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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-09-08
4 Beautiful Piano
GiVenAWay
Globe 7, 1903
BY Certain Roswell merchants.

A number of the e~nterprising firms
of the city have interested themselves
in an arrangement to give away, alb
solutely FREE, an elegant Piano to
some lodge, church, school, club or
other organization of the county.
Tie plan is II novel one and at once
commends itself to the public, there
being no outlay on the part OF anyone
other than the people who are doing
this to stimulate cash trade and at
the s.tlne time popuiarize their place
OF business and bestow a lasting and
valuable gift that will be a perma-
nent advertisement for them.
Briefly stated the plan is this: Each
firm who is interested in the contest,
is provided with voting tickets, and
foreach ten cents worth of goods pur-
chased or work done, issues a ticket
emitting the holder to one vote. The
ticket IAN be voted for the church.
lodge, society or clubof the purchasers
preference. A ten cent purchase emil
Ties to n vote, twenty cents to two
votes, fifty cents to five votes, n
dollar to ten votes, five dollars to fif-
ty votes, and so on. These tickets
should be filed out in ink or indelible
pencil, the merchant filing in amount
of purchase and number of votes, the
customer filing in for which church,
lodge or other organization the vote
is to be castand name of voter. There
must be no erasure or alterations on
the tickets. They can only be hadfrom
the firms who have secured an inter-
est in the contest and only from them
in retur for cash purchases of goods.
No charge whatever is made for the
tickets.
The voting box is at The Pecos
Valley Drug Co., where all tickets
should be deposited same day as re-
ceived. On each Wednesday the vote
will be counted and the standing of
contestants announced in The Week
ly Record. A disinterested commit
tee will be elected to count the votes.
The contest is nov on and will
close October 7th, 1903, at noon, at
which time the piano will be award
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How It xneeted Hfm.

Mrs. Brownovich-I understand your
husband is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Smithinsky-Yes; he's o III to
do anything except make good fesoiu-
tions-Cincinnat1 Enquirer.
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ID saixht be.

as kissing dangerous?"
well. l wouldn't try It ON an ath-
letic girl without her consent.s-Ghi-
cage Post
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We've not held court for nigh unto
year;
We'd surely like 10 make IAN
disgorge,
And have our docket once again made
clear;
Wanted-A JUDGE.
You hear oft of judges who sre oat az
employ,
Asyour way through this wide world
you trudge,
But the newest thing oat In that coA,
bine 10 this
"a job that 10 wanting . judge"
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To RENT:-Desk room on
ground floor. Inquire at this
Office. l49 d.
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Room l over Morrison Bros. store.
Hours, 500 TO u and 1:30 to $50.
Prices, Piano 75e. Voice Culture 81.
For 80 Minutes Instruction.

We spend what other people call
the dull days of September making
customers: building up business
not hank accounts. IT'S better to have
big crowds and small profrs than
smalI crowds and big profts.-Jack
Porter. Prop. and owner OF the
Porter-EweIl Mer. Co.
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6O 20 the organization receiving Tie
greatest number of votes cast. Re-
member it costs nothing whatever to
try for this piano, SO get in the race
and vote for your favorite Organiza-
ton.
The following firms will supply vot
ing tickets free Of charge and take
pleasure in explaining all about the
contest:
JAFFA, CALFEE & CO.,
Dry Good, Notions. Etc.
NEW YORK STORE,
F. j. Peeler, Prop,
Dry Goods, Notions, Etc.
SCHROCK & FLETCHER,
Lumber.
PECOS VALLEY LUMBER CO.,
Lumber.
STRINGFELLOW & TANNEHILL
Hardware.
SEAY. GILL & MORROW,
Hardware.
PECOS VALLEY DRUG co.
Drugs, Books and Stationery.
ULLERY FURNITURE Co,
Furniture.
HEWES & LAGING,
Fresh Meats of all Kinds.
EDGAR WHEELER,
Confectionery.
PORTER-EWELL MER. CO.,
On Groceries Only.
ROSWELL RECORD,
Subscription. Commercial Printing&
GEO. w. link,
Jewelry and Musical Goods.
IA. WALLACE & son,
Groceries.
E. T. AMONETT,
Saddles and Harness.
E. III. WILKINSON,
Photographer.
ROSWELL HOUSE PAINTING 4
DECORATING co.
Corner Fourth st. and Pennsylvania
avenue. Phone No. 257
E. II. WILLIAMS & CO.,
Gents Furnishing Goods.
ROSWELL BOOK STORE,
Books, Stationery, Etc.
the Methodist Church.
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Wanted-Stock to put on al
falfa pasture. Plenty OF water
and shade. Inquire at L. r.
Smiths farm IL miles N. E. of
town. 14S d st W At.
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John B. Gin is shipping out
apples to Texas at the rate OF
two-hundred boxes a day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09

