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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
2
The Alpine Publishing Company announces the Alpine Avalanche edition with W. J. Yar as editor. Subscription price is 1.00 in advance. Thursday morning October 2 edition is mailed as second class matter in Alpine Texas.
The article reports the Texas Attorney General ruling that Alpine must collect city taxes for 1910 with penalties if unpaid by October 1, 1910, despite Alpine’s defunct corporate status. It stresses adherence to ordinance Secs 9 and 10, urging taxpayers to settle at the assessor and collector’s office. It also notes Wecos Valley Southern railroad plans extending from Saragosa toward Balmorhea and the Davis Mountains, with Pecos welcoming rail expansion and a potential terminal at Marfa or Alpine.
The Alpine community reports an enthusiastic opening with enrollment surpassing prior records. The Mexican school adds a new teacher, Edith Shields, while calls persist for essential laboratory equipment, better home school relations, and stronger parental involvement to sustain progress and discipline in the coming year.
A historical opinion argues ostracism by respectable society could curb crime and moral failing. It cites divorce and infidelity cases among elites, praising public shaming of graftors and corrupt politicians while urging ministers and officials who tolerate such acts be ostracized until reform.
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