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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
BOARD PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
DOES MUCH BUSINESS
Election Returns From School Districts Received ApprOpria.
tons for Library PurposesGenera Routine Work 0ccu-
pies Most of Meeting.
, next ensuing two years, 8.

the next ensuing two years, 3.
Gardner Special Tax School Dis
trict No. IA, established with bound
aries as follows: Beginning at the
sw corner of sec 10, tip SO 8, r 25 g,
and running north to ne corner of
sec "a, tip 36 8 of r "a e, thence west
to NV corner of said sec "a, thence
north to NV corner OF sec %, tp 35 g,
r % e, thence east to ne corner of -ec
SO, Up 80 s, 20 e, thence south TO Sc
corner Of sec "a, tip 80 8 of 25 e,
thence west to sw corner of sec 10,
tip 80 of rs Q, place of beginnin &.
Trustees elected, j. w. Hampton,
w. L. Almand, j. II Coker.
Number of mills to be assessed the
next ensuing two years, 3.
Petitions hsving been duly pub.
lished and presented by the citizens
of Bowling Green Including Torrey)
for an extension of their special tax
school district and from citizens of
Spring Valley for the establishment
Of a special tax school district, spe.
cial elections we're ordered within
said districts (see notice of election
for boundarIes) to be held Saturday,
December Both, 1905, for the purpose
of establishing special school tax dis
trict, to elect three trustees, and TO
determine the number of mills to be
assessed and collected for the next
ensuing two years.
Inspectors for Bowling Green, j. j.
Peoples, Cyrus Jones, j r. Vaughan,
Clerk, Philip Sauls.
Inspectors for Spring Valley: Ma
rion Whidden, j. B. Hudson, X. w.
O'Berry.
Clerk, George Abortion.
Application for state aid presented
by the trustees of the Wauchul6
High school examined, approved anc
forwarded to the state superinte nd
ent of public instruction.
Treasurers' report received and ap
proved.
Accounts audited and warrants is
sued from Nos.1 to SO inclusive, from
the general fund and from No. 176 Il
No. 1S3irom the special funds.
Board adjourned Tuesday to NEE
Tuesday, Dec. 10, IN special session
for the purpose of examining and ap
proving any applications that may b
presented for state aid.
WIN. p. MARSHALL,
Jos, H. Brown. Chairman.
Secretary.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Arcadia, Fla, Dec. 8, 1905.

The Board of Public Instruction
met in regular session. Members
present: VIM. p. Marshall, T. r.
Strake and Joseph II. Brown, secre>
tarv.
Minutes read and approved.
Library appropriations made as
follows: Wauchula High school, $40.
Gardner school, SO.
Election returns received from spe'
cial elections held in Gardner, Brown
vile ana Arcadia ON Saturday, De-
cember 2nd, 1905, and results declared
as follows:
Arcadia District No. 1, boundaries
extended so as to read as follows;
Beginning at the NV corner of sec Is,
tp 81 9 of 25e, thence east to Sc cor
ner of sec ~, tp 81 8, 80 e, thence
south to ne corner of sec l, TIP 80,
r 30, thence east to Lake Okeecho~
bee, thence southeasterly along the
border of said lake to township line
between townships 80 and 40, thence
west along said township line TO sw
corner of sec 80. % e, thence north
to NV corner of Up 80, "a, thence
west to sw corner of tip 3S, r rs,
thence north to NV corner of tp
80 26, thence west to sw COR
ner sec 33, Up 81, 25, thence
south to SO corner sec 5, tip 3S,
25, thence west to sw corner of said
sec 5, thence south to Sc corner OF
sec z, thence west to sw corner OF
sec IL, Up 3S. "a, thence north to
NV corner of sec IS, I'd 81, "a. thence
west to sw corner of sec "a, tip %, r
"a. thence north to NV cor of said
sec "a, thence west to ne corner OF
said sec "a, thence north to NV corr
ner of sec 20, tip 81, "a, thence east
to NV corner of sec 10, TIP 81, % e,
thence north to NV cor of sec IS, "
81, %, the place Of beginning.
Brownville Special Tax School Dis
trict No. 10. established with ound
aries as follows Beginning at the
sw corner of sec Z, tip n 8, 25 e, and
running north TO sw corner OF sec 10
tp SO g, r % e, thence east to so cor
ner OF sec "a. tp 30 8. 80 e, thence
south to the 80 corner Of sec ~, u
81 of r 80 e, thence west to sw cor
ner of sec z, Up 81 5 of r 25 e to place
of beginning. Trustees elected, d, S
Williams, II. M. Alderman, A. S
Waldron.
Number of mills to be assessed il
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
AT PINE LEVEL.
Miss May Myers Shot and Killed by
Her Cousin, Floyd Green.

