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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
1
J E Kirksey announces readiness to haul for Alpine powering and management. Directors H Dannie R B Surcwr H Towxsexe promise good light service within ten days and best effort. Clean sanitary beds and well lighted rooms at Alpine hotel with reasonable rates. Howell Johnson for County.
The Stockton Pioneer notes Judge John M. Odom will not seek re election and Howell Johnson, a Pecos county pioneer and lawyer, is urged by friends to run. Johnson has not decided, will deliberate soon, and if he enters, is seen as likely to face little opposition given his noted qualifications and commitment to justice.
Rhode Island Red eggs for sale are available from Mrs. W. W. Townsend. Prospective buyers may apply or phone to arrange purchase.
Lula Marston aged 49 dies Sunday at her home 1230 Myrtle avenue El Paso wife of Rev A Marston pastor of Mexican Methodist Episcopal church in El Paso Funeral held Monday at 3 pm at the chapel 110 North Campbell interment at Evergreen Rev Marston previously served as a pastor in Alpine The piece closes with an employment ad urging honest industrious boys to seek work rather than idle time.
Sam Schwing, a veteran farmer of the Mimbres valley, develops a new plot two miles west of town. He rents acres to J. W. Piper and sons for the coming season. Schwing earlier developed a parcel at town’s eastern edge, paying $20 per acre originally and recently selling it for $175 per acre.
In Austin on January 3 the Third Court of Civil Appeals reversed and remanded the State of Texas versus Lawrence Haley from Brewster County. The case concerns recovering eight sections of school land in Brewster County after a lengthy court battle. The reversal cites trial court errors and directs proper charges in the remand.
The Deming chamber of commerce supports growth by attracting 100 new citizens in six months, boosting local earnings by about 100000 dollars yearly. Spending ten thousand dollars annually to secure this return is argued to be worthwhile, as a lively, advertised community attracts new residents and business, unlike dead towns. Bedichek of Deming notes the value of community spirit and growth, contrasting with stagnant areas. The piece cites El Paso Herald and West Texas News on land and school land purchase rules affecting homesteaders and resource access.
The mana S. Hamilton on last Wednesday emphasized a land matter crucial to West Texas where public domain land remains unsettled. Commissioners of the region weigh the issue and potential allocations amid ongoing territorial questions.
Mara thon Hustler urges county commissioners to fund road work to improve the Mara thon to Alpine route. He notes the highway is rough with ruts rocks and brush, and calls for grading washouts canyons and slanting slopes to create a top quality county road.
An old health note links anger and other emotions to digestive issues and mouth taste, while pleasant feelings aid the heart and organs. The piece then shifts to community advertising, arguing it attracts population and economic growth, citing Deming NM Chamber of Commerce data and rail company estimates on citizen value.
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