The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1910 Page: 3 of 4
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL
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Mario Wells of Bigbend was
in town Wednesday.
Miles keeps a tresh line of Van
C mp's can goods,
C. C. Dugat is home from a
business trip to Boquillas.
W. E. Caldwell has both fancy
and choice alfalfa.
Sec Mr. Burdick, the auto doc-1
tor, with Alpine Auto Co.
J. A. Stroud has leased the
Holland ranch near Valentine.
Don't forget that number 37
gets The Laundry.
Henry Lease has purchased
the Blackburn residence.
For all kinds of hauling phone
No. 12. Nevil McDonnell.
J. W. Rixon is rushing work
on his new residence.
Everything for the automo-
bile at Alpine Auto Co's.
Jackson & Harmon have
bought the Measday yearlings.
The Alpine Auto Company
carry a nice line of supplies.
Judge Van Sickle is home from
a professional visit to El Paso.
Hats cleaned and blocked at
Phelps' repair and pressing shop.
F. T. Nagle and wife of Marfa,
were here this week.
Judge J. A. Gillett of Marfa
was here this week on legal busi-
ness.
Mesquite Wood, dry, delivered
for $7 a cord.
A. McCallum.
W. H. Funk sold thirty-two
acres out of his home track, this
week, for $30 per acre.
Ring up City Dairy, phone 8V,
for fresh milk, cream and but-
ter. 4-28-tf.
W. H. Stayton of the Mara-
thon Rubber Company, was a
visitor to Alpine today.
Get your fresh vegetables di-
rect from the fountain.
Miles, The Grocer.
J. R. Sanford, a prominent at-
torney of Eagle Pass, was here
this week visiting home folks.
Ask your neighbor about our
cleaning and pressing. Alpine
Steam Laundry, Phone 37.
Fletcher left yesterday
He came up to
goat.
We are prepared to do all kinds
of repair work on automobiles.
Alpine Auto Company.
** D. E. Andrews and Mrs. Jos-
ephine Ashmore, were married at
Marathon last Saturday.
A good hack and double set of
harness for sale. Price $60.
4-14-3t A. McCallum.
Geo. E. Wilson of the Mara-
thon Robber Co. was in town
this week.
Get yore* fresh vegetables di-
rect from fltoe fountain.
Miles, the Grocer.
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S. H. McCullough is home
from El Paso, where he wu in
the railroad hospital.
We still have two old pianos to
sell cheap.
Luthv & Co.
Dr. Locke arrived Tuesday
with his string of race horses mnd
is camped on the vacant lot be-
longing to Mr. J. T. Armstrong.
If you have real estate or live
stock to sell, list it with W. W
Collins, Alpine, Texas. 2-24-tf
Judge Ragin's court was in
session this week, in the case of
Justice vs S. P. Ry., the plaintiff
secured judgment.
Now is the time to get your
piano cheap before we ship.
Luthy & Co.
W. M. Sanford and Rev. S.
E. Allison are home from New
Mexico where they attended the
Methodist conference.
If you want a bargain in real
estate or live stock, see or write
W. W. Collins, Alpine. 2-14-tf
Miss Flora Daugherty returned
last week from New Mexico,
where she was called on account
of the illness of her sister.
Don't forget we are agents for
the marvelous autopiano.
Luthy & Co.
Mrs. Guy Goodloe who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Evan Hord, has returned to her
home in El Paso. ,
As long as the present stock
lasts W. E. Caldwell will contin-
ue selling yellow corn at $1.60
jer 100 pounds.
Grandma Harmon, one of Al-
jine's oldest and most respected
citizens, is reported as being quite
sick.
H. S. Wigle left this morning
for Marfa and will not return un-
til Friday afternoon.
We have with us Mr. Bur
dick, who is an expert automo-
bile mechsnic.
I. A. Dewees was able to be at
his place of business yesterday,
after a week's illness.
See J. H. Lockard next door
to postoffice, for cheap wall pa-
per, fine candies and fresh fruit.
Miss Edna Shields is home
from a visit to friends in the
country.
If you need fire insurance see
G. W. Baines, Jr., at the First
National Bank. 4-14-tf
The ideal feed for a milch cow
is the mixed meal and hulls in
100 lb sacks, at $1.25 per sack,
sold by W. E. Caldwell.
Sheriff Milt Chastain of Marfa
was a visitor to Alpine Monday.
He says he will be back to take
in the Cinco de Mayo celebra-
tion.
Stop and think! Is your prop-
erty insured? If not, see G. W.
Baines, Jr., at First National
Bank. 4-14-tf.
M iss Robinson, one of the
teachers at the public school, is
having a neat cottage erected on
her lot near the new Presbyterian
church.
