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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
Removal Sale Now Going On~>PRICE & CO.

nal work for the development of the
Pecos Valley than any other man. He
was billed ahead like a theatrical at
traction, and five nights in the week
would give lectures illustrated with
a picture machine, and those lectures,
full to the brim with the original
and interesting saying of the former
congressman, drew the attention OF
thousands. His fame drew the aud
fences, and his ability as an enter
tainer did the rest
Jerry Simpson came to Roswell
from Medicine Lodge. Kan. in the
spring of 1902, and in the three and
half years of his residence here.
he gained the love and respect of al
most every man in town, even his
business rivals included.
Shortly after coming here, he
bought property under the Hondo res
ervoir project. and went into the real
estate business with Ernest L. Will
dy. This business was terminated in
1903, and in January of 1904 he COM
binei with Charles w. DeFreest in
the real estate firm of Simpson &
DeFreest. This partnership was con-
tinued until last spring. when the
DeF'reest-Draper Land Co. was form
ed, and then Mr.. Simpson went on his
lecture tours in the interest of the
company.
Only a private citizen was Mr..
Simpson during his residence in Ros-
well. His nearest approach to public
Office was when he was elected a di-
rector of the Water Users Associa-
ton. But he was one of the towns
msst esteemed and beloved residents.
He was a leading light on all public
occasions. and when eminent visitors
came to Roswell, he was one of the
foremost entertainers.
A widow, Jane Simpson, and one
son, Lester, are the only survivors in
the immediate family.
The Simpson estate includes the
home On South Main street, this city.
and 32O acres under the Hondo res
ervoir project.
No details have been received re-
garding the burial. except that it is
to occur at Wichita.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
LOOKS FOR AUTO MAIL ROUTE.
With Hope for the Carrying of
Mail to Torrance.

Postmaster Robt Kellahin return
ed Saturday afternoon from Albuquer
que, coming by motor car from Tor
rance, to test the road as a means
of carrying the mail from Roswell to
that point He is full of enthusiasm
on the subject of mail by auto, and
believes the contract will be awarded
to the auto company An actual trial
of the time of the run was made
and following is the result: E. A. Ca
hoon left Albuquerque at $3.50 Thurs
day night by railroad, and arrived in
Roswell at ten O'Clock Saturday
night; Postmaster Kellahin left AL
buquerque at eight o'clock Friday
morning, and by auto arrived at Ros-
well at three O'Clock Saturday after
noon This shows an advantage of
10 hours, and if the train had been on
time Saturday the advantage would
have been 13 hours.
Another point is the comfort of the
two trips. Mr.. Cahoon travelled all
night Thursday night, laid over all
day Friday (by compulsory in Trini-
dad, travelled all night Friday and
got up at five O'Clock Saturday morn
ing and travelled all day Saturday.
Mr.. Kellahin, on the other hand, hao
good nights rest at Albuquerque
Thursday, travelled much of Friday,
had another rest Friday night at Tor
rance and rode part of Saturday On
the auto.
Further comparison OF the two
trips would seem needless
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the end of the week The directors
and stockholders of the bank are
still in the dark concerning the def
cit, and do not know whether the pri-
vate loans made by Cashier Clark
will reach 100000 or greatly exceed
that amount
The State Amply Protected.
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-State
Treasurer Mathews was at his office
today for the first time since the fail
ure of the Enterprise National Bank,
of Allegheny, in which more than
$1,000,00o of public funds were de-
posted. He said that at the time of
the failure there was $1,O3O,0OO of
state money in the bank When ask
ed about the report that the security
which had been furnished by the
bank to protect the state from any
loss in case of failure was worthless
Mathews said that he had every rea-
son to believe that the state was am
ply protected.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
Two Great Meetings.

