The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1926 Page: 4 of 6
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THE ALPINE(TEXAS)AVALANCHE
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 192'
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PRESBYTERIAN SOCIETY
nice assortment of
Fresh Vegetables al=
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Those enjoying
SANDIFER GROCERY
Reuben Loeffler,
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fallas moved
Mr. R. A. Serna and Mr. Tough
BIG BEND BREAD
THE KOKERNOT RANCH
The great Kokernot ranch of
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Capital and Surplus $30,500.00
Marathon
Texas
Plumbing, Tinning and Tanks
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A full line of Plumbing Fixtures carried in stock.
LAUNDRY
PHONE 40
PHONE 40
PHONE 40
THE ALPINE MEAT MARKET
Phone 219
PHONE 97
Wm. A. BUCHANAN
Mr. W. W. Crawford made a busi-
ness to Alpine Thursday.
FOR PRICES, TERMS
& DEMONSTRATION
present to enjoy her splendid hos-
pitality and everyone reported a fine
evening.
large crowd of friends at her
with a shower honoring Mrs.
lace Calhoun, formerly Miss
make, Otto Lockhausen, Tom Mil-
ler, Earl Fallas, Abe Martin and L.
K. Dozier.
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D. W. Collins and baby were guests
Sunday at the Buttrill ranch.
MRS. ED HANCOCK ENTERTAINS
On Thursday afternoon, Mrs. EG
Hancock delightfully entertained a
Mrs. 0. D. Cleveland and children
of Alpine motored down Sunday to
visit their grandmother, Mrs. J. M.
Chambers.
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on your building being improperly wired or your electrical machin-
ery being incorrectly installed. I do it RIGHT. See me at Caldwell’s.
Murphy Johnson
MARATHON STATE BANK
(ORGANIZED 1909)
Mrs. Vick Mason of Alpine spent
Tuesday, in Marathon.
Has added New appliances—New machinery
and is prepared to do all classes of
Laundering, Cleaning and Pressing
"All Your Work in One Package”
HO WELL
Lumber Compan
Phone 74
LADIES’ FURS MADE TO ORDER
It is unlawful to kill fox or have in your possession for barter
or sale. But it is NOT Unlawful to kill fox for your own use, and
you can have them tanned, or made up into Furs anytime of the
year, as long as you do not sell or offer them for sale.
We will be glad to make your furs in any style.
W. G. MUTER, Taxidermist
DEL RIO, TEXAS.
Choicest Meats, Bacon and
Hams and Service that Satisfies
HUDSON’S BAKERY
Phone 52
Ranches, Cattle, CITY PROPERTY
OIL LANDS AND LEASES
100,000 Acre Ranch-43 an acre, 60,000 Acre Ranch, easy terms
11,000 Acres, unimproved, $1.25 an acre, Patented.
Several choice Ranches in Davis Mountains.
300 Acre Ranch in Davis Mountains, well improved, one-half sub-
irrigated; suitable for orchard or alfalfa.
100 Acres near Alpine—$25 an acre.
17-Room Hotel, furnished, good location, easy terms.
14 Acres well improved, within city limits.
360 Acres, mountain ranch, well improved.
2 choice Lots on corner, with good well, $250.
Several choice residences on Normal Hill.
5-Room House with block of land, $1200.
5,000 Acre Ranch fronting railroad, well improved, cheap.
840 Acres, 200 in farm, price $1,000. ‘ -
John Young Land Company
ESTABLISHED 1895
The Very Best
In GROCERIES-
TAKE
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Chances
Benj. F. Berkeley, President H. W. Ferguson, Cashier
Geo. C. Miller, Vice President G. B. Crawford, Asst. Cashier
former Fort
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Decie of Alpine
were Sunday guests at the Decie
ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Cobb of Has-
kell, Texas will arrive, Friday to
visit their relatives, Mr. and Mrs.
L. W. Carter and take charge of the
telephone office. .
Quite a large number of people
in and around ° Marathon have in-
stalled radios during the* past. few
months and radio parties are, now,
all the go. Some very excellent sets
are located here, and all the stations
are picked up and some fine prog-
rams enjoyed.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The ladies of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Society held their business
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Archie Miller.
