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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
NOCATEE.

Alex NJ. Page was visitor in AR
cadia last Thursday.
b. H. Welles went to Torrey on
business last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs w. G. Welles and
Master Ed lie Welles returned from
a short visit to Punta Gorda last
Thursday.
Ed Carney is attending circuit
court this week.
Mrs Florida Thomas was shop
ping IN Arcadia Saturday.
Messrs w. G.. and b. f. welles
made flying trip to Punta Gorda
last Saturday.
Misses Eva Dawson and Inez
Stroud spent Saturday in Arcadia.
Mrs. f.. A. Thomas and children
and Miss Donna Collins returned
last week from a pleasant stay of
three weeks on Sanibel leland
DR.. d. G. Barnett was in town
Sunday.
Rev. William Savage filled his
regular appointment at Ft. Meade
last Sunday.
Chas, Wamsley looked in on the
circuit court several days this week
and last.
A delightful basket supper was
given by Miss Donna Collins on
Tuesday evening Thooe present
enjoyed the music and the lunch
very much.
Misses Claudia Carlton and Coleus
Morley went to Arcadia Wednesday
for their regular instructions in
music.
Mr.. Musselwhite was a visitor IN
Aarcadia Wednesday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. T. j. Wellons were
called to Plant City Wednesday on
account Of the death of Mrs. Wei
Ions father.
Mrs. Levi McCullers of Arcadia
and Mrs. FINS Parker of Joshua
Creek we're the guests of Mrs. j. II.
Mathews Wednesday.
Sunday evening at Gas o'clock
Miss Brown and Mr.. George Van
colt we're united in marriage by
Judge J. B. Cochran. Miss Brown
is the daughter of Mr.. Brown, the
contractor. Mr.. Vancott is foreman
of the planning mill.
Mrs. Tom Dishong and Mrs. Hal.
mer of Arcadia we're the guests of
Mrs. Anderson on Wednesday.
Messrs w. g. Welles. Sid Carlton
and W. s. Morley started to Tampa
Sunday afternoon in Maj Welles'
new touring car. Several miles be-
yond Brownville they ran upon
stump and the machine was 30 badly
damaged that it had to be brought
in by team. The gentlemen caught
the north bound train and went on
to Tampa.
Richard King of Arcadia was a
caller here this week.
Ernest Dawson made a flying trip
TO Arcadia Sunday.
Mrs. w. G. Welles is visiting rela-
tlves IN Brownvile this week.
Q. w. Carlton of Tampa, who has
been visiting relatives here, returned
home last week.
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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
Mayors Court.

His Honor has had small audiences
at his matlnees this week, the follow.
ing visitors being registered:
r, l.. Cline. disorderly, So anu cost.
j. Ii. Jones, dIsorderly, s. and cost.
Fate Patterson, concealed weap-
ons, 81 and cost.
Cornelius Honors, disorderly, %
aud cost.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
Tomato Plants.

For sale, QUE million
Beauty, Paragon, Duke OF
Century aud Grown, frouJ
and on virgin soil; ready
10 March 1; 81 25 per !,
up 81 90; 1900 aud apt
with order. Also besireas
tato slips for sale. j.
tow, Fla.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
Real Estate Transfers.

