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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1910
Page
2
In Alpine Texas the Postoton delivers a second class mall matter with W J Yate Hinron subscription price set at 1.50 in advance for Thursday morning May 59 1910.
Proceedings of Commissioners' Court discuss health gains in coast counties due to drainage and screened openings. They note artesian wells and sanitary laws as key drivers, urge Alpine to enforce rules, and warn of gun safety risks amid national incidents. The record lists court personnel, tax assessments, road work, jail repairs, and a special term set for May 1910.
Notice from Houston Texas dated May 6 1910 explains railroad rules for mixed carload livestock shipments. Shippers must load with partitions at their expense to separate stock types bulls from cows calves from adults stallions from donkeys and to tie bulls when in same car to prevent fighting. Offenders of the rule will not have shipments accepted. Also a sales pitch for hacks and buggies appears at end.
A 1941 notice lists Miles the Grocer offering fresh vegetables from the fountain and Alpine Steam Laundry promoting cleaning and pressing. Dewees Lumper Co advertises brick supply and Sare-Fifteen high grade jennets at ten dollars each through Avalanche office. A. McCallum notes sale of 10 acres from the Means tract to Allan McDonnell. The Avalanche subscription price is $1.50 yearly.
The Town Council of Alpine Texas amends an occupation tax ordinance. It declares nonpayment a misdemeanor with a fine ranging from five to one hundred dollars and repeals conflicting ordinances. Passed and published May 16, 1910, attested by Mayor S. A. Starr and Secretary Jas A. Burke.
Advertises dress making of all kinds by Mrs. R. C. Phelps with phone contact 118. Local notice appears in a period-appropriate classified style. The item also notes job printing available at the Avalanche office.
The Alpine town council amends the automobile regulation ordinance. Violators of sections three or five are guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined more than one hundred dollars. All conflicting ordinances are repealed. Attest by S. A. Starr and Mayor Jas. A. Burke.
Measpay Poultry Farm offers Black Minorcas and Brown and White Leghorns all at 1.00 per setting. Baby chicks are 15c each and are a specialty of the farm.
Notice is given that a special term of the Brewster County Commissioner's Court will be held at the courthouse in Alpine on Tuesday May 31 1910 to hear complaints about property assessments from the regular May term 1910 any interested party may appear and show cause why the court action should not stand written and sealed by Fiora L Davueherry County Clerk Brewster County Alpine Texas May 17 1910
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