Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1904 Page: 4 of 4
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J. M. CM HUH. tutor mud Proprietor.
Rater** at the PoatoOc* at Alpln*, Tom, m
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SUBSCRIPTION HATXS.
JB* Tmr.'.,
Bkx Month*.
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Letter from Or tummoro.
Maltoon, 1)1., Feb. 6, ’4.
J. W. Marshall, Alpine, Texas.
1AILB0AS TIM* TftMJM
*°,n* "
>r) (olnc p. B.
6.08, a -B.
ppsTornc* hook*.
Bell for tka«Mtc1o«M...,.............7 :S0 p. a
Mali for the wnat clone*................7 : SO p. B
OOtonopon from 74*1 a. m. til) 7.80 p. m., oeeKI
day.Sunday* and holiday* excepted.
0|«n Bundi.yr from H a. ui. till V ft. n».
laical and Perwonal.
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Fresh Vegetables arrive dally at
I). F. Nichols & Hon.
A. J. West of MarAthon was here
Monday on land puslness.
Will Means will open his butcher
shop next Monday.
W. 1). Kincaid left yesterday for his
ranch In Uvalde couuty.
Judge (Mill* of Del Rio was herosev
eral days this week on legal business.
Miss Flora Daugherty has accepted
a poeiMon an stenographer In Judge
Van Sickle's law ofl'.ce.
A supply of wood Is a good thing to
have oil hand. The AU’iNK Ick
Wouks always has It.
The wind last Saturday wrockod oue
ofCapt.J. H. flillett’s windmills on
his ranch ncur Altuda.
Jtest Wood, cut in any stylo 8«,00 per
•ord. Long wood *5.00 per cord.
Ai.imnk Ick Wouks.
)tev. Geo. W Haines left Sunday
dgh1 fftr i’ecee. whehco ho goes to
Dallas on rbujoh business.
The Oyster acason opened hept. 1
and the Aliunk Icic Wouks now his
- pleuty of the boat quality, Try them.
• floraru McMalns of Dol Ilio hue been
appointed district attorney to till the
vacancy made by the roslguatlou of
J. S Morin.
Will Means has bought the Farmer
meat market and solicits t*e patronage
of the Alplns people, (live him a trial,
lie guarantees satisfaction.
The editor of tbi* Avalanche will
promise not to run for county survey-
or if the candidates for that oilloe will
buy his compass and jocob's stall.
Dr. 11. E. Cameron, Dentist, will be
in Alpine for 10 days, beginning March
lit, 1004. Those wishing Ural class
dental work should accept this oppor-
tunity.
Albert Dean has come from San
Antonio and will remain hero to assist
Ms brother, Thomas Dean In the busi-
ness of the Doan Manufacturing
W r*fka
lawn Manning la in the race for
; county surveyor. He has been In the
•aunty long enough to become acqalnt-
ed and bai never before been a candl-
dldate for office.
• We are In the market for any sort or
fat stuff—Bteera, cows or calves—for
shipment to Arlzoun, Will buy in
quautltiss from one car load up. For
prioei apply to J. A. Paumer A Hon.
It. H. Slight dings his banner to the
breexo as a candidate for County
Treasurer. Mr. Slight has been In the
county sixteen years and has never
bt£*i» inked for office.
The tax collection* of Brewster
—county for the fiscs! year ending Mae
Be ar BTr: ~ Tliav «T"had oppeTttin 1 tics
to sai many good words for Alpine
anddit-r climate—also for opr proposed
sanitarium, e oce I left you. The pic-
tures I brought have served me well
and have been a grea’ attraction along
thrf way. Everybody fs interested, in
our plans. 1 have answered rrany
questions.
I met on the train a sanitarium man
from Hattie Creek, Michigan. He is
Interested lu thirty different sanitari-
ums over the world.. He waa deeply
interested in our plans and predicted
great success. I received many good
points from him.
I met also a magazine writer who
became much interested in Alpine and
her prospects for fnture usefulness.
He took notes of our conversation and
will give us favorable mention In his
magazine.
1 have met several men of means
who want to purchase stock just as
soon os it is on the market. 1 really
think we started our stock too low. 1
am sure that the value of the stock will
increase 100 per cent. In a few months.
1 have just arranged a new plan of
advertising which will reach every
doctor in the laud.
I hope there will be no delay as 1
have told all who iuquired that we
would be ready In ninety days for a
limited number of patients. 1 trust
that all will go well and that our fond-
est hopes may be realized.
