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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1907
Page
3
Local shop of T M Rabb offers blacksmithing and wood working services. Rubber tires and harnesses advertised alongside repair and fabrication work.
Local ad for Kipling's Candy Store promoting finest candies shelved nuts cigars and hot and cold drinks available to customers.
JAS YD THOMPSON offers surveying design and drafting with concrete work guaranteed in Garst Building room 9. T. R. Everman advertises honest estimates and 25 years experience with phone 107. Garrett and Sparks advertise contracting painting and paper hanging from P O Box 566-459 E 5th. Jaffa Prager Co lists dry goods clothing groceries and ranch supplies. Joyce Pruitt Co claims largest supply house in the Southwest with wholesale and retail.
Roswell’s oldest drug store advertises being up-to-date offering medicines, cosmetics, and jewelry. The notice highlights a long history and continued availability of current goods.
New management at Hotel Shelby announces well second hand store opening under H Kercheval. The hotel, led by Hills and Rogers, offers new and used furniture at 100-02 N. Main. Roswell Hotel advertises as The Dollar a Day House located 300 feet west of the depot.
The Methodists of Raton advertise bids to build a new church costing about 16000 dollars. Gold discoveries in the Manzano mountains draw prospectors and many claims are staked. Alfonso Ybarra sits in Silver City jail while cousin Patricio Ybarra bears four knife wounds.
The 1909 law revision commission starts its session in Santa Fe on June 3 under authorization from the last legislature. It will conduct a thorough, section by section, history of statutes with Supreme Court decisions on constitutionality, awaiting enactment by the Thirty eighth Legislative Assembly in 1909.
Harry Morrison, B. Boellner, and T. Feinberg promote watches, diamonds, jewelry, cut glass, hand painted china, and silverware. Feinberg invites visitors to 20314 N Main St to view a swell line and repairs with all work guaranteed.
PECOS VALLEY LUMBER offers lumber shingles doors lime cement paints varnish and glass. ROSWELL LUMBER CO claims to be the oldest yard in Roswell for all building materials and paint. KEMP LUMBER CO promotes lumber shingles and related supplies on East 4th Street with customer care.
Capital Life Insurance Co Denver Col A Western Co presents itself as the largest dividend payer in the business. The ad urges potential buyers to see them before purchasing and promises to show their policy. Horace A Lay Manager.
W. P. Wood offers tailor made suits cleaning and pressing at 118 North Main Street. Phone 409.
Robert Ballard advertises as Reliable Transfer man with downtown phone 224 and residence 426. Angell's General Transfer Safe and Piano Moving specialty at Roswell Hardware Co with phone 378.
The commission outlines eliminating obsolete laws and noting translations with TR margins for Spanish text. Secretary Read detects translation errors and omitted sections. The 1884 compilation model guides marginal notes for language origin. Members named: Charles A. Spiess, Benjamin M. Read, George W. Prichard, Ralph E. Twitchell, Elmer E. Studley.
A new class this week awards the Wanamaker cup to the owner of the best horse and appointment in the runabout division. The $500 prize joins other trophies at this social affair already drawing arrivals from Washington Baltimore New York and other cities.
Artesia shipments of alfalfa to southern points prove irrigated districts outperform rainfall dependent areas. With abundant water, a strong harvest is near, and expectations rise for at least three more bountiful crops. The region benefits from wells, early field and garden produce, and year round prosperity.
The Chicago Record-Herald miscaptioned photos in a report on two life insurance executives. John R. Hegeman of Metropolitan Life faced forgery and perjury charges while F A Burnham of Mutual Reserve Life faced grand larceny and forgery. A Hagerman portrait was misused beside Hegeman’s name.
Topeka Kan May 27 The Kansas supreme court will hear motions for six brewing firms with receivers, to set aside and to quasi serve summons on alleged agents. The state seeks receivers for four more brewers including Dick Bros Quincy Hl Fred Miller Milwaukee William J Lemp St Louis and M J Goetz St Joseph. The US supreme court will decide if Kansas may confiscate brewer property. Anheuser Busch of St Louis has appealed. Saloons near Missouri border remain open with little secrecy.
The annual Central Jersey championships open in Trenton New Jersey under the auspices of the Trenton Country Club with a full day of matches on May 27.
20 acres inside Roswell limits offered by Carlton and Bell. Land is well fenced and cultivated with an artesian well, fruit trees, and a four room house on 4 rood. Asking price 3000 dollars or will trade for a good residence.
The 16th annual Philadelphia Horse Show opened at St. Martins Green Wissahickon Heights and will run through the week. Prize money totals 15 000 with a 1350 increase over last year and seven new classes introduce dealer divisions for harness and saddle horses, marking official dealer recognition for the first time.
Chaves county New Mexico board announces July 8 1997 sealed bids for a 260 foot metal and concrete highway bridge over the Pecos River near Hagerman. Bidders must include plans a 1000 dollar certified check and a 60 percent bond. completion by December 1907 with half payment then and the remainder in June 1998.
Oklahoma veterans depart for Richmond with a train stopping in Little Rock Memphis Birmingham and Atlanta to meet promises of receptions for state veterans. Missouri and Mississippi contingents join in St Louis and Jackson to attend the United Confederate Veterans reunion with local funds aiding financially challenged veterans. Memphis drill team members travel to perform at the event.
Little Wolf, a full blood Sioux from the 101 Ranch in Bliss Oklahoma, travels from Chicago to Washington to invite the President to the Jamestown Exposition opening. The 101 Ranch entourage, including 500 cowboys and 500 horses, is touring to display wild west shows at Jamestown. The procession draws attention as Indian attire and rites captivate crowds en route to the event.
The Executive committee of the Irrigation Celebration reports 7600 percent success in railway talks. A round trip fare for all points between Amarillo and Pecos is set, with Amarillo to Carlsbad at $7.59 round trip. For journeys north of Amarillo, the rate is one fare to Amarillo and re-
Legal blanks of all kinds are offered for sale at the Record Office. Prices and formats vary to suit clerks and attorneys. Visit the office or phone for current stock and ordering details.
The conaisance aims to provide lodging for visitors by procuring cots blankets and pillows and placing them in public buildings. Cots will rent for fifty cents per night with beds furnished at that rate. a one dollar rate faced opposition. The committee seeks to keep costs low and offer free attractions, hoping to attract regional attention as towns vie for honors with Carlsbad in New Mexico.
Kingston New York Leader discusses rough rider governor Hagerman of New Mexico and President Roosevelts open critique. The piece argues Roosevelt acts from political pressure and questions his discretion asserting Hagerman deserves support as an honest governor. Bangor News notes W M Bevers departs for Fort Worth.
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