Get eggs that hatch. Black
Minorcas, Brown and White
Leghorns $1.00 per setting. Ba-
by chicks a specialty, 1 Sc. each,
from Measday Poultry Farm
L. B. Caruthers says that the
congregation of the Presbyterian
Church hope to occupy their
handsome new building the mid
die of June.
Of course you are going. You
can't afford to miss the big min-
strel show Thursday, May 5th.
Admission 35, 50 and 75 cents.
Judge Higgins returned home
Tuesday from an extended busi-
ness trip to Austin, Bastrop and
San Antonio. He says politics
takes precedent over everything
else in that section.
J. P. Laird, representing the
F. W, Axtell Co. of San Anton-
io makes this territory regularly.
All parties needing hardware or
machinery are requested to hold
their orders for Mr. Laird. 2-1-3
Sheriff Walton made a business
trip to Marathon this week. He
savs one of the new motor cars
which are to be used in hauling
ore from the Boquillas mines to
the railroad, had arrived and was
being given a try out.
Say, George, why is it that
Hamilton & Anderson sell so
many goods and sell them so
cheap? Why because they get
up in time to see the comet.
Word is received in Alpine
lat Thos. M. Gourlev, formerly
well known citizen of this place,
is sick at Ysleta from smallpox.
If your cow or horse is not
doing well it is your own fault,
or Caldwell has the feed that
makes the milk and fattens the
lorse. Tell him. Phone 109.
3-17-2t.
Miss Sadie Crawford was at
lome last Friday to the members
of the graduating class of the
ligh school. Miss Crawford
made an ideal hostess, as all pres-
ent will testify.
We are going to ship some pi-
anos from our stock here but
rather than ship we will sell them
at a reduced figure. Come and
see them.
Luthy & Co.
The Avalanche is requested to
announce that there will be an
important meeting of the Moth-
ers Club Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock at which time the matter
of entertaining the Summer Nor-
mal visitors will be discussed. All
are urged to be present.
No expense is being spared to
make the show the best ever giv-
en in Alpine. Thursday, May
5, at the skating rink.
J. R. Holland says he feels like
a fish out of water, for he has sole
all of his cattle and the biggest
part of his ranch. To use his ex-
pression, "I have sold everything
except two milk cows and a dogie
bull.*'
Thursdry, .May 5th, the big
minstrel show at the skating rink.
Admission 35, 50 and 75 cents.
The following Alpine people
went to Fort Davis Tuesday to
participate in the Odd Fellows
celebration: Dr. Benj. F. Berk-
eley and wife, J. D. Jackson, R.
L. C
J.
Crawford and
Cotton seed meal and
ways kept in stock at
cakes al
W. E.
store in
Caldwell', the cheapest
town. Phone 109.
All the latest and best jokes,
quartettes, choruses and solos at
the big minstrel show Thursday,
May 5th.
W. E. Caldwell gives specia
prices on any ten sack assortment
order and it will pay you to order
accordingly. 3-17-2t.
Special discount for cash for
next ten days on everything in
the Furniture line in order to
make room for our new car o:
Furniture to arrive next week.
Alpine Furniture Co.
Marshal Shields is doing some
splendid work in cleaning up the
streets and alleys of Alpine. He
has had one team and four men
busy since Monday. When his
work is completed it will be an
easy matter to keep the streets
clean if merchants and others wil
put trash in a box or barrel in
stead of dumping it in the streets,
On May 5th the Mountaineers
Club are going to give a big min-
strel show. The rehearsals are
under the direction of Dr. Locke
and it is expected this will be the
best show ever given in Alpine,
Letters received by friends
here state that Deputy County
Clerk Burke, who was recently
operated on in a San Antonio
hospital, is rapidly recovering and
that he expects to return home
next week.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
B. Slight,
H. H. Moore. They returned
Wednesday and gave a glowing
account of the hospitality of the
ort Davis people.
I have received some well se-
ected picture moulding and am
jrepared to do any kind of pic-
ure framing. Give me your or-
der. Studio,
J. C. Thain, Proprietor.
There will be many new resi-
dences built in Alpine this sum-
mer. Mr. A. B. Weakley has
le foundation down for his new
nine room home. Mr. Weakley
says his section of Alpine will soon
je built up with modern homes
as there are a number who expect
to buy out there in the near fu-
ture.
The best alfalfa in town is at W.
Caldwell's. No use to quote
jrices as every one knows that he
sells cheaper than any one else.
Always send or bring the cash.
3-17-2t.
Last Sunday morning at 9
o'clock, Miss Lilian Runyan,
daughter of Mrs. Delia Runyan
of this city and Mr. Frank Wil-
iams, formerly of Alpine but now
of Pecos, were united in marriage,
lev. S. E. Allison officiating,
ioth parties are well known and
lave many friends whose best
wishes will follow them wherever
they may go.
