The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-03-31

Logan = Dyer nave q large double
store and sell all classes Of merchan-
disc.
The Joyce-Pruit Co.. of this city
is starting a stone building for a
large store.
There are two saloons where the
booze" is handed out. E. F. Hard
wick's saloon and Rascoe & Faulkner.
Not an open gambling game is to be
seen in the town and this is one fea-
ture that is not typical of New Mex
leo towns.
The Artesia Advocate Is a weekly
newspaper and is edited by Gayle
Talbot. 1t is a very creditable sheet.
j. X. Walling & Sons have a large
general merchandise store on Main
street. Clark Brothers sell all kinds
of general merchandise. The Ullery
Furniture Company of this city have
recently opened a well appointed fur
| niture and undertaking house on the
Main street. They have also ordered
a nice hearse for the Artesia branch
| w. L. Mcdaniel, who recently located
at Artesia from Tennessee for the
neat ROGER store and meat market.
He says he came in contact
with finer people than the citizens of
Artesia.
The Hoffman Hardware Company
have a complete line of all kinds Of
builders hardware, artesian well sup
plies, barb wire. etc. The Stevens
Plumbing Company is doing a thirty
ing business. Hamilton and Cornell
at the New York store carry all kinds |
of small notions and millinery. Robin |
& Dyer have a saddlery and harness
store.
H. Crouch has a well appointed
wagon yard and livery stable and is |
kept very busy. John DeArcy has a
tin shop. Heath & Clifford are deal
ers in hay. grain and -four.
There are two barber shops. They |
are owned by M. T. Munson and A. |
b. Wright. T. e. Beckett runs a short
order restaurant. There are three no
tells, the Artesia Hotel, the DeArcy
Hotel and one house with simply the
sign Hotel"
1t goes without saying that there
are numerous real estate agents.
Among them are John Richey, Han
COoE p C1oru I MoaE Cynith Canrnnl
w. Witt. Sholars & Blair. John r.
Hodges, j. H. Beckham Jr.. f. A.
Clayton. H. S. Logan. J. C. Gage
Land Co. and J. F. Bovard.
j. T. Patrick is the hustling con.
tractor. There are numerous well
drilling firms.
The public school is well at
tended.
Mrs. r. M. Ross is the postmistress
and DR.. Ross has a small stock of
of drugs in the same building. DIR.
Rhodes also carries a small line of
drugs.
All the real estate men have nice
Offices on Main street. There are six
in Artesia. and a dentist
is daily expected. DR.. Richardson has
automobile.
J.. B. Atkeson, an attorney. has re
Gently located and will practice his
in Artesia.
Ernest George II. Jackson. of Lon
don. England, breaches in the school
house and represents the Presbyter
ian church.
In the future THE DAILY RECORD
will be represented in Artesia by J.
F. Bovard. He has beer instructed
to solicit subscriptions. advertising.
and to collect for the Weekly and
Daily Record. Mr.. Bovard is a trust
young man and is well known
in Artesia. The Record considers 1t
self fortunate in securing the services
of Mr.. Bovard. Ray Grigsby. a bright
boy, will sell the Daily Record every
on the Artesia streets. Ray
is a hustler and he will get around
so When you WISH ArteSla you can
get the news of the world the same
day 1t happens.
If the names of any of the business
houses or business firms have been
in this sketch il was mad
vertent, and will be gladly corrected
II brought to the attention of the
Record.
In a pamphlet hat was issued by
one of the zeal estate firms the fol
lowing was on first page in capital
THE LAND WHERE FARM
ING is NOT A GAME OF CHANCE.",
On n Of the pages is the following:
There are no droughts or pests to