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FoRT MYERS, FLA, Oct. Is, 1906
To the Business Men of Florida,
Ruou,;vo tLot tbo h,,e;uaee ,,h,,

FORT MYERS, FLA, Oct. Is, 1906
TO the Business Men of Florida;
Knowing that the business men
of a town or community are a
potent factor in molding the
opinion Of their trade and the
public generally, the Boardv Of
Trade of Fort Myers, composed of
eighty-two members, at a meeting
held October 8, 1906, decided to
put before you our relation to ard
interest in draiuage-the great
question which is now agitating
the people of our fair state. We
beg your kind consideration of the
matter which we present to YOU
Friends, harken to the appeal
contained herein. On account of
the devastating overhows from
which we have suffered the past
few years we do not ask financial
assistance but we DO ask your CO
operation in the adoption of this
drainage amendment. The people
of Lee county are unanimous for
it, reports to the contrary notwith-
standing. We are the ones who
pay this special tax and we only
ask that you permit us to tax our
selves to protect our interests
Bear in mind that this does not
cost you one cent, it falls solely
upon us.
With our helpless condition IN
your minds eye, kindly read the
enclosed circular, think seriously
of our precarious situation and
when you go to the polls Tuesday,
| November 6, cast a ballot that will
forever relieve us from this annual
menace which does now and will
ever threaten us until Lake
Okeechobee is brought nearer the
oceans level.
Respectfully,
Fort MYERS BOARD or TRADE
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Ladies, Friday Musicale.

The Ladies' Friday Musicale
met with Mrs, c. Y. Crawford
Friday afternoon, October 10th,
1906. Fifteen members present.
The following program was de-
lightfully rendered:
instrumental Solo, Loves Amen, Eaton
Mrs. R. E. Brown
Vocal Solo, Somewhere, chas. K Harris
Mrs. ]. N. HolIingsworth
instrumental Solo, Danceof the Brownies
T.. X. Kamnnan. .......,....'''''
Mrs. w. II. Seward
instrumental Solo, Ballad of a Summer
Day, r. Kellogg .......,r...-'''''
Mrs. J. II. Treadwell
Vocal Solo, violets, Ellen Wright.,n..'
Mrs. d. L. McSwain
instrumental Solo, Alpine Glow, Meyer
Mrs. B. P. Robertson
Instrumental Solo, yellow JonquIls'
Paul r Johanning ..,,.....''.,'..,
Mrs. r. L. whiddeu
Instrumental Solo, Flower Song, Gustav
LANCE, op. 39.,.,.....'.,''..''.s
Mrs. c. Y. Crawford
The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Carl Hayman.
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Great Jacksonville Carnival.

The Jacksonville Carnival will
begin Monday, November Sth and
closes Saturday night, November
10th. The plans for this years
Carnival make it one Of the great
est amusement events in the entire
country. The various attractions,
shows, etc, originally cost It is
estimated, over two million dollars.
They cost the Carnival Association
over $4,000 for the one week.
All the railroads are offering aone-
half fare rate. 1t is estimated fifty
thousand people will attend The
New York Hippodrome attractions
are worth going thousands of miles
to see, and can be seen In the
south only at the Jacksonville
Carnival next week.
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A CUTTING SCRAPE
OUR READERS REFERRED TO
THE TRIBUNE FOR FACTS.

Owing to the enterprise of the
Tampa Tribune, which is always
foremost in getting the news it is
not necessary for us to give the
details of a cutting scrape which
occurred on the banks Of Peace
River, while a posse Of deputies
were guarding negro rapist who
had been taken there in anticipation
of raid on the Jail The negro
still lives but will attempt no more
rapes.
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Mrs. R. L. HolzendOrf. who has
been spending a few weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Vernon clyatt,
has returned to her home at
Holzendorf.
VIM. Crouch, Of Punta Gorda'
is General Cilchrist's agent tor
getting up Desoto's exhibit for the
fair
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
II. 4. Whdden is III again ana
trust she will soon recover
The new buildings going up IN
Arcadia are beginning 70 show up
well.
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from Mayors Court, judgment
reversed, costs to City

reversed costs to City
James Kitchen VS. City of Area
dia, appeal from Mayors Court,
judgment reversed, costs to City.
State VS. John and Henry Cow
art, grand larceny, tried BY jury
and convicted.
Following is the petit jury for
this week. +. N. Brown, Z. d.
Willis, Samuel Boole, G. w. Gate
wood, T. F. Williams, A. S. John
son, f. F. Waldrop, w. H. Kay
ton, Daniel Coker, ]. w. Collins,
Tom Peterson, A. B. Robertson.
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News of the Week
In DeSOtO County
As Reported by The Champions
Excellent Corps Of Correspondents
"a Resume Of Current Events 3
BrownviIle Items.

