Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1903 Page: 1 of 4
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•VOL tui.y- ; ALPINE, BBBWSTXB OO0NTY. TEXAS FRIDAY. APRIL 17. 190#, No. 16.
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We want Everybody to see our Spring and Summer purchases
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DRY GOODS, DOT/OKS, DRtSS GOODS,
LACES AMD RIBBONS,
■ Men's and Boys’ Summer Shirts, Suits,
Hats, &c., &c„ Sc., Sc.
We have large lines of the most f&shionable styles in all of which will be very popular during the
above and more now in transit, and will make it to your interest coming season,
to give us your Business. Our stock of
Up-to-date Footwear always complete.
Onr car with very finest CLEAN CANE SEED now in transit and should ar”
rive next wefck. Bought direct. The prices will be very low this year.
Spring Goods!
Arrival of fabrics within the next few.
days will practically complete our stock of
SPRING DRESS GOODS.
The display will be- very complete, em-
bracing all the new designs and colorings,
G. M. Larkin Go
Synopsis of the Game Law.
■the track laying is going on at the rate
* -- m of a kilometer and a half a day, accord
The new game law, enacted at the ing to reports that have reached the
late regular session of the legislature, central office.—Chihuahua Enterprise
Is quite a stringent measure and will,
if enforced, effectually protect from
wanton destruction many species of
wild birds and beasts, especially those
most esteemed as game. A synopsis
of the bill Is as follows:
Section 1 declares all wild game.btfrts
and beasts, to be public property.
Sectioh 2 provides that it shall be
unlawful for a period of five years to
kill, catch, or have in one’s possession
any wild bird, or to purchase or offer
for sale, or to ship within or without
the State any such wild bird, except as
provided by this act. The following
C. E. Delno has just returned from
Chihuahua, where, he says, everything
is lively and active, the Orient road
people being much in evidence. He
are designated as game birds: Wild. »avs it has been decided to build the
turkeys, wild ducks wild geese, grouse, ‘ w *
Mongolian or English pheasants, quail,
snipe and curlews.
Section 3 makes it unlawful for any
person to needlessly destroy the nest
or eggs of any wild bird, or to have
such neat or eggs in bis possession.
The Mexican authorities have form
ally ordered President A. E. Stilwell to
erase the name ‘Port Stilwell’ from the
maps of the Kansas City, Mexico and
Orient Railroad. This is the end of
the matter, Port Stilwell is no more
find Topolobampo must go ' down
through the ages.—Chihuahua Enter-
prise.
Orient machine shops at the crossing
of the Concbo river abont halfway
between Presidio and Chihuhua.—
Marfa New Era.
R. L. McCanlley, accompanied by E.
D. Kruz, locating Engineer of the Orl-
Any person who violates the provls- ent Railroad Co., left for Kansas City.
Ioub of the preceedlng three sections^ where they go In the interest of the
shall be lined not less than 810 nor
more than 9100. and maf be imprisoned
not less tban five nor more than thirty
days.
Section & prohibits the sale, or pos-
session after sale, of any kind of wild
deer, wild antelope or wild Rooky
Mountain sheep killed in this State, or
the bide or carcass or antlers thereof.
Section 6 makes it unlawlul to catch
in a trap or net any kind of a wild bird
or fowl at any time of year.
Section 7 makes it unlawful to hunt
wild ducks or geese by any other meth-
od than with an ordinary gun.
Section 9 makes it unlawful to kill
ensnare or entrap any wild dear be-
tween January and November, or ,to
take, kill or entrap any female deer or
spotted fawn at any time of the year;
and that no person shall take, kill or
entrap more tban six wild backs daring
the mnnthi of Vovombfir find THaini
ber of any one year.
The same section fixes the period in
which partridges, turkeys, etc., must
not be killed between the first day of
February and the first day*of Novem-
ber, and the period for doves between
February 1 and September 1; and that
It shall be unlawful for any one person
to kill or catch more than twenty-five
birds or fowls in anyone day.
