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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
4
Paris reports Echo de Paris cites U S backing as evidence of China's firmer stance toward Japan in Manchuria. The piece notes indemnity payments from China for 1900 troubles as proof of Washington's support.
Reports from Tokio state that four Koreans were killed when about 200 bandits attacked a village near Seoul. The attackers were driven off, and insurgents are said to operate in groups of 200 or fewer, totaling no more than 4,000 active revolutionists.
The Roswell New Mexico area reports that five townships in Roosevelt County have been surveyed with plats to be filed June 10 1908. The notice invites land entry applications and lists township ranges including 1 N 37 E through 18 S 38 E.
B. E. Priest departed for Wichita Kansas this morning to visit relatives before returning to his Sedalia Missouri home. He had been in town for a six months stay with his daughters Mrs R H McCune and Mrs Will.
Six piano tuning and repair services advertise satisfaction guaranteed with references from city musicians and critics. D N Croft, 107 North Penn Ave, charges less than other tuners. Teachers report busy month with tests and a city teachers meeting featuring papers valuable to the profession. Also small ads section notes advance payment for ads under one dollar.
A list of property transfers filed for record includes Leroy F. Fiurdine to WB Gentry for 1000 dollars a northwest quarter of 7-6-55 and several other conveyances. Notable entries include Alonzo T. Gunter acquiring multiple tracts via deed from Zaumiwalt and others and from J. W. Stockard and wife, plus transfers to the Odd Fellows Home and the German Baptist Brothers Church.
Lake Arthur and Roswell town teams prepare for a baseball game tomorrow afternoon at Amusement Park at three o'clock. Hagerman Military Institute faces the same area in an afternoon train load cattle movement dominates regional markets with shipments from Pecos and vicinity heading to Kansas and Amarillo for grazing in the Panhandle.
Special to the Daily Record reports M. C. Stewart ex sheriff Eddy County founder of a campaign now active for the office against Sheriff James C. Christopher. Since April first he has worked with the Pecos Valley and Northeastern Lines supervising cattle shipments from Midland west and Sierra Blanca east. Thirteen train loads have been shipped from these points including two loads of two year old steers.
Cincinnati judge Longworth, father of Nicholas Longworth, enjoyed conversations with laborers. A ride through Idea Park led him to tell Pat the Irish laborer he would wait long to be driven by a judge, and Pat replied Ireland would shorten his path to judgeship.
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