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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
Alpine advertisements and society items list residents, visitors, and commerce. Mentions L.B. Starns, L.W. Durrell, Mr and Mrs J D Jackson, Fritz Kleinman, Adams, Caldwell, and Alpine Furniture Co. ads tout Gibson refrigerators. Community events include Decoration Day meeting and moonlight picnic.
For Sale on Time. new stock of ginghams and crepes offered. Also listed are good grade cows with calf crop and two and three year old steers, sale on time with secured credit. Write J H Nations El Paso Texas. Mrs. C W Ardell leaves for New Jersey to visit parents. H A Cartwright buys 3500 acre ranch in Jeff Davis and Pecos counties Alpine as trading point. Troop F 15th U S Cavalry to leave, with Capt Reanl ey and Lieuts Collins and Hardy. Mrs Robt Phelps to depart El Paso later this month. Troop K will come. Miss Griffin succeeds her position at El Paso telephone company.
At the 11 o'clock morning service Holy Communion will be served. The public is invited. Rev. Kirsteter, Rector, Episcopal church. Also promotes Starr Meat Market with choice steaks and quick delivery. Advt.48.
A jumble of notices from Alpine includes Phil Martin visiting from Bee ville and staying several days, local dentists Hodson and Yates noted, appliance ads for Kohler refrigerator ice free models, and households like Mr. and Mrs. Highmith returning from Marfa. Election results show F. E. Gillett, C. F. Kimball, and Geo. H. Yates elected trustees. other items mention a dynamite cap accident, cleaning services, and Eastern Star officers.
Fragmentary ad style note mentions Casey Jones and a list of song titles. It riffs on romance imagery and a shop named Alpine Tailoring Co. with a nod to Miller. The piece plays on popular tunes and makes a quirky marketing claim without concrete details.
Alpine Furniture Co. beat El Paso and San Antonio prices to secure a $1100 order this week. Mr. Rix made the sale and the goods went to a Jeff Davis county resident, Randhman. The Avalanche notes it pays to buy at home.
The Commissioners Court will receive the assessments lists and books of the Assessor at Alpine Texas for inspection correction equalization and approval. Dated April 26 1915 by W H Lease Clerk County Court Brewster County Texas. Subscribe for the Avalanche.
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