din county Will begin on the fourth
Monday in March and the first Mon
day in September. in Gallatin
county on the first Monday in
April and October and in White
county on the third Monday in
January, the second Monday of May
and the second Monday of October
Senate bill 81 DEMONSTRATING
assessors in townships having a popu-
lation of more than $4,000 and less
than $4,000 an annual salary of So
600. The bill applies to Peoria town
ships only.
Senate bill 324 CTownsend's)-Fix-
ing the salary of the librarian of the
State Historical library at $1,000 a
year PASSED with emergency clause.)
Trustees of Corporations.
Senate bill 4GS CWatson' sJ-Author-
izing the trustees of Il corporation hav-
ing control of any educational or char
liable corporation or any funds there
of under the care or patronage of any
religious denomination. where they
find that the purposes for which the
corporation was created cannot be car
ried out, to close up the affairs of
corporation.
Senate bill 35S Putnam's)-To re-
wise the law for the regulation of
building and loan associations. The
bill makes several amendments in the
building and loan law which were rec
commended by the building and loan
department OF the auditors office and
the state organization of building as
ISOLATION officers.
Senate bill 211 n's)-Chang-
ing the July term of the st. Clair cOun-
emergency clause.)
House bill BOG (Sherry's)-To pro-
vide a uniform system of certifying
election returns to the secretary of
state. The bill requires the secretary
to prepare blanks and envelopes to be
sent to the officials who are to make
the returns under the present law.
and in turn these officers are to send
in their returns prepared in the man
ner specified by the department. The
purpose is 70 facilitate the compila-
ton of the returns.
House bill 254 (Schlagenhauf's )-To
provide for the election by popular
vote of school boards in cities having
special school charters. The bill APP
plies particularly to the city of Quincy.
House bill 176 arley's)-Providing
that explosives shall not be stored
within one-half mile of any dwelling
house, except with the consent of
majority of the people living within
that radius.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
NEW LAWS MADE BY THE LAST LEGISLATURE

