West Texas Gossip and Local Notes in Alpine
Local items note Caldwell ads and winter warmth, Mrs Harlan and Leah from St John plan Alpine stay, Mt. Young home fire with $10,000 loss, many Brewster cattlemen to Ft Worth, Knights of Pythias 50th anniversary celebration, Snow slightly fell, peach bloom risk, Ivanhoe reels coming March 19, Alpine couple Ragin Culp wed Feb 25 1914. couple to reside in Alpine.
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Arthur G. Ragin
Lida Frances
Culp
B.D. Culp
Ft. Stockton
Orient Depot
Ragin
Alpine
Mrs. Birdie L. Stillwell Dies at Sister’s Home
Mrs. Birdie L. Stillwell wife of C O Stillwell died at her sister Mrs Walter Garnett home Tuesday morning February 24th. A longer obituary will appear next week.
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P. W. Berry
San Antonio
Calloway Phelps
Will Hord
el Paso
Caldwell's
C. O. Stillwell
Birdie L. Stillwell
C.O. Stillwell
Walter Garnett
Meeting for Sparks Governorship Candidacy at Court House
All citizens backing Sam Sparks for governor are urged to attend a meeting at the court house Saturday afternoon at ey o'clock. The notice emphasizes unity and support for Sparks during the campaign and invites residents to participate in the session.
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Sam Sparks
Court House
House for Rest with modern conveniences nearby
Compact ad notes a near in close by house for rent with electric lights good water and bath priced at 18 dollars per month. Contact A McCallum advertised under Adve 2 264 and directs readers to read the Avalanche for local news.
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A. McCallum
Social Features At Fort Worth Cattlemen’s Convention
Social program for the 38th Annual Cattle Raisers Association of Texas meeting in Fort Worth outlines events from March 10 to 12. Highlights include a 3 p.m. barbecue at the Coliseum, receptions for visiting ladies, a Chamber of Commerce ball, automobile rides at the Country Club, three aviation flights daily by J Hector Warden, daily band concerts, and a carnival by a carnival company with other new features announced later.
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Cattle Raiser's Association of Texas
Ft. Worth
Majestic Theatre
W. T. Waggoner
Chamber of Commerce
Iting
Vande
Country Club
J. Hector Warden
Francisco Madero
Carnival
Carnival Company
Section House Fire Destroys GH&S A Rail Building
On a Wednesday around 3 in the morning flames issued from a storeroom roof on the GH. & S. A. railroad section house. Citizens sounded an alarm and arrived quickly but no water was available. The fire threatened the main section house where Foreman Bailey and family lived. Bailey lost merchandise but saved household effects. Total loss about $1200 with no insurance.
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Ido
Bailey
Death of Mrs. Sarah Jane Locke in El Paso
News arrived last Saturday of the death of Mrs. Sarah Jane Locke of Ft Dat who died in an El Paso hospital February 20. She was the wife of the late Dr. Locke and well known in Alpine.
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Sarah Janes Locke
Ft. Dat
el Paso
Locke
Alpine
Alpine Public Schools Catalogues Produced by Avalanche Zoo
The Avalanche Zoo department completed catalogues for the Alpine Public Schools. The half tone work is of a high order and will compare favorably with that from any office in the State.
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Avalanche
Alpine
Constable Phelps Arrests Man After Hold Up
At about two o'clock Monday morning Constable Eura Phelps answered a call to Little Mexico. In Watt's store a man claimed a negro robber held him at gunpoint inside a doorway nearby. The suspect, Jess Morgan, drew a pistol, then Morgan fought Phelps but Morgan had the money. Morgan was jailed after a judge set a $1,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eura Phelps
Mexico
Watt
Mr. Phelps
Morgan
Alpine Study Club Enjoys Profitable Afternoon
The Alpine Study club hosted by Mrs. H Wigle last Thursday welcomed two new members Mesdames W P Flow and J D Martin Jr The program centered on the Victorian age with roll call anecdotes from Queen Victoria Anja Wilson led the discussion on Comparative Status of Women in Different States Gillett presented Macaulay the Historian and Burton directed a discussion on Life of Johnson The club adjourned as reported by the reporter.
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H. 5. Wigle
Alpine Study Club
Mesdames W. P. Flow
J. D. Martin, Jr
Queen Victoria
Anja ‘Wilson
Marathon reporter joins Avalanche as correspondent
Alpine Publishing Company announces Miss Zetha Decie as Marathon correspondent and subscription agent. The piece lists local arrivals, visits, and social events in Marathon Texas, with numerous residents from Alpine San Angelo and San Antonio noted for travel, church activities, and ranch business.
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Avalanche
Zetha Decie
Alpine Pub. Co
Purity themed services at Methodist Church morning and evening
The Methodist Church presents Sunday morning and evening services on Purity with Miss Mattie Anderson sharing experiences from Macon Ga related to settlement work. Special music is planned at each service and an advertisement promotes white Wyandott eggs and Runner duck eggs at J T Richey store, phone 8.
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Mattie Anderson
Macon
J. T. Richey
Notice to Contractors for Courthouse Tower and Tank
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received until 10 oclock a m March 5th 1914 at the courthouse office for erecting a tower and wind mill over the courthouse well and a steel tower to hold a 1200 gallon tank Plans and specifications are at my office The right is reserved to reject any and all bids County Texas police adve
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Adve
Texas
Christian Church Bible School and services schedule
Bible school at 10, preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Everyone invited. M. Bandy, Minister.
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Christian Church
Evenbody
M. Bandy
Progressive Republican Candidate Named for Legislature
An announcement lists Wagesell as a Progressive Republican candidate for the Legislature tied to Alpine issues. The notice notes Wagesell’s conservative stance and party affiliation, referencing guides and editorials from the Alpine Guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me Wigesell
Terlor
W. C. Easterting
Pretty Ranch Home
Trdeophatis
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Alamo Lumber CO
Alamo Lumber Company
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