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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-12-10

Buy JOhnsOns & HarrOld's turpen-
tine chips. Best kindling on earth.
$3.50 per barrel delivered. A barrel
will last two winters.
The Epworth League will hold a
social session tonight at first Method
list church, to which the general pub
lie is cordially invited.
The hacks, when one could be Sc
cured, did a land-office business yes
terday. 1t was too wet to walk, and
there were no gondolas.
The First Baptist Sunday school
now has a city missionary in the
local field, who doing a great work
among the poor of the city.
Merschaum Pipes and cigar hold
ers make ideal gifts. Dodson has
them.
Mr.. Pullen Walters of Americas, is
quite ill with appendicitis at Angus
ia, mad it is feared that an operation
may be required in his case.
| An automobile drawn by two stout
mules numbered to town yesterday
through the rain, while Lee Hans
ford held the steering lever.
The price of cotton is all right
money in plenty is to be had, yet bus
mess does not seem to bowl along
like the merchants would wish.
The kindergarten Association will
meet this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the home of Mrs. H. r. Johnson. Of
ficers for 1908 will be elected.
I Americas tangled up with the snow
fakes as well as the raindrops yester-
day During the morning hours sew
eral flakes of the beautiful were
visible
Thai the grand jury has recon-
mended the working OF the public
roads of the county near the city is
a subject of much interest to citi.
zens generally.
r. K Webb's hack now in service
Calls answered promptly. Phone 81
for hack, or best line of groceries
12-3-2m.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

Miss Sophie Willis, the telegraph
operator who came here from Denver
to take the place of E. ]. DeArcy.
who went out with the strikers and
left the office closed, has been forced
to give up ner job without doing any
good for the community as far as
sending messages is concerned. She
started in to work Saturday morning,
and before she had sent more than
one message she experienced all
kinds of trouble in getting the use
of the line through to Amarillo. The
union operators working for the rail-
road between here and Amarillo, she
says, "cut in' and either let the line
remain open" or talked to ner in
such an insulting way she had to
leave her key. She worked hard all
day Saturday trying to get messages
through and succeeded in getting on
~ a dozen through as far as Amaril-
10. She did not try to send any mes
sages today.
After this sort of experience Miss
yer a request for relief. He has a man
on the way to Roswell to take her
place, and it is thought he will be
able to listen to the taunts and indie
cent remarks of the operators between
here and Amarillo with less embar-
rassment than the young lady could
The fact that Roswell has but one
it passes through the railroad offices
that are manned by union operators.
puts the town. telegrapnicadly speak
ing. in the power OF the union operat-
ors, after all.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

The Roswell postoffice was burglar
lied last night and robbed of about
one hundred dollars in cash and, it
is believed, some stamps and checks.
The burglary was not discovered
until this morning when the assist
ant postmaster, Mrs. J. B. Mathews,
went to the safe to open the money
order and registry department. She
found that the tin cash box had been
cut open as though it were can OF
tomatoes and several articles mis-
placed. The absence of the contents
of the cash box and the following
note explained the situation:
4 wonder if all the safes in town
are as easy as this
1t was discovered that one of the
windows had been left open, and it
was undoubtedly through this open
ing that the burglar gained access to
the building. He had worked the COM
bination to the safe without the use
of drill. explosive or tools of any
kind.
Although the officers have been
working on the case, there is no clew
upon which to base operations
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

Sunday was the anniversary of
Mexico's independence Day, and some
of the Mexican population announced
the fact in laundering tones at elev-
en- o'clock last night, the hour when
the original declaration was signed.
A great many people of Roswell who
had forgotten the Records announce
ment of the coming event heard the
cannonade and imagined all kinds of
things.
The Mexican people of Roswell
held a meeting at their hall at 105
South Michigan avenue last night and
in a stirring address Juanito Trevino
commeorated the event that made
Mexico a free country. After he clos
ed his remarks the crowd held a jol-
lification, and at the stroke of eleven
the anvils pealed forth the tidings
that Mexico is under the yoke of no
foreign power.
The real celebration of the day is
being held today, oD account of the
the fact that yesterday was Sunday.
Another meeting will be held at the
Mexican hall tonight at O'Clock, at
which Manuel Peredes will be the
principal speaker. Following the ad-
dress a swell supper win be served,
and thereafter the music will be
struck up for a "baile'' or dance.
which will probably continue the re-
mainder of the night
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Trains Runninq to seIen.

