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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
1
A bank-style notice urges depositors to feel they help build the bank by bringing business. It promises mutual profit and usefulness in finance matters, and invites customers to open accounts and trust the bank to grow together.
President Taft will visit Corpus Christi on Friday while regional notes report a severe freeze across northern states. The Jet Gunter ranch near Sherman sold for 220000 dollars to a Dallas buyer. West Texas experimental farms open in Pecos City Spur and Lubbock with fairs in El Paso and San Antonio. An Ohio governor and Democratic prospect visits Dallas Fair. The storm toll rises with thirty seven dead and one million in property damage across several states.
Message from Dr. Beny. F. Berkeey offering two storefronts and an office for sale to clear valuable business property. Buildings measure 20 by 40, 20 by 26, and 12 by 14 feet, all strongly built. Immediate meeting requested.
The Avalanche prints a letter from Bud West of Refugio Texas noting drought distress. It laments Col. Jim Wilson head of The Sons of Rest resigning his post while praising his public service and urging continued leadership despite hard times.
Fall sale offers reduced rates on Buggy Runabout and Lorry stock. Call for display and pricing. Dewees Lumber Co presents options in style and cost to please customers.
The newly formed Commercial Club of Alpine held its first meeting with strong turnout including veteran members. Officers and committees were appointed, dues set at 150 dollars monthly, and W J Yates elected temporary and then permanent secretary at 25 dollars monthly. Headquarts will remain at the Avalanche office until debts are paid.
The notice advertises a steam laundry service in Alpine newly available to customers, highlighting a sale of remaining copies of a special edition at 15 cents each and offering room and board at Mrs. Ed Linn’s.
A San Angelo dispatch reports a mass meeting calling for removal of Black residents as ships arrive with construction and Orient work. The plan excludes nonproperty owners from staying while railroads are told to repatriate recent arrivals.
The Alpine Steam Laundry pledges honest, efficient laundry service, warning readers against being deceived into sending money away. It claims to handle all laundry needs in state and promises prompt work with cost savings for Alpine residents.
Sunday afternoon program at 4 o'clock features a discussion on why men and women do not succeed in life. scripture lessons include Joshua 1:1-9. Leaders and speakers include Mrs. L. B. Starnes Miss Lillie Massey Miss Bessie Daugherty Miss Mary Sanford Mrs. J. R. Middlebrook Dr. B. F. Berkeley. Public discussion led by H. C. Phillips.
Well ventilated and newly furnished upstairs bedroom available. Apply at Avalanche office for information.
Notice to sportsmen forbids hunting or trespass in the Koker nov pastures under penalty of law. L. G. Kokernov, Manager.
J H Wilson of Pecos Land and Development Co reports in Alpine about buying 10000 acres in Crane county for colonization. Canal work starts on the Pecos at Red Bluff. land sells at 40 per acre with water rights guaranteed. Railroads by Orient, Santa Fe, and T P planned to reach Alpine, San Angelo, and Pecos within two to three years. The Pecos Valley is seen with great future as irrigation grows. Livingston Undertaker phone 29.
The bank proclaims Latin motto always the same toward customers. It pledges courtesy to both those seeking change and those making deposits. Regular customers will find help in adversity and prosperity, and growth is presented as evidence of fair dealing.
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