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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29

The Swiss have not a perfect grasp
Of English grammar. Recently the fol
lowing advertisement appeared in an
English" guidebook published at
Berne: THE - hotel ls very favorite
resort OF people fond Of solitude and
rest. Those who are in search OF lone
illness are In veritable fact constantly
hocking to the - hotel from the fore
quarters Of this globe" Strange gem
tiemen viii to please not to dress for
dinner. etc, as this costume fiutters
the souls Of the maid folk and no work
is resulted. Humbly asked" Such isl
the announcement posted In the bed
rooms Of an inn In the Jura mountains
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
CHARGED
WITH KILLING
HER INFANT is WOMAN
OF Fl. MYERS
Hortense. Bedford Arrested Here aud
Taken to Lee County Jail-Crime Oc-
CURED about Two Weeks Ago-wIre of
Joe Britts Slayer.

Charged with murder of her infant,
Hortense Bedford, Of Fit. Myers, was
arrested here Wednesday.
Sheriff Tippins, of Lee county came
for her and the young woman was TAX
EN- to Fort Myers on the the noon train
Wednesday and placed in Jail there to
await trial.
Although calling herself Bedford
her right namo is Brandon, she being
the wife Of the man who killed Joe
Britt in this city about a year ago.
The child it said to have been born
about two weeks ago.
Neighbors living near the woman
heard her cries Of distress one night,
and two days later she left Fort Myers,
coming to Nocatee.
From there she came to Arcadia, and
found employment at T. X. Dishong's,
where she remained until her arrest.
A man, cleaning closet, found the
body of the baby, where it had been
thrown. The sleeves OF a shirtwaist
had been tied around its neck, evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose OF choking it to
death.
Investigation pointed to the Bodl-
ford woman and her mother as the
guilty persons, and the old woman was
arrested at Punta Gorda as accessory
to the crime.
When the Bedford woman was ar
rested here and told that her mother
was already in jail, she declared her
mother had "nothing to do with it,"
Questioned if it were her child, she
told Sheriff Freeman he would find out
all about it later, but refused to say
more
The woman is about 81 years old and
off airly good appearance. She seemed
quite self-possessed and took her ar
rest coolly.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
FORTNlGHTLY CLUB
Pleasant Liteary Evening with an In
structive Program.

Pleasant Liteary Evening with an In.
structive Program.
The Fortnightly Literary Club met
at the residence of Mrs. A. B. Williford
last Friday night, when the following
program was given:
instrumental solo-"Mountaln Stream
Miss Percy Fulks
Current Events-Rev. w ID. Turnkey.
Vocal solO-"september Day"-Mrs. T. B.
King
Paper-History OF Panama Canal-J. W.
Burton,
Vocal ELECTROMAGNETIC. d. W. Nc.
Swain.
Paper-Geography OF PanamA-C. @. Cholar.
Vocal solo-Mrs. J. n. Holllngsworth.
Vocal solo-"o, Dry Those Tears"-Mr. Sans.
The new meeting OF the club will be
held with the gentlemen members
residing at the Southern.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
BROWAVILLE.
Interesting budget of Personal and Local
Events Of Town.

Brownsville, Sept. 2e.-There has
been quite a change in the weather
for the past week
School is progressing nicely under
the able management of Prof. John
Carlton and his sister, Miss Maggie.
Mrs. w. w. Fulford spent Sunday
with relatives at F. Ogden.
Miss Hattie Cash spent Saturday
night and Sunday with friends in
Brownyille.
MIR. Jake Wey OF Arcadia, made a
business call in our town Monday.
The residence Of A. S. Waldron,
when finished, will add greatly to the
looks of our little town.
Judge Lawton of Arcadia, placed an
organ in the church at this place last
week which will be quite an addition
to the looks Of our new church.
AT the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Baldwin, on last Saturday evening, a
social was given in honor Of Miss Hat
tie Mae Cash, which was attended by a
large crowd all report pleasant eve
ming. Miss Cash returned to her home
in Charlotte Harbor Sunday. She ex-
poets to leave soon for Pleasant Grove,
where she has been assigned as teach
er at that school.
Quite a number Of our young folks
are expecting to attend the singing
convention at Bowling Green, next
Sunday.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
CASE OF MRS. MATHES
Who Was EnIoined from Teaching school
at Turkey Creek.


