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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
2
Alpine voters and officials unveil recently enacted ordinances after months of study and comparison with other towns. The Commission, aided by citizens and the mining sector, selected what they believe best for Alpine and presented them to the public.
Report from the city about two young patriots Edwin Gillett and Private Christopher landing in France to serve Alpine honor on foreign soil. More volunteers expected to follow, promising to bring honor to their town and nation through their mission against hate and autocracy.
A wartime column expresses the wish that American troops be sent to the Slace Lorraine sector and praises Alsatians and Lorraineians as French under Prussian rule. The piece recalls the 1870 seizure of these provinces and declares Americans will help restore them to France under Lafayette.
The piece urges farmers across the Eleventh Federal Reserve District to exceed expectations in subscribing to the Second Liberty Loan. It defends rural contribution, cites regional burdens, and calls for substantial over-subscription, praising Southern workers and urging savings through War Savings Stamps. It lists local names as examples of service and community support.
An OCR fragment outlines Alpine Texas ordinance provisions on nuisances including garbage, trash on premises, and illegal disposal. It references sections on prohibited acts, private rubbish in streets, and duties to remove waste. It mentions dead animals, privies, and requires improvements to prevent excrement exposure in privies and closets. The text is garbled but indicates penalties and enforcement by the City of Alpine.
Alpine Texas city commissioners establish health orders requiring exposure and reporting for diseases including cholera measles and related illnesses. The notice covers certification by physicians for children who cannot communicate and mandates penalties for noncompliance with the health regulations.
The text details penalties for cesspool violations within Alpine Texas including fines not less than one hundred dollars per day and enforcement by the Sanitary Committee. It notes penalties for violations, require permits, and cites City Clerk Sait Ape Ned and Mayor Rend F Berkeley with approval dated February 1918.
Notice from Blecher, Manager of The Best, warning owners and others that trespassing will be prosecuted. Phrases mention wood water and ferals in O2 pastures and warn against entering restricted areas. The notice appears to be a re wed or update of shipments and plates.
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