The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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The Alpine Avalanche.
VOL. XIX.
ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1909.
NO. 47
JPOSITOH^
Tie to feel that in bringing their buninesa to a Bank they are helping
, Id it Up,—in other worda Giving something for what they receive,
f want you to feel that way toward us.
"W© are Growing
Orow with Us
We want your account—want to make ourselves useful to you in any-
thing pertaining to finance. We can nandle it with profitto you and ourselves
..'..THE..,.
FIRST
XATIOXAU
. _BANK OF
ALPINE
VSafe Deposit Boxes for Rent.
THE LATEST NEWS
IN PARAGRAPH
\
Happening* in Texas and Elsewhere
Told in a Few Words for the
Entertainment and Conven-"
ience of Busy Readers.
Palestine has secured a cream -
ery.
Quanah is to have a wholesale
grocery house.
500,000 *admissions were paid
at Dallas Fair.
Pittsburg is to have a $30,000
school building.
Weatherford is continuing the
sidewalk campaign.
Site for baptist seminary select-
ed at Ft. Wyrth.
Two Mexicyis killed each
other in duel at Gonzales.
Work has commenced on Stam-
ford’s new Baptist church.
Brown wood is to have a sixty to
eighty thousand dollar hotel.
Conductor Johnson hurt in
Santa Fe wreck at Somerville.
Prohibitionists have opened
campaign in Texarkana district.
The rangers at Amorilla have
been exhanged for Isleta rangers.
Movement is on foot to estab-
lish an industrial arts school in
Ciscoe.
Mr. Gardner, formerly of Gates-
ville will be president of new state
bank, at Waco.
Paul Knebbeck, a young farm-
er, fell form a wagon at Taylor
and died from injuries.
William A. Gibson, employed
by -Texas Company at Port
Arthur, was found -dead; cause
heart failure.
FOR SALE- One Hundred
Angora Bucks, eighteen months
to five years' old. The older
Bucks are California Registered
^ Bucks and the younger ones from
'Registered Bucks and my own
Highest Bred Nannies. Prices
from fifteen to fifty dollars. Also
one thousand fine Breed Nannies.
Address, W. I. Babb, Langtry,
Texas.
Jack Armstrong, representing
the Texas Rubber Company, was
in town Wednesday looking after
the interests of his company.
Mr. Armstrong is well acquainted
and has a number of very close
friends in Fort Stockton.—Fort
Stockton Pioneer.
Will Ron Rooming House.
Having closed the dining room
of the Alpine hotel, I am now
running the hotel as a rooming
and lodging house. The rooms
are clean, with plenty of sunlight
and furnished with good beds—a
tew rooms suitable for offices.
My rates are reasonable and I
will be glad to have you inspect
them. Mrs. C. Dugat.
When you spend your money
at home, either with your mer-
chant or with the printer say to
it, cheerily, “till we meet again.’’
When you spend it with the mail
order house, kiss it good-bye
forever. —Toyah Advocate.
Groceries and
Feed Stuffs
Fresh Vegetables Constantly
on hand. Also Fruits, Candies,
Nuts, and everthing usually sold
by up-to-now Grocers.
Please phone us a trial order.
Phone 116. HOTCl At CO.
Bargains 1N Ranches
=AND CATTLE=
BUSINESS PROPERTY IN ALPINE
Several Nice Houses, Lots arid Blocks .
in all parts of town. .....
See or write me before buying......
A. M. TURNEY.
FURNITURE
Refrigerators 25 per ct. off
WE ARE ALSO AGENT NOW FOR
IHE ENTERPRISE PIANO
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thorough trial if you want to, before you buy.
that much confidence in these goods.
Udlaon Pbonograplm and Recorda
e have
The Largest and most Complete Stock of Coffins
and Undertakers’ Supplies in the Southwest. . . .
.....Ready For Business, Day and Nights..
Undertakers and Funeral Directors
Wire Care Alpine Furniture Company ’PHONE 84.
ALPINE FURNITURE CO
J. H. RECTOR, Proprietor.
ONE LAND AGENT
GETS COMMISSION
Appellate Court Holds That Agent
Who Actually Closes the Deal
Gets tho Money.
In an opinion handed down
yesterday morning in the Fourth
Court of Civil Appeals, Associate
Justice Fly holds that when a
piece of property is sold through
an agent the commission derived
from the sale should go to the
man who actually closed the deal
and procured the purchaser, re-
gardless of the fact that three or
six other agents were endeavoring
to dispose of the land to the same
individual. The opinion is hand-
ed down in the case of Smith &
Sholars vs. C. S. Fowler et al,
from Nueces County, the cause
being reversed and rendered in
favor of Smith &c Sholars.
Mr. Fowler’s interest in the
case is only that of having the
commissions paid the persons
whom the court should decide act-
ually closed the deal.
