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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1905
Page
1
Twenty seven Artesia residents traveled to Roswell to testify in the Joe Davis versus Mrs Joe Clayton land contest. Witnesses, including J B Hancock and E A Mayton, testify at the Land Office as the case seeks a 321 acre desert claim in Range 5. The Maytons, led by E A Clayton, have long reclaimed the Pecos Valley and sparked local support for preserving contest procedures.
The Elks met last night and favorably reported on nineteen new applicants while ten additional applications were received. The constitution and by-laws were read for consideration. Regular meetings will be on the second and fourth Tuesdays after adoption. until then meetings are by call of J. F. Hinkle. He set the next meeting for the first Tuesday in September.
Reports say Russian forces are delaying advances while awaiting new orders. Analysts caution the pause could slow battlefield momentum as command structures reassess targets and supply lines amid ongoing operations.
Reports from Portsmouth and Oyster Bay indicate Russian envoys favor a new proposition at the peace conference and warn rupture would sway world opinion toward Japan. Amb Mayer meets Emperor Nicholas at Peterhof as Roosevelt letters reach Meyer. In Warsaw the factory strike declines amid wholesale arrests of Polish Socialist party members.
New Orleans Aug 23 yellow fever crowding leads to new jails for political offenders and full capacity as peace envoys meet amid rising camp tensions. The dispatch notes authorities strained as both city and federal services struggle to cope with the outbreak and the political climate.
A. J. Crawford purchases the Roswell hotel property including two fifty foot lots and furnishings for 6000 dollars. He will manage the hotel personally with his wife’s assistance, while W. H. Bennett and L. A. Stephens have other business and interstate concerns. The sale marks a notable change as authorities assess current events and local business shifts.
A morning blaze in Oroville Call destroys one city block and injures multiple firefighters. Three firefighters are reported fatally hurt. Several residents are missing. Estimated loss stands at about 150000 dollars.
St Louis, August 23. Dr William Rininger, a Marion-Sims Medical College faculty member, was killed in a benzine explosion in his laboratory. He was cleaning a microscope lens by a gas jet when the incident occurred.
The passage notes that benzine fumes ignited causing an explosion injuring Dr Rininger, described as an enthusiastic microscopist who had spent the last six months studying consumption.
The Roswell based Kemp Lumber Co buys Dyer & Sons lumber yard at Texico to boost stock and upgrade the facility. New management plans a first class supply point for building materials.
William Russell the new American minister presented his credentials to President Castro in Caracas amid a cordial reception. The ceremony occurred on August 22 as government censorship delayed transmission of the report.
All participants are asked to meet tonight at 7 30 with Mrs Thorne at 512 North Kentucky for an important rehearsal. Wax figures are required to attend promptly and on time.
Prof. E. A. Herod of North Western Normal College Alve O T left this morning for Portales to attend the Roosevelt county institute after attending the teachers institute. He spoke highly of the Pecos Valley outlook and the present normal teachers.
Col D K B Sellers secretary of the New Mexico Territorial Fair Association learns from H C Bright of the Kentucky State Fair Association that Whirl wind the trotting ostrich will perform at Albuquerque. At Danville last week he trotted the first quarter in thirty seconds and the half mile in one minute five seconds. Management could not find a horse fast enough to pace him.
Mrs B W Croughan Mrs A Croughan and Mrs Nora Riley who visited here for a week departed this morning for Amarillo where they will settle in making their home there.
Jade Knaus aged around 29 died Tuesday at 1 30 p m after prolonged consumption while living with his wife and child for about two months in a West Hill residence He will be shipped to his old home in Roper Kansas when his father arrives Wednesday afternoon The body rests at Dilley Undertaking parlors.
Mr and Mrs B L Hill of Big Springs Texas visited here and left this morning for home. They will travel via Amarillo and Fort Worth on their return trip. The Roswell Steam Laundry ad praises buying American and spending at home.
Aboard the White Star Line Oceanic at Liverpool a steerage fire broke out this afternoon. The crew quickly extinguished the blaze and damage is described as trifling. The vessel had been set to sail for New York today and is expected to depart as scheduled later this afternoon.
Mr. Fairchilds, representative of the California seedless apple, traveled from the valley this morning to promote his fruit. Judge William H. Pope returned from Carlsbad after legal business for the next term of court. Claude Brown left for Kansas City after a three month stay with his sisters Mrs. L. B. Tannehill and J. L. Leonard. Mrs. Sidney Prager and family returned from Ocean Park where they spent the summer. Roswell Steam Laundry urges support for home industries. G A Davisson came from Hagerman today.
A Lincoln letter reports another heavy rain with hail along the Hondo. The shower benefits the grass and the entire country feels the good effects from the precipitation.
The County Normal enters its third day of the second week with higher enrollment. Regular classes end tomorrow, exams set for Friday and Saturday. Devotional exercises led by Prof. Wilkinson precede solos by Miss Greenlee and Miss Helen Norfleet. Supt. Reid announces a teachers concert tonight in the High School assembly room.
Tom H Malone arrived from Ha german for a few days. J Mack Smith came from Ar tesia to attend the Clayton contest. TE Shoemaker and C D Cleve land from Artesia appeared as witnesses in the Clayton land contest.
Promotes home enterprise laundry service in Roswell with a contact phone number 29 and a brief urging to send your laundry for processing.
Albert F. Martin of Artesia filed a desert claim of 160 acres in section 12 township 13 south range 24 east. John Ruark of Carlsbad filed a homestead claim of 160 acres in section 15 township 21 south range 26 east. Catherine Whiteman of Roswell filed a homestead claim of 160 acres NE of section 2 township 4 south range 31 east. B A Goode of Hagerman filed final proof on a 160 acre desert claim near Lake Arthur.
Kansas City cattle receipts reach ten thousand with prices five to ten cents higher across categories. Native steers 4.00 to 5.46, southern steers 2.64 to 4.26, native cows and heifers 1.75 to 5.00, stockers 2.75 to 4.25, bulls 2.15 to 3.25, calves 2.50 to 5.25, western steers 3.40 to 4.50, western cows 2.00 to 3.25. Sheep receipts four thousand with market very strong. muttons 4.35 to 5.75, lambs 5.00 to 7.25, range wethers 4.50 to 5.15, red ewes 4.60 to 4.90. St Louis wool steady with territory and western mediums 26 to 30, fine medium 22 to 25, high 17 to 18.
Misses Esther and Anna Schrock of Artesia are guests at the home of J. Eo Garton, staying for an unspecified visit.
Mrs Lyle B Tannehill and her baby daughter Miss Lillian and Master John Hoffman traveled to the ranch of Mrs Tannehill's brothers in law Mr Leonard for a two week visit.
109 N. Ky. house, 481f W. Geary, adobe furnished five rooms for rent. Geary returned this morning from a trip to Artesia. J. S. Venable came up from Artesia this morning to spend the day.
Roswell New Mexico reports a high of 97 and low of 63 with a mean of 80. Precipitation is 00, wind southeast at 5 miles per hour, conditions clear. Forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures, and for New Mexico a day with local thunder showers in the north portion and warmer tonight.
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