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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
2
An incomplete OCR fragment presents limited readable facts about a local event. The readable portions reference a community venue and unspecified actions, with essential names and dates obscured by degraded text.
The Record urges a mass meeting of Democrats to nominate a citizens or business men's ticket in Roswell New Mexico. It cites a 200000 dollar public works plan and warns against ward politics while backing clean, competent business leadership. W.G. Wilkinson arrives to review the water works project and Trinidad's plant is cited as a model for Roswell.
Campbell Hardy of the Albuquerque Journal praises Roswell, calling it the strongest city in New Mexico for location, business, and citizen spirit. He predicts railroads, growth, and prosperity, with leaders and a commercial club driving a greater Roswell over the next decade. Eggs for hatching listed by E. C. White with contact number.
Classified notice listing include sale of Vine town lots in Artesia bargain inquire at Record office 200 fine hogs from Lawrence ranch Arthur N M Lake options sale of household furniture 106 S Ky second hand Fairbanks Morse engine Roswell Hardware Co good furniture cheap brick house south of St Marys hospital Oliver typewriter scholarship Woolver town Business College inquire Record office
Classified rental brief listing two spaces: a six room modern residence with bath close in by Roswell Title and Trust Co, and two front rooms suitable for office or lodging in Oklahoma Block near Oklahoma Smith. contact 0417.
A classified notice seeks a reliable borrower for two thousand dollars with strict first class security. The Record announces W. S. Moore as candidate for City Clerk of Roswell subject to Democratic city convention. Also claims W. M. Atkinson runs for re election as County Commissioner Second District per Democratic primary.
A political notice announces Fred J. Beck as candidate for County Assessor Chaves County subject to Democratic primaries or convention. C W Davisson is named for Tax Assessor in the Democratic primaries. A self declaration marks A R Forsyth as candidate for County Assessor Chaves County subject to Democratic action. GUY H HERBERT also appears as a candidate.
James Sutherland announces candidacy for County Treasurer of Chaves County, subject to Democratic primaries.
Charles C Hill announces candidacy in the Democratic primary for the office of Superintendent of Schools. He seeks the position amid a field of contenders and signals priorities for district education.
A county sheriff matter is listed in Es County records subject to formal action. Details are sparse and pending further clarification from official notices.
J J Rascoe announces the date for the Sheriff race in Chaves County subject to the Democratic primary election.
The Chaves Democratic primary field includes Jas. W. Mullens running for Probate Clerk. The nomination announcement notes Mullens will seek the party's endorsement in the upcoming election.
The notice lists F P Gayle seeking re election as Probate Clerk of Chaves County in the third district. It also names N J Fritz Hagerman as a Third District Commissioner candidate and announces J T Evans as Probate Judge candidate. M A Finley is named as Third District Commissioner candidate, all subject to primary election action.
W. H. Cosgrove announces candidacy for City Clerk of Roswell. The nomination is subject to the action of the Democratic city convention.
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