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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10
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times before it raj ready to plant. He
planted and the results were a sur
prise to his neighbors, who had always
claimed that alfalfa would never grow
in that locality. At the end of his Sec
ond season, Mr.. Ball has taken in e
ough money to cover his original in
vestment, and the cost of every i'm
provement hat has been made on the
place, including large residence, sheds
deep well, granary, etc. He has a place
that attracts the attention of the pass
er-by, and is today worth over 500 an
acre, the original price paid being SIC
an acre. Mr.. Ball has planted more
alfalfa this year, and is otherwise i'm
proving his place, being satisfied that
the Carlsbad project is a good place
to live and make a living.
There are other new settlers that
have done equally as well. To the old
inner, the man who has worried along
ior twenty years trying to make a liv-
ing put of this same land, shakes his
lead and says it is beyond his under.
landing how these things can be.
Another Illustration may be given
in a different line. In this case only
fifteen acres are involved. 1t was not
an attractive piece of land, but the
new owner went at 1t with intelli
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10
RosWELLss NEW ARMoRY
WAS STARTED YEsfERnAY

Excavation was started yesterday
for Roswelrs new armory building.
The workmen are now busy ON the
lot ON Fifth street. adjoining the al
ley between Main and Richafdson av-
niue, putting it In Shape Tor the ersc-
ton Of the building. All the holes +
being filled and the grass and trees
are being removed in order that a per.
feet foundation may be put In. The
greatest soldity is desired for a bull
ding of this character and the bufld-
ers are starting in right at the found
alton. The contracting firm that built
the new barracks building for the MIL
itary Institute, Lyon & Axtel1. has the
contract, and they will proceed with
the armory as speedily as possible
Material is being hauled to the site Of
the new building while the prepare
tory work is being done.
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SUCCESS OF NATIONAL iRRI-
CATION AT CARLSBAD

Special to the Record.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The first crop
season, after the opening Of the Carls-
bad project in southeastern New Mex
leo, built by the U. s. Reclamation
Service, closes with a most excellent
showing to the men who ave worked
i~ntelhgently and taken advantage of
the natural conditions existing in this
part of the Territory. h day of the
pioneer is over. He is never a develop
er in the true of the word. He
has courage to settle in land be it ev-
err SO uninviting, clear it, and bring it
into a semblance of cultivation. He
gets but small returns as he lacks the
skill to compel the soil to return boun
tifully. When the land is cleared, his
work is done; he passes ON, n his
place is taken by the farmer proper,
who knows little about retaining vir-
gin and and eve attempts pioneer
work. When the rough edges of a new
country have been taken off, he steps
in and begins the real development.
The Carlsbad project is now entering
upon it's real agricultural development.
The pioneer has finished his work.
An Illustration or two will make this
clear.
In the fall Of 1906 Wmm. E. Ball
came from Missouri and bought a
tract OF land adjoining Loving. hrt
cation was new to him. The climatic
conditions were strange. The soil was
new to him. The first year Mr.. Ball
floundered around, following this
mans advice. and disregarding some
other mans advice. His first seasons
work was apparently a failure, and If
any man had reason to be dissatis-
ned with the country he had. But all
this time he had kept his eyes open.
He had learned by his own mistakes,
and by the mistakes of his neighbors.
At the end of the first year he had
solved the puzzle and began to farm
skilhully and probably. He planted
about fifty acres of alfalfa. He plowed
his ground, narrowed it. disked it, har-
rowed It again, leveled 1t, in short he
went over his land a dozen or moce
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10
CONTRACT FOR BANK
BUILDING AT DEXTER.

