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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1907
Page
2
The AP notes a factory will be built at Portales after years of planning. It warns that replacing the Central school trees will take at least fifteen years and urges bidding farewell to the trees before they are cut. It argues removing Roswell trees will desolate the town and calls cutting the Ironwood trees on Central sea grounds a crime.
Theocrats in the legislature push for the right, and if the old Bursum gang wins, it will not be the Democrats' fault.
Ther d argues it is a mistake to cut the cottonwood trees on the school grounds until replacement trees are large enough to take their places.
In 1908, Democratic officials advocate a ceremonial burial for what remains of the old Republican organization in New Mexico. The piece frames the event as a political transition amid evolving party dynamics and regional power shifts.
The text notes gambling prohibition across directions and questions why it does not apply in New Mexico while calling for the Afri can to emerge from obscurity.
Citizens weigh whether to remove cottonwoods along Roswell streets to replace with other landscaping. A public discussion invites community input on preserving the beloved trees versus potential plans for change.
The legislature considers a bill aimed at Mexicans securing the same wages as Americans. Critics say the measure would effectively bar corporations from employing Mexican workers at any price.
The note argues that when a party is captured by grafters a general clean-up is needed. It says Democrats will carry reforms begun by Governor Hager after 1908 and that honest Republicans will join them in the effort.
A man from the states remarked that a three-cent rail fare did not justify the noise in the New Mexico Legislature. He was told the current maximum fare is six cents a mile and that the Pennsylvania Development Co. railway also charges that rate, prompting him to wonder why the public tolerated the robbery for so long.
The Ancient Order of Grafters faces straining times as members hear from home and returns hint at waning support for the New Mexico plunderbund. The Record notes a shift in sentiment, with the handwriting on the wall becoming audible to many as rumors spread.
The Santa Fe New Mexican questions why Pennsylvania Development Company land deal inquiry is kept private. It asks why a newspaper correspondent was expelled from the lower house and Territorial officials barred from the floor, and why a member faced threats for speaking out. It also probes why the investigation began late and why penitentiary books were burned.
The Santa Fe New Mexican argues friction exists between the Governor and the Assembly and predicts blame will fall after the session on the old Republican organization for backing Mr. Bursum and Colonel Frost and opposing an honest business administration regardless of party.
Brief notice notes that the Albuquerque Journal reports remaining days for a matter concerning county officers’ pay. The item highlights a deadline approaching and calls attention to the official action or decision expected.
The author questions why the territorial legislature delays a fee and salary bill to reduce county officers pay. Bernalillo Chaves Colfax and San Miguel counties face two more years of railroading salaries if action fails. The piece argues reform is needed and supported across parties for prosperity.
A compact poem celebrates the unseen maternal struggle. It recalls the inner warfare of mothers who endure silently from babyhood to old age, fighting without banners or guns yet achieving kingly victories through steadfast resolve.
The measure repeals Chapter 17 of the 36th Legislative Assembly titled An Act to Regulate the use of Artesian Wells and to Prevent the Waste of Subterranean flows of water and for other Purposes Approved February 22, 1905. Introduced by Hon. J. W. Mullens February 25, 1907 read and referred to Committee on Library.
Territorial legislature enacts rules for artesian wells defining a public nuisance if not capped and controlled. Violations carry misdemeanor charges for landowners and occupants who allow wasteful flow or use water beyond two miles, with definitions of an artesian well and waste and exceptions for mining shafts.
The act governs artesian wells including prohibited water use beyond two miles, required metal casings, and mandatory county surveyor records. It assigns duties to county surveyors for inspection every six months, recordkeeping, and enforcement, with penalties for violations and specified compensation.
A man who called himself James McNally, once the so named King of green goods men, appeared at Center Street Court seeking workhouse confinement. He was sent to the workhouse for three months, with his life ruined by drug use and exposure after a long fraud career.
H Brainard secretary of the Panhandle Stockman's Association previews the eighth annual convention in Roswell slated for April 16 to 18. He notes strong early interest from Canadian Texas as well as improvements in Roswell and expects many Panhandle visitors led by President Thomas Bugbee and officers including T J ath Sloan Simpson E H Brainard B T Ware and C Coffee.
The federal grand jury in Chicago reconvened to issue indictments against about twenty corporations in the church and school furniture and desks trade. F. A. Holbrook, named as chairman of the alleged trust, has been arrested. Violations of the Sherman antitrust law are cited with fines up to 5000 dollars or up to one year per offense.
Harold Hurd departed by auto for a pleasure trip to Santa Fe to visit the Governor. J P White and Geo M Smith left for the Yellow House ranch for a week or ten days. White recently purchased five thousand one and two year old steers from S T Bitting of Carlsbad in a large cattle deal.
Telegraph News in Brief reports stockholders at the Pennsylvania Railroad authorize 100 million dollars in new stock and 100 million in bonds, with no immediate plan for issues. Northwest Pacific railway organizes to merge six lines and votes 35 million in gold bonds. Other items note Oklahoma plumbers, Delaware United Workmen session, Carthage water bonds, Royal Templars in Montreal, Santa Fe Elk grand ball, and more local meetings across the country. The piece lists numerous cities and organizations, reflecting broad financial and civic activity.
In Biarritz France on March 12 the annual home and home Kilmaine Cup golf match began. The 36 holes at Biarritz links precede the second half at Pau starting Friday with spectators from Paris Bordeaux Nantes and other cities attending.
Scott Cummins of Winchester Wood county recalls a Northwest cattle drive with 3000 head crossing a hollow redwood log. A miscount and stray cattle into a hollow limb echo New Mexico legislature open doors missing on the other side.
Canyon City News reports Amarillo faces a serious water shortage after a deep well reached 700 feet of salt water forcing abandonment. The inadequate underground supply leaves Amarillo seeking sources elsewhere, with Galveston and Temple cited as examples and Palo Dura at Canyon City proposed as a solution.
Dr G T Veal awarded Wyatt Johnson the contract to clear trees and rubbish from the lot between Fifth and Sixth on Main. The aim is to begin building a baseball park and skating rink at once with the site ready by week’s end. All fruit and cottonwood trees are to be removed except a single row along Fifth and Sixth streets. The lot will then be disked two inches deep, sprinkled, and rolled to compact the ground.
Quanah Parker headman of the Comanches will visit Fort Worth for the annual Texas cattlemen convention opening next Monday. He travels with three squaws papooses and numerous braves and is to be honored and entertained by the Knights of Bovina. Parker once narrowly escaped death in Fort Worth when gas at a hotel caused a near fatal incident involving Chief Yellow Bear.
Sam Butler of Dexter left this morning for Fort Worth after receiving word his mother is seriously ill there.
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