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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
6
Territorial finance leaders certify auditing and payment for multiple printing orders in 1905. Totals include 4038.72 and 3013.19 dollars for Spanish and English materials, reports, and house bills, with formal attestations by council and house finance committees.
A Carlsbad Odd Fellows event plans a September 9 corner stone ceremony with W. W. Ogle of Roswell as presiding official and C. C. Hill as orator. The piece reveals $23,000 in contingent expense appropriations for the legislature and $34,051.91 spent on printing and trips, with little accounting in territorial records.
P Quinn and P H Cannon return from Dayton with news of a new artesian well on Cannon’s land, a quarter mile northwest of Dayton. The 12 inch water flow at 600 feet depth grew from 700 feet drilled, with oil increasingly evident over the past three days, suggesting a potential oil producer.
The Parlor Barber Shop will relocate September 1 from 214 North Main Street to 222 North Main, moving into the E H Williams & Co building just south of First National Bank. A heart shaped pearl pin with a diamond counter was lost. finder may leave at the Record office for a reward. The barbers expect a big crowd and have invited the Valley Odd Fellows and may hire the Roswell band for the occasion.
During the first sham battle Sergeant Whiteman and four men seized a cannon and rode it into camp as cheers rose. A Texas militiaman was killed in a blanket toss accident and a regular infantryman died from a steel bullet aimed at an officer. A caisson wheel crushed an artilleryman, and a wreck near Quanah derailed four coaches injuring Private Doyle and Corporal Wilson with non life harming injuries.
San Francisco August 15 Major General Wood of the U S Army arrived amid inquiries into a Philippine investigation. Details indicate charges or questions awaiting formal record as the army proceeds with oversight and potential hearings.
Mrs S P Denning hosted the Entre Nous Club and guests at her home with rooms decorated in sweet peas pink roses and golden glow. Guests told first family story for prizes with Miss Denning winning a fruit jar and Mrs W S Moore a consolation prize.
Biwabik Minnesota reports several large fires threatening pine tracts and forcing settlers from their homes as wild animals invade nearby villages amid drought. In Washington Brig Gen Clarence Edwards at Ft Bayard New Mexico recuperating from throat ailment is reported nearly fully recovered.
The Roswell Oil Company restarts work on its prospective well east of town after raising a good sum of money. Drilling began again today following a Monday night stockholders meeting that reported over $1,000 raised.
A party returned from a three week trek in the White and Capitan mountains with four camps. Members include C C Hill and family M A Finley and family O Z Finley and family Misses Allie Davis and Katie Lewis from Forney Texas and Edward Fleckinger as cook. They found ample game and fish and enjoyed the trip. Local residents and travelers were noted passing through town and preparing for upcoming work projects.
Militia workers returned from Austin and the Hondo reservoir project is nearly finished. Several Roswell residents traveled, visited relatives, or pursued trips, with Lieutenant Aubrey Smith recovering from a horse fall. Multiple notices cover encampment news, court actions, roadwork, and upcoming local campouts at Bottomless Lakes with a broad roster of residents listed.
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