Alpine News Snapshot of Local Life and Weather
Alpine community notes residents travelers and weather events including W W Turney L Nevill H L Kokernot J Holland and W J Meloure visits. Rain surveys report showers across Brewster County, tank fills and road washouts near Terlingua Lenox and Del Norte Gap. L V Steele travels to Chihuahua to buy mineral lands and assess cinnabar prospects near Lajites and Porfirio Diaz claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marathon
Lenox
del Norte Gap
Mervides
Terlingua
Green Valley
Chalk Valley
John Rooney
L. V. Steele
Chihuahua
Zona Libre
Lajites
Porfirio Diaz
Mr. Steele
May term of Commissioner's Court enacts duties and repairs
The May term met with County Judge B C Thomas and Commissioners Kincaid Clarke Steele, Sheriff Walton and Clerk Boyd present. The tax collector’s annual settlement was approved. Kincaid was authorized to hire workers to clear rubbish from the road south of Alpine and to repair the jail bridge. The court will reconvene as Board of Equalization on the second Monday in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner's Court
B.C. Thomas
W LD. Kincaid
Fred Clarke
L. V. Steele
Walton
Boyd
Kincaid
Alpine
Board of Equalization
Walker and Burnham Tie The Knot In Marfa Arizona
James W. Walker of Douglas Arizona and Miss Beulah Burnham of Longfellow Texas wed at J. W. Phelps home with Judge B C Thomas officiating. They traveled to Arizona after the ceremony, with L L Ledford Lawrence Greenwood Florence Phelps and Ida Fuller accompanying to Marfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Phelps
James W. Walker
Douglas, Ariz
Beulah Burnham
Longfellow
Tex
B.C. Thomas
Walker
Moody Morning
Arizona
L. L. Ledford
Lawrene Greenwood
Florence Phelps
Ida Fuller
Marfa
Marathon Gadgets and Ranch Moves Highlight Local News
St Keakley reports zero for 0. St Turner builds a windmill at Red Windmill well on the ranch. WJ McIntyre ships four cars of fed steers to Kansas City. Howed Morri son accompanies them. Ranger Ellison and Buster capture two Army deserters at Heath ranch near the Chisos mountains and escort them to El Paso. Rev Foulks holds service at the schoolhouse. Me Way, a buyer from San An Chile, was in town yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Keakley
N. Turner
Red Windmill
W. J. McIntyre
Kansas City
J. M. Morrison
Ellison
Buster
Ranger Service
U. S. Army
Heath Ranch
Chisos Mountains
el Paso
W. E. Foulks
Cattle Drives to Pecos City Reported
A herd moved toward Pecos City with 48 head noted last week. Pruett and Irving delivered cattle totaling 360 202 and 422 respectively. A. J. Nisbett of the American Livestock and Loan Association received them. Prices stood at twenty dollars per head. Two trains of thirteen cars each began their journey to Whitewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos City
Messrs. Pruett
Irving
WP. H. Pruett
Ken Pruett
J. Irving
A. J. Nisbett
American Livestock & Loan Association
Whitewood
Newt Gourley
Geo, Black
Debates on Absolute Lease Law in Dry Years
Crosby County News frames the lease law controversy as a cattle industry stability issue amid recent dry years. Editors argue against a fixed domination by vig ranches and caution that twenty years of careful testing are needed to define irrigation boundaries and farming certainty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosby County News
Brewster County Election Announcements for Tax Assessor Sheriff
A set of candidate notices for Brewster County details T M Newton for Tax Assessor Tae Vorexs or Brewster County seeks Sheriff, A T Walter announces, B C Thomas seeks re election as County Judge, M A Bro as District and County Clerk, and a Brewster County Surveyor candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M Newton
Brewster County
Tae Vorexs
Endevor
A. T. Walter
Myslf
L B. Caruthers
M. A. Bro
Brewste County
Cloudcroft Roof Garden Opens Season at Great Southwest
The Cloudcroft season opens May first with the Lodge Dining hall and Lunch counter under Geo Watterman management. The resort promotes its status as the premier summer retreat in the Southwest with extensive improvements in accommodations and amusements. For booklet or info contact an agent or A N Brown in El Paso Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloudcroft
Jane Ist
Vr Geo. Watterman
Southwest
N. Brown
P R. LI
el Paso
Texas
Alamita James Arthur Brick Work for Railroad
Eugene Parr reports a good rain on H. L. Luackey. Alamita James Arthur went to Langtry Monday to do brick work for the railroad. Miss Ruby Jordan of Marfa arrived to visit friends in Alpine. E. J. Altgelt went to San Antonio and returned with his son. Some towns show too many promising young men idle with cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Parr
H. L. Luackey
Alamita Ranch
James Arthur
Langtry
Ruby Jordan
Marfa
Alpine
E. J. Altgelt
San Antonio
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Alpine Weekly Avalanche
J. M. Carnes
A . Temes, Os
W. W. Turney
Nevill
H. IL. Kokernot
Gonzales
J. Holland
W. J. Meloure
St. L. Nevill’s Ranch
Haymond
Yam Harnan
Rev. W. I. Bloys
W. FE. Foulkes
Sanderson
J . Irving
W. H. Godair
Ownell,n. M
J.C. Bird
Turney Ranch
Jackson & Marman
J.B. Leving
Gillett
George W. Baines
The
Baptist Church
Alpine Graded School
A. K B. Urmaton
Uraton, Baird & Patterson
Turney
Avalanche
A.J Nisbett
American Live Stock and Loan Company
Denver
Larkin Company
Lealey
Thomas School
May
Stella Gourley
May Nations
Jette Pruett
Rio Grande
Iurley
Ike
Warren
Sneeden
KR. L
D. W. Gourley
Gallup Free
S.C. Gallup Saddlery CO
Walker -Lu
RNHAM
S. Blevins
Monogram
B. C. Thomas
Brewster
J.W Phrelra
B. F. Billingsley
Hide and Animal Inspector
M. Harman
Great Southwest
C. Dugat
L. N. Halbert
Lawgrand
Frank Woodward
L. J. Sweeden
M. D
Alpine Ice Works
Alaine
A. J. Winder
W. M
South
National Democratic Party
le Reac Times
South-West
Alamo & Commercests
Shafer & Downy
Propetors
Bux
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