Alpine and Brewster County Lodge Directory Roundup
Brewster Camp No 491 W 0 W meets monthly with invited visiting Woodmen. K of P Lodge No 423 meets twice monthly. Alpine Lodge 906 meets Mondays, Alpine Lodge 756 A F and A M meets first Saturday. County official T D McKinney notes fine rains in Brewster. Local spots: Alexander's Confectionery on east side of courthouse. Marathon vs Alpine baseball halted by rain with Marathon ahead. Local society wedding rumored for summer. Wells Fargo money orders now at Palace drug store. Suit pressing club offers 1 per month, 25 cents off for members. Judge Van Sickle back from San Antonio. Senator Culberson met there. Several residents return from San Antonio. Judge Higgins due home soon.
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Brewster Camp
L. N. Halverr
Warren Gannert
CC. K
Jas. A. Burke
G. W. Mannix
R&s. Co
T. D. McKinney
Alpine
Brewster County
Alexander's
T Court House
Alpine Independent School
Wells Fargo Express
Palace
For Sale. 500 Good Steel Yearlings in Presidio County
For sale 500 good steel yearlings available in Presidio County. Contact W. T. Davis at 16-41, Marfa, Texas.
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Presidio County
W. T. Davis
Marfa
Texas
Strangers and Visitors Invited to City Headquarters
St Fioon invites strangers and visitors to make the city headquarters their base. Club members are also welcomed to participate and join in the activities planned for the venue and community events.
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St Fioon
Community notes from Alpine and surrounding towns
Mrs. Ben West returns from Sabinal and Mrs. Stilwell visits from Fort Stockton. Rev Jno Carney of Dallas preaches at the Baptist Church Wednesday night. Sandifer’s shop remains the go to for cleaning and pressing with Miles selling canned goods and signaling new garden seed at Caldwell. H C Phillips reports a statewide weather pattern. Local residents plan to attend the Lochhausen trial in Brackettville Saturday.
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Jno. Carney of
Dallas
The
Baptist Church
Sandifer
H. W. Lease
H. L. Lackey
Clyde
L. F. Buttrill
S. R. Guthrie
Lochausen
Brackettville
Mrs Carson and brother buy land in New Mexico
Mrs Carson and her brother Chas Keenum have purchased land in New Mexico from local parties and plan to relocate there in the near future.
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New Mexico
New Hardware Firm Set to Open in Alpine
Alpine promoters 3 L Dantzler and P W Berry lease old orick store near Mercantile Company and install fixtures and stock for a fat class wholesale and retail hardware firm. Busy preparing, but not trading until about April 15 as goods travel. Dantzler is a local mover with Bay City ties. Berry brings recommendations from Uvalde and Palacios.
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Colums
Alpine
3. L. Dantzler
P. W. Berry
Orick
Mercantile Company
Messrs. Dantzler
Berry
Dantzler
Bay City
Uvalde and Palacios
Prominent West Texas Veteran in Alpine on Private Business
Gen Bullis, known for commanding the Seminole Indian Scouts in the seventies, is in Alpine on private business to oversee Brewster County land interests. G W Page is re-elected superintendent as the school board rejects Briggs for higher pay but notes better offers. Trustees election set for May. census work to start in April.
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Jnc
Bunny
West Texas
Alpine
Bullis
Brewter County
Brewster County
Miliary Department
G. W. Page
Briggs
John Young
B. F. Briggs
Cebe Dugat
Alpine Lodge to Celebrate First Anniversary
At a Monday night meeting the Odd Fellows lodge decided to hold an anniversary celebration on April 26. The program is not complete but will include speeches music and refreshments. Alpine Lodge I C O F organized nearly one year ago with ten of fifteen charter members and now counts about fifty members. A full program will be published later.
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Odd Fellows
Alpine Lodge
Jits
Death of Mr J D McCallum reported in Lancaster
Rev G G McCallum received one telegram last Saturday announcing the death of his brother Mr J D McCallum at his home in Lancaster Texas. The deceased was well known in Alpine as he visited there last summer. Death followed an attack of gripe and pneumonia.
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G. G. McCallum
J. D. McCallum
Lancaster
Texas
Alpine
Director Clyde Buttill Named By San Antonio Life
At a stockholders meeting of the San Antonio Life Insurance Company Clyde Buttill of Alpine is elected director. Buttill is a capable businessman with a record of success, and his selection is seen as a prudent choice for the firm.