The citizens of Pine Level were
shocked Wednesday afternoon when
the announcement was made that
Miss May Myers had been shot and
killed by her cousin, Floyd Green,
the affair being an accident.
AS near as could be learned by the
News reporter, the young man and
lady we're in the house alone, the
the former preparing to go on a
hunt. He was getting his gun in
shape, when by unknown cause the
gun fred, the load OF shot striking
the yonng lady in the left eye. tear
ing away the entire top OF her head,
and killing her almost instantly.
The unfortunate young lady was a
sweet and attractive person, beloved
by all who knew her, being seven~
teen years of age.
The boy was twelve years of age.
and was almost PROSTATE with grief
at the sad accident.
The remains of Miss Green were
inferred 10 the Pine Level cemetery
Thursday. The News joins the
many friends in extending sym
pathy to the bereaved ones,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
DeSOTO COUNTY TEACHERS
HOLD INSTITUTE HERE

foremost citizens of this section
and belonged to large and prom
inent pioneer family. He was a
large stock and land owner aud
had by his superb business ability
and honorable effort accumulated
property sufficient to make his
family independent.
He leaves a wife and several
children, most of whom are about
grown, who will miss his tender
care and loving companionship.
To the disconsolate widow and
orphans and sorrowing relatives,
The Advertiser joins with the
numerous friends of the family in
extending sincere sympathy in
their hour Of great affection"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Death of R. N. PYIanf.

On Sunday last, Dec. 8, Robert
Nelson Pylant, an old and highly
esteemed cisizen Of Polk county,
died at his home near Homeland
in this county.
Mr.. Pylant was born in South
Carolina on the 5th of September,
1920, and was therefore more than
eight-flve years of age at the time
of his death. He removed to Flor
ida in 1883 and after living in
Tampa for several years, came to
Polk county and settled at Home
land, where he spent the remainder
Of his life.
He was a soldier in the Confed-
ate service during the war, serving
his state faithfully in her time OF
need, and since that time he has
been one Of her best citizens. He
wasnot only consistent Christian
but labored in the vineyard Of the
Master for many years as a loca
preacher of the Baptist church.
Mr.. Pylant was twice married
his second wife surviving him. HI
also leaves two daughters anC
one son and a large number o
grand children and great granC
children. The daughters are Mrs
B. F. Stokes and Mrs. L. H
Larue, and the son, ]. b. Pylant
former county commissioned and a
present game warden Of the county
The burial took place at Home
land on Monday afternoon, the Ma
sonic fraternity, Of which decease'
was member, conducting it &C
cording to their beautiful and i'm
pressive ritual.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Sponsor and Maid.

Miss Clio Walker and Miss Lucy
Belle Railey have been appointed
by Gen. Jewell, sponsor and maid
of honor, respectively, for the Third
Brigade, at the great U. c. ". re-
union to be held in Jacksonville on
Dec. 10 and IA.
If we didn't captuie first prize
"at' the fair in Tampa, we will
capture it "for" the fairest at Jack
sonville.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08

Mr.. Skipper had been in bad
health for some time and was on
his return from Green Springs
where he had gone in the hope of
being benefited. Growing steadi-
ly worse however, he returned to
his brothers home here and in
few days breathed his last.
We extract the following appre-
ciative notice from the zolfo Adj
vertiscr of last week:
"Mr. Skipper was one Of the
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
PURE FOOD EXHIBIT TO
BE AT JACKSONVILLE.
Manufacturer Pure Food and In
dusfrial Exposition.