The litigation grows out of the
sale of 8000 acres of land out of
the William Binton ranch in
Nueces County, the property as
a whole, 19,231 acres, having
been owned by Mr. Fowler. The
transfer of the 8000 acres was
effected April 3, 1907.
H. H. Simons and two other
men were the puchasers of the
land. Mr. Sholars introduced Mr
Simons to Mr. Fowler and short-
ly thereafter the deal was closed.
Previous to that time, however,
other agents sought to close a deal
with Mr. Simons and his asso-
ciates. One of the agents offered
the land for sale at $14 an acre.
The prospective purchaser did
not buy, going then to Alice and
their met Mr. Sholars.
An inspection of the property
was made with the result that the
deal was closed. The commis-
sion from the sale amonnts to
$4800 and before this amonnt
was paid litigation was instituted
by other agents to recover what
they considered their share. The
result was that the money was de-
posited in court by Mr. Fowler,
who did not contest the claims for
the commission hut only sought
to have the court settle the issue
as to who should get the prize.
Smith & Sholars appealed from
the decision of the Nueces County
tribunal and yesterday won a vic-
tory when Judge Fly handed
down the opinion in their favor.
The lower tribunal had made a
division of the commissions be-
tween several agents
The decision will, it is expect
ed, prove ot great interest to real
estate operators in San Antonio
and throughout the State.--San
Antonio Express.
The Alpine Steam Laundry.
Don’t let anybody deceive you
and thereby induce you to send
money away from Alpine that
could better he kept at home.
The Alpine Steam Laundry is
fully prepared in every way to do
your laundry work of* any kind
as well aa any laundry in the state
—to also do it promptly and to
save you money.
McKinney citizens are discuss-
ing the establishment of a cotton
mill.
News and Notes
from Marathon
9-
(From the Marathon Eagle.)
Messrs Phillips and Gillett of
the Lumber Company were down
from Alpine Tuesday.,
Dr. Largent came down from
Alpine Tuesday evening with Dr.
Hardy ih the latter’s new auto.
Mrs. J. W. Walker, who had
been visiting' relatives here for
some time, returned to her home
near AlpinctheOirst of the week.
Cecilia Valles njet with an ac-
cident ar the rubber factory Tues-
day afternoon which cost him his
right arm. He was feeding the
shrub into the grinders when his
right hand got caught and was
drawn into the machine, the arm
being crushed to the elbow. Dr.
Hardy was called down from Al-
pine to assist Dr. George in per-
forming the operation, it being
necessary to take the arm off near
the shoulder. The injured man
is getting along nicely.
The Texas Rubber Company
plant is a busy place this week.
They have about 250 men and 70
teams in their employ at the pres-
ent time and will soon increase
that number. As soon as the
shrub begins arriving from the
fields, which will he some time
next week, they will put on an-
other crew and run the factory
day and night.
Word was received this morn-
ing from Mr. Parkinson who has
leased the great granite deposit
known as*Iron Mountain, that he
will be here in a few days to be-
gin work. He wants to rent
three houses until he can build.
Mr. Parkinson will give employ-
ment to about fifty men, and that
number will be increased as the
work advances and the superior
quality and striking beauty of this
granite becomes known.
Allen Burnam struck a gas and
oil pocket this morning while
drilling for water at the rubber
factory. The drill is down about
135 feet. The gas shot out of
the well to a height of four feet
and the How has kept up for sev-
eral hours. A quantity of oil is
with the gas and a strong well is
expected every minute.
Notice to Trespassers.
Notice is hereby given that my
pastures, the Altura ranch prop-
erty, are posted, and all parties
are warned against hunting or
wood hauling in them, under
penalty of the law.
Note that the Bird pasture is
included in these properties.
Jason W. James.
Notice to Sportsmen.
No hunting, or other trespass-
ing, will he allowed mjthe Koker-
not pastures, under penalty of the
law. L. G. Kokernot,
Manager.
THE SUNSET EXPRESS
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• For Sale—Mounted Moose,
Elk, Deer and all kinds of game
heads, open mouth rugs, ^etc.
Send for price list. Wanted per-
fect skins of Bear, Mt Lion,
Wolves with head and feet skin
attached, also all kinds of game
heads, horns and scalps. Send
for free instructions how to pre-
pare a game head tor mounting.
R. H. Chaney, Taxidermist,
Willow City, Texas.
Mexico
California
AND POINTS
IN THE
N orthwest
VIA
The G. H. A S. A. Ry.
Orient Plans Before R. R. Com-
mission.
Austin, Oct. 25.—The Kansas
City Mexican & Orient railroad
has advised the Railroad Commis-
sion that it expects to have one of
its lines completed to a connec-
tion with the National railway of
Mexico within a year.
The line branches off from the
main road at San Angelo and runs
almost south, crossing the Rio
Grande at Del Rio and connect-
ing with the Mexican govern-
ment system at Allende.
