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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
3
Local brief notes include Miss Ethel Marko of Dexter shopping in town and Dick Davisson of Hagerman visiting. 541f H. J. Swartz returned from Hagerman on business, Will Beaty traveled to Artesia for laundry interests, and tr. F. P. Fisher left for a southward trip with Armour Packing Co. Private funds for city towns referenced. See J. B. Herbst at 303 Main St Roswell.
Dr. T. E. Harrison went to Artesia this morning on professional business. Dr. J. Odd Hamilton left this morning for Kenna on professional business. Expert workmen at Texas Snap. Prices as low as the lowest.
Jack Caldwell left this morning for Artesia to spend two or three weeks with friends, pursuing a brief visit away from home.
Ad from Title and Trust Co announces a bargain sale of 80 acres improved land in the valley. Details not provided in the fragment.
John B. Gill traveled to Hagerman on behalf of the Roswell Seed Company to conduct business and oversee operations.
Emil Conway of Las Cruces arrived last night for the opening of the Military Institute.
Title and Trust Co lists 20 acres of first class land near Hondo, located 214 miles from the city, priced at 12.50 dollars per acre. The notice highlights the favorable acreage quality and distance from urban centers for potential buyers.
Reverend D F Thomas arrived home after a six week business trip in Chicago.
F B Welpton of Denver, a fire insurance adjuster, arrived this morning to assess claims and inspect the sceneaccording to sources on the ground.
S. C. Faville left for Texico after spending three or four days in Roswell on real estate business.
Odessa White returned to her home near Dexter this morning after spending several days in town with friends.
K S Woodruff came back last night from Eureka Springs Arkansas where he spent several weeks for his health.
Mr and Mrs V O McCollum have returned from a summer visit on the beaches of the California coast after a stay in Los Angeles.
Mr and Mrs J T Freeman and their daughter returned to Amarillo this morning after spending two days in the city visiting local sights and seeing the town.
5515 Mrs W A Vikers returned to Hingerman after visiting Mrs Fred C Hunt and other friends.
Mrs Charles Davis and her infant returned to Midland Texas last night after a three week visit with W C White and family in the area.
Mrs. C. J. Callans and her daughter from Artesia spent the day here sightseeing and shopping before returning home last night.
Two adjoining tracts of 5 and 10 acres near city limits are for sale at a great sacrifice. The seller invites cash bids and emphasizes favorable terms.
District attorney L. O. Fullen returned late last night from a trip to the district's southern end where he was called on official matters.
Mrs J H Hinley spent four days with her sister Mrs J H Carmichael and left this morning for Canyon City Texas.
Miss Minnie Warner departed today on her return home after a month visiting Miss Myrtle Smith. Warner resides in Arkansas City Kansas.
Miss Mina Nicholas departed this morning for Chicago her home. She had been in town since April visiting her sister Mrs. Nellie Brockelman.
Joe Franz billing clerk with Jaffa Prager and Co was awarded the contract for improvements on his ranch northwest of town and the work will begin immediately.
Major E. A. Seaman, commandant of the New Mexico Military Institute, came back last night after a several week visit with his mother in Las Cruces.
Clarence UHNery departed this morning for Chicago and northern markets to inspect suppliers for his furniture stores in the Pecos Valley.
Mrs. Ida Mendenwall announces readiness to take orders for fall and winter suits and dresses at 9023 N Penn between 9th and 16th Sts. Mrs. J P Jones of Independence Mo leaves after a month visiting Mrs F C Rucker, taking her young son home.
Mrs. Fred Warner and her young son depart this morning for Dallas. They have spent two months here visiting Mrs. Warner’s sister, Mrs. Dot Snaffer.
Mrs Mary Audrain and her daughter Miss Effie are returning tonight from Blanca Colorado where they have stayed since late June visiting Dr L and Manor Audrain.
Miss Susie Kennedy left last night for the Pitt ranch forty miles east of Hagerman where she will serve as governess to the Pitt children this winter.
Wilford H. Smith departs tomorrow for Victoria British Columbia to join Mrs Smith who has been there for several weeks. They expect to return in about a month.
The Woman's Home Mission Society of the First M. E. Church South will meet with Mrs Sam Jones at 507 N Lea Ave Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Saturday Evening Post Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion each priced at $1.50 yearly. Hattie L. Cobean, agent, reachable by phone at 166.
Mrs H Van Valkenburg and her young daughter Jeanette left this morning to spend two months in southern California visiting attractions and sights in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
Mrs. Ole Gossett arrived this morning from Lakewood and will stay a few days with friends in Roswell before joining her husband who runs on the railroad out of Amarillo.
Mrs H L Hinson of Amarillo left Roswell this morning to return to Portales to rejoin her husband who works in the water service of the Santa Fe railroad.
Mr and Mrs W R Houston left for a month's visit with relatives in Rule Texas Their niece Miss Dora Arnold who has lived here four or five years left for Sorris Col to join her mother.
Miss Dorothy Bennett returned last night from a fifteen month visit with relatives in Clarinda Iowa. She was accompanied part by her aunt Miss Blanche Whitney who will remain in Roswell indefinitely.
Mrs. F. L. Bruner left this morning for Kansas City after a two week visit with her sister Mrs. E. C. La Coss. She will spend several days at Burns and Florence Kansas en route home.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa and his family will travel from Santa Fe to Roswell tomorrow evening for a week with old friends. He will cast his vote in the constitutional convention election.
