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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
Ring or Anti-Ring

II /, now in the hands OF the voters
to say whether it is ring or anti-ring
rule in the territory now DcSoto
County Notwithstanding the fact
that the people have spoken in un-
mi-takablc terms on the division qucs-
ton being nearly two to one against
division. still Editor Jordan clings to
hi, division plank II he is elected,
and he succeeds in dividing the coun-
ty contrary to the expressed will Of
the people, we will see Rings in abso-
lutte control Of the three respective
counties.
Punta Gorda has now more than one
hundred majority over her whole
county. Arcadia nearly two hundred
and Wauchua at her present rate Of
growth will equal all Of the rest Of
her county. What are you going to
do about it? VIII you sit at home
and allow the opportunity to pass, or
will you come out and vote and work
for the anti-diyision candidates, and
and thus leave it in our hands to con
troll rings and ring politics.
Think it over; and do not let per
soual animosity lead you into a mis-
..,t, L.. .,,.Ii.L ,,,,, ,,iIt pi1rC ~ bpyoud
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
WHEN

THE people viii get fair share OF
their toll
When projections no longer graft.
The farmers will profit from tlIling
the soil
When projections no longer q graft
tn, trusts VIII walk straight aud have
to tote fair
The Standard oil stock have less
moisture per share,
And lawmakers will have q good
chance to act fair
When projections mo- longer a graft
The men who produce viii have a
good chance
When prutcctiou's no longer graft
Thcrc1I he fewer schemes Of the
higher tiuaucr
When projections no longer a graft
There will be- fcwcry11cal, under
guisc of the law
Coal barous ANA such viii be- forced
mp TO taw,
When protcc;lou's no longer a graft
Good laws then our congress can
quickly enact,
When projections no longer a graft
Committees by selfish men can not
be packed
When projections no longer a graft
Every man viii be given a fair start
In the race.
Nobody be showed into third or fourth
place.
And merit, not Doodle, viii settle each
case.
When projections no longer graft.
Exchange.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
CITIZENS OF ARCGDA WANT
TO KNOW.

The City Council OF Arcadia at its
call meeting on Wednesday night, re-
jcctcd the proposition OF the Electric
Light Co. to pump the city supply of
water,such action should require some
explanation in as much as the mass
meeting OF citizens held recently on
call Of Mayor, voted almost unani-
mously a resolution, recommending
to the City Council that they make
the contract.
By this act the Council compels the
Trustees TO put up a boiler house and
boiler and this necessitates the re-
calling OF contract for four inch mains
that was to supply the new school
building and that part of town ada
cent The council had the estimate Of
the city engineer in their hands show
ing that the city would save enough in
two years by making the contract to
put in this boiler and boiler-house out
Of the profits, the city under the con-
tract has the right to discontinue the
contract on six months notice, and
could thereby have availed Themselves
Of the opportunity of having their
supply pumped at a profit during the
years OF small consumption, whereas
it is an absolute impossibility for them
to make anything out of the water
works for years pumping the water
themselves.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
\ DOZEN DONT'S.


Don't s.i af'"ll" "''''"- '"r 'n'
world To pay you 'h'I'''''G u OWES
you.
Don't waste on the family dos lh"
carcssrs that your children are pining
for.
D,p.t forget that you were once
voung.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
NATHAN DANIELS KILLED by
WOMAN.
WOMAN.

ON sunday night the eth, at Hun,
mans stabbed Nathan Daniels, negro
man, with knife which wound re-
suited in his death, Monday at this
place The murderer WAS placed in
Jail to await trial at the next term Of
the circuit court.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
REV. JOSEPH IsMGEL DUR
RANCE.

