The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1925 Page: 5 of 6
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Hancock Lets Contract
for Two Cottages;
More to be Built
Senator Berkeley Back
In Alpine After Busy
Session of Legislature
HOVEY
A. N. Engle and daughters were
A full line of hardware at the
Howell Lumber Co. Phone 74.
Mrs. C. F. Burling visited relatives
Sanderson last week.
Supt. S. M. Melton went to Hovey
Monday in connection with school af-
fairs.
Saturday, March 28, is Bake Day
for the Civic League, at Gillett’s Sales
Room.
Saturday, March 28, is Bake Day
for the Civic League, at Gillett’s Sales
Room.
A full line of feed including Purina
Chows, at Howell Lumber Co. Phone
No. 74.
Saturday, March 28, is Bake Day
for the Civic League, at Gillett’s Sales
Room.
Subscribe for The Avalanche TO-
DAY. It’s $2 a year. "Procrastination
is the thief of time."
Judge Van Sickle and wife returned
Sunday from a trip to Glen Springs
and Terlingua.
Uncle Bill Phelps and son Jack
have returned from an extended trip
in the River country.
Dawson Coal burns clean and heats
up the house. Howell Lumber Co.
Phone 74.
Mrs. Frank Ritchie of Fort Davis
was a week-end guest of Mrs. J. H.
Ritchie.
Mrs. M. S. Burke has returned
from a lengthy visit with friends and
relatives in East Texas.
Oil and gas leases going fast. One
to three miles from Green Valley
well No. 1. A. M. Turney, 6-5-tf
Mrs. Minnie Ellen Gallard of San-
derson was a guest of Mrs. Clarence
Hord a few days last week.
Mrs. Evan Hord and children have
returned to their home at Sanderson
after visiting here in the- home of
Mrs. Walter Garnett.
V. J. Smth, of the Sul Ross faculty,
went over to Fort Stockton to give
a lecture before the Study Club of
that city Tuesday afternoon.
Oil and gas leases in Green Valley
for sale. See me before the prices
advance. A. M. Turney.
i-1-tf
Clay Holland returned Saturday
from a trip to Socorro and Deming,
N. M.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Givens left Thurs-
day for Canyon, Texas, where Mr.
Givens has hotel interests
W. B. Hancock has just let a con-
tract to M. B. Oatman for construc-
tion of two cottages on the Hancock
property near Sul Ross State Teach-
ers College. Mr. Hancock stated
Tuesday that these houses will be
modern in every respect, and fur-
nished throughout, having their own
Dr. Benjamin F. Berkeley, State
Senator from the Twenty-ninth Dis-
trict, returned to his home in Alpine.
last Sunday after being in Austin the
past sixty days for the session of the
Wanted to Rent: Two or three-
Hovey visitors Sunday,
S. L. Stone was in from his ranch
northwest of Hovey Saturday.
| Mrs. Gravell and Toys, Clyde and
Thirty-ninth Legislature, just closed.
Dr. Berkeley is influential in legisla-
tive circles, and has attained a large
deep wells, sanitary system and Ar- degree of prominence all over
the
'cola heat, the latter to be installed State as a result of his efforts oh be-
by R. A. McMurry. Mr. Hancock said half of the proposed new primary,
that they are being built to help and general election law, of which he
meet the college housing situation, is the author, and which lost at the
room house, furnished or unfurnish- and should the demand be sufficient very last minute of the session on a
he will erect several more of them. technicality forced by opponents of
ed. George L. Williams, phone 5.
■ Mr. Hancock having sold his ranch- the bill; also (and for which the citi-
Food Sale Saturday, March 28, at ing interests, will make Alive his enship of Alpine and Sul Ross State
Robinson & Co., benefit Young Peo- permanent home, and in conversation Teachers College owe him unending
E. this week said that he is going to do measure of gratitude) he worked
ple’s Missionary’ Society, of M.
Church.
Food Sale Saturday, March 28, at
Robinson & Co., benefit Young Peo-
ple’s Missionary Society, of M. E.
Church.