Judge William H. Pope chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court will not reach Roswell until Friday evening due to a hold up in Santa Fe. Court sessions will be held in chambers on Saturday, delaying proceedings.
Miss Francis Bradley returned from a visit with friends at Carlsbad. She was accompanied home by Mrs. J J Beals and her two grandchildren Lorene and Joseph Powell who will stay here for several days.
J P Church travels to Clovis on Roosevelt County Telephone Company business. He reports connections made at Fort Sumner with the Santa Rosa line of the Colorado Telephone Company.
The start of the Allison building project in Alpine Texas has been postponed to the sixth or seventh of the month, after word received last night. Include Trost and Proctor of El Paso as involved parties.
Mrs J M Brown and four children depart this morning for their old home in Malvern Arkansas. They resided here eleven months while Mr Brown who has been here over a year will leave Saturday on a prospecting trip through Washington and the northwest.
Entries closed today for a corn raising competition by a Missouri railroad. Forty six scholarships will be awarded at the Agricultural College of the State University of Missouri to the top ten ears from each county. A county show will decide winners next month.
A series of small ads list items for sale including fine young hens and flyers, a nearly new rubber-tired buggy and horse safe for a lady, a Jersey heifer, a family horse safe for women or children, a residence with modern utilities, a desirable corner residence lot, and 5 acres in El Capitan View west of the city limits with price. Contacts given at various local addresses and businesses.
WANTED High school girl to assist with housework after school hours. Apply mornings 408 N Ky. WANTED Girl for cooking and housework inquire Roy Daniel at Daniel Drug Co 5011. WANTED Position in bank by young woman experienced in bank bookkeeping and stenography references P Box 683 City 5016 WANTED Cosmopolitan Magazine seeks representative in Roswell NM to handle subscriptions renewals and expand circulation. Salary and commission. Full or spare time. Address with references H C Campbell Cosmopolitan Magazine 1789 Broadway New York City 5313.
The advertisement declares the U S meat market carries only top quality meat with quality as its motto. It emphasizes high standards and exclusive selection for customers.
George B. Jewett at 212 Main Street announces new regulation equipment for billiards and pool halls. The notice highlights updated standards and compliance expectations for local establishments.
Jaffa, Prager and Co and Joyce Pruit Co are described as the largest wholesale and retail dry goods, clothing, groceries and ranch supplies houses in the Southwest. They offer a wide range of dry goods, groceries and ranch products to both wholesale and retail customers.
Cambridge Sept 1 Dr John Trowbridge Rumford professor of applied science at Harvard University resigned today. He is one of the best known educators in the country and is sixty seven years old.
Philadelphia today saw a $1 per month cut in telephone rates. Direct line service drops to $5 from $6, and two party line rates fall from $5 to $4.
Rev. A. M. Lohmann from Canyon and Rev. B. Deffner from Whitta Falls Texas visit to conduct a German Lutheran service at the S Presbyterian Church corner Witast and Penn Ave at 8 oclock tonight all Germans of the city invited to attend
Travelers from the south report a fire sighting near Carlsbad at noon yesterday. A carload of hay caught fire while being moved north in a Pecos train. The car was mid train and after the rear of the train was cut off, the engine men...
Multiple rental notices list a modern six room house and a four room house near town center. Other entries include a brick house at Richardson and Walnut corner and furnished rooms above the Post Office. Additional listings note a five room modern house at 502 S Lea Ave with office rooms, plus various sleeping and light housekeeping rooms with conditions.
Advertises loans from Jackson Loan Trust Co through general agent J H Berry at 326 N Main Rooms 22 and 21. Terms promise low interest and long repayment periods.
Lost items include a white fur coat for a small child to be returned to A Hanny and two pint thermos bottles in a leather case with a silver cup attached, for which reward is offered. James S Kennedy at Roswell Hardware Co. is the contact for the thermos case.
Roswell Hardware Co offers wholesale and retail hardware gasoline engines pipe pumps fencing. Independent Hardware Co sells wholesale and retail hardware tinware buggies wagons implements water supply plumbing. The Oriental Livery and Cab Line operated by Paine 40 W R Bond Prop provides day and night service.
Pecos Valley Lumber Co promotes lumber shingles doors lime cement paints varnish and glass. Roswell Lumber Co claims to be the oldest lumber yard in Roswell offering all kinds of building materials and paints. Kemp Lumber Co features fine cedar posts for sale.
W. S. Murrell advertises piano tuning and repair service with Chicago Conservatory training and guaranteed work. Also Morrison Bros store promotes ready-to-wear apparel for men women and children with millinery specialty.
Dilley and Son advertise private ambulances and prompt undertaker services. Allery Furniture Co lists undertaker options with phone numbers 75 and 111 for contact.
The Carlsbad fire department rushed to a burning car and brought it into the station before it was completely destroyed, showcasing rapid response and firefighting skill.
Election of qualified voters in Chaves County New Mexico is set for September 6 1910 at multiple precincts to choose four delegates for the State Constitutional Convention. Polls open 9 AM to 6 PM at designated sites including Roswell districts Dexter Hagerman Lake Arthur and Plainview officials supervise per law.
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