our community was suddrnrl last
week when thc report was circulated
that the above named man was dead.
lie had been q minister In the Mrtho-
dist and BAPTIST churches respectively,
for about twenty years. and at the
age Of furty~iN. while iu the prime Of
life. and in the midst of useful
career the Lord called him M higher
our God honurS those who honor
him, ana the good man dies well.
Your reporter was Informed that
this brother died Of nervous proStra-
ton in the Sew Hope settlement near
Iolfo.
The intermcut took place last Fri
day in the old family hurying ground
at Plsgah, two miles from Bowling
Green, Rev. T.. j. lIurdce. pastor uf
the Methodist church at Wnuchula,
assisted by Rev. Hancock, Of Fort
Meade, officiating.
Deceased leaves devoted wife,
five sons, four daughters. two grand
children. and o host of friends to
mourn his departure
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01


county and now few weeks LATER
We ind him Topped completely over
ana supporting his former opponent,
Mr.. Jordan, who was brought ont ami
nominated and is running ON a plat.
FORM th" sole purpose Of which is
to divide De Soto county the thing
which Hugh, few weeks ago. thought
was an outrage and an imposition uu
every tax payer and citizen Of the
county Why did Hugh change -o
suddenly, from one side To the other?
Some people will gIrSs others do not
have to. Mr.. Jordan left the small
counties In which he lived and came a.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
COUNTY IrDGE.s COURT.

The following two cases have been
disposed of this week in the County
Judges Court:
PIN Howard (Co). selling whlskey.
bound over to circuit court.
Leroy Sneads, carrying pistol not
concealed, without permission. plead
guilty, fined $500 and cost.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01

absolutely uwluug about this matter
until It was drought ont in this cam
paigu. second ! wish Ia say that /
do not own and have never owned am
acre of land upon which have not
paid taxes. should I be- blamed he.
cause % few individuals and % few land
companies owning land loo De Soto
county do not pay their taxes and
allow their lands to Dee sold for taNost
Can prevent this? Have the
power to prevent lt? Has any other
citizen, or have all the citizens " DE
Soto county the power to prevent it?
They have not the power
am informed that the condition Of
this mstur" land of which you have
heard so much is this That formerly
it was owned 10y land companies who
for many years considered it worthless
and would not pay the taxes assessed
against it, therefore for many years
il was sold for uoupaymcnt Of the
taxes assessed against il; in fact, itI
was sold 80 many times that tlc taxes
and cost which accumulated against
il amounted To- q great deal more rhau
for. \ few years ago some Of the
cattle men began buying pasture lands
on the open range, this forced others
TO buy In self defence, ana it was chen
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
County Division
ISION or COUNTIES HAS
NEVER BEEN KNOWN TO
BENEFIT TAN PAYERS.

b. Division of Counties is Usually
che Result of Rival Political Fac
lions Fighting Each Other. And the
Tax Payers are Those Who are
Made to Suffer.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-06-01
To the Voters
of DeSOtO County

| wish 10 thank you most heartily,
for the confidence manifested and the
support toudcrcd me I'm the primary
! held on May the 18th, and wish now
TO thank You In advance for any sup
| port you may render me In the primary
to he held ON the 18th Of June next
! 10 those voters and taxpayers who
are opposed to the division Of DE Soto
county, and who 50 manifested their
| Opposition 10y voting for Judge Coch.
ram wish to say that Judge Coch-
ran is my friend and neighhor, and had
he ran ahead of mo in the primary
which was held on the 18th ~ May,
he would not have had more loyal
supporter in the second primary than
myself, and my friends and supporters
would have supported him to a man.
| / heartily accord to every voter the
absolute privilege Of voting as his con
science, son and better judgement
may dictate: therefore wish to say
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county ami my entire interest is here,
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
PAfE ROLLS WERE
APPROVED BY
BOARDS
In Order that the City Employees
Might Have Money for Labor
Day Celebration.

Two meetings of city boards were held
late yesterday afternoon, being called for
the purpose of approving the city pay
rolls, that the various employees of the
city might receive their checks before
Labor Day. Both the Board of Safety
and Board Of Works met in special ses-
sion, and transacted no business with
the exception of approving the rolls.
The regular meetings Of the board
would have been held Monday, but as
the banks are to close on that day 1t
was decided to meet yesterday in order
to pay of the employees.
In the rush, however, the checks were
issued without the seal of the city being
placed upon them, and most OF them
were issued before it was noticed. Dur
ing the afternoon and night many en-
ployees cashed their checks at stores,
and as the banks will not receive them
In this shape, 1t will be necessary for
the holders to have the comptroller of
the city affix the seal before they are
presented for payment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
DEATH OF MRS.
LOUISE POLMAN
EXPIRED At HOME OF HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. JOHN
PFElFFER LAST NiGT.

