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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1908
Page
4
An assortment of old style classifieds lists TOC KE 1.25 shoes at Makin's, Union Shoes for $2.00, Buckskin Breeches, and a notice withdrawing property from the market. Also mentions 7113 H. C. MOR EN and 309 N. Ky for sale, plus local arrivals and shop ads for Cruse shoeing and Green B Patterson in Engle town seeking subscriptions.
Lemans France Sept 16 On the field of Auvours this morning Wilbur Wright the aeroplanist eclipsed all European records for sustained aero plane flights remaining in the air 39 minutes 835 seconds This gives the Wright brothers the record for both hemispheres.
At the Hague on September 16, Holland received a request from Germany and Italy. The editors report a diplomatic move connected to European tensions. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
The message proposes inviting powers at the second Hague conference to a further gathering at The Hague, likely in 1909, to refine a universal treaty draft. Netherlands suggests the royal commission on private international law arrange details. London dispatch notes Germany and Italy seek a 1909 conference to consider an international exchange regulation league.
Saratoga N Y Sept 15 Governor Hughes is re nominated on the first ballot receiving 827 votes. James W Wadsworth Jr tally 151 and John K Stewart 31 votes. Wm Barnes of Albany moved to make the nomination unanimous and the motion carried.
In Detroit on September 16 two men died in shaft No 4 of the Canadian approach to the Michigan Central tunnel after burning timber and tar paper caused suffocation. A rescue party faced smoke and a panic as about 200 workers Labored in the tunnel. two others overcome. The blaze stayed within false work timbers inside the cement wall.
An advertisement promoting a six octave baby piano as a practical up to date instrument. It claims the piano, though called baby, is not a toy and can play tunes from Napanee to Il Trovatore with a stated value later in the ad.
Mrs. B. R. Buffham of Roswell New Mexico shares an outdoor outing in Missouri Valley Farmer recounting fishing for 25 rock bass with a fox terrier and a Stevens Ideal rifle. She praises New Mexico climate for outdoor sport and notes rabbit hunting on the way home.
Sturgeon Mich September 16 The He timber fire near Galena and on the Michigan wood reservation is now practically out after burning nearly two weeks. Heavy rains in the back hills aided suppression. Damages are substantial though no precise estimate is available.
A narrator recalls a pleasant fishing day on a beautiful river. He rowed with a young lady friend at two o'clock and caught two dozen minnows for bait. Within an hour both were fighting large mouth bass and struggling to land them in the boat.
Reading about the typhoid epidemic, the article notes the water supply is suspected as the source. It warns cold does not kill typhoid germs and that they remain deadly when released from ice as before.
An advertisement promotes crystal ice made from pure distilled water far from contagion. It states the product uses clear distilled water rather than raw well water and invites readers to try the ice, touting its quality and cost.
Board of Control of the National Irrigation Congress urges an excursion for delegates and visitors to the Pecos Valley. The letter notes extensive irrigation in Carlsbad and Roswell projects, suggesting including Pecos Valley and the Belen cut-off to showcase Southwest irrigation to government officials and foreign visitors.
A list of numerous deeds filed for record with Probate Clerk and Recorder F. P. Gayle in Roswell New Mexico. Transfers involve Hager man Hagerman Elmer L Cooper Morris Price and others with parcels across Hagerman North Spring River addition Roswell and Ovard's addition. Amounts range from 1 to 500 dollars with many lots acres water rights and irrigation ditches noted. Also notice of annual meeting for Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway Co with date and location in Roswell.
Real estate records show multiple deeds filed this week transferring parcels between individuals and companies. Names, locations, and parcel descriptions appear in the docket as transfers of record with dates and instrument numbers.
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