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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
4
Local items report travel by L.N. Hough and J W Kokernot of San Antonio visiting Alpine, business talks by Hart Norman, Emmet Deneon from the mines, and ranchers Ike Gourley and Kokernot moving cattle. Mentions of visits, weather, education figures, water supply talks for the railroad, and a predicted Alpine population growth to 10000 in ten years.
A persuasive appeal argues Alpine must prioritize building a first close school to elevate education, urging trustees patrons and citizens to cooperate. The piece emphasizes parental duty beyond fundraising and calls for an educational revival to raise children to be useful adults.
The will of C H Larkin drawn March 21 1960 dis poses household goods and furnishings to his children and wife with distributions including 6000 to Alice Crane stepdaughter and 66 000 to his widow for the use of the homestead. The ante nuptial agreement with Jeanette Crane relinquishes claims and the executors are named with powers to manage the Alpine Texas estate and public trust.
A note of sincere thanks for the kindness shown to my father during his illness. I deeply appreciate the support and comfort from the Marathon community during this difficult time. W. M. Harman expresses heartfelt gratitude.
The narrator states removing Livery Freep and Sales Stables from Han cock property on Fifth Street to Main Street opposite Mepot. Promises better stables nurses and vehicles than before with uniform rates to surrounding towns Nar Bow zs.
Rev W E Foulks left this morning Teor Gaadere Mrs A L Leckey returned from Gulead this morning. Roy Stillwell and Joe Hannum of Marathon are in town today. The C H Larkin Company are laying a new sidewalk in front of their estate. A B Gage arrived yesterday after visiting El Paso and elsewhere. Lore met Weeks Mrs D W Hestd of den Antonio arrived Tuesday to visit daughter Mrs KE J Altgolt. Chairman Tursey arrived to prep for the Democratic rally tomorrow and will stay for some time. Fourth of July preparations progress quietly. L G Harman Jr died at home in Marathon Sunday at 4 am and was buried with Masonic honors at 10 am Monday. Alpine Masons attending included A T Winder and others. in Marathon they were joined by Fred Clarke and Dr Beakley.
A commentator notes that many boys in Alpine and other towns are neither useful nor ornamental, echoing Lawrance Haley’s view on youth and societal expectations.
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