratoga Oil over $ settlement for 850 acres of land. Wood and Trelevant petition to halt funds to pursue commission claim. If parties reach a compromise, case may not proceed.
At a recent meeting of the Business League of League City Texas the organization decided to pursue establishing a broom factory here An experienced broom man said the area is suitable for broom corn cultivation and would set up a plant with farmer and business encouragement Plans also call for a canning factory and an ice plant in the near future.
Partial returns from towns and counties in Texas show a sharp fall in those eligible to vote due to poll tax payments. Voter indifference and striking workers influence fear of a large drop in vote totals, with political circles unsettled by the outcome and the law’s mixed effects.
Farmer W J Marshall in Calvert says boll weevil avoids cotton if peas are interplanted. He mixed field peas with cotton last year and found the weevil fed only on pea vines, sparing cotton. He plans to plant peas in about one tenth of rows to test if cotton can still be grown alongside peas.
Alta Loma Texas reports community effort to move a canning factory wreck to Hoyland and Johnson dairy land for a modern ice factory. Dinner was served to workers. Plans include other industries and a rice company seeking $50,000 with $30,000 subscribed. North visitors spend the winter.
The W C T U ladies prepared petitions to the Waller County Commissioners Court for the February 9 session asking for an election to decide if the sale of intoxicating liquors should be prohibited in Waller County Texas.
William Gardner a prosperous farmer near Navasota displayed exceptionally large turnips on Saturday including a 434 pound specimen. He raises several acres of turnips and other truck and is selling produce at good prices, showing diversification benefits.
The White Star liner Cedric, then the world’s largest merchant vessel, departed Belfast for Liverpool on a trial run. Parliamentary secretary Arnold Forster of the British Admiralty will be aboard as the ship sails on her maiden voyage to New York on February 11.
A boy named Maximo, claiming his father owned a San Antonio pawnshop, fell from a freight train while stealing a ride near Rel ta Mexico on Friday night. He died. the body was taken to Monterey.
In Berclair Texas Reby son of Joe Fell a local merchant was thrown from a horse yesterday and sustained a broken collar bone.
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