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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1911
Page
3
Alpine residents hear updates on lodge meetings and civic notices while local names mingle with court terms and business ads. Community events include church revival progress, hotel arrivals, feed store notes, and invitations to public gatherings amid court activity and railroad interest.
The note outlines a Sunday School theme Living the Blameless with services at 10 and 6:30 PM and invites all. A burglary at Mr J T Gardiner’s residence yielded a tin box of papers clothing and groceries with no suspect identified. A negro named Charlie McGrew was arrested for stealing a diamond pin from Judge Higgins and is held at Sheriff Walton’s hotel. affidavits from El Paso butchers deny cattle stock damage claims, as railroads seek to undo a prior mixed cattle shipment order.
An announcement in another column notes a new partnership between Messrs McGaughy Jf and Burks. Both men are established in business, with Burks praised for his Van Horn background where he owned the telephone exchange.
A telegram to Judge Higgins from Hon. M. Turney warns a delegation must travel to Austin as the mining bill faces jeopardy due to the Caves amendment. The amendment, nullifying Turney’s proposal and the Alpine El Paso mining congress plan, favors a lease system opposed by miners. Governor Campbell vetoed the prior law. locals urge defeating the amendment and seek executive veto if needed. President Jackson of the Commercial Club plans to leave for Austin with a relief petition.
Public notice announces purchase of an interest in Alpine Telephone Company with March 1 as the effective date. Mr R T Burks will assume full management and oversee an overhaul including new posts, switchboard, phones, and other improvements to provide better service and courteous treatment to patrons. Long distance booth installation is planned and operators will learn the new system during the transition.
The regular weekly meeting of the Christian Church directors of the Commercial was held Tuesday afternoon at the Berkeley Build opposite the courthouse. They discussed many matters of importance, with emphasis on aiding their representative to pass the mining bill.
Alpine Commercial Club announces a six month tri weekly automobile service guarantee for 62 miles between Alpine and Fort Stockton starting March 1. Sealed proposals due by noon February 14. For details contact Secretary Commercial Club Alpine Texas.
Bishop Kendrick of the Episcopal Church plans a Monday visit to Alpine to confirm a class while in town. The event centers on parish duties and local attendance.
Telegram from Burney secretary in Alpine states local officers do not expect President Carwile to be present at the Pecos Southern stockholders meeting slated for February 6 1911. Alpine Texas anticipates securing the Pecos Southern and plans to confer with Carwile if he is in Pecos.
H1 sparks a t vestock agent of the Orient visited Alpine on Sunday and spoke of his road reaching Fort Stockton late this year. He said only forty five miles between San Angelo and Stockton remain ungraded and hinted the Asia line to the river at El Oro would be completed as fast as possible, likely by summer 1912. District court opened with juries. Lochausen case called next Tuesday with a special venire. A Mexican man charged with murder also faces selection. In civil work, the grand jury has been active but returned no bills. On February 1, Burke Humphreys of Marfa and Miss Rada Morton were married by Rev Attwood.
The Millenett-tmtett Lo of Alpine intends a branch store at Ft Stockton with Frazier as manager. GK A Mitchell of Marfa and F F Gillett of Alpine visited Fort Stockton to locate a fine up to date dry goods store. Contractor L B Westerman will build a two year store with 50 foot frontage at Stockton and First streets, ready by July 1. The local populace is expected to welcome the new firm and its strong financial backing.
All parties are warned not to trespass to haul wood from or upon section 1 block 9 and not to dump trash or dead animals on the rural property west of town. Violators will be prosecuted. Murra Hants.
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