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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1910
Page
3
H J Thode left Dexter today. Harvey Bennett returned from Hagerman. Dr G T Creech came back from a business trip north. Cy Waugh visited Dexter yesterday and returned home. All Birdsong returned from a week long trip north for Swift & Co.
C E Odem traveled to Dexter last evening to oversee matters at his ranch and attend to business interests in the area.
Mr and Mrs Wm L Heitman returned last night after spending the day here shopping.
Bott S Brewster Cook of Muscatine Iowa arrived for a short visit with his son R S Cook. J T Pergkins came from Elkins for a few days with friends. A Kennath artesia banker passed through on a business trip north.
D. C. Williams of Pecos Valley Drug Co. traveled to Hagerman this morning on a brief business visit.
Miss Barbara James returned to Orchard Park after two months with friends. Chris Kuhn and family came back from a thirty day visit to Kansas City and Mr Kuhn's old Versailles Missouri home. Highest cash price paid for poultry U S Market 2011. Mrs John A Cress returned to Orla Texas after two weeks with Mrs J M Bowman accompanied by her two children J C Ellis Contractor and Builder 115 S Washington Ave O9118.
Otis Jones comes from Clovis on telephone business. Father Christmann leaves for Portales for Sunday. P. J. Amer returns to Hagerman after a short visit. Walter Chisum goes to Greenfield for business. Dave Runyan visits Artesia and returns. Mrs. J. D. Bratton and Miss Ida Hammonds visit from Lake Arthur. Mrs. Fanny H. Holly and son Francis go to Hagerman for a few days. Dolla Banks arrives from Boaz for a visit with Miss Stella Patillo. Mrs. Virda English leaves for Temple Oklahoma for a month or six weeks. Mandana Bell arrives from Henrietta Texas for a long visit with son J. D. Bell.
Miss Mary Toohy, a city schools teacher, departed this morning for a several week stay at her home in Indianapolis Indiana.
Mr and Mrs R B Bean and their two younger daughters departed this morning for a several week visit in Western Texas.
Dr T F Foncannon from Emporia Kansas, visiting after the operation on Mrs J L Gibbany, predicts Roswell will become the Denver of the lower Rockies and a leader in the Southwest. He cites local sights and booster chatter as proof while Mrs Gibbany rests post operation and Dr H A Ingalls and Dr C L Patton plan to stay a while.
Mr and Mrs Ollie L Porter were married June 3 and left this morning on a pleasure trip lasting two or three weeks to Colorado Springs and other points Private funds for city towns See J B Herbst 303 Main St Roswell tf
Mrs George T Leeman of Greenville Texas arrives for a three week visit with her brother J L Mead and family.
Mr and Mrs Frank R Miller of the Railroad Restaurant arrived home after a four week trip visiting Mr Miller’s old home in Indianapolis and Kentland and other Indiana points.
J B Clark visited Elida this morning for a short stay with homefolk and plans to return to his work here on Monday evening.
Tom Hollomon left this morning on his return to Kenton Tennessee after spending two months visiting his brother Harry Hollomon located here.
Fred H. Miller came back last night from Luling Texas seventy miles east of San Antonio where he placed his five children in the Bell Hayes Orphan's Home and School. He was gone about a week.
Mr and Mrs Warren H Stine and baby return home from El Paso where Mrs Stine had been with relatives for several months. She is accompanied by her sister Miss Gayle Ables also of El Paso who will stay two or three months locally.
Multiple listings include two good horses and a Desirable corner residence lot with city water bath and electric lights. A beautiful home on Lea Avenue priced at 2600 and a four room house with porch on a north front corner lot. Also brindle greyhound pups, a corner lot house, driving pony and Jersey cattle plus a gentle horse buggy and harness. Listings show contact details and locations in Roswell area.
Miss Edna Ross of Pecos returned home this morning after a brief visit in Elida where she stayed as a guest of Mrs. Jesse Gossett.
Mrs. S B Young departed this morning for Hamlin in Jones County Texas to establish a home. She will be joined there later by her husband Mr. Young.
C G Osterhondt departed this morning to take up a position in Albuquerque. He had been in town for six to seven weeks working as a salesman for the New Mexico Cigar Company at the Smoke House.
A reader seeks a home for a set of auto curtains in good condition. Since the owner is unknown and they cannot be used, interested parties are asked to call the Record office and arrange pickup of the curtains.
Guy Saunders of Amarillo arrived for a visit with Fred Nolan at St. Mary's hospital where Nolan is in very serious condition and not expected to recover.
An old style advertisement from 212 Main St offers to improve business with a deal that rewards customers who use a single sack of tobacco weekly. It promises better goods and urges support with a nickel.
Miss Blanche Vandewart of Boston visits her brother Ralph Vandewart and Miss Hallie Manning here then departs for Clovis. The brother accompanies her to Clovis on her trip home.
Price & Co. has five Standard fire extinguishers costing about sixty dollars. They aid early fire discovery and could save their value hundreds of times over. The Record notes insurers may offer a five cent per thousand reduction on fire insurance where these extinguishers are installed.
After a baseball game crowds witnessed a harrowing incident in front of Price & Co. as a frightened horse backed the buggy. A three year old child fell under the horse, grabbed the buggy axle, and swung onto it before the animal halted. W. B. McCoy helped rescue the child amid onlookers.
A series of classified notices seeks: plain sewing and ladies shampoos at home for 40 cents from Mrs. Carrie Kyle 110 S Ohio St. A second hand refrigerator 50 or 75 lbs in good condition cheap via P O Box 194. A young man requests room and board in private family. Stock to pasture Owens Farm. A book-keeper position available at Record office. Exchange mare in foal for a fresh cow via P O Box 855.
Advertisement notes a first suit free after 8 00 a m whistle blows Monday. Other suits that day priced at $1.00 each. Contact W P Wood at 11 a Phone 324.
The International Cyclists Union brings top riders to Brussels for preliminaries tomorrow with world championship events set for July 24 and July 31. The 1911 international bicycle races were decided to be held in Turin.
The Marblehead Bay Ridge yacht race began this morning under the Christian Yacht Club auspices in Boston. Conditions resemble last year. New entrant Grampus, built by Arthur P. Homer of Boston, competes.
Advertises a phone line 182 Y and Livery service for hacks buggies and cab rides offering saddle horses and horse rental.
W S Murrell offers piano tuning and repair with graduate Chicago Conservatory training. Guaranteed work and extensive experience advertised. Also lists Racket Store and Jones & Son Queensware and Morrison Bros Ready-to-Wear Store with general goods and millinery.
Dilley & Son offer private ambulance and prompt service. Ullery Furniture Co advertises undertakers with phone access. H. H. Henninger is an undertaker and embalmer with private ambulance and prompt service at Parlors 121 W. 4th plus phone contacts.
The Democratic Central Committee of New Mexico meets in Roswell to call a primary for Chaves County to select candidates for the Constitutional Convention. The meeting is set for July 19 1910 at 2 PM at City Hall with orders issued by Chairman A L Whitbe man and secretary W T Paylor. A separate item notes a former home of R D Blair for sale and a 1114 Picnic Wagon at City Livery.
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