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sue that the heavy weight ordinance
was not being enforced. The officer
stated that since the passage of the
ordinance there has been four or five
arrests and fines for it's violation and
that ne had given all his spare time to
notifications. A Record reporter was
witness to more notifications today.
One thing that has prevented the en-
forcement of the ordinance is that
there are no heavy weights to be
bought in town. But the owners of
delivery wagons and other vehicles
that stand about frequently are being
notified to improvise weights of suf-
fcient size until a shipment arrives.
1t takes a twenty pound weight for
single horse AID one of thirty pounds
for teams to satisfy the terms of the
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19
4 CITIZEN.
DRY FARMERS WIN
AT THE STATE FAIR.

Denver Post, Sept. Is.
Land men on Seventeenth street
are rejoicing these days over the fact
that at the Colorado State Fair at
Pueblo the past week dry farm prod
ucts took 290 premiums over irriga-
ton. Included in the list of prizes
were those for winter and spring
wheat, oats, rye, barley. Irish pota-
toes, field peas and the like.
The reason for the rejoicing by the
land men is that this will demonstrate
to the East that dry farming" is not
a farce or a visionary scheme and
that means good business. Already
there has been a great awakening in
the East, and this being excursion
week it is expected that several hun
dred land seekers will be in Eastern
Colorado.
THE success of dry-farmed exhib-
its at the state fair shows that it is
not all talk about what can be done
on the plains just east of Denver and
in other sections of the state where
dry farming is in progress" said one
of the men at Colorado Land Head
quarters yesterday. THE winning of
these prizes demonstrates that it is
all true. The fame of the cheap lands
and the success in farming has spread
even into Canada. 1t will be recalled
that there was an exodus of Ameri-
can farmers to Canada, but they are
becoming a bit skeptical now and
have stopped, and those that did go
want to come back. There was man
in our Office the other day looking for
a large tract of land in Eastern Colo
RADIO for farmers now in Canada. He
said that many of them were forty
miles from railroad and equally as
far from a good town, and farther
from a live market. The fame of East
ern Colorado and the nearness of the
land to Denver has penetrated Cana
da, and they sent him down here to
look over the country"
Other land men have stories equal
ly optimistic to tell, and the indica-
tions are for a veritable boom in Col
orado and the Southwest this fall and
winter.
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CITY ORDINANCES NOT
PROPERLY ENFORCED.
CA Communication. }

Editor Record 1t seems to me
laws passed when they are not en-
forced For instance, take the one
passed several weeks ago, by the
Council, requiring weight of not
less than 20fb attached to the bride
of a one horse vehicle, and a weight
of not less than 30fb to a two-Aorse
team This law might just as well not
be on the statute books at all. Any
casual observer who will take the
trouble to go up and down Main
street can see that few If any weights
are of the required weight
WHY IS THIS so? If an ordinance
is wrong, the best way to repeal it is
to strictly enforce it, and public opin-
ioa win cause its repeal. This ordi-
nance was passed for the protection
of our citizens and should be strict
" enforced. Very few days pass that
there is not runaway on Main
street.
What I would suggest is that the
City Police Ofhcers should take a
pair of hand scales and weigh all the
weights they find, and notify the own
ers of those that are not heavy
enough to appear before the City Mag
|Istrate who viii be ready to assess q
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THE HAMILTON WELL
WILL BE RESTORED

City Fire Chief Charles Whiteman
and Record representative today in
vestigated the Hamilton well and fire
plug on Main street, and found the
conditions as represented by R. S.
Hamilton in Ais letter to the public,
published in yesterdays Record
There was every evidence to indi-
cate the accuracy of Mr.. Hamilton's
opinion that the pressure of the well
is diminished by rootlets in the valve
and piping. Chief Whiteman has CIV
en- orders for the cleaning of the
valve and piping, and this, it is be-
lieved, will restore the normal pres
sure of the well, and restore to full
usefulness one of the safeguards to
property in the business section.
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BALL GAME TOMORROW:
ASK STORES TO


The second bast ball game of the
preparatory series between the town
team and cadets of the Military Insti-
tute will be played at Amusement
park at three O'Clock and the managt-
ment will ask the stores to close from
three till five tomorrow to give the
employees an opportunity to attend
and help out the boys, VINO are trying
to raise monty in this way rather than
by subscription to send a pick team
to Albuquerque tournament. The first
game of this series was played Tues
day and was a town team victory, six
to three, and good exhibition. If
the merchants respond to the request
to close, as they no doubt will, big
crowd will be out tomorrow.
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From Ell Paso Herald.