The revival services at the Pres
byterian church yesterday were very
largely attended and of exceptional
interest. The special service of song,
conducted by Mr.. Hoppy, the evang-
elistic singer was one of the most
helpful parts of the service. The solo
by Mr.. Hoppy and the duet by Miss
Rodkey and Mr.. Hoppy were perhaps
the best rendition of that class Of
music ever heard in the city
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

Sixteen members of the relation
ship were entertained at the home
of Lee r. Cass. 31a miles west of
town Friday evening. in honor of Mrs.
Maude Wilkinson, of Chicago, who
is visiting here. The house was taste
fully decorated in Virginia creepers,
and after a social evening, nice re-
freshments were served from a table
decorated in pink. 1t was a most
pleasant affair.
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Proceeding in District Court.

Ernest New, Roy Miller and Olin
Nokes pleaded guilty in district court
on the federal side this morning to
the charge of taking letters from the
postoffice The more serious charge
was nolled. Sentence will be given
tomorrow.
Vicente Gonzales was tried for
violation of the Edmunds law and
found guilty. Sentence tomorrow.
Four indictments were returned by
the Federal grand jury.
On the Territorial side four arraign
ments were made, resulting in pleas
OF not guilty.
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PRESIDENT IN ALABAMA.
New Orleans is Preparing for Regu-
lar Carnival Reception.

Tar SdTniVdi ncCepItoH.
Ozark, Ala, Oct 23.-President
Roosevelt's special train, after night
run from ST. Augustine, crossed the
line from Georgia to Alabama, and
the Presidential party will be kept
busy within the borders of this state
until tomorrow night. The train will
arrive at Mobile at 4:30 this after
noon, where it will remain two hours
during which time the President will
make a speech.
New Orleans, La, Oct. 23.-New
Orleans today is assuming the aspect
Of the carnival season. Many of the
business houses have been elaborate
ly decorated for the Presidents visit,
and with the streets thronged. there
is no longer any evidence of either
yellow fever or quarantine.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
A. l. conrad Promoted.

a. L. Conrad, for some time traffic
manager of the Pecos Valley & North
EASTERN railroad, was in the city last
night introducing D. l. Meyers, for
merly chief clerk of one of the Santa
Fe Offices at Chicago, who now takes
Mr.. Conrad's old place as traffic mana
ger here. Mr.. Conrad is promoted to
the office of auditor of disbursements
at Topeka. While his many friends
they every one regret to see Mr. Con-
rad leave this branch of the Santa
Fe.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
Have -caneeIIins Machine.

cancelling machine has been put
in the Roswell post office and its ring
can now be heard instead of the
machine is a great labor saver, as it
will do the work of a half dozen of
clerks The improvement was put in
at the solicitation of Post Master Kel
lahin.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
GOVERNORS MANSION DAMAGED

Governor Folk, of Missouri Had a
Narrow Escape From Fire.
Jefferson City, Mo-, Oct. 23.-The
governors mansion at Jefferson C1-
ty was damaged by fire to the extent
of $4,000 at three O'Clock this morn
ing. Governor Folk was aroused by
the cracking of the flames. He tele-
phoned the fire department, and then
tried to enxtinguish the flames with
hand extinguishers. His efforts were
Intellectual, and after seeing his wife
and their five guests to places of
safety, he devoted himself to saving
the portraits of his predecessors in
Office.
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VERY LARGE SHORTAGE.
Enterprise Bank in Worse Condition
Than Anticipated.


Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 23.-Fred Gwyn
ner, president of the defunct Enter
prise National Bank, when asked to-
be very large. much larger in fact
than we first supposed. From what I
know now, it wfn reach $1,5e0, 900.
None of the directors or officers, not
even myself. had any idea that it
would reach such an ea6rznous sum
ined, however. that no matter how
great the shortage. it. will be paid.
and the bank re-opened for business. >
The auditing of the accounts of
tina bank will not be completed before
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For Sale.

Stock ranch, with spring water, on
north side of Captain mountains
Farm on the ,Ruidoso river.
Farm on the Hondo river. well i'm
proved.
Both farms have an abundance of
water for irrigating purposes and
open ranges for stock. Situated In
Lincoln county. Inquire at Record Of
fee 99tS*
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Attention. Night School.