The contract was let yesterday to
Charles Whitman, Of Dexter, for the
construction OF a bank building for
the town OF Dexter. The structure will
be of stone and will be Is by 80 feet
in size. n story high. The new bank
ing firm will be made up largely of
Dexter people, but A. e. Macy, Of Hag-
.erman, and John w. Poe, of Roswell.
will be large stockholders. These two
men. Jerry Cazier. Fred w. Mielenz
and C. W. Halliburton will be the dir
ectors. 1t is to be a territorial bank
and will bear the name. The Dexter
Bank. The business win be establish
ed Is oon as the house is finished,
and the work Is to be started at once.
Many citizens of Dexter have long
worked for . local bank ana the new
Institution win no doubt MI the long
felt want.
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cal1y completed and the riprapping is
about two-thirds done. The embank-
ment on the west side is about three
fourths done with the riprapping well
Started. The concrete construction on
the gates Is comrfeteds and the con.
crete she'll Is now being filled. AS 500
as this is done. the roadway over the
gates wifi be constructed. The old
sptllwayt Adjoining the gates viii also
be snlledr in. The channel below the
gates is being cleaned out, and the
lower END hassbeen st~raightened out
to keep the watef from backing up a
gainst the dam. The work on the chan
nelsis about haff DONE.
The rise in the river last week made
it necessary to open the gates and turn
water down to Avalon, as the water
was interfering with the work OF paw
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OF interest to Cattle Mem.

Armstrong trouble at Bovina, 1t is lear
ned that between 600 and 500 head of
steer yearlings, belonging to Williams
will be sold at public sale at Bovina,
on the 18th OF this month. to satisfy q
mortgage of $500. in favor OF Will
Jams attorneys. 1t is said hat the
cattle are medium plains stock. In
auire at Record Office for particulars.
42t2.
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J. w. Lyman, of Kansas City. LETT
this morning on his return home after
spending several days looking after
business at his ranch. the Pierce
place in the southeast edge OF town,
In the ownership Of which he and Gov.
are partners. Mr.. Lyman is a personal
friend and law partner of Mr.. Hadley
and reports that the governor passed
through the campaign in remarkably
good health aud will go into Office in
good shape.
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LAND SCRIP or hand; $500 per &C.
re If taken in 16O-acre blocks. This
is the only way to obtain a title 10
government land without living on it.
There is no other cost to scrip but
the filing fees at U. S. Land ONCE.
ROSWELL TITLE q TRUST co.
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. CHRISTMAS RACE
MEETING Is PLANNED.

J. T. Clark lessee of the Fair
grounds. is planning for a C meet
ing some time during the Christmas
holidays and the local lovers of fast
horses in it. Mr. Clark's string OF Ken
lucky stock is attracting considers
BILE interest among the horse fanciers
of Roswell and all will have more OF
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10

Dispatches from Washington indi-
cate that President Roosevelt will be
unable to persuade Congress that this
country should build our huge bat
tleships every year. The House OF
Representatives is understood to be
willing to pass a bill calling for two
but not for four, and the President
dream of the monster nav is not like
ly to be realized.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10
M. PATRICK NAMED
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR

A short session of the city council
vas held Tuesday night at which r.
M. Patrick was appointed and con
firmed city electrical inspector, under
the ordinance recently passed and pro
viding for the inspection of all electri-
cal wiring. The appointment was made
by the mayor and the confirmation
by the council proper.
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less interest in the coming event. A
feature Of the meeting will be an ex-
hibition trot by Mr.. Clark's fine rae
ing stallion, DR.. Clark, said to be the
fastest animal in the Southwest. The
time and details of the meeting will
be announced later.
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CONDUCTOR NELSON DIED
WEDNESDAY MoRNINo.

Barney Nelson. conductor on Pass
enger Train No. %. from the Plain
view branch. which was In the wreck
near Canyon City. Tex. Sunday MOI.
ming. died Wednesday morning at the
hospital in Amarillo, making the third
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10

ing the embankment. The flow of the
river is down, being about 400 cubic
feet per second, while at one time last
week it was nearly 800 cubic feet. Av,
alon reservoir is now practically fill
ed. Indications are that the reservoirs
season opens. A. M. Hove.
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THREE CARLSBAD MEN
BUY AUTOMOBILES HERE

