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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1910
Page
4
A broad array of street costumes, evening and party gowns, coats, capes, furs, neck pieces, dress patterns, dressing lacques, bathrobes, felt slippers, handbags, gloves, handkerchiefs, fans, belts, neck wear, and many other items. Visit to make selections with fair and reasonable pricing.
The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of Roswell held a social and discussing gathering at K. P. Hall with speeches by U. S. Bateman P. T. Ramsey and Will Robinson on union unity. About sixty members attended then adjourned to the American Cafe for a substantial supper. Also advertised for sale two work horses and harness with a two horse wagon plus gear, and a single buggy with harness, cheap for cash if sold by the 17th. contact R. D. Bell 4114x. Good driving horses at City Livery.
Robert McAfee known as Big Boy, 23, died at 2 a m at 106 South Virginia from kidney trouble. A well known local figure and laborer for John Ashinhust at the Roswell Marble Works. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
The local camp of the United Confederate Veterans will hold a two o'clock Saturday business session at Judge J. T. Evans’s office. All members are urged to attend.
The automobile runs daily between Roswell and Vaughn in both directions as when mail was carried, and the passenger business continues. Details available at Roswell Auto Company.
Jim Hardeman was found guilty by a district court jury of selling liquor without a license after a trial spanning parts of two days. Sentencing will occur later. The court then turned to Wn Husemeyer on a separate trial for receiving stolen property, specifically two horses linked to White and Satterwhite, who have pleaded guilty to the theft.
C. C. Winters arrived from El Paso this morning for a business visit.
George W. Gordon, commander of the United Confederate Veterans, announced the next annual reunion will be held in Little Rock on May 16 17 and 18 1911. The Confederate Southern Memorial association will meet there at the same time.
The funeral for the late James Chafee, who died at St Marys hospital on November 17, was held yesterday afternoon from Henninger parlors. Burial followed at South Side cemetery. Chafee, age 75, came to this country with no funds or friends and died shortly after arrival. Relatives were found but refused to take charge of the body.
Religious authorities estimate heaven will gain half a million souls due to a city wide revival in Chicago. Citizens report widespread impact on daily life as preachers urge reform and personal improvement. Gamblers and sporting men predict 1911 will bring a “wide open regime” with pugilism racing and gambling revived.
War between the railroad operating from Chicago to New York ended in a boost of rates. Edward Co O'Brien, who went to Uruguay as United States minister, will remain in that country as promoter and president of a new railroad. John Ringling has completed a railroad linking White Sulphur Springs Montana to the Milwaukee main line. English and German bankers organize a 14 million dollar company and begin a railroad from Pueblo Mexico west to a Pacific port. The Interstate Commerce Commission halts a big freight rate rise on second hand locomotives. The three great Canadian rail systems are poised for a race for Peace River traffic amid mineral and agricultural prospects. Arguments on rate evidence open tomorrow at Washington before the Interstate Commerce Commission. B F Yoakum reports Southwest prosperity and waning railroad agitation. Demand for railroad equipment remains with orders for copper cars, ore cars, passenger cars, and steel rails.
Six miles from Roswell a 640 acre tract with 160 acres irrigable, fully fenced, house, well and windmill. Includes out range and water access. Priced at 6.00 dollars per acre, a solid purchase per Title and Trust Company.
Theodore Roosevelt will address the New Haven Chamber of Commerce annual banquet but Gov-elect Simeon Baldwin is unlikely to attend due to a defamation dispute from the campaign. Baldwin, a Democrat, has drawn up papers for slander but may drop the suit to avoid a public confrontation with the former president.
May Riley Smith denounces plagiarism and notes a Minnesota convict’s poem led to a pardon. She traced a Kansas prison verse to her own work and warned of garbled copies surfacing as imitators. A New York piece frames broader railroad committee actions on freight and passenger transportation and car service standards.
The Ladies Guild of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will hold its annual Christmas sale Saturday next the 17th in the old Post Office building.
Railroad officers from coast to coast and Canada to Mexico gathered at the Auditorium in Chicago at 10 o clock for the winter meeting of the Association of Transportation and Car Accounting Officers. The initial session focused on evaluating reports and improving efficiency. A resolution urged adoption of typewriters over pen use for railroad business reports.
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