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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
2
A fragment outlines plans for newspaper hosts and guests in San Antonio including Col Butler, travel anecdotes, and a discussion on education blending scholastic and practical aims. It notes irrigation and surety bond laws, apple market prospects in Germany, and a shift toward practical technical education for the Twentieth Century.
The piece argues that practical instruction gains ground over traditional education. It notes the shift from three Rs to technical schooling and urges more hands on, utilitarian training to prepare youth. It contrasts this trend with older colleges and mentions entertainment like picture shows and four reel films at the Star.
Los Angeles March 31 Chas Nichols of Pasadena 25 died in the county jail. His body was found in his cell after he cried all night unable to post bonds while awaiting trial. He had no friends to help secure release.
Burglars dynamited Toyah Valley State Bank at Saragosa thirty five miles north of Alpine this morning. Approximately 1200 dollars in cash was taken. The blast drove the safe door into the street wrecking most of the building. Three men in a light buggy fled the scene. Deputies and sheriffs pursued the trail toward Fort Davis but no clues identified the robbers. Public notice reports sale of the Pecos Valley Southern railroad with ownership passing to Reeves county interests. The deal values the line and assets at a nominal cash price with additional considerations and strong Reeves county ties among vendees, including Mountcastle and Mayer affiliates.
George Gould quips that rulings force railroads to be economical as Conductor Jay. A traveler asks about ticket pieces Jay punches, and he jokes he saves them to sell as confetti. The exchange lampoons efficiency and ticket waste in rail travel.
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