Mrs. Louise Polman, an aged and high
~ respected lady, died last night at 10:45
o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John Pfeiffer at Anderson station on the
bay shore. The deceased had been i'll for
many weeks. and death was not unex-
pected.
The deceased had many friends in Pen
'sacola, where she had resided for the
past eighteen years, coming here from
Mobile. She had reached the age of
a years. and leaves large number of
relatives and friends to mourn her death.
The funeral cortege will move from
the home on the bay shore Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock to the German
Lutheran Church, where the services win
be conducted. The interment will be
made in st. Johns Cemetery.
The following gentlemen win act as
pall-bearers: ]. George White, ST., c.
Hartman, Sr.. r. H. Pfeiffer, j.
Kruger. H. Muller and Walter H White.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
COND|T|ONALLY
ACCEPTED
BRIDGE
County Commissioners will Pay
for Perdido Bridge If Bull
ders Give Bond.

The new steel bridge. which has just
been completed over the Perdido river,
and which was jointly built by Escam-
bia county. Florida, and Baldwin coun-
ty, Ala, has been conditionally accepted
by the County Commissioners of the two
counties. A joint meeting of the two
boards was held Friday at the bridge,
when it was given an inspection and the
report of Engineer futile heard.
The engineer reported that the bridge
had not been built according to con-
tract, inasmuch as some steel cylinders
had been omitted and were liable to play
an important part in the endurance OF
the structure.
The boards discussed the matter and
decided to accept the bridge provided
the Southern Bridge Company would give
a bond of $1,000 to indemnify the county
should the structure become injured
within two years. The bridge has been
building for many moths and cost about
$4,000
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
TERRORISM
IN RUSSIA
Greatly lntsnsifiss Hostility Of
Ruling Glasses Against
the Jews.
TWO NEW PARTIES LAUNCHED
WHOSE PRINCIPAL OBJECT is
EXCLUSION OF JEWS FROM ALL
POLITICAL ACTIVITY AND
MAKING THEM LEAVE.
BY Associated Press.

st. Petersburg Sept. 1.-The renew.
al CT terrorism on larger scale has
greatly intensified the hostility of the
ruling classes against the Jews, who
have long been regarded as the brains
OF the revolution, and it is believed
correspondingly diminishes the
chances of the Jews of obtaining
more than nominal enlargement of
their rights. Every official report of
assassination or crime emphasizes the
part played by the Jews
The week past saw the launching Of
two parties, the National" at St.
Petersburg and the Russian Popular
Party at Moscow. The principal plank,
in the platforms are the exclusion of
Jews from all political activity and
from service in the army. The Mos
cow organization fatty purposed to
rid the country of Jews by endorsing
the Zionist movement and urging the
government to assist in expatriating
the Jews.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
Whether or Not He Will Be in the
Race in 1908.
SAYS DEMOCRATS DO NOT NEED
A LEADER, BUT If THEY DO
HAVE ONE HE MUST BE UP
WITH THE TIMEs-PoLITIcIANs
TIMID AND FOLLOW WILL OF
PEOPLE.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Sept. Nv. J. Bryan
was the guest of the National Demo
cratic Club for twenty-three minutes
this afternoon when he was welcomed
|p several hundred members. He
was introduced by President Fox as
your next candidate for the presi-
|deRcy"
Responding Mr.. Bryan said thai
whether he would be the next can.
|didate was more than any one could
|say. A few months ago it looked as
|if be might be such candidate but
some of the morning papers had as
buried him that some of the persons
Who were for him then would not now
attempt to force the honor upon him.
BE said he must have the approval of
nnscience in whatever he did.
Every man." he said, must do his
wn thinking. A majority is not al
Mays right, but is presumed to be in
government and the only way for a
Pnan TO do who finds himself in the
minority is to fight for his ideas until
he wins a majority to mis- cause.
81 have no monopoly of thinking
for the democratic party. The demo
Gratis don't need a leader and no one
can become a leader until he is pop:
|Ular with the people. He may be
|r advance Of the times, but must
mot be behind.
IF the democrats want a leader.
they want one they can see without
boxing back.
Il don't care what the politicians
think II q knew what the people
want to-day / would know what the
politicians will want tomorrow. The
Politicians are timid and want to do
What the people DESIRE"
At the close of his address Mr..
Bryan left the club and started for
Newark, N. J.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
STATISTICS Of
THE PAST
WEEK
Record Of Marriages, Births and
Deaths During the Past
Seven Days.

