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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1906
Page
2
The Roswell Record announces its stance as an exponent of Jeffersonian democracy with the Record Company and editors listing staff and publishing details. It notes submission deadlines for advertisements to appear in the same day's issue and outlines office hours for ad placement.
Democratic Delegate candidate O A Larrazolo returns from Pecos Valley with strong signals of victory in Roosevelt Chaves and Eddy counties. He counters Republican race-baiting while recalling promises by Delegate Andrews for rail service to Pecos villages and notes Roswell voters feel misled by a gold brick campaign two years past.
Carlsbad Sun reports Hon J O Cameron the Democratic nominee for the upper house the council as the first Eddy County man nominated since organization. A sober conscientious leader Cameron aided Lincolns early county formation and has long shaped Eddy Chaves and Roosevelt interests in law farming ranching and commerce.
J. O. Cameron is named an honor to the office and James W. Mullens is described as a respected nominee for the lower house. Mullens came to Chaves county twenty years ago and has served as county superintendent of schools and in other trusted roles, with broad respect across Spanish and English speaking communities.
Governor Hagerman urges fair counting and bipartisan election staffing as New Mexico prepares for the joint statehood vote with Arizona. He recommends appointing judges and clerks representing both sides, and public proclamations inviting diverse opinions to ensure an open tallied result.
A Pecos Valley correspondent describes seedless watermelons produced by burying the vine end to root, cutting the end from the parent, and removing early blooms. Melons from second blooms are seedless, but commercial viability remains uncertain due to labor needs and long propagation time. Denver Field and Farm.
Firemen fought a blaze at the Garst barn on the old Clark place near the Military Institute but found no water and could not save the barn and hay stacks. Officials suspect spontaneous combustion from stacked green alfalfa. No insurance coverage was found. owned by Julius Garst of Worcester Massachusetts.
Nice clean cottages with utmost diligence to sanitary healthful condition. An experienced physician and trained nurses in attendance day and night. The best the country affords to eat. Terms and particulars on application to the Secretary, Dr. C. M. Yater, 119 W. 2nd St., Roswell, New Mexico.
Public notice warns travelers to avoid scalped tickets as they will not be accepted for transport on the railroad. Citizens are advised to purchase tickets only from authorized agents to prevent trouble and loss.
Local ad offers a seven octave Estey organ in good as new condition for sale or trade. Seeks a gentle buggy horse or a good milk cow as part of the deal. Located at 119 West 2nd Street under C. M. Yater.
Carlton and Bell offer a house and lot on Main Street for a short term bargain. The listing emphasizes a limited window and special price before the deal ends.
A dated notice offers halves of railroad fares claiming guarantees of ticket savings. The ad includes a buyers’ warning and a street address for inquiries, signed by R. R. Ingersoll, a presumed railroad scalper, and mentions a for sale buggy and horse with contact W. C. Buckley in Texas Block 13.
One thousand two hundred acres of fine land with a shallow artesian belt near the railroad is offered at a bargain. For full particulars write Carlton and Bell at No 303 North Main Street Roswell.
Woolverton Practical Business College advertises courses and services with contact at phone 138. Training focuses on practical business skills and clerical work for job readiness.
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