train was run over the Be1en cut
off from end to end Saturday. 1t
brought load of workmen from near
Belen to a point east of Amarillo,
where they will be put to work on
the track of the Santa Fe. This was
the third train that had been run
across the new road. Trains have been
running out from Texico to Sunny
side for some time, but the trip
across to Belen has been made only
recently.
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The result of the special election
today on the question of the city OF
Roswell issuing $125, 900 in bonds to
pay for a municipal water plant is
not matter of certainty as the Rec
ord goes to press this afternoon. With
little work either side might carry
the election, according to the aspect
of things as seen on the streets and
at the polls this afternoon
At three o'clock only 242 votes had
men who favor the bonds were the
ones wac were working the hardest
although there were some dissenters
VINO were taking the time to put in
a plug against the issue. Both sides
admit the same state of affairs, that
the "fors' have slight majority ov-
er the 'againsts.'' But the fact that
it requires a two-thirds majority to
carry the proposition makes it easy
for the opposers to win the fight.
Although the vote was light up to
three O'Clock, those wiz were work
ing developed great interest and some
heat over TIE contest. Several heated
arguments were held il the vicinity
of the poll, and one or lwo bouts at
fisticuffs are reported Nothing ser
ious in the way of disturbance was
heard of, however, and no one was
hurt.
The bonds probably will be defeat
ed, but it is possible that the friends
of the proposition will have a small
majority.
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LET OUR BUSINESS MEN
XISIT The PECOS NALLE'


From Ell Paso Herald.
1t is to be hoped that the chamber
of commerce will decide to make the
trade excursion into the Pecos Val
ley, as part of the trip, even though
just now there is little trade from
there owing to poor railway accom-
modations and unfair rates. The Pc
cos Valley is naturally tributary to
FL Paso. The time will come, very
soon, when through the construction
of new snort line railroad that val
ley will be brought very near.
The Pecos Valley is one of the most
wonderful exhibits of recent New
Mexican progress. The country around
Roswell is so beautiful and amazing
in it's productiveness that it is a pos
tive revelation to those who see it
for the first time. The great govern
ment irrigation works there and at
Carlsbad are well worth taking the
journey to see. Those people are all
our friends They feel very closely
allied with US for the progress of the
Southwest. They want US to come
and see their country and get ac-
quainted.
1t will be to Ell Pasoans the sort of
education they need, to see what Ros-
well has done to make the town and
surrounding country beautiful. Ros
well. with 5000 people, has several
times as many miles of cement side
walks as Ell Paso has, with its 10000
people. Around Roswell are 80 or 40
miles of the most beautiful country
drives in the United States splendid
roads, lined with great arcning trees,
and bordering the most prosperous
looking stock farms, orchards, and
fields. El Pasoans ought to see that
country for their own good
Ell Paso ought to press to success
full issue the new railroad project. 1t
ought to be possible to raise a quar-
ter million or more II this city for
the initial work A trip of so or 100
business men to the Pecos Valley this
fall will give them a broad view of
the need and the opportunity, and the
railroad can be realized
The Pecos Valley probably can be
included. if arrangements can be
made for enough automobiles to car
ry the party from Torrance to Ros-
well. The trip should start with Sill
yer City and Demiag. take in the prin
cipal valley cities. cover the Santa
Fe Central to Torrance, and then en-
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Charles Brown, Snake Killer.

