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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
4
Carlton and Bell promote prices on refrigerators and screen wire while Boellner Jewelers offers free eye tests. Negal visitor B Wilson handles business as J F McNeil from Hagerman visits Roswell. Second Hand Store urges trade propositions and sales before accounting.
J H Garrison of Canyon City Texas visits town on Thursday as local firms advertise property for sale. Kellain and Caffee list land for rent with lambing grounds salt grass and alfalfa available at 303 N Main St. Wyatt Johnson of Roswell also appears in the notice.
Horses and mules bought and sold at Woodruff and DeFreest opposite the Post Office. John McGraw of Bradford Pa arrived yesterday to spend some time in Roswell.
Mrs E C Scott arrived Thursday from the valley and will remain here indefinitely, according to word from local sources. The notice notes no specific departure date and frames the visit as a long term residence.
Oscar R. Tanner traveled from Ha germai on Thursday to attend to ongoing legal affairs.
A C Wilson returned Thursday from a several day business visit in Lakewood.
Rev. W. R. Evans arrived from Hagerman on Thursday to spend two days with friends in the area.
E. G. Gressler arrived from Artesia Thursday afternoon to spend a couple of days on business.
George Banta arrived from Artesia on Thursday morning and will spend several days in Roswell.
C. C. Womack of Swift and Co. returned from a business trip to El Paso on Thursday. S. B. Rose of Abilene, Texas, sought farm or ranch work yesterday. Mrs. D. E. Miller left Thursday for Bolivar Missouri to visit her mother-in-law for a month.
C. F. Mathews arrived from Lake Arthur on Thursday afternoon for a brief business visit to the area.
Mr and Mrs J M Wickson return to Acme Thursday after a three days business visit in Roswell.
Frank Divers and Jim Hamilton traveled to Campbell to the former’s ranch on Thursday for a business trip. Judge W. W. Gatewood returned Thursday from Carlsbad after several days in court.
George Massey returned Thursday to his Wichita Kansas home after spending several days there on business.
E F Euqua of Arcola Texas arrived Thursday on a prospecting visit and had been down the valley several days.
L. F. Ellis, a late arrival from Texas, reached the valley on Thursday to spend two or three days.
Mrs L G Rutledge comes back Thursday after visiting her son and parents in Greenfield since Monday.
Dr. H. S. Holloway arrived back at his Kenna home Thursday after a few days in town spent buying a stock of drugs for his practice.
R. E. Finca Jr of Mexia Texas arrived in Roswell yesterday to spend several days with friends and to conduct business.
John I. Hinkle and Dr. J A Farns worth of Hagerman were in town Thursday to handle matters at the Government land office.
Roswell observers W. H. Hill and F. W. Marsh, active in view-taking locally, returned Thursday from a trip to Dexter to inspect sites and meet potential clients.
Wm Harrison arrived Thursday from Big Springs Texas for a visit of a week or ten days with his brother Thomas A Harrison a real estate man. He returned Thursday to his Texico home. He came here Tuesday with his wife who stayed behind while he was treated for salivation. John Blunt and daughter Elva left Thursday for Griswold Iowa after nine days in Roswell visiting friends. Mrs Mary Oleson left Thursday for Fort Dodge Iowa after a month in Roswell visiting Peterson and family.
S. P. Johnson, a pickle maker, left Thursday by buggy for Las Palomas to oversee mining interests and expects a five or six week absence. He is accompanied by Albert Ringsell, who will work in the mines.
H. H. Burt and his wife of Artesia traveled through Thursday en route to Nevada for a sightseeing journey and expect to return to Artesia in a few weeks. Burt is the senior member of Burt & Miller, recently renamed Burt & Co.
E. C. King came up from Artesia on Thursday morning to attend business with his father S. M. King. He returned home Thursday night.
J P White left on Thursday for a two week business trip to the Yellow House ranch and Crosby county in Texas, planning to be away from home.
Deputy Sheriff Guy Herbert departed Thursday afternoon for Globe Arizona to take charge of Arch Parker of Roswell who was indicted two years ago on a bicycle theft charge and is being held there.
Mrs J G Nettleton and daughter from Siloam Springs Arkansas Mrs A M DeArcy Mrs E J DeArcy Miss Sadie Moore Mr and Mrs Counselor of Ohio and Mr McKekin spent Thursday at the Bottomless Lakes fishing and picnicking for the day.
Miss Imogene Tolleson came from Artesia Thursday to spend the day and joined her sister Miss Marguerite Tolleson who arrived from Chicago for a visit with their sister Mrs. E. S. Porter of Artesia.
Alfalfa seed advertised for sale near Roswell. Multiple property deeds filed in the Probate Clerk and Recorder office show transfers in Roswell and nearby towns, including parcels in 8-15-26 7-13-26 and 9-13-25, with sums from $1 to $150 and several lot and acreage conveyances in Lake Arthur Kenna Fairview and Haynes subdivisions.
J C Maxwell of McIntosh New Mexico visited Roswell and Artesia then returned home via Torrance after several days in the valley. Rusty Talbert, recently arrived with the Reuben Glue Dramatic Company, is a noted baseball pitcher locals hope to hire for the season.
George M. Slaughter reports Senator Bailey will try to attend the Roswell cattlemen's convention in April. He travels from Fort Worth promoting the Roswell event and urges the Fort Worth Commercial Club to visit Roswell on a western Texas tour this summer.
Henry Burkham of Artesia completed a four month sentence yesterday after a district court trial for flourishing a gun in Lake Arthur. He had been jailed in Roswell about five months, counting pre sentence detention.
Mr and Mrs J D Russell arrived Thursday from Artesia and will reside in Roswell. Russell will join the advertising department of Joyce Print Company, taking over a position vacated by Howard Wilson. The couple recently came from Clyde Kansas. Turkey dinner Sunday at Shelby.
All persons who desire to operate places during the convention must secure permission from the chairman's committee. The committee includes the chairmen of the different committees, Messrs Bremond Wells and Stockard. A turkey dinner is planned Sunday at Surelby. The Shakespeare Club meets Saturday afternoon with Mrs Kate M Gaffey.
Local report from Roswell New Mexico on March 22 notes a high of 92 and low of 50 degrees with a mean of 71. precipitation is in lines and hundredths, wind from the south at 3 speed, weather clear, forecast for Roswell and regal Fair tonight and Saturday stationary temperature, M Wright official in charge.
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