The night school will meet each
night = this week to receive their
books and for outline of study for
the next week, at 6:45 p. m. at the
Presbyterian church.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

E. w. Kuster has returned from
Wichita, Kan, where he took his lit
tie son, who had his foot cut almost
off by mower few weeks ago. The
boys foot has grown back with hard
ly an ache or pain. It was a remarlla-
BILE piece of surgery.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
RIOT IN CHILE.
Grew Out of Meeting to Petition the
Government to Abolish Import
Tax on Arqentine Cattle.

Santiago. Chile, Oct. 23.-The meet
ing yesterday, called to petition the
government to abolish the import tax
on Argentine cattle, degenerated into
a most serious riot. The police, who
were unable to maintain order, char
ged the crowd and killed ten persons
and wounded hundreds. The rioters
destroyed street cars and smashed
electric lights. Troops are expected
TO arrive here today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

Wichita, Kan, Oct 23.-Former
Congressman Jerry Simpson died at
sos this morning at ST. Francis hos
pital, from aneurfsm of the heart He
had been lowering between life and
death for ten days, the end having
been looked for almost hourly during
that time. At the bedside were his
wife and only child, Lester Simpson,
CT Roswell, N NJ, with his wife and
son, Jerry Jr.
The eX-congressman's last illness
began at the time of his final cam
paign for delegate to congress from
New Mexico. In spite of failing health
he continued his business, actively
working as agent for the DeFreest-
Draper Land Co, of Chicago, and op-
Grating an extensive ranch near Ros-
well. Six months ago his case was
pronounced hopeless. and he was fin
ally compelled to abandon his bust
ness He was brought here from Ros-
we'll ON September 21st and placed
in st. Francis hospital Burial will
take place in Wichita. Simpsons es-
tate is valued at $4,000.
1t is said that the Simpson family
can trace its origin back to William
the Conqueror- One of Williams
trusted henchmen was Sims Frazier.
who settled near Aberdeen, Scotland,
where he became head of a clan
known as Sims Sons, easily corrup-
ted later into Simpson.
Jerry Simpsons father was a saw
mill owner on Prince Edwards Isle,
where Jerry was born in 1912. When
Jerry was a small boy, the family
moved to Upper Canada. At IA Jer-
ry left home and became cook in
a lake steamer Afterward ne was
mate CT one of the large lake sailing
vessels
At the outbreak of the Civil War
he enlisted with the Twelfth Illinois
Infantry. but after three months of
service was discharged on account
of disability. and resumed life as a
sailor, continuing this occupation for
fifteen years.
In 1880 he went to Kansas, first
living in jackson county. He lost the
accumulations of many years hard
work by bad crops. He moved to Me
dicine Lodge and, it is said, was on
the verge of bankruptcy when elected
to congress, in which he served two
terms, as a Populist.
OF late years he was affiliated with
the Democratic Darty ann last wear
was a candidate for nomination as
delegate to congress from New Mexi
co, before the Democratic convention
but was defeated by George P. Mon
ey. 1t was. thought by many that he
would be a candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket for United States sena
tor il New Mexico were admitted to
the Union.
Not only will Kansas mourn the
death of Derry Simpson, but New Mex
leo will. also keenly feel his loss
When Mr.. Simpson moved to the Pc
cos Valley FIVE years ago he al oncs
began TO work for the interests oi
southeastern New Mexico. Soon aftei
locating in Roswell, he chartered q
car. loaded it with the products o.
the valley and made tour of the
middle states This trip did much ts
encourage immigration to this sec
ton of the Territory.
In touring Kansas. Missouri. ane
Illinois, Mr. Simpson did more perso
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
WANTED

once, competent wo-
man for general house work, $40
per month with board and room
No washing and ironing. 426 N.
Richardson. 01t2
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

Mrs. Anna M Stapp and son, Geo.
Harold, and Mrs. Vena L. Sneed, and
son, Charles R., have arrived from ST.
Louis, Mo, on prospecting trip.
They formerly lived in Arkansas.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
EMINENT AND BELOVED CITIZEN
PASSED AWAY AT WICHITA.
BURIAL AT THAT PLACE

Funeral Will Be Held in Kansas, the
State That Elected Him to Cong
ress.-Something of His Life and
of What He Did After Coming to
the Pecos Valley to Make His
Home.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
Wanted.