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San Antonio Life Insurance Co
Clyde Buttill
Alpine
Buttrill
Attractive Signs and Engage Gilmor Brown at Alpine Opera House
Friday March 31st marks return engagement of Gilmor Brown at the Alpine Opera House. The Alpine Commercial Club notes two new signs in front of the club with praise from Rev J J Maurer and Marfa residents. The company presents eastern plays with elaborate scenes and costumes at popular prices.
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Gilmor Brown
Alpine Opera House
Alpine Commercial Club
Alpine
J. J. Maurer
Marfa
Maurer
Jeter
Masonic Building Almost A Certainty
Fundraising for a proposed Masonic hall shows about 12,900 raised with ~1,000 more needed to ensure the project. The new building would rise on the Masonic lot opposite the Mercantile Company store and include detailed design. Ground floor space could be rented, with several businessmen already expressing interest.
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Mercantile Company
Revival of Learning topics at Study Club meeting
The regular Study Club meeting at Mrs A T Winder's home Monday featured an engaging program on Revival of Learning and English History 1853. Mrs M S Burke led with exhaustive questions, others presented on Henry VIII wives, Renaissance, and the Reformation. Mrs W Van Sickle was elected delegate to the San Marcos district meeting May 4 with Geo W Baines Jr as alternate.
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A. T. Winder
Louis Starns
W. van Sickle
Jno. A. Hardy
Geo. W. Baines, Jr
San Marcos
Leaves for Oklahoma
The many friends of Mr. J. W. Gentry, the popular and courteous prescription clerk at the Palace Pharmacy regret to learn that he has resigned his position and will return to his former home at Duncan, Oklahoma. Mr. Chas. W. Rosson of Kerrville, will arrive here Saturday to take his place.
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J. W. Gentry
Palace Pharmacy
Duncan
Oklahoma
Chas. W. Rosson
Kerrville
Return of H C Atchison From Owensboro
Mr H C Atchison returned Sunday from Owensboro Kentucky where he was summoned by the critical illness of his brother Judge Atchison He reached home in time to bid his brother farewell before his death the next day.
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H.C. Atchison
Owensboro
Judge Atchison
Rains Continue Across Alpine Pecos Corridor
Rainfall extended through adjoining precincts and counties with more rain Saturday afternoon. The area between Alpine and Pecos reported about two to three inches.
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Alpine
Pecos
Judge Higgins Chance for New Court Appointment
Notice to public speaker notes Judge Higgins has good chances for appointment by a judge in the new court district. Power brokers indicate governor Colquitt will sign the bill within days, though not yet signed.
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Higgins
Colquitt
Beautiful Books for Summer at Alpine Normal
The Summer Normal edition will feature half tone pictures of local interest and descriptive matter about the school and Alpine. The project aims to advertise and showcase attractive books produced for the season.
Has Fresh Vegetables Organize Ball Team in Alpine
H J Gray plans a meeting at the town skating rink next Monday to organize a first class ball team and boost local agriculture. He promotes fresh vegetables and announces a prize winning orchard while inviting all who support local industry and home talent to attend.
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H. J. Gray
Gray
Fed
West Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Marathon 1
Marathon
P. W. Kenney
Call
A. B. Sandifer
Judge van Sickle
San Antonio
Senator Culberson
Alamo City
J. D. Tackson
Jim P. Wilson
J. B. Irving
J. A. Walton
Francis Hall
R. S. Mangum
Clyde Buttrill
S. J. McSpadden
Judge Higgins
Mrs
Ben West
Sabinal
C. O. Stilwell
Fort Stockton
Security
Miles
Cemetery Association
W. H. Terry
A. M. Turney
Caldwell
H. E. Perry
Chisos Mines
Me. Perry
Alexander's Confectionery
Court House
Om James
A.L. Stroud Ranch
Alpine Steam Laundry
C. A. Brown
Mr. Farmer
Josephine Hall
el Paso
H.C. Phillips
Waco
Austin
Promines
Axerne Jamtons
Guy Crawford
Panhandle
Pine A. McCauues
Teo
Jeff Davis County
Guayule
Masonic
Richard Hudnuts
Mani
R. B. Slight & Co
Crawford & Barron
Sanitary Grocery
Wichitas
JA Crawrorp
John Younge Land Company
Lanting Ry
Mexico
Lowe In
Haere Ranch
North Addition
Sanford
School House
A. McCallum
B. Chandler
E. Crockett St
Old Mexico
Brewster
Presidio
Dean Mf’g. Company
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