LOLl I'll IdSO 1SIdlu.
Oklahoma City, o. T., Sept. 49,
The election returns SO far received
indicate that the constitution was
adopted by a large majority, but the
result of the vote on state wide pro-
hibition may not be known for some
time yet.
For congress the following appear
to be elected: First district, Bird S.
Mcguire. Republican; second district,
Thos. B. Ferguson, Republican; third
district, Frank Hubbard, Republican; !;
fourth district, c. B. Carter, Demo
crat; fifth district, Scott Ferris, Dem
ocrat
Both sides claim the election of a
governor with Charles N. Haskell, the
Democratic candidate. apparently lead
ing by safe majority over Frank
Fraltz. Republican.
The election of a Democratic legis-
lature, which now seems probable,
means the election of T. P. Gore, a
blind orator, and R. L. Owen, nomi-
mated at the primaries in June, to the
United States senate.
The vote cast was very heavy. Sew
eral days will elapse before compile
returns are in.
The convention that framed the
state constitution was heavily Demo
cratic and the constitution as COM
pleted was repugnant to the Repub-
licans.
Secretary Taft, speaking recently
in Oklahoma City, advised the Repub-
hcans to vote against the constitu-
ton. Because of their strong desire
for statehood, however the Republi-
can party did not attempt to defeat
the constitution.
The new state must await the con-
stitution's endorsement by President
Roosevelt, who will either confirm or
reject it upon his judgment as to
whether or not it conforms to the en-
abling act of congress and the con-
stitution of the United States.
PRIVATE REPORT SAYS
OKLAHOMA WENT DRY.
A local saloon man received a tele-
gram last night from a saloon man
in Oklahoma City. stating that the
new state had gone for prohibition
by big mapority in both town and
country precincts. Considering the
source of this report. it is probably
true
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NEW RATES ARE ON GOODS
RECEIVED AFTER SEPT

Complaint has been made at the
Record Office that old rates are still
being charged ON shipments that are
being brought in over the Pecos Val
ley railroad. After an investigation
by reporter it was found that in the
cases where complaint was made the
shipments were received by the rail-
road before September /, the date
wnen the ne wrates became effective.
The receivers of the shipments sup
posed that because they were paying
the freight after September 1 that
they would get the reduced rates. But
such is not the case. The new rates
apply on shipments consigned to the
railroad after September 1. This ver-
sion of the order in confirmed by the
local agents of the railroad company.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19
Two More Run-a-ways This wetk

Two runaways on the streets of Ros
wen this week not previously report
ed were made by team of the Ros-
well Trading Company and the Repair
Rig of the Roswell Electric Light Co.
The Light company's horse ran about
twenty feet, near the power house,
having taken fright at a large pole
the drivers were hauling. c. Carter
and R NJ. Patrick, line men, were
thrown out and the former was run
over. Carter is still laid up with lame
ness but Patrick was not hurt. The
Trading company's team yep from
their place of business on East Sec
ond street. around the Pecos avenue
corner to First, mashing up. the wag-
on to some extent but hurting no per-
son
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NUMBER I7z
fiae against each one of them.