Charles Brown, the real estate man
performed a stunt in the presence of
witnesses Friday that deserves pub
lie record. While out in the suburbs
showing piece of property to pros
pective purchaser he saw four-foot
rattleslake coiled ready to spring.
While he was deliberating what to
do the snake uncoiled and started for
his hole. Mr.. Brown started in pur-
suit and soon overlook the peace-lov-
ing reptile. Mr.. Brown had on a pair
of heavy gloves, and realizing his
safety, reached down, picked up the
snake by the tail and beat its brains
out oa the ground. The six ratbles
prove the story.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16
r. MIcHAELIS HOME
FROM SUMMER TRIP

r. Michaelis, the sheep breeder and
wool grower, returned on the auto to-
day from his eastern and northern
summer excursion. He came in via
Ell Paso and the auto route. Mr.. Mi
chaelis lef. last May and toured many
of the eastern states, visiting the ex-
position at jamestown, Washington,
New York, Philadelphia and Boston,
the natural home of all wool grow
ers. He also went through Lake
George and Lake Champlain and all
the beautiful lake country of New
York, and up into Canada, visiting
Montreal, Quebec, crossing Alexan-
dria bay and stopping at Toronto. Re
turning to the United States, he visit
ed Niagara Falls, boated to Detroit,
Mackinac Island, and thence to Chi
cago, coming from the latter place to
Ed Paso by rail. He had pleasant
trip.
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time, is guaranteed to every grad
uate. among the first fifty students
who enter. The promotion is assured
those who deserve it.
The company is now building new
roads and will build more as soon as
we get men to operate them.
The course consists of telegraphy
typewriting, station work and rail
road accounting.
The average time required to com
plete this course is from two to four
months.
operator and railroad man will advise
that in a regular railroad college or
Office is the place to learn telegraphy
and station work, therefore we are
making this practical proposition.
The manager of the P. v. & N. E.
Lines, Mr.. Avery Turner, has ordered
the wires run from the main line
through the college building at Ros-
well, and will order them run through
other Woolverton colleges as soon
as practicable.
We are now ready for fifty students
at Roswell All who desire a position
as railroad agent or operator may
call at the college at once. Remem-
Der your position will be assigned
you on the day you graduate. You al
so get a pass over the road.
Address all communications to
Santa Fe Railroad Accounting and
Telegraphy College.
w. T. WOOLVERTON, Mgr.
Phone 242, Roswell, N. NJ.
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HIS LETTER IN FULL
Under Date of September 18th, Mr..
Meyers Says the Railway Will Put
New Rates Into Effect on Septem-
Der First.-Tariffs Already Changed

The article in the Daily Record of
September 7th regarding the non
compliance of the Railway Company
with the orders of the Interstate Com
merce Commission has called forth a
reply from d. l.. Meyers, general
freight and passenger agent of the
Pecos Valley Lines of the Santa Fe
System. In this letter Mr.. Meyers
states that the changes have been or
dered to go into effect September
1st. These changes were received
here several days ago, and are now
in effect in Roswell, although there
seems to have been some delay on the
part of the Railway Company in no
tifying the agents. Mr. Meyers let
ter is as follows:
Amarillo, Tex. Sept. II, 1907.
'fMr. c. E. Mason, Bus. Mgr.
Roswell Daily Record
My Dear Mr.. Mason:- My atten-
tion has been called to an article ap-
pearing in your issue of September
7th under the caption, Rates Are
Not Lowered"
Il think you should do the Railway
Company the justice of making cor
rection to this article which is not
at all in accordance with the facts.
Instead of paying little attention to
the order of the Interstate Commerce
all of the changes ordered by the
Commission and they will be effective
from September 1st.
while it may be true that the ag-
ments only to one or two tariffs, the
facts are that all tariffs have been
changed and the agents will get cop
les of them as fast as they can be
sent out by the Tariff Department.
There were a great many changes in
volved in the order of the Commits
sion and a great deal of detail work
necessary by the Tariff Department
properly to compile their issues, and
this fact will account for the delay
on the part of the agents in receiv-
ing the new tariffs. l explained this
matter fully to Mr.. Graham of the
Roswell Commercial Club, and he un-
derstands that the tariffs when re-
ceived will snow rates effective Sep
tember 1st il accordance with the
order of the Commission.
81 do not believe it is the intention
of your people to mis-represent the
situation, and 1 am therefore glad of
an opportunity to state the facts to
you and hope that you will make suit
able correction of your previous an
nouncement.
You may say authentically for the
Railway Company that the rates or
dered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission will be published effect
i've September 1st and that no rates
will be charged after September 1st
on any shipments moving, regardless
of the date on which an agent may
receive the tariff; delay in receiving
the tariff being due to the causes
heretofore mentioned Yours truly,
D. L. MEYERS
p S. l do not know anything
about the prices of coal in Colorado
Undoubtedly the dealers in the Pecos
Valley viii pay the same invoice
price to the Colorado mines as the
dealers in any other part of the coun-
try pay to the same mines for the
same coal. d. L. NJ
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bled there and attached to regular

