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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
3
Alpine residents hear from Measday & Co and Herd & Company on groceries and goods. Notables include Judge Walter Gillis of Del Rio at court and Hon. Jno J. Terrell at district court. Alpine Steam Laundry advertises home service while Mrs Ed Linn offers room and board.
H D Slater El Paso Herald managing editor and L P Boyce Herald staffer spent several days in Alpine as witnesses in the Dr Rice vs El Paso Herald case. They praised Alpine county customs and hinted at another visit to the town.
Applicant seeks unfurnished house with five or six rooms and asks W. J. Yates at Avalanche office to handle the rental application.
Well ventilated and newly furnished upstairs bedroom available for rent. Apply at Avalanche office for information.
Alpine residents boast the Cornet Band as a top local group on par with El Paso and San Antonio bands. Formed a year ago as a stock company with 400 dollars, it now shows assets of 1000 dollars and is debt free. A concert Friday at Confederate Park, under the Ladies Civic Club, charges a small admission to fund a bandstand and uniforms.
To Contractors and Prospective Builders. Get our prices on window and door frames. We can make them promptly and will do a good job at reasonable prices. Alpine Cement Block Works.
Mr C W Livingston his wife and children have moved from Marfa and will make this their home. He is proprietor of the Livingston Undertaking Co and the community extends a cordial welcome to him and his family.
Forty acres with a good farm and house near Willow Springs Missouri, abundant fruit. One mile from town. Priced at 1200 dollars. Will trade for land near Alpine. Contact H C Bevincer in Corpus Christi Texas.
New stock includes wall paper picture frames moulding and rooms. Fresh line of fruits candies postal cards and stationery. Trial invitation. Alpine Confectionery located next to the post office run by J H Lockard proprietor.
Clifton Ferguson, Alpine State Bank bookkeeper, will leave Sunday for Waco to enroll at Texas Christian University. His brother Homer Ferguson will assume Clifton's bank position.
J. F. Muense, long time night engineer at the electric light plant, resigns to take a job at the marble quarries a few miles below the city. He asked that the Avalanche be sent to him.
District court convened Monday with Judge Douglas and District Attorney Thurmond. The grand jury, after three days, was discharged after returning four felony bills. Civil and criminal dockets are light. A damage suit, Dr. Rice versus the El Paso Herald, has occupied court for two days and will continue this week.
A refreshing shower lasting about fifteen to twenty minutes occurred Tuesday afternoon. Despite indications of good rains over the past week, diminished activity by Jupiter Pluvins has reduced expectations, with a dust settler noted as the best result.
Private school to open at a resident home in Alpine on Monday September 27 offering instruction for $2 per month under Miss Nina Taylor with contact phone 144 for enrollment and information.
Visitors from Sweetwater Stephenville and Grayson county return home as W A Sparks leaves for a new farm near Uvalde. Independence Day sentiments rise in Alpine with light celebrates. Capt Jason W James recovers from a sudden illness amid family support and improving health.
The Alpine Steam Laundry asserts it can handle all laundry needs more promptly and cheaply than competitors, warning customers against being deceived into sending money away from Alpine.
The article lists Rev. FE. B. Atwood H. Moore FH. L. Kokernot J. C. Bird J. M. Hamilton and J. M. Patton as delegates to the Baptist Association at Pecos City on Sept 16. It also notes a recent musical by Miss Rose Brack Mr Harry Luthy with Mrs T. C. Levingston and Miss Thalia Gillett and rancher L. F. Buttrill visiting The Avalanche seeking rain due to drought in the Rocilla Mountain area.
Alpine resident M. T. Chastain acts as agent for Charles Lucas Marble and Granite Works of San Antonio. He invites inquiries and offers to show plate books and provide information at any time.
Measpay and Co advises customers to place dinner orders early in the morning, especially for Sundays. The note emphasizes planning ahead to ensure meals are prepared and ready on time.
Notice to sportsmen. No hunting or other trespassing will be allowed in the Koker pastures under penalty of the law. J A Bices, Foreman.
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