Mrs. S. F. Woodward of San An-
tonio, returned to her home Wednes-
day after a ten days visit with her
sister. Mrs. J. C. Bird.
al! in his power to help Alpine and ceaselessly and tirelessly for a build-
Sul Ross College. He lias just closed ing program for Sul Ross. And,
a contract for putting in a new, mod- while the appropriation lost by a very
ern dairy on his land about one-half narrow margin, the feeling engen-
mile north of the college. It has al- dered in its favor by the work of
ready been leased to Mr. George Senator Berkeley, J. D. Jackson of
Bless, who states that the dairy will Alpine and President H. W. More-
be in operation within the next three ]ock of Sul Ross College, may result
or four weeks. Mu. Oatman also lias jn a later building program so badly
the contract to erect the dairy build- needed at this college; especially so.
CITY PROPERTY OWNERS, AT-
TENTION
Only 5 more days in which to ren-
der your property for City taxes.
Please call at the City Office in the
Berkeley Building and attend to this
■ matter at once.
W. A. DAUGHERTY,
City Tax Assessor.
UIIIIIII
R. Bonna Ridgway
Attorney and Counsellor at Law
ALPINE, TEXAS
I7iainiuiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Edgar, and Mr. Sam Ford and Miss
Brookie Cook motored to Alpine on
last Wednesday night for the show.
Mrs. Lowery of Beldng spent,.last
Sunday in Hovey with friends.
Dr. L. K. Turney and family passed
through Hovey Monday.
Mr. Lowery and Wilson McColipin
went to Alpine Sunday.
Claude White, from Fort Stockton
was in Hovey Monday.
Mrs. Joe Parker and father, Mr.
Nixon, were Alpine shoppers Satur-
day.
Mr. W. T. Johnson spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Johnson of Al-
pine.
Mr. A. A. Parsell has leased his
ranch southeast of Hovey. Mr. A.
N. Engle, who has been in charge, will
give possession the first of May.
Mr. George Luedicke of Eldorado
has been visiting his brother, Sam
Luedicke and family of this place.
ALPINE HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The basketball boys were present-
ed with gold basketballs Tuesday
morning. Those receiving the balls
were:
Kermit Allen, Quanah Allen, Bennie
Moore, "Pug" Lease, Walter Gar-
nett, and "Sonny” Carter. Pug then
presented in this manner, a ball to
W. B. Connell:
“To the best coach that ever came
to Alpine Hi.” All the student body
agreed by a deafening applause.
The debating teams have been or-
ganized for the Interscholastic meet.
Elden Harrison and Nasa Clifford arc
The Cold Storage Market
Fresh Meats, Hams, Bacon, Poultry,
PRODUCE and GROCERIES.
Service That Equals Our Goods.
50 Both Phones 54
RAY HAYS, Propr.
JOHN YOUNG LAND CO.
Established 1895
100 Acres, close in, $20.00
25 Acres, close in, _25.00
5 Acres, close in, _50.00
2 choice lots, $125.00 each
15 acres, well improved, in City limits, at a bargain.
since it is generally known that Gov-
ernor Ferguson favors the proposi-
JUDGE APPROVES THE tion
SALE OF ORIENT RAILWAY, Senator Berkeley was also active
. ,in behalf of Senate Bill No. 303, de-
Kansas City, Kan., March 24.— .mid, €
, , . signed to save many thousands or
Judge John C. I ollock approved the dollars to school land owners of Tex-
Tale of the Kansas Cty, Mexico & as. This bill calls for a revaluation
Orient Railroad to Clifford Histed, » of chool lands bought by individuals,
Kansas City lawyer, and his associ- to be paid out in instalments. In
ates, and pproved their pin for re- many instances the values placed on
organizing the road. these lands is fictitious, and by a re-
Judge Pollock’s decision ended 3,11
5 , . . 1valuation, interest payments, as well
two-day hearing in Federal district as principal, will be cut in amounts
court. . . . ranging from 10 to 50 per cent of
The reorganization plan includes - '
advancing to the road of $1,254,000 The Prextailiene Toms the citizenship
ly a group of Kansas City men, head- . - r: 1 |
6 T.E , , - 1, - - in welcoming home our distinguished
ed by Histed, W. F. Kemper, receiv-D 1
3 ‘ 1 1 11 . Senator, Dr. Benjamin F. Berkeley,
er, and H. F. Hall; a million dollar
loan from the government for 15
years; extension of a $2,500,000 loan
already due/ to the government, and
ings.
Miss Lutie Britt took her class for
a hike Monday afternoon to Ranger
Canyon, where they enjoyed a basket
lunch, later returning to the city.
