Alpine notes on visitors markets and local events
Local items list arrivals from San Antonio Marfa and Karnes City. Mentions fresh foods at Hockys and Alpine Ice Works, watermelons arriving for Al pine Ice Works, and county visits by residents including W H Hancock and J Harmon. A private letter notes Prof FB Edwards accepting a professorship at Howard Payne College Brownwood.
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FB. E. Edwards
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Chicago University
Storm Causes Hail Floods Destruction Across County
Notice reports Pine Ridge area storm with fierce thunder and hail the size of marbles and larger. Ice masses found near ice works. a cow drowns at J D Jackson’s fence. Rail line washouts east of depot and near Marfa threaten next day reopening as repair crews mobilize.
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Heaven
James Daugherty
KR. B. Trent
J. D. Jackson
Jim Po
Wilson
J.D. Jackson
Marfa
Right of way deeds for Kansas City Mexico Orient railroad through Brewster lands
County Clerk reports General Land Office deeds conveying a 200 foot wide right of way through school lands in Brewster county for the Kansas City Mexico Orient railway. The line crosses public surveys in blocks 8 9 and 10 and three private tracts owned by Grierson Miller Sayers and A S Gage. Owners promise to donate the right of way. The route runs from Pecos county line southwest to Alpine depot near the southeast corner of survey 44.
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Boyd
General Land Office
Austin
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Brewster County
General Grierson
Miller & Sayers
A. S. Gage
Pecos County
Courthouse
Southern Pacific
Gage’s Tank
Vaisano
Steers Shipped by Kincaid Reach Heavy Weights
J. D. Jackson reports from Uvalde that W D Kincaid shipped 82 head of steers, two over a thousand pounds each, selling at 4.70 per hundred. Kincaid refused 15 per head for the whole lot before shipping.
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J. D. Jackson
Uvalde
W D. Kincaid
Brewster County Candidates Announced for November Election
The Avalanche lists numerous Brewster County residents announcing candidacy for November offices. Names include RK B Slight sheriff treasurer. D A Walton sheriff and tax collector. J Phelps tax assessor. M A Boyd district clerk. James Manning surveyor. L B Caruthers county treasurer. A M Turney county judge. W M Harman county surveyor. B F Billingsley county surveyor. J W Bennitt county surveyor. U H Hector county surveyor. F R Cartwright county surveyor. Francis Rooney tax assessor. W S Blevins sheriff and tax collector. L G Harman district clerk. T M Newton district clerk. W H Ragin county judge. L N Halbert candidate for county judge. and others. Also notes local items about bread, shipments, stenography course, and election law remarks.
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Avalanche
RK. B. Slight
Brewster County
Francis Rooney
W. 8. Blevins
L. G. Harman
T. M. Newton
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James Arthur
Gage
San Antonio
Evelyn Gheenwood
Frankie Parkerson
Gino, W. Tyndall
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Terlingua
Sam Schwing
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EF. E. Townsend
O H. Hector
A. J. Lewis
Chisos Mining Company
Leo Cartwright
Williams Ranch
Chispa
George Chastain
Lobo
T. T. Cook
The
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Nisa Nellie Eberling
Baylor Female College
Helton
H. J. Lewis
Loutaville, Ky
W. Ll. Ragin
A. M. Turney
L. N. Halbert
Fifth Street
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Ke, Nelson Jr
Karnes City
Wanasa
Puil
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Alpine Lumper Co
W. B. Hancock
Alpine Ick & Bortline Wonks
Tae Vorens
D. A. T. Walton
JW. Phelps
M. A. Boyd
James Manning
L. B. Caruthers
Democratic Party
W. M. Harman
Mr. Harman
B. F. Billingsley
J. W. Bennitt
U. Ht
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I. H. Evans
Lfe F. Cartwright
Ofice of
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W.H. Ragin
L. N. HaLnert
Rocky's
J. B. Gillett
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. M. Hobbs
Florence Phelps
Alamo City Commercial and Business College
W. B. Mitchell
Alpine Lumber Company
George C. Miller
Buckhorn
W. S. Blevins
Prop
Saint. Louis Exposition
Southern
Pacific
Shreveport
GH & A
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St. Louis
Heewwee
New Orleans
Sansance
T& N
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T. J. Anderson
Pass, & Tkt
Nin Houston Texac
Joseph Hellen
Alpine Ice & Bottling Works
N. B. Means
G. W. Blackburn JR
Sherbet
B. F.nichols & Son
Chilos Mountains
A. Ernst
Boquillas
Buckboard
M.A. Ernst
Gunsmith
A. Dean
Dean Manufacturing Works
Blackbird
R. H. Linch
Williamson County
Sam Scawina
Beever & Rindes
G. W. Blackburn
John R. Sanford
William C
Douglas Alpine
Eagle Pass
Sanford & Douglas
Attorneys-at-law
Folsom & Folsom
Alpine and Sanderson
John R. Storms
San Antonio, Tex
Howell Johnson
F. Stockton
Ohnson
Lawyers
District Court of
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L.N. Halbert
Brewster
H. O. Smith
C. H. Larkin Co
J. H. Derrick
Fire and Marine Insurance
Schwine