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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1907
Page
4
Local items note prices on refrigerators and Makin sewing machines, and advertise money to loan. Citizens traveling to El Paso Texico and Carlsbad are mentioned along with visits from Artesia and Irvin. Eyes tested free at Boellner showroom while several residents return home from weekend trips.
A Roswell edition lists Woodruff and DeFreest as the new managers of the Grand Central Hotel. The page also notes numerous visiting or traveling individuals and local business promotions including Kellahin and Caffee offering property listings at 303 N Main.
A message offers a $500,000 loan fund for irrigated farms. Loans are long term with annual interest payments and a privilege to prepay before due dates. Financial Agent is J B Herbst located at 803 North Main opposite the post office.
D C Boruff left for Pecos then plans to live in Kansas City. Frank Poeiisch sought tuberculosis treatment in The Home Ward Sanitarium after returning from Amarillo. Maud Divers returned from Beaumont preferring Roswell. W C Reid traveled to Carlsbad for court, aiming to stay in Pecos Valley two weeks. A drum event at M E Church costs fifty cents. Geo A F Fitzhugh of Portales lectured after a sixty day trip to Colorado Santa Fe Carlsbad, then home to Portales. Wm Harrison, visiting his parents, headed home to Big Springs then Burnett before likely returning to Roswell.
James Sargent and wife together with R. E. Mellory and Roy Pender of Tennyson Indiana and Fred W. Siegel of Boonville Indiana visit their friend and former townsman Harry Kercheval landlord of the Shelby hotel. Mr. Sargent has interests in the gallery and this is his third trip here.
Transfers in real estate include deeds filed in Roswell with prices such as 7500 for a 150 by 148 foot irregular lot in block 1 and other parcels, plus twenty acres in 9-14-26 and twenty acres in 23-11-24. Also notes a visit of Mrs. B O White to Barn Tex and return of her sister Mrs. Royal Whitaker with Mrs. Johnnie Wilson.
A bay horse about 14 hands high is found five miles north of town. It is shoed all around and branded with A in a circle on the left thigh and 7 on the left shoulder. Owner can claim by paying for this notice. contact J. B. Alston.
Roswell notice lists alfalfa seed for sale by nat. Chas. Doty located mile south 1817. No other details provided.
U. S. Weather Bureau notes Roswell New Mexico on March 25 with a maximum 82, minimum 46, mean 64 degrees. Precipitation 0 inches. Wind southwest at 10 mph. Weather clear. Forecast fair tonight and Tuesday, colder tonight. Official in Charge.
Special agent Booth visited Carlsbad Saturday night while several residents and visitors passed through Roswell. The item lists many travelers from Akron, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, who stopped in Roswell then headed to Lake Arthur Carlsbad or Monu ment New Mexico.
New York says Conreid's Metropolitan Opera company departs for a provinces tour with Italian and French singers starting in Baltimore and Washington. German members stay for Ring operas. Eight cities host eight performances in Chicago and four in Pittsburgh, with many soloists listed. Salome not scheduled except possibly Boston. Zoo closing plans noted.
New York on March 23 Joe Weber and his company depart for an eight weeks tour of the East presenting Dream City and The Magic Knight. The troupe will open at the Colonial theater.
The Weber theater will reopen in New York with a new production by Edgar Smith and Victor Herbert after a two week tour to Boston Baltimore Washington Philadelphia Pittsburg and Brooklyn. The shows Dream City and The Magic Knight have boosted demand causing a change to the original plan to end the season here.
Philadelphia readers will see the first United States performance of The White Chrysanthemum at the Garrick in Quakertown on Monday night. The London success by Alderson Bantock and Talbott features Henry V. Donnelly as the British admiral in a Japan set plot.
London dispatch reports the annual dual track and field meet between Oxford and Cambridge universities is underway with thousands of spectators in attendance as events get underway.
In Frankford a Suburban Boys Club prank ends with officers lifting a pie to reveal a small black animal. Parents and youths react with laughter, while anti vice crusaders flee as the scene ends in night time uproar.
Do you want a suit sewn for you with exact measurements and latest style, tried on before completion, avoiding ready made or shady sweatshop options. I offer precise fitting, local tailoring, and fair pricing for your personal garment needs.
Property owners urged to tidy alleys and yards before the Stockmen's convention. City will haul away trash in boxes or barrels free of charge if ready prior to the event. Cooperation requested to avoid prosecutions as streets and alleys committee orders cleanliness.
In Chaves County New Mexico Ella Bedéll et al suit against Nancy Thurber and The Lea Cattle Company seeks to quiet title to lots in sections 4 and 33 Twp 11 and 10 South Range 24 East and subdivisions thereof. Defendants must answer by May 15 1907 or risk default judgment. Court seal dated March 22 1907. Roswell attorney G A Richardson. Sat.5t.
Edwina Bradbury Haskell, longtime Boston Herald proprietor and former editor in chief, died today in Boston at age noting angina pectoris.
Washington reports that a southern candidate may head the upcoming Grand Army of the Republic encampment to be held in Saratoga Springs the week of September 9. General John T. Wilder of Chattanooga Tennessee is the leading figure believed to seek the post and has earned strong southern support. Veterans in the capital argue a southern leader could strengthen national ties and even place the encampment in a southern city.
The Con reid Metropolitan Opera Company arrives in Baltimore for a spring tour starting with La Boheme. Emma Eames Johanna Gadski Enrico Caruso Pol Plancon and Antonio Scotti are among featured soloists. The company also performs in Washington and Boston during the run.
Various classified notices list items for sale including land scrip hay press cows and horses. Buyers are directed to contact individuals such as J T Evans W G Skillman Tom White Lee Richards and Carlton Bell at locations like Roswell New Mexico Oklahoma and local banks. Several properties and equipment are advertised with prices and contact details.
Several rental listings advertise rooms with board in private homes. Locations include 708 North Main 309 North Kentucky 408 North Kentucky and 719 North Main with descriptions of front rooms furnished and large sunny rooms for two. Phone contact 149 or related listings provide brief boarding options.
WANTED notices include ten burros for sale call Nokes bicycle shop 1216 WANTED a woman or girl for private boarding house 201 N Pa 2013 WANTED a white girl for general housework apply 505 N Penn 1911 WANTED buyers for ranch farm and city property call Nell R Moore American National Bank 1912
Miss Arburt nell stars as an English girl who masquerades in Japan in a version of Henry V. Donnelly leads as a British admiral commanding the Asiatic Squadron with the armored cruiser Powerful as flagship. The Garrick runs the production for a fortnight.
A historical note laments recent tree removal at an old school site. The writer explains cottonwood varieties and how to distinguish them, then argues for preserving shade for children and removing stubborn stumps to allow new growth, suggesting topping trees to curb cotton production and encourage future saplings.
Carlton and Bell advertise a four room house with bath and conveniences on two acres. Property includes well windmill corral shed and other features.
Classified notice promotes a hotel as a money maker, claiming strong daily returns. Advertisement directs inquiries to Carlton & Bell for details.
The case of Harry A. Gorsuch and J. H. Fores with T. H. Hogg of Shawnee and S$. Allen of Pecknam were indicted for connection with an alleged timber trust and slated for trial in the U S District Court today. Also advertised: a suburban home for sale or trade described with water, orchard, and alfalfa.
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