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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1910
Page
3
Alpine merchants and residents advertise goods services and updates. J R Holland absent in California. Miles promotes Van Camp canned goods. Local officials ill and relocating. New store building under construction. Nightly posts include farm feed seed livestock insurance and cleaning services. Community updates include visitors guests and rising local commerce.
A telegram from Alpine reports Joe Hannum has died in the Austin insane asylum. His body is to be brought home for burial this evening. Hannum, a Brewster county resident for years, was 38 and is survived by his father wife and two children. He had shown intermittent insanity for months after a partial paralytic stroke.
Allen T. Folsom Terrell county attorney and Miss Clarissa Clark wed at the bride’s mother residence in Sanderson Texas. Justice of the Peace McKee officiated and the couple departed for a honeymoon trip to San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
On behalf of the visiting members of the faculty and students of the Alpine Summer Normal we express sincere thanks to the Business Men's Club Local Executive Committee Alpine citizens and Prof. G W Page for arranging a delightful auto trip to Fort Davis and Marfa on Saturday the 9th inst The West Texas scenery and outing provided education and recreation Respectfully Mrs Eucenta WeEcTER Miss ExtraseTH Resorts on Miss Leora Gaui R Ler Brack J M Detowy Committee
A party from Goliad arrived Monday to spend a few weeks in the best climate in Texas. The group includes W. F. Pettus and family Geo Reed and wife L M Knight H Knight Miss Mabel Taylor and A Lott. They traveled 500 miles in two automobiles in three and a half days, a fast trip given the rough roads.
Optimism runs through K C M O Railway officials as traffic manager O G Burrows says trains from San Angelo to Del Rio and Alpine should operate before 1912. He notes strong financing from Mr Stilwell and predicts uninterrupted west and southward extensions with growing freight and passenger business benefiting San Angelo and Southwest Texas.
Robert Wylie a noted ranchman formerly based near Ballinger and once a leading West Texas ranch king died in a railroad accident in Colorado Monday He owned property around Mineral Wells and claimed that city as his home His death shocked his brother H C Wylie of this city and numerous friends in the area in San Angelo Standard.
For County Attorney J C Brooke and County Clerk Miss Frora L Davueverry seek re election. Commissioner Prec t No 1 H C Arcuison and W D Messineer seek reelection. Commissioner Prec t No 2 J A Bices and J T Weaver Sr seek reelection. Justice of the Peace Prec No 1 W H Racin. Constable Prec No 1 Clype Burrrells reelection. Representative 9th District Jas F Ross and A M Turney seek reelection.
For sale a gentle saddle horse suitable for a woman to ride. Price reasonable. Apply to Mrs. A T Winder. 7 L Sterling
Two room rental offer in a desirable town area. Apply to W. J. Yates at this office.
Notice to sportsmen states no hunting or trespass allowed in the Koker pastures under penalty of the law. Manager L. G. Koxernort signs the notice.
Notice forbids hunting or hauling wood in Gage pastures. Violations will be punished to the full extent of the law. N. S. Murphy.
The Church of Christ members will attend Sunday school and communion each Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church building. The public is cordially invited to attend.
For Sale B B McCutcheon and Brothers ranch sale listing describes 31000 acres of best watered land in Jeff Davis County with several hundred irrigable acres. Fenced into eight pastures and well improved. Includes 3000 cattle seventy mares and saddle horses. Other good ranch and apple lands offered by Jerr Davis Beatty Co Fort Davis Texas.
No. 12 gold open-face watch from Waltham with a leather fob marked E. KE. W Dabney Texas. Return to this office for reward. Marked C. C. Ayers on the back of the lid.
Building 28 by 14 feet with a partition of new lumber offered at a big bargain. Also several thousand feet of new lumber available. For prices contact W L Clark, contractor.
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