The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1912 Page: 1 of 4
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The Alpine Avalanche
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VOL. XXII.
ALPINE, BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1912.
NO. 13
j The First s National Bank
i capltal, Surplus and Profits S100,00.00
H UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
A Bank with the Experience and Strength to
Give the Best Service
officers:
C. A. BROWN, President
H. L. KOKERNOT, and L. L. HESS. V. Prests.
- G. W. BAINES, Jr., Cashier
A. B. BURTON, Asst. Cashier
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Authoritative Land Tide Cautions
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WHY YOU OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN./
The Supreme Court of Texas Says: "
“A party will always be charged ,with knowing whatever, by
the diligent use of what he admits he knew, and of the MEANS
IN HIS POWEB, he OUGHT TO HAVE KNOWN."
(Vardeman vs. Edwards. 21st Supreme Court Reports, p 743.)
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the “title,” and it was held by the Court (p. 744) that his “title” ‘,‘WAS
NOT A TITLE. OR THE EVIDENCE OF A TITLE.” In other words, the
purehaeer paid out his good money for absolutely NOTHING. __
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yon an about to purchase or loan money upon is the ABSTRACT OF TITLE.
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sands of pages just su< h matters, and ALL such matters, as YOU OUGHT
TO KNO W concerning a given title. He condenses this information into a
handy pamphlet which enables your attorney to render an opinion without
leaving his desk. Without thq ABSTRACT
venture an opinion.
no reliable attorney will even
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W M.'SANFORD. MANAGER. ALPINE. TEXAS.
Alpine Manufacturing Qo
PLUMBING, TINNING ft BLACKSMTHDIG
We make a specialty of Repairing Windmills.
Our-work Guaranteed and Pieces are Reasonable
'Let us Figure on Your Job.
The Pie Melon.
Just recently it Has been dis-
covered, that the pie melon
wialrrs a splendid ration for
hogs. In many places in the
west and middle west the pie
melon grows spontaneously
over the country. These mel-
ons can be grown in great
abundance over nearly every
part of the United, States, and
are go hardy that they can be
kept from one end- of the year
to the other with but little pre-
caution from the weather. The
rinds are thick and . a light
fyeeze does not appear to dam-
age them in the least. They
can be raised almost without
any effort' Just plant the seed
at the ends of your rows and
the melons will do the rest
The drought does not seem to
effect them in the least Try
them and you can have the Midland;
cheapest and best hog feed for
the fall and winter season.
Cows and horses eat them and
they also make a splendid
ration for poultry.—The Co-
operator.
$100 Reward.
I will pay $100 reward for
the recovery of one light brown
stallion, unbranded, A years
old, wire cut on one front foot
which was either stolen or
strayed from my ranch.
Jim P. Wilson,
Alpine, Tears.
OVAL
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes delicious home-
baked foods of maximum
quality at minimum cost
Makes home taking •
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pleasure
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The only Baking Powder
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El Pass Gets 1913 Convention.
Fort Worth, Texas.—The
Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa-
tion convention will go to El
Paso in 1913. This was de-
termined on die third ballot.
The four candidates were Fort
Worth, Houston, Oklahoma
City and Ell Paso. The pre-
diction that Fort Worth would
land the convention was^Jjack-
ed by the ruling of the execu-
tive ' committee that there
would only be one ballot and
the one receiving the highest
number of votes would get the
convention. The discovery
was made, however, that the
constitution provided that the
place of meeting should he de-
cided by a majority of the
votes cast. This of course
changed the situation and
three ballots were necessary to
make a choice.
Houston dropped out after
the first ballot and Ft. Worth
after the speond ballot, and
when the voting had progres-
sed far enough to make it
patent that El Paso was in the
lead, Oklahoma City moved
that El Paso be unanimously
selected for the place of meet-
ing next year.
The election of officers re-
sulted as follows: A. M. Mc-
Faddin of Victoria, president;
J. D. Jackson of Alpine, 1st
vice president; John Lander-
grim *>f Vigo, 2nd vice presi-
dent; El B. Spiller, secretary
and general manager; all be-
ing elected by acclamation.
The executive committee
submitted' by President Mc-
Spaddin and duly elected
were: J. M. Bassett, Crosby-
town; C. K. Warren, Bovina;
A. Popham, 'Amarillo; F. S.
Hastings, Stamford; W. H.