Section 10 prohibits express and rail-
way companies from shipping .any
game or birds In violation of the net,
except such as are being taken to the
home of the person who may have
killed the feme.
The English house sparrow, hawks,
crows, buzzards, Mack birds, rice-birds,
and owls are not included in the pro
visions of this act.
Orient Hair—M Mettere.
road. Mr. Kruz bas just returned from
an overland trip southwest of here
through Coke, Stirling and Glasscock
counties, and is very favorably im-
poessed with the route he went over,
and returns to Kansas City to make
his report to the company in regard to
the same. Just wbat action the com-
pany will take in the premises he was
unable to say, but thought they would
reoeive his report with favor.—Sweet-
water Reporter.
As we go to press, we learn that
without doubt this route of the Orient
will be adopted. The road will ran
about seven miles west of town. Unless
the people and property holders of this
town get a move on themselves and
make the fight of their life the town Is
doomed. Those who recently argued
that they did not wish their lands en-
-hanced In value will bays their wlih
gratified to the fullest extent.—Ster-
ling City News-Record.
An Important Decieion.
The Supreme Court Monday handed
down Its decision In the case of W. B.
Tolleson vs. Charles Bogan nd W. E.
Waggoner, a land case u^n which
many titles depend.
Tolleson made application to the
land commissioner on Jan. 18, 1900,’
to purchase a oartaln section of school
land In Scarry eoanty. The applica-
tion waa rejected, heoanse the land was
at that time under lease to Brooks
BoD. On Aug. 13,1900, BeU sold and
transferred ell hie right end title of
■aid section to Waggoner, and on Aug
27, following Waggoner filed the trans-
fer in the General Land Office and
mads application to purchase the see
tion which was awarded him. On Aug.
30 and 31 following, Tolleson made two
newwapplleations for purchase of the
section. The applications were reject-
ed heoanse of the sale to Waggoner.
Waggoner's application and purchase
At the present rate of progress, the
ears of the Kansas City, Mexico A Ori-
ent Railway an to ha running into
Fnerte, Sinaloa, within eta weeks. The
distance frem Topolobampo to Fuerte
!■ a Uttta kn than 100 kilometers, and j was made before the lease would have
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expired according to its urine.
Tolleson applied to the Supreme
Court for a writ of mandamus to com-
pel the Land Commissioner to cancel
the sale to Waggoner and award the
section to him. His contention was
that by the lease the land bad been
taken off the market and was hot sub
ject to Bale; ‘hat the award to Waggon-
er was therefore unauthorized, and
that his own application, made after
the lease had terminated, entitled him
to the land. He depended chieiiy upon
that portion of the act of 1897 which
provides that “any lands which may be
Rased south or west of the line herein
designated (referring to the absolute
lease line) shall not be sold during the
term of the lease until otherwise pro
vided by law.”
Tolleson contended that ^lis was an
absolute reservation from sale depriv-
ing tbe Land Commission of all power
to sell lands in the defined territory
which had been leased during the term
named in the lease.
Tbe contention of the Land Commis
aioner was that this and similar provis-
ions in previous laws were intended
merely for the benefit of the lessees, to
protect them in the enjoyment of their
leases, and did not when such rights
were waived by those for whose benefit
the protection was given affect the
general power of sale conferred on tbe
Land Commissioner by other sections
of the statutes.
The Supreme Court in its opinion, by
Justice Williams, upholds tbe ruling of
the land commissioner. Tbe land laws
•f the State and the rulings of the com-
missioner are discussed at length. It
is shown that It has been the settled
policy of tbe State to sell the lands
rather than lease them; that the Land
Commissioner has for many years
treated the reservation above quoted as
a provision for the protectionof the les-
see and that the Legislature has not at
tempted to forbid that construction.
