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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

The J. B. Russell blacksmith shop,
at the corner of East Second street
and PecoS Avenue, was almost total
ly destroyed by fire at 11:50 last
night, and it was the most destruc-
tive fire that has visited Roswell in
four or five years.
The origin of the fire is not known.
1t happened that no one saw it until
the whole structure was a mass of
flames, and when the department was
finally notified, they had grea. t"ou-
BILE putting it out ON account of the
fact that he walls and roof were
made of corrugated iron, which could
not be pierced for the entry Of a
stream of water. The windows and
doors afforded insufficient means Of
entry. Everything combustible about
the place was consumed and the COR
rugated iron b.-ilding was thrown in
to a twisted heap. The ruined build
ing and iron machinery made the
ruins look like Spanish warship af-
ter the fight at Manila bay.
The machinery tools and stock in
the shop are said to have been worth
nearly $4,000. The machinery and
tools are now worth nothing except
as junk. A thousand dollars worth
of bolts are worthless. A new car
load of oak and hickory wagon mater
ials was burned. All the iron stock
is as good as new. The insurance
on the machinery and stock was $3,-
500 and Mr. Russell states that it Will
not cover half the loss. The books
and accounts were saved in an iron
safe, although the safe was ruined
by water being thrown on it while it
was hot.
The building was the property of
NJ l.. Pierce. His insurance was $500
and only partly covers the loss. The
fire department did good work saw
ing a frame residence on next lot,
which is also the property of MIR.
Pierce.
MIR. Russell states that the building
will be rebuilt at once and the shop
The work of clearing
the wreckage away was commenced
today.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 25.-Presid-
ent-elect Taft and a party including a
small staff of distinguished civil en-
gineers selected to inspect with the
President-elect the Panama Canal,
sailed for Panma today. The party
will reach New Orleans on the return
trip on February 18th.
Taft and the members of his own
party are aboard the cruiser North
Carolina, while the Montana carries
a party of newspaper correspondents.
Aboard each craft were members OF
the secret service force.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
JAPAN TO CUT DOWN ARM
AMENT EXPENDITURES.

Toxic, Japan, Jan. 25.-MarGuis
Kitsaura, the prime minister, and
Count Katuro Komura, minister of
foreign affairs and Viscount Terauchi
minister of war, made brief speeches
today before the Diet. In answer to
the reduction in ornaments aud the
foreign policy questions that had
been propounded to various members
of the cabinet, all the speeches said
the Japanese relations with the pow
ers were so improved the proposed
reductions were fully warranted.
Leading newspapers, in comment
ing on the California situation, say
the Japanese people must not forget
that the unfriendliness toward Japan
in America exists only among a small
clique in California
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
HAS THE CITY THE RIGHT TO
REGULATE TRIMMING TREES.
dH. 70, II'JJ-
Hon. G. A. Richardson, Mayor,
Roswell

ROSWELL
Dear Sir
Replying to your inquiry concern
ing the power of the city to regulate
the trimming of trees on the public
streets, 1 beg to cite the following
provision of Sec. 1S Of Ordinance So,
of the Compiled Ordinances:
Hereafter it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to cut,
trim or break any trees, limbs or
branches of trees planted upon the
lines or within the public highways
or any streets in the City of Ros-
well, New Mexico, except the same
be done by the consent of the City
Council of said City or under its SUI
pervision and control"
And a proper penalty is provided
for a violation of the provision.
This ordinance, in my opinion, is au-
thorized by subsection VII. of Sec
ton 1902 of the Compiled Laws of
the Territory, and nothing further
need be done except to secure a rig
id enforcement of the provision.
Yours very truly,
R. D. BOWERS,
City Attorney.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
CHICAGO POLICE HAS A
MYSTERY ON ITS HANDS,

Chicago, ia n.25.-The fini.ng of
an overcoat, silver watch, currency
and an incomplete telegram and a
Sunday school leaf1et on the banks
of the Chicago river has furnished
the police tragic mystery to solve.
The money was torn into small bits
and scattered about. 1t is thought it
will total forty dollars. The telegram
reads as follows: Leave today for
Prescott. Understand everything Won
derful revelations" The police theory
is that the articles were the property
of some insane person who commit
ted suicide by jumping into the river.
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Gov. Haserman's Address.

