Social events brighten Roswell with gifts and games
Clara Mason hosted a Christmas afternoon at her North Richardson Ave home with a two course lunch for grown ups and children. Mrs J W Willson led bridge at Military Hill for Barbara Cotton visiting Gallup. Epworth League offered a strong concert at the First M E Church. Berean Bible Class enjoyed dress making and contests at the parsonage with humorous costumes and a silent orchestra by Tom Hall.
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Clara Mason
Hazel Dunn
Loudell McElhannon
Bob Bear
Hazel Beall
Olivia Rhea
Marjory McElhinney
Christine Wachs
Dorothy Morrison
Hazel Smith
Bill Phillips
Tom and George White
John Ramsey
Mesdames J. J. Hagerman
W. A. Johnson
Percy Evans
C. M. Mayes
B. O. Beall
A. G. McElhinney
Louis Wachs
Harry Morrison
W. W. Phillips
Phelps White
Grace Bear
J. R. Ramsey
J. A. B. Bear
C. E.mason
J. W. Willson
Bridge
Military Hill
Barbara Cotton
Gallup
Jack Cotton
The
Military Institute
Hedgeoxe
Will Prager
C. M. Cotton
Harry Jaffa
J. J. Jaffa
R. H. Miook
C. P. Evans
Caho
Roswell
League
Berean Bible
M. E. Church
H. van Valkenburgh
Fred Hill
Tom Hall
Infant of Read Couple Dies Soon After Birth
Infant of Mr and Mrs Kenny I Read died at two oclock this morning at their Fifth Street home twelve hours after birth The funeral was held at 130 pm and burial followed at South Side cemetery.
Fire from coal oil stove at 106 South Pennsylvania
Fire from a coal oil stove at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Boone 106 South Pennsylvania avenue caused the kitchen to ignite at 1 30 this afternoon. Firemen arrived to find the interior of the kitchen ablaze and saved the property with chemical extinguishers and water, the only damage being the blackened one room.
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Claud Boone
South
Pennsylvania Avenue
Stolen Horses Sought by G S Sneathen
G S Sneathen searched for eight stolen horses after staying several days in town. He left for Elida to continue the track started December 16, tracing the horses to about twenty miles north of Roswell before losing the trail. He suspects the animals were taken west from Salt Creek country.
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G. S. Sneathen
Elida
Roswell
Salt Creek Country
Voters urged to register ahead of January 21 election
In Roswell precincts voters are urged to complete registration for the upcoming election. Officials stress every eligible voter should have their name on the registration list to ensure easy voting on election day January 21.
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Roswell
City lumber yards close for a full day
Local lumber yards announce one day closing for a full day. G. L. Reese arrived from out of town for a business visit. F. O. Shoemaker of Wichita Kansas is in the city to handle business matters.
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Mionday
F. O. Shoemaker of
Wichita, Kun
San Juan county boosts fruit riches and growth
The Farmington Times-Hustler publisher William Butler lauds San Juan County New Mexico as an agricultural and horticultural frontier with abundant fruit potential. He cites plentiful water, rising new buildings, absence of saloons, and planned irrigation and railroad projects as signs of a thriving, developing community.
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William Butler
Farmington
San Juan County
George E. Allen
San Juan
Pueblo
First National Bank
War Alarmists Stand Firm Against Taft Rebuke
Despite President Taft’s rebuke, war alarmists refuse to restrain. They argue that an unprepared country faces greater danger of war.
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Pres. Taft
Boek, Stationery and Art Co. New Year Sale
A catalog note offers Bibles Testaments dictionaries books postcard albums leather goods and box stationery at 20 percent off to clear by January 1st. Great for New Year gifts from Inger soll Book Stationery and Art Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingersoll Book, Stationery and Art. Co
Fruit Growers Discuss Horticulture at Pecos Session
The Pecos Valley Fruit Growers Association met at the Commercial Club and held a forum on horticulture and fruit growing. Tests are being made of various smudge pots offered for sale.
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Pecos Valley Fruit Growers Association
For Rent Office Rooms Over Post Office Hobson Building
Office rooms available over the Post Office in the Hobson Building. Contact phone numbers 557 and 5616 for details and rates.
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Hobson Bldg
Robbers Blast Two Banks Take $8000 In Waterville Heist
Five men in a holiday era gang blew open the Citizens Bank and the Bank of State at Waterville Kansas using explosives and escaped with eight thousand dollars. The townsfolk report wrecked buildings and vehicles used by the robbers. A goat roping contest and races are planned at the fair grounds at 2:00 this afternoon.
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Beatrice
Neb
Citizens Bank
State Bank
Waterville
Kansas
Fair Grounds
Banker Robins Poison Attempt Affects Brooklyn Judge Orders Receivers
New York December 31 physicians said banker John G. Robins who swallowed poison before arraignment on grand larceny charges has an even chance of recovery. Receivers were appointed for South Shore Traction Company, largely owned by Robins’ firm, by Judge Chatfield of the Federal court of Brooklyn. The company operates trolley lines on Long Island and is capitalized at two million. In Kansas City cattle and hog markets showed varied prices with steady to higher bids amid light trading. St Louis wool markets remained quiet with mixed fiber values.
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New York
John G. Robins
Washington Savings Bank
Robins
Chatfield
Federal Court of Brooklyn
South Shore Traction Company
Robins’ Company
Long Island
Five Manchester Men Jailed in Adams County Vote Sale Case
Judge Blair sentences five Manchester men to eight months in the workhouse and a $500 fine each for vote selling in Adams County. About 1,141 indictments recorded to date. other Guilty pleas have yielded suspended sentences for more than two hundred defendants. Voters from eastern Adams County filled the courtroom, walking all night to plead guilty. Disfranchisement lasts five years for the convicts.
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West Union
Ohio
Blair
Manchester
Adams County
Markets Report From Chicago Cattle And Hog Prices
Reports from the Markets Chicago December 31 cattle 300 steady beeves 470 to 7 Texas steers 425 to 540 western steers 425 to 600 stockers and feeders 350 to 580 cows and heifers 260 to 630 calves 7 to 9 hogs 9000 five cents higher light 765 to 795 mixed 765 to 795 heavy 765 to 795 rough 765 to 775 good to choice heavy 775 to 795 pigs 730 to 805 bulk 780 to 790
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St.Louis
Chicago
Texas
Explosion in New York Tunnel Kills One
One man was killed another fatally injured and eighteen seriously hurt when dynamite exploded in a tunnel beneath the East River. The tube, designed to carry gas mains from Brooklyn to Manhattan, was being drilled by ground hogs after midnight today.
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New York
East River
Brooklyn
Manhattan
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G. L. Reese
Oirtales
Santa Fe New Mexican
Atlantic
Japan
Leonard Wood
House Committee On Military Affairs
France
Germany
Russia
England
Wood
Congress
Army
Navy
Denver News
Morrison Bros
Morrison Bros. & Co
Pecos Valley Drug CO
Rexall
Joyce Pruit
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