Alpine Avalanche Subscription Price in Advance
The Alpine Avalanche lists a pricing note for subscriptions at one dollar in advance. The notice appears in the Thursday morning issue dated July 7, 1910.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1910
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche lists a pricing note for subscriptions at one dollar in advance. The notice appears in the Thursday morning issue dated July 7, 1910.
Puzzling public silence from Colonel Roosevelt winds into a $1,000,000 damage suit as a lady accuses him, while a Massachusetts investor eyes 150000 acres in Greenville SC for a hay farm. Editorials discuss regional mining law reform and Southern population growth strategies with appeals to Texas officials and local clubs.
Paris dispatches report a potential breakthrough in the anti typhoid vaccine using weakened typhoid bacilli mixed with water salt and ether in animals and humans. The vaccine has reduced deaths in Boer War British regiments and recent U S Army vaccinations show good safety but limited duration and possible mild illness.
A general statement notes that a valuable contribution has been made by the discoverer benefiting humanity. The phrasing suggests a public judgment of merit and lasting impact for the reader.
The Alpine board of equalization chaired by J. D. Jackson J. L. Crawford and H. C. Phillips met Tuesday and Wednesday. Most renditions were not lowered though a few below average values were ballooned. Citizens urged to compare with neighbors and not accuse bias as they plan another meeting to hear complaints.
Real estate men of Alpine met last Saturday to organize a permanent body named the Alpine Real Estate Exchange. The group aims to advance Alpine and Brewster County interests and promote public improvement to secure closer cooperation among members.
An Alpine real estate association aims to promote honest business methods and curb unfair agent commissions. The group plans publication of local facts and statistics to raise standards and deter unscrupulous practices. Officers elected include H.S. Wigle president A. M. Turney vice president and Jno. Young secretary treasurer. Initiation is $10 with quarterly dues of $1.50.
A romantic wedding joined Mr. Don FE Andrews and Mrs Josephine Ashmore in Judge Higgins' office last Sunday night. The officiating judge conducted the ceremony in the matrimonial par lors with witnesses present.
Judge Van Sickle and Messrs Valliant and Buckner witnessed the ceremony. The groom manages the rubber plant at Marathon, where the couple soon will reside after the wedding.
The Mothers' Club hosted a reception for teachers and students of the Summer Normal in Alpine. The event honored the school’s dedication of its new auditorium with flowers, banners, and lights. Guests arrived by eight-thirty and the hall shimmered with elegant attire and festive decor.
Alpine hosts a reception for Dr. Arthur Lefevre with Mrs. A. B. Weakley as head of the receiving line. Readings and music by local talents drew applause. Dr. Lefevre praised the faculty and students. An anch and punch service followed. ordinance fines noted in the closing moments.
Ordinance 11 prohibits any child under 16 from appearing on Alpine streets after 9 30 p m with exceptions for those accompanied by guardians or headed to church school or public entertainments. Defines streets alleys depots and places of business as covered areas. Penalty for violation to be specified.
A scanned bank report lists resources and liabilities including loans and real estate, furniture, and time deposits. Signatures of W. Von Sickle and J. H. Derrick appear as vice president and cashier, with Otis Turner as notary, attesting the document dated July 19, 1910 in Brewster County Texas.
The Alpine Texas city council adopted a Sunday closing ordinance on June 27 1910 declaring it illegal to conduct mercantile business after 9 am Sunday for necessities and after 12 am Saturday night for non-essentials with exemptions for perishables medicine and relief goods. Violators face misdemeanor fines from five to one hundred dollars and the ordinance repeals conflicting laws.
An Alpine Texas ordinance declares pool halls a public nuisance and forbids Sunday operation. It defines Sunday as 12:00 a.m. Saturday to 12:00 a.m. Sunday, mandates shutdown by pool hall owners, tasks the City Marshal with enforcement, and imposes misdemeanor penalties of 5 to 100 dollars. Adopted June 27 1910 by the City Council.
A brief classified notice lists hauling services offered by Nevil McDonnell with the contact phone number 12.
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