Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-30
TERRITORIAL TOPICS
CHAVES COUNTY.

Byron Jennings Atteberry died OF
whooping cough eight miles from Ros-
we'll.
DR.. j. w. kinsinger, of Roswell as
sisted by DR.. Skipwith, performed a
surgical operation on Manuel Sisneros,
| removing two tumors, one weighing a
pound and the other half pound.
The Continental Oil Company has
given Pearce & Bixby a contract to
build an addition to the company's
warehouse at Roswell.
Lewis & Wells have built galvanized
water tank at Roswell that holds 5000
gallons.
Albert Hanny, who came to Roswell
a few months ago, has been employed
as assistant bookkeeper in the Roswell
bank.
The board of education has let a con-
tract for the building Of sidewalk in
front Of the Roswell school building.
John Thornton is building new
house on Pennsylvania avenue, Roswell
Miss Maude Tannehill has declined to
accept the position Of teacher in the
Roswell schools.
Dr. Maud Agniel, of Kansas City, has
settled at Roswell and will practice her
profession.
iron tank holding 3,25S gallons for Ben
Duncan.
Roswell is to have cigar factory. 1t
will be established on the second floor of
the bank building.
North Main street, Roswell, will be
graded all the way to the military insti-
tute
A Kansas colony has settled near Ros-
we'll. 1t consists of c. P. Weddel, Miss
Martha Weddel, Thomas Wells, J. A.
Gwin, A. P. Browning, George Cover
dale, j. T. Cooper of Stark, F. M. East
ham of Porterville, S. M. Gwin of Bron-
son and J. B. Jackson Of Erie. They
brought with them ten horsepower
boiler and well-drilling outfit.
Roswell will make an attractive park
out Of it's court house yard
The Seventh Day Adventists are hold
ing revival meetings at Roswell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton, Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Richey of Topeka, Kan;
Mrs. w. H. Ballard, Mrs. j. A. Man
ming, Misses Alma Richey and Grace
Adcock, and Messrs. W. G. West, of
New York City, Elmer Richey, Fred
Myers, Blaine Richey and Ed Richey
of Roswell, spent week fishing at the
| lakes.
Eight wagon loads of settlers from In
dian Territory arrived at Roswell.
H. w. Clarkson sold to T. s. Roach
| fifty eight acres of land two and half
miles southwest of Roswell.
E. C. Hinde, lately Of Kansas City,
bought the Doss farm Of forty acres for
"a, 900. On the tract are brick dwelling,
an artesian well and a splendid orchard.
Miss Florence Goddard and her
younger sister, Frances, have left Ros-
well to go home to Chicago. having en-
tirely recovered their health.
Vernon Bailey, Of Washington, D. c.,
and A. H. Higginson, of Boston, who
were in the Captain mountains collect
ing birds, returned home with a trunk
| full of specimen birds.
| E. H. Rohrbaugh, Charles Swift and
Samuel Hubbard arrived in Roswell
after 900-mile trip from Ottawa, Kan
They covered the distance in thirty-sev
en- days.
The following have made homestead
entries at the Roswell land office: Will.
liam l.. Neal, William H. Bush, Johr
Gayle, Jean P. Lattion, Frank Lattion
Sarah Lattion, Thomas L. Virgins, Ru.
fus p, Cobb, Edward F. Cobb, John w
Bates, Albert A. Newell Augustus
Newell, James c. Newell, William Ell.
liot, John A. Beckett, Jr., Ada Hart ant
Anson A. Bearup.
The colored people Of Roswell OBJ
served emancipation day at Burre
Dickenson's farm.
The Southwestern Savings, Loan ant
Building Association of Las Vegas ha.
established branch at Roswell.
Kenney Read, of Roswell, has beer
promoted to an important position OF
the Pecos Valley & Northeastern, ant
Lafayette Jones has taken his place OF
the Wells Fargo express wagon.
A fishing party composed of A. F
Hunt, A. e. Hunt, Of Dallas; A. e
Lund, Of White Oaks: l.. Hoffmeistel