Craven, Memphis; N. H. Cor-
der, Sanderson; J. M. Cowden,
M. M. Moss, Llano;
G. W. Armstrong, Ft. Worth,
H. L. Kokernot, San Antonio;
H. P. Davis, Richmond; W. D.
Reynolds, Ft, _Worth; R. H.
Harris! San Angelo; R. J. Kle-
berg, Kingsville; R. J. Cook,
Beeville; T. B. Jones, Del' Rio;
R. R. Russell, San Antonio;
M.\ Samson, Ft. Worth; J. J.
Welder, Victoria; J. H. Parra-
more, Abiline; A. H. Jones,
San Antonio; L. Ward, San
Antonio; J. McBane, Trinidad,
Colo; El HalselLVinita, Okla.
The early Session of the
convention was devoted to
business. Some very plain
Gdqwtt Confident.
v Ft Worth, Texan.—Gov.
Colquitt delivered an address
before the Cattlemen’s Asso-
ciation in which he stated that
he would make his opening
speech k his campaign for re-
election about the middle of
April. The place will be in
North Texas, but the exact
date and town are yet to be an-
nounced.
“I am very confident of de-
feating Mr. Ramsey by a big
majority,” said Gov. "Colquitt
“1 have the knowledge of hav-
ing^ discharged my duties
Governor of Texas in a con-
scientious way, and of having
carried out in every detail the
things 1 promised the people I
would do—except where I have
been prevented by an unfriend-
ly legislature, and unfriendly
heads of departments. And I
have been hampered some in
that way,” he commented with
a smile.
“Naturally I have no fear of
the outcome of the campaign,
because 1 know I have the peo-
ples confidence. I have the
knowledge, further, that every
interest of the State has pros-
pered and improved under my
administration. The livestock
interests have, and so haye the
agricultural—but I want, and
expect, to see them grow much
more. The schools of the
State, and for that matter even
the penitentiary system, with
out resources . save its credit,
^ have been made better. Re-
forms have been accom-
plished, and more will be.”
talks were indulgedTn regard-
ing members who fail to pay
their pip rata of expenses and
non members of the associa-
tion who are inclined^ lo criti-
cise the asaociations'toork.
'Some stirring 'appeals
were made by members urg-
ing a full vendition of cattle for
assessment purposes and
pointed to the fact that the re-
duced railroad rates now in
force was saving die cattle-
men $5 to $6 a car on every
carload of cattle shipped to
market to say nothing of $76,-
000 worth of cattle belonging
to members which had been
caught by inspectors this year.
Sam Cowan said the average
contribution of each member
to the association was $30.37
and thqy were getting more for
their mpnejr^than any other-
daw of business men On
earth.
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Eggs Fsr Safe .
Settings of Rhode Island Red
eggs tor isle. Apptf or phone
to Mrs. W. W. Townsend.
Mack Predicts Success.
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Hot Springs, Ark.—Norman
E. Mack, chairman of the Nat-
ional Democratic Committee,
who is sojourning here and
who had been urged to go to
Nashville Tenn., to'take part in
the harmony meeting among
leaders of the Democratic party
in that State, stated that he
would not go.
In a long communication ad-
dressed tp the Democrats of
Tennessee he made an appeal
for harmony to the end of Na-
tional Democratic success. He
states already the Republicans
are urging the unfounded
claim Tennessee will turn Re-
publican in the race for Presi-
dent and the result of the Har-
mony meeting at Nashville has
an important bearing on the
whole political situation.
Incidentally Mr. Mack as-
serted positively not since the
election of Cleveland has there
been such a certainty of Demo-
cratic success in the National
election.
Mast Pay Saparda Taxes
Austin, Texas.—According
to a ruling by Ading Attorney
General James D. Walthall to
the Secretary of State, corpora-
tions supplying die public with
ice, gaa, electricity and water
must pay a separate franchise
taxon each of these public
utility services and contmodi-
v
This ruling is a matter of
great importance to several
score corporations over Texas
that are supplying electric
lights, power and water to their
respective communities, and
quite ft few of these also
factum and sell ic* On each
of theefc industries, according
to the opinion today, individual
franchise tax must be paid.
May Modify Kuus Quarantine.
