Local notes sketch town life amid flu and smallpox
Mrs Amelia Collins underwent surgery for gall stones at the ere sanitarium yesterday morning and is improving this afternoon. Emmett Newcomber, cousin of Mrs Heard, is in a hospital with wounds after being reported killed in France. Several smallpox cases appear in Hagerman with quarantine enforced. The Roswell flu death rate nears one percent per month, a stark figure for the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Collins
Gail Stones
Emmett Newcomber
A. ©. Heard
France
Roswell
Unloaded gun nearly maims hunter in Roswell incident
Henry Chrown ing began to shoot a hawk when his ten year old nephew accidentally left a removed rag in the gun. The unloaded weapon discharged bursting one side of the barrel and nearly injuring the shooter. the gun was ruined and the boy faced potential danger.
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Henry Chrowning
Henry
Roswell
Weather forecast for tonight and Wednesday fair
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with a colder east portion. Wednesday will be fair with cooler conditions especially in the southeast portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8
Dayton Oil Boom Hinted by El Paso Manager
Humphreys, manager of El Paso’s Paso del Norte, and wife stayed in Crawford on their way to Dayton. He urged optimism about prospects for a major oil boom in Dayton, saying a major announcement could come in a week or ten days and that efforts to prospect the country are necessary despite wartime finance challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Humphreys
Crawford
Dayton
Humphreys
M Humphreys
Paso del Norte
Weat
Broom to Sweep Back the Ocean
Carlsbad business men were barred from Pecos due to flu fears. Pecos residents wore masks and stationed four shotguns at the bridge to Barstow. Ward county residents were blocked from Reeves crossing.
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Carlsbad
Pecos
Barstow
Ward County
Reeves
Public Utilities Co Curtails Credits and Sets First of Month Billing
The Public Utilities Co warns customers to expect service charges on the first of each month and that nonpayment by the 16th will cut service. It notes an agreement with Carlabad merchants to limit credit to 30 days. The firm cites nationwide rate increases and government credit regulation as reasons for the change.
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Carlabad
United States
Roswell
The
Public Utilities Co
Sellmeyer moves cattle south after selling many head
G H Sellmeyer passes through Carlsbad on the way to Midland where his herd of 532 three year old heifers is reduced by 400 at 44 dollars each leaving 130 for future disposal. He is optimistic about cow prospects despite the dry years. A Pecos vigilante remark and town shutdowns hint at flu fears affecting the area.
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G. H. Sellmeyer
Carlsbad
Midland
Sellmeyer
Mr. Sellmeyer
Training School for Infantry Officers at Camp Fremont
Adjutant General announces a two month training program opening December 1 1918 at Camp Fremont California for enlisted men to become Infantry officers. Eligibility includes US citizenship age 18 to 46 high school graduation good character and physical fitness. Apply by November 14 1918 for most, with September 12 1918 registrants allowed to submit by November 26 1918. contact N M Military Institute Roswell New Mexico for details.
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Adjutant General of the Army
Camp Fremont
California
Lick Observatory
United States
Miletary Science and Tactics
N. M. Military Institute
Roswell
N. M
Food conservation urged during influenza period
M. K. Johnston, acting Federal Food Administrator for New Mexico, says the conservation program remains in force though Home Card distribution is postponed due to influenza. He stresses daily food savings as essential to meet world demand and support wartime exports, urging households to cut consumption.
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M. K. Johnston
New Mexico
Thin Campaten
Lost Ford rear casing and tube between town and Dr Cul peppers residence
Lost item report requests return of a Ford rear casing and tube missing between Liberal and Dr Cul peppers residence. Contact law enforcement or local search channels for recovery and safe return.
Lovington Visitors Stop in Roswell Saturday
Mra C Beal and B L Thoen of Lovington visited in Roswell on Saturday.
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Mra
C. Beal
B. L. Thoen
Lovington
Roswell
Nov last day to change four percent bonds
Secretary McAdoo announces that the conversion privilege for four percent bonds of the second issue into four and a quarter percent bonds ends November ninth 1918 and cannot be extended under current law The treasury asks papers bankers and brokers to inform bondholders of the change and its market implications R L Vanzandt Federal Reserve Bank Pasadena Tex
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Dallas
Texas
McAdoo
Treasury
United States
R. L. Vanzandt
Government Federal Reserve Bank
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