Who Was EnIolned From, reaching school
at Turkey Creek.
10 having been announced that an
injunction had been sued out against
Mrs. L. b. Mathes. one Of the plaintiffs
in the celebrated Stetson libel case. 70
prevent her teaching in the public
school at Turkey Greek, in Hillsbor-
ough county, and knowing that Major
Alex, st. Clair-Ahrams was Mrs. Math-
es' attorney inthe libel suit. the Jac, =
sonville Metropolis requested some
information from him IN regard TO the
trouble.
The major stated that while he was
not Mrs Mathes' attorney in this last
case, .he had been kept fully advised of
the whole proceedings. He declared
Mrs. Mathes had been subjected 10 a
most systematic bounding down and
persecution now for several months.
Detectives, he said, had been sent to
where she was earning living by
teaching in North Carr lima her letters
had been tempered with and efforts
had been made to stop her teaching
school in North Carolina. Owing 20
the illness of her husband the burden
OF supporting him, her children and
herself, was placed upon her. Their
home being near Turkey Creek, in
Hillsborough county, she sought TO
teach In the public school there, and
was Endorsed for the position by an
overwhelming majority OF the patrons
OF the school, and receiving teach
ers' certificate was appointed to teach
the school. As soon as this was known.
strenuous efforts were made to prevent
the lady earning a living. The detec-
tives renewed their work and certain.
OF the patrons Of the school we're in
duced to start an agitation against her.
Finally the county superintendent OF
schools suspended her certificate, but.
the State board promptly reversed his
action,
THE effort" said Major Abrams,
lis now being made by injunction to
prevent Mrs. Mathes earning a living.
II is not pretended that since the Stet-
son affair arose there has been the
slightest improperly in the life Of the
prosecuted lady. She is admittedly
one Of the best and most efficient
teachers in the State. Her husband is
absolutely invalided and is unable to
earn dollar for the support of his
family. Mrs. Mathes' only occupation
is that OF teacher; by her labor she
has to support herself. her husband
and their two children. Nothing more
unmanly has occurred in this State
than the persecution andl bounding
down OF Mrs. Mathes. Affidayits have
been made by persons not cognizant Of
single fact. but based solely on rumor
Of events, said to have transpircd sew
eral years ago"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29

Gardner, Sept. 26-Weather is grad
ually turning cooler now.
Ed. Hendry was visiting his sister,
Mrs. T. Fielder, few days last week.
Mrs. A. NJ. Cocker, OF Brownville, was
visiting relatives here last Monday.
Our community was shocked very
much to hear Of the sad death of Mrs.
B. L. Cline last Thursday. Her body
was brought up from Arcadia and in
tered in the cemetery last Friday.
The young folks was entertained by
an apron party given by Misses Berthe
and Fannie Cocker at the home Of their
parents on last Saturday evening,
every one present reported an enjoy
able time.
The Literary Society meets next
Friday night, every body is cordially
invited to attend.
Mrs. Addie McCorquodale made her
sister. of Arcadia a pleasant call last
Tuesday.
There will be given at the school
honse here, a festival for the benefit
of the church on next Friday night
week or October 6; every body is in
vited to attend,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
MONTHLY STRAWBERRIES
Law of Nature Coquered and Now Plant
Given to World,

Orange, N. j., Sept. 26.-Fresh
strawberries each month in the year
from the same plant is the latest won
der produced by Henry Joralemon, a
Hilton strawberry grower. Mr.. Joral-
mon, who recently returned from Cali
iornia, where he compared notes with
Burbank, the plant wizard, says his
new monthly bearing plant is practi-
cal, and may be successfully cultivated
by any one.
The ultimate result will be to place
fresh strawberries on the table at
Christmas as well as in June, all from
the same plant. IL was because he
wanted q certain hardy strawberry
plant to cross with his present plant
that he spent the summer In the West
and journeyed 1900 miles north OF
Seattle. II was In this chilly climate
that Mr. Joralemon found the plant be
sought.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
Orange Shipments.

All the packing houses, with the ex-
ception OF that Of Heard & Reynolds,
are now open and handling oranges
for market, and the latter house will
be open in few days.
The rainy weather has hampered the
shipments, otherwise many more cars
would have been forwarded this week,
Dry days however, will soon bring the
work to full swing.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
|ENSATION
IN TAMPA
lease OF TAMPA BAY
HOTEL SCANDAL
inday Globe of That city Prints Inter-
esting Account Of Manner in which
Public Ownership Is Made to Serve
Private Ends to the Injury Of Tax
payers.