The subject of the lesson was the
study of Proverbs and was made in-
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K. Dozier.
Mrs. Norma Giles entertained her
music class Tuesday evening with a
musical party. Twenty four were
meeting were Mesdames, J.
The Marathon Public School is
very grateful to Mrs. L. F. Buttrill
for her liberal donation of twenty-
eight books to the Library.
THIS IS MY HOME. You’ve missed
a lot if you’ve never said these
words, for there are none sweeter.
The best of life, the most joy, no
matter how wide we roam, is found
in happy contented life in the dwell-
ing we build and own. We labor,
we strive or we struggle, but peace
surely awaits us there. Our plan
service, comprising many charming
and distinctive designs, will enable
you to build without regrets. Call
on us today.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Doddridge of
Alpine motored down Friday to
transact business.
A business meeting of the Pres-
byterian Society was held at the
home of Mrs. A. C. Spalding Tues-
day afternoon. The following of-
ficers were elected for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Earl Young, president.
Mrs. L. C. Ritchey, vice-president.
Mrs. G. W. Worthington, Treas-
urer.
Mrs. D. W. Collins, secretary.
Mrs. Leo Symes, reporter.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Kelly, who have
been visiting their sister, Mrs. J.
A. McGonagill and her family, re-
turned last week to their home in
Sonora.
Starr. The bride’s book was passed
around and each guest wrote her fa-
vorite recipe. Clinton Ritchey and
Eddie Joe Hancock dressed as bride
and groom, drew in a beautifully
decorated wagon heavily laden with
many gifts, and placed it before the
bride, who eagerly opened each pack-
age with delight. A delicious salad
course was served.
Mr. Earl Clark returned Tues-
day,after spending one week in EI
Paso attending Court.
Mr. Clay Roberts, located
Dryden, spent Saturday with
family here.
cattle purchased from E. E. Town-
send. They are on their way to the
Chisos Mountains to receive about
ten cars of cattle from Mrs. John
Rice.
On January 1st, Mr. L. W. Carter
purchased the telephone system
here from A. R. Davis, who will go
into the bee business.
The Marathon Basket Ball teams
motored to Marfa Saturday after-
noon. The first game was played by
the second teams. Marathon won 4-
2,
The second game, played by the
girls resulted in Marathon’s victory
29-5.
The third game played by the
first team was in favor of Marfa
12-6.
Marathon was very much pleased
by the splendid reception of the
Marfa people and especially their
referee, who gave each team a
square deal.
Misses Blanche Cotter and Louise
Scott of Alpine were week-end
guests of their sister and brother,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hunter
motored Tuesday to Sanderson.
uniform slope of 15 to 20 feet to the
mile, the over flow from one tank or
set of tanks is piped in the same
manner to those lower down. In this
manner are the tanks throughout the
ranch 10 miles long kept supplied
with fresh running mountain spring
water. Among the Kokernot cattle on
this market this week were 79
heifer calves, weighing 375 pounds
at $7.50 cwt., and 24 cows of 860
pounds average at $5.25 per cwt.
The ranch has sold in all 25 cars of
steer calves to corn belt feeders this
year. Allen Thompson of Clay
County Missouri is now feeding
seven cars of these cattle. W. H.
Tapp, another Clay county feeder is
also feeding five cars of the same
• . ttle.—San Antonio Express.
Rev. C. Bowles held services at
the Baptist church here Thursday
evening.
Mr. Earl Fallas and Mr. Creed
Taylor of Marfa made a business
trip to the river this week.
Miss Edna Kendrick, who has
been visiting in Alpine, returned
last week.
Equipped with High-
Speed Continental mo-
tor, has tubular back-
bone frame with 6 cros=
members. 20 Per Cent
more power.
Miss Oma Walker has accepted a
position with Mrs. Kelly in her
Beauty Parlor in Alpine. Miss Ina
White will assist Mrs. Hurst in the
Milady Beauty Shop.
