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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1907
Page
3
An old clipping promotes fresh meats and groceries from several markets. U. S Meat Market touts quality and the best cuts. The Sacramento Market claims corn fed beef and a full range of meats at 12 Main Street. Contacts include phone numbers 425 and 56.
Roswell shoppers are invited to see Idiney Furniture Co for a swellest line of furniture and refrigerators. Store promotes modern home appliances and living room sets to suit any decor.
Mrs H F M Bear hosted a Thursday reception on North Hill for Miss Annie Mason of Altoona and Miss Dad Shamleffer of Council Grove. Five Hundred proved entertaining with a guest list including Mason Walker Richardson Rockafellow McIntyre McGaffey Veal Slaughter Wyllys Charless Shelby Nisbet and others. Roy Dailan hosted a Friday party for Miss Marcia Waskom with Forty Two games, prizes, and refreshments. Mr and Mrs Percy Evans held a story telling party with Miss Mason Shamleffer Nilsson and others. Military Institute First Classmen held a social hop at the gym for second classmen and instructors with cooling refreshments.
G Portier of San Antonio Texas visits Roswell to inspect work at the Grand Central Hotel where three thousand dollars have been spent to finish the lobby with linoleum installation.
RT Frazier Pueblo saddle maker sends a $100 prize saddle for the rider winning the tourney at the cattlemen's convention April 16 17 and 18. The saddle is on exhibition at the Smoke House and Frazier will attend the convention himself.
George E. Ventrus, who has been insulating the new ice plant of the Roswell Gag and Ice Company, completed his labors and left yesterday for Galveston to perform a similar job. He spent three weeks here in jail, ten days at each of two visits.
In Boston on March 23 the twenty fifth anniversary of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s death will be observed with memorial services at Cambridge the day after the centennial celebration of his birth was recently held.
Jacksonville Illinois March 23 The annual Tolvents of the Central Illinois Teachers association adjourned today after a session in which many of the leading educators of the state participated.
Indiana Day draws thousands of Hoosiers to Louisville for the Greater Louisville exposition as excursion trains keep arriving. Tonight is labor night with many union members planned to attend in a body.
Congressmen at Washington expect the traveling party to arrive Monday. Several members will proceed to New Orleans for a conference with southern governors and business leaders next week to discuss the Panama canal situation.
Visitors depart Fort Worth after the Texas cattlemen convention and National fat stock show conclude the Southwest’s largest livestock exposition. A special matinee for Fort Worth school children was held, and Red Poll breeders met to form a Texas state organization.
A special Florida railroad commission meeting in DeFuniak Springs heard lumber mill operators on the Louisville and Nashville line complain of excessive rates and slow car service hindering output.
Ballots pour in from members west of Denver as the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen votes on a wage scale increase. Thousands could strike if approved. shipments arrive in Cleveland as ballots are tallied with a decision expected next week affecting forty seven thousand workers.
Havana March 23. A large demonstration to restore cockfighting is planned for tomorrow with thousands of natives from across the island expected to march on the city. The event signals renewed public interest and potential political tension over the sport.
A petition urging rescission of the prohibition on cockfighting will be presented to Secretary Taft on arrival. If denied the sport may dominate Cuban politics as a key issue.
King Alfonso left for Cartagena to meet King Edward. The two monarchs will spend several weeks in the Mediterranean aboard the royal yacht Victory and Albert.
Canadian soccer season ends in Victoria with an all mainland team facing Vancouver Island stars in a showcase. Western Canada greats will play before thousands as plans discussed for an international league next year with Seattle and possibly other NW cities in the United States.
Athletes from California Oregon and Washington gathered at Stanford University for the annual interscholastic field meet among Pacific coast high schools. Trophies are awarded and a cap for the top point scorer will be given. The five mile cross country event was canceled due to its difficulty for youths.
Unclear notice invites enrollment at Sunnyside camp. States no advanced tuberculosis cases accepted and provides contact via phone 428 attributed to W. S. Hicks, Mer. 151f.
Hundreds of New York fans travel to New Haven for Yale season opener against NYU. Yale lists 34 games including Harvard series and a Polo Grounds April 6 clash with Mc Graws Giants. All games except specified are on the Yale Diamond in New Haven.
New York March 23 reports a large gathering of top half milers for two relay races at the Seventy-first regiment games in the armory tonight. The mile race pits Thirteenth against Twenty-second regiments with Hillman Robertson Waters Tee van for the former and Mel Sheppard Koch Clarke Crockett for the latter. Sheppard seeks revenge after a Troy meet where Hillman’s team won by a yard. Mel Sheppard is hailed as the world’s best half miler, with Hillman noted as a premier contender who has yet to chase a world record.
Tonight features a two mile relay for the Military Athletic League with Skidoo Twenty-third, Lucky Thirteenth, and Twenty-second regiments. Skidoo boasts two minute pace specialists Valentine, Bacon, and Squires with other 1.58 performers Rogers and Harvey Cohn. Additional A A U events include 60 to 1000 yard dashes, a mile and a one lap, a 500 yard scramble, plus Seventh regiment games and a roller skating contest.
New York sent a strong contingent of ten pin players to compete in the first championship tournament of the National Bowling Association. The event starts Monday at Atlantic City on Young’s million dollar pier with twelve alleys and seating for 8,000 spectators, running through April 8. The meet is expected to be one of the greatest in the country.
The American Guild exposition of stringed instruments in Wa Namaker's building closed this afternoon. Many visitors are leaving for home after a weeklong event in Philadelphia.
Rev. E McQueen Gray of Carlsbad passed through this morning en route to Amarillo where he will conduct Holy Week services.
Notice to Contractors bids invited for remodeling the Christian Church per plans on file. Bid must include a $200 certified check payable to Rev. C. C. Hill as guarantee of entering contract. Bids due Monday March 23, 1907. Owner may reject any bid. Architect J. M. Nelson & Son. Roswell realty loan advertisement follows.
A shop advertises fruit trees and shade trees including apples plums pears and roses on South Main Street. The author R F Cruse invites inquiries by card and promises to do the rest. 31f.
Advertisement offers White Leghorn eggs for hatching at 1.00 for 15 from a pen that holds a world record of 208 eggs per hen per year. Location is coast side of Fair Grounds near Cash Grocery. Phone 351. 1546.
J. P. Rhodes arrived with the ex cursions early Friday and returned to his home in Hager man. He describes a land and migration trip to Missouri and reports Mrs. Parks is seriously ill in Kansas City, keeping Mr. Parks from joining this trip.
Miss Adelia Scudder, a popular Roswell public school teacher, visited Orchard Park on Friday morning and planned to stay two or three days.
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