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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1919
Page
5
Mrs. Frank E. Gillett leads Sunday morning church at the residence at 10 o'clock. Evening Prayer with sermon by the rector is Monday at 8:30 in the Presbyterian Church. All are invited to attend.
Alpine residents share arrivals and departures from San Antonio and Marfa. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garnett return from San Antonio, J. W. Darling visits Alpine, and families relocate here as Dorsey and Walker parties arrive. Community notices include sales, rentals, groceries, and a court session, with district attorney Jones and many locals mentioned.
Three new wells are contracted for south of Marathon by Allen Oil Company with work to begin soon. Wells on Skinner and Gage ranches, Wilson ranch, Pryor anch near Brewster Pecos county line, and Downie ranch near Pecos and Terrell county line are slated to start by September first.
A local tailor shop advertises cleaning and alterations with full guarantee. The note promises specialty work and invites customers to call. Address hints place across street east of a courthouse.
H. T. Fletener of the U2 ranch reported that a heavy rain last Thursday washed out his Dewees tank and badly injured the Tinajo tank. A further shower Sunday should provide good pasturage for some time.
Advertisement offers a gripping Southwest history book covering four centuries of Indians explorers settlers and soldiers. Readers urged to send $268 cost refundable with return postage if dissatisfied from Rantbooks Company Fort Davis Texas.
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