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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
5
Caldwell promotes feed and coal orders while residents report travel, sales, and visits. Alpine hosts auctions and shows, with fur and diamond ads. Shifts include ranch sales, court witnesses, and a growing popularity contest in the Avalanche. Community life and local commerce unfold with coal deliveries, shop specials, and regional updates.
Keys found by Alpine office belong to George Benson and family formerly from Olney. Owner may claim them by calling the office. Benson recently moved from Olney to Alpine and will reside there yet.
Vernon Scaggs named postmaster for La Litas after the U S Post Office designation as a fourth class post office. A reward is offered for the return of a lost diamond necklace with green enameling and a pearl pendant, last seen in Alpine Sunday. Mrs A M Turney offers the reward.
The Alpine Avalanche marks twenty seven years and two weeks since its first issue. The note invites old settlers to share memories of the paper’s early days and its role in Alpine’s growth from Murphysville frontier station to a quiet, civilized city.
Albert Taylor arrives with the largest troupe ever to play Alpine at the Star theatre for Wednesday and Thursday performances January 24 and 25. The group includes 20 people with bands and orchestra.
Alpine Grove No. 671 Woodmen Circle installs officers led by Mrs. W. F. McGaughy on Thursday night. A new hospital opens to the public with first patient Miss Naomi McDonnell admitted January 11 for appendicitis. The facility, formerly the St. Charles Hotel, now serves twenty patients with private rooms and a planned nursing school under head nurse Hazel Thomas.
Rev. J. R. Jacobs, longtime pastor of the Marfa Presbyterian Church and well known in Alpine, announced retirement effective June 1 after forty four years in the ministry. He is nearly seventy and said to have the second longest service in the Presbyterian Synod of the state. Jacobs is brother in law of W. E. Caldwell of the area.
Do you believe in sanitation Get my pre in second hand furniture I buy or sell I repair your broken furniture to save you money If you do send clothes H Lacy to my shop to be cleaned and pressed My Hoffman steam press does the work in the sanitary way Phone me your wants and I will do the test ABSandifer Shop opposite Alpine Merc Co phone 15
At a January 9 meeting of Alpine State Bank officers and directors were elected. Benjamin F. Berkeley was chosen President, W. Van Sickle Vice President, Geo. C. Miller 2nd Vice President and Assistant Cashier, J. R. Holland and W. T. Henderson named Directors.
The recent Alpine blizzard ended but caused burst water pipes and broken electric, telephone, and fence wires. Local utilities Alpine Light Company and Pecos & Rio Grande Telephone Co. have labored for two days to repair the damage to lines and service.
Snow blankets North Texas with record depths in Fort Worth where a half foot fell. A rear-end collision caused by snow-covered lights killed one and injured several others while farmers view the snow as a boon for wheat and corn.
Shoppers are urged to hurry as Kleinman's cuts prices by half on selected items. Limited quantities remain at 50 percent off, while supplies last.
Editor Easterling, formerly of the Marfa New Era, has launched the Easterling Brokerage Company eight months ago. The firm has already completed a remarkable amount of business, with an announcement published in another section.
Notices outline Sunday School at 10 a m and communion at 11 a m with Wednesday prayer at 7 30 pm and choir practice Friday. No preaching Sunday due to the pastor being away. Names H M Polagrove J H Messer. End of passage lists Alpine attendees headed to San Angelo for a speech event with multiple local participants.
Brewster County Commissioners Court will open sealed bids for County Depository at 10 a.m. on February 12 1917. Bids must include a certified check equal to at least 0.5 percent of the county revenue from the prior year as good faith and bond security. Alpine Texas witnesses County Judge A M Turney.
Harry J. Spanell stood trial for the life before a jury in San Angelo on an indictment for the joint murder of his wife Crystal Holland Spanell and Lt. Col. M. C. Butler dated July 20, 1916. Since September he has been in Tom Green county jail awaiting trial as more than a hundred witnesses, including Alpine residents, were summoned for the case.
Mrs. Sue Wilkerson of Ballinger Texas asks the public for news of her son Jim Wilkerson last heard from Marathon February 12 1916. He is described as dark hair dark eyes and well built with a fine voice and broad shoulders. Any information will be welcomed.
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