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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
3
Brewster Camp No 401 WO W meet the Island rd Tuesday in vary month All members and visiting Woodmen are cordially invited to meet with us LN HALDER E Clerk Wauren Gannerr C C K of P Lodge No 423 meets every at and Sed Thursday nights in Tas A BURKE Kof R&S
Avalde businessman J D Timberlake visited Alpine this week while residents advertise goods and services. Local stores tout canned goods, coal, feed, cement and furniture. new hotel management, vegetable deliveries, and framing services are announced. Visitors from Ft Stockton Del Rio San Antonio and Kerrville frequent Alpine. multiple notices of births marriages and sales apare.
The Alpine Fur Company offers repair services for broken furniture and accepts yarn shipments. In Colorado Texas Episcopal services were held with Norman F. Marshall delivering sermons nightly this week. J W Chifton returned from a visit to speak on North Texas points and Bible knowledge. Mrs Shelton and Keele Jasuahees visited relatives and plan to move to California or Corpus Christi for the winter. Jesse Phelps suffered a serious foot injury while working cattle and will use crutches for some time. A 16 year old boy, Ed Pierson, was reported lost in the mountains near the Arthur ranch but reappeared safely the next evening after fog and bad bearings.
The Avalanche notes a nascent campaign plan to position Alpine as a vision point on the G. H. S. A with a mass merchants meeting planned after President Crawford of the Commercial Club returns. It also mentions guests Mesdames Chase and Huddleston of Kansas, and promotes Avalanche printing services.
The Alpine region reports Elberta peaches sent to The Avalanche by Capt. W. W. Townsend, weighing over three pounds total, with rich flavor. Marfa visitors enjoyed a Woodmen Circle reception. twelve candidates earned Circle membership. Rev. S E Allison departs Alpine for Albuquerque. Rev. W R Evans to arrive. Marathon State Bank calls annual stockholders meeting November 1, 1910. A wedding in San Antonio unites R. B. Slight and Miss Mary Sanford with a later Alpine return planned.
The Mountaineers Club of Alpine held its annual meeting and elected J. E. Brooke as president F. E. Gillett as vice president H. W. Townsend as secretary treasurer and directors H. Wigle J. H. Derrick and J. L. Davis. The club's affairs were found sound and members planned an active campaign to recruit new entrants. It is a social organization of high standing with business leaders among its members.
Sheriff Walton receives two well trained blood hounds from Huntsville penitentiary to pursue the burglar active in Alpine for two weeks. The dogs were tested Tuesday and trailed a man who had gone ahead of them without a bobble.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Will Means was thrown from a buggy when a tree broke as they climbed a hill. She sustained a broken wrist while her husband escaped with only bruises and no other injuries.
To the Public. Owing to unforeseen circumstances, I regret to announce that I will not have a line of millinery this season. I will be glad to restring hats or take special orders. Call and see my samples of ready made suits, skirts, cloaks and tresses. Mrs. R. C. Portes, Subscribe for the Avalanche.
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