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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1909
Page
3
Boellner the jeweler has it cheaper. J R Dendinger returned last night from a business trip north. Roger Elliott of Dexter was here today looking after business. Mr. Becker came up from Lake Arthur this morning for a short visit.
A brief note records that a Cleveland resident or visitor was in the area yesterday while looking after business and returned home last night. The fragment implies a transient stay with no further details about the person or purpose.
A notice states W M Ferguson withdraws all real estate from the market. In other items Miss Marion Thode returns to Dexter but Miss Alice Ware remains until Saturday after leaving for a brief visit.
Sam Wah Laundry sold to Charley Mar. Persons with claims against the old firm must present them before July 24 to ensure payment. 1316 Cordes describes family visit from Coalgate Oklahoma with Mr Cordes and his mother staying through August.
JEB Levers returned last night after a business trip to the north.
L Johnson left this morning for the road to meet the evening train carrying his mother Mrs G P Johnson and sister Miss Pearl Johnson returning to Roswell after a long absence.
A year described as the period they traveled from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast visiting many places. Much time was spent in New York and Atlantic City.
Prompt and careful hauling offered by City Livery. Call Jodie Zumwalt for baggage transfer and house movement. Phone 9 or 410 for service.
Miss Cora Brown visits Kenna for two or three days with her sister and takes the three children of Mrs. Gertrude Jones to live there with them.
Mamie A. Cobean at Recon Office or home phone 166 invites renewals and new subscriptions for Ladies Home Journal and Saturday Evening Post this month.
Mrs. F. Flick and Miss Josephine Hillis depart this morning for Portales after a brief stay. They planned to remain two months but were recalled unexpectedly.
Your complexion and temper suffer from a disordered liver. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cleanse the stomach, invigorate digestion, and improve overall health.
Howard Booth returns from Amarillo on railroad business. Stancliff arrives from Lake Arthur for a visit. J. H. Henning returns from El Paso on business. D. P. Greiner travels south for Modern Woodmen of America. Miss Lois Woodruff visits Hagerman friend Ida Doty. Cemetery association schedules a 3 PM meeting with Mrs. Bateman. Capt N J Fritz attends county commissioners opening in Hagerman.
An advertisement page lists real estate and loan firms Roswell Title & Trust Co and The Bonded Abstract and Security Co with capital and contact cues. It promotes advertising services and multiple local hardware stores including Oswell Hardware Co Independent Hardware Co Pecos Valley Lumber Co and Roswell Lumber Co. Also Kemp Lumber Co solicits orders for Pecos White Sand.
Miss Martha Matheny returns from Artesia where she filled a musical engagement and from Hope where she visited her father. Joe Rhea leaves for Bonina then proceeds to Rhea Brothers ranch to oversee interests for several days.
J. B. Cecil and E. F. Phillips of Artesia left this morning for Clovis on a prospecting trip on business.
Mr and Mrs O D Whitney of Greenfield depart for a pleasure journey lasting a month or two to the Pacific coast including Seattle.
W. W. Anderson came back last night after several days on business in Amarillo Tulsa Canyon City and other Panhandle locations.
Mrs Delia Tinsley and her young son left this morning to return to Kenna after spending three days with her mother Mrs Delia De Arcy.
Misses Mable Ballard Ida White and Willie Belle Bevers left this morning for Amarillo to attend a house party and expect to be gone several days.
Elmer Landsaw will depart for a journey along the Pacific coast with a final destination of Seattle. The itinerary indicates coastal travel and planned stops along the way.
Mr and Mrs F L Massie depart for Vernon Texas after a two week visit with Mr Massies father J Ss Massie and wife.
Wm. P. Anderson, livestock agent for the Santa Fe, returns from a circuitous trip to Denver, Kansas City and Kansas pastures. He reports Pecos Valley and Panhandle cattle shipped to the Kansas pastures looking fine.
A heavy rain began in Carlsbad at eleven last night and continued for over an hour with a fast and furious downpour, extending to the lower valley before dawn.
Robert Hildebrand and Flora Kaufman married Thursday evening at seven in a ceremony conducted by Rev. C. F. Lucas at his Fifth Street home. The bride rode in on the evening train from Kansas. The groom, a U S Land Office employee, will reside temporarily at the Roswell Hotel.
Mrs Jeb Cornelius left last night for her Metcalf Arizona home after spending months with relatives here and recovering from a serious illness. She was accompanied by her brother.
Rev Williams Jacques, pastor in Belleville Illinois, admitted guilt for assaulting 11 year old Selma Daniels last November. He pleaded guilty and received a $100 fine after being found responsible for the crime near a remote rail line.
The leading grocery store emphasizes top quality at every shelf. The store markets itself as the place for the best groceries, highlighting superior products and service.
Lena Mieline a 13 year old girl attacked her 13 year old brother Anthony Romain with a razor after being slapped. An older boy restrained the victim as the attack cut his face ears nose and scalp in multiple wounds. Lena reportedly said no one could slap her brother without paying for it. Also mentioned is Miss Gertrude E Chaffee of Oklahoma City en route to Malaga for a real estate matter.
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