menu or the law are changed so as 10
provide for the appointment of ten
game wardens under the state game
commissioners, who shall devote their
entire time TO the enforcement of the
law. Deputies shall also be appointed.
as at present. The game commission
er is to receive n salary of $500 Der
annum, and his actual expenses; the
wardens 5000 per annum and expenses:
the wardens one-half of the fines i'm
posed in cases instituted by them
against violators of the law and So
per day when engaged in the discharge
of their duties.
To create a game protection fund for
the enforcement of the law, all nom
resident hunters are to be charged a
license fee of $15 per annum and resi-
dent hunters 81 per annum. The own
ers and occupants of farm lands may
hunt on their own lands without being
required to pay the license but it is
operative rs TO all others.
Members Pay Increased.
House bill 1875 Is. sEr;ckson's)-In-
creasing the salary of members of the
general assembly from $1,000 to $1,000
for each regular session.
House bill 400 Is Erickson s)-Pro-
viding that in all municipalities where
a manual training school is main
tanned for the technical instruction of
apprentices. the indentures shall make
it the duty of the master to cause the
apprentice to attend such school for at
least three consecutive months in each
year without expense to the appren-
tice
House bill 81 Uurton's) Requiring
street railways to equip their cars
with vestibules for the protection of
motormen and conductors during the
months of November December, Janu-
airy. February, and March
House bill 339 Making
women eligible as directors of free
public libraries.
Senate bill 240 (EvansO-Giving tele-
phone companies the right to invoke
the law of eminent domain and con-
denim right of way for their poles and
wires.
Senate bill 313 HaFs)-Providing
that the governor shall proclaim arbOr
day as bird day Also, and that on this
day exercises shall be held in the pub
lie schools for the purpose of Impress
ing the pupils with the value of wild
birds and the necessity for preserving
them.
Senate bill 2O2 MISUNDERSTANDING
the name OF the commission of claims
to the court of chains. increasing the
salary of tho Y,1amhay.t m S1 son a vnor
broadening the courtis powers and re-
quiring its decisions 70 be published.
Senate bill 361 NSlm's)-Requiring
that all packages of fertilizers sold on
the market shall have stamped upon
them the percentage of nitrogen, potas-
SUM and phosphorus they contain.
Senate bill 523 Putnam'sl-EXtend
ing the bill of rights so as to prevent
discrimination in the matter of furnish
ing hearses for funerals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
OTHER CHICAGO MEASURES
Bills which Affect the Great Metropolis
and Cook County.


Other bills passed which are of spe-
cial interest and application in Chicago
and Cook county are:
Senate bill 39S JuuPs)-Providing
that in Cook county the county clerk
shall include in the certificate of the
purchase of land sold for taxes not to
exceed one lot, block. tract or piece of
land as listed, assessed and sold in one
description. except in cases where the
same is owned by one person.
Senate bill ia DEMONSTRATING
church organizations the right to i'm
prove, bond or sell their property so
that the First Methodist church of Chi
cago can erect a modern business block
at Clark and Washington streets.
House bills 2SS, $50, 300, 29T, 29S
Morris and understanding the
election law in accordance with the
recommends tons of the Cook county
election commissioners. The bills cor
rect a number of defects in the Ian
guage of the law. They also provide
that it shall not be necessary for the
judges of election to return the bal
lot boxes at the same time they make
their return of the ballots.
House bill 716 (AIorrisD-To amend
the Cook county primary election law
by providing that it shall be necessary
to call the roll by individual delegates
in political conventions, only in the
event of contests in the delegations.
CedIng Land to Government
Senate bill 433 Humphreys
ing to the United States a plat of land
on the south fork of the Chicago river,
to be used as a turning basin for lake
vessels.
House bill 6o2-Separating the Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09

cago teachers pension fund from that
of other school board employees.
Senate bill JOG (AIueller' sl-Provid-
ing that the collector of taxes in Cook
county shall deduct per cent. of all
taxes collected by the county to be
used in the payment Of the necessary
expenses of the board of assessors and
board of review and other expenses
connected with the assessment and
collection of taxes.
Senate bill 102 (CampbelPsl-Pro-
viding for the appointment of an addiI
tional justice in the west town and an
additional justice in the south town
in Chicago.
Important Bills Killed.
Among the bills killed was that pro-
viding for the retention of 90 per cent.
of all moneys collected under the in
heritance tax law by the county in
which it is collected; the Cook county
civil service bill; the state civil serv-
ice bill; bills prohibiting Sunday theat-
ers and crowding in the aiSleS of theat-
ers; several municipal ownership
measures relating to gas and electric
light companies; innumerable bills for
the repeal of the gas frontage and con-
sOlidation laws applying to Chicago,
and dozens of regulators directed
against corporations of every descrip-
ton.
Session Lasted 12O Days.
The session opened Jan. Z and has
therefore run just 120 days. Two years
ago May > was the date of sine die
adjournment.
The principal officers of the assem-
bly, were: In the senate, Lieutenant
Governor Northcott. presiding officer;
Senator John C. Mckenzie, president
pro tenn; Daniel 4. Campbell. chair
man Republican steering committee:
Lawrence b. Stringer, Democratic
leader, or whip.
In the house: John H. Miller,
speaker; James P. Wilson. Democrat
ic leader; David E. Shanahan, chair
man Republican steering committee.
James H. Paddock was secretary OF.
the senate and John A. Reeve clerk
of the house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
FISH AND GAME LAWS
Quail Again Put in the List of Protected
Game Birds.

