The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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Proposed AmtmimaH to tk Stale
Co—tltotioi Kdhtia^ to Levy-
ing Tte for School
is our name —our reputation — and pj
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MORE. It is WHOLESOME, fjl
HEALTHFUL and PURE. It is made
CLEAN.
Drink carbonated Grape Smash he- QU1H
cause it is bottled right here by us. I9|H|
Sw Drink it also because it is Nature's
most delightful beverage.
ONE bottle, at any store for 5 ffcAgE.iJl
cents, and YOU’LL be en- J |
thusiastic, TOO.
Sold by Alpine Bottling Works.
H. J. K. No. 30]
Hot st Join i Resolution.
Proposing an amendment to Sec-
tion 3, Article 7, of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas,
authorizing the levy and col-
lection of an ad valorem countv
tax not to exceed fifty cents on
the one hundred dollars valua-
tion of property for the main-
tenance of the public schools
of the county, authorizing the
levy and collection of an ad
valorem district tax not to ex-
ceed one dollar on the one
hundred dollars valuation of
property for the maintenance
of the public schools of the
district.
Be it resolved by the Legislature
of the State of Texas:
Suction I. That Section 3 of
Article 7 of the Constitution of
the State of Texas be amended toi
hereafter read as follows:
exceed fifty cents on the £100.00
valuation m fib' county and not
to exceed one dMtaraTthF *9100
valuation in the district, for the
purpose of maintaining the public
him and same was sold under
sheriff's sale on the 2nd day of
July, 1912; in Brewster Cotfnty,
Texas, the sheriff of said cdunty
making sale thereof under an
schools of the county or of the order o) sale issued out of the
district." And those opposed to
this amendment shall have written
or printed on their i»d!**f*
words, "Against the amendment
to Section 3, Article 7, of the
Constitution of the State of Tex-
relating to the levy of ad
as.
valorem school taxes, not to
exceed fifty cents on the $100.00
valuation in the county, and not
to exceed one dollar on the
$100.00 valuation in the district,
for the purpose of maintaining
the public schools of the county
or of the district.**
Sec. 3. The Sum of $5000.00,
or as much thereof as may be
necessary therefor, is hereby ap-
propriated to pay the expenses of
carrying out the provisions of this
resolution.
[Note.—H. J. R. No. 30
was adopted by the House March
6, yeas 104, nays 12. Was
adopted by the Senate, with
Siction 3. School Taxes. --■; arnentlments> March 19, yeas 25,
nays 2. House concurred in
Senate amendments March 19,
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With permission I can refer
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Correspondence Solicited.
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Fort Davis, Texas. If
Expert Vulcanizer
Casing and Tubing vulcanized. We
guarantee work to last as long as life
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Mail or express orders given prompt
Attention.
W. P. HINSOiN,
Alpine, !- -! Texas.
aaoKaaag
Alpine Transfer
Passengers and baggage hauled to and from
all trains at any hour
Phone 168
Our big floats are ready to haul anything,
us figure with you.
One fourth of the revenue derived
from the State occupation taxes,
and a poll tax of $1.00 on every
male inhabitant of this State be-
tween the ages of 21 and 60 years
chall be set apart annually for the
benefit of the public free schools,
anti in addition thereto there shall
be levied and collected an annual
ad valorem State tax of such an
amount, not to exceed 20 cents
on the $100 valuation, a9 with
the available school fund arising
from all other sources will be
sufficient to maintain and support
the public free schools of this
State for a period of not less than
six months in each year. The
Legislature mav authorize the
levy and collection of an annual
ad valorem county tax within the
counties of this State no to exceed
50 cents on the $100.00 valua-
tion o( property situated within
the county; provided, a majority
O!of the qualified property taxpay-
ing voters of the county voting at
an election to be held for that
purpose shall vote such tax, for
the pm pose of maintaining the
public free schools of the county,
and the Legislature may also pro-
vide for the formation of school
districts by general or special law,
without the local notice required
in other cases of special legislation,
and all such school districts,
whether created by general or
special law, may embrace parts
of two or more counties, and the
Legislature shall he authorized to
pass laws tor the assessment and
collection of taxes in all said dis-
tricts and for the management
and control of the public school
or schoolsof such district, whether
such districts are composed o'
territory wholly within a count)
or in parts of two or more coun
ties. And the Legislature mg)
authorize an additional ad valoreir
tax to lie levied and collected
within all school districts hereto-
fore formed, or hereafter formed,
yeas, 78, nays 19, present and
not voting 1.]
Approved April 1, 1915.
(A true copy.)
JOHN G. McKAY,
advt. 7-6-4w Secretary of State.
GUtiee If Palficatioa.