The Roswell Automobile Company
closed three trades yesterday, by
which three men from Carlsbad are
to have new, 1909 model Buick tour
ing cars, to be delivered from the fac
tory at onc The purchasers were
John &C. Draper, John R. Holt and B.
II. Sc~hwerdtfeger, the two former re-
naming over today for instruction as
to the mechanism and management of
the Buick car.
Tooo1 h1anJ1c NJ Doo1rd nRoo
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The growth of the Pecos Valley OF
New Mexico does not depend upo
the whims of politicians but upon the
work of the people living in this vail
ey. With a matchless climate and an
unsurpassed soil for fertility and pro-
ductive Qualities, statehood can Meth
er make nor mar the future of the
valley; that rests with the people hv-
ing within this land of opportunity.
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ing for her old home in Warrensburg.
Mo, where she will make her home
with her aunt. She has been teaching
school at Lake Arthur but the altitude
OF New Mexico seems too high for
her heart and she has sought a lower
level.
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Religious fanatics are poor Great
ures at the best and the happenings
at Kansas City, where a number were
killed in a conflict between a bunch
of c~rack+brained religious fanatics and
the police force is but another exam
pie of the fact that a religious freak
is the worst kind of a freak.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10

The New Mexico Military Institute
authorities would hardly relish giving
up the name under which the school
has achieved so desirable a reputation
yet that is what would necessarily fol-
low should New Mexico be admitted
under the name of Lincoln.
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gence and skill, and in a few months
look at. In three years it has come to
be a fine orchard, where once the mes
quite brush n the cactus ruled In
hampered. In two more a this or
chard will be turning off fruit at the
rate of $500 per acre.
These are two examples illustrat-
i've of what can ibe done by intelligent
work in this climate with this soil
and ample water supply, and indicate
the character of the reports which are
received by the Statistician of the
u. S. Reclamation Service, Washing.
ton, D. C.
The above article Is all probably
true enough as regards the results a.
chieved in the two examples cited,
but the government man must have
his trolley crossed. These are moi ex.
ceptional cases, as would appear from
the reading of the article. but are on
ly the results In nine out of ten cases.
The old timer is not the unprogresx
i've, backward farmer indicated, but
owns and operates many of the best
farms in the Pecos Valley, both under
the Carlsbad project and above it. In
telligent farming is nothing new in the
Pecos Valley, although the Washing
ton people may be so slow as not to
have heard of the bountiful and al
most wonderful crops Of all kinds. pro
duced in the Pecos Valley for years.
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PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCT
ION ON cARLsBAD WORK.

Carlsbad, New Mex, Dec. 1O.-The
work on the McMfllen reservoir is
moving along very well. The earth EN-
bankment on the east side is practi-
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10

R. T. Allison left this morning for
his home in Cherokee Okla. having
spent several days here and at Lake
Arthur.
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THE A BLOWER
AT THE BIG CARNIVAL

A feature at the Carnival is the
g~lass-blowing exhibition by Professor
Navarro, who does it before ones very
eyes.
The Professor has for years given
glass blowing stunts before factories
of this kind and he cordially invites
any glass blower in the city to enter
into competition with him. 1t
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-12-10

O.. NJ. Lewis, who has been
for the Bar Y outfit left this morning
On a pleasure trip to Colorado CITY.
Tex, Denver, Omaha, Chicago, Mag
ara Falls and New York City, expect
ing to be gone about three months.
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Money to Loan.
$800.0O Inquire "Y. T." Record Of
flee. 4Ot3s
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A warranty deed mean home com
fort and joy now and a n of pos
session and security for the future.
If you are a renter e R. H. McCune,
Secy. Roswell Bldg. & Loan Assn. St
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Legal blanks at Record Office.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
RIVER IS BELOW
 THE FLOOD STAGE

The river this morning was below flood stage for the first time in more than a month, standing at P feet, a fall of 1.5 since yesterday morning at z o'clock, says yesterdays Little Rock Democrat At Fort Smith the stage was 16 feet, at Dardanelle 17.9 and at Pine Bluff 26.5, fall of 1.2 feet at all of these points.
 There was no rain in the watershed and it is believed from this time on that the liver will cortinue to fall rapidly.
 At Little Rock the banks and a few sand bars are in sight, condition which has not prevailed since the middle of May.
 As yet the low lands have not be- come sufficiently dry to permit of cul- tivation and the question of replant- ing the land will be decided after the land has dried. But little cotton will be replanted, according to the opin- ion of most of the planters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
CLEAN UP SAYS
 MAYOR TONEY