Davis Mountain country of West
Texas shipped cattle to the Kansas
City Market this week. Says the
Drovers Telegram. The owner H. L.
Kokernot, Sr., is president of the
Teyas and Southwestern Cattle Rai-
sers’ Association and regularly ships
and sells here. H. L. Kokernot Jr.,
runs the big ranch of nearly a half
million acres. Carrying 45,000 white
face cattle as a general average. H.
L. Jr., accompanied several loads to
the market this week. The Kokernot
ranch is one of the finest and best
equipped in the entire ranch coun-
try. It is situated in the high mesa
country about Alpine, the grass
lands averaging about 6,000 feet
above the sea level and growing the
famous gramma grass. This short
grass is one of the most nutritious
grasses known. It may appear dead
and cured, but it is always green
close to the ground, and as moisture
and temperature conditions become
favorable the apparently dead grass
greens up lives and grows again. It
has been claimed that certain grasses
in that section have been known to
remain “dead” for two years on ac-
count of a summer of extreme dry,
and the second year, when rains
growth again. The tobosa grass of
the southwest is a notable example
of a grass that may remain dead
and from appearance almost rotten,
and then having a wonderful resur-
rection in a day or two after a warm
rain. The watering system of the
great Kokernot ranch is wonderful
elaborate and complete. It used to
be the old longhorn cattle would
feed out 10 miles from a water hole
every other day. In later times, af-
ter the windmill came to be gener-
ally used and cattle came to be more
beefy and less leggy, it came to be
said every acre of grass ought to
have a watering place within two
and one-half miles. This property
has a big cement watering tank 80
feet in diameter within a mile and
one half of every section of land
And the water is the finest of moun-
tain spring water. It is piped
through underground steel pipes
from the head spring in the moun-
tains to one of the big cement tanks
lower down. As the country has a
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Fallis was a happy scene of much
merriment on Friday afternoon
when a large group of children
gathered to celebrate the seventh
birthday of their daughter, Earline.
Many games were enjoyed, pinning
on the donkey’s tail was won by
Katherine Arnold and the grab bag
contest was won by Clinton Ritchey.
Refreshments of jello, whipped
cream and cakes were served to the
following, Hazel Hollis, Mary Alice
Wade, Willette and Jack Dawson,
Billie Jack and Dick Burcham, Tom-
mie Rackley, Dela Kimball, Syble
Adams, W. T. Burnam Robert
Eourland, Elizabeth Dragoo, Clinton
Ritchey, Katherine Arnold, Marco
Giles, Arline Hunter, Bonnie Bell
Wiley, Bina Lee Martin, Orene
Roberts, Francis Hargus, Chas.
Stuckey, Lloyd Carter, Claude Symes.
All kinds of envelopes, writing pa-
per, noteheads, billheads, statements,
etc., at The Avalanche office. tf.
Mr. Frank Darwood spent last
week-end in Alpine.
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Mr. Guy Combs of San Antonio
arrived Tuesday to look after his
ranch interests.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stillwell are
spending this week on their ranch
south of town.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Collins
motored to Alpine Tuesday to visit
relatives. Mrs. W. W. Collins,
their mother, and sister, Mrs. Eva
McClenhehan of El Paso will accom-
pany them home and visit for a few
days.
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I J. J. ROBERTS, Vice-Pres. EARL CLARK, Asst. Cashier
Hatch returned Tuesday fromiinto their home last week, which
Hovey after shipping five cars of was purchased from Mack Hargus.
Davis student but at present a sen-
ior in Alpine High, visited here dur-
ing the holidays. He has been elec-
ted Editor of the Alpine High School
News. “The Alpine Avalanche" gives
a half page in each issue for the
school news. Reuben seems to be
doing good work judging from the
grades he is making. We hear that
his brother, Louis, who graduated
here in ‘23, is making an excellent
record in Sul Ross. We always feel
proud to hear that “our students”
do well in other schools.—Fort
Davis Post.
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Moody, T. R. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1926, newspaper, January 14, 1926; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1651579/m1/4/: 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.