The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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The alpine Avalanche
VOLUME XXVIII.
ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 13,19H
NUMBER 23.
ALPINE
Zach Cobb of El Paso, a candi-
date for Congress from the 16th,
distict, spoke to a large crowd in
the district court room last Fri-
day evening in the interest of his
candidacy. After setting out his
platform of woman suffrage, pro-
hibition, and 100% Americanism,
he devoted the remainder of his
speech to a criticism of the politi-
cal ^record of his apponent, sena-
tor Claude Hudspeth.
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FORD JACKSON GOES TO
CAVALRY GUARD
Ford Jackson left Thursday
for San Antonio where he will
be commissioned second lieu-
tenant of Company D of the Nat-
ional Cavalry Guard being
raised at that place. ^ Ford will
gpake good cavalry material
he has had much experience on
the border and on the ranch. He
is a good rider and shot.
R. JACKSON FILES BRIEF
ON ORIENT SITUATION
MARY ELOUISE JONES DIED
THURSDAY
GnveHmr Life For Her Sddnr
Below is jjren the brief filed by
Mr. Jacksoon in Washington on
the Orient situation in favor of
federal control. Mr. Jackson was
given an audience witli Chairman
Payne, who is inunediately under
Director McAdoo. before the mai*
delegation reached Washington. , .. .
This personal in.,r,«» did much » SK“" »' Mrs 1 A
Miss Rlouise Jones, daughter of
Mr, and Mr. C. S. Jones of Uto-
pia died here Thursday. Miss
m tom m-mamn
^■iKnOKSMW^H
towards getting the facts
pressed upon those who
finally decide the matter.
Hon. Barton' Payne, and
Other Assistants to Sec-
retary W. G. McAdoo,
Director of Railroads.
Washington. D. C.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
■ flweapd nporwthp motor car grows
strong in popular favor. It’s natural , especially
with ford cars, which are busy running every day
of .the year—winter and summer the Ford
service faithfully and profitably . So far a real
genuine family car there is nothing equal to the
Ford Sedan at $695 f. o. b. Detroit. Seats five.
Large doors, plate glass sliding windows, silk cur-
tains, deeply-upholstered seats, latest type ventilat-
ing windshield—a car of refined luxury with the
everlasting reliable Ford dassis. Come in and know
more about this superior car.
West Texas Motor Co.
suBsrrruii foods
Don't let the Wheat leu, Meatless 01 ureetleu days
worry you in the least. We have a lino of SUBSTITU-
TES that will make you with every day in the week was
a “leu" day.
It will benefit you to get away from tho old Maple*
occasionally and goon a diet of fruits, vegetables, etc.
lForilia benefit of our customers on these days, we
carry aa extra large assortment of all kinds of FRESH
AND CANNED VEGETABLES; FRESH, CANNED
AND DRIED FRUITS.
Yon will find ham almost any fruit or vegetable you
may call for, aad all of tho highest quality.
v Come aad let ue help you to co.isenre wheat and meat,
aad whila doiag so, really benefit your health.
CLARENCE HORD
jm Brown. Mrs. H. L. fiord, and
will ^deictic Jones of Alpine. The de-
ceased was born at Utopia. Texas,
(October 5,1886 where she grew to
,womanhood and when she now
has a large com|»any of friends
,who mourn her untimely death.
For many years she was organist
for the Utopia Methodist Church
I am not an attorney and can of which she was a member,
not make a speech, but am just' It can be truly said of Miss
plain cow' ntan. and do not rep- Jones that she literally gave her
resent or hold any financial in- life in service to her fellows. She
terest .in the Orient Railroad. I contracted the fatal disease last
am here representing the citi- December while nursing during
rens 6f Brewster County, the terrible epidemic of peu-
Tcxas, where wc raised our first monia at Camp Bowie, Fort
two quotas for buying Liberty Worth. She wanted to get well
Bonds. Brewster County’s quota so she could go to France and do
was $62,500. and we sold $141,- w hat she could in caring for the
800 worth of bonds, while the sick and wounded boys who are
white population of Brewster now fighting across the sea.