Miss Britt is head of the physical in- |
struction department at Sul Ross. |
Leo Howell, manager Howell Lum-
ber Company, left for Dallas Satur-
day, the 21st. He w1l attend a meet-
ing of the Purina Chow dealers. He
will also visit with friends in Fort
Worth before returning home the Lat-
ter part of this week.
LAND OWNERS: Have your ab-
'stracts of title prepared by us and
you have the assurance of getting a
complete abstract of title. Our ser-
vice is your protection. Brewster
County, Alpine and Marathon maps
for sale. TRANS-PECOS ABSTRACT
CO., M. L. Hopson, manager., Alpine,
Texas.
Miss Rebecca Switzer, instructor in
commercial Spanish at Sul Ross State
Teachers College, returned Wednes-
day to resume her position which she
resigned when called to Dallas on ac-
count of the serious illness of her sis-
representing the boys debating team,
c’enyth Herring and Lois Adams rep-
recapitalization for $7,500,000 with an
offer of participation to English and
American note holders.
J. D. JACKSON BACK FROM
AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO
BIRTHDAY PARTY
On March 21, in accordance with an
old family tradition that the thir-
teenth birthday of each child should
receive special observance, Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Baines entertained
in honor of their daughter, Helen.
, Small handpainted invitations, follow-
ing the color scheme of lavender and
Mr. T. D Jackson returned from white, had announced the event ear-
Austin last'Thursday where he had her in the week to forty friends.
gone in the interest of the Sul Ross Upon his arrival each guest was
building appropriation and Senate given a small lavender bag with
Bill No. 303. Mr. Jackson worked beans in it. Each time during the eve-
sister had sufficiently recovered to-al- hard for both bills, the former losing ning when he chanced to say "No."
ter. It is reported that Miss Switzer’s
low’ the former to return
to Alpine.
5-room House, fronting Normal, "4-Block land.
$500.00 Cash; balance to suit.
40 Acre Oil Lease, Green Valley. $2.50 acre.
Alpine, - - -
$2000.00 will take.
Texas.
Something to Tie To--
'Earl Green of McKinney Springs
was in Alpine Saturday. Earl and
his father arc owners of the Green
Candelila Wax Factory at McKinney
Springs.
My best cows, $65 each. Others
cheaper. Come before the besto nes
are gone. Phone 199, 2 rings. Meas-
day Dairy. _ tf
Rev. J. A. McMillan, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, left Monday for
El Paso. Mr. McMillan is chairman
of the committee on foreign mission
work for the Presbyterian Church in
this Presbytery, and expects to hold
a conference in El Paso with other
members of the Presbytery in the
interest of the program of the For-
eign Mission Board.
Mr. and Mrs. George Yates, Miss
Mary Pickens and George Peters- mo-
tored to Pecos Sunday, where Miss
Pickens took the train for her home,
Carlsbad, N. M.
Misses Alice Cowan and Lutie Britt
of Sul Ross, went to Van Horn day
before yesterday, and acted as judges
in the Interscholastic debate held
there that evening.
W. E. Caldwell and wife returned
Saturday from a trip to Presidio,
where Mr. Caldwell purchased 15,000
pounds of candelila wax for delivery
the first of this week.
Latest reports from Mrs. L. A.
.Owens, of Robinson & Co., is that
her son, Allen, is doing fine since the
operation which he underwent the
latter part of last week.
Attorney R. B. Ridgway will begin
erection of a cotage on his property
here in the near future. Mr. Ridge-
way is listed among the recent arri-
vals in Alpine, having come here from
Big Lake. He has opened a law of-
fice in' the Lackey building and will
engage in the practice of his profes-
sion. Mr. Ridgeway is an Alpine
booster; in fact, he was already that
before he reached Alpine, and more
so now that he is on the ground.
Editor J. H. Ritchie of Fort Davis,
was in Alpine Monday of this week.
He and his mother, Mrs. J. H. Ritchie
returned last week from Arkansas,
where they had gone to lay to rest
the last remains of Mr. Ritchie, Sr.
Work had stacked up considerably
during Mr. Ritchie’s absence from
Fort Davis, and he had to roll up his
sleeves and put in some overtime foi
a few days until he caught up with
the work.
