El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-02
ROSWELL BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS LARGE
Quarter of a Million Dollars
Being EXpended-Other
News.

| Roswell, n. NJ. Aug. 1.-Over S250,O0O
worth of buildings are going up in
Roswell at the present time. All are
business and public buildings, there be-
| ing only two residences now in the
! course of construction
The work on the foundation of the
new GiIkeson hotel is being pushed by
GIL ~ Amis. the contractor, and it viii
be of such character that two moe
stories can be added higher than the
original plans. The improvements will
cost over $4,000
After a squirt of several days in which
I thousands of pounds of wool were sold
and shipped there is extreme dullness
again and no shipments or sales have
been reported for four days. All of the
eastern wool buyers have returned 10
their homes.
Mrs. William Watkins, aged % years,
is dead at St Mary's hospital following
a second operation that was resorted
TO in an effort to save her life. De-
ceased leaves a, husband and 5weeksOld
baby. The body will be shipped to
Ha german for interment-
The Dayton Telephone company at
Dayton, south of Roswell, has been sold
by G. NJ. Brown, to w. F. Daugherty
& Co, of Dayton. The system will be
improved The consideration is not
stated
Gilbert & Collins have let the con-
tract for new office building at Ar
tesla to cost $4,000. 1t will be of ce
ment brick and will be erected on the
lots south of the First National bank
l. R. Daniels has the contract and work
will start at once This viii be the
first exclusive office building in the
Pecos valley.
J. r Creath of Artesia. who has been
representing the Roswell Gas company
at Artesia. has sold his interest to the
Artesia ice factory
The bridges across the Penasco, join
ing Dayton and Artesia, are nearly
completed. The main construction crew
is now at work on the Eagle bridge,
between Hope and Artesia-
A Jeffersonian Democratic club is
being organized at the town Of Hager-
man.
The New Mexico Wool and Hide COM
pany, a branch of the Roswell Wool
and Hide company, has started the
erection of its new building at Hager-
man, which will be the principal office
of the company. The contract was let
to Gill y. Amis of Roswell, and it will
be a modern structure.
Mrs William Enders of Shreveport.
La, arrived on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. T. B. Currie. wife of Rev L. B.
Currie, pastor of the Southern Presby-
terrain church of Roswell.
The body OF the late ]. L. Styles,
who was crushed to death in a cavein
at the L. B. Craig gravel pit, was taken
10 Liston, N NJ, for burial, and was
accompanied by two daughters and a
soninlaw of the deceased.
The voting contest for the most popu-
lar institution which was tnauguTated
by several OF the business firms Of the
city some time ago. has ended and the
New Mexico Military institute, having
$1,000 votes, won the first prize,
handsome piano.
AS the new city prohibition ordi-
nance prohibits the advertising OF in
toxicating liquors in the city of Ros-
well, the electric beer signs and liquor
signs on the windows and buildings
formerly occupied by saloons have been
removed.
The new academic building of the
New Mexico Military Institute is near
ing completion and Will be ready for
occupancy for the fall term. It is one
Of the handsomest school buildings in
New Mexico This building replaces
the Lea academic hall that was
burned.
James Champion. jr, the 5yearold
son of exchief of police James Cham
pion, had his right shoulder thrown
out Of place and his right arm broken
by being thrown from his burrO-