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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
1
An old advertisement claims August Flower as the top selling medicine in the civilized world for indigestion and nervous complaints. It states mothers and grandmothers used it for various ailments and urges readers to get Green’s Prize Almanac at Sharp Bros in Alpine Texas.
On several July and August dates the Southern Pacific Sunset Route will sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets to all California points at one first class limited fare plus two dollars. Tickets are valid fifteen days on transit and twenty five days final from sale. Excursion cars are Pullman operated with berth rates less than half first class sleepers.
The Alamo City Commercial College in San Antonio promotes itself as the largest and best known business training school in Southwest Texas. Catalogue is free. Address Saver and Downey, proprietors.
Full course covering literary music art elocution book keeping and language studies taught by four college trained teachers. Piano from Florence Munich Berlin three years study under noted masters. Violin and strings at Leipzig Conservatory three years. Elocution from New England Conservatory School of Oratory. Matron with forty years in the department. Nonsectarian but with strong Christian influence. Modern buildings in healthy location. Send for catalogue. Until Sept 1 address Box 577 Thomas President.
District Court opened with Eligio Garza cattle theft case ending in a quick not guilty verdict. Jesus Sanchez linked case transferred to Del Rio. Durrell vs Gage land suit likely to jury. A murder case from Jeff Davis County awaits. Grand jury in session with indictments probable. Kingan arrested for attempt at rape with $2000 bond. Cobling remanded for Waggoner murder. Mining cases continued. Judge Goggan foresees early adjournment next week.
Residents report thefts at multiple premises including hens, chickens, and even cows. J Bird says his telephone was sabotaged during a recent absence at his ranch. The town aims to root out the offenders and preserve Alpine’s moral standing by collective action.
Tuesday night rain was widespread from El Paso to Sanderson with good falls noted by Judge Weath Erby Sheriff Chadborn and Jesse Walbridge who came from Ft Davis. Jim Wilson observed rain reaching his ranch to the south and Levy Ledford reported good rain near Ft Stockton.
Sept 11 Marathon report highlights Mrs Walter Means of Terlingua visiting friends and relatives. Charley Martin and wife take charge of the Jones hotel. Rev Gee Ward to Cloudcroft for the year. Miss Dickson of Houston in charge of the school. Eschel Hatch suffered a near serious accident when his horse fell, leaving him with head injuries and leg bruises.
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