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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
4
Amarillo businessman A Davidson visits Roswell while J C Hale, J C Elliott, and E F Cooper also transact local affairs. Several out-of-town arrivals include Sam Davidson and J W Crawford. Real estate listings, rental notices, farm prospects near Dexter and Lake Arthur, and parish meal events fill the day’s brief items.
The Henrietta Texas baseball team arrived last night and plays NMMI this afternoon at the Institute Athletic Field. Lineups list Reynolds catching Patton shortstop Weaver first Neville left Hodge center aryant third Hill second Green right Wright pitcher. Hapgood manages the visitors with Weaver and Carter both pitcher left handed batters among four. Institute lineup mirrors earlier wins against Alva. Game starts at four this afternoon.
A rancher J T Wayne from near Bear Spring southwest of Roswell arrived with about 25 horses for sale. His saddle horse is described as five footed, with an extra smaller fifth foot growing inside the right fore-leg, yet it causes no trouble and the animal remains a capable saddle horse. The horse was raised by Al Coe and Wayne has kept it six years. Lakewood New Mexico May 10 reports a week of visitors buying town lots and land tracts, fishing on the river, and social visits among locals and out-of-town guests including D B Sanford of Texico, Mr and Mrs J H Beckham, Charles Pearson, and others. Deeds filed include several land transactions in Roswell and vicinity.
Pedro Perez, 36, a well known Mexican resident of the city, died Thursday evening at five o'clock from pneumonia contracted while in the mountains last month. He was brought home for treatment but died on the plains about eight miles west of Ros well. He leaves a wife and no children. He kept cattle on the Parrendo ranch. The funeral was held today at two o'clock at the Catholic church and he was buried in South Side Cemetery.
Local merchant Geo L Chubb of Harlan Michigan praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best cough medicine he has used noting it cures a cold quickly when applied promptly. The product is available from all dealers. Government land office reports five desert claims and three nome steads filed yesterday and four homesteads were admitted by P J and J C Benton of the same area.
All Roswell banks will close at one o clock Saturday afternoon due to the ball game.
Spokane May 12 Billy Mallody the New England welterweight and Martin Duffy of Chicago have finished training and appear in prime condition for the twenty round bout scheduled tonight in Spokane.
Mr and Mrs John Maynard and Mr and Mrs 8 T Powell arrived last night from Milburn Indian Territory and are staying to improve the health of members of their party.
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