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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
2
The notice lists a subscription price of 11.00 in advance and a Thursday September 12 1912 date. It references a portotice in Alpine Texas and notes mall matter of second cl Ave.
Brewster County faces a crude road system and calls for a competent engineer to set grades and plan permanent improvements. A single well built mile is a better investment than ten miles needing repairs, leveraging local materials and boosting taxpayer returns. The piece also notes social events, including a Methodist Missionary Society reception hosted by Mrs. M. S. Burkett with sixty guests, decorations, and remarks on new members and local dignitaries.
To Aid Mothers Club members of the notice Cub of Alpine seek subscriptions for the El Paso Herald. The Herald offered a generous deal, and Alpine residents already reading the Herald can support the club by renewing. Those not yet subscribers should begin at once to help this good cause. Give your subscription to any club member.
Protracted services start at the Methodist Church on Sunday September 19 1912 with regular Sunday hours and weekday meetings at 7 30 p m and 8 p m led by Pastor H M Smith. Everyone welcome. Also a Mexican band performs at the picture show Tuesday and Saturday nights with double headers each Saturday.
The Alpine baseball team, praised as the champion in Alpine, is invited to join a base ball carnival in El Paso on October 23 24 and 25. Only four top teams from West Texas New Mexico and Arizona were asked to participate, reflecting Alpine’s strong season. The team had been disbanded at the start of the month, delaying confirmation.
A group of contractors and laborers, headed by John Dignal, W. A. Skates, and Carl Anderson, departed Gaines’ yard with twelve, fourteen, and six teams respectively to rush the Orient grade to Alpine. The crews, from Denver, are well equipped and expect a quick completion. Local notes: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Menley returned to El Paso after a visit. Henry Fletcher and others attend district court. W. B. Hunter and Calloway Phelps are in Alpine for court. Also advertised is a stray male hog for sale by W. H. Terry. a legal notice reminds buyers of title conditions per Supreme Court guidance in Land Title Caution No. 10.
A fragmented notice from Worcester County discusses estate matters, mortgages and payments linked to Alpine State Bank. It references a sale action and transfers of property with capitalization and repayment terms, noting dates and conditions for settlement and renewal of obligations.
Caldwell insists money is needed to keep selling goods and asks customers to settle on the first of each month. The page lists local services including windmill repairs, meat market, laundry, feed and fuel, fresh fruit and candy, alfalfa seed, and job printing with The Avalanche subscription.
McGaughy markets land and cattle despite dry weather. C Ducat from Mars lists property for sale and notes Alpine Hotel features clean beds and well lit rooms with reasonable rates on 11 5 11.
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