The date for the opening OF the
Manufacturers Pure Food and In
dustrirl Exposition is not far distant.
With an elaborate and interesting
program, the doors will be thrown
open to the public on January 4th,
and will not be closed until the 18th.
While hundreds of columns of ar
ticles have been published in the
newspapers at home and abroad
about the exposition, short story
outlining its plans, purposes and at
fractions will be read with interest
by the general public.
1t is important to know, to begin
with, that the exposition company
is composed of we'll known jackson =
vile business men-men of means
and ability who have the industrial
interests of the city at heart. The
company will not spare expense in
making the exposition an artistic as
well as a material success.
A conservative prediction is that
over fifty thousand people will at
tend the Manufacturers Pure Food
and Industrial Exposition.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
COUNTY SOLONS HOLD
A VERY IMPORTANT SESSION

on poor farm, 800 was ordered paid
on this account.
A petition was received from the
citizens of Fort Ogden asking for the
establishment Of a public road to
run as follows; Commencing in the
street at the corner OF DR.. Smokes
and Mr.. Russells places and run
east between the places of Mrs. Nc.
Clenithans and Ed, Tippins to A. Q.
L. railroad, thence east across the
railroad to extend TO the Punta
Gorda road a distance of about one
fourth mile. The petition filed and
the following blazers appointed;
II. j. Fort, John Daugherty and w.
r. Griffith and appointment sent to
II. ]. Fort, Fort Ogden.
A petition received from citizens
of Fort Ogden to run as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner
of George Noland's fence, on the
range line and run south along said
line one quarter of a mile to the in
tersection Of the road leading from
old Fort Ogden to the depot. The
petition was filed and the following
blazers appointed: John Thornton.
j. f. Howell and M. J. O'Conner and
appointment sent to John Thornton,
Ft. Ogden, Fla.
A petition was received from the
citizens of Ft. Ogden asking for q
road to run as follows: Beginning
at the northeast corner of nwf of
set, section IS, township 80 south,
range "a east, running south one
half mile on subdivision line to sec.
ton 10, thence east one mile to be
connected with the Prairie Creek
road. The following blazers APP
pointed: j. w. Lanier, A. j. Nc
Lemon and ]. H. Edwards, and APP
pointment sent to j. w. Lanier,
Fort Ogden.
Pension application. of David s.
Lanier presented and approved by
the board.
A road petition has been received
from the citizens of Joshua Greek
asking for a new road.
The petition was filed and D. w.
Brown commissioner appointed as 9
committee to see the parties inter =
ested and arrange for the relief OF
the emergency explained to th {
board.
Propositions will be received al
the regular meeting in Jan. 1906
for separate bid for county printing
and stationery.
K. T. Bostick, commissioner, is
hereby authorized to purchase 6
tent for county convicts.
The sheriff is hereby allowed 81
per month tor jailer.
There being no further business
the board adjourned to meet agar
the first Monday in Jan. 1906.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Death Of jonathan Skipper.

On Tuesday evening, Dec. 2S,
Jack" Skipper, as he was known
among his friends, Of DeSoto
county, died at the home of his
brother, Postmaster Z. Z. Skipper,
near this city. The remains were
placed in charge of Undertakes
Angle & Wilson and carried to
crewsville, the home of the de-
ceased, where they were buried on
Thursday morning
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
VETERANS REUNION.
In Jacksonville Dec. IS and H.
Headquarters al Hotel Windsor
win Be Memorable Occasion.

Will Be Memorable OCCASION.
During the fifteenth annual en-
campment and reunion Of the Flor
ida division, United Confederate
Veterans, headquarters will be main
tanned at the Hotel Windsor.
A suite of rooms at the Windsor
has been engaged, and here the
leading officers Of the division will
transact all matters Of business out
side of that which is carried on in
the Board of Trade rooms at the
general sessions of the delegates
from the several camps. At the
Windsor Hotel delegates will pre-
sent their credentials in order that
they may be assigned seats in the
hall, aud receive full instructions
regarding the work Of the reunion
Delegates from the several camps
of Veterans, and from the different
camps of Sons of Veterans, will
also be registered at the Windsor
and during the hours! that the di-
vision is not in session the lobbies
will be filled with the old soldiers
OF the Confederacy.
THE OLD FLAGS.
The committee from r. +. Lee
Camp is now busily engaged in
going over the rosters of the several
camps and picking out the surviv-
ors Of the regiments whose old bat
tlehags will be carried at the head
of the parade. As far as possible,
it IS desired to have each of the
seven or eight flags carried by a
survivor Of the original regiment
that followed them into battle, thus
adding greatly to the sentiment
that already clusters about them
All of the military commands O
the city will be ordered out TO act
as an escort to the Veterans in the
parade.
VERY LOW RAILROAD RATES.
The rate Is one cent a mile from
all points in Florida, plus rs cents
for the actual distance travelled
The minimum rate will be 5ocents
Tickets will be restricted to con
tinuous passage in each direction
and will be sold December IL, ant
for trains scheduled to reach Jack
sonvillelin the forenoon Of Decem
Der IS.
The final limit for the return
prior to which passengers mus
reach their original starting point
has been fixed at midnight Of De
cember IS.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Meeting a Most Instructive One,
Attendance Good and Interest
Well Up, Fine Program Was
Rendered.

