Mixed train arrives at Roy in afternoon schedule
Train No. 123 arrives at Roy at 2 05 PM and departs at 2 80 PM according to the readerable timetable.
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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
4
Train No. 123 arrives at Roy at 2 05 PM and departs at 2 80 PM according to the readerable timetable.
The New Mexico Irrigation Congress and annual fair left a vivid impression with visitors from Albuquerque to Missouri. Exhibits showcased apples from the Mimbres valley near Deming, pears, grapes, sugar beets, and rich mineral resources. The Merchants parade featured WCTU floats, and Harold B. Link of Silver City won a $25 prize for an essay on state-wide prohibition.
Albuquerque dispatch reports John D. Torlina, 75, who came overland in the Santa Fe days, died Sunday after 25 years in Albuquerque. He engaged in large business ventures in St. Louis and belonged to Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges there. His remains will be returned to St. Louis for interment. Torlina helped found Albuquerque after moving from the old town.
A Roswell dispatch details the discovery and theft of an ancient Aztec mummy found by a Mexican sheep herder in Lincoln county. The mummy, about six and a half feet tall, was bought by M A Ingersoll and stolen from his store. a $500 reward remains unrecovered. Also reported: Guy S Exton named assistant forest ranger on the Magdalena national forest and Albuquerque government building plans revised for a $160000 project including post office and U S court. Colfax grand jury returns indictments on 46 of 60 charges with no indictments in the French robbery case at Phelps Dodge.
Classic writers and poets praise sparrows as charming companions while critics like Rider Haggard label them vermin. Catullus Plautus and Pepys all mention sparrows with affection, taming birds that delight households and literature alike.
historical note describes bloodhounds aiding armies in Elizabethan times with 800 dogs against Irish rebels and in Scotland to track fugitive warriors. It recounts Wallace allegedly outmaneuvering hounds by killing a follower to mislead them and Bruce fleeing by wading a stream to a tree.
Joe Lewis lies near death after a pistol duel with ranchman Frank Allison at the White House ranch on the Gila river. The two men, once friends, exchanged six shots with Lewis severely wounded, Allison held on bond while Lewis remains critical at a Silver City hospital.
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