BrOwnville Items.
Brownville the land Of the
orange and the home of the trucker
Our packing houses are running
with full time and every thing is
astir. There will he $4,000 boxes
of oranges shipped from here this
season. 10000 last year The
writer was in Arcadia last week
and it reminded him of the fall of
the year in Mississippi. Every
body got a move oil them. II the
people of South Florida keep up
the push and energy throughout
the year they exert during the
orange gathering season what a
paradise South Florida would Der
We need the competition of the
c. H. & N. Ry. This will bying
the A. c. L. folks to their senses.
The service is simply terrific
We are glad to hear that some
citizens down there did their duty
last night, (Friday). That's the
way boys it beats swinging them
to a limb. Hurrah for Arcadia
Our village continues to grow.
Labor is in great demand. Labor
is in great demand Our school
is flourishing and bids fair to run
nine months. Come to Brown
willie, build your homes where you
can educate your children. Fine
water and as healthy locality as
can be found sound Of the Allegan-
neighies.
Toe Thomas, Of near Ocaia, was
visiting a friend in our midst last
week. Come again Joe providing
YOU don't take any Of the fair sex
away with you.
Mrs. j, S. Hollingsworth re-
turned a few days since from a
month s visit to her daughter Mrs.
Sid Pearce, of 1T. passenger.
Sorry to learn that she has been
quite unwell. Hope she will soon
be herself again.
Mrs. J. H. Owen and. children
are visiting her sister in Fl. Myers
Miss Edna Hollingsworth ac-
companied her.
Orange buyers are on our streets
every day
We are glad to report that 5. ".
Daniels and his sister, who have
been seriously i'll for several weeks
are on the road to recovery.
A. S. Waldron has treated his
family to a new horse and buggy
Miss Leslie Hollingsworth IS
spending several days with friends
in Arcadia.
Miss Jessie Ellis has been help
ing her father revise the regis
tration list in Arcadia. Isn't 1t
nice to have such girl.
ID. S. Williams has bought an
other horse and wagon SO he has
a double team.
The Orr residence is finished
and ready for occupancy but the
Captain says he hates to give up
his old cabin. The truth OF It IS
we think he does not want to move
in by himself.
MUD SPLAsHER.
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One of the most brilliant and
memorable special days Of the
coming State Fair will be Veterans
Day, for which November 22 has
been designated. On this occasion
the Third Florida Brigade, with
Sons of Veterans and Daughters of
the confederacy, will hold their
annual reunion, which has for
several years proved so enjoyable
and successful. AT the same time
the Grand Army Veterans of Flor
ida will meet and the old Con-
feds and "Yanks" will march
through the streets of the city,
arm in arm, together, making .
scene beautiful to look upon. In
short, the Confederate reunion will
be in the nature Of Grey and
Blue" reunion.
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Presbyterian Church.

Rev. II. Keigwin Stated Supply.
Services first and third Sundays
in each month.
Sunday School 10 a. m.
Evening services will begin at
7 O clock instead of 1880 as hereto
fore.
Subject of morning discourse,
Soul Winning; evening, Salvation
illustrated.
A meeting of the members and
adherents of the church will be
held at the close of the morning
service to arrange for the dedl-
cation on the third Sunday OF the
month.
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So great has been the demand
for exhibit space at the Florida
Stale Fair to be held at Tampa,
November IA to l9, that the cree
ton of several new buildings has
been found to be necessary, and
practically every building now
standing ON the grounds will have
to be enlarged and extended The
capacity for livestock and poultry
will have TO be more than doubled,
and the same is the case in almost
every department of exhibition. II
IS now more than ever evident that
the Fair will be a much grander
success than that Of last year,
which eclipsed anyl fair ever held
n the South before Each mani
also makes it evident that the at
tendance Of home-seekers from
other states is going to be double
that of last year, and active prepar-
atoms are now under way for ac'
conimodating the crowds.
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Rnard d Trade on Dralnage.

The following circular letter was
sent out by the Ft. Myers Board OF
Trade together with map Of the
drainage district indian explanation
Of how drainage was to be &C.
complished:
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Court is still in session and will
probably last into next week.
The grand jury finished their
labors Wednesday We regret not
being able to give their presents
ment in this issue. 1t will appear
next week.
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We understand that the brick
business house being erected tor
n. L. Jones next the bakery IS TO
be used for an automobile and
bicycle store,
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THE CIRCUIT COURT
oMpL eTE REPORT OF BUsI-
NESS TRANSACTED.