According to the reports from Tampa
Concerning the lease OF the Tampa
Bay Hotel, the action of the board OF
public works Of that city seem to have
been to run things with "a high hand
their own interest
In the exposition made by the Tampa
Sunday Globe, a startling condition Of
municipal meretriciousness is shown.
The Globe says;
ION the 10th inst. the Board OF Pub
lie Works met and did some things that
the citizens Of this city will never con-
sent to or be satisfied with.
1.-TWO things The leasing OF the
Tampa Bay Hotel to Messrs LAUDER,
of St. Louis, and Stovall, of Tampa.
"And why9
Because the terms Of the lease are
unjust to the taxpayers of Tampa and
painfully ridiculous on their face.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars for
five years, the taxpayers to pay for
lighting the hotel.
There are 300 lights in the hotel
"Ar. Brown, the late manager of the
hotel, states that his lighting bill ran
from 1925 to $175 per week, and that he
watched the lights with view to econ
omy. Now, take Mr. Browns minimum
figures. They show $500 per mont for
lights, or $4,000 per year, or $50, 600 for
the life Of the lease-fvs years. In a
deal like this there is certainly a lack
Of good judgment and common sense.
"But to cap the climax, the board at
the same meeting sells the hotel light.
ing plant to the Tampa Electric Co.
for the paltry sum Of 5000.
1t would make the average man
sick to think Of such deal.
"This plant cost anywhere from SIS.
900 to $25 900, and was recently over
hauled by competent electrical engi-
neer, who says the plant is in good con-
dition, sn1 is worth today from 5000
to $4,000.
at would be not only serious mis-
take, but a dangerous experiment, to
detach this plant form the hotel prop
erty. To do so would throw the
matter OF lighting the hotel entirely
at the mercy of the Tampa Electric
Co. and the Tampa Gas Co.-one or
both. Neither one of these lighting
plants have any conscience or soul.
Now, can the taxpayer see an inch
from his nose? Peter o. Knight is at
torney for the Tampa Electric Co.,
Tampa Gas Co., Florida Brewing Co.,
the Tribune Publishing Co., the Board
OF Public Works, and, we understand
OF w. r. Fuller (& Co.., r. Mugge IL
wholesale liquor dealer, B. NJ. Bal
bontin is a wholesale liquor dealer,
W. R. Fuller is wholesale grocer.
s. ]. Drawdy is a retail grocer, and
the Tampa Electric Co. furnishes
lights and the Tribune publishes that
which is good for the syndicate.'"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
Fever at Pensacola.

During the first portion OF the week
many new caseS Of yellow fever were
reported at Pensacola, and the situa-
tion appeared quite discouraging to
the health authorities, but the list OF
new cases is now lessened, and condi-
tions seem more favorable.
The death rate is high, being % per
cent Of those stricken, and DR., Porter
complains that he is hampered in his
efforts BY lack Of corporation OF the
citizens.
IL looks now as II the infection would
prevail until frost.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
work for the shsriT..

Kissiinmee Gazette: Hereafter no
attendants from the State Insane Asy-
lum at Chattahoochee will be sent to
points in the State to secure patients
for that institution, supenntend-
ant Whitner said that he had been
instructed by the board OF commis-
sioners Of the State institutions not to
send for patients as II is the duty Of
the sheriff Of each county to deliver
the patient TO the asylum at the ex-
pense Of the county from which they
are committed. Heretofore il has
been the custom OF the asylum to send
attendants 70 various points In the
State for patients.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
BOWLING GREEN
Prosp ering as Ususi-BuiIding Houses.
Large School EnroIIment.

Large School Enrolment.
Bowling Green, Fla, Sept. 27.-Mr.
and Mrs. w. M. Giles are visiting rel
atives in South Carolina.
The cattlemen are gathering beef
cattle for shipment this week
The town is forging ahead. Three
new houses are in course Of construc-
ton and material has been bought for
the erection Of two more at once.
A few days ago d. Vostal, while in
the woods, noticed his bird dog make
a point" and upon investigation found
a rattlesnake. Mr.. Nestal now has the
snake skin stretched and hanging in
the hotel office. The reptile measured
Q feet.
t. r. Starke is erecting & handsome
residence on Ross avenue. NJ. R. Gill
is having the Ogg house remodeled.
Prof Price reports an enrolment OF
ITO scholars at school.
Mrs. w. r. Major has returned from
Winter Haven, having spent a week
very pleasantly there with relatives.
The packing houses are being pre-
pared for shipping season. This is a
large shipping point.
T. ]. Minor has returned to Fort
Meade, having about recovered from
his recent illness.
Gus Vogler is critically i'll ut this
writing.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
BIRTHDAY PARTY
or Lurene Carlton. at which Many Little
Tots Help Her Celebrate.