County Assessor Bill Phelps is
lome from a trip throughout the
ower and eastern part of the
county. He says that owing to
the scarcity of grass and water
in the Rio Grande section there
are not many cattle left.
For Rent—The 2nd floor
over the room now used by the
Jresbyterian church and a 4-
room cottage in the Hancock ad-
dition. Apply to A. M. Tur-
ney. 4-28tf
A very quiet wedding occured
ast night at the home of Mr.
Wm. Daugherty, the contracting
Srties being Mr. Jas. Beverly
augherty of this city and Mrs.
Lettie Williamson of Olney,
Texas, Rev. Francis officiating.
A very interesting as well as a
correct map of Texas which was
made by the children of the 7th
grade of the public school, under
the direction of Miss Rutherford,
is on ex-hibition at the Jno. Young
Land Co's., office. The map
shows all mountains, rivers and
minerals and crops peculiar to
each section of the state. It is
worth your time to drop in and
see this map which reflects credit
on both teacher and scholar alike
Subject to the action of the
Democratic Primaries to be held
on Saturday, July 23, 1910.
For Countv Judge:
E F Higgins, re-election
For Assessor:
J W Phelps, re-election
W A Weakley
For County Treasurer:
D D York
L B Caruthers re-election
For County Attorney:
J C Brooke re-election
For Dist and County Clerk:
M iss Flora L Daugherty re-
election
W H Lease
For Sheriff and Tax Collector:
J A Walton re-election
J T Armstrong
For County Surveyor:
Joe Moss re-election
For Commissioner Prec't No 1: »
H C Atchison re-election
W D Messinger
For Commissioner Prec't No2:
J A Biggs re-election
J T Weaver, Sr.
For Chairman County Democrat-
ic Executive Committee:
G W Glasgow
For Justice of Peace Prec No 1:
W H Racin
For Constable Prec No 1: *
Clyde Buttrill re-election
GETTING READY
FOR CELEBRATION
This time next week Alpine will throw open its doors to the
visitors who come to help us celebrate. The different committees
appointed report that they have made all arrangements tor the dif-
ferent events and the program at published below is official Up
to the present time five horses have arrived and the indications are
that twice this number will be here before this time next week.
PROGRAM
Official Starter, Jim P. Wilson.
thursday, may 5th.
2 o'clock p. m.r-Free for all race, i mile. Purse $50 and
$25. Four to enter, three to run.
4 o'clock p. m.—Base Ball—Alpine High School vs. Sanderson.
8:30 o'clock p. m.—Minstrel Show at Auditorium. Prices
35, 50, and 75 cents.
friday, may 6th.
2 o'clock p. m.—300 Yard Pony Race—only cow ponies eligi-
ble—to be judged by a committee composed of Sam Harmon, Ben
Sowell and W. H. Terry. Purse $50 and $25. Four to enter,
three to start.
8:30 o'clock p. m.—Grand Free Ball at Auditorium.
saturday, may 7
Match Pony Races. Saturday Afternoon—Base Ball—Al-
pine vs. Fort Davis.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE 99th REP
RESENTATIVE DISTRICT.
The Avalanche is authorized to an-
nounce JAS. F. ROSS of Pecw,
Reeves County, as a candidate for Rep-
resentative from the 99th Representa-
tive District, subject to the action of
the Democratic Primaries to beheld on
Saturday, July 23rd. .1910.
W. W. Collins has opened an
office in the building opposite the
Mercantile Co's. store.
otice to Trespassers.
Notice is hereby given that my
>astures, the Altura ranch prop-
erty, are posted, and all parties
are warned against hunting or
wood hauling in them, under
jenalty of the law.
Note that the Bird pasture is
included in these properties.
Jason W. James.
Adolph Daugherty, census
taker for this district, reports
that he is getting along nicely
and that everybody seems willing
and anxious to assist him in this
work. It Mr. Daugherty should
skip anyone, call his attention to
the matter, for he does not want
to miss a single person, young or
old. While the law does not
permit him to give out any infor-
mation, it is safe to say that Al-
pine's population will be more
than 2,000. ,
Notice to Sportsmen.
No hunting, or other trespass-
ing, will be allowed in the Koker-1
not pastures, under penalty of the
"aw.
CALDWELL'S
Trade Day
SECOND MONDAY IN EVERY MONTH
All parties who have anything to trade are cordially invi-
ted to attend. There will be plenty of freth water for
stock in the free camp yard in rear of
W. E. CALDWELL'S FEED AND GRAIN STORE
On each Trade's Day I will make special prices. No one
barred. All Invited-. •• •
Watch The Avalanche for Special Prices
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Alpine Beats Sanderson.
