Golden Wedding of Captain and Mrs Sansom in Texas Frontier
Roswell leaders recall Captain J W Sansom and his wife fifty years of frontier life. The couple hosted sixty guests at 1162 North Flores Street for a golden wedding dinner in 1900 style gold decor. Captain Sansom, born 1854 in Alabama, served as a Texas ranger and later a First U S Cavalry captain during the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
New Mexico
J. C. Lea
Seven Rivers
Fairview
Uvalde
Texas
San Antonio
J. W. Sansom
J. W. Larfsom
North Flores Street
Henry €. Gray
Nort Laredo Street
J. R. Jones
Matamoras Street
D. A. Reese
Kerrville
Kendall County
Blanco County
Samuel Johnson
Mendelssohn
S. H. C. Burgin
Elizabeth Sansom
Captain Sansom
H. S. Tom
Floresville
D. A. T. Walton
Sabinal
W. W. Collier
Alabama
Texas Rangers
First
United States Cavalry
New Orleans
Rangers
Capt
J. H. Callaghan
Mexico
Track Inspectors Evaluate Santa Fe Ties North of Roswell
Foy L J Reiser and S D Cooper of Topeka Kansas led a Santa Fe railroad tie and timber team that spent days inspecting the track north of Roswell. An experimental station between Roswell and Acme tests tie life in Pecos Valley soils using pitch dipped ties and other preservatives to identify the best ties for the valley conditions. The committee will visit Roswell soon.
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Santa FE
Foy
L. J. Reiser
D. Cooper
Topeka
Kan
Tie and Timber Department
Santa Fe Railroad
Roswell
Acme
Pecos Valley Division
Battery Boys Touting Christmas Ball at Armory
The Roswell Light Battery Christmas ball next Monday night at the Armory expects a large crowd. Public invitations, tickets for gentlemen at one dollar with ladies admitted free, and promised splendid music highlight the event.
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Roswell Light Battery
Armory
Battery
Suit over a dead horse and another over a live one
District court finished the trial of A. Banta vs Walter Coleman with Judge Pope not yet ruling. A second case Ezell against Dorr & Dorr began, involving a three thousand dollar stallion and farm real estate, claimed to be a dangerous wild horse. The trial expected to last several days. ROSWELL SEED CO.
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District Court
A. Banta
Walter Coleman
Pope
Court of Justice
A. J. Welter
Dorr & Dorr
Carlsbad
Reid & Hervey
J. M. Dye
Bujac & Brice
John T. McClure
Post Office Service Report Highlights Fiscal Year
The 1910 post office report shows 59,580 offices in operation and a postal gross of 224.13 million with a 5.85 million deficit. It calls for salary adjustments for assistant postmasters and supervisory staff, raises for expert distributors, death benefits for clerks, and funds to reward patented innovations.
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Washington
Charles P. Grandfield
Hitchcock
City
New York
Department
United States Post Office
Congress
Alaska
Postal Service
Democratic Resolutions Condemn New Mexico Constitution
In Santa Fe on December 17 1910 Democrats from a large majority of New Mexico counties condemn the proposed constitution. They denounce its difficult amendment process, extravagant judiciary and legislature provisions, high officials salaries, a costly state government, and lack of direct democracy measures. They urge reforms to limit taxation and empower citizen initiative.
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Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
State Corporation Commission
Board of Equalization
United States
Sunday Mail Delivery Halt Favored by Grandfield
Dr. Grandfield notes strong national sentiment supporting stopping Sunday mail delivery. He says halting Sunday service by letter carriers in major cities could achieve the goal without new legislation. The report also renews a recommendation for paid thirty day leaves and pension provisions for superannuated Post Office employees.
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Grandfield
Congress
Post Office Department
Holiday shoot at Roswell Gun Club December 26 1910
The Roswell Gun Club announces a holiday shooting event on Monday December 26 1910 with money prizes and special awards. Doors open 9 to 11 am and 2 to 5 pm with a sliding handicap for fairness. Traps open for practice after December 19 with access near Main Street.
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Roswell
New Mexico Constitution Opposed Over Land Selections
The convention urges rejection of the proposed constitution citing conflict with the Enabling Act. It argues lands for institutions and railroad debts would be mishandled, jeopardizing state bonds and rentals. The memo appeals to citizens to disapprove, stressing nonpartisan duty and Doubling Act remedies.
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Secretary of the Interior
United States
Commissioner of Lands
Congress
Grant
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices From Kansas City Stock Market
Kansas City stock market report shows cattle receipts at 41 000 with steady to mixed prices across classes. Hog receipts 6 000 with market up five cents. bulk sales 7 0 to 7 80. sheep receipts 3 000 with steady tone and lambs 5 50 to 6 40.
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Kansas City
Wool Market Report from St Louis Territory Prices
Wool market note from St Louis on December 22 shows steady demand with territory and western mediums at 21 to 22 cents, fine mediums at 17 to 19, and fine wools at 12 to 13 cents.
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St. Louis
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Roswell Daily Record
Mason
Lily
Record Publishing CO
East 4Th Street
Court House
Associated Press
N. Flores St
San Antonio Tex
Kipling
Xmas
Pickard
Alange Morrison
Pocket Knives
Enterprise Hdw
Battery Boys
Roswell Seed CO
N. Richardson
L. H. Dabbs
F.N. Brown
D.D.S
R. Brown
Drs. Brown
American National Bank
N. Main St
Haviland
Versailles
Baveriaa
Roswell Hardware CO
Sunbeam
First Natl. Bank
Wowen
Dilley Furniture Company
North Main
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