Brewster County adopts 1924 tax levy with 76 cent county rate
Brewster County Commissioners Court sets the 1924 tax levy totaling 76 cents per hundred dollars, plus the state limit of 75 cents, for a combined $1.51 rate. The increase over last year reflects a 10 cent addition to the road and bridge fund, and a 25 cent poll tax funds jury and occupation taxes, with a 10 cent maintenance tax in School Districts 2 and 4.
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Brewster County
Brewster County Commissioners Court
Tatht
Nccovccencsnene
Brewster County Game Protective Association Formed
Letters from Pete Crawford deputy warden promote a Brewster County Game Protective Association in Alpine Marathon and Presidion Texas. The text outlines proposed organization rules, officer roles, hunting restrictions, member duties, rewards for enforcement, and potential quail and turkey introductions.
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Movement For Game Protective Association For
Brewster County
Pete Crawford
Marathon
Texas
Crawford
Brewster League
Travis County League
United States
State Department
Bob White
Travis County Game Protective Association
Court Clasifies Brewster County Lands and Livestock Values
The court assigns minimum valuations for Brewster County districts with watered lands at 2 dollars per acre and various rates for dry grazing from 0.73 to 1 dollar, district numbers 1 through 4 retain their previously laid out boundaries, and the guide for livestock on the range follows with classification and values.
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Brewster County
Summer Tourists Rates to Alpine 1924
Southern Pacific and Orient Systems offer one and one third fare to Alpine Texas for summer 1924. Tickets on sale May 15 for SP and June 1 for Orient, valid 90 days through October 31. Discounts include 19 percent for Sul Ross State Teachers College students and teachers at Cloudcroft Lodge.
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Southern Pacific
Orient
Texas
Alpine
Cloudcroft
New Mexico
Pacife
San Antonio
Sul Ross State
Teachers College
Lodge
Texas Tailor Shop Cleans Clothes Free of Gasoline Odor
A Texas tailor reports that garments cleaned at the Texas Tailor Shop on Phone 15 31 St have no gasoline smell. Customer notice notes no lingering fumes after cleaning.
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Texas Tailor Shop
City Tax Assessor Seeks 1924 Renditions
W A Daugherty the City Tax Assessor requests renditions for 1924 property taxes be made at the City Office. He notes he has last year’s renditions and can provide descriptions of properties if needed.
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W. A. Daugherty
Eugene Smith of Alpine Honored by A Law Society
Eugene Smith son of Rev and Mrs Hubert M Smith formerly of Alpine now in San Antonio was elected a member of Chancellors the honorary society of the University of Texas Law School His election with Joiner Cartwright Beaumont and Sloan Blair Dallas was announced at a Driskill Hotel banquet in Austin on the 18th The Chancellors order honors students with scholarship personality and achievement and is deemed the highest law school honor Smith attended Alpine school three years before moving to El Paso where he finished high school and will receive his law degree in June
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Eugene Smith
Hubert M. Smith
Alpine
San Antonio
University of Texas Law School
Joiner Cartwright
Beaumont
Sloan Blair
Dallas
Driskill Hotel
Austin
San Antonio Express
Law School
Gene Smith
First Methodist
Smith
el Paso
Gene
Eugene
Law
Fire Destroys Orient Depot at Fort Stockton
A fire of unknown origin gutted the Orient passenger depot in Fort Stockton destroying the stone building built for about 20000 dollars. Flames were spotted around 3:00 am by Operator Coates who raised the alarm. Firefighters fought for three hours with little chance of saving contents including baggage and express items. Insurance details could not be determined.
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Orient
Coates
Fort Stockton
Upholstering and auto trim by J. D. Wease
Advertises upholstery work for auto tops seats and other items with contact for J. D. Wease phone 54. Warns that anyone taking wood water grass or hunting on Nevill Ranch lands will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. owner Mrs Kate Nevill.
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J. D. Wease
Nevill Ranch
Kate Nevill
Also Mentioned on This Page
State National Bank
Alpine, Texas
Benj. F. Berkeley, Pres
Geo. C. Miller
H. W. Ferguson
G. B. Crawford, Asst
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John Young Land Company
Imperial Ranch
John Young Land Co
Beatrice E. Neighbors
Alpine Mercantile Co
G. W. Martin
J. T
Darsey
Brewster
General Fund
Roads& Bridge Fund
Alpine Avalanche
Presidion
Brewster County Game Protective Association
Travis County Game
Travis County
Fishland Oyster Department of Texas
Game and Fish
Travis County Game and Fish Protective Association of Texas
Otis Turner
LAW Society
Orient Depot
First National Bank
Avrpine, Texas
C A Brown
H. L. Kokernot
Pree
W. B. Hancock
Raines Jr
Hord
Asst
Alpine Light & Ice Company
J. D. Hex
Alpine Hardware Company
W. A. Oatman
Mrs. N. S. Murphy
Cessories
Mitchell
Gillett Co
Headquarters
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