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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1903
Page
1
A Texas stockman argues west Texas must shift to home born cattle care from birth to market. He predicts reduced herds, more on farm feed, irrigation and sorghum crops, with a surplus of feed driving profits in feed lots. Reading notes on tobacco use and a lightning strike in Marfa add local color to the region.
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and dismissed Riley Trent’s conviction from Fisher County for driving cattle across the quarantine line. It held the Live Stock Sanitary Commission lacked authority to set rules, a function reserved to the federal government under article 5043K.
An editorials debate whether the Justice of the Peace should be abolished arguing it is a vital local institution. It urges properly manned courts with competent, industrious magistrates to promptly resolve minor disputes and maintain civil order, noting room for improvement but stressing the role’s importance. It also mentions the Daughters of the Confederacy funding a home for indigent widows near a chosen site.
The passenger department announces schedule changes effective July 26. Trains 7 and 8 now run between New Orleans and San Antonio, with adjusted departures from San Antonio and Eagle Pass and transfers for passengers between Spofford, San Antonio, and Del Rio. Trains 1 and 12 remain to August 1 before discontinuation, and sleepers shift delivery to San Antonio.
The national executive committee of the United People's Party met in Denver and endorsed the reform party conference proceedings. It set a February 22 1904 meeting in St Louis and favored a 1904 nomination convention before the Republicans and Democrats. J A Edgertson chairs a new organization committee to unite reform parties nationwide.
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