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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
2
Alpine Publishing Company announces the price of one cent subscription and advance mail matter status. The notice notes post position at Alpine Texas with a second class designation for distribution.
A mixed public notice voice discusses railroad danger comparisons between America and Europe, then urges health precautions from Dr. Wiley about germ defenses, nutrition, air, sleep, and regularity. It references Willacy, Texan politics, road issues, and upcoming shows in Ft Worth and San Angelo with local figures and dates.
Lawmakers plan to reclaim control of water power rights seized by private entities and large corporations. They warn the future value is immense and stress these resources should remain for public use and benefit.
Several leading West Texas newspaper men back Re-Whiskered Willie Lane for governor citing his toady stance though public sentiment may push illiteracy laws. editors known to be personally connected to Lane caution against supporting his bid.
For Sale Block 2 in Hurley Addition Alpine contains two residences outhouses windmill and good well of water. Terms reasonable apply to G W Martin at Alpine Mercantile Co advt Oct 9 4
For sale. Southeast corner of a Tegant business site with frontage 50 by 140 feet on two streets in the business center of the city. Inquire at the County Clerk's office via M. S. Burke.
Advertisement notice referencing Wharton and Surry with harness items and addle, placed by W. J. Yates.
The annual conference of the M. E. Church South ended in Albuquerque New Mexico with high attendance. Rev H M Smith is returned to Alpine and assignments for the year are listed across districts including Albuquerque El Paso Pecos Valley and transfers to other conferences announced by the bishop. The long roster names many pastors and circuit paths across New Mexico and neighboring districts.
Constable W E Puntis issues alias execution from Brewster County Court to sell on first Tuesday in November 1913 at Alpine Court House door. Property is South half of block A2 Kinclad addition, improvements, levied to satisfy $395.68 judgment for John Young and J L Crawford against W O Moore. Sale date November 4 1913, 6 percent interest and costs. Lodge notice follows.
A Kansas City Star item recounts on a Sunday night a Brooke Avenue Owl Car ride where conductor known as Old Si calmly answers a taunt about his shirt. The incident ends with the youths disembarking at Troost Avenue.
A confusing notice from Alpine Hardware Co claims a group in Alpine and surrounding areas has failed to prepare for winter. It threatens to “make it hot for them” and markets a large display of coal and wood heaters including oil stoves and sheet iron heaters, inviting those named to call and buy to “make good our threat.”
Notice forbids all parties to hunt fish camp or trespass on my property under penalty of law. Intended recipient is Jason W. James.
Dr Balthazard presented a system at the Paris congress of legal medicine for identifying revolver bullets. He showed enlarged photographs of gun barrels leaving marks on bullets, identical for the same weapon but distinct across different barrels. He demonstrated that hammer strikes on cartridges are consistently off center and that negatives of bullets nearly a foot wide reveal details to decide with certainty if a bullet came from a specific revolver.
A Louisville crowd witnessed Joe Blackburn interrupt a condemned man on the gallows asking for time to urge voters to support him. The sheriff paused, the crowd jeered, and Blackburn pressed for his moment to speak to the gathered electors about aiding suffrage and preferred reforms.
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