The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XXIX.
MUCH ENTHUSED OVER
ALPINE AND BREWSTER
A CANDIDATE IF FRIENDS
WANTS HIM
AS STATE LIBRAS
Austin Texas
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ALPINE, BREWSTERCOUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919.
ISV NOTTS OF DOINGS
NUMBER 47
Messrs 0. A. Koehl and T. A.
Beard of Corpus Christi were
Alpine visitors a few days the
past week. Mr. Beard spent
Sunday at Marfa visiting a
brother.
These gentlemen were both
very much enthused over the out-
look for the greatness of Alpine
in the near future, in the way
of educational inducements and
mining industries.
Mr. Koehl expects to make an-
other visit to Alpine in the near
future with the intention of
placing investiments in some
form or another, and may decide
to locate here. The Avalanche
certainly trusts that he may so
decide.
SECURE INJUNCTION IN
COUNTY LINE DISPUTE
Judge Howell Johnson and W.
A Hadden, retained by the Com-
missioners’ Court to represent
Pecos county in the county line
dispute between Pecos and
Brewster counties, went to Pecos
last Monday and succeeded in
having an injunction issued out
of the District Court of Reeves
county enjoining the tax collec-
tor of Brewster county from col-
lecting any taxes in the territory
in dispute, until such time as the
matter shall be finally disposed
of by the courts.—Fort Stockton
Pioneer.
We will say in regard to the
above that none of our county
officers have yet been served
with notice of the above injunc-
tion, but as soon as they are the
Avalanche will publish a state-
ment in regard to the controversy
In regards to his candidacy, Re
presentative Jones has the fol-
lowing to say:
“It will depend entirely upon
the wishes of the good people
of this District. There is
no money in holding the office,
but the citizenship of the District
unanimously elected me to the
office at the last election, and I
would be ungrateful to them if I
did not heed their wishes now. I
have a number of letters from
friends in different counties urg-
ing me to continue in the office
and they are being considered by
me.
"However it is unusually early
to begin a campaign for the office
that barely pays expenses, and
besides I am fairly busy at pres-
ent with my personal affairs, and
have no desire to make a nuisance
of myself by beginning a cam-
paign and telling the voters of
my past record which most of
them already know.
“If my friends want me, I shall
make the race at the proper time
entirely on my past record, and
not upon extravagant promises
that everyone, at all acquainted
with legislative matters, must
know cannot be accomplished.
“I will refuse to be the candi-
date of any clique or order, but
in case I decide to make the race
I will endeavour to represent the
interests of the entire District as
I have done in the past.”
J. T. McCalahan, prescription
clerk for the Spruce Drug Com-
pany at Marathon was among the
numerous visitors in Alpine Mon-
day. He was hobnobbing with
our druggists.
ALPINE STATE BANK
Alpine, Texas.
Capital, $30,000
Surplus, $35,000
BENJAMIN F. BERKELEY, W. VAN SICKLE,
President . Vice President
GEO. C. MILLER, V-President H. W. FERGUSON, Cashier.
A Home Bank for Home People
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent.
John Young Land Co.
Established 1895
Alpine,
75,000 acre ranch
26,000 acre ranch
50,000 acre ranch
18,000 acre ranch
Texas
11,000 acre ranch
4,500 acre ranch
5,000 acre ranch
4,700 acre ranch
7,000 acre ranch
23,000 acres All Patented at $1.00 per acre
25,000 acres All Patented at $2.50 per acre
All kinds acreage property near Alpine.
Several Bargains in Residence Property
“Name your Baby ‘John Young Land Co’ ”
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AT MARATHON
THE BASKET BALL GIRLS
ENTERTAINED
The Basket Ball Girls render-
ed a program at the Community
Hall Friday evening consisting
of origional stunts. It started
at 7:30. There was a large audi-
ence present. It was a big suc-
cess.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Mrs. Nell Davis entertained
the Woodmen Circle with a de-
licious chicken dinner last Wed-
nesday Nov., 19 at her home one
mile Southwest of town.
Quite a number of the mem-
bers were present and all report
ed a delightful time and Mrs.
Davis a charming hostess.
CHICKEN DINNER
Marathon is now Headquarters
for the Geological survey corps.
About 78 surveyors are here now
and they have established their
camp above town. They have
2 houses rented the others are
occupying tents. They have
about 10 or 12 tents. Quite a
number of the boys are stopping
at the Chambers- and Yarbro
Hotels on account of the crowded
conditions. Twenty-five others
are expected to arrive here next
week from New York and
Washington, D. C.
Owning Your Own
Home Is--
A step toward independance. We want a to
help you become independent. Let us show
you how you can own your home and pay
for it like paying rent. We want to build
for fifty peolpe in Alpine, Comfortable
homes on Monthly Installment Plan.
lamo Lumber Co.
