The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-17
a MINSTREL FOR LAKEWOOD.
Company IS Organized and Perform
ance to BE Given soon.-Many

Company Is Organized d Perform
ances to BE Given soon.-Many
Items of Interest at Lakewood
Lakewood, N. n. Mar. 15-After /
siege of a~isagreeable weather the
return of the New Mexican sun today
was mo cheerfully welcomed, and
all out-of-door work was resumed
with renewed energy. Building activ.
ity is marked by the numerous houses
now in course of construction. The
Superstructures- OF both business
blocks n residences indicate the
earnestness with which the work is
being pushed.
The office building of Elliston C
Burdett is rapidly assuming substan-
| tial dimensions and will soon be en-
| ished building, with double ~ntranc
One half is to be occupied as a real
estate office and the other half as a
barber shop, temporarily.
j.. B. Roberts commenced the cree
ton of a new store building on the
iIdIA street u our City LuIS WEEK.. II
will be 25x50 feet in size and will be
occupied as a drug store.
The new residence of E. c.. Cook,
two stories in height, containing ten
rooms, is now enclosed and will be
ready for occupancy within the next
ten days or two weeks.
The new cottage of Silas Hogg is
now well under way. and will be rea-
dy for occupancy in the course Of
two weeks.
tage nearly completed. 1t is to con-
tain six rooms, hall and bath room,
finished in dark wood, and will be,
when completed, one of the neatest
and best homes in the Valley.
The town company has the new
We'll started, n has reached a depth
Of about s~eventy-fve feet. The new
we'll is located on the extreme west
side of town. and it is confidently ex-
nected that Lakewood will have a
Or three weeks.
A party of Illinois and Kansas land
buyers visited Lakewood and picini-
ty last week and purchased bou
800 acres of land west and north of
fown. The shallow artesian water
md the rich soil appealed to them
strongly and they showed their faith
n the future development Of the
Valley by investing. They also pur-
chased a number of town lots in
lakewood.
S. Totzek and wife. of Roswell,
spent today in Lakewood.
j. w. Walters, of Roswell. who
owns one of the finest farms and
wells in this section of the country.
is looking after the spring work on
his place here this week. lie has
about sc acres in alfalfa@ and oats,
and last week set out about 1.50O
fruit and shade trees.
Walter Justice, local OF
the Lakewood Lumber Company, is
making some decided improvements
On his property. Shade trees have
been planted and the lots will soon
be sodded.
B. c. Mossman, manager of the Tur
key Track ranch. returned this week
from an extended business trip to
California.
The first decisive step was taken
by the Lakewood Minstrel Company,
asst Wednesday evening, at a
ing held in the office of the Town
Company. w. w, Dean was elected
president and treasurer, and E. w.
Eskridge secretary. The outline of
the performance was drafted, the ma
terial selected and the program par
tally adopted. The members are all
and it is an assured fact
hat a first class performance will
be given in the near future. The date
has not yet been determined.
At a meeting of the Town Compa-
held in the company's Office, this
afternoon, it was decided to immediat
ely begin grading the streets and al
to plant 5000 shade trees.