The Teachers Institute held in Ar.
cadia Friday and Saturday was well
attended, forty-five of DeSoto coun-
tvs leading teachers being present.
Owing to the absence of some Of the
teachers full program was not ren-
dered, nevertheless those who did
come to the front did their part well
and many instructive topics were
discussed.
The address of welcome by the may
or was delivered In few well chosen
words, and Supt. Brown was charac-
teristic of his straightforward way in
expressing his views.
The following topics we're ably dis
cussed by the respective teachers
chosen:
Different Methods of Teaching -
Miss Ethel Miles.
Spelling Matches-Us and Abuses
j. II. Fulks.
Relative Value Of Reading in Other
Studies-Miss Almena Leitner.
Relative Value of the Word, Sent.
ence and Alphabet Methods-Mrs. O.
N. McEwen.
What are Some of the Mistakes in
Teaching Reading2.-Miss Lily Geiger.
Report on School Libraries-Supt.
Brown.
To What Extent Should a Teacher
Understand Psychology Prof. p.
G. Slaves.
What is School Methodi-Miss Es-
Their LeGette.
What Shall We Do with the Dull
Pupill-J. l.. Carlton.
How Can we Secure Better At
tendance9-MissE Eva Dawson.
To What Extent Should Objects
be Used. in Teaching Arithmetic7-
Miss Grace Stephens.
Should the Teacher Give Work
not in the Text If so, to What Ex-
tentl-Miss Lois Porter.
What Should BE the Qualifications
of the Teacherl-Prof. Eugene Muir.
phy.
Importance Of the Recitation-How
Conducted-Miss Laura Mitchell.
What Is Good Order-How Se-
edl-- Prof. K. j. Murphy.
What Is the Psychological Value
Of Grammar Prof. j. II. Fulks.
To What Extent Should Diagram
ming be- Taught Miss Alice Lett
uer.
What Should Pupils be Taught in
Language Lessonsi Miss Frances
Wilkison.
why Do Pupils Have Trouble in
the Study of Historyl w. b. Jones.
To what Extent Should Current
History be Taught2-T. j. Brantley.
Should History be Taught as a
Reading Lesson-Whya-Oran Bald-
win.
How and to What Extent Should
Oral Geography be Taughtl- Miss
Harriet Heusted.
Value of Map Drawing G. w. AL
exander.
What are the Most Serious MIS-
takes In Teaching Geographical. A.
Price.
Should Oral Physiology be Taught
If 80. TO What Extenti-L. G. HUI.
In addition to the program, there
wore general discussions and many
side lights were thrown on the nus
merous difficult problems which Oft
en- harrass the conscientious teacher,
leaving the impression that there is
a priceless value in a general meet
ing of teachers at least this often.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08

You win find first class stock Of
general merchandise at r. w. RAys
opposite the First National Bank.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08

The Arcadia Music House has for
the present located at Dishone Bros
store. All orders will be promptly
filled. We are again building in the
same old place and our stock lie
again replaced by receiving several
carloads OF new goods since the
FIRE. q
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Cabbage Plants.

Charleston Wakefield variety.
Fine field grown plants, $3.50 per
1o0Of. o. b. Nocatee, 400 per 100
postpaid. For sale by
j. w. FREEMAN,
Nocatee. Fla.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08
Notice.

All parties indebted to Owen IL.
Parker are kindly requested TO call
and settle at the mayors office, in
the DeSoto Block, for same.
Respectfully,
OWEN II. PARKER.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-08

THE NEWS feels grateful q.
business men Of Arcadia Tor th
ner in which they arestandir
Arizona republican., 1905-09-04
HINES ARD MINING
Things Going on Under Ground Tn
 Various Localities.