Washington, D. C.—Repre- f n unur n i uu n
sentative Smith today took up
with Dr. Melvin, chief of the
Bureau of Animal Industry, the
question of modifying the quar-
antine regulations so as to per-
mit the Texas cattlemen who
have calttle ior the Osage coun-
try to send their cattle to Elgin,
Kan., and then drive them a
few miles to the Osage coun-
try. This has been the prac-
tice for years, and was permit-
ted notwithstanding the fact
that Elgin is north of the quar-
antine line.
At few days ago, however,
the Bureau of Animal Industry
unexpectedly iwued an order
prohibiting the sending of cat-
tle to the Osage country via
Elgin, Kan. This order caught
a number of cattlemen around
Brady and San Angelo, Tex.,
with 12,000 head of cattle ready
for movement.
Representative Smith and
Dr. Melvin, therefore, got to-
gether on a plan to give the
Texas cattlemen relief, if the
consent of the Kansas authori*
ties can be obtained. To this
end Dr. Melvin today telegraph-
ed to Live Stock Commissioner
Merter of Kansas suggesting
that a certain strip of territory
reaching from Elpin to the
Osage line be put under special
quarantine. If this is agreed to
by the Kansas Liye Stock Com-
missioner, the Texas move-
ment of cattle to the Osage
ranges will continue unmolest-
ed. Judge Smith expects to
get an answer within a day or
two.
A HOME BANK FQft HOME PEOPLE *
ALPINE STATE BANK
Capital, Surplus and Proflta $36,000
BENJAMIN F. BERKELEY. W. VAN SICKLE.
President _ Vice President
GEO. C. MILLER, V. President ' J. H DERRICK. Cashier.
H W. FERGUSON, Au t Cashier •>
This bank is under the direct supervision of the 8tate Banking 7
Board, governed by the laws of Texas, made by the neople for the Y
people. The non-interest hearing and unsecured dennaits of this A
bank are protected by the Depositors Guaranty Fund of tha State T
of Texas Your business solicited. #
Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. |
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Big Dividend is Declared.
New York.—The Standard
Oil Company of Indiana today
declared a stock dividend of
2,900 per cent, payable to
stockholders of record of April
I. .This action follows a i
cent increase in the company’s
capital stock from $1,000,000
to $30,000,000, the additional
$29,000,000 being given to
stockholders as a stock divi-
dend.
Orozco Spies to be Shot.
Marfa, Texas.-—Three men,
who assert they are emissaries
of Orozco sent to persuade the
federal garrison at Ojipaga to-
day and sentenced toHSe shot
The finding of the courtmartial
will be submitted
Madero today for approval.
Tax Assessor’s Notice.
All whd own town lots or
other real estate in Brewster
county call on the Tax Assessor
and render your property. All
veal estate not rendered by
April the \30th will be
aaseaaed on the fyw rolls in the
name of unknown owner. It is
to everyone* interest to have
hit property on the tax rolls in
his own name. If not rendered
you may over look your taxes
when they come due and have
extra cost to pay, as the collector
cannot give Vou notice when
your taxes are due, when not
rendered. 1 will try to 'call on
oath person and take his assess-
ment, but don’t wait for me
to hunt you up,/ for 1 may
overlook some of you. Some
people get the idea if they dodge
the tax assessor they will not
have any taxes to pay. This is a
take that vary often cost
you mote.
J. W. Pmilvs,
Tax Assessor.
E. G. DEW EES
Sells The
Pitner Gasoline Portable Parlor and
Office Lamps; also Hollow Wire System
PHONE 194
Phone 123
CLARENCE HORP
Carries a Full Line Of
Staple & Fancy Groceries.
And Handles
Security Flour
Phone 123
THANKING
YOU
For Past Favors and
Hope You Will Still
Continue to Favor Us
With Your Business,
Remembering We are
Headquarters for......
Lime, Cement, Corrugat-
i ed Iron, Pipe and Fittings,
Cedar . Posts, Builders’
Hardware and a General
Line of Star Windmills.
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Alpine Lumber
Company
FOR SALE BY
GUY CRAWFORD
.\$u> •,
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Yates, W. J. The Alpine Avalanche (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 28, 1912, newspaper, March 28, 1912; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803236/m1/1/: accessed June 11, 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).