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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1910
Page
3
The page lists numerous holiday travelers and arrivals from towns such as Hager, Clovis, Abilene, Parkersburg, La Salle, Hagerman, and Amarillo. Individuals named include J. F. Baustin, Mrs. Henry Prince, Miss Hazel Smith, Mrs. F. M. Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Seay, J. L. Mabie, A. L. Hull, George Curry, and Guy H. Herbert. Also advertised are windmill repairs, educational games, and a Santa Claus priced house sale at 1500 dollars.
Roswell residents will see Alfred Higgins face Kid Clark of Texas in an eight round boxing match at the Armory on Monday afternoon. Higgins, a rising Roswell fighter, meets the Texas challenger amid a card of fast preliminaries with the main event touted as Roswell’s best boxing contest. The first preliminary starts at 2:30 with punctual bouts and a ladies friendly program.
S. M. Owens offers 40 acres of alfalfa land near Roswell with an artesian well. Also for sale 5 draft mares, 1 span mare, a milch cow, farm implements, chickens, pheasants, cavies and white rabbits. Phone 293-6 rings 5015.
Multiple sale notices include rooming house furniture and fixtures, two movable two room houses from Bullard Brothers, a new four room frame plastered house in east front Santa Claus authorized at 1500 dollars by Title & Trust Co. A Singer sewing machine for five dollars at Goodman’s Second Hand, 103 North Main Street. Cockerell S C W Leg horns listed with rural contact. Wanted sewing work by the day or name, Mrs Geo A Puckett 909 West 9th.
J N S Webb a Methodist preacher on the Boaz circuit returned home after shopping here. J P Church came back from Clovis on a business trip for the telephone company. Mr and Mrs Hans Olson visited from Artesia to spend Christmas with A E Olson. George Steinhauer Capt Harry White and Mr Spurgess of Vandalia Ill arrived for a prospecting visit. Steinhauer is mayor of Vandalia. J A La Cotts returned from Hope to join his wife who came back from the south. Delmar Rutledge left for Hobart Okla after ten days visiting his mother Mrs Laura Rutledge and relatives. Mrs Rutledge somewhat improved.
Thomas F. Randolph as executor of Sarah Crooke deceased has filed his final account for settlement. The probate court in Chaves County New Mexico sets the first Monday in March 1910 for hearing objections and approving the account. R. F. Ballard, Probate Clerk, seals the notice.
Cadets hosted a Christmas season dance at the Military Institute last night. The event featured high quality piano music for dancing and continued late into the night. About 150 invitations were issued to Roswell residents, boosting attendance.
A serial picture calendar was prepared by the Military Institute for distribution and sale to cadets. Each season features a different Institute image, building or military scene. The neat calendar bears the N. M. M. I. label in red and black, a fitting cadet gift.
All stud fees due J. T. Clark account of services rendered by Dr. Clark are not past due and payable to Parsons & Redfield. If not paid by Jan. 15 1911 will be placed in hands of attorney for forced collection.
Miss Gladys Tingle a High School teacher left for a holiday visit at her home in Childress Texas. C D Thompson returned to Erie Kansas today. Miss Carolyn Triplett arrived from Georgetown Kentucky to spend the winter in Roswell.
Local ads list firms including The Bonded Abstract and Security Co at 207 N. Main St offering abstracts and loans, Roswell Title & Trust Co at 303 North Main with guaranteed titles, Roswell Hardware Co selling hardware and engines, Oriental Livery and Cab Line run by T. E. Ribble, Pecos Valley Lumber Co and Roswell Lumber Co promoting building materials, and Kemp Lumber Co advertising fine cedar posts.
The Joyce Pruit Company promotes itself as the largest dry goods and clothing wholesale and retail supplier in the Southwest offering a wide range of groceries and related goods.
W S Murrell offers piano tuning and repair services. Graduate of Chicago Conservatory of Piano Tuning with ample experience. Work guaranteed. 348 E Std St. Phone 669.
Undertakers Dilley and Son provide private ambulance service with prompt attention. H. H. Henninger also operates as undertaker and embalmer with private ambulance and phone 28-3 rings.
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