The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE ALPINE AVAL A N CJ'.JL
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trrv •( fait. I hi- intern'll xlavir, of
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tafiar«*il toUu rt to loanrii loo.!
far lariMit i*»Um rt »r* ilia** »l al
aaaal Jattv nr a t. I K- run liartal Irtpt
•f airabip-* to Jr up bomht on unol-
fraifca^ urnu'ii im.l t htMrtti an-l on
Ibt V*J cru .t hotpitak* t rat*- In
make an intft• umn >>n - »uf auaJ»
| kr to* rt-f j^.-ntt ,** t fbi I nili'J
Slat*'* rnin.nl ban brnu"ht to
lt|[kl il-iilt in rhit inantry luit ai
Mat k an.i Jatt inlbv .it any «t th*-
akwvr
It it nut knntn that th<- Jyn.imit
k»H i*t t.triab ni th*- fir^i* pcail.-r
fnlori. i anJ ma;>»<iit.'. y». r«r 'vuel*
of tnrnun .1 ■••nfi It ri non kniynn
that ait'lit ot th • lap. rul lirrmait
♦ t«virrii*iu nt unt I \ rtoti wu ai*it
JraJly p it un ;«rm. Iv ri. ft it not*
known that thi- Vf.KW milk thalwirr.'
paitoai-ii m-ar h la math fall*. Hr. x»».
| farla( the pa»t w— it were hilled
by arder a# the katverv aftalt with
Ihr avowed iatrat ot dc-itrkyiag the
meat tnpply of A mm*, a. It re »ww
believed that the appearaaie al ia-
fritrj I**art plattert wat lor the far*
pern, ol starting a terrible epiicnat
of JTteatc jmnn^ uat feOfte.
ffa.t >ny nation tab a bloody hat
of a'roiities lo ber credit aa has the
4«>t'rnn»etyt of the Kaiser? Say nag
nr.rhtnx aboat the shady a ad treach-
erous series ot diplomatic 1 ondae I of
in h r i.smpat/n of fri/htfataess she
hat done enoasch lo danm her aatiaa
of* the laic ol the earth
I flings like tbe above spar the
Am-ritan \f ople lo tbetr best etlorts
an-J (OirvMtie Ibem that they are
l.xhtir*^ a n^bleoat war against the
unprincipled Mun.
" :'b M i*ir Henry W atterson we
1 in i> In ft ell VAitk the kaiser."
11'r . f t 1 o\». itotf 11 m»
I he ten tat tonal rvpotares made re-
*. ntlv hv th- fiepartment of State of
• 1 . m.inv’v intrigue bring to light that
tmbar.tailor Coartl Von Iternslorft
atkd .I.'J reniieJ from Berlin
;,Alt.lK)4 to* the -stated purpose ol io-
tlu r, mvc the Arrteriiari Cengrr* not
to if--* tan- <*.ir on firrmany. the
ti.-nes u hi. h have transpired in tbe
r ri.in il legislative assembly since
the e . potoi e t have been mast dr a
null Some m. mbert point the ho-
i ■. r ol su.sp»itr-ct at certain prominent
m inly. rs. noiabiy ot tbe miiidte west.
\n tnt tCitation is on. the probers
writ endeavor to had tierasaay's
bribe rrn ne y. »nJ the traitors in the
burn- r.ett.
We have this lo say If Germany
►ntha-med th tm-ritan Coafreit
* ith more than MW members with
S'lt.Hilil, we 1 irla.nl> hate some 1 heap
skates ripr-scitling aa ia Ah axbiagtaa.
Wh th r the a*c*l» of the kaiser
.1*. I-riled in their atoned purpose or
not. the rtfrit clearly shews the »
frtsK caatcsvl which *lapttU
1 n rmany “ had far the goterawsr at of
the I ailed States ia bettering that
they canid dictate the pattcics of a
ae at r at and foreign gaterneasat by
the t tpeaditare at a SMjMb slash
toad.
If any American tank any of that
money as a bribe be is a "yettaw car”
sad aaghl to hr c anrtmartialrd and
shiyt as a traitor to bis c ana try.
• • ♦
A heavy property loss was iacwrrcd
st Presidio daring last wgcfc from
an overflow of the Concha and Rio
Grande.
• • 0
the House refused by a large asm
for 1 f > to repeal tbe act mi last Legis-
lature creating « new insane asytoas.
0 0 0
Brewster. Culbersoo. El Paso. Hud-
speth. Jell Davis. Presidio and Reeve*
t> unties are among the large sasber
ot W«l Texas c ana ties released tram
quarantine far sheep scabies mm and
after Oct. 15.