House bill GOA committee on fish and
mountaineering and revising the
game law. This bill again puts quail
in the list of protected game birds,
they having been left out of the law
passed two years ago, through a cleri-
cal error. 1t is made unlawful to
either kill or have quails in ones pos
session, except in the season for shoot
ing them, which is limited to thirty
days, from Nov 10 to Dec. 10. The
killing of prairie chickens is prohib-
tied for a period of four years. The
killing of wild ducks, geese or brant
for the market is strictly prohibited
and no person is to be allowed to shoot
more than twenty-five of these birds
in one day.
All of the provisions of the old law
for the protection of wild birds are re-
tanned in the act and several new sec
tions are added to clear up technical
points The provisions for. the enforce
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09

Continued on Page Eleven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
Charging Court pIstrict Boundarie..
FIRE AND POLICE BOARDS
Cities of Not Less Than 1000 Nor More
Than IOO. 900 to Have Commissioners.

Cities of Not Less Than 1000 Nor More
Than 100000 to Have Commissioners.
Senate bill 8 (Evan's)+To create
boards of fire and police commission
ers, to be appointed by the mayor, of
cities of more than 1000 and less than
100000, bill prepared by the Illinois
Police PatrOlmen's association; pro-
vides for examination of all applicants
for positions: bases promotion upon
merit, seniority in service and COM
petitive examination: prohibits remov-
ais or discharges except upon written
charges and after the defendant shall
have had an opportunity to be heard;
the law is to be enforced only in such
cities as adopt it by majority vote.
House bill 133 Nyon'sl-To regulate
the operation of automobiles and 9th
er horseless conveyances upon public
highways. The bill provides that the
maximum speed at which one of the
vehicles may be operated on a public
street shall be fifteen miles an hour,
except on streets where a higher rate
is allowed by ordinance. 1t is made
the duty of the operator of an automo-
bile to stop his vehicle whenever it
appears LlaL horse Is becoming
Frightened by it's approach. A fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $3.50
is provided for violations of the law,
and accidents are made prima facie
evidence of lawbreaking by the auto
mobilist, thus reversing the rule of evil
dence and thus putting the burden of
proof ON him.
To License Trained Nurses.
Senate bill 147 CLARK s)-Providing
for the examination and licensing of
trained nurses.
House bill 337 IF. E. Erickson's)-
Requiring the state to be divided into
fifteen inspection districts, increasing
the present force of inspectors to eight
cen and increasing the salaries of the
same. The new law provides that the
inspectors shall hold Office during eff
cheney and good behavior, and makes
it mandatory upon the states attor-
neys of different counties in which vio-
lations are found to prosecute said
cases upon the request of the factory
inspector. The inspectors have en-
forcement of the child labor law, the
blowers act, which is law requiring
protection on emery and polishing
wheels, and the sweatshop act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
ABANDONMENT OF WIFE
Convicted Man May BE Released IL He
Supports the Dependents.

