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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1900
Page
1
Local advertises the Dewey at 823 San Antonio Street in El Paso calling on visitors to call there. It promotes James Fulgham and W Hogan along with staff to provide service kindness and politeness and showcase the best stock in their line.
W Hess and Rey Greenwood return from Chisos noting splendid rains on the east side of the mountains. Scott and a mechanics staff will start furnace work for M and M Co next week. Montroyd Sharpe reports miners at work on section 38 with high grade ore. Rio Grande level rising due to Concho valley rains. Bev Greenwood to Alpine soon.
Engineer John M. Burroughs died at his city home after a ten to fifteen day illness from liver cancer. He was about 50 years old, popular on the GHH road, married two years ago to Mrs Christy, a Mason to be buried Sunday with Masonic honors. Burial arrangements entrusted to Undertaker J. Ross.
Kirby and Kirby of Abilene have filed for a writ of mandamus to test the validity of a lease line amendment tied to Senator Turney and the Goss land law of 1877. The line runs from the New Mexican border near El Paso southeast to just west of San Antonio, with absolute leases allowed west of the line for up to ten years.
Dave Allison captured Bob Brown near a Barnum area farm on the trains west robbery case. Brown, a fugitive once from Odessa, faced a $1200 reward and arrest as the sole gang member still at large. Cautionary note from Midland Cazette on his capture.
Otto Schauer was tried in district court for the killing of Ben Cole in Trion county and given five years in the penitentiary. Sam Murray, charged with the same offense, has his case set for next Monday, June 4.
M D Jordan buys a half interest in J JD Kane's marble quarry near the Brewster Presidio line. The claim notes the quarry as the largest marble body known, with 40 acres exposed and mountains up to 150 feet high. It praises the marble as beautiful and polished like glass in white black blue and variegated varieties.
Robert Scott and J P Therl of San Jose California arrived Thursday en route to Terlingua to erect furnaces for the Marfa and Mariposa Mining Company. They waited Friday for Maloy Bird and Murphy delayed by quarantine. Scott, a seasoned furnace builder, believes Terlingua's quicksilver belt is the greatest on earth if development continues as indicated.
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