The State of Texas f
Coi’ntv of Brewster j
To the Sheriff or any Constable
of Brewster County- Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
summon the unknown heirs of
P. Cordova, deceased and the
unknown heirs of Jos. L. Kalius,
deceased, the unknown heirs of
C. T. Mohler and Mrs. Kmmi
Mohler, both deceased, the un-
known heirs of I. W. Culp and
Emma Culp, both deceased, the
unknown heirs of Jas. Downie,
deceased, the unknown heirs of
N. S. Hundson, deceased, the
unknown heirs of fane? Downte,
deceased, and the unknown heirs
of the unknown heirs of the said
persons, all of said parties de-
fendants herein, by making
publicatiqn of this Citation once
in each week for eight conescutive
weeks previous to the return day
hereof, in some newspaper pub-
lished in your county, if there be
a newspaper published therein,
but if not, then in any
newspaper published in the 63rd
ludicial District; but if there tic
no newspaper published in said
ludicial District, then in a news-
paper published in the nearest
District to said 63rd ludicial Dis-
trict, to appear at the next regular
District Court of said County,
said order contained and authoriz-
ed bv judgment rendered in
No. 1650, styled State of Texas
vs. Unknown Owner, which said
judgment is alleged to be a bind-
ing and valid judgment on all
parties defendant in said eause
referred to; that sale thereof was
piade as aforesaid to Rufus
Thomas; that thereafter said
Thomas sold same to G. T.
Wilcox, who thereupon sold
same, on February 8, 1916, to
this plaintiff, all ot which deeds
of conveyance were and arc re-
corded in deed records ot Brew-
stcy County, Texas, office of
county clerk thereof. That de-
fendants herein are setting up
and asserting some claim or right
and title in and to said land, the
nature and basis of which is to
plaintiff unknown, which said
claim is a cloud upon the title to
said land, though in truth and,
in fact all of the right, title and
estate of said defendants herein
has been purchased by plaintiff;
that said pretended claim on part
ot defendants is such a cloud in
plaintiff’s title to said land as pre-
vents same being saleable.
Premises considered, plaintiff
prays that each of the above
named defendants be cited by
publication in the manner, and
upon the terms, prescribed by
law, requiring them to appear
and answer herein; that on final
hearing plaintiff have judgment
for the title to, and possession of,
said land above described, and
that the cloud cast upon said land
by defendants be cancelled and
removed, and tor other and
further relief, special and general,
at law and in equity, to which
plaintiff my be entitled.
Herein Fail Not, but have be-
fore said Court, at aforesaid next
regular term, this writ with your
return thereon, showing how you
have executed the same.
Witness, W. H. Lease, Clerk
of the District Court of Brewster
County.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of said Court, at office in
Alpine, Texas, this the 1st day of
June A. D. 1916.
W. H. Lease Clerk.
District Court, Brewster Co.
Advt. 6-8-8w.
■•'wn
for the further—maintenance of
Cititi— by Pekticstiaxi.
The State or Texas )
County or Brewster )
To the Sheriff or any Constable
of Brewster County—Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to
heirs of
eceased, the
osephine B.
e unknown
Ileness, dc-
m heirs of
O'Bleness,
unknown
s Norton,
|oscphine B. Currier, deceased,
tbe .unknown , heirs of Henry
O’ Blentss. deceased, the un-
known heirs Of Josehine O’Blen-
ess, deceased, the unknown heirs
of Augustus Norton, deceased,
the unknown heirs of Sarah P.
Norton, deceased, and the un-
known heirs of the unknown;
heirs of all said persons, are
Defendants, and said petition
alleging that heretofore, tow it,
that on the 5th day ot April,
1915, plaintiff was lawfully seized
and possessed of the following
described land and premises, and
is now so seized and possessed
thereof, to-wit; Situate, lying
and being in Brewster County,
Texas; being all of Abstract No.
1346, Certificate 3167, Block G-4,
Survey 299, G. C. & 3. F. Ry.
grant, containing 640 acres.
That said land is owned in fee
simple estate bv plaintiff, and
claimed by him, and same was
sold under sheriff’s sale on the
2nd of July 1912, in Brewster
County, Texas, the sheriff of
said county making sale thereof
under order of sale issued out of
the District Court of such coun-
ty, said order contained and
authorized by judgment rendered
in cause number 1862, styled
State of Texas vs unknown
owners, which said judgment is
alleged to be a valied and binding
judgment on all parties defendant
herein; that under the sale by
sheriff, said land was sold
to J. C. Brooke and W.
|. Yates; that said |.
j C. Brooke thereafter, by deed of
conveyance, sold his interest
therein to plaintiff, who is now
the sole owner thereof; that all
of said deeds of conveyance were
and are recorded in deed records
of Brewster Countv, Texas.
