Judge Pope Arrives Delivers Swift Open Of Roosevelt Court
The Fifth Judicial District court in Roosevelt County convened briefly at Portales with Judge William H. Pope arriving just before midnight. The session opened, adjourned within minutes, and reconvened at two o clock the next day as the grand jury was selected and charged. Harry Jaffa served as foreman.
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Ritory
New Mexico
Fifth Judicial District
Chaves
Horace Addington
Judge Pope
Santa Fe
Coswell
Amarillo
Dad Cadwell
Portales
Roosevelt
Carl M. Bird
Bird
Court House
Grand Central
Jerk Bird
Addington
Brown
Marshal Witt
William H. Pope
Grand Jury Venire
Samuel Brown
Roswell
Theo. Burr
Dexter
W. E. Bowen
Hagerman
F. A. Crisler
E. Calloway
Spring Mound Valley
W. P. Chisum
Cc. C. Formwall
Gessert
R. L. Moss
A. C. Swanson
Ord
Pacem
M. York
Match Games This Week With Local Bowlers
Tonight the doctors face a strong lineup including Veal Bishops Correll Kinsinger and Mayes in a hard test. Waskom Smith Hanay Munro Moon also play against them. Friday Wells Fargo vs Postoffice features Thorne Atterbury Best against Mathews Webb Dekker. Saturday ten veteran bowlers bowl Ed Johnson arrives from Chicago to join Hulsmeir's team for a strong matchup.
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Waskom
Smith
Hanay
Munro
Moon
Veal
Bishops
Correll
Kinsinger
Mayes
Wells-Fargo
Thorne Atterbury
Best
Mathews
Webb
Dekker
Ed Johnson
Chicago
Hulsmeir
Death of Edgar Murphree at Roswell and city council session
Edgar S. Murphree died at 23 after a nineteen day typhoid pneumonia illness at Will Holsteen’s East Seventh Street residence. He worked as hostler and fireman for Pecos Valley railroad and leaves a sister and brother in Leesville Texas. Funeral set for 9:30 tomorrow at Ulery mortuary. Council held a special session to review flood protection and Rocky Arroyo dam options, with plans to present dam repair or removal figures. The meeting also ordered road work and tax collection actions and adjourned after brief proceedings.
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Will Holsteen
East Seventh
Edgar S. Murphree
Pecos Valley Railroad
Leesville
Texas
Little Rock
Arkansas
Ulery Mortuary
Hinkle
Wyllys
Church
Burns
Ogle
Parsons
Brooks
Citizens’ Mass Convention Committee
W. T. Wells
Se Committee
Wells
Thryrg Niors
Two Armies Face Off After Prolonged Clash
Two opposing forces have exhausted their reserves and stand entrenched facing each other, signaling a tense stalemate as negotiations or a breakthrough move loom amid ongoing hostilities.
Russian Japanese war updates from Manchuria and Port Arthur
Dispatches describe continued fighting, heavy losses, and fluid fronts around Port Arthur and the Shahke river. Reports claim Russian reinforcements of about 30 000 men and extensive casualties while weather and flooded rivers complicate movements.
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Tokic
Port Arthur
Jig Sae
Lamtou
Wiith
Mukden
Shahke River
Dividin
Lost Plain
Shahke
Australian couple wed at Methodist parsonage
L Gray Williams and Miss Lucy Spackman were quietly married by Rev R Twitty at the Methodist parsonage. Spackman arrived from Wellington Australia and Williams from Denver Colorado where he works as Mr Walton's photography assistant. They plan to live in the Baptist parsonage after November first. Attendants included Mrs Twitty and Misses Gardner Farris and Axelson.
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L. Gray Williams
Lucy Spackman
Methodist Parsonage
R. Twitty
Miss Spackman
Wellington
New Zealand
Australia
Gray Williams
Denver
Colorado
Walton
Williams
Baptist Parsonage
Mrs. Twitty
Selt Shoes Offered at Factory Prices by Forsyth Co
Forsyth & Co advertise a full line of Selt Shoes for men women and children at factory cost. A major season entertainment is set for tomorrow night at the Methodist Church south with tickets available at Daniels' drug store.
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Forsyth & Co
Methodist Church
South
Daniels’ Drug Store
Portales Traveler Arrives in City Last Evening
M. C. Mason of Portales arrived in the city last evening, adding a brief note of travel to local activity.
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M. C. Mason
Portales
City
Murder charge follows arrest of Charley Jones in Indian Territory
A man identified as Charley Jones alias Henry Jackson was arrested twenty miles north on the Pecos at a cow camp on a murder charge. The alleged crime occurred years ago near Muskogee Indian Territory involving an older white man and a negro accomplice who disposed of a body in a creek. The white man received a 99 year sentence. the accused negro escaped, with Jones denying any crime and claiming he has always been Charley Jones. He admits Creek Nation origins and was seized after officers tracked him in the Valley.
