City Council Tackles Paving and Sidewalks in Regular Session
The Roswell city council met with Mayor Stockard presiding. The body approved pauper bills, discussed sidewalk costs on South Hill and Central school block, and referred street and paving matters to committees. A safe purchase, bridge bids, and inspector duties were discussed along with parks, water plugs, and a July health report. The county institute to be held at Central School runs Aug 20 for two weeks under Edith Rodkey and John H. Vaughn with teachers’ certificate exams at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Stockard
J. Johnson
Finance Com- O. K
Harold Hurd
South Hill
St. Marys’ Hospital
Mr. Ogle
Chisum Avenue
W. Haynes
Wiseley
Main Street
Tisispitiend
Union
Kentucky Avenues
Pennsylvania Avenue
North Spring River
Ir. Bell
Sanitary Committee
Kinsinger
Wyllys
Rufus W. Smith
Geyer
Earse
Roswell Park, Fair & Improve Ent Co
Office of
Spector
Ead
Finance Committee
L.N. Oldham
Carnegie Library
E. M. Fisher
Sidek and Bii
Roswell
Edith Rodkey
John H. Vaughn
Rodkey
Vaughn
Cement expert L B Craig cited for sidewalk work
Local editor promotes L B Craig as a reliable cement man. He promises first class sidewalk installations at reasonable prices. Also mentions Teachers' Institute and The Normal Institute for Chaves as nearby items.
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L. B. Craig
Teachers’ Institute
The
Normal Institute For
Chaves
Johnnie Wilson Cleared in Land Trespass Case
Johnnie Wilson was arraigned before U S Commissioner Karl Snyder on charges of intimidating settler Antonio Gonzales. Evidence showed Wilson drove Gonzales off his land as the rock removal proceeded on Wilson property, and the commissioner discharged Wilson.
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Johnnie Wilson
U. S
Karl Snyder
Antonio Gonzales
Wilson
Gonzales
Wilson Place
Delegates Named for Sheep and Wool Convention
President G A Richardson appoints L K McGaffey M F Lovelace and John A Craig as Roswell Commercial Club delegates to the Sheep and Wool Growers Convention in Albuquerque on September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Richardson
Sheep and Wool Growers
Albuquerque
Roswell
Hats Restored to New in Jewett & Burns Billiard Hall
Special notice states hats are cleaned blocked renovated and made as good as new with Stetsons and Panamas a specialty offered at Jewett and Burns Billiard Hall.
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Jewett & Burns Billiard Hall
Piano Tuning and Property Offers
Piano tuning and repair services offered with polishing for pianos or organs by P. V. Music Co. large price cut on pianos and easy payments. Also available mules and wagon for sale or rent. Six room cottage near Roswell furnished for rent with land included offered by R. E. Byrne. White Rabbit joke item noted.
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P. V. Music Co
N. E. Roswell
R. E. Byrne
Roswell
Iar
Milwaukee Bank President Charged with Forgery
Chicago August reports reveal Paul O. Stensland looted Milwaukee Avenue State Bank over years. Memoranda show $1,300,000 taken from 22,000 savers to fund real estate ventures and a luxurious Irving Park home. Detectives pursue fugitive cashier Henry W. Herring as police guard deposits.
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Chicago
the Tribune Today
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Paul O. Stensland
Stensland
Irving Park
J. E. Fetzer
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Examiner
Jones
Michigan
Henry W. Herring
Examiner Jones
Herring
Five Japanese Poachers Killed on Pribilofs
Despatches recount five Japanese shot on St Paul Island by order of Agent Lempke after a raid by four schooners on seal rookeries. McCulloch brought 12 prisoners to Seward, two wounded. many seals killed or carried off. State Dept says no apology planned, views fishermen as poachers within three miles.
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New York
Pribiloff Islands
Herald
Duluth Harbor
Seward
Alaska
St. Paul
Pribiloff
Lempke
Department of Commerce and Labor
Seal
McCulloch
St. Paul Island
Marshal Harmon
Washington
Bacon
Wright
Tokio
Sims
Sitka
State Department
Prayer Meeting At Presbyterian Church Tonight
Rev. T. S. Hawley formerly pastor of the Trinidad Colo church conducts the prayer meeting at the Presbyterian Church tonight. Visiting in the city he filled the pulpit last Sunday and active church members plan a strong, helpful instructional gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
T. S. Hawley
Trinidad
Colo
Prayer Meeting Invites at Presbyterian Church Tonight
A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend the prayer meeting tonight at the Presbyterian Church at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Progressive Barber Moves to Improved Quarters
George Freidenbloom announces The Parlor Barber Shop will relocate on September 1 from 214 North Main Street to 222 North Main, taking over the E. H. Williams & Co. building just south of the First National Bank.
