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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
3
Advertisement notes T M Rabbs shop selling clothing and woodwork supplies with rubber tires and horseshoeing available. The terse line implies general shop services and a rustic trades mix.
Lat est books stationery and periodi cs advertised by Ingoll's Book Store.
An advertisement for Brunswick Balke Collander Company equipment by proprietor Geo. B. Jewett promotes billiards and pool gear for sale.
Local advertisement for Kirbys Best soda calling residents to phone 163 to order a case from Kirby's Bottling Works on South Main Street.
The notice lists European plan rooms at 50 cents and meals at 25 cents at El Capitan Hotel, one block west of the depot, and promotes Grand Central Hotel with new management Woodriff and De Freest as best in town. It also mentions Hotel Shelby under new management H. Kercheval and R. H. McCune in Patterson's harness store for loans or names, plus Roswell Hotel with easy payments and Day House 300 feet west of the depot.
Garst Building room 8 offers property listings at low prices. Miss Nell R. Moore, rear of the American National Bank, can be reached by phone 47 for property and livestock listings.
Garrett and Sparks advertise painting and paper hanging services with P O Box 566 459 East Fifth Street offering contracting and building work to customers in need of interior finishing and decorating.
Joyce Pruit Co. operates as a large wholesale and retail dry goods and groceries house. It serves the Southwest with a broad inventory including clothing and general merchandise.
Roswell houses the oldest drug store, ROSWELL DRUG & JEWELRY CO, advertising its up-to-date offerings. Also noted is DANIEL DRUG CO, described as headquarters for drugs, wallpaper, paints, and varnish.
Harry Morrison promotes watches diamonds and rich glassware while B Boellner touts Roswell’s best jewelry selection. Feinberg opens as Roswell’s new jeweler at 20314 N Main St offering repair services and a full line of jewelry.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber shingles doors cement paints varnish and glass. Roswell Lumber Co promotes the oldest lumber yard in Roswell for building materials and paint. Kemp Lumber Co invites customers to call for lumber shingles and related goods at East 4th Street.
Capital Life Insurance Co Denver Colorado a Western Co advertises as the largest dividend payer in the business. The ad invites potential buyers to compare policies noting no trouble to show the policy. Horace A Lay is listed as Manager.
Not fewer than 300 invited guests including state leaders attend a Piedmont hotel banquet in Atlanta to celebrate Governor Terrell birthday and the anniversary of his nomination for Georgia chief executive. Governor Terrell will later resume law practice after turning over to Governor elect Hoke Smith. The Terrells and state executive staff, with families about 100, depart for Jamestown exposition to join Georgia day exercises next Monday.
The Texas Christian Missionary Society opened its 21st annual session in Fort Worth with a week of programs. The agenda concentrates on the Christian Woman's Board of Missions and the Junior Endeavor. Christian education discussions are set for Friday and Saturday with prominent college men from state institutions addressing delegates. Special church services will be held Sunday with visiting ministers delivering sermons.
The big sale of northern registered shorthorn cattle in Minot North Dakota scheduled for today has been postponed to June 15 by North Dakota Live stock association officials. An institute of state farmers will be held on the same date.
The state encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans association opens in Aurora with broad attendance. Delegates will be chosen for the national encampment in Sandusky, Ohio in September. The standout events will be tomorrow's drill and full dress parade.
A series of brief local notices reports A O Millice returning from Artesia on business Miss Mildred Martin traveling to Oak Park Illinois to visit an aunt Surrey offered for sale or trade for horse or buggy by E C Gaddis Roswell Trading Co or Roswell Drug Co Dr G T Creech left for Idria to inspect a cattle shipment Mrs J M Russell departed for Chickasha Indian Territory where her husband is ill with heart trouble
E A Clayton, a founder of Artesia, arrived this morning to conduct business in town. Miss Rose Brownell from Grand Oklahoma reached the city last night and will stay awhile visiting Mr and Mrs W A Johnson.
Gayle Talbot former Artesia Advocate editor and proprietor, who had been in Roswell for the past two or three days, left Roswell last night to return to Artesia.
Rev. S. E. Allison and his wife traveled to Hagerman last night to join the El Paso District Conference of the M. E. Church, South. He will remain for several days, as will his wife.
Reverend John W. Smith traveled to Hagerman on Wednesday for a conference and will stay until Sunday. Reverend S. E. Allison will fill the local pulpit in Smith’s absence and will return from Hagerman for that duty.
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain sails for England to accept a bachelor of letters degree from Oxford University. The journey sets him for the ceremony announced from New York on June 7.
Commencement exercises at Drake University in Des Moines Indiana begin this evening with an address by Dr Nathaniel Butler from Chicago University. Graduation speaker next Thursday will be Dr Edgar Odell Lovett of Princeton University.
Iowa City June 7 Special exercises commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the University of Iowa will be held during the commencement week. Secretary William H. Taft will be the principal speaker, and the celebration runs through next Wednesday as part of the week’s program.
Nearly 200 believers attend the seventh annual session of the State Spiritual society in Topeka. Presiding is A Scott Bledsoe of Topeka. Participating mediums include Dr. Jose Montoya of Wichita Mrs. E E McCarthy of Kansas City and Mrs. Bessie Bellman of Winfield. Sessions run through Saturday and Sunday.
Governor Terrell accompanied by Mrs. Terrell and about 100 staff officers and friends departs on a Seaboard Airline special for Norfolk to take part in the Georgia celebration and reception to President Roosevelt on Monday.
Ley Crso Texas June 7 Local option election will be held tomorrow after a vigorous campaign by both sides. Both the wets and the drys express confidence of victory.
Mr. I. M. Bentley and Miss Marie Lapassade were married yesterday with Rev. S. W. Martin officiating. The couple, one a Kansas City farmer and the other from Denver, Colo., begin life together amid the congratulatory tributes of many Roswell friends.
The Grill Cafe offers an evening meal with a la carte option. Tapry serves the best supper in Roswell for twenty five cents, inviting patrons to enjoy a budget friendly dining experience at the cafe.
Mrs R C Divers and her daughter Miss Maud depart for Beaumont Texas this morning after a three month visit in Roswell with Mrs V C Ferguson. Both ladies said they were delighted with Roswell and the stay in the city.
Notice states that from June 1 1907 the undersigned have no interest in any business at the place about 1144 miles east of Roswell known as Hinkle Town. Signed R F Gayle and H Diven.
Fragmentary 3 percent offer cites 800 dollar price and 110 foot frontage on Main Street. Carl ton and Beil noted as parties. Sale expected within a few days.
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