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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
3
Alpine chatter covers tire service and repairs by Guarantee Tire Service, local buys in Caldwell, dairy quotes, new goods at Novelty Store, and travelers passing through. Notices mention Mrs. J. R. Middlebrook and Mrs. Geo Smithers, furnace repairs and autos, plus plans for Sul Ross Normal College attendance and interscholastic contests.
Uncle Dave Bissett dies at 74 after a life as miner and landowner. Born in North Carolina, he moved to West Temn in 1876 and served in the Confederate Army. Cattlemen leaving for Fort Worth include Jim P Wilbon, Pauline, Ford Jackson, and others traveling with the Orient Company Pullman car.
Mrs F E Gillett of Alpine arrived in Marfa Thursday and will stay a few days at the ranch home of her uncle James Walker. Mr and Mrs Quincey Mills were in from the ranch purchasing supplies this week. Frank Anderton and his bride are new Marfa residents. Advertising copy touts fixed low prices and garment care with no burn or gloss, claiming best value in town.
Joan L Young joins Alpine committee in Austin to back Sul Ross Normal for the area. He travels to Fort Worth for the Cattle Raisers association and returns to Austin later in the week to aid passage of the normal bill through the house.
The Star Theatre lists a weekly lineup with Tuesday featuring Soule United and The Honeymoon Surprise, Wednesday showing Life Room Mate-2, Thursday presenting Photoplay reels, and additional entries noted as Ore Over on gnats.
Mrs W E Caldwell and son returned from Corpus Christi while G C Smith paid an Avalanche subscription after a Louisiana trip Alpine sees Woodman Circle district manager Mrs J A Sharp speak on Woodcraft benefits in a well attended meeting Refreshments were served S W Hutton from Fort Worth on Sunday school staff attended Alpine events and led a workers conference for all denominations A furnished three room cottage is available for rent by phone at 51
On Monday evening Miss et, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lowenthal of El Paso. Mr Lowenthal was stationed here last year under Capt Davidson until he was called into Mexico. He left for El Paso Thursday. Mrs Lowenthal will remain in Alpine for the present.
A barn on Hostmaster Cole's north town property burned last Saturday morning. The parcel is rented by Percy Ferguson. The blaze consumed the barn and all outbuildings with origin undetermined. Meals and cake were available at Caldwell.
Alpine High School baseball team traveled to Fort Davis to face the local squad and won by a large margin 114 to 4. Coach Koenig accompanied the team and Caldwell provided feed and fuel for travel.
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