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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
3
Alpine life fills the page with ads and notices. Mrs. C A Brown plans a home return while W W Collins offers livestock listings and Cald wells coal products appear alongside hardware ads. Local visitors include Mrs W K Ellis and Miss Margaret Linn as guests. Alpine vendors promote stoves lumber and farm supplies amid community news and social events.
Town of Sanderson advertises sale of about 175 town lots adjoining a four room house with hall and porches. Price 1600 dollars. Also notes visitors from Marfa for masquerade, a local photo studio adds a darkroom, and a reader letter asking for signed submission for editor protection.
Two large gray horses for sale described as gentle to work suitable for single or double teams. Prominent claim of being the best all round team in the county. Contact available by writing Tom Yarbro in Hovey Texas Adve. 235-2.
Herschel Hord of Alpine and Miss Bessie Jones of Utopia were married at the Jones home in Utopia with only family present. Rev. Hull of the local Methodist church performed the ceremony. The couple, after visiting Hondo and Alpine relatives, plan a spring Pacific coast trip and will reside with Mrs. H. L. Lackey.
Alpine observers note frequent storms tied to ranchmen owning property locally while residing in other counties to monitor range conditions. The Sunday snowfall totaled three inches across the area, signaling persistent winter weather.
Nice cottage with garden, good water, and fenced. Apply to W. L. Coleman at post office. Advt.
Classified ad notes setting hens Buff Leghorns and Black Minorcas at 1.50 for 15 eggs. Mentions Mrs Cay Crawford. Also promotes Starr Meat Market for choice steaks and other market goods with quick delivery advt-48 and phone contact.
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