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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1905
Page
4
Multiple brief health visits and business trips report arrivals from Carlsbad Dexter Tarkio Hagerman and Artesia. Salvage sale at the Famous opens Friday with New York Salvage Co. purchasing stock. local editor Orrin J. Foster leads a rapid expansion of The Baton Range.
The Kemp Lumber Company on East Fourth Street offers loose lime in any quantity for sanitary and disinfecting purposes, with a contact phone line at number 35.
Stockard and Deen promote a citywide sale at the New York Store from Tuesday morning the 25th to Saturday night the 29th. They urge neighbors to shop for honest bargains and mention their fine drivers.
Riverside Oil Company will prospect at Riverside aiming to strike a deep well. The plan involves drilling to assess subsurface formations and potential production prospects in the Riverside area.
Riverside Oil Company plans a 1500 foot well at Riverside to test oil and gas. Denver drillers M C Singleton and L A Reynolds promise a bargain price between four and five thousand dollars for immediate work, about half standard cost, aiming to raise stock to cover the project.
Tuesday filings include Arid Johnson of Hagerman selling to Charlotte Johnson for 1000 dollars a 39.74 acre tract in section 3 township 14 south range 26 east. Lake Arthur Townsite Company sells to Thomas Elliott for 125 dollars lots 10 11 12 block 50 and lot 8 block 56 in Lake Arthur. The United States transfers a patent to Arvid Johnson for 39.74 acres in section 3 township 14 south range 26 east.
Hon Jerry Simpson confined to South Main home with rupture of a main artery near the heart on the right side. He can walk but must be cautious to prevent rupture, which would cause instant death. Doctors estimate safe outing possible in about three months if no serious change occurs.
A fragment notes that true orators rely on a rare inner quality developed through culture and practice. Without this essence, even skilled speakers fail to leave a lasting impression on audiences, a trait so elusive it captivates a child at first glimpse.
Granville Jones praises Miss McClintic of Texas Christian University as a supreme Oratory teacher. She captivates with natural art and simple delivery, leaving listeners with a lasting memory. The Christian Church hosts the event Friday night July 21, with admission at 25 cents.
Attendees of College Chapel entertainment on the 6th inst will be glad to learn Miss Mc Clintic has agreed to further entertain Hereford during her visit. She, with Mrs Lee Clark and Miss Jessie Starnes, will give a reading Monday night July 17 featuring humorous and dramatic selections for all Hereford Texas.
Belated news from Roswell reports Mrs. Alice M. Haynes, for two years a Roswell dressmaker, married a Mr. Taylor in Kansas City after leaving for Hutchinson Kansas last April. The couple now reside in Hutchinson. Taylor is described as wealthy.
Totten and Roberson urge owners of attractive homes or ranches in the Pecos Valley to notify them by card at once if they were overlooked in the canvass for their sou venir book.
Salvage sale announced for Friday July 21 with remaining items after ten days to be shipped to the St Louis office 181f.
Five miners died when twenty five pounds of dynamite exploded at the Riverside coal mine storage and powder house two miles west of Des Moines. The dead include Charles Brown, engineer, Duke Miller, sinker, Harry Belknap, sinker, Del Vance, sinker, and George Arrowood, pumpman. Bodies were scattered across the site after the lightning caused explosion.
Elihu Root of New York took the oath as secretary of state in Washington on July 19. The ceremony was conducted by William McNier, assistant librarian of the state department. Root said he would stay in the city to handle legal matters then return to New York the following day.
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