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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
4
Local items report Sheriff Walton’s Marfa trip, visits by John Chambers and Judge Walter Gillis, and residents like Dr. Ashton and K. H. Dryden. Upcoming Alpine school events, real estate activity, and calls for dental work frame a busy community scene.
Over eight months the Avalanche traces Wakulewicz and his team surveying three routes through Paisano Canyon and Brewster County. The first route is favored for directness, grades, and water. Wakulewicz travels to Kansas City and then Mexico to study the Sierra Madres crossing and a definitive Kansas City head office announcement is awaited. Subscriptions for the subsidy are urged for right of way funding.
The piece projects contraction work on the Orient within two years and a road to San Angelo plus a three year span for Orient trains to run into Alpine. It notes Brewster County land that can be leased or purchased near Larkin's store and references Folsom & Folsom.
The court ordered a notice of Board of Equalization meeting for June 20 and approved transfers of local school funds to the State ledger. Assessor’s special school tax approved. delinquent tax list for 1901 to be published. county attorney to begin suit for delinquent taxes. Sheriff expenses approved. Bond for L W Steele and J P Terlingua Precinct approved. Quarterly reports accepted. Block 60 tax remission for pre 1900 years ordered. County Clerk expects a land rush at expiration of 90 days with lands withheld from sale. Judge Tyndall visited on Wednesday with business.
The scene at Terlingua shows Heard and Deputy Sheriff Taylor guarding two natives accused of illegal sotol dealing. Varsons has taken confiscated spirits to Marfa while the old Justice notes Cinco de Mayo tensions subside.െ
Notice to the public that W. D. Kincaid Company has liquidated and is succeeded by the Kincaid Altgelt Company All accounts notes and receivables due to W. D. Kincaid are now payable to Kincaid Altgelt Company.
Describes 25 groups of desirable school land from four to twenty surveys each available for leasing or purchase. Note mentions Luarkin's store as a local reference.
Leases for lands in Brewster county held by James R. Anderson J A Stroud Heath Wigzell HW T C W T Henderson Normand Shirp C Thomas and others are cancelled. Applications to purchase may be filed after 149 p m June 12 10083. Local figures report cattle sheep and missionary payroll updates along with visits and court attendance in Marfa Valentine Pecos and Longfellow.
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