Tots Help Her Celebrate.
A happy party was given AZ the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Carlton Wednes-
day afternoon in honor OF the sixth
anniversary OF their daughter, Lurene.
Ice cream and other refreshments
were served, and the many little wish
tors enjoyed delightful afternoon.
Those present were:
Berthe Gore, SOPHIA Smith, Lillian
Wood, Maude Simmons. Nellie Ford
Catherine Fitzgerald, Neoma Morqus,
Frances Britt, Alger Smart, George
Smith, Richard Myers, Lillian Simmons,
Ruth Youmans, Winnie Thomas, Arch
ibald Smith, Ruth Holmer, Charlotte
Seward, Winda Wey.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29

The following story is told OF a one
time Pennsylvania legislature.
The session was about to expire. In
accordance with the usual custom, tho
chair was occupied by rapid worker.
who was deaf to objections ana bind
to objectors. His name was Alexander
Mcclure. Under his able management
the bills were going through at a
lightning express rate when one meas
ure was reached that was pnrtsculariy
obnoxious TO a noisy minority Utter
~ oblivious TO the demonstration. Mr.
Mcclure declared that the bin bad
passed. Over In one corner OF the leg.
isiatIve chamber one member was cspe-
cially voclferous He would nol bel
Quieted, and Mr.. Mcclure was hnaIlx|
compelled 70 notice him for Tue sake
OF peace.
For what purpose does the HtntIe.|
man riser asked tie chair.
Il want to ofrer an amendment "a
the BILL" was the reply
TOO late.r said N< HcCInrt win
out q smile HOfffr II 10 TIE NEXT t|'.
The clerk win read
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
Take. Hors no rnmpa.

Tampa Times:-Mr. Albritton, Of
Lily, arrived on the outskirts Of the
city "Wednesday morning with fine
drove OF hogs from DeSoto County.
The hogs to the number Of 81 are all Of
improved stock and he is rapidly dis
posing OF them in the local market.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
BUSY MOCATEE
Much Interest in the Law and order
League-PersonAl Notes.


LsaRue-PersonAl Notes.
Nocatee, Sept. 27.-Miss Claudia
Carlton left Tuesday to go to DeLand,
where she will enter school.
Miss Kate Green spent Sunday at
her home in Pine Level.
Mrs. Donaldson, OF Arcadia, was in
Nocatee Tuesday.
Mr.. and, Mrs. @. G. Carlton delight
fully entertained their friends with a
social at their home, two miles south
Of town, Monday evening.
Misses Donna and Nuell Collins re-
turned to Nocatee Wednesday after
pleasant visit OF several weeks with
their relatives and friends at their
home in Athens, Ala.
Mrs. P. H. Smith returned from
Punta Gorda Wednesday accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Murdoch, who
has had an attack Of dengue fever.
Mr.. A. j. Daugherty and family have
moved out to their new home three
miles west of Nocatee.
The friends OF Mrs. R. Musselwhite
received with regret the news of her
death, which occurred in Arcadia on
last Monday. The bereaved family
have our sincere sympathy.
Small shipments Of oranges are being
made from here this week.
AZ the Law and Order League next
Tuesday evening there will be quss-
ton before the house, Resolved,
That the progress Of our country ia
due more 70 the efforts Of its great
men than its good women" Everybody
Interested In this kind Of work lie cor
daily invited to be- present. The so
ciesy promises 10 be success and
every one should avail themselves Of
the opportunity @ take part.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
HELP THE ORpHANAGE.
People of Florida Asked to Aid a worthy
Charity.

The first Saturday in October is Or
phanage Day. By this we mean that
we ask the people Of Florida, and es-
pecially the Baptists of the State, that
they will put in that day in work and
give the earnings TO the 0rphanage at
Arcadia. This could be made day
OF great help and blessing to u.s. Is It
true that some will not think enough
of the Importance Of the matter TO
send us the earnings Of one day. II
observed by everyone desiring to do
good. that day would bring US humid
reds Of dollars. Two things Eve are
sure OF, one is; we need III the other
is, you can't invest In anything better.
Even many Sunday school children
might earn something on that day es-
pecially to send to us to help In this
work, and make the day joyful one
to themselves because they were help
ing to care for the orphan.
Please remember the first Saturday
in October, and make IL day Of help
and blessing to the Florida Baptist Or
phange. B. M. BnAx,
Arcadia, Fla, Sept. %. Supt.
.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
GARDNER GOSSIP
Our Energetic Reporters send Interest
ing Letters o T Live happenings.

