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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1907
Page
4
Local notes show many visitors and residents from Dexter Dayton Hagerman and nearby towns. The Territorial Fair in Albuquerque allocates increased funds for racing baseball and Cow Boy events, forecasting strong turnout and economic impact for New Mexico’s fall carnival and regional commerce.
The theater in Roswell presents Jim's apprenticeship as its standout feature film. Four other pictures accompany the program along with the major song hit San Antonio, offering a full evening of entertainment for patrons.
Jose Sanchez, a Mexican veteran who fought against French forces in 1865, suffered fifteen sabre cuts and the loss of fingers during a battle near San Luis Potosi. He survived the raid and was later found alive in Roswell, though his doctors fear for his recovery due to a ruptured condition.
New York and Los Angeles launch colossal water supply schemes to serve growing populations. New York plans 500 million gallons daily via Catskills aqueduct and tunnels at a cost about 161 million dollars with reservoirs, dams, and a 600 foot deep river siphon. Los Angeles authorizes 25 million dollars to divert Owens River water through 23 miles of mountains and 67 miles of aqueduct to feed a city of up to a million.
Roswell New Mexico September 2 1907 Editor Record In a prior Record Parker Sarle piece on Better Fruits prompts Frank Dunlap to recall Oregon fruit growing 1887 to 1894 He notes Oregon’s apples pears and prunes and cites irrigation ideas from Willamette Valley farming He reports a strawberry patch year yields over 2100 pounds and questions winter irrigation in New Mexico as water flows toward Hondo reservoir Also notes visitors Jami Richey Vera and T J Presley advents and travel memories.
Roswell New Mexico city seeks sealed proposals at City Council Chambers by 2 PM September 1907 for construction of lining and concrete culverts and earthwork along North Spring River Ditch and Center Ditch. Project covers about 7981 feet of ditch and 1837 feet of concrete culverts with excavation and backfilling. Separate divisions may be bid. obtain specs and forms of proposal from the address listed.
Formal call for bids subdivided into three schedules with separate contracts possible. Each bid requires a $500 certified check and a $2 500 bond for schedules 1 and 2, with proposals labeled to Arthur Stevens Roswell New Mexico as secretary. Bidders must provide guaranties of responsible sureties and executable contracts.
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