Building Material
FUEL and FEED
B. Kendrick is again a Mara-
thon citizen.
Tom Miller returned from El
Paso Saturday. ,
Chas. Green was a Marathon
visitor Sunday.
Punch Roberts was in from his
ranch this week.
Jim Dodd made a business trip
to Alpine Saturday.
Miss Electa Wade returned
from Alpine Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Buttrill
were week-end visitors.
E. Kendrick and Erin Meeks
went to Abeline Monday.
Ross Martin of Sanderson was
a Marathon visitor Friday.
Jack Bourland just returned
from a trip to East Texas.
Mr. Robertson of Alpine was
a vistor to Marathon Monday.
Judge J. F. Sutton of Alpine
was a business vistor this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Shely were
Marathon visitors all last week.
John Reininger of Sanderson
was a Marathon visitor Monday.
Pat Lindsey of Fort Hancock
is a Marathon visitor this week.
Mac Hargus was in town last
week from the Tesnus oil well.
Babe Chambers was in from
the ranch to see his mother this
week.
A. S. Gage shipped eleven
cars of cattle to Fort Worth last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Townsend
were Marathon visitors last
week.
Mr. Halstead, litograph opera-
tor, is a Marathon visitor this
week.
Tom Sansom entertained the
cowboys with a dance Friday
night.
A. J. Thompson of Marfa was
visiting Marathon this week on
business.
S. J. English of El Paso was a
Marathon visitor Monday on
business.
Dr. Worthington returned
from his hunt Wednesday with
a large deer.
Clay Harmon and Carl Jordan
of Alpine were Marathon visi-
tors Saturday.
A. J. Hudson returned Sunday
from an extended business trip
to San Antonio.
L. L. Hess of San Antonio
was a Marathon visitor this
week. He was looking after his
ranch which is located about
twelve miles from town.
Mr. and Mrs. K. B. Kendrick
motored in from their ranch for
a few days stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Adams
went to El Paso last week to
spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. King of Lenox
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Shackleford Sunday.
Mr. McMann the section fore-
man of Haymond was a Mara-
thon visitor Sunday.
Messrs Tom Sansom and Lee
Tiancock were in town from the
Combs ranch Sunday.
Ed Lindsey accompanied by
Pat Lindsey returned home from
Fort Hancock Sunday.
Messrs Zenas Decie and B. J.
Worthington went to Ranger last
week for a lengthy visit.
M. E. Kortarski has accepted
a position as pumper for the R.
R. Co., at Devil’s River.
E. M. Skiles made a trip to
Alpine Sunday morning and re-
turned that evening on 102.
Mrs. Schwalbe and daughter,
Miss Ethel made a flying busi-
ness trip to Alpine Friday.
Miss Webb of San Antonio is
the guest of her Uncle, George C.
Miller, at the Yarbro Hotel.
Clay Roberts is serving as
sheriff this week during deputy
sheriff Worthington’s absence.
Geo. Shely a ranger from the
river was a Marathon visitor last
week while enroute to Marfa.
Quite a number of young peo-
ple enjoyed the dance at the
Community Hall Saturday night.
Miss Ella Blair, sister of
Stewart, returned to El Paso Fri-
day accompanied by his little
daughter, Mabel.
The trucks arrived from Mar-
fa Sunday evening to haul the
monthly supplies to troops at
stations on the river.
Jack Sawyers of Pecos High
Bridge was a Marathon visitor
Sunday. He was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. joe McArdle.
A number of hunters from San
Angleo passed through our vil-
lage Sunday enroute to the
Chisos Mountains for a few days
of sport.
Mrs. W. Crawford received
her suitcase Thursday. It came
down on the local. She was very
glad to get it as it had been
missing about three weeks and
she had already sent in her
claim.
News reached here last week
that Miss Ella Simpson was on
the sick list. We are hoping for
her speedy recovery. Miss
Simpson is in training at the
Baylor Hospital to become a
nurse.
Miss Electa Wade the Western
Union Operator of this place was
called home to Alpine on account
of the illness of her mother last
week. We are glad to report
Mrs. Wade improving and Miss
Wade on duty again.
TOM FLETCHER PRESIDENT
SUL ROSS NORMAL
Here is a man who, according
to the ancient Persian proverb,
is a real success in life, for he
has not only made two blades of
grass grow where one grew be-
fore, but two beets grow in
ground supported but one scrag-
gly cactus, and, moreover, has
made twenty, nay, even thirty-
three tomatoes inhabit the same
vine and turn first golden and
then red under his benefit smile.