The defendants herein are setting
up and asserting some claim of
right or title in and to said land,
the nature and basis ot which is
to plaintiff unknown, which said
J claim is a cloud upon the title
thereto, though in truth and in
fact all of the right, title and
estate of said defendants has been
purchased bv plaintiff; that the
claim or claims of defendants is
such a cloud on plaintiffs title to
said land as prevents same being
saleable. Premises considered,
plaintiff prays that the defendants
herein be cited by publication in
the manner, and upon the terms,
prescribed by law, requiring them
to appear and answer herein; that
on final bearing hereof plaintiff
have judgment for the title to,
and possession of, said land de-
scribed hereinbefore, and that the
claims cast upon said land by de-
fendants be cancelled and remov-
ed, and for other and further re-
lief, special and general at law and
in equity, to which plaintiff may
be entitled.
W. S BECHT0L
Pont* I Sunfon
Phone ... 124
Office in Darling Bldg.
alpine. - Texas
J. IL wnni FRunnK, m D
Physician k Surgeon
Office in lackey Building
Office Phone 54
Residence Phone 161
Herein Fail Not, but have
before said Court, at its aforesaid
next regular term, this writ with
your return thereon, showing
how you have executed the same.
Witness, W. H. Lease, Clerk
of the District Court of Brewster
Office Phone 24 Kes. Phon* 48
Dr. G. A. FOOTE
ftyuciu awl Surfeo.
Special attention given disease* of
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
X Ray Equipment
Office
Lackey BIO*.
Lawyers
J. C. Brooke
Lawyer
Office in the Darling Bldg.
Office Phone No. 154.
ALPINE, TEXAS.
Wigfall Van Sickle,
Att’y. and Counselor nt Law.
ALPINE,
TEXAS
J. M. SLATOR, Jr.
Attorney and Counslor at Late.
Office in Courthouse.
! Alpine,
- - Te
»FH-I m | .|. FI H»H4»
I Chester H. Terrell
Attorney-at-Law
’ "** Member of the firm of Terrell,
« Walthall & Terrell of San An-
| tonio.
; ALPINE, TEXAS.
• Office in Masonic Bldg.
1-M I I III III I11111IIUH4I
smsusssmsyiMsmitsmi
SUTTON & SUTTON
A ttorneys-at-Law.
Offices in Masonic Bldg.
| Alpine, Texao.
%ooaasooa—oaeao»—e—oi
LiviDgston CidertakiogCo.
C. W. Livingston,
W. G. Young, Alpine, Texj
Marfa, Texas.
Trespass Malice.
Notice is hereby given that all
parties are forbidden under pen*,
alty of the law, to hunt, fish,
camp, or in any way, trespass
upon my property, advt.
Jason W. j axes.
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TEXAS
F. V. ATU, local Agent, Afehe, Texes.
E. J. NATUML C.F. IP. A Sea If Is, Tea.
Avalanche $1.50 year.
public free schools, snd the erec-
tion and euuipnient of school
1 buildings therein; provided, that
1 s majority of the qualified pro-
Ipertv taxpaving voters of the dis-
trict. voting at an election to bt
held for that purpose, shall voti
such tax not to exceed in any on
year one dollar on the $100.0
valuation of the property subjet
to taxation in such districts, hi
the limitation upon the amoui
of school district tax here!
authorized shall not apply to i
corporated cities or towns, eo
stituting separate and independc
school districts.
Sic. 2. The Governor of t
State is hereby instructed to is
the necessary proclamation for
submission of this amendaen
the qualified voters of the S
of Texas at the next ger
election lo be held in N'ovea
1916, at wfikfi election all vt
favonag tfia amendment
have written or printed or •
ballots the words, "For
amendment to Section 3, A1
7, of the Constitution of tho
ot Texas, geflating to the" tr
>wn heirs of
xeased, and
ot the un-
lid' persons;
tion of this
:h week for
eks previous
reof, in some
ted in your
a newspaper
but if not,
er published
Distnet,but it
per published
rief, then in a
I in the near-
63rd ludicial
at the next
District Court
, to be holden
te thereof, in
>n the second
ember A. D.
wing the llth
A. D. 1916,
answer a peti-
ourt on the 5th
1916 in a suit,
docket of Mid
•herein W. |.
. and the un-
it? A. Currier,
cnowa ban of
County.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of said Court, at office in
Alpine, Texas, this the 6th day
of June A. D. 1916.
W. H. Lease, Clerk,
District Court. Brewster Co.
Advt. 6-8-8w.
Johnnie Wasn’t FmM.
Naariy all the pupils and the young
•oman teacher at Bmartaville school
thought It was a kitten at Aral. Tba
exception was Johnnie Heading, who
Identified tbe animal and promptly
alld out of an adjacent window. Inci-
dentally that la why iohnnlo did not
h*»e to get a naw ault.
Teacher aud tbe other pupila tried
to fondle tbe kitten. Incidentally that
*• wky D»«*y did have lo get new aulta
and why the achooihouee la being
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"Didn't yon foal of fcer pulse ~
"No: eh* wore a wrist watch, and
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Yates, W. J. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1916, newspaper, July 27, 1916; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803268/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 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).