This is indeed an occasion upon
which every true Elk should rejoice.
We have entered upon a new era In
our history. But four short years ago
saw the beginning of Roswell Lodge
No. 969, and tonight We are gathered
of Elkdom, a building of when any
town or city in the country might De
justly proud.
Standing as we do upon the thresh-
old of this new chapter in ouc llte's
history, it behooves us to again look
into and examine those eternal truths
upon which this order is founded. We
would but lilly comprehend tae irIe
meaning of this occasion did we con-
slider it merely as the Inauguration OF
a new building-only- the formal open
ing of a club house. This buii ing
will serve as a social gathering place
for the members of this Lodge. In il
festivity, good-fellowship and amuse-
ment will prevail All this is good
and right But the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks is far more
than a mere social organization, this
building is also destined for othel
and nobier activities than those of a
mere 500 al center.
Good Fellowship" is one of the
watchwords of our order. TnroIgh
good fellowship the lives of meh are
made brighter. their cares assuaged
and their burdens lightened. Good
fellowship is a splendid panacoa fol
many of the ills that flesh is heir to
1t promoess optimism, discoIrases
pessimist, makes the mouotonous
fields of our workaday life blossom
with the roses of contentmeEt L
brings us nearer that millennium, and
confounds the melancholy profit O
disaster. Like music and slumber j
ssknits the ravelled sleeve of care,
and lends charm and hopefulness t.
lives which, without it, would be dis
NAL and unhappy.
AT times the life of nearly ever.
man seems mades up almost enirel.
of worries, disappointments and an
noyances At such times life itsel
seems beyond our power of endul
ance: we, become melancholy and de
pressed This is common ard ha
been ever since the world began. Tn
Doubt as to the future is alone wha
keeps many men from ending It a
when IN the grip of such fits of dc
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
BRIDGE is BURNED
TaAfo r


Grass fires caused the burning of
a bridge over deep irrigation ditch
on the public road a mile south east
of the L. F. D. school house, sast Of
town, Saturday night The bridge is
to be rebuilt at once and another
bridge in that locality will add greatly
to travelling conditions. The new site
is across South Spring river. half
mile due north of the J. J. Hagerman
ranch house. The bridge will be built
at point where the river touches
the four corners of four sections and
new roads will be built each way. One
road win run south to the Stockton
farm and will open up new section
of the farm country. The petition for
the road and bridge is now filed in the
office of the county clerk
Another newly improved road lies
near Orchard Park and makes fine
automobile drive to the Wyatt John
son place.
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The Kansas City Stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo, IAN. 25.-Cattle
receipts 11,000; market ten cents
higher; southern steers 4.25 @5.00; !;
southern COWS 2.50@4.25; COWS and
heifers Fps @6.00; bulls 3.25@4.S0; !;
calves 3.5O@7.75; western steers 400
@6.25; western cows 3.0O@5.OO.
Hog receipts 10000; market 10c
higher. Bulk of sales 5.9O@6.35; heavy
6.30@6.45; packers and butchers 500
$50.
9 Sheep receipts S,000 market 10 to
15c higher; Muttons 6.50@7.50; lambs
6.50@7-50; range westerns .5.60@7.50
fed ewes 5.25@6.00.
The Wool Market.
st. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Wool un-
changed.
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Music Recital.

A very interesting recital was Civ
en- by Mrs. Mackay's music pupils in
the First Presbyterian church on Sat
urday afternoon. 1t was fairly well
attended by parents and frien1s who
greatly enjoyed the varied program.
Mrs. Mackay has the true faculty of
interesting her pupils in their stud
les and the progress is very marked
with them from recital to recital, and
her methods are the very best.
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houses. He has sold one of them to
the Roswell Seed Company and the
Seed Company's half will be finished
and equipped specially for their line
of business. The new building will
have cement floor and be constructed
of reinforced concrete throughout.
The fifty foot lot just south of the
new Wells building will be occupied
by the building which Miss Mary
Greenlee will erect this spring
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
Our Guarantee Bond.