House bill 400 Is. E. EricksOn's)-
Revising the law in relation TO wife
and child abandonment. The bill
changes the present law by providing
that where man is convicted of this
offense he may be released upon enter
ing into bond to support those Deepen
dent upon him. The court is to fix the
conditions of such support and pass
upon the bono. given.
House bill ASS Davies)-FiXing the
salary of the librarian of the supreme
court at $1,S00 q year.
House bill 3S (1agill's)-TO perpet-
uate Fort Massac on the Ohio river
as q state park, giving board of trus-
tees authority to spend $500 for the
forty acres of land and $4,000 on i'm
provement of the property for the next
two years.
House bill SO johnson s)-Providing
that petition for local Improvement
by special assessment shall not be nee
essary in cities of less than 10000.
House bill 216 s)-Allow-
ing Acknowledgements of deeds and 9th
er writings TO be taken before COM
missioned officers in the military serv-
ice and before officers of provisional
government in the Philippines.
House bill 264 Boulwar' s)-Giving
an incapacitated justice of the peace
the right to call in another justice to
hear cases on his docket.
House bill 121 ilson's)-Providing
that the petition for an election on the
question of levying a tax for hard
roads shall be signed by 20 per cent.
of the land owners who are legal vot-
ers in the district.
House bill $50 (IcRobert's}-To
permit county boards, to name cleo
ton officers and apportion election
precincts at either the June or July
meeting. Under the old law this
work can be done only at meeting
held in July.
Judges May Interchange.
House bill 63 Drew's)-Providing
that the county and probate judges
may interchange with one another.
House bill 5O7 CTurner's of Cook
Making the terms of presidents of Will
age boards two years instead of one
year.
House bill 245 (Nagers)-Providing
for a system of examination, registra-
ton and licensing of embalmers.
House bill 166 observation-disclosures
ing the real estate of banks from as
sessment.
House bill SOC CT'rautmann's)-Pro-
viding that wages earned outside of
this state and payable outside of this
state shall be exempt from garnish-
ment or attachment in all cases where
the cause of action arose outside of
this state, unless personal service is
had on the defendant.
House bills 713 and TIA (Montelius)
Amending the farm drainage act so
that upper drainage districts may be
required to pay a proportion Of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09

Dor organizations have been asking
this for years Clarence S. barrow
announced early in the session that
one of his missions here was to pass
such Il bill Representative Drew in
troduced it. and it got to the house
calendar weeks ago. One day it was
amended by Drew. with the assistance
of Mr.. barrow, so that it would apply
only to corporations. thus making it OF
doubtful cOnstitutionality. Since then
nobody has tried to push it and 1t has
died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-09
CONVICT LABOR REFORM
Bill Designed to Abolish Contract Labor
in Penal Institutions.

Bill Designed to Abolish Contract Labor
in Penal Institutions.
The following bills were enacted into
laws by the general assembly:
House bill COS committee on penal
| and reformatory Institutions, to reg
ulate the employment of convicts in
| the state penal and reformatory in
situations. This bill is designed TO abol-
ish contract labor in the penitentiary
| and the reformatory and was drafted
in compliance with a constitutional
amendment which was adopted sever
al years ago. The bill follows very
closely the New York law. The COM
missioners of the penitentiaries and
the managers of the Pontiac reforma-
tory are created a board of prison in
dustries and it is made their duty to
put the law into effect by May l, 1904
Under the new law the prisoners are
to be employed exclusively in the man.
ufacture of articles to be used by the
state or the political divisions there
of, and under no circumstances shall
any of the products of their labor be
sold upon the open market The presi-
dent of the board of prison industries.
the president of the state board of
charities and the auditor are to fix the
price at which all labor performed and
articles manufactured for the state,
or its institutions. and the various pO-
litical divisions. shall be furnished.
Provision is made whereby convicts
who earn good time shall receive COM
pensatiOn from the earnings of the in
stitution. it being provided that not to
exceed 10 per cent. of the institutions
income may be set aside for this pur-
pose.
Charging Court District boundaries.
House bill 625 Committee on judic-
iary)-Changing the boundaries of the
fourth supreme court district. Under
this act the district consists of the
counties of Rock Island, Mercer. War
rem. Henderson. Fulton. McDonough,
Hancock, Adams. Schuyler, Brown.
Mason. Morgan and Cass- This. bill
gives the Republicans an advantage in
the fourth district. so as to insure
Judge Carriers reelection, and proceed
ings were brought by the Democrats to
have the act annulled, on the ground
that it was unconstitutional The SUI
preme court sustained the validity of
the act.