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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
4
An experienced painter offers blacksmithing and wheelwright work including horshoeing and all related metal crafts. Located at Old Barger Stand on Main Street, south of the railroad.
Geo C Miller of Marathon notes dry summers are often followed by wet falls. He cites recent West weather as hints of approaching rainfall and a planned street parade and three ring performance, per the San Antonio Express.
Fort Edward resident Alex Benton climbs Bald Mountain to fetch Dr King’s New Discovery for a neighbor scarred by asthma. The medicine allegedly relieves lung troubles including coughs colds croup and hay fever and is offered with trial bottles and guarantees by R B Slight & Co.
Local ad touts best candy and nuts with fruits and confections in Alpine. Shoppers are urged to call or visit to sample the assortment and place orders.
The Alpine Steam Laundry declares it can handle any laundry work better than rivals, urging customers not to be deceived and to keep money at home as it offers prompt service and potential savings.
The notice lists Southern Pacific train times for Alpine with eastbound and westbound departures. It outlines court schedules for the Sixty-Third Judicial District and county offices, church service times, and lodge meeting dates, naming officials such as Higgins, Brooke, Crenshaw, and Flora Daugherty, among others.
Dr Beakley ships a car of calves to Fort Worth today. W R Roberds and family move to San Saba to farm. Carlos Moser returns to San Antonio to begin ore shipments by early November. Scribner oil well resumes drilling after delays. Marathon Telephone and Alpine Co connect lines linking towns. New enterprises planned include a bank drug store and general store. W J McIntyre sells 36 section ranch and 1500 cattle to M Peebles for 3 50 per acre and 15 per head. Last Saturday election yields 63 to 30 pro prohibition with Haymond voting 14 7 in favor. O F Ewing of Sioux City Iowa investigates land situation and praises dry farming results in Washington Iowa.
A family in distress uses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for burns cuts boils and sores. The ad claims rapid relief and full family cure with sales through B. Slight & Co.
In Kenosha Wisconsin during the second day of the Wisconsin conference of the Methodist Episcopal church ministers condemned a hotel refusal to serve Dr M B C Mason a negro secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society. The incident sparked protests and the opening session passed resolutions denouncing the action.
The advertisement extols Electric Bitters as the supreme health builder aiding digestion liver kidneys and blood purification. It claims a vigorous body and sharp brain follow use and offers a guarantee by R B Slight & Co at a price of 50 cents.
Rev Dock Pegues a prominent Baptist evangelist in Texas died yesterday at 1 30 pm at his daughter Mrs J L Stedham 411 West Evergreen Street Dallas He was born in Mississippi sixty four years ago and spent most of his life in the ministry serving as pastor at various Texas churches and in Mississippi institutions
D' Hanis Texas September 6 1909. A letter to the Avalanche from F J Care thanks Alpine residents for a warm welcome and entertainment noting the pleasant climate and inviting real estate prospects. He expresses desire to return for future summers and asks to subscribe for one year.
Advert says demand for Dr King s New Life Pills is astounding for sour stomach constipation indigestion biliousness jaundice sick headache chills and malaria. Priced at 25 cents from R B Slight Co.
Well ventilated newly furnished upstairs bedroom available for rent. Apply at Avalanche office for information and viewing details.
Marfa items include Jas Arthur of Alpine brickwork on a new building, Sheriff Walton and wife visiting relatives, Rev Hill of Roswell assisting Rev Felix at a revival, H K Shields in charge of song service, T B Templeton selling apples from an 18 acre orchard, Alpine Avalanche editor W J Yates taking charge, and best wishes to former editor Easterling.
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