The base ball team of the pub
lie school are making quite a rep-
utation, their latest victims being
the Sanderson club, whom they
scalped last Saturday to the tue of
8 to 7.
The battery work was done by
H. Levingston and H. McSpad
den for Alpine and Savage anc.
Stirman for Sanderson.
Mr. J. L. Crawford went down
to see tne game and he says he
never saw a more gentlemanly set
of ball players than the Alpine
club. This compliment couplet
with the tact that the boys playec
winning ball makes Alpine doub
ly proud of them.
Gtjr Conncil Meeting.
The city council meeting helc
Monday night was devoted
most entirely to the passiug
new ordinances. Mayor Stan-
appointed Jno. Young, W. S
Dunbar and Jno. Weyerts as
special committee on grantin; ;
franchises. The official bond
R. D. Shields as city marshal wit
A. J. Williams and J. F. Blanks
as sureties, was approved,
curfew ordinance was read and
passed over until the next meet-
ing. Ordinances governing au
tomobiles, drunkenness, fightin
and taxes, were passed and ap-
pear in another column. Citi-
7ens should remember that ignor-
ance of the law is no excuse.
MONEY TO LOAN
On Large Ranch Properties at a
reasonable rate per acre. Write
for terms and rates. E. B. CHANDLER.
102, E. Crockett St San Antonio, Texas.
New Alpine Livery Stables
R. D. SHIELDS, Proprietor.
Good Safe Teams Day or Night
Hauling of All Kinds Promptly Done
Hunting and Camp Parties Outfitted
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> Fresh Groceries:
SQUARE
AND
DEALING IS
OUR MOTTO
L. G
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okernot,
Manager.
We want you to know that we handle only the best and >ur
prices are satisfactory. * e have just received a car of th .t feje-
brated
ALAMO FLOUR
Try a Sack and be Convinced.
Also Fresh Canned Goods ot All Kinds. Our Stock of 01 ly is J >st
From the Factory, and We Have Plenty of Apples. Orautf s nd
Lemons Ail the Time.
- Hamilton & Anderson. -
Land News.
The department at Austin have
Daugherty,
to tne
notified Miss Flora
county clerk, that owing
act that two parties had bid the
same for section 116, block 22,
the land would again be placed
on the market May 25th, 1910.
This section is 5 miles east of the
town of Marathon, this county,
and is considered very desirable
owing to the fact that it now has
a fine well of water on it. The
two bids tied were for $10.07 per
acre.
L. N. Halbert has been
awarded section 91, block 9,
which is situated about 5 miles
north of Alpine and which ad-
oins 160 acres now owned by
lim. The purchase price was
$11.11.
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Tiros. J. Miller W. A. Weakley. A. B. Weakley
Before Yon Buy or Sell That
Ranch or Your City Property
-SEE THE-
Orient Land & Abstract Co.
Office M the Square East of the Courthouse
ALPINE, • TEXAS
Will Have Base Ball This
An enthusiastic base ball meet-
ing was held Monday night and
the "fans" were out in force.
Alpine has quite a number of
enthusiastic base ball rooters and
they are anxious to see the town
have a good ball club. While
some are opposed to the game, it
would be a safe bet to say that
a big majority of the people in
every community enjoy the great
American sport.
At the meeting Dr. Hardy
was elected manager, Cas Ed-
wards captain. The line up at
the present time is as follows
H. E. Eegan, catcher; G. W.
Blackburn, pitcher and centcr
field; WillBurford, pitcher and
3rd base; Ca? Edwards, 1st base;
R. Rixon, 2nd base; Fritz Wey-
erts, short stop, L. Dugat, rignt
field; B. Wattenberger, center
field; C. Miller, left neld.
The first game scheduled is
one with Marfa which is .to be
played tomorrow aftemocp at
Marfa.
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Orchard and Truck
Farming Lands.
IN 10 ACRE BLOCKS. Situated on West side of
town, less than one mile from business parts of town. Shal-
low water with clay soil. Good level land clear of rocks.
Terms, $75 to $100 per acre. $ cash and balance in one and
two years time; 8 per cent interest on deferred pavments.
If this proposition suits you call on A. McCALLUM and
he will sell you as much as you want. 24 Blocks to pick
from. A. McCALLUM,
Alpine, Texas.
Will have in a car of new
niture next week.
Alpine Furniture Co.
the
If vou want a good
Alpine Hotel.
. 5 JT To
Build or lift Mortgages.
J. A. Robinson will loan it to
you on 10 years time. You pay
monthly like paying rent
J. A. Robinson,
i Phone—24-3 rings. 4-i4tf.
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Yates, W. J. The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 28, 1910, newspaper, April 28, 1910; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth428485/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend).