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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
4
Local notes show visits by J B Gecil of Artesia on business and several residents from Artesia Dayton Lake Arthur Hereford and Roswell, including J Peterson and F Stanford, spending the day in the city with friends and family.
Ane new batch of post cards offered from 5 to 25 cents each. Book Store at 821 F. L. Bode and wife arrived from Rock Springs Wyoming on business. C A Rex and family arrived from Lexington Missouri and plan Roswell as their future home.
M Waller is recovering from a severe grip attack at St Marys Hospital and is reported to be much improved.
Jr. and Mrs. N. T. Talle of Hager man visited the city yesterday for business matters.
F Deats and wife from Texico traveled via Roswell last evening en route to Carlsbad to spend the summer season.
Arriving from Artesia this morning,arry H Burt had been there attending to insurance business for several days.
Bernard Pos and his wife traveled to Hagerman that night to join the conference of the M. E. Church, South.
M. R. Cox and his wife from Kentucky rode the unnamed train last evening en route to Artesia to visit E. A. Cox, a brother residing there.
Joan R. Hodges went to the city for business matters and returned to his Artesia home last evening.
R C Williams arrived last evening on the northbound train. He is from South McAllister, Idaho, and comes with the intention of locating in the area.
The land office reports a rush of filings with ten to fifteen land proofs being submitted daily and the staff kept on the job to handle the demand.
The regular annual meeting for the election of officers will be held next Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the Castle Hall.
Mr and Mrs R T Burge traveled to Hagerman Friday evening for the District Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South in session there.
Ed Conner and family left on last night’s train for Artesia. Mr Conner was employed in the Joyce Pruit Co grocery department up to a month ago. The ad notes a six room house on 1202 North Kentucky with shade trees shrubbery and a nice lawn and easy terms. Address 200 Lea Ave with phone 534 63124.
Postmaster Kellanin wrote to the Postoffice Department about the flag pole in front of the post office and asked for a flag. He has received a reply asking the flag size and will order it at once.
Will sell at private sale all the balance of our household goods including stoves kitchen dishes and garden tools of all kinds. Almost any price. Come and look. 110 North Sea at corner of 2nd.
Oliver Nelson, now employed by an architect in Trinidad, arrived on a delayed train from Amarillo, after a business trip. He came to Roswell for a ten day vacation and will return to Trinidad with his wife Mrs. Nelson.
A chuck wagon runaway tore through South Hill this morning with the outfit badly damaged. The horses slipped their driver, wrecked the wagon in a ditch by the Catholic church, then charged into town before being captured.
A. L. W. Nilsson of Honda Stone Mfg. Co. traveled to Carlsbad Friday evening then plans to proceed to Arno Texas to sign a contract to supply cement brick for several soon to be constructed buildings.
The Ullery Furniture Company unveils a new storefront with a fifty foot front awning spanning the building. They plan a second rear deck to expand display and storage space, enhancing the store’s presentation and capacity.
A merry party spent several hours dancing at the Country Club last night and returned to town around 11 30. Attendees included Gregory Moore Hugh Morrow Co Tannerill Fred Miller Dr Phillips Misses Littlefield Edna Littlefield Bedel Elliott and Mrs Phillips.
A missionary society gathering met yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Robert Kellahin’s residence on Pennsylvania Avenue. A large group of ladies attended and the regular business was followed by refreshments. Ice cream and cake were served to attendees.
Spring River Oil Company reports trouble drilling a soil well west of Second Street as a scaly formation causes cave-ins. Drillers are casing the well with ten inches to resolve the issue, with the hole currently at 160 feet.
Plans for the Amarillo baseball schedule shift with games set in Roswell next Thursday through Saturday then in Artesia on Monday to Wednesday. Lehman and Gallegos head to Artesia to face the Artesia Boys while the Artesia team also hosts three days of games.
The Missionary Society of the M E Church met with Mrs D L Geyer yesterday afternoon. After regular business, a musical program delighted attendees including Sadie Costa, Grace Geyer, Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Viola McConnell, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Geyer, and Elizabeth Mendenhall. Punch and wafers were served to about forty persons.
Major Martini Mancini will depart Monday morning for a lengthy visit to Chicago Buffalo New York and Paris then travel through France over the Alps to Florence Italy the home of his family He will meet his father and friends in Italy and visit his birthplace after sixteen years Abroad he will attend the International Esperanto Congress in Cambridge England before returning to Roswell to resume duties as language instructor at the New Mexico Military Institute He expects to be away about two months.
Free eye testing offered at L. B. Boellner jewelry and optical shop. Advert indicates no charge for vision checks.
The auto arrived about 2 15 this afternoon delayed by heavy wind. There were three passengers George Ady Jr and Charles H Jones returned this morning from Lakewood where they have been visiting the family of Alexander Ault.
Mrs. J. D. Rimasse, daughter of Mrs. A. R. McCain, arrived last night from Rosebud Texas to spend the summer visiting her mother and relatives in Roswell.
Mr King of King and Davis along with Fred C Bushel of Port Arthur Texas and WY C Ferguson departed for a camping trip to the Capitan mountains Eagle Creek and other fishing grounds. They expect to be away about two weeks.
Transfers include Elizabeth Lewis paying 6000 dollars for property in section 11 township 11 south range 24 plus a 1/50 interest in Woodlawn Ditch to J A Edwards for 500 dollars. Also Adolph Keisling buys Lot 18 Lea's Subdivision for one dollar others involve K S Woodruff with 2500 dollars for multiple parcels totaling 70 acres in sections 9 and 10 of township 12 south range 23 south.
For sale or trade an appealing hotel proposition described as a money maker from the first day onward. Prospective buyers are urged not to pass it up and to contact Carlton & Bell for details.
The Probate Clerk and Recorder issued licenses for I. N. Bentley of Kansas City to Miss Lappasade of Denver Colorado and Bernhard A. Reuter of Roswell to Miss Celestia Mabel Shimmins of Wa co Texas.
To the Ladies a silk umbrella will be given away next week to the lady with the best score at the shooting gallery in Price and Company's window.
An ad promotes 5 acres of splendid land within one block of Main Street for $800. It claims the investment will beat 2 percent interest. Carlton & Bell.
A special appropriation of 10000 dollars by the general assembly will fund Missouri university cadets attending the Jamestown exposition next week. The party sails for Washington Tuesday morning and travels by boat to Norfolk. Cadets will camp at the exposition for seven days. Citizens of Kenna aim to establish a bank, with 25000 dollars capital, half subscribed and the rest expected soon.
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