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Newspaper
The Spanish American
Location
Roy, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
4
The report notes mixed train No 123 arrives Roy at 2 05 p m and departs at 2 30 p m with service details. The snippet records a brief railway schedule item for Roy.
Governor Curry and Internal Revenue collector Bardshar sought ten thousand bushels of seed wheat from Agriculture Secretary Wilson for needy homesteaders in Quay and northern Roosevelt counties. Law prevented action, but a plan emerged to buy on credit and have a legislative appropriation supply seed wheat for coming spring, to aid settlers facing drought and farming hardship.
Coal trains rush south from Albuquerque to the Mexican Central to supply locomotives with coal mined near Raton. The Santa Fe railroad holds the contracts for about ninety cars daily for several months. The American Milling Company plans mills in Pecos valley for kaffir corn flour and by products. C M Stoldt and H F Mockerl y, representing the company, tour valley towns and will visit Mesilla valley for the same purpose. The Albuquerque convention hall display of paintings and glass photographs, valued at 50000, belongs to the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad. Over 900 delegates registered at the International Irrigation Congress headquarters in the Commercial Club building, a high turnout though congress members were sparse due to the presidential election.
The British army considers adopting the Utermohlen first aid surgical dressings used by the Dutch army for years. Packets are compact and light with a one handed application method. Each dressing includes a square antiseptic pad with attached bandages and rapid fastening. Larger packets offer two dressings for entry and exit wound sites.
The General Land Office reports New Mexico tops entries with 22 074 covering 2 850 827 acres and 577 305 dollars in receipts. Colorado 17 022 entries 2 015 503 acres 764 020 dollars. Wyoming 8 013 entries 829 614 acres 616 738 dollars. Utah 3 446 entries 468 428 acres 168 922 dollars. Total land sale receipts 11 492 453 dollars, mostly for irrigation via the Reclamation fund.
Territorial Secretary Nathan Jaffa records the incorporation of the Western Novelty Company with principal business in Roswell Chaves county New Mexico. J D Bell of Roswell named agent and incorporators include T C Williams and Arthur Roby of San Antonio Texas and J D Bell. Capital stock valued at 2000 dollars divided into sixty shares of 50 dollars each. Company aims to manufacture sell and deal in novelties wholesale and retail and plans to exist for fifty years.
Experiments with cactus fruit show tuna sugar can yield alcohol valued at 45 dollars an acre, with 7 percent sugar and potential for practical coloring use in fruit and candies. Reports from Carrizozo note a bachelors and widowers’ society with 13 attendees. Roswell armory plans near 12000 dollars, to serve as convention hall. fundraising continues for interior fittings and stage. Michael Murphy, a noted Elizabethtown prospector, dies in Trinidad Colorado after two years hospital stay. he was blind many years. Dr M A Edison reports Roswell auto line interest. route between Roswell and Alamogordo may host a new road of about 150 miles.
Cade Wright a cowboy was badly wounded near Lordsburg while tending a bull with a shoulder cut. The rope slipped as the animal rose goring him in the chest and lifting him twenty five feet. He survived long enough for treatment but remained between life and death.
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