Court met at the Court House,
lrcadia, Oct. 20, 1906, Judge J.
Wall presiding, States Attorney
4 S. Phillips at his post, and the
edff, clerk, and stndry members
the bar in attendance.
The grand jury was composed Of
4 W. Langford, foreman, o. Fl.
brker. Sec, w. B. Beeson, G. H.
ayman, Henry Futch, H. G.
bhnson, James Carlton, A. c. Adj
son, R. L. cowart, A. j. Stew
L. NJ. Richardson, B. F. Rob
rs, Carl Hayman, D. c. Bethea,
i P. Bass, R. L. Rowland, w B.
aterson, c. P. Lamb.
The petit jury for the first week
hs: J. w. Freeman, S. w. Con-
IN, ]. w. Johnson, James Ferrell,
4 !. Bates, P. B. Weaver j. II.
Dung, f. L. WaldroD, 7. L.
'ancock, c. c. Carlton, John P.
.endry, w, A. Stewart, John
sercer, Frank Waldron, Robt,
bmpbell, M. P. Gardner, K. Hig-
nbotham, q. H. Simmons.
The following cases have been
sposed Of.
State VS. Lock Addison, selling
uor, tried by jury, not guilty
IL. r, Smith vs. T. D. Powell and
4 w. Payne, tried by jury, verdict
i plaintiff $3.50
Forester & Burton and M. l..
illiams for use of r. B. Camp
NJ VS. w. H. Hooker. tried by
~, verdict for plaintiff $692.30
First Nat Bank VS. F. Z. Parker,
30. R. Parker, tried by jury and
bind for plaintiff $4,000
NM. H. Blount VS. w. i. Hendry,
jury, verdict for plaintiff, SIPS
State vs. w. A. Roberts, plead
|ilty to selling liquor, 3 moths,
htence suspended during good
havior.
State VS. A. B. Kinsey, selling
uor, plead guilty, 3 months SEN
'hce suspended.
State VS. H. l.. Mobley, selling
uor, plead guilty, 3 months SEN
bee suspended during good be-
'vior.
State VS. Robt. Newberry, selling
uor, nolle pressed.
State VS. M. r Gill, Selling.
Iuor, plead guilty, $3.50 or 3 mos
State VS. Frank Carney and Bur
y Mason, grand Larceny, FIVE
ars in State pen, sentence sus-
'nded during good behavior.
State VS. Percy Roberts, selling
huor, SIS or 3 months.
State VS. Albert LeBearth, selling
buor, $40 or 80 days.
State VS. Geo. Smith, selling
buor, six months, sentence sus-
ended.
State VS. Thos, Summeralls, lar
fny tried by jury, mistrial-
otate VS. Joe Arnold, aggIdVa'Su
|sault, tried by jury, guilty, hard
bor for three months.
State VS. Will Martin, selling
puor, tried by jury guilty, SEN
fnce suspended.
State VS. Tom Furgeson, assault
'ith intent to murder, two years
state pen
State vs. Geo, Peterson assault
Ilth intent 20 murder guilty two
Ears in state pen
State VS. Albert Gfilliou selling
'Quor three months, sentence sus'
ended
State IS ae Mhiddea selling
qpor, p
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By LOUIS
TRACY
Copyright. 1905. by
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q coat pocket. jerks picked it up.
Some curious marks and figures We're
punched into it's surface. After a hasty
glance he put it aside for more leisure
~ examination.
No weapon was visible. He could
form no estimate as to the cause of the
death of this poor unknown nor the
time since the tragedy had occurred.
jerks must have stood many min
utes before he perceived that the skel-
eton was headless. At first he imag-
ined that in rummaging about with the
stick he had disturbed the skull. But
the most minute search demonstrated
that it had gone-had been taken away.
in fact-for the plants which~so effectu-
ally screened the lighter bones would
not permit the skull to vanish.
Then the frOwn on the sailors face
became threatening, thunderous. He
recollected the rusty creese. Indistinct
memories CT strange tales of the China
sea crowded unbidden to his brain.
"Dyaks!" he growled fiercely. "a
ships officer. an Englishman probably,
murdered by head hunting Dyak pi-
rates."
If they came once they would come
again.
Five hundred yards away Iris Deane
was sleeping. He ought not to have
left her alone. And then. with the
devilish ingenuity of coincidence. n
revolver shot awole the echoes and
sent all manner of wild fowl hurting
through the trees with clamorous out
Cry.
Painting and wild eyed. jerks was at
the girls side in an inconceivably short
space of time. She was not beneath
the shelter of the grove. but on the
sands, gazing. paIlid in cheek and lip,
at the group of rocks on the edge of the
lagoon.
What is the matter?'' he gasped.
ooh, l don't know" she walled
brokenly. Il had dream. such a hor-
rible dream. You We're struggling with
some awful thing down there" She
pointed to the rocks
Il was not near the place." he said
laboriously. 1t cost him an effort to
breathe. His broad chest expanded
inches with each respiration.
Yes, yes, | understand. But
awoke and ran to save you. When
got here I saw something, a thing
with waving arms. and fired. It van
ished. and then you came. .s
s The sailor walked slowly to the
rocks. A fresh chip out of the stone
showed where the bullet struck. One
huge bowlder was wet. as if water had
bpp0 SDInshad over If He b.1to5 o,,,7
looked intently into the water. Not a
fish was to be seen. but small spirals
81 sand were eddying UP from the bot
