23 Oct 1908
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
1
Our Ready-to-Wear Department now features the latest suits dinner dresses evening costumes and skirts. We have doubled floor space added more sales ladies and dress-makers and opened dressing rooms with attendants to ensure a perfect fit on every purchase.
Storm sweeps the north sou ri region causing river rises and washed out gas mains in Muskogee Oklahoma and Bartlesville rail bridges damaged. Floods close towns and delay trains as rainfall continues across Oklahoma and Texas with high water marks reported in Bartlesville and Coffeyville.
Count Zeppelin conducted another successful ascent in his reconstructed balloon at Freiderichshafen Germany this afternoon. Bowling results show the Postoffice Employees defeating the Clerks by 20 pins with Maxwell standing in for Cass and contributing strongly. High score went to W Bailey with 171 and his high average was 160 1 3. In Missouri politics James F. Hinkle reports a quiet scene as parties struggle to draw crowds while electors decide their votes.
The report notes Dryan speaking in Pennsylvania and Delaware this morning as part of the presidential campaign.
A day of political activity in Indianapolis centers on Taft with a complete city circuit and a major rally planned. Delegations from nearby towns are expected to attend as Taft delivers multiple speeches and is joined by Fairbanks and Overstreet in remarks.
W S Moore sighted a coal thief in the Roswell Electric Light Office bin-back at ten last night. He armed a revolver and fired. the intruder fled leaving bloodstains on the coal. Moore believes the shot struck home. Poultry change urges Sunday dressed chicken dinner at 102 E. 2nd St with phone 392.
Denver October 23 The Thirty-fifth Annual Convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Association convened at the Auditorium for sessions through Wednesday night with three sessions daily except Sunday. Key events include president Mrs Lillian M Stevens address and the Travis report. Roswell area to receive snow from a Panhandle storm bringing moisture for winter grass. Mrs A W Rogers departs Lake Arthur after visit. Mrs O R Rutledge travels to Hager man for a few days with her son.
Take nothing but Lawndale when you want Sausage. Phone 225. T. C. Market. T. B. Quirey of Sturges Ky in the valley for health left today for Carlsbad. W. C. Lawrence returned to Lake Arthur this afternoon.
H E Hunsaker aged 27 died at 7 55 this morning at his home 104 South Pennsylvania avenue after a lingering throat tuberculosis illness. He came to Roswell from Illinois six or seven years ago and had been in poor health for two or more years.
A large attendance gathered for a Wednesday meeting of the Woman's Club in the Carnegie Library. Hostess Mrs Albert Pruit welcomed members while Mrs A C Wilson led with a talk on Mary of Scotland and Elizabeth I. Mrs C F Joyce discussed the topic of the times focusing on crops.
A newly formed Young Republicans club hosted a smoker in the city council chambers attended by a modest group of supporters. Speakers included Assistant U. S. Attorney Davis of Las Vegas Creed Copeland of Clovis Republican candidate for councilman Captain M S Murray Republican candidate for school superintendent Harold Hurd Receiver at the Land office and other party loyalists. They expressed support for the Republican ticket at national territorial district and county levels. FOR SALE My horse and buggy R L Malone 0313.
The district court heard Roy B Parsons on embezzlement charges with $42 from a post office fund as witnesses continued. The Territorial Grand Jury discharged after filing ten true bills and three failures to indict, while the 1908 grand jury urged jail improvements including lighting ventilation sanitation and larger jury rooms.
Parsons and Son Brokers advertise six classes of legal and notary work and expert accounting. They provide typewriting stenography and money to loan. Property for sale, rent or exchange across the city. claim to be the only labor agency in the Pecos Valley. They promise to obtain or relay any information you want.
Local observation at 6:00 a m records a max 46 min 30 mean 38 with trace precipitation and north wind at 3 mph. Tonight and Saturday look fair with rising temperatures. Also notes Bulgarian talks paused as envoy Dimertoff remains in Sofia for instructions. A baby girl weighing nine pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Tobe Stewart on Wednesday.
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