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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
3
Notes indicate Longfellow went to Elida for a court matter while Judge H. Dills returned to Kenna today. A doctor Presley in the same notes treated ear nose and throat issues and glasses were fitted. Phone contact listed as 130.
Roberts returns from Portales trip to Alfalfa pasture on 900 acres at Oasis Ranch. Jidge W Grier leaves for Boulder Colorado on a week’s business. Davisson Doyle Co ships 200 boxes Mountain apples at 1.25 per box. George M Smith back from north LF D ranches. Miss Pearl Howell operated for appendicitis at St Mary’s. Mrs F G Walters visits Roswell friends then Kagerman. D P Brown chief clerk for D L Myers visits on railroad business.
Harold C. Stevens departed this morning to resume study in the engineering department at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
Daily notices list Herbert Smyris and M. Fairchild returning from trips to Lakewood and Colorado respectively. Amarillo visitors Guy Saunders and Fred Nolen met G. W. Robinson. Miss Ida Miller left for Kansas City after six months as Joyce-Pruit saleslady. Mrs. Ida Mendenhall offered dress making and cloak services. J. Minns left for Chicago. Many other locals travel, visit relatives, or relocate with brief notes on shops, lodges, and businesses in Roswell Artesia Dexter Carlsbad Hagerman and Lake Arthur.
Seller offers a seven room house and three lots in a good location valued at 3500 dollars, with a 2000 dollar encumbrance. Seeks trade for vacant lots or country property. Contact 5715 R. H. McCUNE.
Hooper came back to his Denver home today after a two week stay in town with Mrs. Hooper who is spending the winter there.
Miss Florence Reed returned to her school at Carlsbad after a ten days visit with her cousin, Mrs. Geo Davisson.
A collage of Roswell businesses lists abstract firms, grocery stores, meat markets, wool and hide suppliers, trading company, bowling and billiards, land surveying, dry goods and ranch supplies, drugstore, real estate, furniture, and household goods. Ads promote quality, completeness, and local shopping.
Local commerce note urges merchants to publicize offerings. Highlights wholesale and retail stock in hardware tinware water supply goods buggies wagons implements and plumbing as key items for sale. Encourages broad advertising to reach buyers.
Harry Morrison the leading and exclusive jeweler offers watches diamonds jewelry rich cut glass and hand painted china sterling and plated silverware. B Borller Roswell's best jeweler provides a full line cut glass hand painted ware diamonds and more.
Oident lumber yard in Roswell invites customers to browse for building materials and paint. Kemp Lumber Co also promotes Standard Apple boxes.
H F Smith traveled from Amarillo on Friday night to join his wife who is visiting here as he continues to recover from an illness.
Multiple short ads list items for sale including a house near the post office with down payment options, a Roswell corner property bargain, riding pony, pair mare mules, six heavy draft horses, and a riding horse stable contact at Roswell addresses and box numbers.
A real estate notice offers sixteen acres of fertile land with water, a seven room residence two miles from court house and apples tea alfalfa. Price starts at 6000 dollars and rises to 7500 on January 1. A crowd attended a free phonograph concert by George Fried en bloom at the Presbyterian church entertaining city children with music and acts.
Small cash payment down balance on terms to suit G A Freidenbloom 6016 According to her annual custom Mrs Sidney Prager kept open house New Years afternoon to the membership of the Book Club and to her friends
14 acre tract three miles from Main Street offered for 1600 dollars with 800 down and the balance in one year. Inquiries Room 5 Okahoma Block Roswell. 58t12. mws.
Judge D Alesire justice of the peace at Lake Arthur was found dead in his bed Thursday night by neighbors after not seeing him since Tuesday. Coroner's jury ruled heart failure as the cause. He was about 55, came to Pecos Valley two years ago, family in Crowley Louisiana during holidays.
An OCR fragment shows an advertisement for oil livering or ambulance service and furniture takers. It includes a phone reference and mentions LLERY FURNITU with truncated words.
The Petos Valley delegation secured the ore meeting of the association in Roswell led by two superintendents who printed 300 badges and worked hard. M. W. Evans left for Des Moines and Sa W G Urton for Pleasant Hill to attend CTS Land and Cattle Company events before a planned three month stay in California with Mrs Urton.
A Roswell auction notice notes limited supply driving higher prices as demand grows. The seller urges to buy now before costs rise, referencing Title & Trust Co. as broker.
Dr. W. C. Alexander pastor to conduct services at the Presbyterian church each night next week starting at eight o'clock for one hour. Public is cordially invited and members are urged to attend regularly.
Ours are ready on the day you said you wanted it in the attorneys hands for examination. We try hard to accommodate every order in time and quality of workmanship and care in compiling it. Phone 91. Roswell Title & Trust Co. 57tf
City Superintendent M H Brasher County superintendent C C Hill and all teachers who attended the New Mexico Teachers Association gathering in Albuquerque returned Thursday night praising a profitable session and cordial reception by Albuquerque teachers.
The group including Megers, French W Ferguson, Harry Thompson, Geo G Stubblefield, Slim Crizer and Master Jennie Ogle caught 18 17 15 14 and 2 ducks apiece on the Bottomless Lakes and the Pecos river. Mallards canvas backs and teal were among the catch. They returned to Roswell around noon.
A New Year hunting outing drew many participants with several legal blank entries noted among attendees. Authorities emphasize documenting every party involved to avoid later disputes.
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