The main line of the Kansas
Citv, Mexican & Orient built
south from San Angelo, w ill cross
the Rio Grande near Presidio,
Del Norte. It will connect with
the Southern Pacific at Alpine,
Texas.
Notice to Trespassers.
Notice is hereby given that my
pastures, the Haley ranch prop-
erty, are posted and all parties
are warned against hunting or
wood hauling in them, under
penalty of the law.
Lawrence llaley.
—---....
Question of the Hour: “Do
vou trade at Measday & Co’s?”
We Just Keep Growing and
Growing and Can’t Help it
Our growth, especially during the past two years, have been wonderful. Not-
withstanding this favorable condition we are not disposed to let the growth
atop, and beg leave to call your attention to the following comparative figures;
Deposits November 1st, 1907, $36,0(00.00.
“ “ 1st, 1908, 54,000.00.
“\ 1st, 1909, 131,000.00.
THE ALPINE STATE BANK.
A physician engaged a nurse,
recently graduated, for a case of
delirium tremens. The physician
succeeded in quieting his patient
and left some medicine, instruct-
ing the nurse to administer it to*
him if he “began to see snakes
again.” At the next call the phy-
sician found the patient again
raving. To his puzzled--inquiry
the nurse replied that the man
hail been going on that way for
several hours, and that she had
not given him any medicine.
“But didn’t I tell you to give
it to him if he began to see snakes
again?” asked the physician.
“But he didn’t see snakes this
time,” replied the nurse confi-
dently. “He saw red white and
blue turkeys with straw hats on.”
Pay Witnesses For AH Cases.
Austin, Nov. 6. Under a rul-
ing of the Attorney General's
Department, through
R. C. Crawford, out-county and,
attached witnesses will hereafter | Phelps,
1 am prepared to do cleaning
and pressing of all kinds. I make
a specialty of cleaning and press-
ing ladies skirts. Send me your
Assistant! or^cr* Prompt delivery and sat-
isfaction guaranteed. Calloway
rear of Bean N Black-
be paid witness fees in as many
cases as they may he subpoenaed
in, he it in the same term of court
or in different terms. Heretofore
attached witnesses could receive
pay in only one case at the same
burns shop. Phone 1 S3.
A patient called at a doctor's
office, stated his ills and the doc-
tor wrote a prescription ami hand-
ed it to him. ( lie patient then
term of court, though they return j inquired probable cost of getting
to their homes and have to return it filled, and was told about 6<>cts
to court, would pav the hill. The patient
The opinion, which was given then asked the doctor for the
the Comptroller, holds that the loan of that amount. The doctor
act of the 1905 amending section scratched his luvul drew a line
5, chaprcr 19 of the general laws through several parts of the pie-
of the T wenty-fifth Legislature j scription then handed it to the
repeals the provision contained in patient saying: “Now you can
article 1093, which provided that; get it filled for a dime, those I
an attached witness could receive j scratched out were for your
pay m only one case at the same nerves, hut I see vou do not need
term of court. ! anything for them. I .x.
PROFESSIONAL
Wigfall Van Sickle,
Attorney and Counsellor at law.
ALPINE,
TEXAS.
Di'.J. H. .\liilillr brook
General Practitioner
and Specialist
Office over Palace Pharmacy.
Office ami Residence Phone 152.
Alpine, ----- Texas.
John A. Hardy, M. D.
Office in Suite 2, new
tyre & Slight building.
Mcli
Office‘Phone 95. Resilience Phon.* I l\
f)R. K. A. LARGIM
DENTIST
Office upstairs over Slight 1 *n« <»•.
Phone No. 129
Alpine,
T exas.
r r
Qenj. F. Berkeley, M. D.
and
Physician, Surgeon
Obstetrician.
Office o|>i>ottitc Courthouse.
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted.
Office Phone Resident • I*li., < i-
} E. TAYLOR
Physician and Sur'sjco”,
Office at Slight's Drugstore.
Phone-129. Office lloum from 1 - t
in. to 12 m. and 2 to 1 p. m.
ALPINE, - - TEXAS.
Our Two Special Sales t
Were a great Success and it is our aim
to give you a still better Bargain in some
Men and Boys Suits Saturday and
Monday. - - - - - -
Oil Burning LoeomotlvM.
No Cinder* No Smoko No Hunt
Double Drawing Room Sleepers, Ob-
servation. Libra™ and Dining Cara,
Electric Lighted.
Tourist Sleepers, Free Reclining
Chair Cara and Day Coaches
Safe Clean, and CoafortaUe Route
1 for ticket* and dat&llnd In (or mat km oall oa Lo-
ent Ticket AflMte. onuMnw
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j Houston. Texas.
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Yates, W. J. The Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 1909, newspaper, November 11, 1909; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth802958/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: 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).