The following proclamation was is sued by Mayor w. l.. Toney yester- day:
 For the purpose of keeping the streets. sidewalks. alleys and prem ises of the city in more sanitary condition:
 You are requested to comply with ordinance No. 494. section 3s9. oi Coleman's digest.
 Sec 599. It shah be and is hereby declared to be the duty of every own ar. occupant or person i'll possession of any premises i'll this city. along which the street or alley runs to Keep as much of said street or alley as IS in the front rear. or alongside of his or her lot or premises from the mid dle of the line thereof to the side next
 to him free from all manner and Kind of filth. garbage. slOps, filthy water and all decaying animal and vegetable substance and offensive matter of ev-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24

weeds growing thereon and 10 remove and abate such as may at any time be there and to burn the same: and for any failure Or refusal to properly discharge his duty in this behalf every such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and in violation fo this ordinance, and whoever shall throw, empty, place or leave in. any street or alley of this city any such filth or offensive matter shall upon conviction, be fined in any sum not ex- ceeding fifteen dollars and for each twenty-four hours afteraproper notice to said owner or occup&nt''
 Given under my hand as mayor this this 23rd day of June, 1908
 w. l.. TONEY, Mayor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
CLARKE THINKS
 CHANGES GOOD

Senator James P. Clarke is of the opinion the Democratic party has the best chance for the selection of a President this year it has had in the past twelve years.
 Every expression of the Republi- can leaders at the convention" said Senator Clarke recently when con versing with friends. shows they are a bit chary of their strength. They are showing it still further in the ex- tra care which is being spent in the selection of campaign manager. The discussion over the negro vote brought out the fact that the white people of the country has lost it's trust in the party, and the negroes are depended upon for victory Taft and Sherman is about as good as the Re- publican party could put out. but it is not good enough to win from the Democrats with Billie Bryan at the head of the ticket
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
Wedding Party Entertained.

Mrs. Will Kaufman delightfully."- en- tertained the Weiler-Block wedding party Monday evening at her home, the occasion being pleasantly inform al, and the guests being limited to the members of the families of the contracting parties and the out-of- town wedding guests.
 Delightful refreshments were serv- ed. and many pleasant felicitations showered upon the bride and groom elect. Miss Henrietta Weller and Mir. Jake F. Block. Those present were Miss Henrietta Weller and Mir. J. F.
 Block, MT. and Mrs. Louis Block (New Madrid, Mo-, Miss Block and Mir. Leon Block (New Madrid, Mo-, Mir. Herman Weller (Galena, Kan sas), Miss Hattie Franklin Little Rock), MT. and Mrs. Henry Cook and son (Cincinnati), Mrs. Tracye Alt schul Little Rock), MT. and Mrs. N. L. Cook and Miss Hennie Cook,
 Miss Lillie Bernath, Mrs. R. H.. Franklin, Misses Birdie, Minette and Alma Weller, Mir and Mrs. Meyer Weller. Miss Amelia Cook, Mrs. Sarah Bluthenthal, Mir. and Mrs Will Kauf- man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
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WeiIer-BlOck Wedding.

A beautiful home wedding will be that Of Miss Henrietta Weller O. this
 city, daughter of Mr. and Ms Meyer Weller, and MT. Jake F. Block 0. Wa. nut Ridge. Ark. to take place this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the home
 of the brides parents on West Seconl avenue
 For the occasion the home is beal- tifully decorated, the parlor and hall being in white and green in tasteful
 combination of white flowers and palms and ferns. The dining room is artistic in pink. The ceremony will take place in the front parlor, the service being pronounced by Rab- bi Rhine Of Hot Springs. The we'd ding music will be played by Mir. Leon Block of New Madrid, Mo-, brother of the groom. The bridal couple will leave over the Cotton Belt for Mem
 phis, whence they will visit several other points on a wedding journey.
 before going to their home at Walnut Ridge. The out-og-town guests will
 be Mr. and Mrs. Louis Block, New Madrid, Mo. Miss Block and MT. Leon Block, New Madrid Mo; Mr. Herman Weller. Galena, Kansas: Miss Hattie Franklin, Little Rock: Mir. and Mrs. Henry Cook and son. Cincinnati; Mrs. Tracye .Altschul, Little Rock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
EASTERN STAR
 IN SESSION HERE

