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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
3
Local residents from El Paso to Fort Stockton visit Alpine for shopping, tourism, and social events. Notables include J F Miles, Measday Co, Hord & Co, and Collins Glasgow Co. while Miss Flora Daugherty and Mrs L J Dodson circulate in county affairs and summer gatherings.
The John Young Land Company reports June sales totaling 27 650 acres. Transactions include 640 acres to W P Hoover at 1 per acre and 20 730 acres to Amarillo parties in Brewster and Presidio counties for colonization. Also 1 280 acres to Amarillo Improvement at 1 per acre plus other terms in Block G 12 noted as mineral. The Dunbar ranch in Pecos county sold to Mr Benson for 10 000 cash, a 5 000 acre black gramma grass pasture. G J Foster sells a block in Alpine’s Hancock addition to Harry Dryden for 345 dollars to be used as a brick yard.
Reginald Measday and Miss Elmna Sumner wed Wednesday afternoon at the bride’s home with Rev. Cockrell officiating. The couple left Thursday for Corpus Christi and other eastern points, returning next week. The groom is a popular local business man. the bride, eldest daughter of C. E. Sumner, is well regarded socially and religiously. Hurrah for Reg.
San Antonio architect Henry T. Phelps and Austin pair R. L. Pierce and A. O. Watson submitted plans for a new school building. Watson's design was approved. Cost set at 27,500 dollars for a seven acre fenced campus. The Avalanche lauds this as Alpine’s greatest advance.
Dr Weston Bruner of the First Baptist Church San Antonio conducts evangelistic services at the local Baptist church daily at 10 am and 8:30 pm. The meetings continue this week and next with a men only service Sunday afternoon at 3:30 featuring the sermon The Fellow Who Missed it. All Christian people are invited.
Harry M. Dryden buys G. J. Foster land east of town in the Hancock addition and will begin a brick yard. He has contracted to supply 400,000 bricks for the new school house. The local clay is described as excellent, and Alpine anticipates strong demand for bricks.
The Avalanche notes several prominent visitors including John Rooney from a ranch, Henry Reynolds and family from Marfa visiting relatives, E. H. Carleton of Ft. Davis Auto Co on a social and business visit, and A. I. Kuykendall with wife from Portales NM visiting daughter Mrs. Jim Bean. An eastbound train was hours late due to a washout west of El Paso. John Harmon has returned from Terlingua and mentions Langford developing a hot wells site.
The Alpine Fourth featured baseball between the Masons and Woodmen of the World, won 9 to 7 by Woodmen after eleven innings. A matinee band concert was postponed by heat, a roaring farce drew good crowds, and foot races and fireworks entertained. Many Alpine residents joined celebrations in Marathon and Fort Davis, with prize reports from local races and events.
J M Wattenberger bought a half interest this week and becomes a full partner in Palace Pharmacy. S A Starr remains manager as capital increases and the business becomes better equipped to serve the public.
A. McCallum offers Mesquite wood delivered dry at seven dollars per cord.
The Skillman Grove camp meeting will begin on the night of August 11 with good preaching and fine singing. Services will continue about seven days. Everyone is cordially invited. Further announcements will be made before the meeting. W. B. Broys.
Illustrative edition planned for the dry farming Congress in Alpine on September first and second. John Young celebrates a July 4 birth of a son whose name could honor George Washington or Thomas Jefferson, highlighting his patriotic spirit through the Independence Day event.
Last Sunday evening a large balloon appeared on the northern horizon in Alpine for about thirty minutes. It drifted toward the mountains in the direction of Fort Davis, initially mistaken for an airship before the silhouette became clear. The balloon's identity remains unknown.
On Sunday afternoon the young people's union will meet at 3 30 p.m. at the Christian Church instead of the usual hour due to the sermon for men at the Baptist Church. Remember this change.
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