The following is the record Of mar.
riages, births and deaths during the past
week. as recorded in the offices of the
city clerk and county Judge:
Marriages.
White-Philip L. v. Cosgrove and Myr-
tie Charles Norman, Homer III. Brown
and Lillian Dagmar GLADDEN., John T.
Owen and Lula Ward. Joseph w. Crab
tree and Minnie Fleming.
Colored-Richard Sanders and Nancy
Robinson. Edward Reed and Fannie
Townsend, Less Jackson and Minnie Lee
Crumpton, Jim Seprencer and Lucy Nor
rison.
Births.
white-To M. d. Merritt and wife, a
boy; to Avery Bell and wife, a boy;
to F. Fredericksen and wife, a girl;
to Ike Hirschman and wife, a girl: to
Albert Pourtlas and wife, girl; to John
T. Crooke and wife, a girl.
Colored-To Amos r. Williams and
wife, girl; to William Johnson and wife.
a boy; to Daniel Jones and wife, girl
white-Vivian Lucille Paulsen. 10 days.
(no cause given); Nancy Wolfe. sc
years, bronchitis; John F. Kehoe. "a
years, (no cause given); Elizabeth Louis
Pitts ,27 years (no cause given); Mrs.
Matte Preswitz. 40 years (no cause CIV
en): Florida Petersen, year (no cause
given).
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02

OF 81 DEGREES

Yesterdays maximum temperature was
81 degrees, according to the weather
bureau records, this being registered at
noon. The minimum was n degrees and
occurred at $50 m. Last year on the
same date the maximum was SO degrees
and the minimum IS degrees.
Observer Reed yesterday said in his
daily summary of weather conditions:
"a high pressure area occupies the
greater portion Of the country east of
the Mississippi river. being central in
the Lake Region and has caused a fall
in temperature from Michigan and Ohio
eastward to the Atlantic; pressure is
also high in North Pacific States. where
temperatures are lower; a depression of
considerable strength is central over
North Dakota and pressure is low south
ward to Mexico: temperatures have risen
in the Dakotas and Nebraska. There
have been generally light showers and
thunderstorms in scattered localities
throughout the East Gulf and South At
Iantic States, in Texas, Utah, Wyoming
in the Missouri Valley and upper Michi-
gan
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather with light variable winds In this
section tonight and Sunday"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
WORKMAN SAVED
BY FALLING
ON MULE

While the force of bricklayers was at
work yesterday putting up the front Of
the second story of the Watson, Parker
& Reese Co.'s building, one of the work.
men fell from the scaffolding, struck the
awning shed below and from there
bounced off to the street pavement. He
would probably have sustained serious
injuries had it not been that mule Git
may have been Maud) was standing be-
low, hitched to a dray, and he struck
squarely on the mules back and from
there landed gently on the ground. The
mule did not seem to mind the shock
very much and as the workman gathered
himself together and returned to his
work, the animal merely shook her head,
switched her short TAIL and continued to
gaze imperturbably into blank space as
though nothing had happened.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
odd FELLOWS TO
| CELEbRA TE
MONDAY
PALMETTO Beach to Be Scene Of
Big Event Preparations to
Handle Big Crowd.

