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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
2
Alpine publication notes a second class mail matter with Thursday morning date and postmark in Alpine. The brief item records a municipal or community notice alignment, with archival references to the Alpine Publishing Company and Hallor, indicating a local paper notice or postal handling detail.
The Avalance notes how avoiding tragedies like steamer fires theater blazes and factory explosions often hinges on public pressure and federal action. It argues major incidents in Newark East Side and Illinois spur scrutiny, larger reforms, and safer practices, praising the press for awakening responsibility and warning of further harm if inaction continues.
The passage recalls 20,000 United States veterans offering service if needed, with Secretary Dickinson saying none required presently. It notes veterans' enduring service, a shift in local attitudes toward soldiers, and mentions Marathon Hustler under new management, oil well setbacks, and various small town updates including crime news, weather, and local industry chatter.
During the recent Head Camp session of the W I L, members urged locating a sanitarium for consumptives. Communities in New Mexico and Texas quickly rallied, with the Alpine Commercial Club submitting a bid, arguing the climate and location favor the Alpine region.
In Marathon Texas on April 12 a resident reported a mad dog in a yard. Jim fired at the animal with a pistol then with a shotgun chasing it to the telephone exchange where a shot was fired into its head. After the dog appeared to die it knocked loose, prompting retreat and pursuit to finish the animal. Local authorities described killing the dog and removing the head, while reports note oil exploration near Scribner well with gas bubbling from rock after casing was jostled.
Fragmentary report from Fort Davis references sagame cold misty weather covering plants for fear of a frenzied enemy. Mentions Pastor, MB and W. W. McCteheo, and Jonen Ther delivering something here yesterday.
A fragmented report mentions residents traveling to Mr. Jones Point of Rock ranch twelve miles west of Davis. Names tied to San Antonio, Port Davis health resort, and visits by Cartwright, Patty, and Mrs. Montgomery surface amid local social notes. Families, hospitalities, and services are referenced in a loose town chronicle.
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