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thick stemmed trunks.
Here is change of menu, at any
rate" he communed
Breaking thick branch off a poon
tree, he whitfield away the minor
stems. A strong stick was needful to
explore that leafy fastness thoroughly
A few cautious strides and vigorous
whacks with the stick laid bare the
cause of such prodigality in a soil COW
cred with drifted sand and Jumps of
black and white speckled coral. The
trees and bushes inclosed well-safe-
guarded, in fact, from being choked
with sand during the first gale that
blew.
Delighted with this discovery, more
precious than diamonds at the mo.
ment - for he doubted the ACCESSIBILITY
of existing on the water supply of the
pitcher plant-he knelt to peer into the
excavation. The We'll had been proper.
~ made. Ten feet down he could see
the reflection of his face. Expert hands
had tapped tie secret reservoir of the
island. BY stretching to the full ex-
tent of his arm he managed to plunge
the stick into the water Tasting the
drops, he found that they We're quite
sweet. The sand and porous rock pro
vided the best of filter beds.
He rose. well pleased. and noted that
on the opposite side the appearance
of the shrubs and tufts of long grass
indicated the existence OF Il grown over
path toward the cliff. He followed it,
wool l. inc w
the prospect beyond, when something
ratified and cracked beneath his feet
Looking down, he was Mortified to find
he was trampling on Il skeleton.
Had Il venomouS snake coiled its glis-
tening folds around his leg he would
not have been more startled. But this
man OF iroa nerve soon recovered Re
frowned deeply after the first involun-
tary heart throb.
With the stick he cleared away the
underground and revealed the skeleton
of 4 man. The bones were big ana
strong but ozidized by the action of
the air. jerks had injured the left
tibia by his tread. but three fractured
ribs and Il smashed shoulder blade told
some terrible unwritten story
Beneath the mournful relics were
fragments of decayed cloth. 1t was
blue serge. Lying about were a few
blackened objects. brass buttons mark
ed with an anchor. The dead mans
boots were in the best state of preser-
walton. bur the leather had shrunk, and
the nails rrotrudei like fangs.
A rllG- rpal-ntI-rifa 10 rb1-a on.J
on the left breast of the skeleton rest
ed a round piece Of tin, the top of a
canister. which might. haye- rsposed n
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the note of distrust, in his voice. But
the carpet of sand and leaves ON which
she 10y was very seductive. Her eyes
closed. She nestled into comforta
BILE position and slept.
The man moved the revolver out OF
harms way to a spot where she must
see it instantly, pulled his sou'westel
well over his eyes and walked of
quietly.
They We're flung ashore on the north
west side of the island. Except fol
the cove formed by the coral reef, will
its mysterious palm tree growing ap
parently in the midst of the waves, tn,
shape of the coast was roughly thai
of the concave side of q bow, the two
visible extremities being about three
quarters of mile apart.
He guessed by the way in which the
sea raced past these points that the
land did not extend beyond them. Be
hind him it rose steeply to q considcra
bic height. $50 or 200 feet In the cen
ter was the tallest hill, which seemed
to end abruptly toward the southwest
On the northeast side it was connect
ed with rocky promontory by ridge
of easy grade. The sailor turned to the
southwest as Offering the most likely
direction for rapid survey.
He was not surprised to find that
the hill terminated in sheer wall OF
rock, which stood out, ominOus and
massive, from the wealth of verdure
clothing the remainder Of the ridge
hn ,,,1 FOL
from it by a strip of ground not TWEEN
~ feet above the sea level in the high,
est part was another rock built emf
hence quite bare of trees. blackcncd by
the weather and SCARED in 4 manner
that attested the attacks of lightning.
The intervening belt was sparSely
dotted with trees, casuarinas, poon and
other woods he did not know, reSem
bling ebony and cedar. \ number OF
stumps slowed that the Ak had beer
at work ( not recently. He passed
into the ,.v.t and climbed a tree thai
offered easy access. AS lie expected
after rising few feet from the ground
his eyes encountered the solemn blue
line OF the sea. not half a mile distant
He descended and commenced Il sys
tematic search. Men had been here
Was there house? Would he sudden
IL encounter some hernSt Malay OF
Chinaman?
At the foot of the main cliff was 4
cluster of fruit bearing trecs-plan
tains, areca nuts and cocoa palms. \
couple of cinchonas caught his eye. In
one spot the underground was rank
and wildly green. The cassava. OF
tapioca plant, reared its high passion
flower leaves above the grass, and
some sage palms thrust aloft their
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and seven or eight feet high.

