Local notes on travel, business and people in town
Boellier offers money to loan through Carlton & Bell while several residents travel to Carlsbad Amarillo and other nearby towns for business and trips. A. J. McPeak of Spokane plans to relocate, Carroll Holland heads to El Dorado Ark. for weeks, and W. A. Douglass leaves for Kansas City after restaurant work here. The Superior Refining Company's More Light and Ore Light front-page items appear. diplomas will be presented by a School Board member next graduate exercises instead of Supt. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. C. D. Thompson
Local travelers and residents depart for various points
Ed Schultz of Louisville and R Stover of San Francisco left today for Albuquerque on the auto. Mr and Mrs J Z Fergus depart for Springfield Mo after six months here for Mrs Fergus health. B E Prosser returns from Go teabo O T bringing his aunt Mrs N E eeser who will reside in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Younger
Ed Schultz
Louisville, Ky
R. Stover
San Francisco
Albuquerque
J. Z. Fergus
Springfield
B. E. Prosser
Goteabo
O. T
N. E.eeser
Roswell
Local Movers and Meetings Cross Paths in Roswell
The annual meeting of the Texas State Medical Association is noted. Residents plan travel and visits as George Hennessey returns from the plains to settle affairs, while Mrs. I A Greene and Mrs. G P McBurney depart for Jefferson Iowa. Judge Pope and W W Gatewood head to Portales for Byron Parish preliminary hearing. Ed Gardner returns from prospecting trips to El Paso and Carrizozo and decides to stay in Roswell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas State Medical Association
Cleburne
Wm. H. Pope
W. W. Gatewood
Portales
Byron B. Parish
Wm. Tipton
Stites Heads to Roswell for Move as Carson Tours Area
W. J. Stites left for Van Wert Ohio to close his business and move to Roswell, taking Mrs. Stites who will stay behind. George W. Carson of Council Bluffs Iowa also departed after a weeklong visit, expressing satisfaction with the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Stites
van Wert
Ohio
Roswell
Mrs. Stites
George W. Carson
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Mrs Mathis Family Heads Home After Winter Stay
Mrs E O Mathis and her daughter Edith have left to return to Walnut Illinois with plans to settle permanently upon returning. Audrey Mathis remains in Walnut for two months before joining them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. O. Mathis
Edith
Woman Causes Trouble in Roswell Escapes Carlsbad Jail
The Roswell troublemaker from Saturday night allegedly got drunk again on Monday in Carlsbad and raised Cain on the streets. She broke a window using a table leg, escaped, and was sent back to Amarillo where she says she resides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Roswell
Cain
Amarillo
Mrs Palmer Leaves for Colorado Springs for Summer visit
Mrs Mary Palmer who spent winter here left for Colorado Springs to spend the summer. She travels with Miss Edna Little teacher at Greenfield School. Miss Viola Knoop, Palmer’s niece and winter visitor, also departed to Paola Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Palmer
Colorado Springs
Edna Little
Greenfield
Viola Knoop
Palmer
Paola
Kan
Talbert Leaves Roswell for Kansas City in Family Health Push
A. R. Talbert, Roswell pitcher, heads to Kansas City after word his sister needs surgery. He has a job offer in Kingman, Kansas but received a counter offer to stay as baseball player at the Auditorium rink. Also notes Hills, formerly of Roswell, recovering from illness and new employment with a fruit house. Lukens returns from California with family improving after scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Talbert
Roswell
Kansas City
Kingman
Kan
Auditorium
Campbell Hills
Las
J. H. Hills
New York
Edwards
C. E. Lukens
Fairterale
Azusa
Caltt
Oneonta Railroad Hikes Coal Freight Rates Five Cents
Baltimore May 1 report states the Oneonta railroad will raise coal freight rates by five cents a ton to eastern tidewater points effective today except in New England.
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Baltimore, Md
One
Tidewater
New England
Grain freight rates rise two cents per hundred weight
Chicago reports an average two cent increase in freight rates on grain and grain products to the Atlantic seaboard effective today. The raise follows an agreement among Western trunk lines Central Traffic Association and Eastern trunk lines. Officials cite laws deemed inimical to railroads by several western legislatures as the reason for the adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nifey
Atlantic Seaboard
Western Trunk Lines
Central Traffic Association
Eastern Trunk Lines
Missouri Clubwomen in Session
Delegates gather for the second biennial Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in Joplin with brief discussions. Miss Jane Brownlee of California will speak on moral culture for children, and Professor Enos A. Mills will discuss forestry at the evening program. A trolley trip to Carthage is planned for tomorrow afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
Jane Brownlee
California
Carthage
Forestry
Enos A. Mills
United States Department of Agriculture
Nebraska RNR or Two Centrate Act Spark Grain Rate Hike
Railroad officials in Nebraska met to test the constitutionality of the Two Centrate Act and unanimously decided to raise east bound grain rates. The move is unprecedented for this season as roads typically cut rates at lake navigation kickoff.
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Nebraska
Tennessee Suit Against Standard Oil Opens at Gallatin
Nashville, May 1. The Tennessee anti trust case against Standard Oil will be heard this month at Gallatin during the May term of the Sumner county chancery court. Attorney General Cates leads the action which seeks to halt alleged illegal arrangements that harmed Galatia rivals and raised oil prices, with the state’s case backed by top regional counsel. The oil trust’s Tennessee business is valued around six million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Galatia
Oil Trust
Tennessee
Decision in Hill Case in New York May 1
Magistrate Wahle is set to reveal the ruling in the Hill case. Frank W. Hill, once secretary to E H Harriman, faced trial for allegedly selling for publication Harriman’s letter to Sidney Webster. Harriman testified denying authorization and claiming efforts to stop publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wahle
Frank W. Hill
E. H. Harriman
Sidney Webster
Roosevelt
Early Birds Nominate President at United Christian Meet
Delegates from several states gather at a resort near Rock Island Illinois for the United Christian party national convention where a 1908 presidential nominee will be chosen. The party, founded by William R Benkett of Davenport Iowa, upholds the golden rule and scriptural government. The platform also proposed moving the capital to the government island opposite Davenport.