• * •
the second Liberty Laaa cam-
paign is being Isaac bed. la the first
campaign in which the laaa was
greatly over-subscribed the atwipa
pers ot the nation contributed liber-
ally of their space, and it is admitted
by Secretary of War Baber and other
leaders that tbe av 1 r nbtbning re*
vponce was largely dne to tbe pub-
licity so given. Many
lievr that they have
gratis their share ml tbe only thing
that they have la sell — space, and
that as tbe government pays Others
for everything else under the saa
that it uses, they rhoald ant he cen-
sured nor hr catted an patriotic far
refusing tn tarnish gratuitously their
only stock-in-trade. No other dam
at citizenship is ashed by am gov-
ernment tn make such donations.
LODGE DIRECTOR V
ALPINE LODGE Meets at Castle
No. 42J Hall every Satur-
K. of P. day night. Visit-
ing Knights cordially welcomed.
Jas. Arthur. C. C.
REPEATING A
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F there 1 .
r .1 ill.-
,.f Fu.v oL.I1.
1 Kir hull'll'’
helil. r!..'
(Mill vli.”
S.l.l
tin* ecvir^i
ilAJTGUNS
yiem.mJs oil i ^uti
J .- 1l.1I vantage
•r rice tr:i^r» or m the
Ml b'jctt in guns
.-r in can aim. ami
.. c !uF ” >o'rf Atari/
) cli.it wcidii have
% •vuj.martti y
f« v\, LtttLW.JI
■* • . m in ihm Ut ut.d
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CATTLEMEN. ATTENTION! Do
v.h» r>.>rti*\c money? The National
s’h’< li V arils National Itamik of East
Sf I.<>«** is in. the market for rattle
in.t 'Pieep. t.anv Either viilt them
.|>r-. r ,.t VariiMial S-t**-k Yards, Ills -
not'. 'it write or wire mie at Eldora-
•I* •- Tesa.s VY. B. Silliman.
Texas Representative.
COt RT CALENDAR
Instice A’littrt Preemct No. I
meets on the Fourth Monday in
each month.
• imMr Court meets every Third
Vl.imfay in Fehrmary. May. Aagnst
an.! \ovectiiher
Com miss toners Court meets every
sei-ond Monday in February. May.
ViTgu-it and November.
FVobate t’orart meets Wednesday
of the first week on County Court.
Divtriiit kourt. bird Judicial Dis-
trict, meetk the Sixth Monday after
the First Monday m January and
July.
ALPINE DROVE Meets each Sec
Nu. *71 ond and Fourth
W. C. Thursday at the
Woodman Hall. Visiting Sovereigns
are asked to meet with us.
Mrs. W. Garnett, G.
REBEKAH LODGE The Nannie J.
No. th Keesey Ktbckah
L O. O. F. Lodge meets on
tbe First and Third Thursdays in
each month ar 8 p. m.
Mrs. E. B. Crawford N. G.
ALPINE LODGE Meets every Mon-
No. Nt day night. Visit-
I. O. O. F. ing brothers are
given a hearty' welcome.
Jas. Arthur. N. G
THE “GO TO CHURCH” COLUMN j
for Next Sunday
IOES
ALPINE LODGE Meets the First
No. 7tt and Third Thurs-
A. F. ft A. M. day nights in each
month. W. E. Caldwell. W. M.
ALPINE CHAPTER Meets the First
No. MX Tuesday >n each
O. E.&. month at 8 o'clock.
Miss Mayer Young. W. M.
BREWSTER CAMP Meets First and
No. til Third Tuesdays in
Woodmen each month
Jas. Burke. C. C
No. 7214
Repoit of Condition of
HIST N4TJ0NAL BANK
At Alpine, ia the State nt Texas, at the
chwenf banana on Sept. II, 1917.
RESOURCES.
lams A discounts$249,320 09
Notes and bilks rediscounted
(seelira 59) *30,000 00 . 229.320 83
Ovesdrefts. unsecured........ 1,179 43
U S. bonds deposited to se-
cure ciicsdatiou ..........75,000 00
Liberty Loan Bonds un-
pledged........ 5.000 00
Securities other than U. S.
bonds (dm including slocks)
owned unpledged........ 1,491 65
Stack of Fedetal Rescue
Bank. 50 per cent of sab____ 3.000.00
Value ot banking house (it un-
encumbered) .. 7.500 00
Furniture sad futures..... 3.000 00
Lawful reserve with Federal
Reaerce Bank.......... 11,971 72
Cash ia vault and art an ti.
dm from national banka....?. 15.527 4b
Net aaaouat due from banks
and bankets.............. 900 58
Other checks on hanks ia the
mbw city or toora as lopovt-
iag bank............... 40 00
Checks aa banks located oat-
aide at city or town ol report-
ing bank and other cash ierma 877 65
Redemption fund with V. S
Treasurer and dm from U.