ing Letters of Live happenings.
Sept. 27.-Little Bailey Albritton,
age 10 years, died at the home of his
sister, Mrs J. T. Harrison, at 5 O. clock
a. m. Monday. He leaves many rela-
tives, and host of friends to mourn
his death. His body was carried to
Lily the home of the deceased, for
burial Sincere sympathy is extende d
to the bereaved parents and loved
ones.
Holl p. Johnson, contracted to pack
Allen Roberts fruit, will commence
work about the last of this week.
Hutto Durrance passed through
Gardner, enroute to Tampa, where
he expects to take position in express
office.
Miss Jennie Darlton spent Sunday
with relatives in zolfo, returning Sun
day night.
Bryant McCorquodale failed to make
his Sunday visit at this place.
An ice cream supper was given at
the home of Mrs. Dan Coker, on Satur-
day night, all:present report a good
time.
Miss Piney Moore of Brownville,
was mingling with friends in this
place Sunday.
Bryant and Arch Hampton, Thomas
and Harmon Cocker and Yves Stevens
have gone out to the lakes, on a two
wrecks camp hunt.
H. p. Johnson has recently beauti-
fled his palatial residence by fencing
with wire.
T. @. Boggess, proprietor of the
Gardner House, has enclosed his place
with the Pittsburgh fencing.
Quite number of Gardnerites an
ticipate a pleasant day at Bowling
Green. They expect to show the peo-
pie of DeSoto County how to sing, at
the singing convention which is to be
at that place.
Jot Cocker was pleasant caller at
this place Sunday.
We are having extremely hot wealth
or now, but the soil was cooled of by
q pleasant little shower Tuesday.
Detective L. B. Bryant of the A. G.
r. r., was doing bust ness here
last week.
Miss Grace Stephens was shaking
hands through the car windows Sum-
lay afternoon, with her old school
mates the Misses Boggess.
D. L. Cocker, our post master, went
% Tampa last week and brought back
With him beaut ful wife, Mr., Cocker
ays that he has got the most beautiful
wife in Florida,
DR.. McSwain came up on 80 o. clock
rain Sunday a. m. and assisted DR..
Moore in an operation.
Quite a number are on the sick list
his week. Dr. Moore has had several
alls recently.
Mr.. Durrance was stopping at the
iardner House Wednesday.
II. p. johnson has recently sold out
lis stables to Mr.. Hampton.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29
school Opens Monday.

The public school will open Monday,
and it is desirable that a full attend
ance be present the first day that
the opening be under as favorabl lie
auspi ces as possible.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-09-29

The city election occurred Monday,
about 20 votes being cast. Mayor
Platt took up the reins OF the city gov
eminent on Tuesday.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-15
Two of the Members Are Out Of
the City.
Very Little More Street Work 10 BE
Done This Year by the City
Authorities.
MIR. ELLIOTT Is EXONERATED.

No meeting of the board of public
works will be held this afte noon
because there is not a majority of
the board in the city. Mr.. 4. p.
Noble, president OF the board. stated
this morning that as Capt. S. A. Fow-
Ter and Mr.. John RinkSf, the other
two members, were abssnt from the
CITY, it would be impossible to hold
a session.
Mr.. Rinkleff has gone to Caao to
attend the meeting of the Ohio VAL
ley Improvement association, which
viii be I'M session there for three
days, but he will likely return in the
morning and Capt Fowler. who is on
his bridal trip, will also likely be
home soon. He and his bride are ex-
pected to return tonight.
President Noble said that there
was nothing of importance to come
up. He said that no street contracts
were to be let. as an the street work
for this year had been contracted for.
the board not desiring to Go any
further Improvements on the streets
before next spring OF course the
work now in progress will be finished
If the wes ther permits.
Third street to Fourth on Broad
is still incomplete because the con-
tractors have not yet received the
brick to finish the job. Mr.. Noble
stated that he had been informed
that there are enough brick on the
way to finish the work and they
would be here in a few days, when
the contractors would at once renew
work. 1t can be completed in a few
days, when the thoroughfare will be
inspected and If found all right viii
be- accepted and the entire street
Will be open to traffic. AT present
only part of it is OPEN
The matter of Street Inspector AL
ONO Elliott hauling brick in one of
the city's wagons. which Councilman
Agnew had asked the council to in
vestigats, has been looked into by
President Noble and he says. that
Mr.. E3,iott simply hauled the brick
in one of the city's wagons because
at the time he could find no other
wagon to do the work and that Mr..
Slliott paid the city $50 for the use
of it. The matter will now be drop
ped, Mr.. Elliott being completely ex-
onorated.