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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1905
Page
2
The Roswell column highlights solid growth backed by the country, calls for tree planting and beautification, and lauds the Commercial Club for civic progress. It mentions political disputes, rail expansion, and attacks on trusts, urging active local participation and unity.
In Portsmouth on March 24 Joe Walcott returns to the Rockingham Athletic Club ring against Blink McCloskey in a bout billed as for the welterweight world title. Walcott, sidelined by a shooting accident, is said by doctors to have regained full hand strength, raising expectations for the fight critics call McCloskey’s career-defining test.
Two deeds recorded in Roswell area transfers. R. Hartley and wife convey 227 by 300 feet totaling 1.5 acres in South Roswell to Mattie J. Wood for 1 and other valuable consideration. Mary L. Callaway sells two acres in township 13 south range 26 east section 18 to the Dexter Townsite Company for 1500 dollars.
Mrs W B Evans of Clearwater Kansas writes that her husband suffered three months with what doctors called quick consumption. A bottle of Ballard’s Horehound Syrup cured him and they have kept it in the house since. It is praised for coughs and colds and sold at Pecos Valley Drug Co in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar sizes.
Natchez Mississippi March 24 ceremonies marked the dedication of Temple B nai Israel the new Jewish synagogue replacing the one destroyed by fire in November 1403 Rabbi S Bottingheim er preached the dedication sermon and Rabbi S Samfield of Memphis delivered the dedicatory oration. Also notes on Tex cattle raisers association meeting and a Fort Worth stock show trip with fares via Amarillo from March 21 to 25. pool winners at Jewett parlors Hayward and Barton. loan program by Roswell Building and Loan Association. inquiry address J M Reed. a 2 o'clock baseball game at Chittuahida.
Sunday afternoon a baseball game between the Mexican nine and the Roswell team will start at two o'clock to allow players and patrons to return to the city in time for the band concert. The ad also promotes Pecos Valley Drug Co with a 25¢ and 31.00 price listing.
Dallas visitor B A Brooks arrives while I Green and niece come from Marshall and Wm Justice travels from Wichita for business. A F Catron from Dexter and E L Higinbotham from Oklahoma visit. G A Hull from Stockton, now in Dexter. Ola Nelson arrives from Wagon Mound to visit Roswell friends. Mrs F W Little arrives from Omaha for weeks with S Norvell. J W Kingston plans a trip to New York after visiting. Miller injured last Sunday improving at his farm southeast of town. Roswell Steam Laundry promotes spring cleaning and laundry services.
Local time notes list south bound and north bound train times with arrivals and departures. Agent M. D. Burns notes mails close for both directions, including 3:30 p.m. local mail closing and 4:50 p.m. to 5:05 p.m. travel windows.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions section 35 township 1 South and a W. R. Walton rising up in the morning with the Tallmadge, but lacks clear action, date, or place to form a complete news item.
A notable wedding took place last night in Roswell among the colored community the 400. Printed invitations drew out-of-town guests with a colored Baptist minister from Carlsbad performing the ceremony. The principals were W. M. White and an employee of George Webster Jr.
Deeds filed for record in Roswell and Dexter detail transfers including W J Chisum to D B Jackson for 1200 covering lot 11 block 50 in Roswell, Mintie Ballard to Wm S Prager for 2500 covering lot 13 block 6 Thurber addition, E R Tallmadge to F P Randall for 100 covering lots 24 26 28 block 7 Thayer addition, and Nathan Jaffa to M E Ewell for 2400 an 80 acre farm in Dexter.
New York on March 23 reported a wobbly stock market as speculative liquidation swept in. After brief attempts to stabilize prices, most favorites fell, led by Union Pacific which dropped about one percent. Broad declines followed with many favorites losing a point or more.
In Sheridan Wyoming March 24 1900 district court Judge Scott denied Col William F Cody a divorce petition. He will be compelled to continue in double harness with his wife. The ruling marks a final decision on the case presented in court yesterday.
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