II your chain of title is perfect, TO-
gether with all water rights, water
ways, ETC., and in legal form, and all
incumhrances of every nature and
kind have been released. and the Coun
ty records set forth this fact 10 our
perfect satisfaction, we will issue you
our Guarantee of Title, which means
perfect safety. Call for our free SAM
pie copy of Guarantee Bond.
The Bonded Abstract and Security
Co, Oklahoma Block. TITS.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

New York, Jan. 25.-The White
Star liner Baltic, bearing $50 rassen-
gers from the steamships RCrun;1c
and Florida, which were in collision
Saturday reached the quarantine sta
ton at 1929 a. M, today. The seam
er Florida was in tow of the liner New
York and was sighted off Ambrose Is
land ight-ship at 10:47 a. m. Six dead
and two injured is apparently the sum
total of the casualties resulting from
the collision, but the Republic having
sunk, will be either total loss or
very heavily damaged.
The Florida passed in by Sandy
Hook at 2:20 p. M, with tug astern
to assist her in steering. Her bow is
BADLY stove in and she is down by The
head, as though her forward conpart-
ments were filled with water.
1t developed late this afternoon
from information of the collision be-
tween the Republica and the Florida
that the quartermaSter on the Florida
was ordered by the commander when
the collision threatened, it is said, to
put the wheel to starboard, and IN
stead he put the wheel to port and
the Florida rammed the Republic. Ac-
cording to the same account the Cap
tain of the Florida picked up an iron
spike and dealt the quartermaster a
blow over the head at the moment
of the impact. The quartermaste' was
badly hurt, and is said to maintain lie
was asleep in his bunk at the time of
the accident.
The Crew Was Rescued.
Menemsa Light Island off Mar:ha's S
Vineyard, Jan. 25.-Captain Seaiby
and the fifty members of the crew of
the Republic were transferred to the
derelict destroyer Seneca off the Vine
yard Haven ight-ship from the Rev
enue cutter Gresham this morning
and an hour later the Seneca left for
New York.
Captain Gresham says the Reptbiic
sank last night south by east Of the
Nantucket light ship in about forty
fathoms of water. None of the cffi-
GERS or crew were injured. The Grcsh-
am after transferring the RepIblic's s
crew started for Woods Hole
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U. S. GATHER BUREAU.
(Locai Report. Observation Taken si

Roswell, N. M, Jan 25-Tempera-
ture, max. 68, min.- 30, mean 40; preci-
pitation in inches and hundredths O;
Wind, dir. NV, veloc. 4, Weather
PIT. cloudy.
Forecast for Roswell and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
Stationary temperature
Jan. 25.-Comparative Temperature
data, Extremes this date last year
maximum 64, minimum24 Extremes
this date 15 years record, maximum
II, 1903. Minimum II, 1898, 1904.
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SON OF BRITISH PEER IS
CHARGED WITH FORGERY

Mexico, Mo-, Jan. 25.-Lysle F. Le-
land, under arrest here for the last
week and charged with forgery, to-
day admitted that he is son of John
Cambbell Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen,
q British peer. Leland first said his
residence was in Wyoming. He now
admits he has bee1 in the West for
several years and a.so says he mas
written several books uader the name
of Leland.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

day was the first anniversary of the
reign of the new emperor, whose
name is pronounced "Soon Hung"
and who is just three years of age.
The local Cinnamon spent all Of
Thursday and Friday celebrating the
event, with feasting, fun and nre-
works.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
SECRETARY ROOT RESIGNS:
r. BACON SUCCEEDS Hin

Washington, Jan. 25-Secretary of
State Elihu Root today indorsed his
resignation to President Roosevelt on
the qualification of MS successor,
Robert Bacon, whose nomination. "a
long with that of J. C. O'LoughIin, to
be assistant secretary of state in puace
of Bacon, went to the senate today
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Forsyth is Doinq Nicely.