Labor Day will be observed in this city
|A0hoay by grand picnic at Palmetto
(''ach by the local lodges OF Odd Eel
|Ows
all the stores will close at / o'clock
'U the day, and the laboring men gen.
'aly will enjoy the holiday
ureat preparations have been made
Palmetto Beach to have everyone en-
~ themselves. and a fine program OF
'nusements has been arranged. The
's'ure Of the day will be the acrobatic
f.noFmance by Bennie Durham and
"e' assisted by Willie Farine. This is
hrst opportunity Pensacolians have
W IN many years to see these celebrat-
scrobats, all natives Of this city, and
frowd. avn" Va"
,r ohg other features viii be q base
game between the Oreoles and
nueth Company team, of Barrancas,
s"hlhg races. sack races, climbing the
~ pole, pie-eating contests, and
other sports. Preparations have
rcwd. 'e ise
Ao,esnments will be served. including
uer sandwiches and other delica-
ana Will be in charge OF the Re-
terminal Company has arranged
rors extra cars on the line and the
|Onra WIZ ind good transportation ac-
E'e hour. wan " WI .
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
MAY INSTITUTE
CRIMINAL
ACTION
BY Associated Press

Philadelphia, Sept. las result
of investigations by Receiver Earle
into the affairs of the Real Estate
Trust Company, he to-day engaged At
torney John G. Johnson to give a lie.
gal opinion as to the responsibility
for the collapse of the bank. Upon
the attorneys findings depends the
question of suing the directors and
Earle says he will proceed against
any persons whom Johnson declares
liable.
''The deeper. l probe into the affair
of the company the worse I find
them" said Mr.. Earle to-day Con
ditions are in shockingly chaotic
state"
He said the question whether Grim
inal proceedings would be instituted
depends upon Attorney Johnson's re.
port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
MILTON PARTIES
ENGAGED IN FIGHT

News reached the city yesterday from
Milton of a fight between Manager
Charles Fubmall. of the telephone ex-
change there. and Lawyer Erwin, in
which the latter was seriously injured.
From what could be learned from the
telephone manager over the phone last
night the two had been joking at the
supper table, and Erwin took offense.
Later he followed Fubmall to the ex-
change. which is up stairs. and there
the fight occurred, the telephone mana
ger receiving a couple Of wounds from a
knife, and in turn throwing his antagon-
ist from the high balcony. Both re-
ceived very painful injuries.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
BAHIA HONDA IS
OCCUPIED BY
INSURGENTS
eycAssociated Press.

Havana, Sept. Three hundred
insurgents under General Campillo
and Campos Marquette the negro con.
gresham, to-day occupied Bahia Hon
da on the north coast of Havana prov
ince. More than fifty residents c;
the town have already joined the
band. This body does not interfere
with the property Of Americans or
other fore gners.
During the afternoon dispatches
were received announcing that 1ener-
al Castillo with four hundred men
had started from Moron in pursuit of
a band of insurgents who had crossed
the line froC1 the srcance OF Santa
Clara.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
SET FOR THE
BIG HORSE SHOW
September Al Decided Upon by Those IN
CAayge---D1any Fine Horses viii
"a Be Entered.

The Horse Show, Pensacola's first
effort along these lines, will occur
Friday afternoon, Sept. 81, and prepa-
lations for making the event the sue.
cess that DIS anticipated of it, are
under way with every prospect of a
glorious termination.
The work or organizing the com.
mittee Is at present demanding at
tentlon and in this much care is being
exercised, as it is the intention to
follow partly in the footsteps of other
cities and make of the Horse Show
a fashionable event. in which promi.
nent people Of the city will. take ar
interest
The park is to be placed in better
condition. the. thick growth of trees
alongside of the track being removed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-02
WALKED OUT OF
OPEN WINDOW
AND FELL A DISTANCE OF ABOUT
40 Feet. C. HURST BADLY
INJURED.

]. C. Hurst. who rooms in the two
story building at the corner of Main
and Palafox streets, walked through
az open window there this morning
about 2 O'clock, falling from the
second story to the pavement below.
GIis hip was broken in two places, a
bad injury inflicted on the head and
he was also badly bruised.
Mr.. Hurst awoke at an early hour
and started to the rear Of the house
He was only about half awake and
Thought he was passing through a
door when he walked through win
dow and fell about thirty feet. He
was taken to Marine Hospital