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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
3
Alpine readers see a collage of personal notes and classifieds including arrivals from Marfa and Jeff Davis counties, real estate and livestock listings, autos, hotel changes, and shop ads. Notables include editor Yates returning, Terrell visiting Alpine, and Bishop Kendrick’s Marfa sermon with confirmations.
A gasoline heater in the Moore cleaning and pressing room in the Holland Hotel building almost caused a major blaze Thursday afternoon. The heater ignited tables window-casing and curtains before the fire extinguisher from John Young Land Co. arrived. Firefighters acting swiftly prevented a catastrophic fire.
W H Funk reports to The Avalanche that seedling peaches may outperform grafted stock in Texas due to short lifespans of grafted trees. He cites a personal seedling tree thriving without cultivation and notes his Erath county father’s seedling orchard outlasting grafted stock, urging further local experiments and expert input.
Jackson and Harmon sold 330 head of 3 and 4 year old steers to M. M. Furguson of Wellington Kansas at 31 dollars each. J P Peters of Kansas City bought 600 four year old steers at 38 dollars. Kokernot sold 4 year old steers to Mr Furguson at 40 dollars. S R Guthrie sold 1000 three and four year old steers to J P Peters at 36 dollars, to be delivered April 20. Clyde Buttrill sold a trainload to Peters Commission Company of Kansas City for delivery about April 15.
Mrs Josephine Hall reported a successful millinery opening this week with many ladies reviewing the新 hats. She plans to add more new hats in a few days and will be ready to please children and young women in the Easter season.
John Tolbert son of J H Tolbert and Miss Fannie Terry daughter of Mr and Mrs George Terry wed at the bride’s parents home with Judge Higgins officiating. The Avalanche wishes the couple joy.
Jas A Poole has moved his drilling rig to the old Greenlee ranch fifteen miles west of Alpine to bore six hundred feet for water. The ranch has depended on rainwater tanks for over twenty years and has never produced a well.
The Dean Manufacturing Co plans a new building to house an auto and machine shop led by KE C McMillan an experienced machinist. Still Alpine notes disruption as the Avalanche office installs a gasoline engine and foregoes motor power due to no day current. For sale a pair of gentle racing hacks with harnesses offered at 150.00. hack and harness cost 150 a year ago. Dr W M Bass store lo-tf.
The Avalanche announces D. D. York as candidate for County Treasurer, J. C. Brooke for County Attorney seeking reelection, Flora L. Daugherty for District and County Clerk, and W. H. Sealy for District and County Clerk, all subject to July Democratic primaries.
Monday night burglars entered Palace Pharmacy through the front door and forced open Mitchell Werth Co by prying the east side door with a bar. S. An Arett, jeweler at Palace Pharmacy, suffered a loss of six or seven watches from repair stock while another jeweler remained secured in the safe. Minor theft included small change and a suit of clothes at Mitchell Worth Co's.
A. A. Smith opens a new blacksmith shop in a new building just north of Alpine Lumber Company Yards. Smith is described as up to date in his craft and is urged to visit for blacksmithing needs.
J S Barnhart of Alpine Texas offers a complete line of fruits berries shades and ornamentals. He claims his varieties are best for West Texas and invites patronage and catalog requests. He can help with selections and will visit or respond by mail.
The city of Alpine Texas orders an election on the first Tuesday in April 1910 at the Court House for Mayor five Aldermen a City Marshal and City Attorney. J W Ferguson is appointed presiding judge with power to appoint assistants and the Mayor is to publish the notice of election.
The Avalanche markets a premium bundle offering Atlas Tension Shears to subscribers. It also promotes a full stock of School Land Blanks, signaling expanded available supplies for readers and supporters.
All parties holding bottles belonging to the City Dairy are urged to return them at once as they are needed. Public notice dated 2 27.
Notice promotes City Dairy milk cream and butter with contact No 89 and an order line. It also advertises Moore at rear State Bank for cleaning and pressing with phone 168 and a pickup offer, plus a Laundry number 37 i and spring samples dated 2 24.
Alpine Furniture Co announces a large new stock direct from the factory for the Ava lanche region. A. J. Williams proprietor invites customers to visit the store at 127-1f to inspect the complete assortment and place hardware or machinery orders via Mr. Laird of the KF. W. Axtell Co. San Antonio is noted as regular territory contact.
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