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Rock Island
Ill
Watch Tower
United Christian Party
William R. Benkett
Davenport
National Capitol
Washington
Government Island
Mississippi
Rock Island Arsenal
Motormen and conductors get wage advance in Harrisburg
An average daily wage increase of ten cents takes effect today for about three hundred motormen and conductors employed by the Central Pennsylvania Traction Company in Harrisburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Penn
Central Pennsylvania Traction Company
Minnesota Railroads Adopt Two Cent Fare Act Terms
St Paul Minn May 1 Railroads statewide follow Great Northern to comply with both the two cent passenger fare act and the commodity rates schedule as passed by the legislature. The move sets new pricing rules across Minnesota lines and aligns practices with the recent policy measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern
Railroads of
Minnesota
Minnesota Laws Take Effect As Suits Fold
The Minnesota legislature states both laws take effect today and pending suits over the freight rate schedule will be dropped. The $36 000 appropriation to enforce the law will not be needed.
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Minnesota
Traveling salesmen gather in El Paso for annual round up
Hundreds of Texas traveling men and their spouses arrive in El Paso for the Traveler's Protective association state round up. An informal reception starts the event with festivities planned through next Sunday including a trip to Cloudcroft with a barbecue and band concerts and a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Juarez. A separate notice withdraws a property listing from non members of the Roswell Realty Board and advertises irrigated farm loans offered by J B Herbst.
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el Paso
Tey
Texas
Traveler's Protective Association
Ciudad Juarez
Cloudcroft
Roswell Amusement Park Faces Military Institute Matchup
In May at Roswell Amusement Park a matchup with the Military Institute is listed for May 2 3 4. The notice also lists eyes tested for free at L B Boellner Jeweler and Optician and withdraws market property by R P Bean at 5013.
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Military Institute
Roswell Amusement Park
L. B. Boellner, Jeweler
Optician
Destroy Two Historic Theaters on Broadway
New York workers begin tearing down the Manhattan and Princess theaters to clear the block for a Pennsylva nia railroad project and a new subways tunnel with a large hotel above. The Princess, built in 1874 and long nicknamed the hoodoo, saw many managers fail before the Shuberts held the lease.
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New York
May
Manhattan
Princess
Pennsylvania Railroad
McAdoo
Greeley Square
Seventh Avenue
Thirty-second
Thirty-third
Nat . Goodwin
Minnie Palmer
A. H. Wood Hill
Princess Theater
Wll
Broadway
Twentyninth Street
Keith & Proctor
Fifth Avenue Theater
Maurice Gray
Jack Haverly
Charles Hoyt
Charles Frohmann
Lew Deckstader
Hermann
Corbett and Fitzsimmons
Sam T. Jack
Leo C. Teller
Shuberts
Prine
Hardware man H B Pearson visits Dayton with wife
H B Pearson the Dayton hardware dealer arrived today with his wife who went on a visit to Kansas City.
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H. B. Pearson
Dayton
Kansas City
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Crossett
Crossett Shoe
Lewis A. Crossett, Inc
Abington, Mass
H. Williams & CO
North Main Street
Boellier
A. Ss
Jeweler
Carlton & Bell
C. W. Merchant
Mike
Weil
Frank Divers
Campbell
Curg
Johnson
Ais
Elkins
Howard Booth
Lipscomb
Drummett Patton
F. J.klasek
Lakewood
Rager
Berd
Superior |Refining Company
L. Dirham
Texico
Superior Refining Company
A. J.mcpeak
Spokane, Wash
Carroll Holland
Dexter
el Dorado
Ark
W. L. Bysinger
Hagerman
U. S. Bateman
MO Light
W. A. Douglass
Jame Smock
P. V
N. E
Price & Co
Ike Cordrey
Lake Arthur
D. Rascoe
Lake
Morrison Garst
Champaign
D. M. Auld
J. W. Stockard
Plainview
Sam Young
the Military Institute
Denver
Ople
J. F. Smith
Artesia
Grace Ferguson
Olive
Lula Amis
Frank Amis
Avalon Dam
W. W. Kadel
Sterling, Ill
Mr. Kadel
A Central
C. M. Mayes
Hazel
Fort Worth
Sherman
Aston
Earl Blackshere
Elmdale
R. S. Robinson
Sage Mylcrest
N. Leagve
C. M. Yater
Thur
J. J. Rascoe
George Hennessey
Plains
Adamana
A. T
I. A. Greene
George P. McBurney
Jefferson
McBurney
Ed Gardner
Carrizozo
Cates
Ti Ingersoll’s
Ingersoll’s Book Store
Missouri Clubwomen
Daniel Drug Company
Standard Oil
New Mexico
Montana
Great Mountain
F. Divers
Pres
Emmett Patton, V. Pres
S. Gibbany
Sec
Roswell Title & Trust Co
Citizens National Bank
Texas Travelers In Session
Roswell Realty Board
Earl Stone
J. B. Herbst
N. Main
P. O
Alva
Oklahoma
R. P. Bean
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