County is only about 2.800 peo-' Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Jones came
pie. Over 100 of our boys have here early in May for their' dau-
gone to w-ar. We have raised ghter’s .health but she gradually
more than $8,000 for the Red grew worse despite all that could
Cross. be done for her. Miss Minerva
These |>eople are asking that Jones of Utoptia. a sister and
the Government retain control Robert Jones of Camp Travis
of the Orient Railroad, which were here for the funeral. A bro-
line we believe to be absolutely ther who lives in Cajifornia just
vital and essential to the war lrft her ltedside a few days In*fore
needs of this country, as it has, death came. The deceased has a
been stated that if the Govern- brother in training at the Great
ment does not retain control of Lakes Naval Training School,
this road it will be discontinued The Funeral services were con-
and can not run. I due ted Friday from the Methodist
I atn'going to confine my stat- (church with Rev. ^ H. Messer,
ments to that part of the Orient conducting.
Railroad from San Angelo, j ----- -----
Texas, to Alpine, Texas, a dis- ^ |,as bee„ shipped in. Bonh.Trt. a
tance of 227 miles, covering an 'little station of about .TOO |»eople
area of country of 170 m^*‘stand about 54 miles from San
and south from the G . H. Rail- j Angelo has sbtfqtcd in over five
road to the Texas and Pacific, hundred cars in the past year.
In this area of country there are | niost of it feed for live stock.
13 counties with a total of 546,- At least 50 per cent andperhaps
630 cattM*. 561,107 sheep. 438,- J morc 0f this cattle, sheep and
968 goats, and we have had a goats would have died in this
drought in this section of the j drouth if it h not been for the
country for the last two years. Orient Railroad, as they were so
Thousands of tons of cottonseed .extremely weak that they could
cake, hay, velvet bean and other jnot have been driven ♦»> the
feed stuffs have been shipped in j0fher railroads. I>csides man}’ of
over the Orient Raiload. I them were shipped to Presidio
To give some idea of what .County. Texas. Oklahoma. Kan-
sas and New Mexico and other
POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE
MARRY
last Sunday in Sterling City, at
the hame of the bride’s parents
Mr.Dotn Adams and Miss l.nciele
Frank were united in marriage
Mr. Adams is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Adams • >! Greens-
burg. I.a. but formerly of Alpine.
The bride is a daughter of-Mrs.
T. B. Templeton of Sterling Uitv.
She is the grand daughter of
Mrs. Kennedy of Alpine with
whom she has lived for the past
several years while she was at-
tending the high school.
The marriage of these two
splendid young peaple is culmi-
nation a school romance of which
has been in progress for a ntim-
l>er of years. < They jJ»d not sur-
prise any of their friends. Both
are graduates of the Alpine H'gh
School. They art* now at home
in Alpine.
The Avalanche joins their host
of friends in wishing them long
lives of happiness and prosperity,
perity.
JOE PARKER BUYS HOVEY
j STORE
J Joe Parker has purchased the
'general, merchandise store at
Ifovev from R.ll. Waldo and will
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operate it and the |»ost office at
the same stand. He will con-
|
ilinue to look after bis ranch in-
I terests.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
RELIEF ACT
-District Clerk (.ease is in re-
ceipt of an interpretation of the
Soldiers’ and Sailers’ Relief act
from Judge Joseph Jones of the
63rd. Judicial District. The sttl»-
stance of this act is to exempt
soldiers and sailors from judg-
ment |>y default while in the ser-
vice of their countrv .
shorter time, which means a sav-
ing in shrinkage of about 30
IMninds to the animal, or $3.00 per
head. We consider that it would
Ih* a greater detriment to the
stock men in that part of the
country as well as to the pro-
duction of food stuffs.
There are some fine irrigated
farms alufrtg the Concho River
and Spring Creek near Mirtxon.
Also about 20.000 acres have been
put into irrigation at Fort Stock-
ton in Pecos County since the
Orient Railroad was built. A
great amount of alfalfa is raised
there. They shipped out in PMO.
