El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-13
OLD TINE ALPINE
C|TEAN BURIED
Town Closes Up; Light
Showers Fall-New Sta
ton Agent-Notes.

! Alpine, Texas, Aug. 13-The remains
of Judge H. H Moore, who died at Min
+ eral Wells, arrived Friday and were
buried in the Alpine cemetery under the
auspices of the Masonic lodge. He was
also a Woodman. All the stores and
banks closed while the funeral was being
held.
Miss Mary Cox, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. +. Cox, residing in the eastern
part of the county was bitten by pole
cat about two weeks ago and has been
taken to the Pasteur institute at Aus
tin for treatment.
Considerable enthusiasm is being
aroused over the prospects OF arteslan
water in this country, as a well known
specialist has said that artesian water
could be had. Some of the citizens tried
to Incorporate company some time ago
for the prpOse of drilling for artesian
water, but nothing was accomplished
The school board has selected the fac
ulty for the Alpine high school for the
year 1910-1911 as follows: Geo. W.
Page, superintendent; E. B. Atwood,
assistant; J. Frank Dobie, principal;
Misses Vera Rutherford, Carrie A. Rob
ertson, Mary E. Hamilton, Bessie
AIDE English and B. F. Briggs. Miss
Edith Shields is a substitute. Mrs. '.
NJ. Bass is principal of the music and
oratory, and Miss Addie Lou Green as
sistant. Miss Ellen Bradley, vocal mu-
sic and oratOry, and Miss Sadie CTa.w-
ford, Librarian. School viii begin Sep
tember II.
The Odd Fellows met at the office
of H. J. Gray and laid the plans for
the organization OF a lodge at tins
place. Those present were: Fl. G. Gray,
Jas. Bean, r. p. Shields, Jn9; A. Wey-
erts, w. J. Yates DR.. Benz. F. Berkeley
and ". j. Newsom, OF Marathon.
G. F. Gardiner, formerly Of Sandersoli,
has taken charge OF the G. H. d ). A:
railway agents office here in place OF
r. B. Trent. who has held the position
for the past four or five years
Guy johnson, bookeeOer of the Alpine
Is1Inber company. has resigned, effective
September l. His wife leaves Monday
morning for a short visit with her rela-
tives at Sweetwater, after which she
will join Mr.. Johnson in Fort Worth
T G. Webb will fill the vacancy made
bv the leaving of Mr.. Johnson
J. W. Walton and wife have returned
from Ell Paso. where they attended the
sheriffs' convention. Mr.. Walton IS
sheriff of Brewster county
J. B. Irving and wife are in Kansas
City for three weeks vacation
The WOodmen circle gave an ice
cream supper on the Nichols lawn, which
Judge Walter ellis and wife are up
from Del Rio.
A. B. Weakley has returerd from
visit to Roby and other points
Alpine has had some good local show
ers lately.
j D. Jackson and daughter, Miss
Una, have returned from Galveston,
where they attended the Democratic
convention. Jim ,. Wilson and wife
have also returned from the same place.
T. J. Shields of Brownwood, Texas, IS
here for a visit with his son, R. d.
Shields. and family
Mrs. S. 4. Starr will entertain NUM-
Der of her friends at her home tonight,
in honor of Mrs. Guy Johnson
r. T. Measdav is able to be on the
streets again after three weeks i'll
ness.
Mrs. o. T. Sumner has returned from
Oklahoma. where she has been visiting
relatives.
Miss Margaret Kokernot has returned
from Oklahoma and northern Texas.
Mrs. L. B. StaTnes has returned from
Uvalde
". o. Smith has been sufferin" for
several days with a carbuncle on his
neck.
Mr. and Mrs. R. s. bod and family
have moved into their new home on
the south side of the tTuck.
Mrs. Jas A Burke will leave next
week for a visit to relatives at Refugio,
Mrs. G. s. Richard has returned to
her home at 'Itasca after q visit with
her son. G. c. Richard, on his ranch
north of Alpine.
Mrs. Ed Linn has returned from Bee
Vile Her father, IS a great deal better.
Rev. S. T. Allison, pastor of the Meth
odist church, has returned from conduct
ing revival at Sierra Blanca.
Ed. Davidson has taken a position,
at the depot.
Mrs. Dee Massey and daughter Mrs.
w B. Phelps, are in Uvalde.
Misses Fav and Frances Wars last en-
tertained the members of the Sans Souci
club.
B. H. Smith, dry goods salesman for
Mitchell, WeTth & Co., has gone east to
buy the fall and winter stock
A c.. Chisolm and j. NJ. WattenbaTger
have returned from a trip to the south
ern part of the county, where they have
been looking over their mininr inter
ests.
The household goods belonging to ].
W. Weaver have arrived from Throck-
morton.
Let us suggest a dainty frozen dessert.