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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1901
Page
4
Rainfall and social notes fill Alpine headlines as ranchers like Vigne and Frank Anson arrive, horses and cattle trade hands, and public court sessions loom. Local residents including Miss Haney, George Miller, and Cledcott of Marathon are listed among visitors with frequent Alpine stops.
AVALANCHE offers one year sub to readers, in advance, with Galveston or Dallas News. Prof. Lewis and daughter perform for crowd while a special train carries 100 California newspapermen east. W T Henderson heads for his ranch to chase panthers with ten dogs and thirty five horses. LV Steele visits Terlingua district pursuing silver claims and possible deal with Kansas City Smelting. Litigation over Terlingua quicksilver may settle at March term. compromise could boost Terlingua. March 30 meeting aims to consolidate school districts Nos 1 and 2 to fund a stronger area school. trustees terms of Jackson and Crenshaw expire this year. Dougherty Bros report ice plant nearing full capacity. M M Maulding, civil engineer, plans a new Stillwell road route from Paisano Pass to Fort Stockton across Pecos River with two other routes under study.
The quarterly meeting at Marfa drew solid attendance with progress reported across several areas. Delegates were elected to the District Conference and revival sermons preached in Alpine with Rev Deo Ward. The Alpine revival and next Sunday sermons were announced, welcoming strangers to the services.
Special Master Duval West announces sale of undivided 1 3 interest of Geo W Russ to satisfy a 1899 judgment in Brews ter County Texas. Property includes several Las Tenguas tracts totaling about 640 acres and located under survey Nos 307 305 308 and 401 with land scrip rights issued to the G C S FL Ry Co. Sale at the County Courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm on the Sunday in March 1901. Bond equal to double the bid.
The Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio Railway Company announces intent to apply to the 27th Texas Legislature for a local or special law authorizing purchase and operation of lines from Losenberg Fort Bend to Victoria and branches including the Gulf Western Texas Pacific system, with options to sell and to raise bonds and stock under railroad commission rules.
The Sunset Route offers second class tickets from New Orleans Alexandria and nearby stations to Beaumont at 2.50 with a 25.00 add‑on from Gulf crossings to Houston and 25.00 from other Gulf lines, valid Tuesdays from February through April 1901. Excursion sleepers depart six days weekly from New Orleans to California at under one‑third the usual berth charge.
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