S. E. Best has received letter
from A. r. Forsyth stating that he
is out of the sanatorium, after mis- re-
cent illness from making an attempt
to take his own life, and while he
regrets very much the unfortunate oc-
currence of a few weeks ago, believes
that it was a God-send, as nothing
short of some desperate means would
ever bring him to realize what whis-
KEY was doing for him.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
BUILDING BOON STARTS
ON SOUTH MAIN STREET.

The three vacant lots just south of
the big building occupied by the In
dependent hardware Company, on
South Main street. are to be covered
with fine big buildings this spring.
The work on them has been started
already. w T. Wells will build a
structure ol concrete one hundred
feet front and one hundred feet deep,
to be divided into nifty foot business
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
CHINESE SPEND TWO DAYS
CELEBRATING NEW YEARS.

Last Thursday was The first Chi
nese New Year in our year OF 1909
1T is stated first for the reason that
the Chinese have two New Year Davs
in every twelve months. Neither is
a New Years Day as the New Years
of Christendom- One is the a7niver-
sary of the reign of the present dy-
nasty and the other the anniversary
|of the present emperor. Last Thurs
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs Dick Elliott left last
night for Ell Paso, where Mr.. Elliott
will work in a stock theatrical COM
pany. He has been in the Casion
Stock Company here and was a char
acter artist of exceptional ability.
Many friends regret his departure.
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Funeral of selim shakir.

The funeral of the late Selim Sna-
kir was held at three o'clock Sunday
afternoon from the Ullery undertak-
ing rooms. Quite a large crowd went
out to the cemetery, where Elder Geo.
Fowler conducted the service. The
body was laid to rest with missionary
nouors
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Mrs. Norvel1, wife of the Territor-
lal bank examiner, left on yesterdays
auto for Ell Paso, where she will later
meet Mr.. Norvell, who goes first to
IOklahoma
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AND CREW OF THE
REPUBLIC SAFELY TAKEN
+ OFF THE STEAMER.
STORY OF THE COLLISION

Quartermaster of the Steamer Flori
da, the Steamer in Collision with the
Republic, Alleged to Be Responsible
for the Collision. The Florida At New
York and the Republic Goes to the
Bottom.
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HAGERMAN's ADDRESS
TO THE ELkS.

At the request of a number of The
members of the local lodge of Elks,
the Record publishes the following
address of Governor Hagerman at the
dedication of the new Elks = club
House:
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
Notice to Debtors

| All persons knowing themselves to
| be indebted to me are requested to
call and settle at once, as 1 need the
money to re-establish my blacksmith
| shop-J. B. Russell. Il.
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JOSEPH LETTER UNDER
GOES AN OPERATION.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Joseph Letter,
who was operated upon for appendi-
citis on Friday, will be- able to leave
the hospital within a week, it is said
He was some improved today.
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An All Round Shop.

Is at r. F. Cruse's, he can rubber
tire, repair and paint your rig and
shoe your horse while you wait. On
ly first class men employed 75tf.
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Look in our South show window
and see the snowless coaSter-En-
terprise Hardware Co. 8Ot2
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Mrs. Ross Wilson and Mrs Sidney
Wilson, and their children, went to
Dexter this morning for visit with
their father.
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A. E. Johnson, a Seventh Dad Adj
ventist preacher who has been here
about "a week holding cottage meet
ings, went to Hagerman today.
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Miss Allie Dihel, formerly of this
city, returned to Amarillo this morn
ing after a short visit with Roswell
friends.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25
RUSSELL BLACKSMITH AND
Machine SHOP liz TOTALLY
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
ONLY PARTLY INSURED

Less Than the Cost of the Machinery
and Supplies Will Be Repaid by the
Companies.-lron Clad Building Pre-
vented the Successful Use of Water
Adjoining Property Saved.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-01-25

Black locust and mountain cotton
wood trees from to 20 feet high at
The Fairchild Nursery. 7St3s
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CLOSE IN-Good room and board.
Home cooking; at 40S N. Richardson.
74-t6*
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THE PPREsIpENT-ELEc AND A
PARTY OFF ON A JUNKET
ING TRIP o CANAL.
ENGINEERS ARE WITH HIM

