El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-29
BIC RANCE TRACTS
ABE SOLD 1T ALPINE
More than $4,000 Acres of
Range Lands Sold With
in Three Months.

Alpine, Tex, Oct. 29.-W. J. Mcintyre,
of Marathon, has closed a deal with E.
NJ. Powell for $4,000 acres of land lying
to the southwest of Alpine The price
paid was So an acre with 81 owed to
the state. This is considered one Of the
finest ranges in the southern part Of
Brewster county, and is now leased by
A. S. Gage, of San Antonio.
Another important deal IS the sale Of
u sections of grazing land near PaisanO
nv Gideon Guthrie TO Thos. Crosson for
So an acre, with $50 due the state.
The Colquitt ranch of Is sections near
PaisanO has been sold to Charles Pruett.
Within the last three months 175,0OO
acres of land near Alpine have changed
owners, including the sale of the Francis
I Hall ranch Of $4,000 acres to Jackson
q Harmon, the PrUett ranch of 10000
acres to H. /. kOkernOt, the LOchausen
ranch of 10000 acres to A. S. Gage the
LaMOtte ranch of 1920 acres to the "02"
ranch. and the three deals listed above.
Numerous smaller tracts have also
changed hands
Many Houses Built.
a number of attractive houses have
recently been completed OF are now be
ing built in Alpine The handsomest
residence IN town is now owned by A
/. Stroud, whose old home has been
transformed into a two-storY mansion
of stucco and frame, painted gray, with
an imposing Greek pOrticO of white Ionic
columns. Another clever niece of remod-
cling IS the Cottar house on College
Heights which has been changed from
a four square. four-rOomed cottage to
a graceful and spacious bungalow, with
encircling DOTches. College Heights has
2ecOme a favOrite building site. since the
erection of the Wandrv. Burton and
Austin bungalows, and six new cottages /
have been built on it in the past four
months.
In the Hancock addition the Webb
'ouse and the Quaint, steep-roofed cot
1ge built by W. B. Hancock for his
daughter, Mrs. Smithers. are completed, !
except for the painting.
The stone foundations of the new Jail I
are completed, and the bTicklaYers are (
at work on the walls
As the demand for rent houses viii /
undoubtedly increase when the Orient Is /
built through in February. there viii I
probably be much building going on 4
during the winter, for it IS very diff !
cult at present to find a house that Is 4
not already leased.
The Devices Lumber company has sold /
its business in Alpine to the Vaughn /
Lumber company of San Antonio. a
large wholesale concern. The Devices /
which consisted OF ]. A. De
wees and John A Weyerts, was the
Oldest lumber company in Alpine. and
one of the best west of the Pecos Mr.
Devices Is planning to 90 to a lower
altitude for his wife's health. Mr.. Wey-
arts viii remain in Alpine.
Trust Company Formed.
trust company with a capital of
10000 Is being organized by CAPITALISTS
If Alpine, Fort Stockton. Fort Davis
md Maria, to be located in Alpine Two
birds Of the stock has already been sub :
icrlbed, and the promoters are confident
If getting the balance very soon. The
new company IS backed bv some of the
yealthlest men of the neighborhOOd.
An important conference took place in
he rooms OF the Commercial club of
Anime, when a committee of women
representing the Study club. the Moth
srs club and the various church So
,letles, under the craftsmanship of Mrs.
John A. Hardy met the members of
he Alpine school board to petition them
% equip the school house with sufficient |
ire escapes. Mrs. Hardy presented fbe
petition in virtue of her membership of
ne committee on fire prevention of the
state Federation Of WOmen's Clubs. /
he committee represented forcibIv to 1
he board the danger to audiences in
he assembly hall, which IS freGuentIv I
rowded at evening entertainments.
when the stage, draDed with fIimsv cot
on curtains is lighted with Kerosene
md gasoline lamps, for to reach the two
ire escapes the crowd must pass
through narrow aisles on either side of :
he stage, where the fire Is most likely
o be blazing. Several members of fbe
oard spoke approvingly of the sugpes-
ION but president J. d. jackson was
i the opinion that the expense was I'M
ecessary, since no fire had occurred in I
ne AiDine court house. where meetings
'ere frequently held, for the last 20
ears.
It happens good. Al