]
The following is list of the trans
fers Of real estate that have occurred
the past week;
AN Chester to R 7 Daugherty,
" d, $75.
a Q Freeman to a w Gilchrist,
8 d $50.
Kissimmee Land Co. to George w.
Paisley, " d, IS 3S.
rs Knight to Vernon Clyatt, W d,
$1,000.
S Hollingsworth to B L Lambert,
" d, S25.
Saving ChillIcothe to Fred NJ How
ard W d, $1,000.
WE Robertson to Geo II Roundy,
W d, $27OO.
T Il Fielder to l. V Wick, W d, $3.50
W S Stetson to Edith Stetson, W
d, 500.
f S Perkins to Willye Stetson, W
d, 5000,
j T Talnin to s Simmons, W d, 81.
Chas w Shaw to j Il Mcintosh,
mort, $500.
Addie e Ellsworth to James w
Booth, W d, $225
Florida Commercial Co. to Jas w
Booth, W d. $112 so.
James w Booth to 8 p Cooper W
d, $3.50.
1 King ct al. to Geo holland, W
d, 81.
Consolidated Grocery Co. to H M
Craft ct al, 8 of m, -.
A Il Underhill to Moan Tomlinson,
" d, 81.
A S Watson to s H Thomas, W
d, 81.
Frank Albritton to Willie ] Will
Jams, W d, $500.
E E Altman to Frank Albritton, W
d, $500.
] "A Hendry to Granger, wd, 81.
A w Gilchrist to Samuel Boole, W
d, s45.
Jos Bell to o L Mason, W d, 81.
e L Richardson to L R Webb, W
d, $175.
Vernon Clyatt to T s Knight,
mort, $4OO.
JAS Ramsdell to Morgan Barns &
Co., W d, 5000
A Gilchrist to EN- Putnam, W
d, $3.50
Nancy Huckeby to E M Putnam,
W d, 1925.
JE Mcintosh to Chas w Shaw,
d, $1,000.
s J Roberts to j G Durrauce, W
d, -.
Annie Roberts to J G Durrance, W
d, 800.
wP Clifford to j G Durrance, "
d. $4,000.
w B Bryan to J G Durrance, ad,
$95.
Driggers to J G Durrance, W
d. $40.
SA Roberts to G Durrauce,
d, s5.
w r Altman to j G DurraLce,
d, $40
@ G Johanson to Alfred Roe. q
cd, 81.
State of Florida Con. Con. Co.,
patent.
JIG 81 w Dupree to G Durrance
and l Q Sauls, mort, 1900.
Q q Davis to Trustees Baptist Col,
800.
G Il Roundy to G s Hollingsworth,
mort, 1896
A w Gilchrist to George G Pearce,
W d. sos.
George F Brown to John D Riggs.
" d, SI6O.
sA Keen to ThOs K Deshong, d.
800.
Aw ailchris. to MI Dowless, W
d, 81.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
Licencse Issued.

10 the past week Judge j. D. Coch-
ran has Issued the following mar
riage licenses: g. w. Moye and Ma
we Moye, Geo. Edw. Van Colt aud
Lois Rrown. Mack GalIman and Iih-
nois Bailey (OoD, Jim Gillum aud
Carrie WIlkerson Ooh.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
IL it fails 20 cure. e w. Groves sig
nature on each box. 25c.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16
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All parties indepe grove,
Parker are kiudlyd groves.
and settle az the
the De5oto Bio
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-16

Pupils neither tardy nor absent for
two weeks.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

San Francisco April 18.-The heart
of San Francisco Is in ruins and only
a miracle can save the city from al
most total destruction.
A stupendous earthquake shattered
the city. Fire followed natures up
heavai and increased the damage a
thousandfold.
All day and into the night men have
fought losing battle with the flames,
and 1t looks as If the limit of human
resistance has been reached.
II will lie week before the roll OF
the dead is known. The earlier reports
of 1000 slain, which were thought
10 be exaggerated, are sadly admitted
to be underestimate, If anything.
The seriously injured will reach n
total of 5000, while $4,000 persons are
homeless.
The property loss at eight o'clock
Wednesday night was estimated at
5000, 600. 1t has grown since then
md is Increasing every hour.
Death Comes with Dawn.
The first shock, which lasted almost
FIVE minutes, and which started the
wrecking Of the city, came just at
daybreaK, and through day of ter
ror the people have fought, aided by
soldiers, to check the following flames
that have burned over ten square
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

performed by hremen and police
would fill a volume.
Night added to the horror. The sky
was illuminated in all directions. AS
the flames spread into the residence
districts people left their homes and
fed to the parks and squares.
The series of rather severe shocks
at seven o'clock further increased the
terror and many left homes that we're
not in danger.
Reaches Residence District.
At seven p. m the fire had swept
from the south side of the town across
Market street into the district called
the Western addition, and was burn
ing houses at Golden Gate avenue and
Octavia. This result was reached after
almost the entire southern district from
Ninth street to the eastern water front
had been converted into a blackened
waste. In this section were hundreds
of factries, wholesale houses and many
business firms. In addition to thou
sands of homes.
On the North side the fire was not
making such rapid Roadway in the
western addition, where there was
limited water supply available, and
the firemen made desperate efforts to
prevent the encroachments of the
devastation.
Loss May Never Be Known.
1t will be many days before the COM
plete story of the ruin wrought by the
double calamity Of earthquake and
fire that visited San Francisco will be
written, and then there will still re-
main untold countless tales Of pitt
full tragedy. The exact loss of life
will never be known, as hundreds of
unfortunates have been incinerated in
the flames which made the rescue Of
those buried under topping steeples
and falling walls impossible.
Supreme Court Is Homeless.
The Parrot building, in which were
located the chambers of the state SUI
preme court, the lower floors being de-
voted to an immense department store,
was ruined, though it's massive walls
were not all destroyed. A little fur
Their down Market street the Academy
of Sciences and the Jennie Flood
building and the History building
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

