El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-01
ALPINE WOMAN IS
ATTACKED BY SKUNK
Falls Asleep in Canyon, Alarms Friends
and Awakes After Dark to Find
Skunk Bring Her Err.

Skunk Biting Her Ear
Alpine, Tex, July Mrs. 3. J. Dant-
zIer, Of Alpine, had an unusual adven-
ture with darkness and a skunk in
Rangers canyon. She left home early
in the afternoon. telling her husband
that she was going to drive to Rangers
canyon. about three miles west Of Al
pine, to get some Cacti for her yard and
that she would be back by half past >.
When she had not returned at Z, Mr..
DanrZler became alarmed and went out
to the canyon in a motor, accompanied
by L. 3. Starns. Mr.. and Mrs. +. E.
Gillett and Mr. and Mrs George Bains
IT., were eating a picnic supper there,
but they had seen nothing Of Mrs. Dant-
zler They Joined the search party and
in a short time found Mrs. DantZler's
horse and buggy tied to a tree 1t was
then getting dark quickly inside the
canyon, so the motor was sent back to
town to summon men and lanters TO aid
in the search.
At half past 9, Just as so men were
about to set out from Alpine for the
canyon, the searchers heard a woman's
frantic screams and hurrying in the
direction of the cries. they found Mrs
Dantzler, hySterical with fright. She
said that after she had dug up two
large Cacti she felt tired and lay down
to rest q Dit She fell asleep almost at
once and was awakened in the darkness
q few minutes before by a skunk biting
her ear. She was unframed, but very
nervous.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. W. Kenney are at
home again, after visiting friends and
relatives in Trenton, okla
Mrs F. NJ Austin and her four chill
dren have left Alpine for a round OF
visits in east Texas. Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi They Will spend the winter
in COffeyville, Miss, Mrs. Austin's old
home, returning to Alpine in the sum
mer OF 1914.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ania Wilson and Anja
Wilson jr. are back from a visit to
Mrs. Wilson's parents, in Comanche,
Okla.
Austin Cauan. Of Del Rio is visiting
friends in Alpine and Fort stockton
W F. McGaughy, Felix McGaughy
and William Evans have returned from
a motor trip to Marathon
Prof Burton Woodford has gone to
Ann ArbOr to attend the summer ses-
sion of the University Of Wisconsin
Miss Ida Harrison has returned to her
home, in Balinger, after a visit to Miss
Johanna Wempken.
Mrs " A. Drake has returned from
a visit to relatives in FL Paso.
Miss Nellie Armistead Of Beeville, is
visiting relatives in Alpine.
T. ID. Louthian, Of Valentine, is visit
ing in Alpine.
Newton HuddIeston has returned from
New Mexico.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. a. 3. Sandifer
Walter Neasday is taking a pleasure
trip to Port Layaca-
a. HarwicH. of FL Pasc. is visiting in
Alpine.
Mrs. A T. Stevenson. of Paris. Tex.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Kimbau
on their ranch, near town. Mr. and Mrs
Kimbal are also entertaining A S. j.
Stevenson, of McAlester, Okla, Mrs.
KimbaITs brother.
Mrs. 7. L. Wade. accompanied by Mrs.
George Blackburn. Miss Jim Wade and
Robert Wade. has returned from a
months stay in San Antonio.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Parsons, OF Fort
Worth. are the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Brewer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Yates entertained
a few friends at auction bridge. Their
guests included Mr. and Mrs NJ s
Burke. G. A. Rives. Mr.. and Mrs Rea-
gan Cartwright and Miss Branson.
Miss Mabel Crawford has returned
from a visit to relatives in San An
gelO.
Mrs. J. IT. Bell has returned from a
visit to relatives in Plainview.
Mrs. J. II. Starkie and Miss Alice
Starkie have gone to Hamlin, Tex,
where John Starkie has been trans
ferred by the Orient.
Z. B. Rush. of Ardmore, Okla, is
prospecting in Alpine
Miss Emma Hamilton and Miss EsteIle
Hunt are visiting friends at Big Lake
Francis Rooney, Of Fort Stockton, is
in Alpine.