The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-19

Her death caused the bitterest sor
row, as she was well known as one
of the most lovable women that ever
lived and she had friends by the
score
Mr.. Cahoon- has always earnestly
championed the cause of education
and after the suggestion by Captain
Joseph C. Lea, it was Mr.. Cahoon
who was really the one instrumental
in getting a bill passed creating the
New Mexico Military Institute, out OF
the old Goss Military Institute. Mr.
Caihoon sent the bill. to Hon J. F.
Hdnkle, who was member of the
New Mexico Legislature, to whose
untiring efforts it's passage was due
The act for the establishment, main
tenance and control of the New Mex
leo Military Institute out of the Goss
Military Institute was passed by the
Thirtieth Legislative Assembly, when
Albert B. Fall was a member of the
Council and James F. Hinkle was a
member of the House, and was ap-
proved February %, 1898.
Two years later the Thirty-frst
Legislative Assembly passed a bill
creating bond issue for SIS 1000 for
the school. James F. Hi1kle was then
member of the House from this dis
trict and George Curry was member
of the Council.
The Thirty Second Legislative As
sembly, with U. S. Bateman as mem
Der of the House and George Curry
as member of the Council from this
district passed an act fixing an an
nual tax levy of two and five one hun
dredths of one mill on the dollar for
the maintenance of the N. NJ. M. 1.
81 900 per annum, but at the present
time amounts to between S13, 900 and
$4,000.
From the time the N. NJ. NJ. Z. was
organized Mr.. Cahoo1 has been "a
member of the Board of Regents,
with the exception of two years when
he refused to serve. He is at the
present time President of the Board
half of the school for boys of which
every Roswell citizen is more than
proud, and the school of which his
influence was a potent factor in max
ing it territorial institution from a
small private school
Mr.. Cahoon was at one time Chair
man of the Board Of Town Trustees
and later a member. He was mem
ber of the last board with Nathan
Jaffa, present Territorial Secretary,
and was instrumental in getting a
City Charter and tended his influence
in having Captain Joseph c. Lea ell
ected Roswell's first Mayor.
He was one of the organizers of
the Roswell Commercial club and was
elected it's first president in April,
1894, ald has since that time served
as a director. He is the only per-
son who has served continuously as
a director of the club since 1t was Or
ganized and he has diligently worked
for its best interests and thinks that
the club has been Of vast benefit in
advertising and upbuilding Roswell
Also he was one of the Charter Mem
bers and organizers of the Roswell
Country Club, and was member of
its first board of directors. He il a
director and Vice President 1f the
Carnegie Library. He WAS one of
the organizers of the eRsweH Build
ing and Loan Association B7 April /.
1901, and has been a director since
that time. He fs the present presi-
McGaffey, John w. Poe and J. p.
Church he organized the Roswell Tel
ephone Company in 1905 and is treas
urer and director of that company. He
is heavy property owner and is In
terested In several prominent mercan-
tile houses and industries of the Val
ley and city. Besides being connected
with the First National Bank here as
cashier and director he has the fol-
lowing other banking interests in the
Pecos Valley: President of the First
National Bank OF Hagerman ald one
of its organizers; Director and one
of the organizers Of the First Nation
al Bank Of Lake Arthur; Director In
the First National Bank of Artesia.
Mr.. Cahoon was a delegate from
New Mexico to the convention at
Philadelphia that nominated McKin-
ley and Roosevelt In 1900 and was an
alternate to- the recent Chicago Con-
vention but declined to serve. He has
been prominent In Republican poll
tics in New Mexico and In lodge cir
cles he stands high. He has enjoyed
the following lodge honors:
Past Grand Master OF the Grand
Lodge of New Mexico. A. F. and A.
NJ
Past Grand High Priest Of the Grand
Chapter Of New Mexico r. A. n.
Past Grand Cummznfer Df the
Gra7d commande1y q No. lIsziro,
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sznd Dseres scotfizA R1fs 1lnop'
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