$4,000 Or $4,000 On gilt edged real es-
tate security for one year at
10 per cent, payable at maturity.
E. L. WILDLY,
cots Hotel Shelby.
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U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Local Report.)

Roswell, N. NJ, Oct 23.-Tempera-
ture-Max-, 60; min, 43: mean, 81.
Precipitation, 90; wind S. E.: We
locity miles; weather cloudy.
Forecast, Roswell and Vicinity:
Rain and colder tonight; Tuesday
clearing and colder.
NJ WRIGHT,
Od1cial in Charge.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

Jim Hartman sustained a bruised
and sprained leg this morning by
having his horse slip on a watery
street and fall on him.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

Revival service tonight at the Pres
byterian church. Song service begins
at 7:15.
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Mrs. t. HI. Payne, of Tennessee is
here attending to business and look
ing after land interests at Lakewood.
She came up from Lakewood this
morning for a visit with the family OF
]. T. Carlton.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23

The Rip Van Winkle show Satur-
day night drew a good crowd, the
tent being packed, and the audience
was well pleased with the show.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-10-23
JAPANESE NAVAL REVIEW.

Drawn Up in Six Lines.
Toxic, Oct 23.-The naval review
today passed off without hitch 1t
was an impressive sight. Three hun
dred and five war ships, including
number of former Russian vessels.
were drawn up in six lines, and all
were inspected by the Emperor
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New Saur Kraut, just received at
u. S. Market. 00tf
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Cor sale.

1000 acres or less OF guaranteed
scrip at 81 90 per acre.
WILDLY.
oot3 Hotel Shelby.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

1t seems TO be recognized by the adj
yocates of railway rate regulation by
the government that the fight will be O
hard one In the coming congress. The
chief opposition to a rate bill will be
in the senate. Many of the senators
are not in favor of endowing any gov
eminent board or commission with the
power of supervising railway rates.
1t is, however, under resolution of
the senate passed just before the ad-
journment last March that a commit
tee has been investigating the subJect
of railway rates during the recess.
This committee is subcommittee of
the interstate commerce committee Of
the senate. 1t is instructed to report
within ten days after the meeting Of
congress In December. The report of
the Investigations made by this COM
mittee will be of absorbing interest to
the country at large.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01
Demand For Cheaper Insurance.


Professor A. ii. Willett of Brown
university takes up the cudgel in the
Political Science Quarterly to insist
upon radical changes in the operations
of life insurance companies in order to
reduce the cost of insurance to the
public The paper Is In the nature of
review of the income and expenses OF
twenty-four leading companies, and
the conclusion forced upon the author
and likely to be shared by his readers
is that premium rates are unneces-
sarily high" The professor finds that
In the experience of the twenty-four
companies examined the death losses
were 20 per cent lower than anticipate
ed by the companies, the earnings on
investment fully equal to expectations
and the gains on lapsed and surrender
ed policies very generous. To quote:
With no Improvement in the methods
and practices of insurance companies, a
reduction of 20 or Is per cent In premium
rates is possible for company managed
with average care and efficiency and is in
every way desirable. But to bring insur-
ance rates down to the present cost level
Is only half enough. The cost itself ought
to be lowered. 1t Is demonstrable that
some of the practices of insurance COM
panies tend to increase their mortality
loss, that a higher net rate of interest
could be secured on their investments ant
that the cost of administration is otter
extravagantly high. Improvement in any
of these particulars would materially
lower the cost OF insurance and make pos
sible further reduction in premium
rates, resulting in wider utilization OF
the benefits of insurance by people OF
small or moderate income.
American business men are equal to
every emergency, and the demand for
cheaper premiums which has been nc
centuated by recent events in the in
surance world is certain to be met
1t will be met by conservative meth
DDS which cannot In any particular i'm.
peril the soundness of life insurance as
a provident Investment.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01
Working His Own Way.

