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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
4
Notice forbids hunting or hauling wood on the Altura ranch property and Gage pastures including Bird pasture. Trespass violators face legal penalties. Signed by N S Mureny and Jason W James.
The Jersey breed dominates South Texas dairies with high milk output, while Herefords and Holsteins show notable traits. Holsteins are valued for large size and high milk yields with calves weighing 70 to 100 pounds at birth.
A Southwestern Farmer column notes Holstein cows yield about 7000 pounds of milk per year and, with sufficient fodder, deliver strong butterfat, skimmed milk value, and overall beef and veal output. Jersey milk has higher fat percentage but Holsteins remain top producers for modest dairy herds.
The Lubbock Avalanche notes Gov Campbell’s push for an extraordinary session aimed at insurance law repeal or revision. While insurance is cited as the trigger, other vital issues may dominate the agenda, prompting broad public curiosity about forthcoming legislative themes.
Public notice summons numerous heirs and unknown owners in a land dispute. The petition filed May 17, 1910 in District Court Brewster County asks the court to compel appearance at the September 5 1910 term in Alpine to answer a suit by H H Simmons and C A Graham for lands described by the H Hereford survey and other tracts.
Plaintiffs seek title and possession of three parcels in Brewster County Texas involving the A H Wiley survey 1119 acres, S Dunman survey 2969 acres, and an adjoining tract of 2439 acres, all patented to heirs of Sherrod Dunman. Defendants allegedly entered and evicted plaintiffs, withholding possession and causing $15000 damages. A writ of possession and costs, with citation by publication, are prayed. Filed May 19 1910 in Alpine. Flora L Daugherty Clerk.
The Texas Legislature faces an extraordinary session in which Governor Campbell will push for a law banning prize fight film exhibitions. The Jeffries Johnson bout is cited as a moving picture event, with speculation about Jeffries weaker state and the payoff from promoters and syndicates. The piece argues moving pictures killed prizefighting and notes fresh vegetables from Miles the grocer.
The joint resolution proposes amending Section 51 of Article 3 to authorize aid to indigent and disabled Confederate soldiers and sailors who served in Texas before 1880, their widows, and women who aided the Confederacy, plus funding for a home for these beneficiaries. It prescribes monthly aid limits, a $150,000 annual cap for the home, and an overall $500,000 yearly appropriation, with election proclamation and $5,000 funding for implementation.
For sale by B B McCutcheon and Bro, a ranch of 31000 acres in Jeff Davis County with excellent watered land. Several hundred acres irrigable. Fenced into eight pastures. Well improved. Includes 3000 cattle and 70 mares and saddle horses. Additional ranch and apple lands offered by Jere Davis Beauty Co Fort Davis Texas.
The first bale of the 1910 cotton crop arrived in Houston on June 23 and sold at the Cotton Exchange for 375 dollars. It was signed for by W. D. Cleveland & Sons, grown by Tucker and Chadwick on Colonel Fordyce's Hidalgo county ranch, and shipped from Mercedes. A rival bale from Brownsville arrived the same day, weighing 323 pounds and graded strict middling. Southwest Texas furthers its growing role in national cotton.
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