The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-02-20

H. G.. James, of Mena, Arkansas,
who has been in the Valley for sew
eral weeks looking after property in
terests left this morning for his home
]. C.. Elliott finished an artesian well
for him Saturday on his place 5 miles
northwest of Artesia.
Mrs. T. H. Craig of. Carlsbad who
has been In the city for several days
visiting with friends and transacting
business left last evening for her
home. Mrs. Craig with her husband
formerly lived in Roswell and they
have many friends here.
R. w. Rankin, of S~tronghurst, Ill.
who has been in the Valley for the
Lakewood. He has been in the rural
telephone business in Illinois, and
thinks that a system of rural tele-
phones would pay here.
DR.. L. G.. Rice of Elk who has been
in the city for two weeks on a pleas
ure trip left last evening for his home
via Artesia. DIR. Rice. is the lone
physician at Elk and came there sew
eral years ago for the benefit of his
health, but to look at him now, one
would never guess it.
James Dixon and wife who have
been here for the past two weeks as
the guests of their daughter Mrs. L.
C. Walker, Corner Of 7th and Ken
lucky, left this morning for their
home In Rockwell City, Ia Mr. Dixon
owns property in the Valley and has
made frequent trips here.
Mrs. Ella Jacobson left last even
ing for Hagerman to visit her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Amis for a few
days. She was accompanied by her
father, who has been in the city for
several days as the guest of his sons
Gill, R. T. and James Amis and daugh
tiers Mrs. q. F. Deem and Mrs. Ella
Jacobson.
v. W. Mcbride, who has been in the
city for several months from Musko-
gee, 1. T., has accepted a position as
clerk at the Shelby Hotel. Mr.. Nc
Bride is a hotel man Of experience
having been connected with his faith
er in the management Of the Mcbride
Hotel at Muskogee for twelve years.
He Is here for the benefit of his
health.
o. IT. Simon, of New Orleans who
has been in the city for several days
on a business trip left last evening
for his home. He says the Confed-
ederate Reunion will be bigger and
better than ever and that New Or
leans is preparing to Guido herself
and was making preparation to enter
that had ever visited the city at M
time.
]. M. Fort, of Stronghurst, Illinois.
who has been in the Valley for sever
al days left last evening for Dexter
where he will close the contract with
a well drilling firm to drill artesian
wells on the property of his sons H.
B.. and M. E.. Fort, 4 miles southwest
anu OnC uuAiO oOulA VI DOASSA. AhN
young men were here last ear and
secured land. They will return to
Dexter from Stronghurst and will To-
cate on their farms after water has
been secured.
If you do not know, ask the editor
is a rule many people follow. Three
travellers ON a railroad train that was
delayed for ffty-eight hours in Duran
New Mexico, last month, believed it
a good rule. for when they could get
no information from the railroad en-
ployes, they t~elegraphed to a New
York newspaper, asking what he mat
ter was. The newspaper after some
inquiries, te~legraphed in reply that
other trains ahead of the one at
Duran had been stalled in the nov
drifts on the plains round Santa Rosa
New Mexico, and hat arrangements
had been made to send the waiting
train on its way by another route.
1t seems that If the editor himself
does not know, he knows how to find
out from some one who does know
Youths Companion.
The New Town of triton.
rlovfou the we'll known Arte-