A son of the secretary of the United
States treasury at the age of twenty Is
working his own way in life rather
than depend upon the gilded stills Of
Tered him by his father. The boy
knows that the station of a father In
political life in this country is not all
inheritance for the son. A farm or .
bank or factory which with care
may remain in the family is another
matter. In that situation son may
improve upon the beginnings made by
his father and develop an individual
career.
1t is a mistake to think that the day
for self made men is over in this re-
public. Riches and family influence
were as potent in society fifty and u
hundred years ago as they are today
In point of fact the tradition that hon
or and preference were family posses
sions, to be zealously guarded from all
outside the pale, was all powerful in
the age of Lincoln and Webster. This
is the reason why the rise from OBJ.
security of the few was so remarkable
In this age sobrlety, probity and appli-
cation are at premium, and boys can
set up for themselves with no other
capital with certainty of winning the
prize. The leaders Of the future VIII
include the usual percentage, and per
haps better than that, Of men who got
ahead without any boost beyond their
own character and energy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

The best results in bread making are
obtained from using Peach BLOSSOM
-four. Ask for it and take no other.
You may be urged TO take something
else which is represented to be just as
good. at the same price, This is an old
trick. The reason for this is that there
is larger profit on the other Hour.
Peach Blossom is sold at a smaller mar
gin of profit, but at the same price as
inferior grades. 1t took the prize over
all other fours at the Worlds fair at
St. Louis. Always call for Peach
Blossom, and take no other.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

The career of the ram Katahdin,
built some years ago as naval Won
der and now declared obsolete, shows
how times have changed In naval war
fare. In the civil war the ram was ii
big thing. The torpedo was relied
upon to neutralize such monsters, but
with swift ships and powerful guns
vessels heavy enough to put a warship
out of business by thrust in her vitals
cannot get near enough to do the trick.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

There are 30O,000,O00 barrels made
in this country every year, yet many
folks find it hard scraping to get
enough to ship their orchard product
to market The barrels work hard
and carry everything from iron and
pork to sugar and crackers. They be-
gin life on a high plane as packages
for food that goes straight to the lips
and wind up as garbage receptacles
and lastly kindling wood In the city
tenement districts.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01
Church Services.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES every Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 GOA. m.
Public worship at II 90 q. m.
Evening service at 30 p m.
Meeting for conference, prayer and bible
study at the church every Saturday at 30.
The Ladies Guild meets every Thursday at
9 90 p. m, at the home of members, as announced
Busy Bees meet every Saturday at 2 0Op. M,
at the home of the members.
The old building will be used for religious SER
vices while the new one is being constructed.
Everybody invited to attend all or any of the
services. - -,
CATHoLIc-Services at the Catholic church
every fourth Sunday in the month; mass ut
Z 80 a. m Sunday school at p m; vespers
| 80 D. IN. low mass following monday.
Father H. Colin, Pastor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

Germany grants her schoolteachers
the privilege of wearing a uniform in
lieu Of a raise of salary which they
asked. The rage for distinctions and
decorations is very strong among the
Germans and maybe the teachers will
be satisfied with the compromise and
even pay for the uniforms out of their
scant salaries
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

Norway and Sweden agree to submit
their future differences to arbitration.
After the two nations have learned
FIAT arbitration, like law procedure, is
uncertain and often exasperating they
will conclude that the better way will
be to have no differences to arhitrate.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

Japan secured so many Russian war
vessels that she can economic on ma
val outlay for years to come. She prob
ably got warships worth to her 100000
600 to $50,000000 besides number Of
merchantmen among her war prizes.
This is far short of the indemnity she
asked, but still it is a good deal Of
money in peace times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

Six young Cinnamon are in this coun-
try to learn all about the making of
cotton fabrics. They will go back
home and teach the coolies how to
work up raw cotton, which this coun-
try will supply. and thus turn open
handed liberality to profit.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-12-01

Secretary Wilson of the agricultural
department predicts lower prices for
the necessaries Of life. He may be no
Improvement as a forecaster on some
other government officials, but in this
instance he has done his best to meet
a long felt want.