rived down town to patrol the city
streets The Thirteenth infantry, l.
600 strong, arrived from Angel Island
little later and went on patrol duty
at once. The soldiers have been or
dered to shoot down thieves caught in
the act of robbing the dead and to
guard with their lives the millions of
dollars worth of property, which has
been placed in the streets, that it may
escape the ravages of the flames. The
First California artillery, 200 strong.
two companies, have been detailed to
patrol duty on Ellis street. Two more
companies are patrolling Broadway in
the Italian section. The Ellis street
contingent of guardsmen is under the
command of Capt. G. A. Grattan. Capt.
William A. Miller is commanding the
forces on Broadway.
University Buildings Destroyed.
Reports from districts outside of San
Francisco indicate widespread dam
age San Jose, so miles south, lost
many buildings and from Is to 20
people were killed. The annex of the
Vendome hotel collapsed and fires
broke out. Stanford university and
Palo Alto suffered. At Stanford many
of the handsome buildings were demol-
ished and two people were killed. One
of them was Junius Robert Hanna, of
Bradford, Pa, and the other was Otto
Curtis, fireman.
The experience has been testimo-
NAL to the modern steel building. A
score of these structures were in
course of erection and not one of these
| suffered.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26
FACTS CONCERNING THE DEVASTATION AT GOLDEN
GATE. =

and death covers the coast for miles,
and the scenes in San Francisco are
being duplicated on a smaller scale in
half a dozen of the nearer cities.
Nothing remains to tell where the
Cliff house stood, and only the coast
lining of rugged rocks remains. The
death roll here is probably large.
Gen. Funston gave orders that loot
ers were to be shot at sight. Four
men detected in robbery were sum-
marty executed.
The Southern Pacific tracks are In
such condition that only a crippled
train service has been possible.
Falling walls pinned many victims
fast, ana they were compelled to suf-
fer untold agonies while flames crept
toward them.
Block and block of banking houses
are masses of red-hot ruin, and 1t will
be months before the money that was
housed in their valuable vaults can be
reached.
Sewers and water pipes were burst,
and 1t is feared that there will be an
epidemic of disease. Provisions were
solu at fancy prices and even water
Vended by the glass.
For the first time in the history Of
American disasters the newspapers
rease ed all efforts to gather news, be-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

cause by the time 1t could be gathered
there would be no way left of publish
ing it. Every newspaper plant in the
city was destroyed.
The $7,000,000 city hall was torn by
the earthquake, the steel-ribbed dome
stripped of its covering, and the en-
tire building wrecked.
Gen. Funston, in command of the
United States troops at the Preside,
declared the city under martial law,
and the troops and police are working
together to save life, protect property
and recover the dead.
Hundreds Dead at Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa is a total wreck and
there are 10000 homeless in the city.
The loss of life probably will reach
into the hundreds. The whole bust
ness portion of the city is tumbled
into ruins. Main street is piled on
either side many feet deep with
fallen buildings. Not one business
building is left intact. The four-story
courthouse is pile of broken ma.
sonry. What was not destroyed by
earthquake was swept by fire. The
citizens have fed to the fields and
hills to watch the destruction of the
city. The water system was de
stroyed by the earthquake.
Leland Stanford university, given
to the people by Mrs. Stanford in
memory of her son. was destroyed by
the seismic shock One renort from
Palo Alto says that only one of the
magnificent buildings remains stand
ing, while another report says thai
conditions are not quite as bad.
At Agnews an insane asylum con
tanning nearly 700 patients, collapsed
at the first shock. At nine O'Clock
125 dead had been removed from thu
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26


North OF Market, the district burned is
bounded by Market, Broadway, the
water front and Sansome.
Thirty Thousand Houses Wrecked.
Thirty thousand houses were either
partially or wholly destroyed by the
earthquake, and the subsequent fire
mas swept the city from one end to the
other, Hundreds of buildings are
burning, without any effort being
made to check the flames.
1t is estimated that there will be
100000 homeless people. The number
of dead cannot be readily estimated.
One hundred bodies have been recov-
cred; many persisted miserably in the
broken down wooden houses along the
water front in the Mission and along
Market street. Failing walls pinned
many victims fast and they were com
pelleu to suffer untold agonies while
fiery flames crept toward them.
Estimate Dead at 5000.
Some believe that the number O
deaths Will reach the appalling figures
of 5000, but the figures may be en-
cessiVe. The entire city presents q
scene of indescribable confusion. The
fire zone is so large that 1t takes tw
and one-half hours to go around il
Marvellous deeds of heroism are re
ported on all sides. There were man
thrilling rescues. The deeds of valol
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