1t seems to be the policy of our
officers these days to wait until a
complaint is made before enforcing
any law. know for one that l asked
one of the city police why he did not
stop a certain nuisance, and his an
swer was that if l would make a
complaint he would. l am not a kick
err or a newspaper correspondent"
but I am afraid to tie my horse ON
Main street on account of the many
runaway horses.
A CITIZEN
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The Majestic Theatre has been
showing what might be termed a dou-
BILE header program this week. They
have been giving the full weeks pro-
tinue to do SO including tonight. Fri
day and Saturday the Columbia Op-
era Co. will play in the theatre, which
by the way is one of the very best
shows that travel in the West and
without doubt the best that has ever
been in Roswell. The program this
week has been a dandy, and you do
not have to pay any more to see it
than you always pay. You nave one
more night to see this program.
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Another publication of the Depart
ment of Agriculture regarding the du-
ty of water in various places in Utah
Idaho, California, Wyoming, Arizona,
Colorado, Montana and Nebraska
shows that an average of 2.37 feet
deep per annum was used in those
states. In India and in some parts of
Egypt the water used does not aver
age, according to the most reliable
authorities, more than "a feet deep
per acre per annum-
The fact is, that if the irrigating
water in this Valley were used as
economically as it is in other places
which have long been in the business
and where the prosperity of the peo-
pie absolutely depends on the econo-
mical use of water, there would be
more than twice the land under culti-
walton that there is now, and the fl
nancial results would be vastly more
satisfactory than at present.
j. J. HAGERMAN.
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r. F. Barnett, capitalist and all
round promoter of public interests,
today said to The Record:
'Now that the recent proposition
for water plant according to the
plans and arrangements of Mr. Ellis
is voted down and past, l would like
to go on record in favor of the town
$3.50 900, if that amount is needed, to
pay for water plant and sewer sys-
TEN. The water plant and sewers are
inseparable and when We get one we
should have the other. l am in favor
of placing the task of getting the two
systems constructed in the hands of
a committee of six members that will
be appointed by the mayor, three pri-
vate citizens who are property hing
taxpayers and three members of the
council. l am in favor of putting the
whole proposition in the hands of
such a committee with power to make
the best deal they can. Furthermore
would be willing to have the city
own the plant, if better deal could
not be made, but under the conditions
tnat prevail in Roswell, l would rath-
er see private company handle the
water proposition.
Considering that l worked against
the recent proposed issue of bonds
for city water works, l take this me-
thod of showing the people what 1 do
favor, and am willing to work to get
through such a DEAL
WHAT MR.. cAHoON
THINKS ABOUT WATER.
E. A. Cahoon, cashier of the First
National Bank, said to a Record re-
porter this afternoon: Il am in favor
of private ownership of a waterworks
plant, but if that is impossible |
would favor a municipal plant. | am
strongly in favor of putting the mat
ter in the hands of a commission if
good men are put on it. If the right
proposition is put to the city where
the people will get the worth of their
money, l will favor it."
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Croft's band at Pink tonight

v. l.. Sullivan came in on today's
auto from Santa Fe. He is Territorial
Irrigation Engineer and will go to
points down the valley tonight on bu-
siness connected with his Office.
George Plants, of Seymour, Texas,
arrived last night on business.
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PRIVATE REPORT SAYS
OKLAHOMA WENT DRY

Clarence W. Davisson was here from
Hagerman this morning for short
business visit. He reports thdefhe and
his wife are both recovering Nicely
from their injuries received in the
runaway Of last Sunday.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19
r. BARNETT
ON WATER
CAPITALIST FAVORS BONDS FOR
WATER AND SEWERS.
IN COMMITTEES HANDS

He Would Like to See the Issue of
Bonds Amounting to One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars, if Nee
essary, for the Building of Water
Works and Sewer SYSTEM Pre-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19

Mrs. Minnie Jones, of West, Texas,
arrived last night for a months visit
with her brother, w. w. Thompson,
of the Record force. She is accompa-
MED by aer niece, little Miss Nina
Jones.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19
FIRE AT THE HOME
OF THE FIRE CHIEF

Of ne FINE OrTTEF
The fire alarm was sounded at 2:30
this afternoon on account of a blaze
at the home of City Fire Chief Chas.
WhitemaL. ON North Pennsylvania
avenue. Mr. Whiteman was home in
a very snort time and put out the fire
before She arrival of the department.
The lack of partition in the flue caus-
ed fire in the kitchen stove to reach
the wall of the dining room, where a
shelf was burned or, letting fall sew
eral pieces of fine. hand painted Chi
ma This was the principal loss.
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U. s. WEATHER BUREAU.
(LocaI Report.l

observation taken at $3.50 a. ND
Roswell, N NJ. Sept 1s.-Tempera-
ture.-Max.. yesterday So; min. So:
mean. "A.
Precipitation. 90; wind S. W.. ve-
locity miles. partly cloudy
Forecast not received.
m. WRIGHT,
of5eial IN Charge
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DEMOCRATIC
LEGISLATURE
OKLAHOMA WILL SEND TWO
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS.
PROHIBITION IN DOUBT

