El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-06
NORMAL AT ALPINE
CLOSES FOR YEAR
Oil Man Makes Inyestlga-
tons There-NewS OF
Travellers.

Anime. Texas, Aug. 6.-Prof. q. w.
PAGE has submitted his report OF Uhe
financial standing of the Anime summer
normal. which has closed. The total MUM
her Of teachers and students enrolled
was lOl. Mrs Wector's department was
self sustaining. The total amount col
lectad from teachers and pupils 1cr Clil-
tiou was 1920. The proceeds from the
lecture course amounted 10 $500, max
;ng the TOTAL collections $34S.50. The
total EXPENSES amounted to S425-20, thus
leaving a deficit of only S76.15- The
Anime Commercial club will make UP
the deficit. 1t was expected that the
deficit would be a great deal more anu
every one is well pleased with the sllc-
cess of the normal.
II !. Gray, who recently came u
Anime from the Pecos irrigated district,
an experienced fruit man, mas oDened
an office and has also purchased from
YIN. Coleman his 10 acre tract OF iand
s;+y1saed sbout two miles west of Alpine,
and VIII Immediately put III demon
strating orchard.
L Wilson. of Los Angeles, Calf, sil
oil expert. was in Alpine making an
examination OF the country and is rea
souahIy certain that oil can be secured
In na4inc quantities in Siewster county,
Tbe Democratic county convention
elected the following delegates 20 repre-
sent Brewster county at the state con,
yention at Galveston: j. ID. jackson anq
lin p. Wilson. Of Alpine, and Geo. VI
Thurmond. of Del Rio.
When J. B. LOughridge and his sister
we're driving the horse became fright
ened and ran away, turning the buggy
over and crushing the w0mans 1ooI'
which DR.. MiddlebrOok says may nave
to be amputa1ed.
The 3yearold daughter of Mr.. and Mrs:
] W Anderson was seriously 0uTned
while plaving near a IRE.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs ii. u
Phillips is reported very III
PORN TO Mr.. and Mrs. @. j. Work,
. boy x+
Commissioners court will convene next
Misses Susie Rogers and Lille G. Clerc
will leave Sunday for short stay ID
MIS-, Max Mayer and daughters OF Fl
Paso. who have been spending the sum-
mer here. have returned 70 their nome
Mr.. and Mrs Jim P. Wilson expect
to attend the Democratic state conven-
ton at Galveston
Miss Jennie Young OF Pearsal Is mere
visiting her brother, Jno. Young.
Mrs Geo. W. Baines, jr-, entertained
the Sans Souci club at its last meet
ing. e.,.,,- Of
Z Anime. but now of Chaplin, Texas, Will
return to her home after a visit with
her Darents, Mr. and Mrs. W. b. Han
cock of Alpine. She Will be accom-
named on her return by Miss Aelhe
The Woodmen circle viii give an ice
cream supper at the Garrett house next
Tuesday night.
Harry J. S-anneH arrived from Waco
10 be with his wife and baby Dunn
the remainder Of the summer. Thev are
visiting Mrs Spannel's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Holland.
O j. hannmit, recently from San An
cello. has leased the livery and feed busl'
ness of j. T Weaver and son.
The Alpine Land company closed a
deal with H ]. Gray for the VIM Cole
man 40 acres and Improvements. Inc
consideration, it is understood, was S1O
DER acre. Mr. Gray will Immediately
begin improvements on his newly ac-
CURED property.
J. F. Miles has been shipDin" beans,
okra and SQUASH off his truck farm for
several weeks and expects to have plen-
tv of watermelons in a few days.
Clarence ESrd is home from visit TO
relatives at Valentine
Mrs. Ben Sowell left for Rolf, \. NJ,
to visit relatives.
s. A. Starr and his father, J. B. Starr,
have oDened a new drug store across
from the Alpine Mercantile building.
Mrs. Hopkins. principal of the music
department Of the Gonzales high school,
is here.
NJ S. Burke, who came here some