Alpine Publishing Price and Editor Listing
Alpine Publishing Company announces subscription price of 11.00 in advance. W. J. Yatts serves as editor. Note shows issue date Thursday March 2, 1012.
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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
2
Alpine Publishing Company announces subscription price of 11.00 in advance. W. J. Yatts serves as editor. Note shows issue date Thursday March 2, 1012.
The Hillsville court attack now described as the act of dangerous anarchists rather than poor criminals. Probing reveals men of means from the Orient with farms fine homes and horses who vow to take action against officials and claim the law must be enforced without mercy. The incident unites conservatives and reformers in condemning the violence and insisting punishment for the perpetrators and protection for the families of victims, while arguing the law must be upheld.
A San Antonio health board statement is questioned for claiming no meningitis cases while reliable citizens and reports from Dallas, Waco, and El Paso indicate outbreaks. The letter criticizes officials for suppressing true conditions and misleading the public.
Prof J Frank Dobie elected secretary to the president at Southwestern University serving as private secretary and salaried secretary to the Ex Students Association. He will travel the state representing President C M Bishop. A Southwestern booster, he has taught at Alpine High and the university preparatory school, and is a Chicago alum. Press meeting to set April dates for the Southwest Texas Press and Commercial Secretaries Association will be held in Carrizo Springs.
An instructor at Kansas State Agricultural College asked 1121 students to spell 75 common words. Only one word was correctly spelled by all, measure. Words like villain and excel were misspelled by many. The note mentions Blue Back methods and school rates.
The recently appointed Orient receivers toured San Angelo and planned to ride a special train along the line to Texas end and then cross the border to inspect Mexican properties of the company. The party included Edward Dickinson and J O Davidson with M Taurnor Hovey and M Le Menta representing various regions. The Federal courts granted the receivership.
A small Study Club gathering met at Mrs C Brown's home with seven members present. Absentees cited illness or family illness keeping them home. The group discussed Queen Tetnia's early reign and examined poetry on Advance to Solace, Teor try and Commeren with a focus on a touching election from Mrs Browning. Mrs Panter chaired briefly before Mrs Van Sickle filled in as director. The meeting ended with light refreshments and a respectful, orderly tone.
Dr J A Siddons renowned Chico physician and Confederate veteran died after four weeks of illness. Born in Mississippi, he moved to Texas then settled in Chico for 29 years. He was known for charity and humane deeds, leaving a wife and four children including Mrs. Chas Gamble and Mrs. J W Clifton.
In the morning the couple's tension grows as Jones mutters about working late and Mary confronts him. The clock and a disrupted melody reveal the night’s confusion with Tedy's music box playing Home Sweet Home at 3 a.m.
Jim P Wilson offers a 3100 reward for the recovery of a light brown unbranded four year old stallion with a wire cut on a front foot. The horse was taken or wandered from his ranch.
Rhode Island Red eggs available for sale. Apply or phone Mrs. W. W. Townsend for details.
The parcels post system will reach postal routes nationwide, challenging express company monopolies and benefiting retailers. Backers argue it will extend service to millions who currently lack access and will improve overall efficiency, citing success abroad as a basis for its adoption in the United States.
Local ads tout wood for sale by Alpine Mercantile Co and a street sprinkler investment idea. Also promoting Measday fish and oysters Fridays, a new tailoring shop across from the Mercantile, same day cleaning and pressing, Campbell Shipman real estate services, W W Collins rental and sale of town properties, and Caldwell's cash for seal and wood. Casey the Jeweler also advertised.
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