The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-12-29
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

moved to Arcadia and IL now occu,
plying one of r. e. Whidden's cot
tages in North Arcadia. Mr.. LIANT
has bought property north of town
which he will improve at once and
set out an orange grove.
Mrs. R. E. Brown was the happy
recipient of a large we'll filled box
from her homei in Virginia this week,
among the many good things in the
box was full grown Santa Claus
stocking filled to OVERLOOKING with
nuts and other good things.
Mrs. Vanderberg, guest of the
Arcadia House, received many val,
liable presents during Christmas but
the one she values most is a large
negro doll, as black as the prover-
bal lace of spades" whom she has
named Handsome Black Alexan.
der
The Arcadia Music House has for
the present located at Dishong 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. If
j. II. Howell and wife of Phos-
phoria, after spending Christmas
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 7.
Howell of Pine Level, left Wednes-
day for their home. Mr.. Howell is
the efficient bookkeeper for the Prai,
RTE Pebble Phosphate Co; at Phos>
phoria.
The old reliable Ludden & Bates
Southern Music House now have
their branch store open at Arcadia
and will put in a complete stock of
pianos, organs and musical instru-
ments OF all kinds. Address all or.
ders to Ludden Il Bates Southern
Music House, Arcadia, Fla.
Capt. w. H, johnson, of Punta
Gorda. Deputy Grand Master for
District No. 81, F. & A. NJ, was in
the city Wednesday. He will pay
Peace River Lodge No. sc, f. & A. !
NJ, an official visit next week, at
which time the officers for the en-
suing year will be installed.
w. A. Johnson, Jr., and Wesley
Lanier, two of Fort Ogden's leading
citizens, we're in the city Wednes,
day. They came up to have a tussle
with the Masonic goat, and from the
woobegone expression on their couns
tenances they were evidently dread
ing to tackle the "fiery and untamed
Iteed.
Phoenix-like, the "Old Reliable"
has risen from the ashes, shaken the
finders out of his hair and eyes, and
zone to work at the old site in the
New Arcadia Drug Store. Come and
ZEE him and get your winter supply
# drugs, medicines, etc. If you don't
want any, come aad see him any,
way. Ed Greene. If
John w. Burton returned homo
tuesday morning, after a pleasant !
rip of several weeks spent in New {
York and Washington. While in (;
he called on Teddy" /,
or whom he formed a very strong
king and seems to regret very
nuch thot Teddy" is net a demo-
rat. i
Mrs. p. w. Meadow, of Punta
iorda, accompanied by her father, 7
ir. Terrill, Of Wisconsin, who il :
pending the winter with her, were
. the city Tuesday the guests of
lr. and Mrs. A. Roe. While here T
hey drove over to Pine Level to }
,ok at the magnificent orange grove
roperty owned by Mr.. MacAdow !,
lere.
Capt. S. A. Smoke, of Yale College, a
assed through Arcadia last week.
apt. Smoke is looking after his /,
rye property interests in DeSoto
Iunty and will spend some time in
le woods on camp hunt before rt- "
lrning to bis duties at Yale. Cart.
moke is Florida boy and we are n
roud of his success, and his friends j
DeSoto will be glad TO see him re-
lrn TO US and make this his perma
'nt home. .,
The Arcadia Board of Trade has
that the city shall be re &
lilt az nearly freproof az possible.
I'd If organizing a etock company
noDR the citiz ms for the manu-
cture of cement building blocks.
le stock has been subscribed by the
al business men. Plans have been