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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1915
Page
4
Local notes report frequent visits by residents and visitors to Alpine and Marfa, with ads for Kleinman stores, Alpine Hardware and Alamo Lumber. Movements include soldiers marching to Naco, Texas, and El Paso trips by several individuals. A 1916 Allen car offered for 875 delivered.
The Ladies of Pie attend a week of prayer events at a Baptist church from November 28 to 30. Speakers include Mesdames Walton Pook and others. Activities cover Devotional Prayers for World Peace Mission work in the community and Pacific labor, with Leadership prayers and offerings.
Local merchants in Alpine consent to daily closing at 5 pm effective until March 15. Participating firms include Alpine Mercantile, Mitchell-Gilett, Hord, Meador, Mlamo Lumber, Alpine Lumber, Alpine Hardware, Novelty, Sandifer, Dougherty, and Geo Yates among others.
Public notices announce Lucile Hord marriage plans in Alpine on December 1 with eye care and dental consultations by J C Midkiff and Dr L Chenoweth. Also listed are property ads in Alpine, a school superintendent in Corpus Christi, and a Thanksgiving sermon by Rev Martin in Marfa, plus a note of venison from Chester Griffin.
Adat D Kleinman of Austin announces a ten day extension of the once a season stock reducing sale with new goods arriving daily. Joseph Jones of Del Rio appointed judge of the sixty third Judicial District to fill the vacancy created by W C Douglas resignation. Decah resigns from San Antonio. The sixty third District covers eight border counties including Brewster, Valverde, and Davis.
Deputy U S Marshall Matthews oversaw a Monday public sale of one of the region’s largest cattle consignments seized months earlier by River Guards W J Ryman and Wadsworth. The first 40 head brought $33 each to J W Johnson of Pecos County, the next 41 head $26.50 each to J E Arrot. Also sold was the 80 000 acre land tract known as the lower Ce Central with wells windmills and tanks, bought by S B Ford for 2.50 per acre plus Ford’s 267 acre Culebra Road farm valued in the deal.
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