Faithfully yours,
J. W. Summers.
The revival meeting at the Baptist
church conducted by Evangelist Mar-
shall Is announced to continue oyer
next Sunday. The following subjects
have been announced:
To night—Some Mooted Questions.
Sat. 7:46 p. m.—I be Unpardonable
Sin.
Sunday 11 a. m.—Why I am a mem-
ber of the Christian Church.
Suuday 3 p. in.—Some Sins of Alpine,
Sunday 7:16 p. m.—Christian Union.
1, 1903. amounted to *38,847.96. For
the current year tBe December collec-
tions amounted to *18,380.00; and for
Jauuary, to *1879.11.
The McMahan and Clark oases In
dlstrtot court, whioh were transferred
from Fort Stockton to Marfa, are set
for trial on Monday. February 22,1004.
This announcement Is made by au-
thority of Judge Thomas.
The many friends of J. It. Madenfort
and family will bo interested In the In-
formation that they are bow living at
llareford, N. M., a station on the Hook
Island 18 miles from El Paso. A letter
froi* Ida. Madenfort lo a friend hare
etpreoea contentment with the present
and hopefullnnes tor the future.
Judge Van Sickle has received a
letter urging that he and the other
Invited goeets from Alpine attend the
Orient banquet la Kanoaa City next
Friday. PreMdent gUUwell wUl make
aa axponttlon e< bis reeooroee and win
explain hie plana tot the natty comple-
tion of Um read.
Chiton Montaine Newt and Notes.
Feb. 1,1004. We have had no rain
but almost a continual northor, yet
water and grass are abundant and
stock coming through jn good shape.
Sherllf Stevens of Uvalde couuty is
visiting his two sons, who are our only
white sheepmen.
Couuty Surveyor Harman and Bon
Kobert passed Lindsay's mines and
Lundy's lane on the way to TerlinguA
on official business recently.
Superintendent McKinney suspend-
ed work at Lindsay’s mine last week
for want of lumber, etc.
Messrs. Lowe, Newton, Lundy, Steele
Kooney, Childers and Ladd are pros-
pecting and locating mines with’ a
rush all over this locality.
While here, F. F. Childers bought
W. L. Hayes’s tungsten deposit, the
consideration beiug $5,100.
W. L. Hayes thinks he has found the
Texas end of the Fronte Rico silver
miue at the foot of the Chlaos.
M. A. Ernst ha* been doing a rush-
ing business for some time He can’t
keep such goods as prospectors want
although he has two big wagons on
the roud all the time. His store la ten
miles east of the Chlsos at Boquillas
on the old silver mine road.
Surveyor Hayes has staked several
claims of cinnabar and he says he has
found a well deOued six Inch vein of
aluminum. The wall rocks on each
side nre each alx Inches wide and are
very black and red spar, or calcite,
running north and south vertically
through blue and red shale.
John lUce recently exchanged a car
of horses for cattle, delivering the
horses at Marathon.
J. L..IUy*e baa sold one of his least tl
chool sections In "Cow Heaven” to
Honor Frereto, the consideration being
forty dollars.
Mrs. J. L. Hayes’s school at San VI-
oente Is In line shape. The pupils who
knew nothing at the beginning of the
term now read fluently and under-
standings in the English language.
Heath and Wtgzell have moved their
cattle to the mouth of Still weU canyon.
Wigsell sold hie claims here to Honor
Halls for *600, and exchanged his Rook
Springs pasture with Bad Malone for
a wild cat claim on the Rio Grande.
Pnoer Ector.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Avalanche la authorUed to anrtonnee that
IL B. SLIGHT la a candidate for the affile* of
At 7:0ft a: m. yesterday It was dis-
covered that the depot at Marta wss
burning and that the flamee bad al-
most completed thler work of deetrno-
Uoa. The building and oontenta were
completely consumed, as were also two
oars of miscellaneous merchandise and
one of hay that were standing on the
trnek waiting to be nnVoaded. Of the
oontenta of Urn building wo have little
tnfUrsaatioo except that the loss in
eludes *1700 of WoUr Fargo money
and n carload of qniokaUver.
County TiMMuer of Brewster County ST (be
ensuing election In November.
To tue Vorass or Bbewstba Cocott : —
i ln-reby announce f./r re-election U> the office
of iK’rlil and Tax Collector of Br<wi»t«-r county
uubject Ui a nomination by a convention .under
the Terrel) election la*> oi before the people
Ktralf'Ut, I respectfully r -k the rapport of all
voU-n. nrjd If cl“:ted will 111! the office to the best
oi lay ability. Very
D A T. WALTON.