Constitution Was Adopted by a Large
Majority, But the Prohibition
Clause is Still Hanging in the Bal
ance.- Republicans Elect Three
Out of Five Congressman and Gov
ernorship is in Doubt, With the
Chances F-voring Democrat.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19

WANTED Boy who will do chores
and get home and schooling, or one
VINO will work by the week. Apply
2O2 S. Richardson. 72tf
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The Ladies' Aid Society of the Pres
byterian church will give a Silver Tea
at the home of Mrs. Mason today, 607
North Kentucky ave, from to 9.
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Mrs. w. L. Foreman and Miss Eva
Foreman, who have been nere a week
visiting the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ A. Foreman. left this morn
ing for their home in Temple. Tex.
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Miss Mary Dalton arrived this NOR
Ming from Carlsbad for a visit of a
week or ten days with Mrs Dave
Howell.
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J. NJ. Conn and j. E. Cecil, of Ha-
german, were IA the city today look
ing after business affairs.
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R v. Osmoa and s. c. Couch. of St
Francisville. H., who have been here
fling on land. left this morning for
Melrose. the place of their location.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19
Croft's band at Rink tonight.

George T. Bane, of Artesia. arrived
this morning for a short stay.
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C. L. Higday came in last night
from a two weeks visit in Wichita,
Kan. where he has been looking af-
ter business.
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A. B. Foreman leaves this afternoon
for his home in Hamilton county.
Texas, after visit with his brother.
ii. H. Foreman.
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L NJ Petit came up from Hager-
man this morning on his way to the
mountains on q pleasure trip.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19

Tom White went to Kenna this
morning to ship a train load of cattle.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19

American or Mexican
boy Is to 18 years old for porter
work il store Good wages. Address
Box 282 72t6
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-19

R. L. Holly came up from Carlsbad
this morning. He has been down the
road for Jana. Prayer & Co.
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now, and the financial results would
de nothing in comparison to what
they are. There are no better inform
ed men in the world on the duty of
water than the engineers in charge
have very carefully collected data on
! the use of water, not only in the Uni
ted States, but ii India, Egypt and
all other important countries where
the very life of millions of people de-
pends ON the economical use of wa
ter for irrigation. In the light of this
information and experience they nave
based the Hondo Reservoir scheme
and other projects which they are
constructing on the fact that thirty
inches of water per acre per a1num
is the maximum required to produce
the best results.
The only experience in this region
that is worthy of consideration is the
experience of the farmers under the
Northern Canal, that being the only
place in the Pecos Valley where wa
ter is carefully measured every day
during the irrigating season.
Let us compare this with the expe-
rience AID practice of people in other
states where irrigation is carried on
upon a large scale. I have before me
"a pamphlet issued by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture in 1900, call
ed Report of Irrigation Investiga-
tions for 1900" There are five large
irrigating canals rshich take water.
from the Salt River in Arizona. Their
combined record for the year 1900,
of the Department of Agriculture, is
as follows. I quote verbatim from the
report:
DUTY of water under all canals
from Salt River for year ending Sep
tember 80. 1900.
Approximate total area irri-
gated in 1900, acres, 113 100000
Discharge of river, ac it. 79,9O014
Discharge per acre, frrig. PAS
Estimated loss from waste,
seepage, and evapora-
tion, 20 per cent, ac. it. so
Depth of irrigation, feet, 19s
Rainfall, hundredths fit. 80
Total depth water receiv-
ed by land, feet, 2.28
Area served by a contin-
uous flow of 1 Gu. it.,
second, acres, 298.25
This book also SHOWS the record of
water used under the Gage Canal at
Riverside, California, for the year
1899-19OO, as follows:
Area irrigated, acres, 7,501.84
Water used, acre-feet, 16,695.24
Depth of water used in
irrigating, fit. 2.23
Depth of rainfall. it, Al
Total depth of water re-
ceived by land, feet, 2.67
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LOST Dress and skirt in a bundle.
Please return to Price & Co. 72t3
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Funny papers free for all the chill
dren all day saturday.-Ingersoll'
Book store. 72t2
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H. S. Shut, of Hagerman, transact
ed business here today.
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Roop,jno House