S. Treasurer............ 3.750 00
Total..................*358,575 32
LIABILITIES.
Sunday school 9:4S.
Sermon and communion II.
Aim, Every member of the church
in Sunday School by Christmas.
Prayermeeting every Wednesday
evening at 7:45.
Choir rehearsal every Saturday
evening at 7:45.
“What is the bible the world is
reading?”
Your daily life and mine.
“What are the sermons- the world
is heeding?”
Your daily life and mine
"What arc the creeds that the
world is needing?”
True lives, yours and mine.
H. M. POLSGROVE, Pastor.
Methodist Chords
We have choir practice every Sat-
urday evening.
Sunday School every Sunday at
ten o'clock.
This Sunday is the last Sunday for
the conference year. Th*. pastor
would appreciate a go>d attendance.
Subject for the morning sermon,“The
Apostolic Benediction.” At 8 p m.,
the text will be, “Finally. !Sre:l',c;i.
Farewell. Be Perfect, Be of Gcjd
Comfort. Be of One Mind, Live in
Peace and the Very God of Peace
Shall Be With You.”
Do not forget the Methodist church
is the friendly church. Everybody
made to feel welcome at our church.
J. H. MESSER, Pastor.
Baptist Church
Services at the Baptist church as
follows:
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Preaching at 11 o'clock.
B. Y. P. U. at 7 J0l
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve-
ning 8: JO. *
W. L Williamson, Pastor.
Rreshyteriaa Cbrnth
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
CLARENCE HORD
Staple and Fancy Groceries
-^3 Phone* 1118-158 K2f^-
Fresh Frails end Vegetables.
Use White Face Flour
“Tht best Flour I ovor saw.
Never had a Kick*’
ALPINE MFG. CO.
( J. W. Battles)
Tan Ira jand Sheet Metal Work. Windmills
Plumbing and Water Supply Material.
Agent for Wonder, Tiptop and
Huipmer Windmills.
esesesflflf
isieiei >aiaiata$a>atatata
Christian Eaficavar
During the remainder of Septem-
ber the Christian Endeavor Society
will meet at the Christian chnrch
each Sunday evening at 5 o'clock.
COMPRESSED BLOCK SALT
Plain and sulphurized at W. E
Caldwell’s. Just what your milk
cows need.
[Capital stock gaid ia........ % 75.000 00
Smptmhmd...... ......... 25.000 00
Undivided profits 012.712.10
Send yam
Am*
■ad tmm paid $2,402.1 V
Crirolling run cwmaadini
Net imam* dm to Nrtinml
Dae la banks i
NL229 95
75.000 00
114 65
18.420 24
154.557 12
253 36
*358.575 32
with Fadtml
................$3701575 32
LIABILITIES.
........... 75.000 00
Saephta A UWdreifitd Profit*. 35.229 95
.......... 75.000 00
Total
I73J45 37
$3701575 32
me of Term. Cwmty ml Rkanmar. m
L G. W. Bhiatt. Jt Chrhmr td the aha
ward hwdL da ahmh meat that »
bmmtaw a tiae to the haa of ary
G. W. RAINES. J*.. Chahiar.
roe this
h day at Sept 1917.
tSanD R K.
ItahdKtfn
iMeSSii
HIDES HIDES
Get prices from me before selling
hides. Have been buying hides 14
ytars. Geo. R. Shannon.
Marfa. Texas.
Of Automobile Accessories—Tires,
Tubes, Tools; Any Kind of Extra
Equipment is Always Complete.
We believe we can Supply yourNeeds
in Anything that pertains to a Motor
Car.
We Specialize in FORD& FORD
Parts and Equipment
Prompt Repairing at ANY TIME.
We Solicit Your Patronage.
West Texas Motor! Co.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleated to inform anr patrons and friends that
this early in At season oar stock is gmte complete.
Ladies Coattails and Dresses is the latest styles end
materials. Long Ceats, a bmdsome assortment of Sweaters
for every she in the famdy.
Piece Goads, m Serges, Wool, Poplins, Novelty Plaids and
Stripes in both wssltm and Sifts.
Shoes far alages and sizes, both far service and dress
Mens and Boys Furnishings
(Sweaters, Underwear, SLacs etc. It is ear desire to pleaae
Mitchell-Gillett 0k
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Livingston, C. W. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 27, 1917, newspaper, September 27, 1917; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803098/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 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).