El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-17
PLANS FOR
DECORATION DAY
Commissioners Court Is in
Session; Schools Close
Next Friday.

Alpine. Tex, May I7.-Decoration day
May 80. will be celebrated in Alpine
by procession to the cemetery and
q service there, at which Rev H NJ.
Smith, of the Methodist church, and
Rev sydney Holmes, of the Baptist
church, VIII speak The committee in
charge Of the decoration of the graves
in the cemetery includes Mrs. J. P WIZ
son, 9lrs--Nay BOwles, Mrs. B. F. Berke-
ley, Mrs. J. ID. Jackson. Mrs. Edward
Linn, Mrs Walter Garrett, Mrs. New
ton Gourley, Mrs. Thomas Miller. Mrs.
Jesse Pruett and Mrs J. 3. Irving.
Commissioners court is now in ses-
sion in Alpine Judge Turney is pre-
siding; commissioners McGaughy and
ADAMS are present; commissioners
Fletcher and Manning absent. Judges
have been appointed to hold precinct
elections throughout Brewster county
on July ly, TO vote on constitutional
amendments The court ordered that
the assessor be allowed SO q month
on commissions The court will meet on
June as a board Of equalization.
The new school land bill, passed by
the -'ecent legislature viii 90 into ef-
feet on July ], and viii be of great
benefit TO the many hslders Of school
land in Brewster county, who, under
stress Of competition, paid too much
for their land to make it a lucrative
Investment It is expected that most OF
the land so bought viii be reduced to
81 or $3.50 an acre, the price at which
adj9lntng tracts We're taken up BY
The public schools Of Alpine will
close on Friday May %. The COM
4aencement sermon viii be preached on
sunday morning at II o'clock in the
school auditorium by the Rev. sydney
Holmes. pastor of the Baptist church
Mrs. Starkie and Miss Alice Starkfe
who have been entertaining Mrs. @. c.
Mcguire, have accompanied her to
Leoneita for a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Wilson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Anja Wilson, and Anja Wilson, IT.,
have returned from Green valley.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Everett Townsend have
gone TO San Antonio, where their
school girl daughter, Miss Margaret is
being treated for serious eye trouble.
J. b. Irving has returned from a
lengthy business trip through the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. n Q. .Tanquary and
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs j. s. Murphy,
OF Pontiac, Ill, have returned to Fort
stockton, after a visit in Alpine and
trip Of inspection to Mr.. Murphy's ir-
rigatiOn dam northeast of town.
Clay Holland has returned from
James NICHOLS has Joined NJ. n.
Whisler's force
Reagan Cartwright. back from a
motor trip to Valentine, says the road
between that town and Alpine is in
fine condition, except for a short
stretch of sand which makes rather
heavy driving
]. H. Derrick has returned from Ell
Paso.
Thomas Stewart, of Del Rio, is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. Draper.
A. J. Bogel, of Maria, came to Al
pine in his motor for a short visit
Mrs. c. X. MOffett has as her guests
her sister Miss Annie Lee Watson. and
her cousin. Miss Matte Lilard, of
Fairfield, Tex.
Ike T. Pryor. jr., of Fort stockton is
in Alpine.
Mrs. o. L. Shipman. OF Fort Davis, is
visiting friends in Alpine.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. i. Fulcher, of Fort
Stockton, are making a short visit to
friends in Alpine
Edward Means has returned from
Las Cruces, n. NJ
Mr. and Mrs. L. c. Brite have re-
turned to Maria, after a visit in Al
pine.
/. +. ButtriH is in town from Bo-
Quillas
c. d. Woods has returned from Fort
Stockton.
Judge WigfaH Van Sickle has re-
turned from San Angelo
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gibson and John
Highsmith, of Fort stockton have
gone to Del Rio on fishing excursion.
her home in Alpine. after six months
spent in Galveston and other places in
east Texas
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Brewer and chill
dren. of Haskell, Tex, have come TO
Alpine to live.
c. +. Cox is in Alpine from his ranch
Miss Sadie Crawford has returned
from Preside county, where she has
been teaching school
Mrs. John Adams has brought her