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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1901
Page
4
Community items report travels and arrivals from J A Stroud family to ranch work, court attendances, a train fatality near Findley, dental and medical notices, land suit testimony in El Vaso, cattle sales to Riveride Herford, and ongoing Quicksilver court proceedings at Terlingua with jurors and lengthy typewritten evidence.
Last Thursday Pecos saw the organization of a new oil company with EK Coleberg of Colebers roa El Paso as principal stockholder J E How en and F J Brady of Pecos are members. The firm owns sixteen shares four teen sections of land lie 18 miles northwest of Pecos. Plans call for machinery installation and sinking a well to 2000 feet to probe for oil. The venture aims to put Pecos on the map alongside Beaumont as the News promises ongoing updates.
Garathon Bloget, Mr Kingham and Dr L V White have returned from San Antonio and Nar derson visits. Will Dickson slowly recovers from a serious illness. Mr and Mrs Sgi Adams visited from the ranch with Emerson May and M Lynholm from Lynholm's well camp. Henry Dickson returns home after two years to work at D F White's Pecos project.
A Morgan News excerpt laments the relentless grind of work across a lifetime. It contrasts overwork with laziness and notes the aging worker ends betrayed by capital and circumstance, then announces a subscription deal from Alamo City Commercial College with advance payment details.
Claiming cures for scalp ailments and headaches this advertisement promotes Dr White's Electric Comb patented 1800. Agents allegedly earn money selling samples and commissions. Sample offered for 50 cents with reply to N Rose manager in Decatur III.
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