bled there and attached to regular
trains.
Silver City and tnat section. with
the Pecos Valley, are the least known
among the neighboring communities
so far as the average Ell Pasoan is
concerned. They are off the main
lines of travel, and few have visited
en- the eyes of many, but it would GER
tainly result in opening up a splendid
line of trade.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

W. F. Harbert came up from Carls-
bad Sunday to spend the day, accom-
panied by F. W. Lehrack, of Kansas
City, Mo-, the millwright who is set
ting up the new cement plant for the
Oriental Cement Plaster Co., at Orien
tai, near Carlsbad
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

Sam McCue left this morning for
Columbia, Mo-, to enter the Missouri
State University. His sister, Miss Ma
spending the summer here with her
aunt, Mrs. James Garrard, left this
morning for ner home in Fulton, Mo.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

w. H. Hebb, who has been work
ing for J. S. Townsend at the P. V.
Market for the past year, left this
morning for a two months visit at
his old home in Bridgemal, Mich.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

The celebrated Hughes trial was
set to come up il court at Carlsbad
today Hughes is accused of compile
ity in the robbery of the Sol Schoon-
over saloon at Carlsbad.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

Dan Gallegos, the husky Mexican
who pitched such good ball for Ros-
well early this season, has signed
with the team at La Cananea, Mexi-
co, and will leave Amarillo at once
for that place. This is a disappoint-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16
INFANT OF c. w. DAWSON DEAD
AT HAGERMAN.
M. PRICE IN A RUNAWAY

Prominent Merchant and His Wife
Thrown From Their Buggy and He
Hand May Never Have Any Fur
ther Usefulness Edgar HarraI
Brought to Roswell and May Re
cover.
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w. T. Gibbons went to Amarillo
this morning on business. He will re-
turn tomorrow night to ship 1,400
sheep he bought of George Corn to
Winchester, Ill.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16

Miss Maude Deisher and brother
who have been mere since last De
cember for the latter's health, left
this morning for their home in Fin
castle, Va.
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Is
VERY CLOSE
BONDS ARE SAID TO HAVE A
SMALL MAJORITY.
But NEED TWO-THlRDS

Small Vote Had Been Polled Up to
Three O'Clock and the Men in Fa-
vor of the Bond Issue Were the
Ones Who Were Coming Out to
Vote.-couId Be Carried Either Way
With Little Work.
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of the Record force, was thrown from
a bicycle yesterday and dislocated
his wrist, so that he may be unable
to work for several days.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16
BURGLAR WORKS COMBINATION
OF BIG IRON SAFE.
GOT HUNDRED DOLLARS

Cash is Missing to the Amount of a
Hundred Dollars, and it is Believ-
ed Some Stamps and Checks Were
Taken Buglar Was an Audacious
Fellow and Left SASSY" Note in
the Safe.
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THE GOVERNOR is MOVING WITH
GREAT CARE.
TO CONSULT PRESIDENT

