El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-01
ALPINE NORMAL HAS
so PUPILS ENROLLED
Orient and 8. p. Through Freight
Agreement May Make Alpine Com
mon shipping Point.


mon shipping Point.
Alpine. Tex. July 1-Alpine's Sum
mer normal has openec with over so
pupils enrolled, and more expected
daily Those out of town students tax
ing the course are: Florence Sublet
Brewster county; Mary L Wells, Mara
thOn, Jewell P. Willis, Marathon. Nellie
Armistead, Bee county, Bird Parker
Valentine Alice Messenger, Valentine,
LOrena Brown, Marathon, Lillian StO-
YER SandersOn, Melvin StoYer, sander
son, Austin Scott, San Angelo. Eva
Eudaly, Grand Falls, Hilda knippa,
Uvalde, Ethel Gibson. Uvalde, Anna
Shelton, FL PasO. ". F. FulCher. Fort
Stockton, Felix BOllinger, Uvalde, san
Angelo Perr1e Wygal, LyfOrd, Esther
Murray, Eagle Pass, Fannie DOVE,
PearsaH, Roy r. Spain. Marathon,
Emma Sawyer, Brackettsville, Eva
Harris. Uvalde, Dorothy Townsend,
Fort stockton. Nellie Witt. FL PaSO,
Mrs W. F. Fulcher. Fort stockton
The newly announced agreement be-
tween the s p. and the Orient. where
by the through freight Of the S. p.
viii be transferred to the Orient at
Alpine and shipped east, seems TO all
citizens Of Alpine a guarantee of de-
Velopment and prosperity for the town
1t is confidently expected that to Ia
cilitate the freight transfer large
yards viii be required at the junction
Of the two roads, and that the COW
eted rOundhOuSe ana division point
VIII be placed at Alpine. An attempt
viii also be made to have Alpine de-
clared common shipping point, now
that it has already attained the dis
tinctiOn of being a tourist rate point
Mrs. Theodore Harris gave an in
formal tea and reception in honor Of
Mrs G. A. Martin. of FL PasO. who is
the guest Of Mrs B. T. Berkeley. Mrs.
Harris was assisted in receiving by
Mrs Al thur Harris. Miss 5Edith Harris,
Miss Amy Harris. Mrs. Berkeley and
Mrs Martin Among those present
were Mrs F. J.. Gillett Miss ITALIA
Gillett, Mrs. Reagan Cartwright. Miss
Branson, Mrs A T. Wood and Mrs
W. Z. Ellis
The study club held its June meet
ing at the residence of Mrs. w j.
Yates. The subject Of general dis
sion was modern fiction, and the Opin-
ions of various members were heard
on "Queed." The Rosary The Girl
of Dan Matthew'S In the absence of
Mrs. ROWden Mrs. r. Z. Gillett read
her paper on Modern Drama Mrs.
Wigfau Van Sickle read a paper on
The Growth of Magazines and the
Literary Quality in Newspapers. Ar
range ments were made to solicit sup
port among the tOWnSpeOple for ser
les Of musical entertainments during
the winter. About 100 course tickets
have already been subscribed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin McCOOI are at
home at the residence Of Mr. and Mrs
T. G. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ID. Gregory and their
child. Of Fort Stockton. are visiting in
John Giuett is visiting Lee Han
cock at the Hancock ranch
Mrs. Robert Beatty has gone to Fort
Stockton. where Mr.. Beatty VIII join
her shortly
Miss Branson entertained the Auc-
ton Bridge club this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence HOrd, AlOnZO
Hord and Clarence HOrd, jr., have re-
turned from Fl PasO.
Perry Cartwright has gone to visit
his ranch in Knox county.
H L. Kokernot and III. L. KOkernOt-
jr.. have arrived from San Antonio to
spend the summer on their Davis
county ranch. Mrs. KOkernOt and her
daughters will arrive early in July.
Henry Fletcher has returned from a
visit to the Fisher ranch near Maria
W. F. McGauEhy has returned from
Marathon.
Herschel HOrd has returned from a
visit to relatives in GOllad-
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gramm. Of Fort
Stockton, are visiting friends in Al
pine.
Miss Maud Harrington. OF Fort
Stockton, is visiting relatives in Al
pine.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hale and family,
of San Antonio, and Mrs Van Mac
Farland and children, Of Eagle Pass,
are the guests of Capt. and Mrs. w. W. I
Worth, are the guests of Mr.. Parsons /