I hereby announce myself a* a candidate for
r'-election to.the office of Tax As essor of Brew-
ster countir-Vexu, subject to the action, of a
Democni/K convention or primary election, or
before tneioters At thevAeralelection, Thank-
ing the people for pant favors, 1 am respectfully,
J. Mi. PHELPS
To the Citizens or Hu: wrxa Cocntt:
1 am sincerely thankful for favors In the post
and again announce myself as u candidate for
re-eiectlon to the the office of District and Coun-
ty Clerk of Brewster couuty, subject to a conven-
tion or primary election ir such be called.
M. A. UOYD.\
I hereby announce for the office of Surveyor of
Brewster County, subject to ai y p.ct’.on that may
be taken by the Democrat*e party I thoroughly
understand the duller or the office And If elected
will discharge th*m to the be.nt of my ability. I
respectfully solicit the support of all voters.
JAMES MANNING.
1 beg to thank my friends for their generous
support In the past and to announce ns a candi-
date for re-elqftton to Ihe office of County Treas-
urer, subject to rictlon of u Democratic conven-
tion. %
L. B. CARUTHER3.
Tbe Avalanche Is authorized to announce that
A. M. TUBNEY Is u cruidtdute for County Judge
of Brewster county, which office ho now holds by
Appointment. Ills candidacy Is subject to any
regular uctlon of the Democratic party.
Go To The
Busiorn Saloon,
For All Kinds Of Merriment in
: y' ; 3 ■ •; • ■ *•' •. ■ ■ ' ^ ... -.
y Barrels and Bottles.
TO. S. BLEVINS, Proper.
Tbe Only Line Umg
OIL BURNING
LOCOMOTIVES
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
IS THE..
Commissioners' Court.
The Coimnisnioners’ Court of Brew-
ster county met Monday in regular
setaiou, all the members of tbe court
being present, r.s follows: County
Judge A. M. To Tiny: Commissioners
W, D. Kincaid, J. D. Jackson, D. W.
Oonrley tiud Trod ( lark; Clerk M. A.
Boyd and Sheri if 1>. A. T. Walton.
lho raleol luxation for tbe Refund-
ing IIouiIb, 2nd ticries, was raised from
oue to two ceii*'-. on the $100 worth of
Lixublo property. The rate for the
otb.*r funds remains unchanged.
An order wss mr*.do creating and de-
fining the boundaries of Boquillas
School District, No. 3, and a petition
was granted to provide for holding an
election In said district to authorize
the levying of a tax of ten cents on the
*100 worth of property in the district
for school purposes.
Judge Van Sickle paid *07.60 back
rent for his law office in tho courthouse
and it was agreed that tbe rate of rent
for the future be *5 per month
Commissioner (lourley was author-
ized to contract for the erection of a
calaboose at Terlingua.
The bond of L. N. Halbert, county
attorney, was not approved because
the bondsmen are nonresidents of the
county and there was no certificate of
tbe clerk of the county In which they
reside that they nio worth tho required
amount, also because of a penal statute
that imposes a Hue of not less than *100
uor more than *600 upon any officer
who approves an official bond when
the securities are nonresidents of the
county.
Election judges were appointed in
all Iho peecincta, as follows:
No. 1, North Alpine,—J. R. Sanford
and II. L.Kokernot.
No. 2, South Alpine.-Jim P. Wilson
and N. F. Murphy.
No. 3, Cienega.—J. C. Bird and S. D.
Harmon.
No. 4) Terlingua.—Sjl Adams, Win.
Study, Fletcher Tigner and James
Lafarelle.
No. 5, Marathon.—George C. Miller
and John A. Marshall.
No. 6, Raymond.—N. O, Pierson and
D.N. Kimball.
No 7, Hoqntilas.—M. A. Ernst and
W. L. IlayeB.
A transfer of *1200 was made from
the general fund to the jury fund.
No action was taken in regard to
making a direct road from Alpine |to
Boquillas, on the ground that the
Court lacked satisfactory evidence that
the rood is needed.
