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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
2
In New Mexico towns Albuquerque and Roswell the text notes Roswell’s higher car count and weak voter turnout. The bond issue in Roswell carried by a small majority, 62. The piece hints at critics of Dr. Cook within his countrymen and suggests voter apathy.
Las Vegas reports thirty fewer school children than last year signaling a stagnant or shrinking population. The figure suggests a softening trend in enrollment and potential impacts on local schools and services.
The writer notes that Melville dismisses a reported North Pole discovery as a fake and asserts his own journey was far worse, a catastrophic failure linked to his views on exploration.
Santa Fe plans a vote tomorrow to extend the city boundaries into surrounding rural areas to improve its census count next year. Officials say the plan could be a model for other parts of the Territory if successful.
Dispatch from El Paso reports a woman and child died this week due to lack of medical attention after five physicians were called to treat the case and all attempts failed. The investigation is ongoing.
The Santa Fe New Mexican notes the subject's wide circle of friends and lack of official or citizen criticism, portraying him as a man with few enemies in New Mexico's public life.
The Roswell Record says the territory suffers when property is taxed at less than its real value due to an unwise and unjust assessment method. The article notes extensive discussion on reform and calls for fair valuation practices.
The article notes a Roswell home life insurance company with $200000 capital and reserve, backed by attorney Henri Heflin, promising rapid success and public usefulness to New Mexico. It also defends Secretary Jaffa and criticizes lax county tax assessments, urging fair valuation and law enforcement for honest government.
A settler in Estancia val ley was blinded after failing to find a local eye specialist advertised. He sought treatment in a New Mexico town, but the first physician seen offered no eye care and the missed specialist in town could have cured him. The piece critiques limited medical advertising and access to specialists.
A Santa Fe New Mexican opinion contends doctors should openly advertise their skills. It contrasts an underperforming local physician with a highly publicized expert who could have saved a patient. The piece argues advertising benefits public knowledge and saves lives, urging medical professionals to declare specialties.
The piece argues advertising can aid patients who seek legitimate care by guiding them to qualified physicians. It contrasts ethical restraint with the needs of a mobile patient base, noting quacks in cities profit from scruples against ads while reputable doctors deserve fair remuneration for accessible, quality service. It also cites a New Mexico case where locals sought a specialist for a severe intestinal ailment.
Supt. M. H. Brasher schedules the first Roswell schools teachers meeting for tomorrow at nine in the Central School building. The Board of Education is invited and Brasher will outline policy and give instructions for the coming year. Read The Daily Record for updates.
A surveying party under territorial and county authority started to lay out the route from Roswell to Carrizozo. Led by J. W. Lewis of Carlsbad with Vernon L. Sullivan and W. R. Kenney, the team includes Harold C. Stevens John Baker and Glenn Abels from the city. They plan to stake the first line then work at several points, traveling in a covered wagon with camp outfit for about thirty days.
D L Meyers longtime traffic manager on the Santa Fe's Amarillo Roswell line has been raised to Assistant General Freight Agent of the Santa Fe system with Chicago headquarters. He departed September 1 for the new post. J Brinker succeeds him as General Freight and Passenger agent for the Pecos Valley Lines, after moving from St Louis.
Judge and Mrs. Wm. H. Pope arrived last night after a summer term absence. They were in Santa Fe for Supreme Court sessions where Judge Pope serves as associate justice. The pair stopped at Clovis during juror drawing conducted by Judge Pope.
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