Ice Cold and Refreshing
QUENCH YOUR THIRST
AT OUR FOUNTAIN—Buv
Home Products Made by
HOME PEOPLE-
THE KANDY KITCHEN
GOOD CANDIES AND ICE CREAM
SANITARY, PURE, WHOLESOME
BIG BEND BREAD
BAKED THIS MORNING
A Home Product Made by Home People.
Include it in your next order for groceries.
T) *... 11 C D :
Prompt attention given- to Special Orders tor Pastries.
Phone 52
HUDSON’S BAKERY
resent the school in the girls debat-
ing team.
Alpine High is entering the decla-
mation contest. Those entering in
the Junior contest are. Jean Walters,
Ethel Skevington and Louise Scott.’
Senior girls, Blanche Carter, John-
nie Allen and Viola Dodd. Junior
boys, Henry Walter Garnett and
Edward Davidson. Senior boys, Wal- i
ter Garnett.
Walter—How would you like to go
to the show tonight? Ruth—Oh, I
great! I would just love it! Walter-
I hope somebody takes you then.
Heigh—Blanche, I’d take you to
the show tonight, but I know you’d
but the latter being put over. 'The he forfeited a bean to the person who
people of Alpine are especially grate-reminded him of his misdemeanor.
ful to Mr. Jackson for his work on V ichy Y oung was fortunate enough ment now puts tax on the seats,
behalf of Sul Ross. to win the prize for collecting the
Mr Jackson also atended the Cat-most beans—a small can of pork and
tiemen’s Convention at San Antonio beans. A highly interesting contest
while he was away. He is a former of guessing advertisements followed,
president of the association, and is Alfred Neil Brown and Chirlie Wade
now an honorary vice president, were the successful contestants:
be uncomfortable. Blanche—How’s .
that? Heigh—You know the govern-
Miss Hecks—Why are triangles }
and 2 equal? Agnes—They are simi-
lar. Miss Hicks—What's similar?
Agnes—The triangles. Miss Hicks—|
What triangles? Agnes—The ones
RELATIVES MR. SHIRLEY
each won a sample box of tooth paste
and face powder. Carrots were
SCALES IN TORNADO ZONE passed out at the conclusion of the
--; . . contest, and each guest was allowed
Mr. Shirley Scales is in receiptof a to try his artistic skill in making an
telegram from his sister, Mrs. T. H. animal. Edna Edith Jones won the
Bruce of Princeton, Ind., stating that prize of a tiny celluloid cow.
none of the family was injured in At the close of the evening beau-
the disastrous tornado which swepttiful balloons were given out, with
that section of the country last week.a couple number attached to each.
The Bruce home was badly wrecked. By matching these numbers, the
and it was miraculous that the fam- guests found their partners for sup-
ily escaped injury. On account of the per. Each couple went to the dining
chaotic condition still pievailing in room where a huge cake, decorated
the storm area, Mrs. Bruce has not in lavender and white, with thirteen
written Mr. Scales any of the details candles, tbe date of her birth, and
of the storm, the present date, commemorated the
you were speaking of.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH MEETING |
Rev. S. R. McClure of the Chris-
tian Church, is conducting a series,
of meetings at the Christian Church. ]
He preaches each evening, starting
at 8 o’clock. The atendance and in-
terest has been good, and Rev. Mc- |
Clure requests us to announce that |
the public generally is invited and |
urged to attend these services.
A double shipment of No. 6%4 "win- i
dow envelopes.” We print your re-
turn address and sell them at $5 the
thousand. The Avalanche.
tl
GOOD FENCE POSTS
Good Feed—THE PURINA CHOWS
DAWSON COAL-IT BURNS CLEAN
Complete Line BUILDING SUPPLIES
Would you like to OWN YOUR
HOME? We have a plan that
will make your ambition and
your salary look like twins.
Come in and let us explain it.
Howell Lumber Co.
Phone 74.
