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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1904
Page
4
Local items recount travel by Lecel Reese and families, trips to Terlingua and Marfa, and visits to San Antonio, Del Rio, and Cal ifornia. Notes on mining shipments, a tank collapse at Marathon, a new meat market opening, and upcoming church services. County commissioners met, and camping plans to Paradice Arizona were announced.
Public notice forbids cattle driving through a pasture east of town by W G Hancock. Kincaid Altoft Co announces pure soda and requests patronage. D Cawthon authorized to settle accounts with Keever Hindes. Moving to Roaweil NM and offering cottage sale in Alpine with beds furniture wagon incubator milk cows pigs and other items. contact J G Gillett Alpine Texas.
County Chairman Van Sickle will appoint a precinct chairman in each Brewster precinct and call for precinct primaries on the specified July date to choose delegates. The convention, meeting in Alpine July 16, will nominate delegates to multiple statewide and district conventions. Precinct votes total 22, with names and appointments noted for North and South Alpine and others to follow.
A Brewster County observer recalls coming to the region five years ago finding few bees due to droughts and scarce flowers. He notes local bee caves with rich honey stores and recounts James Manning’s effort with Italian bees producing over 4000 pounds of honey for market. The piece comments on Hymettus honey and praises Mrs Parkerson’s garden with hollyhocks and poppies.
A list of Brewster County residents announces multiple candidacies for county offices in the upcoming November election. Names include R. B. Slight for County Treasurer, D. A. T. Walton for Sheriff and Tax Collector, J. W. Phelps for Tax Assessor, M. A. Boyd for District and County Clerk, James Manning for Surveyor, A. M. Turney for County Judge, W. M. Harman for County Surveyor, B. F. Billey has served six terms as Hides and Animal Inspector, J. W. Bennitt for County Surveyor, U. S. Hector for County Surveyor, LFE Carigut for County Surveyor, Francis Rooney for Tax Assessor, W. S. Blevins for Sheriff and Tax Collector, L. G. Harman for District and County Clerk, T. M. Newton for District and County Clerk, W. H. Ragin for County Judge, and L. N. Harpent for County Judge.
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