Smoker at the Commercial Club Friday Night
A smoker is planned at the Commercial Club Friday night at eight o clock to meet visiting gentlemen. All are invited.
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
4
A smoker is planned at the Commercial Club Friday night at eight o clock to meet visiting gentlemen. All are invited.
Solicitors for the summer base ball fund gathered with Roswell business leaders and received substantial donations. The Roswell Amusement Association will start with a treasury fund to guarantee a capable team and bolster supporter confidence to secure quality games for Roswell.
A nine month old Scotch terrier named Bob is lost. Responds to Bob and has a yellow and white spotted coat. Reward offered for return to B. O. Beall. Contact information needed.
Advertising note from Ingersoll Book Stationery Art & Candy Co. promoting high grade chocolates sold at exact cost to help customers prepare for hot weather. Includes sales pitch and business identity.
Geo W Zink showcases in his window the Regent Grafonoa described as a complete library table and a versatile musical instrument. The device blends daily usefulness with high quality tone and durability, ready for business or entertainment use at any time.
Austin Texas March 13 The State Railroad Commission is advised by the Quanah Acme and Pacific Railroad that financing is arranged to extend the line southwest from Paducah to El Paso about 375 miles Sam Lazarus of St Louis linked with B F Yoakum in building the St Louis Brownsville and Mexico Railroad leads the project Clovis New Mexico March 15 candidates for mayor sought today City Attorney Bowman says April first election will name four aldermen a mayor clerk and treasurer This upends the two year term notion Democrats eye C L Owen Senator McBee or Dr Porter Scott Hart refuses nomination and resigns as mayor to aid Bowman appointment
A large St Louis trust company funds the completed Quanah to Paducah segment, now in operation for about fifty miles. Plans seek bonds at 30 000 per mile for the full route to the Texas New Mexico line, crossing near Artesia and forming a southern outlet to El Paso and the Southwest. The line connects with Frisco and Fort Worth and Denver City at Quanah, with 175 miles in Texas and 200 in New Mexico to follow.
A. E. Macy arrived from Dexter for a short business visit today, meeting local contacts and discussing ongoing affairs.
At the Roswell Woman's Club gathering in the Carnegie Library, Mrs. Crutcher spoke on Saymarola a fifteenth century reformer. Mrs. Johnson blamed high prices on excess money and a city campaign for prohibition was set in motion appointing a six member committee led by Mrs. Sylvester Joanson to work with the WCTU. The piece also critiques national statesmen tied to eastern culture and urges western patience in politics.
Non resident owner offers 1 3 acre tract four miles west of Roswell with $1200 in improvements and 10 shares of Honda reservoir water stock. Sale price is $1200 under value. Commission to agents. E L Wildy at 222 North Main St.
The Elks plan an informal dancing party at their club for tomorrow night their regular social session. It has been two weeks since the lodge held a dance and younger members and their ladies look forward to a good time. All Elks and their ladies are invited.
Philadelphia Athletics begin their southern tour with a game against Birmingham Southern League in Birmingham Alabama as part of a schedule that will see several other southern opponents before finishing with the Baltimore Eastern Leaguers on April 13.
Providence March 17 parade of the Ancient Order of Hibernians took place today in Pawtucket with participants and onlookers joining the statewide event.
The essay critiques reviewers and magazines alarmed by potential statehood for New Mexico and Arizona. It mocks claims English language mandates and land protection plans, noting New Mexico’s robust press and population, and questions the writers’ consistency and truthfulness.
Alamogordo reports a shipment of five thousand pounds of extra fine mohair to Sanford mills in Maine. The consignors, F. F. Fleming and F. M. Bradford, arrived from the Pinon country, with Fleming sending 3,000 pounds and Bradford 2,000. They are noted mohair growers from Sacramento mountains and ship wool from Artesia due to better roads. They say Alamogordo loses at least fifty thousand dollars annually by poor mountain-road connections. Dr. J. R. Gilbert leads county efforts for improved roads to the mountain summit.
Editor complains about a misnamed location in the Daily Record. He asserts the correct place is Missouri Plaza, not Mission Plaza, noting the area’s long local knowledge and the planned Roswell district reservoir. He argues the designation matters to locals and future newcomers regarding water conservation from western mountains.
In Bogota on Wednesday a street railway renewal attempt sparked a serious riot. The American legation remains under police guard as violence targets locals employed by the American firm behind the Bogota City Railway. Concession woes from former president Reyes fueled the unrest, with cars attacked and traffic suspended.
The Democratic City Committee posted the slate for mayor, city clerk, treasurer, aldermen, education board, delegates, and committeemen. Names include Mayor J. S. Lea, City Clerk W. T. Paylor, Treasurer John T. McClure, and ward officials with multiple candidates across five wards.
Street Boss Jim Pinson urges Roswell residents to stop tying horses to trees. He warns it harms the bark and could kill the trees, noting it is illegal. He suggests women may be doing it but says he would not report any for the city.
Records announce small ads under one dollar must be paid in advance to avoid petty accounts. The notice explains the payment rule and credits RECORD PUB CO with handling the ad service.
In Lordsburg New Mexico on March 14 a ticket agent heard a noise above and found a burglar in the garret named Rufus Smith with bed provisions and tools. He planned to rob the ticket office safe, was armed, captured without difficulty, jailed after a preliminary hearing, then escaped by removing bars from the jail ceiling ventilator and has not been heard of since.
A promotion of Gilson and Bradfield presents The Old Clothes Man at the Armory on Friday March 18 featuring a snowbound marriage scene staged for an audience. The article notes marriages by telephone and in a balloon, highlighting novelty ceremonies as public spectacles.
East Las Vegas March 14 bound over to await Mora county grand jury for murder of Deputy Sheriff Ricardo Lobato at Ocate last Tuesday. Assessor Lucas Maestas cleared at preliminary hearing but Harmon faces potential indictment. hearing held by Justice of the Peace at Ocote with District Attorney Charles Ward presiding.
The Laf erre brothers were held to the grand jury in bonds of 1000 dollars each charged with resisting an officer. Harmon has been committed to jail in Mora county without bond.
C and Howe and Son of Superior Nebraska arrived for a prospecting visit seeking to trade 160 acres in the artesian belt for Roswell property. S B Tucker notes the arrival and intent in weathered column text from the records.
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