A contract was made with Walter
Gillis, attorney at law, retaining him
asoounsel for Brewster county In a
suit which he was Instructed to insti-
tnte against Presidio coanty for the
recovery of a strip of land six miles
wide between the boundary establish-
ed In 1887, when Brewster oounty was
created, and that designated by the
amendatory act of the legislature In
1889. The contract also includes a
suit for tho recovery of back taxes col-
lected by ITealdlo county In tho dle-
pnted territory. Judge Gillis Is to
receive s feo of *1000 end one fourth
ot ail the recovered taxes, payable upon
tbe successful issue of tbe salt.
Some interesting local matter on
lint page.
SOUTHEMN PACIFIC
THE HEIGHT OT HYGIENIC TRAVELING.
No Smoke No Dust *3* No Cinders
*6* >6*Clean ^ >8* Cool Comfortable
All the way through Louisiana, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona and California-
FOR INFORMATION WRITE
T. J. Anderson,
Gen, Fas,, ft Tkt. Aat.
HOUSTON
TEXAS
Joseph Hellen,
Aat Gen Pass Agt
FOIaSOM and FOLSOM,
LAWYERS AND LAND AGENTS.
—»»=>*^-Will practice Law in all Courts.^c^^c,-—
School Land in Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davi* and Pecos
Counties, a Specialty
Offices; SANDERSON and ALPINE, TEXAS
A Big Smoke
Is very expensive when In is made out
of the timber of which your house is
built. But there nre thousands of
buildings burned every year. Have it
insured. Policy placed in your hands
shortly after Inspection of risk.
J. H. DERRICK,
FIRp AND MARINE IN8URANOK
ALPINE HOTEL.
L. N. Halbert,
Lawyer and Land Agent,
Alpine,..................Texas.
Will practice In all the courts of
Brewster and adjoining counties.
Will render property and pay taxes
for non residents.
The best house of entertainment in
Alpine. Table supplied with the very
best the market affords. Good, clean
beds a specialty.
Mrs. C. Dugat,
Proprietor.
ROCKY’S RESTAURANT!
Meal* at all hours. Short
Orders a Specialty. Oysters,
Fish and Oame in season-
Rocky filleli - - Pronrietor.
G. W. BLACKBURN JR.
TONSORIAL ARTIST.
-O-
Hair Dressing. Shaving, Shampooing
frto. in the latest and best style of the
art. Next door west of Dean Manu-
factnrlng Works,_
H. O- SMITH M. D.
Physician til Surgeon.
Night calls answered from residence.
Office over C. n. Larkin Uo.’s Store
Evans-Snyder-Buell Co
Live Stock ComaUsion Agent
For tba Ml* of CATTLK BOGS and SHXKP
OWMooey to loan at ennent
BUI ahlpmanta to KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS
Kansas city Mo„ also to UNION STOCK YAKD8
Chleaeo. DL; NATIONAL STOCK YABD6. IIL,
UNION STOCK YARDS, Sooth Omaha, NeDraka
FOKT WORTH STOCK YARDS, Fort Wort l, Tw
J. D. JACKSON AST-. ALPINC, TtX
JOHN H. SANFORD, WILLIAM C. DOUGLAS
Alpine. Tea. Xm»* Pw. To*.
SANFORD ft DOUGLAS,
Attomey»-at-law,
or WUl do a general law praotioejB
Odea*: ALPINK end KAGLI PASS.
CHIS0S MOUNTAINS STORE,
m. A. ERNST. Proprietor.
Snpply of Provisions Always on Hand
Mall contractor Marathon to Boqnlllas. Back-
board loaves Marathon every Tbaredoy. Twelve
dollars for the round trip.
M. A. ERNST,
BOQUILLAS, - - - TEXA8—
ALPINE ICE WORKS.
Alpine, Teen
Deaiers In
Ice, Beef, Butter, Eggs,
Vegetables and Fruits, So-
da Weterand all the latest
Cold Drinks.
W« buy Hides and Country Produce.
Mail Orders receive prompt attention
v*
*300.00 Reward
for arrest and
conviction of any
one stealing my
cattle.
;Sam Schwing
JOHN IL STORMS,
Son Antonio, Tex.
HOWKLL JOHNSON,
Ft Stockton, Tax
STORnS & JOHNSON,
LAWYERS.
WUl practioe In the District Court of
Peooe, Brewster and Presidio Countlea.
8CHOOL BOOKS,
STATIONERY,
PERIODICALS, CIGARS fte.
ALPINE DRUG STORE-
R. B. SLIGHT Sc CO^|
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Carnes, J. M. Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1904, newspaper, February 12, 1904; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803550/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).