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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
3
Local ad urges customers to call 163 to restock Kirbys Best. R McCune joins Patterson's harness shop offering loans or easy payments on Homes OD items.
An old classified note advertises a candy store offering shelled nuts and a line of dies with hot and cold drinks. The fragment hints at a storefront selling confections and beverages.
James Lloyd Thompson offers surveying designing and drafting with concrete work as a specialty. All work guaranteed. Office in Room 9 Garst Building.
Advertisement for GARRETT and SPARKS contractors and builders with painting and paper hanging services. Includes phone and mailing box, claims 25 years experience and satisfaction guaranteed.
Jaffa, Prager & Co and Joyce Pruit Co offer dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. The two firms claim to be the largest supply houses in the Southwest with wholesale and retail operations.
An old Roswell advertisement highlights Well Drug and Jewelry Co as the town’s oldest store, with Ali Kemp Lumber Co promoting lumber and shingles, Daniel Drug Co offering drugs and wallpaper, Payton Drug Book & Sta Co selling sporting goods and curios, all on East 4th Street.
The Gilkeson and El Capitan announce private baths and European plans with rooms from 50 cents and meals at 25 cents. Grand Central, Hotel Shelby, and Roswell Hotel advertise new management, central locations, and economical stays near the depot and post office.
Capital Life Insurance Company of Denver Colorado proclaims itself the Western company and largest dividend payer in the business. Horace A Lay acts as manager and invites prospective buyers to see policies with no obligation.
Local notices advertise two Roswell shops: Hills & Rogers at 100-02 N. Main offering new and second hand furniture with phone 69, and MAKIN'S SECOND HAND STORE paying top prices for second hand goods with phone 227.
The international maritime exposition in Bordeaux opened with ceremonies attended by national representatives including the United States. Organized by the French Naval league, the exhibit spans seventeen groups and ninety-two classes, highlighting Fulton era innovations such as his steamboat and French Fulton submarine models. The display aims to attract many American and Hagland visitors, with notable architecture and a Victory of Samothrace replica.
The Western Pennsylvania league starts its season in Pittsburg today, May 1, with games running through September 20 and a total schedule of 126 games.
Chief Sanitary Inspector Perry L. Hedrick, recently suspended pending bribery investigations, was arraigned before Municipal Judge Fake. He proclaimed his innocence and said the charges stem from political enmity.
The report describes cattle prices with light weights selling mostly between 4.25 and 6.00 dollars, hog prices around 6.35 to 6.42 with top at 6.45, and fat cows steady while heifers lag. It notes limited stock cattle, a large eastern hog supply depressing prices, and expectations of firmer hog prices after May. Sheep and lambs recovered to steady to strong, mutt on feed lots supply dwindling, and looming grass sheep demand promising high prices.
May 2. In Owenburg Barbara Rutz a well to do young farmer girl of this place courted by Joseph Moser cost him an average of less than five dollars a week during the courting period.
After fifteen years of dating, Miss Rutz broke the spring wedding plan when Moser insisted her mother not live with them. He mourned spending much money, prompting Miss Rutz to request an itemized bill for the courtship. He produced a total of 71.75, which she paid with a check.
Public meetings erupt across the country opposing Ha german. Telegrams express indignation from the best elements and confidence in Teddy pour in to Teddy almost hourly, complicating Bull Andrews and Llewellyn's efforts to remove Ha german.
A Springfield source notes growing public opposition in New Mexico to the removal of Governor Hagerman. The message argues President Roosevelt should hear that Hagerman’s removal is not favored by the people.
Kansas City May 2 An inter state oratorical contest for the championship of the middle west will be held tomorrow evening at Park College in Parkville Missouri Educational institutions from eleven states Missouri Kansas Nebraska Wisconsin Michigan Iowa Illinois Indiana Ohio Minnesota and Colorado will be represented State contests have selected representatives for tonight's war of words.
The Oklahoma Holiness association launches its 9th annual camp in Ponca City May 2 in connection with the Ponca City association. Many church members gather for meetings to May 12 with evangelists William H. Huff I. G. Martin and Bud Robinson directing.
The Chicago Terminal Railway property, including Grand Central station and fifteen miles of track in Indiana and Illinois, will be sold at auction under foreclosure. Hill Mor gan and Harriman Baltimore & Ohio are expected bidders with an upset price of 15 million dollars.
Kansas City dispatch reports that, under the maximum freight rate law, all railroads in Kansas have begun a new grain tariff. The rate is set at 85 percent of previous tariffs, with penalties from 500 to 5000 dollars for violations.
R. E. Davis from Artesia visited the city yesterday, drawing local interest as a noted resident.
L. A. Canfield and his wife from Dexter visited and stayed at the Shelby Hotel, with local observers noting their presence in town.
The Manhattan Liberal club founded in 1869 with Horace Greeley as its first president will hold a house warming at its new quarters tomorrow night in New York.
Washington reports Senator John C Spooner of Wisconsin is detached from the senate payroll marking the end of his official career after sixteen years in the upper house He cites poverty as the reason for retirement and plans to leave public life Born January 6 1848 in Indiana he served as a major in the war and was a lawyer earlier in his career His notable act included authoring the Isthmian canal bill and he had no current senate duties during retirement.
The Royal Automobile Club of Madrid opened a two week exhibition at the palace of fine arts on May 1, running through May 15. A feature of the exposition will be the Paris Madrid touring car contest. Afterward the Swiss Automobile club will stage its third annual exhibition at Zurich.
In Jackson on May 2 a large gathering of central and northern Mississippi teachers joined the Sacksoll delegation for a Gulfport train trip to the Mississippi Teachers Association 22nd annual convention. About 1500 teachers are expected to attend through Friday and Saturday with welcomed by Judge J H Neville and a keynote by Joseph Cook. The first business session will consider a proposed new course of study and a state normal school campaign led by Dr E B Craighead of Tulane University.
The opening session of the Texas Travelers Protective Association annual convention was held in Crawford theater El Paso with remarks by Mayor Sweehey and President Horton. Delegates toured the city by trolley then a concert by Concha's Mexican band and an Elks club reception are planned for the evening at San Jacinto plaza and the Sheldon hotel banquet follows tomorrow night.
The annual meeting of the Great Sun Council of the Improved Order of Red Men opened in Hobart Oklahoma and attracted thousands of visitors with attendance expected to reach about 10 000.
Principal feature of today’s RTS meat program centers on a flower par where scores of gaily decorated hides will participate. Hundreds of Redskins mainly Kiowas and Cheyennes join the festivities for a colorful gathering. Tomorrow’s stage coach robbery event involves hundreds of Red Men. A Tammany parade Saturday recreates Columbus landing, Indian peace treaty, and John Smith scenes, capped by open air address by Great Sachem W. A. S. Bird of Topeka.
The probate office records multiple deeds with prices ranging from 10 to 5125 dollars. Transactions include P H Cannon and wife to L W Adams six and seven in Roswell and two and four in Hagerman, L W Adams to C W Greer, W G Skillman to T L Carothers a half interest in land, Kingston to Jacoby five properties and mineral rights in Lincoln county, August Nelson against Wm Fenimore for 5700 dollars and shares in Rio Hondo Reservoir Water Users Association, White to Smith in Hagerman, Ellen E Neal to S W Holder in Lake Arthur, L B Craig to Dolly Carmack in Roswell, and Lenox to Zumwalt in South Highlands.
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