Furniture and lease for sale at a
bargain by Carlton & Bell.
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PERSONAL MENTION

d romero zane In from HI PoT.
81 lhis naosnsag
sas a A~Aerccanoa Is In fram Anlan
C4Ico To-Day.
Maria = Hall IF Denver Is In the
city ca husiaess-
a n Davis. DR.. aess fur Raton on No
; this afternoon.
Engenr Thompson vas In from
Hands ranch today
W. A. Wtek Of Chieago is d reeent
arrival IN las Vegas
". z Miller Of Colorado Spring.
Is visiting In Las Vegas
y. O Pierce Is in Las Vegas today
from Ms home at Denver.
Adolph I%wyn Of New York, In In
the city On a business trip,
Hugh Lowdea 10 In the city today
from his home as Ia Caeva-
De Soto Grant vas confined to bis
home yesterday by sickness.
Lee Robinson Is Ia from the Cehol,
Ia today on personal business.
n. Brennan Of watrous. Is In the
city today visiting with friends.
{. T. Brothers arrived In the city
last night to transact business here,
e, r. Nelson Is In the city TODAY
from watrous on personal business.
Blondell II. Cooper OF Springfield.
no. is a retent arrival In Las Vegas.
DR.. Z. L. Hammond has purchased
the house Of c. 7. ones at 1916 Fifth
street
Il, Y, veeder. the attorney al Law
OF this city. II Mt Santa Pc on legal
business
c. r. Plugge left yesterday for q
several months stop at Blake's mine
at Montana,
Grady Austen Of Gushing. Texas,
has moved. TO Vegas for the benefit
of his health.
Ben MlnOt. the Singer sewing ma
chine man, IL suffering from a severe
case OF tonsilltis.
Mr.. Morgan OF the Merchants Pub
fishing company OF Denver. Is calling
around town today.
c. e Doll Of Denver. representing
the National Biscuit company. Is call
Ing on the trade today.
Max Truiillo 10 moving his famil!
In from Tecolote today to take NJ
their residence In this city.
A. r. Mckenzie. representing tn,
National Syrup company of 81, Joe
Is calling on his customers today.
Father Balland. after making
short visit with Father Gilberton. re
turned to his home at Mora today.
Conductor G. o. Clark has move,
his furniture to this city from Ratol
and will reside at $50 Grand avenue
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-14
USE ALIENS fOOT.ElsE

A powder 10 Ae shak@n aato t.
sAa@@s~ Your feet feel swoaten. neFsaA 10
ana a~san. and get Tired easily. u
yoa hate aehlas feet. try Ailen1s Fooz'
Eass- h rests the fse& and makes
ns~ Or tight shoes fiji easy. Cares
aching. swollen. s&eatiRg feel. hllsaess
aud ealloas sg&pts. Relieves chiIhlaan&.
Corns and Rnnlons Ut all pain an
gives resi- and comfort, Try IL today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores,
- TAoa't accept any substitute. TFsal
packAge FREE Address. Allea :,
O1lnst*a L., Roy. y. y.
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Spring Suits

Fifty or more Of the nobby
tailored suits have arrived and
they're true representations of
the most favored of the season.
STYLES. Almost all are exclu-
sive designs-no duplicates
absolutely correct in cut and
finish, of the right cloth and
in the desired colors.
The Elton Jacket and the Pony
Coat remain the prime favor,
ties. with the plain tailored
or plated skirts. We show
exceptional values In suits at
$500, Si6iO and $3.50.
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Ramon GaIiegos Of San lose. . veil
knuwn citizen Of San Miguel county.
Is spending a few days ut Santa Fe,
Mr., and Mrs Perry HuT and Mrs
Hnf"s mother, Mrs. W. " En0s. ART
stopping In this city from L4aTunbarg.
Kan.
u. ]. Heron returned tn his home
in this cit. Yesterday afternoon from
Santa Fe. where he made a short
visit.