The Grand Chapter. Order of East ern Star of Arkansas Jurisdiction, con vened in the Masonic Temple for the twenty-third annual communication on Tuesday morning. The higher degrees" having been eXemplified on Monday and the concert of welcome also occurring on Monday night, Mrs. Effa l.. Wil"r of Pine Bluff delivering the welcome address and Mrs s. E. Dozier of Conway responding. Mrs. P. A. Gibson of Wynne, Ark. as grand matron, called the grand of ficers to their stations at 9:30 a. m and proceeded to open the grand chap ter in ritualistic form. Mrs. Ida Young of Pine Bluff is grand secretary.
 The credential committee reported three hundred and fifty representa- tives. while there is a total state n1em-, bership of 6.00O.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24
He Must Re a Wonder,

Pine Bluff people were interested in the fact that Jim Vaughan. the big left-handed pitcher formerly of Hot Springs, now of the New York Amer jeans, pitched few days ago for the Highlanders against St. Louis. his teammates being shut out. :, to (. Vaughan was sent into the box after Chesbro had lost the game. and 2s New York could not score. there was but little chance 10 see what he was made of. He stopped the scoring, however, of his opponents.
 The following article appeared in the last issue of the Sporting News with reference 10 the big freak from Texas:
 "In many respects Jim Vaughan, the new Yankee southpaw, is one of the greatest freaks baseball has ever seen. He is the tallest player in major league company standing six feet three inches high desip hteteTA feet three inches high, despite the fact that he is the youngest player in either of the majors and one of the youngest who ever broke into fast company Vaughan will not be 20 years of age until next April. He passed from the most obscure of the brush to select society in a little over year. a truly remarkable feat. Like Catcher Walter Blair, Vaughan has had a meteoric rise. Until last year he had practically never had 6 baseball in his hands. Railing from Weatherford, Texas, he had little op- portunity for the game in his younger days. His attention naturally turned toward cattle. and his schooling was along eowpunching lines He is an expert rider and dead shot with rife. gun and revolver.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-06-24

A big round goose egg was all that Iron Man Deaver donated to Newport yesterday afternoon and his hoodoo over Bob Shelton's bunch re- mains unbfbken. At. no time did the visitors threaten home plate and they seemed unable to locata the ball at any time. Kimball proved easy pick ing and the local boys pounded him at will. Newport played poor sam pie of baseball for top notchers, mak- ing errors galore. For Pine Bluff Clayton and Ware were the stellar performers in fast fielding, both talk ing every chance and robbing New port of hits on several occasions.
 Eight Sheltonites famed the air. while only two locals lined it to the catcher. GfrOerer was a kleptoma- niac in the base stealing line, annex ing two to his credit while Big Liz and Ware were content with one each The fireworks started in the second when Frank Taylor drew a free pass and was sacrificed to sec ond by Ruh. Lewis drove a hot one through short and Taylor crossed the home plate. Clayton was out on a the side trying to make third op the throw. This inning seemed to take all the ginger out of the Newport az gregation and from then on the game was listlessly played and they seem ed still sore over the preceding game.
 The third inning was a merry go round for the Deaverites. The Iron Man drove a smoking liner to Kim ball and was out. Ollie is given a free walk to the initial sack and an nexes the second bag Berry draws four bad ones, being forced at sec ond by Big Liz, Ollie going to third. Ware stings a beauty to center and Ollie scores. Frank Taylor lines one to center and Big Liz and Ware chalk up H,u more Ruh out on easy ground CT, second to first. Score four 10 O.
 Pine Bluff opened the swatfest in the fifth inning again when Ollie laid beauty bunt along the third base line and beat it 10 first. Berry goes out at first advancing Gfroerer to the second sack. Big Liz drives a hot one through Shelton and Ollie romps home Big Liz going to second on the throw in, but is caught at third when Ware hits to short Ware steals sec ond but dies on base when Frank Fay Tor fans.
 The locals played rings around the
 visitors and apparently were out elassed in every respect, The official score is as fG .ISs.