If all the land classed as “mineral”
is mineral, Brewster county will he
one of the richest mining regions on
earth. But some people would like to
know how toe commissioner gets the
information on which he bases his clas-
sification. It may be that his desire
to save from falling into tbe hands of
speculators all tbe lands that are
really mineral bearing and thereby
to secure for tbe school fund a price
proportionate to their value, has led
Mr. Terrel to extend his classification
so as <o indued all lands where there
is a probability that valuable minerals
may be found hereafter. Bat a good
many good people believe, and some
of them openly assert, that the object
of tbe commissioner is to make the
price so high that nobody will buy the
lands, in order that they may be leased
to stockmen. If this be so, Mr. TeVrel
is going counter to wbat has been de-
clared again and again to be the policy
of tbe State—to sell tbe lands rather
than to lease them If Mr. Terrel’s
objeet be to protect tbe interest of tbe
school children, to whom the lends be-
long, be deserves praise rather tban
censure, In that ease, however, the
GROCERIES.
JUST ARRIVED:—A carload of the
celebrated WHITE SWAN FLOUR.
Fruits, Vegetables and other spring va-
rieties. Also the finest CANNED GOODS
on the market.
Saddlery, Harness, Hardware, Builder's
Supplies, Lumber Shingles, Doors, Sash.
Mouldings, etc. Telephone Supplies, Wind
Mills, Piping, Pipe Fittings. Wire and
Fence Posts. ^BUCK’S STOVES.-©*
If you don't see what you want ask for it.
w. D. KINCAID CO.
DEAN
We do a general
Line of Plain and
Sanitary Plumbing.
Hot water connections.
Galvanized Iron
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troughs;
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Lining of old wood
Troughs a specialty.
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ALPINE.
WORKS.
FOLSOM and FOLSOM,
LAWYERS AND LAND AGENTS.
Will practice Law in all Courts. If you want Laud
apply to us.
Offices: SANDERSON and ALPINE, TEXAS.
ALPINF OFFICB OVER LBRKIN CF.’S STORK.
classification now being made
in affect »"ty »"t‘i the •«»■*
will be
character
of tbe lands can be ascertained, after
which we may expect that the lands
will be priced and offered for sale at a
fair valuation.
Governor Lanham has submitted to
the legislature tbe following additional
subjects for legislation:
1. To provide for uniform text
books in the public free schools.
2. To authorize counties to issue
bouds for tbe purpose of improving
end maintaining publie roada.
3. To provide a method of making
application for the purchase of the
btate school and asylum lands, and to
regulate the manner of tiling on the
same.
The new law establishing the Bureau
of Health and Vital Statistics requires
all births and deaths to be reported to
the county clerk, and by him recorded
and reported to tbe State board. It is
tbe duty of tbe attending physician or
nurse or of tbe parents to make the
report, and the penalty for failing to
do so is a fine of 86 for each offense.
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Dick Higgs has turned over his cattle
and ranches to hie creditors.
--TllE STATE OF TEXAS
To the Sheriff oh any Const ah lb
of Brewster County, Greeting:
You are hereby oommanded, that
you cause to be published in some
newspaper published in your county
for twenty days tbe following notice:
To All Persons Interested In the
Estate of William Wagnon deceased:
Julia E. Smith, administratrix of
tbe estate of said William Wagnon,
deceased, has filed in the County
Court of Brewster County her Final
Account of the condition of said es-
tate, together with an application to
be discharged as administratrix there-
of, which will be heard by our said
Court on the 2ud Monday in May,
1903, same being the 11th day of May
1903, at tbe Court House of said
Brewster County In tbe town of Al-
pine, at which time and place all
persons interested In said estate are
required to appear and contest said
Final Account and application, if
they see proper.
Witness M. A. Boyd, Clerk of the
County Court of Brewster County.
Given under my hand and tbe seal
of said Court at my office in Alpine
”11 this the 23d day of February,
1903.
|Seai.) M. A. Boyd, Clerk
County Court, Brewster County, Tex
Lonls Lindheim of Del Rio has filed
a petitiou In voluntary bankraptcy.
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Carnes, J. M. Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, April 17, 1903, newspaper, April 17, 1903; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803659/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 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).