1,035.000 pounds • >f alfalfa seed,
50 per cent of the total alfalfa
seed raised in Texas, thirteenth
of the total alfalfa seed in the
United States for that year. Be-
sides this, a great deal of fruit
consisting of grapes and apples
and other stuffs are raised on
these farms. These people ship
in fertilizer which increases their
yield of alfalfa, many places 100
|M*r cetn It would1 Ih* impossible
for the people to obtain this
fertilizer or ship out their pro-
duct without the existence of
the Orient Railroad.
If the Germans were |o come
over from Mexico with an air-
(Continued on page 2) H.
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Yoa know what you wait, ted as
If
Yoa doa’t Know what yoa want, ask os
We have the Goods
and
all for Sale
Alpine Lumber Co.
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DRUGS^
If it’s drugs you want, come to us. Our stock is cor-
rectly labeled and you get what your doctor prescribes.
See our sundries too. We have a complete and
up-to-date line.
Phon. 98 ; = Palace Pharmacy -
WALTER GARNETT. Prop
John Young Land Co.
ESTABLISHED 1896
Wholesale and Retail Dealers In
Land, lire Stock and Hunches
Alpine, - Texas
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Niij us Mi; M Lim
What are You Lending
"*r
fri
Thousands ef hays wt qoInb down Into the
tfenohsetoda^i dotermlned, apian*
did young men. Many are aeon to Join the army
Of tha lama, tha blind ur tha daad.
You ean at laaat go dawn In your pockets
for them.
Think It over—be ready on
JUNE 28TH
National War Savings Day
Thorn’s an army. Yoa, adaaan armies—of
stalwart, wind-bronzed, young man standing be-
tween you and tha grlssly Hun. Thasa young
fallows am giving their ease, thalr comfort, thalr
' giving far you—far you
You aai
A National mmBopI
*
imTOiirn
iNtOOr
This apaaa contributed for tho winning of
5ffi
places for grass which could not
have been done only for the fact
that the Orient Railroad was in
existence.
About 1.000 cars of wool and
mohair have been shipped over
this part of the Orient Railroad
the past year. The area of coun-
try on this part of the Orient
Railroad is principally a breed-
ing ground for cattle, and we
ship our young steers to Pan-
handle, Texas and Oklahoma,
Kansas, for growing and fatten-
*ng.
I have been in Brewster
County in the cattle business for
33 years, and up to the time the
Orient was built we did not have
an outlet for our cattle. We
wonld have to ship them on the
Southern Pacific to Sierra
Blanca from Alpine, a distance
of 130 miles, thence hack by the
T. & P. to Pecos City, a distance
of 122 miles, making a total of
252 miles, or we would have to
come on down to Sweetwater,
a distance of 160 mites from
Pecos City, making a total of
412 miles, before we could get^r
straight route for Panhandle.
Texas or Oklahoma or Kansas,
or we would have to ship from
Alpine over the S. P. east by the
M. K. ami T. via Fort Worth,
which would he 240 miles farther
to Kansas City and to Kansas
and to Kansas andOklahoma
points.
Since the Orient has been
built through the country we
have nearly a straight run to
Amarillo and other parts of the
Panhandle of Texas, and a direct
straight ran to Oklahoma and
Kansas territoies. making it
about 240 miles nearer to the
market. Also hi shipping to Fort
Worth market, the distance can
hr made in about 12 hoars
He
HALT THE HUN
Provide the boys with the things they
need to moke short work of him.
Guns, clothes, aircraft, food, munitions and
tho ships to got over with. Those ore tho things
tho boys need, and they cost money—hunks of it
JUNE 28th
National War Savings Day
.iledge to buy war Savings Stomps
Tho mors quickly our ooldioro hove oil tho
things they need, tho mors quickly tho ships will
bo bringing our boys back to us
Notional War Saving Committee
This spaoo contributed for tho winning of
tho War by
First National Bank
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Livingston, C. W. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 13, 1918, newspaper, June 13, 1918; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803534/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 11, 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).