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Charley Jones
Henry Jackson
Pecos
J. R. Dendlinger
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Spit
New Mexico
Creek Nation
Social Circle Ladies Entertained by Mrs Tannehill
The Social Circle ladies were entertained yesterday afternoon by Mrs P B Tannehill. They enjoyed fancy work and delightful refreshments, and the Circle praised Mrs Tannehill for a most enjoyable afternoon of the season.
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P. B. Tannehill
Mrs. Tannehill
Weighed in the Balance at St. Andrew’s Ladies Auxiliary
The weighing party hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Andrew’s was successful socially and financially. Door tickets had numbers matching supper partners. the heavier contributor paid one cent per pound. The event cleared over twenty dollars.
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St. Andrew's
Reverend William Rease Returns to Lead Church
William Rease of the M E Church returned last night from Raton New Mexico where he attended conference. He was welcomed back by the congregation and city citizens. The organization plans to erect an elegant church building in the near future.
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William Rease
M. E. Church
Raton
N. M
Rease
Closing out at cost sale at For syth & Co
Winter needs urged as For syth & Co. conducts closing out at cost sale. Dr. P. M. Baker returns from Washington and the St. Louis world’s fair. J P Dyer, Artesia merchant, visits town to oversee business interests. Dyer owned the house of Henry J. Wall destroyed in the flood.
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Forsyth & Co
P. M. Baker
J. W. Kinsinger
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
J. P. Dyer
Artesia
Mr. Dyer
Henry J. Wall
Local merchants advertise overcoats as affordable buys
Forsyth & Co offer overcoats for men and boys at cost price. The scouring mill has closed for the season. Roswell gains from the enterprise which employs about fourteen workers as visitors like Z. T. Stearns of Rosalia and Frank H. Anderson of Hagerman visit the city.
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Roswell
Z. T. Stearns
Rosalia, Kansas
Frank H. Anderson
Hagerman
Mrs Best Millinery Stock At Actual Cost At Forsyth and Co
Mrs Best offers her entire millinery stock at actual cost located at Forsyth and Co. This clearance invites shoppers to purchase hats and accessories at reduced prices while inventory lasts.
Problems in Philippines Highlight Mohonk Session
Lake Mohonk October 26. Today's Mohonk Indian convention session focused on Philippines problems with speakers F. W Atkinson of Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and W. Leon Pepperman of the War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs presenting.
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Lake Mohonk
Philippines
F. W Atkinson
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
W. Leon Pepperman
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Forsyth & Cor Blanket and Suit Sale At Cost
Court stenographer W E Baker arrived on the late south train and began duties at the court house. Baker is regarded as the Territory's most efficient court stenographer.
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W. E. Baker
Court House
Baker
Winter Underwear at Cost and Cheap Honey in Jars
Forsyth & Co advertises winter underwear at cost for all customers. The notice also promotes pure honey in glass jars with quarts at 25 cents and half gallons at 50 cents, offered by Roswell Produce & Seed Co.
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Forsyth & Co
Roswell Produce & Seed Co
Forsyth Company Promises Low Prices on Wool Goods
Forsyth & Company advertise real cost sale on wool dress goods flannels and related items. They invite customers to buy a new Kingsbury hat at cost, emphasizing savings and value.
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Forsyth & Company
Kingsbury
Forsyth & Co
Ink and Pencil Tablets Offered at Forsyth & Co
One thousand ink and pencil tablets priced at three cents each offered by Forsyth & Co. Mrs M M McManigie of Dallas, visiting Mrs George Puckett, departed for home last night.
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Forsyth & Co
M. M. McManigie
Dallas
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W. H. Pope
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Court of
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J. F. Patterson
J. Smith Lea
Edgar Murphree
Mayor's Office
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Rocky Arroyo
Henry Brown
Woman's Club
America
Park and the
Cave
Mrs. Lukens
Grand Canyon
Colorado River
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Ders
Utah
Kuropatkia
Manchuria
Oku
Tien Tsin
Sal
Yentai
Es Tokio
St. Petersburg
War Office
Taitse
Sakharoff
Rennenkopff
Mergendorff
Nied
Col
Rossisky
Bourse Gazette
Che Foo
Rihlung
Kuropatkin
Tom Campbell
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Forsyth & Cor
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