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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
8
Local figures including w d McIntyre and Judge Van Sickle traveled to Marathon and Alpine this week. Marriages, new housing, public school closing, mining survey moves, cattle trades, and church services fill a bustling Alpine scene with notable visits from San Antonio, Del Rio, and El Paso. A baby’s death, new private boarding house, and office reorganization accompany ongoing building and surveying activity.
The week saw scattered rains in the county with showers in Alpine on Monday and Tuesday. Good rainfall occurred five to six miles west of town and near Marfa, with heavy downpours along the stretch from east of Alpine to Marathon and near Jackson, Harmon's ranch, and Hatcher Knife ranch.
Ex County Surveyor Joe Moss visited Alpine from Pecos County. Commissioners met in Alpine for one day with W J McIntyre and Syl Adams the only present. Drought forces coal and water hauling, layoffs until rain. Local moves include A Cook visiting from Albuquerque. Church services Sunday invite all. Nay Howles reports Marfa baseball eager to face Davis in Alpine on the Fourth.
In El Paso Presidio Brewster Jeff Davis Pecos Val Verde Maverick Kinney counties the vote breakdown shows Van Sickle holding instructed votes from Brewster Jeff Davis Pecos totaling 10 and the rest uninstructed. Bridgers appears favored to win the nomination given district total of 18 votes and the instructed supports.
Jim P Wilson and family and Mrs Jay Adams arrive from Green Valley. Mrs Wilson and children and Mrs Adams stay days while Mr Wilson visits Val Verde county. A two story 21 by 30 foot addition with eight rooms rises at Alpine Hotel to serve growing trade. Cebe Dugat and J H Eastland named county census takers for 30 days in June at eight five dollars per day. Baseball by Alpine boys under 16 eyed to challenge Marfa on the Fourth City sports notes.
Alpine officials announce a two day Fourth of July event with speaking, barbecue, shooting match, baseball, sack and three legged races, fire works and more. Committees for tables provisions speakers flag and fundraising were named at a Saturday meeting and another gathering is scheduled at the courthouse tomorrow night.
Delegates to the representative convention from Alpine are urged to attend to assist Judge Vansickle’s nomination. The district counties will likely support him. the convention gathers in Sanderson on May 31 with local hosts promising comfort for delegates.
Bids advertised to carry mail from Marfa to Terhogs with the lowest at 2981 dollars, deemed too high by the post office. A Marfa representative was sent to seek a cheaper figure while Alpine to Terlingua service was accepted for about 1200 dollars and doubts about cheaper Marfa routes linger.
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