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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1910
Page
3
Local brief items note Hn G Ware's quick Dexter trip and Josn Anineisig's Lakewood business outing. U S Market cites 75 cent eggs for Island Red eggs. Will M Hicks and C R Brown travel for business, while C Bend of Beaumont visits Lame City before Artesia. Bob Smith to perform at the Armory tomorrow night.
Joy ce offers new hats while Pruit Co brings Braden of Rocky Ford Colorado to town on business. Bob Smith entertainment tickets go on sale at P V Drug Store at 50 and 25 cents. Steele from Fort Worth heads to Carlsbad. R Stephenson of Sweetwater Texas represents a Chicago firm.
W Maxwell departed this morning for a two month business trip to New York City where he will meet clients and oversee pending projects. He is expected to return in late April.
York Boston and other points in the east. Mrs. S. A. Edmondson left last night on her oat to El Paso, after spending a week here visiting J. H. McPherson and family. Mrs. Mary Kelley of Chicago, here a few days sightseeing, left for Lake Arthur. Mrs. L. Davis and Mrs. Will Stampp and children arrived from Waco for a prospecting visit. Mr. Stampp to join later. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Schneider and Mrs. Kernna Woods returned to Artesia after a one day visit with Mr. and Mrs. James Lynch.
Mo S S Inn hosts a note about lighthousekeeping and a mention of John W Poe and Joe J Jaffa, each having been at one of the new model four cylinder Buick automobiles known as Model 19.
Jack Mehring a shoe salesman from Boston left this morning for points north after spending a few days in the area calling on the trade and visiting his many friends.
Mrs H C Kenkenmeier returned to Dexter after a day visiting Miss Nettie Johnson and Mr Keukenmeier who serves on the grand jury. Miss Marie Lindsley of Newton Kansas arrived to spend a few days while her father is buying land at Clovis and nearby points.
Dr. and Mrs. G P Head of Chicago arrived last night for a week or two to arrange developments on their land part of the Milme Bush tract on North Main Street across from Dr F N Brown. They are staying with Dr and Mrs R L Cashburn.
Miss Mable Hull of Anadarko Oklahoma, a wakingi, extended visit with her uncle at Artesia, returned to Artesia last night after two weeks with friends in Roswell. Fresh vegetables delivered to order each morning to any town location. Order the evening before by phone. Also new alfalfary for sale by S M Owens Owens Farm. Phone 293-6 rings.
Mrs. W. R Cox returns from a week with relatives in Amarillo and is joined by her niece Miss May Rice. San Butler and Theodore Luther arrive from the north after caring for cattle shipments, including Black cattle to White Deer. Bob Smith, famed as a character impersonator, performs tomorrow night at the Armory.
Last night a northbound train arrived nearly three hours late bringing several parties of prospectors to Roswell and the Pecos Valley. They came largely from Kansas and Nebraska.
A $25.90 reward is offered for the arrest and conviction of those who stole bricklayers' tools at the Military Institute B M I A No One. A church supper follows at the Christian Church Friday from 5 to 8 PM with supper 25 cents and ice cream and cake 10 cents.
140 acres with improved switch house, windmill, stock sheds and corrals fenced for dairy ranching and poultry near Roswell. Cash or trade possible for Oklahoma East Kansas or Missouri property. Price 1600 dollars. Also notice: bids invited for Lea Hall plumbing and heating for New Mexico Military Institute plans and specs with architect I H Rapp, due 12 noon May 14 1910. Superintendent James W Willson.
In the northwest part of town the second ward bustles with new construction. R H Kemp plans a large residence on North Pennsylvania, W G Hamilton builds a bungalow at Lea avenue and Eighth street, and M Farnsworth adds a cement stone cottage on North Pennsylvania opposite the Kemp home. Joan W Poe enlarges his residence at Seventh and Kentucky avenue with a mammoth veranda, while John W Rhea constructs a brick garage at Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue. Record Want Ads Result Bringers.
Small ads under one dollar must be prepaid to avoid petty accounts. RECORD PUB. CO. announces cash for sale listings and warns readers about the new advance payment rule for ad submissions.
Obvious ad line promotes a butcher shop named U S Meat Market. Claims to keep nothing but the best with quality as their motto.
Livery service at 122 W 2nd phone 9. Boarding offered by Anderson and Chaning. JAFFA PRAGER CO dry goods groceries and ranch supplies. Rentals include brick house at Richardson and Walnut by A M Robertson. 4 room Main Street city water sewer by Joe Torian. Modern 4 room house by C W Haynes. Roswell Drug and Jewelry Co advertises oldest store. Furnished rooms for light housekeeping at 508 N Va with bath gas and phone. 3 room house near Penn and nd St by Mrs F Hardwick.
A Roswell housing and commerce brief notes Dilley Furniture Company touting the swellest line of furniture at high quality and low prices, Shrader Grocery Co promising strictly good goods at reasonable prices, and Roswell Hotel offering meals and a fan while you eat.
A purse containing between seven and eight dollars is reported lost with instruction to return the item to E. Sandoval at Price and Co. The brief notice appeals to locate the rightful owner and ends with the finder urged to cooperate.
Call at the Record Office to obtain prices for all kinds of printing. The service promises best work at reasonable prices.
Roswell Hardware Co offers wholesale and retail hardware including gasoline engines pipe pumps fencing and related supplies. Independent Hardware 10 advertises wholesale and retail hardware tinware buggies wagons implements water supply goods and plating.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co offers lumber stingies doors lime cement paints varnish and glass Roswell Lumber Co claims to be the oldest yard in Roswell for building materials and paints Kemp Lumber Co promotes fine cedar posts.
W S Murrell advertises piano tuning and repair services with graduate credentials from Chicago Conservatory. Work guaranteed, contact at 348 E Std St, phone 569. Also notes Jones & Son Queensware and Morrison Rose Store ready-to-wear apparel and millinery.
Dilley and Son Undertakers offer private ambulance and prompt service. Allery Furniture Co undertakers with phone numbers 75 or 111. H H Henninger undertaker and embalmer with private ambulance and prompt service. Parlors at 121 West Fourth. Phase 33 2 rings.
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