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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
4
Local society notes list residents visiting relatives and traveling officials with brief moves to San Antonio Fort Stockton Hearst and El Paso. It records school events at the courthouse tonight, teaching positions, and various residents moving, farming and selling livestock with minor market details.
Notice to taxpayers says the Brewster County Commissioners Court will meet on the second Monday in June to sit as a board of equalization. The clerk, M. A. Boyn, notes the meeting and invites input on matters before the board. The item lists local civic notes, rain reports, and petitions from Terlingua district residents seeking ranger protection and state relief.
The Avalanche lists numerous Brewster County residents announcing candidacies for November elections. Names include K. B. Slight James Manning J W Phelps M A Boyd A R Turney W M Harman O H Hector L G Harman L N Havuger and others seeking reelection or new posts such as Sheriff Tax Collector Tax Assessor District Clerk County Clerk Surveyor County Judge and more.
We have authorized S. D. Cawthon to collect all outstanding accounts and handle all necessary business to close our books. Parties concerned should call on Mr. Cawthon at Beever & Hindes for settlements at their convenience. Respectfully, Kincap AirToyar Company.
The Alpine community weighs reviving a Fourth of July plan amid recent showers and better prospects. The Avalanche notes past difficulties and offers to support the effort if public interest grows, though no decision has been recorded.
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