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North Main Street
North Main
E. H. Williams & Co
First National Bank
Emerson Home Sold For Seven Thousand To Local Buyer
Through Judge U S Bateman and O M Fairchild the Spencer Seedless apple man, the Emerson home on South Hill was purchased for 7000 dollars. The buyer has moved his family there, signaling confidence in Roswell and the Pecos Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bateman
O. M. Fairchild
Spencer
C. C. Emerson
South Hill
Mr. Fairchild
Roswell
Pecos Valley
Three Gale cars bound for Roswell market
Gale 22 horsepower touring cars ordered from Galesburg Ill by Roswell Automobile Co arrive with bill of lading to be sold in town. Two units already sold and the models resemble Buicks used on the Roswell Torrance route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Galesburg
Ill
Reverend Vermillion Organizes Baptist Assembly Trip
Rev. H. F. Vermillion, pastor of the First Baptist church, plans a large party to Amarillo for the Baptist assembly next week. Rail service may offer special rates if enough people join, with many leading Baptist figures expected to attend, making the trip worthwhile for Baptists and others to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Vermillion
First Baptist Church
Amarillo
United States
Wanted. Competent matron or housekeeper
A competent experienced woman seeks the position of matron for an institution or home, or as a reliable family housekeeper. Address Box 73 Bald wn, Kan., Cor 9th and Grove. 3512
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Baldwin, Kan
Cor
9Th
Grove
Local Drug Company Worker Returns From Artesia
A. B. Raffington of Pecos Valley Drug Company returned this morning from Artesia where he had been for ten days.
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A. B. Raffington
Pecos Valley Drug Company
Artesia
Visit Ends as Musser Family Heads Home to Seymour
Mrs. B. M. Musser and her three children, who have stayed two months with Mrs. Musser's mother Mrs. W. H. Smith, depart this morning for Seymour, Texas. The party had been in town visiting relatives and friends.
Election decision halts franchise contest in Denver
Justice Geo W Bailey refused the writ to stay the Denver City Tramway and the Denver Gas and Electric Companies in the franchise election contest. Sheriff Nisbet seized ballot boxes after city officials refused surrender, and the county court resumed hearings amid contempt rulings against election officials and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Geo. W. Bailey
State Supreme Court
Denver City Tramway
Denver Gas and Electric Companies
Alexander Nisbet
City Election Commission
Ben B. Lindsey
Justice Bailey
Supreme Court
Lindsey
George N. Ordway
Henry N. Doherty
The
Gas and Electric Co
Fred A. Williams
Republican County Committee
J. Cook, Jr
Texas and Oklahoma floods halt rail service
Oklahoma City reports heavy washouts on the Rock Island Santa Fe and Katy railroads with all trains into the city delayed. Fort Worth notes Ballinger and Brownwood flooded areas with train service resuming today.
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Rock Island
Santa Fe
Oklahoma City
Katy
Ft. Worth
Tex
Ballinger
Brownwood
Standard Oil Indicted Over Railroad Rebates
A U S grand jury in Chicago indicted Standard Oil Co. for illegally receiving railroad rebates on storage charges, alleging improper financial benefits tied to its operations.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Co
Mutiny on the Lancaster recruits ship at League Island
Five marines are in double irons and ten sailors are under arrest after a mutiny aboard the recruiting ship Lancaster at League Island navy yard. Two mutineers were badly injured during a fight that followed an attempted sale of uniforms and smuggling of beer into camp.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
League Island Navy Yard
Gloucester
Local doctors and travelers head to Carlsbad and Capitan
Dr. George A. Lipp returned this morning from Carlsbad. W. Q. Fawcett and George F. E. French departed this afternoon for a pleasure trip to the Capitan Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Lipp
Carlsbad
W.Q. Fawcett
George FE. French
Capitan Mountains
For Sale Cow and Calf at Record Office
Bargain sale notice lists Joyce Pruit Co offering a cow and calf. Inquiries directed to the Record office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Pruit Co
Record Office
Malone Returns to Hagerman Home After Tex. Workshop Work
H. S. Malone came home to Hagerman last night. He had woodwork completed at a Texas shop.
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H. S. Malone
Hagerman
Tex
Roswell Weather: Warm Day with Cloudy Sky
Local Roswell report shows a high of 94 and low of 66 with a mean of 80. Precipitation is 0. Wind from the west at 4 miles an hour. Forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with local thunder storms and little temperature change.