Will Also Hold Conference With Ter
ritorial chairmen of Democratic
Plans for Making Movement Non
Partisan.
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| NON-UNION OPERATOR CANNOT
GET MESSAGES THROUGH.
MEN ON LINE "CIJT IN"

Refer to the New Operator in Vulgar
and Insulting Terms and Make Her
Send in Request to Be Relieved
Another Operator is Coming to Take
the Place and He Will Not Care for
Remarks.
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SUNDAY WAS THEIR INDEPEND-
ENCE DAY ANNIVERSARY.
BIG MEETING TONIGHT

Speaking Will Be Followed by a Sup
per and Dance at the Mexican Meet
ing Hall on Michigan Avenue.-Peo
pie of the City are Invited to Come
and Take Part in the Festivities.
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Old books exchanged and book GOV.
ers given free.-Ingersolrs Book
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U. s. WEATHER BUREAU.
(Locai Report.)

Roswell, N. NJ. Sept. I6.-Tempera-
ture-Max-, yesterday 81; min. 5s.
mean. u.
Precipitation. 90: wind E.. velocity
2 miles; weather clear
Forecast aot received.
M.WRicHT.
omeiai In charse.
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The eleven -months-old baby of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence w. Davisson was
afternoon, and the father and moth
er were badly bruised in the same
accident
The Davisson family had driven
out to the home of ]. E. Fife, five
miles southwest of Hagerman and Mr..
Davisson had gotten out of the bug
gy to help out his wife, when the
horse suddenly took fright at other
horses near by and started to run.
Mr.. Davisson tried to reach the lines,
but could not. He then grabbed the
buggy in an effort to hold it while his
wife got out, but the horse ran with
it and Mrs. Davisson jumped with
the baby in her arms, being caught
in the wheel and thrown in such a
way that the baby's head struck a
post. The child's skull was crushed
and death was instant.
Both Mr.. a1d Mrs. Davisson were
badly bruised, the former being drag
ged quite a distance. Mrs. Davisson
was unconscious the greater part of
the night, but it is not believed that
her injury is dangerous.
The funeral of the child was held
at eleven o'clock this morning at
Hagerman.
Morris Price, one of RoswelPs lead
ing merchants, was seriously hurt
a runaway on South Hill at o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Price sustain
ed a compound fracture of the left
wrist, and although an effort will be
made by physicians to save the hand,
it is feared that the member will lose
its usefulness, for the reason that
the tendons, ligaments and muscles
were badly torn and broken. 1t was
an unusually bad break. The other
injuries to Mr.. Price, as well as those
to his wife, consisted of bruises and
scratches, more painful than serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Price were out as
prospective purchasers trying a horse
They were leaving the residence of
w. S. Prayer on South Hill on their
way home when the horse, usually a
gentle animal, got skittish and start
ed to run. Mr.. Price was holding him,
but for some reason the horse turned
to the side of the road where the gut
ter is deep. The horse gave lurch
as one side of the vehicle went into
the ditch that turned the buggy up
with great force to the ground. At
the same instant the horse broke
loose from the rig and ran on to
town.
Fred Higgins soon after came along
in his buggy and took the injured to
st. Mary's hospital, where Mr.. Price
is receiving the best of surgical atten-
ton and nursing. Except for the Sc
we're pain of his wrist. Mr.. Price was
resting easy today.
Edgar Harral, the 14-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Harral, who
was hurt at the roundup at Four
Lakes last Friday, was brought to
Roswell from Kenna by his parents
and placed in St Mary's hospital Sat
urday night. The boys injury was
caused by a blow on the head, from
which he is still unconscious. Since
he has survived the lick more than
three days. hopes are entertained for
his recovery.
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Roominc House.

Furniture and lease for sale at q
bargain By Carlton & Bell.