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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
4
Roswell events and people of note include visits from John J. Haylor Dexter and J C Appelquist Waco. business trips by D Bender Artesia and Clifton Chisholm north. numerous locals traveling to Artesia Carlsbad Hagerman and Los Angeles. appointments and trades offered by Carlton Bell and others. the article also teases a front page piece on Superior Refining Company with prize contest at the art gallery.
D. Bell of Weed New Mexico, in town for seven months, left last night for a two month trip to Center Texas. Mr and Mrs R J Poole, who spent a few weeks in the valley, left this morning for Caldwell Missouri.
Miss Ada Warren of Columbia Missouri who spent the winter with Mrs. C W Johnson of this city left this morning for her home.
Mr and Mrs G D Davis return to Dainsville Mo after three weeks here. Mrs Amonett leaves for El Paso after three weeks visiting the Am onett family. J H Fox of Hagerman spends the day. E Glass of Lake Arthur and Aristeo Marquez travel for engagements and business. Several others travel or visit relatives and attend services or openings in nearby towns.
H. W. Lindley of Monrovia Indiana arrived this morning and will be joined by his wife. They plan to spend two months here.
Rev. E. H. Edgar relinquished his pastorate at the Presbyterian church in Hagerman and departed for Armarh Nebraska to seek work for the present. Hagerman has not named a successor.
Community notices offer elocution lessons and physical culture programs for lodges and churches with contact at 713 N Lea Ave. A Cates Baseball card game ad targets afternoon parties from Ingerson's Book Store. A barbecue event was postponed by commandant order. Local residents Bloom Hogan Lewis Collins Stocks and Ash are noted with travel and visits.
Mr and Mrs D Y Tomlinson who moved to El Paso two months ago returned this morning and will make Roswell their home. Mr Tomlinson was employed by Swift and Co at El Paso.
Our best friends are those men who dress well on reasonable expense yet demand Stein-Bloch tailoring. They seek high-grade fabrics in exclusive patterns, precise fit, and the best style of the day, and we satisfy them.
E G Rogers formerly of Chillicothe and Pawnee has moved to Roswell and will work at the Alery Furniture Company store. He is a licensed embalmer in Missouri and Oklahoma and comes highly recommended. Ingersoll's Book Store invites players to try the Sates Baseball Card Game, for social play and entertainment.
Mrs Iva J Keebler returns from Carlsbad and plans a Kansas City visit early next week. Tom Davenport resigns from the day police force to drive for Roswell Wool and Hide Co. Ras Johnson resumes porter duties at the Grand Central after eight months at the Antlers Hotel Colorado Springs. Highland Skihner of Eddyville Kentucky visits his niece Mrs F W Stockton. W M Witt moves from night to day shift. R J Dannerman named temporary night man.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Hunt entertained two tables of Five Hundred in compliment to Mrs. W S Kilgour who departs the first of the week for a three month visit to Sterling Illinois Other guests included Mrs Evans Count Martini and Messrs Kilgour Rogers and Evans
Ottumwa IA May 2 The boxing lid has been raised after two years and the Ottumwa Athletic club presents its first show this evening. A strong card includes eight round Spike Kennedy of Kansas City versus Monk Trummer of Omaha plus Davenport light weight Kid Ammerman Dummy West and other Iowa scrappers in brief bouts.
Miss Myrtle Mitchell left last night for Artesia to spend several weeks with relatives.
The Trunkline Association confirms rail rates to Philadelphia for the B P O Elks Convention July 15 23. From points beyond 100 miles the fare is single plus one dollar round trip, valid July 13 28 with possible extension to July 10 by ticket deposit. Special rates planned for nearby cities and Atlantic Seashore routes during the convention week.
More than 100 Shriners depart Mexico City by special train heading for Los Angeles for the imperial council meeting next week. The journey covers the hot desert sands and is provisioned with camel milk and various luxuries supplied by local manufacturers and jobbers.
The nation consumes far more lumber than forests grow and the average forest stores only 10 cubic feet yearly. Circular 97 urges tighter timber controls, faster growth, and switch to practices like summer fallow and improved alfalfa seeding to avert a timber famine.
Farmers on the eastern Colorado plains report alfalfa yields improve when a cultivated crop precedes planting and irrigation is used. Even with abundant rainfall, an irrigated start leads to quicker establishment and better early yields for alfalfa.
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