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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
4
Local items report visitors and movements around Alpine including Page family from Maravillas and McCutcheon ranch activity. J M Watts expands sales area for Christmas stock while real estate remains active and new liquor and furniture shipments leave the Ranch Saloon for Sanderson.
Rexie Moore died in Marathon Texas on November 21 1902 at age 3 ½ after a brief illness. The notice records his birth on April 6 1899 and includes a family verse lament and a later Alpine Texas notice dated November 28 1902.
Transfers list multiple Alpine properties with buyers and donors including Thomas Murphy to Dr G W Beakley for Lots 5 and 6 and for Lots 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 in Block 35 Alpine with various nominal considerations. L N Halbert sells Lot 8 Block 56 and Lots 9 10 11 Block 56 to Michael O Brien and to Jas Stewart for Lot 8 Block 16. L N Halbert sells Lots 6 7 8 Block 9 to W J Hord. W Van San Sickle sells Lots 1 2 Block 66 to Juan Casas.
Alpine earns praise for strict law enforcement and moral standards as Judge Thomas notes other towns are open on Sundays. Citizens reject vice driven business, favoring public spirited residents and rising morality, while reports of a cougar hunt near K L Neville ranch add local drama.
Local stock action includes E O Lochausen shipping 18 cattle cars from Haymond and El Paso brokers Thad Van Horn and W.J. Cox visiting. Fort Grant trader A W Childers bought cows from Jackson and Harman. O R Slavins left after securing 1000 four year old steers. Rancher D S Combs plans a month more on the ranch before San Antonio. Deer and antelope slaughters draw ire as wolves lobos increase and cattle losses mount around Alpine.
Sheriff Walton's horse Metro escaped from the Nevill stables while in front of the jail, tearing down the street and smashing objects. He then realized he was west of the Pecos in Texas, not Kentucky.
The Alpine Hotel announces new management by J. Dubose proprietor. The house offers clean rooms, table with top market purchases, porter meets all trains, free telephone service, and attentive care for travelers.
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