When Tom was in the Univer-
sity in the pre-Adamite period,
he was a Sigma Nu, an oratory
aspirant, a pedagogy shark, a
working student" who manicured
old Dr. Primer’s lawn, and a
performer of freak psychological
experiments under Dr. Ellis’
direction in then embryological
psychological (do you follow
me?) laboratory. The girls con-
sidered him a good, conservative
lover, dependable in every way,
while his male associates looked
to him for proper advice in diffi-
cult situations; and the faculty,
with cool, appraising glance, set
him down as a . “coming man.”
He was student assistant, fellow,
and tutor, successively, in psycho-
logy during his junior and senior
years, and upon graduation took
a position in the Houston High
School, and not only filled it, but
stretched it to fit him for a num-
ber of years. He then served as
principal of the Temple High
School for several sessions, from
which place he went to the
Southwest Normal College as
teacher of history and one thing
and another for another term of
years.
Along about 1911 the Univer-
sity reached out and claimed him
for work in the school of visita-
tion, and he “visitated” schools in
every nook and corner of this
great democratic commonwealth
for four or five years. He knows
more individual teachers in Tex-
as than any other living man or
woman, and among the teaching
profession he is “well and favor-
ably” known. He traveled sev-
eral light-years circuit-riding
among Texas high schools, ex-
amining their work, giving help-
ful hints and dispensing valuable
suggestions, diagnosing and pre-
scribing for sick curricula, and
would be doing so even now but
for the transfer of this service
from the University to the State
Department of Education. When
this transfer was accomplished,
Tom found himself out of a job,
but with a pocket full of offers.
He was elected to a position in
the Extension Department, to a
place in the University Depart-
ment of Education, and as head
of one of the highly speculative
State Normals, created by one of
the recent legislatures and un-
created by another. Going on
the conservative principle that a
bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush, Tom settled down to
work as head of the division of
extension. But not for long.
Prof. J. L. Hendorson was called
to the University of Illinois,
leaving vacant for six months the
professorship of secondary educa
tion in the Department of Educa-
tion. So he was yanked out of
the Extension work and placed
in Prof. Henderson’s place to fill
in the interval, being transferred
back to the Extension Depart-
ment upon Prof. Henderson’s
return. He has met these vicis-
situdes and the uncongenial ele-
ment of change with philosophic
calm.
The only thing ever known to
PLEASED WITH ALPINE
AND BREWSTER
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. T. Page of
Kansas City, Missouri, were Al-
pine visitors Monday.
They had been visiting at
Marathon for a few days and
came up to theh Metropolis, of
this section of West Texas.
They own a section of Brew-
ster county land about 16
miles north of Marathon and
came down to see about it.
' They are so well pleased with
Alpine that they may move down
here to live, at least they may
come down to spend the winter.
The Avalanche joins her citi-
zens in extending to Mr. and Mrs
Page a hearty invation to locate
among us. We acknowledge a
pleasant call. They left Tuesday
for a visit at Tucson, Arizona.
Mrs. W. L. Means left Tues-
day morning on No. 10 for Dal-
las, having been called there by
the illness of her daughter, Mrs.
P. H. Cocker. Their many
many friends in Alpine trust that
the sick one may soon recover
her wonted health.
the presidency of it. It is being
built at Alpine, away out on the
crest of the Great Divide, where
there is plenty of—room—room
enough even for Tom Fletcher—
wide, expansive spaces, where the
coyotes has evoloed his lope and
ruffle Tom’s temper is kultur— his voice, and where the Rio
defend that in his presence and
he breaks up the furniture.
P. S.—Since the above was
wirtten, one of those “highly
speculative” normal schools ma-
terialized and Tom has accepted
Grande executed its Big Bend
without rupturing itself—where,
in short, all kinds of things are
possible because, forsooth, there
is plenty of room for them.—The
Alcalde.
Fhe First National Bank
ALPINE, Texas
CAPITAL and SURPLUS $100,000.
OFFICERS.
C. A. BROWN President.
H. L. KOKERNOT, Vice-Pres.
W. B. HANCOCK, Vice-Pres
GEO. W. BAINES Jr, Cashier
H. L. HORD, Asst. Cashier
ISO Store
J. O. CAZARES & CO.
Successors to S. Ferris
MEETING SUCCESSFUL
On last Sunday afternoon the
Christian Endeavor Society had
one of the most successful meet-
lings it has held in many months.
The banner attendance of 48 was
the outstanding feature of
meeting.
The program committee
the
had
'arranged for an “automobile
race” as a novel feature, the dis-
tance covered being counted in
points, according to a schedule
of attendance, new membership,
taking part, etc. The three
“drivers” worked hard, and the
race was very close, most of;
those present taking part in
'some way. The “car driven” by j
Miss Clarice Cotter won the i
"race."
\ It was decided by vote to
change the time of meeting from |
4:00 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. Please'
take notice!
Alpine
Texas
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Moyer, E. J. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 27, 1919, newspaper, November 27, 1919; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1708509/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.