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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
4
The sale offers Racket Goods Chinaware Glassware Graniteware Light Hardware Notions and more at special low prices. COST CUTS NO FIGURE FOR THE GOODS MUST BE SOLD. Readiness for shoppers in Roswell and the Pecos Valley with a broad assortment under a special price schedule.
A long sale list of plain and decorated dishware, cups saucers and platters with marked down prices from nine pence to thirty-some cents per item. The catalog includes coffee cups, crocks, bowls, plates, spoons, knives and various kitchenware plus tools and supplies.
Russell conducts carriage work while 1011 I. H. Gebhart visits from Dexter on business. A Thoroughbred Jersey bull is listed at 700 North Union. Expert horse shoeing offered at Texas shop. P C Chamberlain of Lake Arthur discusses business. Tire replacement offered by T M Rabb, phone 242. W C Lawrence attends from Lake Arthur on business. The reading by Mrs Feneta Sargent Haskell is postponed to Monday night. L R Alexander to sing at the Presbyterian church service. Local lenders advertise farm loans with quick closing and no paper work.
Livelihood update notes that Sherwood, cashier of the Lindsay National Bank at Gainsville Texas, is in town handling banking business as the office force passes on incoming questions.
Local vendor advertises bananas for sale beside a car near the depot offering bunches from bic up.
The remains of Dr. G R Rucker were not shipped this morning due to blocked railroads. Relatives will not depart with the body until an uninterrupted journey is guaranteed.
Roswell Title and Trust Co advertises a cash investment trial promising placement and familiar guidance for potential investors seeking learning or growing funds.
Alexander Hunt and daughter Mrs. J. R. Bson spent three weeks visiting Fred Cc. Hunt and family. They departed yesterday for Fort Scott and Neodesha Kansas. Mrs. A. Hunt will remain for several weeks longer.
An office states that all jobs receive the same careful handling regardless of value, noting that a $5.00 job and a $1,000 contract are treated with identical precision. The firm, Roswell Title & Trust Co, 931f, emphasizes consistency in service.
The notice announces free eye testing services offered by L. B. Boellner, jeweler and optician, inviting residents to take advantage of the examination.
A street scene touts the City Livery and Transfer Co offering pleasant rides in up-to-date rigs. Customers are invited to visit at 122 W 2nd or call No. 9 for service.
R F Cruse advertises horse shoeing at a rate of $1.50 and claims exclusive expertise with the best work in the Pecos Gallay. Prospective customers are invited to come and be shown.
Christy Webb arrived by car today, coming from Chihuahua Mexico where he had spent several weeks working.
T H Day of the mountains west of town reprieved a horse stolen from him two years ago and sold to Thomas Higgins. After the case was decided Higgins bought the animal back from Day.
Elks notice a celebration of the Union Fraternity of Mexicans at the school house in Chihuahua additon tonight. Visitors are arriving, with nine members from Carlsbad attending this anniversary event.
Mrs. Fenetta Sargent Haskell announced the Woman's Club event at the Presbyterian Church has been postponed to Monday evening.
An advertisement by Roswell Title and Trust Co invites readers to list their farm for a prompt sale to a buyer in the east. The brief notice emphasizes arranging the sale while promising efforts to handle rest of process.
The City Livery and Transfer Company offers horse and buggy rides and modern equipment. Visit at 122 West 2nd Street or call phone number 9 for a pleasant drive.
The Great Western Life Insurance Company of Kansas City Missouri reports a rapid growth in 1907 writing 27 million dollars in insured business on limited capital. To expand capacity directors authorize raising capital stock to 1 million dollars and seek regulatory approval. T. Whitaker from Kansas City office visits Roswell to gauge investor interest and may relocate.
A nostalgic verse from the Atlanta Constitution laments bygone times. It recalls schoolhouse life with drums bells and a log building, noting departures, memories, and a city changing beyond recognition as youth fades.
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