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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1907
Page
4
Local items show Majestic A Baker traveling to Portales for saintests, Wea ver Hedgcoxe ill with typhoid fever, L Knowles to Forrance by auto, free tests at L B Boellner Jewelers, Lay back from a South trip, W Bushey of Port Arthur visiting, Durham to Carlsbad to inspect cattle, A N Y Brown from Hagerman shopping, C Crèch north for inspection, Ark Knight of Lake Arthur conducting business.
Artesia resident B A Wiggins and Carlsbad judge J Cazier arrived for business. San Antonio’s G W La Chappelle and other officials briefed in, while families from Lake Arthur, Hagerman, and Lake Arthur visited Roswell. Several residents headed to Amarillo Riverside and Reynolds Illinois for business, with entertainment notices at Majestic and minor ads from Ma kin’s Second Hand Store.
Sunday returns and short visits dominate the page as residents travel to Carlsbad Artesia Texico Dexter Hager man Lake Arthur and Kiowa for conventions business and family visits. Names include L J Richardson W A Finley O A R Cheever J S Crozier Louis Pipkin Mrs Oliver Smith Doc Wade Ernest Best Bruce Conner Walter Rogers S W Holder Harry Hood Orelia Caffall Sallie Clements C A Rex M Weil John Knorpp Lee Richards and others with plans to attend courts brokerage travel and entertainment events. A house for sale at 1202 N Ky is listed along with terms.
Mrs Lillie Howeth arrives from Carlsbad for several days with friends while L F Fort comes from Amarillo for a family visit. Engineers, ranchers, and officials travel through Roswell including A Archy with a hand sprain and E S Mundy from Hernandez Lake. Others head to Portales Jamestown exposition New York and Hernandez Lake for visits and duties.
C F Cox general manager of the Swift Packing Company arrived Saturday night from Chicago for a business visit with the local representatives of the firm.
Mil itary Institute cadet BE Houghton departed Sunday night for El Paso and plans a summer in Old Mexico before returning to the institute in the fall.
A $500,000 loan fund targets irrigated farms with long term terms. Interest is payable annually and borrowers may pay off before due. Offered by J B Herbst, financial agent, 303 North Main Street, opposite the post office.
The I O O F Encampment plans a large Wednesday night event with a substantial work program followed by a banquet organized this morning by active members.
Cadet R C Dow departed last night for his home in Oro Grande New Mexico. He will attend the Jamestown Exposition this summer and return to the Military Institute in September.
The Record reports receipt of an invitation to the 14th annual commencement exercises of the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, scheduled for this week.
Mrs Harry Nichols of Amarillo and her sister Miss Opal Franklin of McKinney Texas were guests of Otto Hedgecoxe’s family for a few days and left Sunday morning for Amarillo.
A. L. W. Nilsson returns Sunday morning from a business visit in Carlsbad and Pecos. Mrs. Nilsson and daughter Miss Ellen enjoyed a pleasure trip to Hagerman on Sunday.
C H Edwards proprietor of the New York Store returned Sunday morning from his old home in Southern Texas where he has been for seven weeks due to his son's illness.
Mrs. T. J. Clegg of Morrison Oklahoma Territory and her son Walter Coppinger, a Militia Institute graduate, left Sunday for Colorado Springs to spend the summer.
Mrs. F. E. Garnett and Mrs. Robert Miller leave after a three week visit with friends. They were also guests of Mrs. Chas. Walten of Hagerman before returning to their Rock Island Illinois home.
Mrs J R Cazort departed this morning for Lamar Arkansas with her son. They had been here three months for the young man's health but showed no improvement after nine months of stay.
R. R. Smith, connected with the Oriental Cement Plaster Co. near Carlsbad as a stock holder, departed Sunday by auto for Chicago. He is an old schoolmate of H. P. Hobson.
Billie Babb, winner of the riding tourney at the cattle men's convention, departed Saturday night for South America. He plans to enter riding and roping contests staged on a large scale there each summer.
Mrs H N Nowlan and her brother Eugene Collinson left Sunday for their old home in Galva Illinois to join Mr Nowlan and establish a home there. They had given up residence in Roswell and Mr Nowlan had returned to Illinois weeks ago.
Miss Inez Funchess of Columbia Mississippi is staying a couple of weeks with her aunt Mrs J R Cothran in Fairview addition. She expects her mother and brother during the first week in June to join and the family will move to Roswell.
Roswell Cubs defeated Alameda Heights 7 to 2 in a nine inning game at Amusement Park on Saturday afternoon. Doss Moore and Nelson were the battery for Roswell while Gayle Williams and Rogers led Alameda with solid hitting and defense.
M. M. Brunk and other Dexter citizens attended today as witnesses in the Hicks case, with several residents among those present. The group included Darius Hicks C. W. Halliburton J. C. Weaver George Pollock Ben Brogan A. R. Parsons T. E. Ribble M. C. Singleton and L. G. Waskom.
Sol and Jim Owens sons of the late S. B. Owens travel from Allen Reed Texas to manage cattle interests. Mrs. Owens will relocate her family to Roswell in July following the hearing of Sol Owens case for the killing of S. B. Turbyfill after Turbyfill killed Sol's father.
N. A. Gammon, a year graduate from the Military Institute, left Sunday night for Lordsburg New Mexico. He plans to return to Roswell in a few weeks to play with Roswell's team and has many friends here who hope he comes back to join the squad.
An offer states for $800 a buyer can acquire a 110 ft front lot on Main Street if the sale occurs within a few days. The note names Carl ton and Befl as parties involved.
Notice records the mutual dissolution of the Roswell New Mexico partnership McMeeken & Hurd on May 23, 1907. W W McMeeken will continue the business and settle the firm affairs. signed by McMeeken and Hurd on April 11, 1907.
G E Grunsky of the Reclamation Service leads a conference in Yuma with Weather Bureau and Interior Department representatives to plan long term observations of Salton Sea climate and evaporation rates. The study aims to forecast weather impacts on Arizona and New Mexico and will run for several years after flood control tests prove the Lower Colorado project can restrain runaway waters.
A clipping notes how many notable figures, from aristocrats to rulers, have held trades as printers. It references the Earl of Stanhope and mentions the Czar, Duke of Battenburg, Emperor of China, William Caxton, and others like G. P. Morris, N. P. Willis, James Parker, and Horace Greeley as printers.
The passage lists Charles Dickens James Buchan James Cameron and others as printers along with Bayard Taylor Mark Twain Amos Cummins Bret Harte and more. It notes printers include prominent figures such as Benjamin Franklin and James Hogg and comments that thousands of brilliant minds work in publishing houses while stressing that grains are absolutely necessary.
The Portales Bank and Trust Company invites bids to erect a two story brick building 29 by 80 feet in Portales New Mexico with plans available at the bank. Bids due June 5 1907 at 4 pm. A five percent bid bond and a bond equal to the contract price required. Provide time to complete. Directors may reject any bid. 7216 J A Fairly Cashier.
For sale notice offers a hotel proposition described as a money maker on the first day and every day. Readers are urged to see Carlton & Bell for details and purchase.
Advertises five acres of land within one block of Main Street for $800 with a projected 12 percent return. Promotes Carlton & Bell and Uncle Pete and Aunt Dinah as endorsers and invites readers to a Friday night event at the Majestic. Continuous ad style with local personalities.
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