The owners of the ValenzueIa group of mines. situated about fifteen miles northwest of Quartzsite Yuma county, have struck water in the well that they have been engaged in boring for some months. The water which was found at a depth of nearly 1000 feet, rose to eighty feet above the bottom of the well. The company has the machinery on the ground for a ten-tOn shelter and has only been waiting for the discovery of water before setting it up and begin ming work. Richard Darling is super intendent and has immediate charge of the work.
 Sid Howard of Bisbee is on a visit to his old home in England, which he left twenty-two years ago, and his re- turn is now expected daily. Like many others residing along the line of old Mexico, MT. Howard crossed over the line some three years ago and engaged in mining, where he located and devel- oped a claim which ne sold for a con- siderable sum of money.
 Harry Alexander. general manager for the Cochise Consolidated Copper company at Paradise, in Cochise coun- ty reports that much mining i~ being carried on in that camp and district, and good progress is being made in opening up mining locations already settled upon and in opening up new ones. Ore shipments are better than for some time past, and new producers
Arizona republican., 1905-09-04

For the producer and eonsumsr- Santa Fe
Arizona republican., 1905-09-04
OF LOCAL
 INTEREST

HOME FROM CALlFORNIA-Mis Beatrice Wiliscroft returned home yes terday morning from a months outing in Los Angeles and the nearby beaches.
 BIG RAIN IN GLOBE-GIobe had a scare on a week ago Thursday evening The people thought all rain records were to be broken. and it did rain pretty lively for a little while, as 1.65 inches of water fell in an hour.
 FIVE OF THEM-The police gath cred in about five unfortunates yester- day and last evening, suffering from overindulgence in high leap" As re- suit they took the low dive into the city hall basement.
 A SAFFORD BoOM-Tne Stafford Journal insists that that locality is soon to enjoy a mining boom. It says the San Juan property has been taken over by a Boston syndicate, and it is locally believed that Thomas w. Lawson is it's ruling spirit.
 LABOR DAY-This is Labor day, and it is likely the banks and public offices will be closed and perhaps the stores, CT some of them. at least, though no general celebration has been for. Several of the towns in the territory will have celebrations of magnitude.
 PIONEER BAND-The usual big crowd was out last evening at the band concert and the music was better than ever This is accounted for in part by
Arizona republican., 1905-09-04

are well in the line of shipping their products. MT. Alexander will leave for the east in few days to purchase ma chinery and equipment for a concen- tratOr for his company. He said the Chiricuhua Development company has erected some heavy hoisting machin- cry at it's mine and that a number of other mines will soon put in sufficient machinery to warrant the Southwest ern railroad in considering the Para disc camp a permanent one, and con stIucting a spur to it from Rhodes.
 Kingman. in Mohave county, will not get a shelter, as anticipated so long. This sudden check on the progress be- ing made to that end has been brought about by the Arizona Mexican Mining & Smelling company having purchased the smeLter at Needles, which it eX- poets to have in operation within three months. The preliminary details have been completed, and the property Of the Fletcher Smelling company trans ferred to Dr. l.. D. Goodshall manag- ing director of the new company, who will make changes that will amount to practically building new plant. Con- tracts for part of the machinery have been let to the AIlis- Chalmers com pany, and arrangements are being made for the purchase of the balance. The equipment will include a modern mechanical roasting furnace which will handle the ores automatically. There will also be a complete sampling works. The arrangements will be such that the entire smelting and handling of ore will be by machinery from the time it is unloaded and delivered to the crusher. By the installing of a copper furnace it will be possible to handle
 
 In the territory tributary to the plant will be the whole of Mohave county; the district along the Colorado river, all easily accessible by water; all San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and all of the southern part of Lincoln county, Nevada, which includes .Searchlight and other mining districts. All the mines in these sections now ship to San Francisco, Salt Lake or Fl Paso at rates that are absolutely pro- hibitive as regards the lower grades of ere. It should make it possible to work all ores of as low as $10 per ton.
 By recent requirement of additional claims, the Crawford Gold Mining com pany of Clifton has fifteen promising locations, besides mill sites, and fully enough water to operate a good sized mill. The company will put large amount of development work on the group and open ore veins as rapidly as possible.
 The machinery and full equipment on the site of the Copper Glade mine at Bisbee has been removed and the property abandoned. The mine was financed about three years ago for a considerable sum of working capital and quite a lot of stock was sold, but the mine did not meet expectations in the production of ore, and it was re- gently decided to let it go. Work may be resumed on other parts of the group. N. l.. Jenkins, superintendent of the Home Copper company, at Clifton, mas broken into large body of native cop per in one of his underground work ings of the mines. MT. Jenkins is one | of Arizona's old-time and well-inform- ! ed miners.