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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
3
Property listings describe a modern seven-room house with a large barn and orchard on five acres priced at 4000 dollars. Also offered are business properties on Main Street with strong interest, an acre tract near the city, vacant business lots, and a neat five-room cottage on Kentucky Avenue with an artesian well and fruit trees. Wills show these properties and encourage investigation.
The Roswell region reports a major 1907 expansion with $50,000 ice plant and $150,000 plaster plant plus a doubling in local industry. Water rights and artesian wells surge, with 419 wells in Chaves county and a planned Roswell to Lincoln telephone link. The Hondo reservoir supports 700 acres submerged and potential 10,000 acres irrigable, while alfalfa and fruit prospects rise amid a drought-influenced push for efficient water use.
A brief record notes Roswell Title and Trust Co operating at a storefront opposite the Post Office. The item flags the firm’s location for readers seeking title services in Roswell.
Local note lists Peeler's stock at Makin's and advertises items for sale. Mentions Ladies who wish to join The Woman's Exchange at Shephard & Company's new store Saturday afternoon. Provides assorted notices and local conveniences.
A Roswell trade directory lists CMAVES COUNTY ABSTRACT CO F P Gayle manager and multiple local businesses. It promotes Watson-Finley Grocery Wool & Hide Co U S Meat Market Ingersoll Book Store Bowling Billiards Pool Brunswick equipment and piano tuner Bernard Pos with contact details.
J M Nelson Co architects based in Oklahoma City and Roswell New Mexico. Detailing firm work with regional projects and design services across the Southwest.
Jaffa Prager Co and Joyce Pruit Co are described as the largest supply houses in the Southwest offering dry goods clothing groceries ranch supplies with both wholesale and retail operations. The ad highlights broad merchandise coverage across dry goods clothing groceries and ranch related items.
Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co claims to be the oldest drug store in Roswell and advertises a full stock including drugs wallpaper and paints with up-to-date offerings.
Local notice lists printing options for cards posters commercial stationery booklets catalogs and similar materials offered by The Daily Record.
The New Gilkeson offers first class dining room service with meals at 50 cents and special meal ticket rates. Free sample rooms and private baths are available one block west of the post office. Grand Central Hotel now under Ellars and Ellars management promises the biggest and best and is the only hotel equipped with sample rooms.
An advertisement page highlights leading Roswell jewelers Harry Morrison L B Boellner and C Feinberg offering watches diamonds and cut glass. It also promotes secondhand stores Akins and JSwell with furniture coal and stoves plus a public stenographer service Baker Elliott and a sanitarium and tent city operation under Dr Parsons.
Dye Works IK C DYE WORKS Alterations and one Cleaning and pressing J Hagell phone 517 123 W 2d
Bernard Gunsul, electrical contractor at 110 N Main St, phone 141, advertises all kinds of electrical work as an agent for General Electric Co.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles cement paints varnish and glass. Oswell Lumber Co proclaims oldest Roswell yard for building supplies. Kemp Lumber Co invites customers for lumber shingles and related goods at East 4th Street.
The Dilley Furniture Company promotes the swellest line of furniture in Roswell offering high quality pieces at low prices to attract shoppers.
Western Grocery Co and Cash Grocery promote top quality groceries with cash-only terms. Prunty and Gordon oversee Cash Grocery highlighting value and selection for customers.
The Morrison Bros store offers ready to wear apparel for men women and children with a specialty in millinery. The advertisement highlights clothing and hats for all ages and styles at the local shop.
Roswell Seed Co announces a new seed catalog featuring field and garden seeds. The catalog is available free upon request to customers and growers seeking fresh selections.
W P Wood operates a tailoring shop at 118 North Main Street offering tailored suits plus cleaning and pressing services. Customers can reach the shop by calling 409 for inquiries and orders.
The notice lists business transitions and services including photography by Hess & Co moved to Dilley & Son, with undertaker services and private ambulance. Also mentions Allery Furniture Co offering undertaker contact numbers 75 and 111.
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