Alpine Brewster County Teachers Institute Opened
The Brewster County Teachers Institute opened at Alpine High School with twenty two teachers attending. County Superintendent A. M. Turney presided and urged the value of institutes. J. D. Jackson welcomed the group on behalf of the Alpine Commercial Club, stressing cooperation and community support. Miss Zumwalt elected secretary. Prof. Cowles to lead remainder of the session.
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Teachers’ Institute of
Brewster County
A. M. Turney
J. D. Jackson
Alpine School Board
Alpine Commercial Club
Alpine
Commercial Club
Brewster
Presidio l
Jeff Davis
Moffett
Dr K. Moffett
Jackson
Miss Zumwalt
Prof. Cowles
Turney
Alpine Power Seeks New Plant and City Growth
Alpine Power & Light Co. votes to install an entire new light plant with a modern gas engine and dynamo. The alternating system will serve a city of five thousand, with plans to fire Alpine’s current plant by the 15th and take about sixty days for installation. The old company was reorganized recently and claims a sound financial basis. A waterworks expansion is rumored, including mains for fire protection and future residential extension. School opens September 9 with emphasis on prompt attendance, book lists to be provided on opening day, and early class organization urged. Trade manager and chief engineer discuss bond proofs to finance extending the Pecos Valley Southern line toward Alpine, possibly adding forty miles after reaching Toyahvale. W. L. Carwile to seek foreign financing. N J O Brien reports West Texas rail expansion plans. steel rails to be shipped to Galveston for the line to Alpine, with a bridge crew already at work and rapid progress expected.
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Alpine Power & Light Co
Crawford
Alpine One
West
Texas
U.S. Pawkett
L. W. Anderson
Pecos
Austin Statesman
N. J. O Brien
San Angelo
Alpine
Galveston
West Texas
Maryland
New Telephone Manager Succeeds Mr Mansfield at Pecos Co
Mr. G H Mansfield resigns as local manager of Pecos and Rio Grande Telephone Co. He is succeeded by H E Collings of Pecos who arrived Monday to assume charge. Alpine had the best service under Mansfield and residents regret his departure. Collings brings experience and is expected to maintain the high standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Mansfield
Pecos & Rio Grande Telephone Co
H.E. Collings
Pecos
Mansfield
Alpine
Collings
New Millinery Here at Mrs Walter Garnett Shop
New millinery offers a nice assortment of ladies misss and children s tailored and ready to wear hats. An experienced trimmer Miss Lula Wood from Herford is available in early to trim hats and have them made to order. Opposite Christian Church.
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T Rimmer
Lula Wood
Herford
Walter Garnett
Christian Church
Uncle Charlie Wilson Dead Pioneer of Southwest Texas
Charles M. Wilson died Sunday in Santa Monica California at 67 after living much of his life in Fort Davis Sanderson El Paso and Alpine He was a frontierman before the railroad and owned much Sanderson real estate He left no family and was buried at the soldiers home cemetery in Santa Monica The Natatorium remains open and Ladies Day is Thursdays from 3106 p.m. Lew Buttrill and family visited from their ranch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Wilson
Texas
el Paso
Marfa
Fort Davis
Sanderson
Santa Monica
Calif
Mr. Wilson
Soldiers’ Home
West Texas
el Paso Herald
Alpine
Wilson
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W. C. Moore and
Alpine Wonder
L. B. Caruthers
Ino. Weyerts
Sadie Crawford
Bothis
Quillas
Weyerts
Presidio Co
Mellard's Ranch
J. Allen Ray
Methodist Church
Jack Allen
J. L. Crawford
Guy Combs
W. J. Yates
Earnest Williams
van Horn
Irving Gourley
Irving
M. E. MacDonald
Arthur Williams
Program For Christian Endeavor
Geo. Miller
Marathon
Power Company
J.C. Langford
Boquillas
Teachers Institute
J. W. Clifton
East Prov
North Texas
Mary Cotter
Bro. Bass
George Stroud
Benj. F. Berkeley
the Baptist Church
Alpine Power Co
Garland
Spine Hardware Co
Charlie Wilson
Lew Buttrill
R. B. Slight & Co
Forseaty
Texas Resuen Co
Shel Das
Ehelow
Oest
Ts Tosas
A. Terhune
Gen
Mer
Ambassador and Statesman
Guy Crawford & Co
Pant
The
Alpine Mercantile Company
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