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Roswell
N. M
Czar May Abdicate Amid Dictatorship Threats
Reports from St. Petersburg say Premier Stolypin seeks emperor approval for new ministers and Grand Duke Nicholaevitch may gain direct army command. The talk of abdication grows as authorities tighten control while Kiev and Warsaw report ongoing robberies and elevated security measures.
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Stolypin
Vladimir and
Nicholaevitch
St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Prince Vassilichikoff
M. Filosofoff
Commerce
M. Iswolsky
Holy Synod
Novoe Vremya
Kansas City Market Cattle and Sheep Receipts Report
Cattle receipts 7,000 with market steady to strong. Native steers 4.00 to 6.20, southern steers 2.75 to 4.50, southern cows 2.00 to 3.25, native cows and heifers 2.00 to 5.35, stockers 2.25 to 4.50, bulls 2.00 to 3.75, calves 2.50 to 5.75, western fed steers 3.75 to 6.00, western fed cows 2.00 to 4.25. Sheep receipts 4,000 with market steady. Muttons 4.00 to 5.40, lambs 6.00 to 7.65, range wethers 4.25 to 5.75, fed ewes 4.00 to 5.25. St Louis wool steady, unchanged.
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Kansas City
Framed Pictures and Photographs at Walton's Studio
Walton's Studio offers framed pictures for den drawing room dining room bedroom and churches plus photographs of all kinds and prices. Describes a wide selection and affordable options for various spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Ladies Hats Retrimmed At Closeout Price
Welch Millinery Co announces summer stock closeout below cost at 110 North Main. Bring in an unwanted hat to have it trimmed to look like new and get acquainted with available selections.
Ruth Pittman on visit to Mrs. Clements then Santa Fe school
Little Miss Ruth Pittman daughter of Will Pittman came from Dayton this morning to stay with Mrs. J. H. Clements until September. Next month she will be taken to the deaf and dumb school at Santa Fe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Pittman
Will Pittman
Dayton
J. H. Clements
School For Deaf and Dumb
Santa Fe
Peaches Arrive By Car Loads From Hope
S. N. White and E. P. Cox drove in from Hope this morning with fine peaches. Mr. White was accompanied by G. W. Pritchett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. White
E. P. Cox
Hope
Mr. White
G. W. Pritchett
Peach tradition sweetens Record staff treat
I. B. Rose offers peaches described as finest seen so far. A son of Mr. Rose who delivers the Record shares peaches with the entire newspaper force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Rose
Mr. Rose
Walton Offers Home and Grounds Photography Services
Walton announces season for residence and grounds photography offering service in city and surrounding areas. The note emphasizes willingness to travel anywhere in the city or country for photo sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton
Morrison Brother Arrives from Midland to Visit Firm Store
S Morrison arrived this morning from Midland Texas to spend a few days in the store of Morri son Brothers of which he is a member. He states that his brother Joseph Morrison will return from New York in about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Morrison
Midland
Texas
Morrison Brothers
Joseph Morrison
New York
Father Samuel Leaves for Olpe Kansas Mission
Father Samuel departed for his old charge in Olpe Kansas this morning. He came here four months ago for health reasons and leaves with an excellent health report and good spirits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Olpe
Kansas
Editor Carl Matschan Checks Lake Arthur Times Office
Carl Matschan, editor of the Lake Arthur Times, visited the office today to oversee affairs and conduct business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Matschan
Lake Arthur
Local Residents In Brief City Visit Timeline
Mrs S B Smith returned this morning from South Spring where she visited Mrs Higgins. Mrs J K Searte of Lake Arthur was here today for dental work. Cecil Phillips came home after a two days stay in Hager man. Mrs Hattie Clisbee departed this morning for Chickasha in Indian Territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Smith
South Spring
Higgins
J. K. Searte
Lake Arthur
Cecil Phillips
Hagerman
Big Sale Seeks 40 Salespeople at New York Dry Goods
The New York Dry Goods Store under C. H. Edwards invites 40 experienced clerks for the big sale. Applications accepted Friday morning August 10 between 8 and 10 o’clock. Start Tuesday morning August 14 at the store location.
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New York
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Java & Media Coffee
Joyce-Pruit Company
Robt. Ingersoll
R. R
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Sosnowice
Russian Poland
Oklahoma
Standard Oil
U. & Weather Bureau
Czar
Warsaw
Vienna
Austria
St. Louis
Welch Millinery CO
Hattie Clisbee
Chickasha
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