and seven or eight feet high.
At the farther end was collection OF
objects inviting prompt attention. Each
moment he could see with greater dis
tinctness. Kneeling on one side Of the
little pile, he discerned that on large
stone serving as a rude bench were
some tin utensils, some knives, sex
tant and a quantity of empty cartridge
cases. Between the stone and what
miner terms the "face" of the rock was
a four foot space. Here, half imbedded
in the sand which covered the floor,
were two pickaxes, a shovel, q sledge
hammer, a fine timber telling ak and
three crowbars.
In the darkest corner of the caves
extremity the "wall' appeared to be
very smooth. He prodded with the
stick. and there was a sharp clang Of
tin. He discovered six square kerosene
oil cases carefully stacked up. Three
were empty, one seemed to be half full,
and the contents of two were I'M
touched With almost feverish haste
he ascertained that the half filed tin
did really contain oil.
what find" he calculated aloud.
So far as he could judge, the cave
harbored no further surprises. Return
ing toward the exit, his boots dislodged
more empty cartridges from the sand.
They were shells adapted to revolver
of heavy caIiber At short distance
from the doorway they were present In
dozens.
THE remnants Of a fight" he
thought. THE man was attacked and
defended himself here. Not expecting
the arrival Of enemies, he provided no
store of food or water He was killed
while trying to reach the well, proba-
bly, at night
He wildly pictured the scene-a
brave, hardy European keeping at bay
a boat load of Dyak savages, enduring
manfully the agonies Of hunger, thirst,
perhaps wounds; then the siege, fol-
lowed by a wild effort to gain the life
giving well, the hiss of Malay parang
welded by a lurking foe and the last
despairing struggle before death came
He might be mistaken. Perchance
there was less dramatic explanation.
But he could not shake off his first i'm
pressions.
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11CROSS the parched bones lay
the stick discarded by jerks
I'M in his alarm. He picked it up
and resumed his progress
along the pathway. SO closely did he
now examine the ground that he hard
ly noted his direction. The track led
straight toward the wall Of rock. The
distance was not great-about forty
yards. At first the brushwood imped
ed him, but soon even this hindrance
disappeared, and a well defined passage
meandered through a belt of trees
some strong and lofty, others quite i'm
mature.
More bushes gathered at the foot OF
the cliff Behind them he could sec
the mouth Of cave. The six months
old growth of vegetation about the en-
trance gave clear indication as TO the
time which had elapsed since a human
foot last disturbed the solitude.
\ few vigorous blows with the stick
cleared away obstructing plants and
leafy branches. The sailor stopped and
looked into the cavern. for the opening
was barely five feet high. He per
ceived instantly that the excavation
was mans handiwork applied to "A
fault in the hard rock. a sort of nat
ural shaft existed, and this had beer
extended by manual labor. Beyond
the entrance the cave became more
lofty, Owing to its position with ref
eTenee to the sun at that hour jerks
imagined that sufficient light would
be obtainable when the tropical luxu
rance of foliage outside was dispensed
with.
at present the interior was dark
With the stick lie tapped the walls and
roof. = startled clUck and the rush OF
wings heraIded the flight of two birds
alarmed by the noise. Soon his eyes
more accustomed to the gloom, made
out that the place was about thirty
feet deem. ten feet wide in the center