Alpine notes and county news from Terlingua to Fort Stockton
Alpine and surrounding towns report on weather, court actions, land leases, and business activity. Chastain of Marfa and Woods of Terlingua visit. Ben Gallego opens a Henderson old stand meat market. Sheriff Walton renews a Bass case. LeGear of Austin promotes stock medicine. land leases cancelled in Brewster County. Miss May Boyd and Miss May Nations pass exams at North Texas Normal Institute. Chief Engineer Paret discusses a new route between the Rio Grande and the Pecos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Bass
Terlingua
H. S. Woods
Hass
Uvalde
Walton
Bass
Miss May Boyd
Miss May Nations
North Texas Normal Institute
Denton
Paret
Rio Grande
Pacos
Larkin Well Delivers Water Depth 107 Feet
The Larkin Co has received the well finished Monday by G W Bilackburn. It reaches 107 feet with surface debris to sixty feet and solid rock below. A water bearing stratum lies beneath a red clay layer and gravel, with water 20 feet deep below the top of the well. The flow capacity is not tested but expected ample for company needs, showing a second underground aquifer in the valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Larkin Co
G. W. Bilackburn
Larkin Company
Blackarty
Turlingua News Signals Mining Shifts and Parties
Rumor of new finds east of Terlingua Creek near Tornillo head spreads. Passengers on trains include Bill Taylor Rube Ladd WS Study J B Garris Dr Mel Farland and others. Mines in Mexico sold to Mr Traxel who will begin work at once. L B Tigner starts work on HM Dryden claims. Shafter people prep a large commissary and ore is being mined on the Study claims. Several girls arrive including F D Coltran formerly of the area. L V Steele and family visit from Lajitas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terlingua Creek
Tornillo
Bill Taylor
Rube Ladd
Garris
Mel Farland
W. A. Goad
Will Eberling
Mr. Baylor
Messrs. Steele
Hartley
Taylor
Gonzales
Mexico
Traxel
L. B. Tigner
HM Dryden
Ora
F. D. Coltran
L V. Steele
Mr. Steel
Alpine Seeks Orient Railroad Link at Public Meeting
About fifteen Alpine residents met in the court house on September 20 to back plans for making Alpine a functional point of the Southern Pacific and the Kansas City Mexico and Orient lines. An executive committee was formed to aid engineers surveying the route and to welcome their visit with Alpine's assistance and courtesies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine
Court House
J. M. Carnes
J. ©. Bird
E. J. Altgelt
J. A. Walton
C. A. Brown
J.C. Bird
E J Altgelt
Pacife
Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient
Altgelt
Brown
J. Altgelt
A. Brown
Methodist Church Notes Highlight Page Events
Last Sunday at the Methodist Church featured a morning christening of two children, preparations during a love feast in the afternoon, and two baptisms at the evening service. A petition to the New Mexico conference seeks reappointment of Ey. W. Ke. Foulks to Alpine station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
R. Bowlight
New Mexico
Seasion
el Paso
Ey. W. KE. Foulks
Alpine Station
Brewster County Announces Multiple Election Candidacies
Officials pledge continued service with statements from J W Phelps and multiple candidates including B F Billingsley for Hide and Animal Inspector O H Hector for County Surveyor C W Moore for Sheriff J S Morin of Kinney County for District Attorney G W Page for County Attorney in Brewster County as November elections approach
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewster County
B. F. Billingsley
Hide and Animal Inspector
O. H. Hector
C. W. Moore
J. 8. Morin
Kinney County
Forty-first Judicial District
G. W. Page
Beewster Couty
Local Stock Notes and cattle movements across Texas
Tuesday shipments from W.C. Nations sent one ear of mares to Waskom Louisiana. S K R Guthrie moved two ears of cows to Saint Louis. J A Stroud gathered about 200 yearlings for Billingstey's pasture to be delivered with cattle contracted by T A Hendrick of Midland. McCutcheon Bros. bought extensive yearlings around Alpine and Marfa, reportedly 5000 head cleared from the region. About 800 yearlings driven through Alpine to the McCutcheon lane in Jeff Davis county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C. Nations
Waskom
S. KR. Guthrie
Saint Louis
J. A. Stroud
Billingstey
T. A. Hendrick
Midland
Midland Reporter
McCutcheon Bros
Alpine
Marfa
Brewster County
Panhandle
M. W. Jordan
McCutcheons
Jim Wilson
John M. Rooney
Ike Gourley
Newt Gourley
Duncan Campbell
McCutcheon
Jeff Davis
John R. Holland
Gillet
Lucius Bunton
W Harrison
S Pergusen
For Sale Horses and Mares and Cattle
For sale three cars good shipping mares average milk bands. Perree 830 also one car good young horses 15 hands price 359 apply at this office. 80 head of stock cattle at level address J Gus Rountree Maratoorm Texas 1341 J WA Holland and Master Clay turned yesterday from Valentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Rountree
Maratoorm
Texas
J. WA Holland
Master Clay +e
Valentine
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Iping Weekly Avalanche
J. Mr. Carnes
Spine
Gine West
Wiha
Mall
Omer
M. Fi. Chastain
Colorado
Woods of Terlingua
Ben Gallego
Henderson
van Sickle
Fort Stockton
Nannie Irving
W. 1D. Kincaid Co
O'Brien
James Arthur
Pecos
J. W. Phelps
T. M. Newton
District Court
Dr. Legear
Austin
Hhis
Jackson & Harman
California
Kansas City
Lawrence Haley
Jim
Trane Pecos
L. D. LeGear
Tex
LeGear
J.D. Earl
Maxon Springs
W. J. Harrison
Frank Rooney
W. H. Wilson
Chisos Mountains
T N. Crenshaw
Terungua Creek
Crenshaw
Barney Riggs
Larkin Well
Terlingua News
S. Blevins
Monogram
VIA
Southern Pacific
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Cromwell
S. F. B. Morse
Traf. Mgr
M. L. Robbins
Pace & Tkt Agt
Houston
TEXA
T. J. Anderson
THE
J. Dulose
Endevor
D. A. T. Walton
L B. Caruthers
B. C. Thomas
Brewste
W. M. Hamman
BRB
P .Darnall
L. N. Halbert
Brewster
Alpine Ice Works
Krew
L. J. Sweeden, M. D
William Suchland
F. H. Weyerts
San Antonio
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