Roswell Glasses and Local Notices
Dr Presley offers eye ear nose and throat care and glasses fitting at 528 home and 130 office in Roswell. Tom Higgins visits from the south for several days as Mr and Mrs EB Mitchell return from Hagerman. Julian Bryson arrives from Ft Worth to spend winter in Roswell. he is J F Bryson’s son. Louise Calibon injures arm in a fall. ligaments ruptured, not a broken bone.
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Presley
Roswell
Tom Higgins
Julian Bryson
Ft. Worth
Riewell
J. F. Bryson
Louise Calibon
E. A. Cahoon
Cryptic Inscription Graces Swiss Church Tower
The Sy Wiss church at Champéry in the Swiss valley features a 1726 tower with a pierced crown, a gilt saint statue and old clock. The cryptic line reads Quod anguis tristi mulcedine pavit Hoc sanguis Christi dulcedine lavit, rendered as That which the serpent with sad charm imbued the blood of Christ with sweetness has renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ “Ry
Dent du Midi
St. Theddule
Christ
Animals and Rain Observations in a Humble Tone
Notes on animals avoiding shelters during downpours. Monkeys lean against trunks, orangutans lack roofs, and cattle huddle exposed in rain. Dyaks say heavy rain prompts the orangutan to cover with fern leaves. A Silent Partner. Married life shocks Tom’s status in a Dallas News quote.
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Tom
Dallas News
Bare Tracks and Local Happenings
The Cleveland Leader notes a Christmas visit by Mr and Mrs W A Wilson from Carlsbad. L W Holt of Hagerman and Lawrence Powers of Illinois plan mining work in the Capitan mountains while Mrs Jerry Cazier of Dexter shops locally. A gold bracelet with diamonds is lost with a reward offered at the Record office. A request seeks a housework position in a small family at 600 N Richardson Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Holt
Hagerman
Lawrence Powers
Illinois
Capitan Mountains
N. Richardson Ave
Hold Up of Curry Nomination Signals Republican Rift
The El Paso Daily News reports the senate committee on territories delaying George Curry's nomination as governor of New Mexico reveals a Republican factional split and administration pressure. It notes Governor Quarry's efforts are failing to unify the party and predicts Curry's eventual confirmation amid the feud, with Leahy's nomination moving forward as a contrast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso Daily News
New Mexico
Senate Committee On Territories
George Curry
Republican Party
Quarry
Curry
New
Mexico
United States
Leahy
City Attorney Opinion On Quorum And Voting Rules
City Attorney Scott submits a written opinion to Roswell New Mexico officials dated June 27 1907 clarifying quorum as a majority of the members elected not the acting body. He argues five of ten are not a quorum and urges six votes to pass ordinances, notes two thirds rules for property takings, and suggests rule amendments to fix voting thresholds.
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Scott
Fred J. Beck
Roswell
New Mexico
McQuillin
Primental
San Francisco
Cal
McQraken
San Francis
Dillon
Smith Abbott
J. F. Hinkle
Board of Trustees
A.xy
Gilande
Aba
Supreme Court
Offi
Nebraska
State
Council
Scythe Hanging Prank Imitates Daniel Webster Tale
A young Daniel Webster dislikes hard work and jokes with his father about hanging a scythe. He ends by hanging it on a tree and quips that it is hung to suit him now. The anecdote highlights his quick wit and independence as a youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Dan
George C. Bowden
Geo. C. Bowden
Little Rock
Ark
Chamberlain
Also Mentioned on This Page
Logal News
EB. W. Mitchell
Roswell Title & Trust Co
Hunsberger
Zink’s
London Telegraph
Merit
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Bing
Cleveland
W. A. Wilson
Carlsbad
Jerry Cazier
Dexter
Washington
Record Office
Hinkle
Stockard
Tra Popnoe
Judith, Mont
Gilkeson
Artesia
FDR
Burro
Ugquire
Kansas City
Columbia
Denver
Man
Woolverton Business College
Chean
Inquire Record Office
Fairbanks-Morse
Inquire
Roswell Hardware Co
Los
Aes Nae
Petty Tf
N. Penn
Makin’s
Western Union Telegraph Office
P. O. Box
China
Haviland
Versailles
Rock Bottom
the Majestic
Mr. Hill
Roswell Trading
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