Local Notices and Classifieds Highlight Shopping and Travel
Capitan resident C D Cummins seeks business in town while El Paso visitor J A White shops for supplies. Independent Meat Co advertises 10 lb lard for 1.25. Dining room table set for sale. Denver field superintendent E J Richards tours Pecos Valley area with plans to visit Las Cruces and El Paso. Cy J Leland returns from Twin Buttes after hunting with Pollard and Edmondson. James Forstad entertains Roswell trip for business.
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Cy J. Leland
Twin Buttes
John Pollard
O. D. Edmondson
the Buttes
Battery Sheds Finished Another Fine Building
The Roswell Light Battery sheds at the Santa Fe railroad corner east Fourth street are completed except for exterior grounds work. Concrete construction supports a 35 by 181 foot hall with high front walls and a 12 foot rear wall, a tar and gravel roof, and fireproof design. Offices and storage spaces are included, with plumbing and electricity installed. Built by W. J. Irwin and Son for 4676 dollars funded by local citizens awaiting territorial reimbursement, the structure will become property of the New Mexico National Guard once appropriation arrives.
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Roswell
Santa Fe Railroad
East Fourth Street
W. J. Irwin & Son
New Mexico National Guard
Local Visitors and Land Sale Near Roswell
Ira G Briner of Wichita arrived for a business visit with D F Thomas. Jim Blatton came from his ranch to spend a few days in Roswell. Bottorff and wife and M W Evans and wife came from Lake Arthur. Seventy acres irrigated land near Roswell for sale under Hondo Reservoir with water rights. Fence, partly cultivated. Agents in Roswell can quote prices. Address L H Hallam Brownsville Texas.
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Ira G. Briner
Wichita, Kan
D. F. Thomas
Jim Blatton
Roswell
Hondo
L. H. Hallam
Brownsville
Texas
D-W
Why the bosses oppose the Initiative in politics
The piece argues that corporate interests across states oppose the Initiative to control taxation machinery. It cites Oregon as an example where corporations seek political influence to shield themselves from government taxation, depriving the people of funds.
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Oregon
People of
Portland Oregon
United States
Columbia River
Constitutional Convention Roadblock and People’s Vote Safeguard
The passage describes using an initiative to curb constitutional change by requiring a people’s vote to sanction any convention. It argues the legislature alone could call a convention, but the amendment lets the people veto unless they consent, preserving power shifts between people and legislature.
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Cluett
Initiative and Referendum in New Mexico Debate
The draft New Mexico Constitution is blamed for concentrating power in the legislature and railroad-backed bosses. Opponents urge adoption of initiative and referendum like Oregon to empower the people and curb corrupt influence. The piece calls for patriotic thinking to safeguard future generations.
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New Mexico
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C. D. Cummins
Capitan
J. A. White
el Paso
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Independent Meat Co
N. Ky
E. J. Richards
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Milwaukee
E. E. Shawn
Pecos Valley
Auto
Vaughn
Las Cruces
James Forstad
Southwest
Joyce-Pruit CO
Bottorff
M. W Evans
Lake Arthur
McDonald
Salt Lake
Pecos Valley Drug CO
Rexall
Morrison Bros.’ Store
Hart Schaffmer & Marx
Hart Schaffrer & Marx
Edwin Clapp
Morrison Bros. & Co
Stine Shoe Company
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