A Satisfied Customer Is Our Motto
—————’. honoree’s birth. As each child cur
BOY SCOUT PLAY S RDAY his piece of cake, lavender and white
"A Boy Scout Hero, a comedy- brick ice cream was served. During
drama in two acts, will be presented the supper hour . Josephine Cotter
at the High School Saturday night ‘read "Maidenhood," and Elizabeth
In Act I the Scouts are on their Baines played Across the Waters."
summer hike in the woods. In Act The guest list as registered in her
II they are at the sam place, only memory book follows: Frances Fen-
two years later. nell Alfred Neil Brown, Melba Smith,
The play is full of wit and humor Anja Wilson, Edna Edith Jones, Joel
and is also pathetic. Brig Baker is Wright Grace Newell, Jack McElroy,
given a chance to make good and Janie Bless, Clifton Moss, Anna Dee
does so. Two years later he becomes Jhelps, Earl, Louie Miles, Jack Swift,
an Eagle Scout, Ruby Penrod, Ben Whitfield, Jessie
There will be special music between Peters, Everett Daugherty, Winifred
acts by Thain and Inman, Kennedy, Wiliam Phelps, Katherine
Admission, 25c and 35c. Turney, Charles Prude, Josephine
X .... Cotter, Woodward Young, Ethel
Work of beautifying our Tourist Skevington, Corinne Barker, Benson
Park goes steadily on. Monday aft-Cooke, Beatrice Martin, Charlie Wade,
ernoon the flower-bed was completed Eula Brown, Howard Smith, Dorothy
and flowers planted at all the arbors," Ann Perkins, Walter Smith, Annie
and at each tree in the row of trees Kate Sandifer, Oran Roberts, Crystal
which borders the park, Holland, Harry Benton Garett, Miss
- .. . Calisle, Marvin Turney, Miss Vandi-
MU Favorite Stories ver. John Kokernot, Miss Parselt.
By IRVIN S. COBB CARD OF THANKS
Working by the Time Card | Notwithstanding the fact that Gov-
Indianapolis fairly radiates inter-ernor Miriam A. Ferguson was not]
urban car lines. From Indiana’s supported as she should have been
capital city, in all directions, electric jn the recent Senate, Senate Bill No.
railroads carry Hoosiers to and from 303 received her signature the first
isolated farms and towns. The con- minute it was received by her. James
ductors and motormen of these lines E. Ferguson, Senator Berkeley, Rep-
mainly are products of the farms and
graduate to these jobs. Everybody resentatives W ebb, of Odessa, Steph. ;
along the line knows them by their ens, Poole and McGill, of - aso, a :
first name; their passengers very were strongly in favor of the bill,
often are kinfolk. To win a job and and did all they could to get the bill
a uniform on the interurban is no through. The people of the West
mean accomplishment, are very much indebted to Mr. and
The 1 fayette had Mrs. Ferguson, as well as the gentle-
cleared the suburbs of the city and men mentioned, for the passage of
was running fancy-free through the ,„ mating of
. . . this bill w hic h wi I save mi S 01
corn fields of Boone county. The 0S" . . -
collecting fares, dollars to the people oi Texas.
R. L- MILLICAN
conductor was busy ,
but for once in his life he had little •
to say and that little was said with .
chin raised and lips but partly
opened.
“Why don't ye spit, Jess?” asked
J. D. JACKSON.
CARD OF THANKS
We. wish to express our apprecia-
one of his farm-boy acquaintances tion to those who were so kind and 1
who himself had had similar experi- thoughtful to us during our recent
ences with sweetened tobacco, ■sorrow in the loss of our husband
Jess leveled his face and explained and father, and for the many floral
in cautious words: . offerings May God bless each of
“I ort to have spit at Zionsville, 8 "
but some wimmin gettin’ on jimmed you.
my chances and now I’ve got to wait |
till we git to Lebanon."
(Copyright by the McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
Mrs. W. V. Campbell.
Elizabeth Campbell,
William Campbell.
NeeklySurchade SPn
Invest a little each week
for this summers vacation
Plan now for next July. You’ll want a
car for fishing, for trips to the country,
for Sunday picnics. Small weekly pay-
ments out of earnings will soon give you
delivery of a car. Under the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan you can start with
practically any amount you want, and make deposits of any size you find most
convenient. Almost before you realize it you will have the car paid for.
165,000 families have already purchased their Fords in this way. Ask the nearest
Authorized Ford Dealer to explain how they did it and how easily you can do
the same. See him today or write us direct.
: Ford Motor Company, Dept. N-2, Detroit, Michigan
: Mail me full particulars on your easy plan for owning an automobile.
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Runabout • • $260
Touring Car • 290
Tudor Seden - 580
Fordor Sedan • 660
On open cars demount-
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