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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1905
Page
2
The Santa Fe New Mexican notes the Pecos Valley Fair will likely succeed despite transport issues. It urges improved access west of the central Territory to unify and boost prosperity, speaking to residents awaiting faster, cheaper travel to central events.
Ernest New and Ray Miller, linked to Olin Nokes in rifling post office box loot, appeared before Justice J. B. Bailey. They were bound over to district court on $300 bonds, deemed equally guilty for aiding the crime. Nokes’s relatives refuse bond for him. Willis Ford reports mail loss after mountain visit.
The Pecos Valley pioneers led by Phelps and Tom White, early cattlemen with the L. F. C. herd, will be honored at Roswell during the county fair. Notable figures include J. P. White, J. F. Hinkle, Capt. C. W. Haynes, W. M. Atkinson, and Lucius Dills. The L. F. C. farm near Roswell remains a focal point as the fair draws attendees from Chaves Eddy and Roosevelt counties.
A short advertisement extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for biliousness and dyspepsia. It claims the tablets invigorate the stomach and liver, aid digestion, and regulate the bowels, urging purchase from all dealers.
Kansas City and return twenty five dollars and ten cents on account of the Annual Convention National Firemen's Association at Kansas City August 29 to 31 1905. Round trip tickets will be sold August 27 to 30 with final return limit September 5. M D Burns Agent.
General directory lists F P Gayle as superintendent of public instruction and probate judge J T Evans, with county assessor W R Kenney and county commissioners Jno C Peck. Also names school board members by ward: First Ward J A Foreman and J A Cottingham. Second Ward L K McGaffey and Mark Howell. Third Ward W T Joyner and B F Smith. Fourth Ward W W Gatewood and Geo M Slaughter. Fifth Ward C C Emerson and W C Burrus.
The document lists city leadership and department heads including J. F. Hinkle as President of Council, Geo. L. Wyllys as O AOR, Fred J. Beck as City Treasurer, O. K. K. Scott as City Engineer, Lucius Dills as City Physician, W. W. Phillips as City Material, J. J. Rascoe as Policeman, M. W. Witt and W. L. Ray as Scavengers, William Fyffe as Pound Keeper, and members of the City Council and Fire Department.
The Commercial Club public notice lists officers including President G A Richardson Secretary J A Graham Treasurer E A Cahoon and Receiver Register Leland with amounts shown. Also named are Vice President W M Atkinson, Otto Hedgcox, Lucius Dills and executive committee members James Hamilton and J L Stockard.
Mrs Obe Witmer a Joplin MO druggist issues a circular claiming no patent medicine matches Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel complaints. The dealer says they sell and recommend this preparation and it is for sale by all dealers.
In summer 1905 the Pe cos Valley System will sell round trip tickets to Colorado Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin and many other states at low rates. Tickets on sale daily until Sept 30 with final return limit Oct 31. Call at ticket office for full information. M. D. Burns, Agent. Also offering Hondo land for sale in Roswell with 40 80 or 160 acre tracts watered and cultivated. E. M. Smith, liveryman, 123 West Second St. St Louis and Return $33.90 tickets on sale daily until Oct 1 final return Oct 31, 1905. M. D. Burns, Agent.
Inquiries at the Record office list a National Cash Register for sale. A. J. Nisbet offers his residence at Main and 13th streets for sale and advertises a family horse, a three year old filly, well broken and gentle, and a good saddle horse.
Three room cottage for rent by E H Skipwith at 14410. Also a three room house close in at 512 N Rich Ave with contact 4416.
Eight room modern house on Richardson Avenue with hot and cold water, gallery, pantries, closets and outbuildings. Properties on Pennsylvania Avenue and North Main Street feature new, up-to-date residences. Additional listings include five room houses on South Lea Avenue, a corner lot northeast front, and several 10-acre plots near town. Land near Cumberland Town site offers artesian belt access. 80 acre tracts and 80 acres of Hondo land are priced at fair valuations. Numerous residence lots and cheap claim lands available nearby.
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