The Next President Will Gather In
formation About the Canal on the
Ground.-Guarded by Secret Service
Men.-The Party Expected TO Re-
turn the Middle of February.
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R. P. Bean left last night on trip
to Texas.
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DR. PRESLEY Mye. ear. nose
and throat. Glasses ntted: phone 13e.
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S. L. Ogle returned Saturday night
from business trip to Clovis.
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Miss Florence Hooper left this morn
ing for Portales for a visit with her
brother.
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VIM. F. Hale was here from Hager-
man today.
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The greatest sport for boys and
girls is snowless coaster.-See En-
terprise Hardware Co. S0t2
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For prunine shears and saws, see
Enterprise Hardware Co. S0t2
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George T. Littlefield came down
from Kenna last night for business
visit.
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John w. Rhea left on the auto this
morning on a business trip to El Pa
So
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Our pruning shears are with spring
locked nut.-Enterprise Hardware
lCo. S0t2
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Stephen Canovan, of Gallup, ". M,
is here calling on the coal dealers.
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Judge Jerry Cazier was here from
Dexter today for a short business
| visit
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CONTINUED On Pase -Four,
The Washington times., 1909-05-13

people who are forever watching the
progress Of affairs in Washington.
Don't worry. Business will come
all right and it will take no time for
the various interests throughout the
country to adjust themselves to the new
tariff law
Mr.. Hill refused to believe that the
healthy condition of the stock and bond
markets in New York was an indication
that the new tariff bill was discounted
by the assurance that there would be
no material change in the air law.
THE stock and bond mai Sets are dis
tinctly local to New York." said Mr.
Hill.
While talking about crops, Mr.. Hill
took occasion TO pay a tribute TO the
thrift now being shown by the farmers
of the South
The South" he said. ''is doing more
20 take care of ground and improve its
fertility than any other section of the
country
The Washington times., 1909-05-13
MASON TO RETURN
IN THOMAS DRAMA
THE Witching Hour" Will
/ Play Return Engagement
"a. at BelaSco.

John Mason, in Augustus Thomas
great drama, THE Witching Hour. -
returns TO The BelascO Theater next
week, so unusual was the success Of his
former engagement a month ago and so
numerous we're the requests for a sec
ond opportunity to see the play again
and study the doctrine and lesson the
author has eBdcavOred TO teach.
''The Witching Hour" is one of the
theatrical prizes of the day, Mr.. Mason
having appeared i'm it for over a year
at the Hackctt Theater, in New York,
With long runs in Chicago and Boston,
and. as In this case. numerous return en-
gagementS in the larger cities. ine plst9
IS said TO nave played odd pranks on the
minds OF the public, evoklng a strange
craze of telephatiC science that has
penetrated iu6o the heads of all sorts
and conditions of men and women.
The Witching Hour" tells a story
and offers group of distinct character
types. The original east viii support
Mr.. Mason. including Russ Whytal,
Amelia Gardner, George CASTOR, George
Nash, Julia Hay, and Charles Balsar.
The Washington times., 1909-05-13
coLUMBIA-"Mercly Mary Ann"

Merely Mary Ann will on Monday
night oust The Little Minister" from
the stage of the Columbia Theater.
Mary Ann is by many considered
the greatest Of Israel Zangwelrs plays,
certainly the most humorous and en-
pertaining. For seasons past it has
afforded EIenor Robson unprecedented
opportunities for attaining fame.
Monday night will mark tie first per
formance of the comedy by any COM
pany other than that headed by Miss
Robson. As consequence an effort
Is being made to give the play an
even better production than that af-
forded Il by Miss RObson's managers
rnd Stage Director Thomson and
Scenic Superintendent George Rex VII
son have put forth their best efforts.
The fun strength of the company will
be required in casting the play, ali OF
the favofites of the company being
provided with parts much to their
liking. Miss Julia Dean will appear
as Mary Ann, Miss Wright as Rose,
Sir. Calvert as Launcelot and Miss
Ruth Chatterton. a new recruit. in an
attractive bit.