ferry depot was shattered. It's high
tower still stands, but will have to
be torn down.
Roof Slides Into Yard.
A portion Of the new city hall, which
cost more than $70O0,o00, collapsed,
the roof sliding into the courtyard
and the smaller towers tumbling
down with the great dome being
moved but not falling.
The Valencia hotel. a fourtory
wooden building, sank into the base
ment, pile of splintered timbers, UNI
der which were pinned many dead and
dying occupants of the houses. The
basement was full of water and some
of the helpless victims we're drowned.
Business Section Ablaze.
The south side of Market street
from Ninth street to the bay was
soon ablaze, the fire covering a belt
two blocks wide. On this, the main
thoroughfare of the city, are located
many of the finest edifices in the city,
including the Grant, Parrot, Flood,
Call" Examiner" and Monadnock
buildings, the Palace and Grand ho-
tells and numerous wholesale houses.
Wholesale District Swept Clean.
The latest reports at police head
quarters show that the entire district
bounded by Vallejo, Howard, East and
Sansome streets, embracing practically
the entire wholesale portion Of the
city, has been swept clean by the fire.
Also the district bounded by Second,
Market, Eighth and Folsom streets
has been devastated. In the latter dis
trict are included most of the city's
finest and most substantial buildings.
The area covered by the flames up to
the present time Is about eight square
miles, or several hundred city blocks.
Very little, If any, water Is available
and the blowing up of buildings by
dynamite is the only means of check
ing the progress of the flames. Most
of the buildings untouched by the
flames have been greatly damaged by
the earthquake shocks. The pecuni-
airy loss is conservatively estimated at
500, 100000
Troops on Guard.
At nine o'clock Wednesday morning
thousand men from the Preside ar.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

kindled and burned like so much tin
der. Sparks carried across the wide
street, ignited the Phelan building and
the army headquarters of the depart
ment of California, Gen. Funston
commanding, were burned.
Still nearing the bay, the waters of
which did the firemen good service,
along the docks, the fire took the Ri
alto building, handsome skyscraper,
and converted scores Of solid business
blocks into smoldering piles of brick
Banks and commercial houses, sup
posed to be fire proof, though not of
modern build, burned quickly, and the
roar of the flames could be heard even
on the hills which were out of the
danger zone. Here many thousands
Of people congregated and witnessed
the awful scene. Great scenes Of
flame rose high in the heavens or
rushed down some narrow street, join
ing midway between the sidewalks
and making a horizontal chimney Of
the former passageways.
Buildings Collapse.
The tall steel frame structures
stood the strain better than brick
buildings, few of them being badly
damaged. The big History Monad-
mock office building, in course OF con-
struction, adjoining the Palace hotel,
was an exception, however, its rear
wall collapsing and many cracks be-
ing made across it's front Some of
the docks and freight sheds along the
water front slid into che bay. Deep
assures opened in the filled-in
ground near the shore, and the Union
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

miles of the heart of the city, de-
stroying more than 100 city blocks,
besides the small fires that rage in
different parts of the town. AT mid
night the fire still is burning tiercely
in every direction, checked on two
sides by the water of the bay, and held
lack from the other two and from the
main residence districts by the half
gale that has famed its fury all day.
No Water to Fight Flames.
The firemen and the 1000 soldiers
who are lighting the flames and rescu-
ing the dead and injured have labored
all day without water, for the earth
quake snapped the water mains and
left the city helpless.
Dynamite and powder were the only
agencies left with which to battle.
Many of the finest buildings in the
city were leveled to the ground by ter
~lfic charges of explosives In the hope
less effort to stay the horror of fire
In this work heroic soldiers, police
men and firemen were manned OF
killed outright.
San Francisco is without street car
service. There is no light, except the
glare of tho fiames-for the gas plants
have blown up or shut off for purposes
of safety, and the earthquakes de-
gtroyed the machinery in the electric
light works.
Nearly quarter of the population
OF the city either has fed to the hills
and other supposed points OF greater
safety. or are homeless.
Martial law has been proclaimed
nearly 1000 soldiers are patrolling the
streets with orders to shoot all van
dals.
While the center of the earthquake
was in San Francisco, the destruction
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26

homeless, who are wandering the
streets or sleeping on piles of mat
tresses and clothing in the parks and
on the sidewalks in those districts
not yet reached by the fire.
Hundreds Are Roasted.
Hundreds were killed by falling
buildings at the moment of the earth
quake.
Hundreds of injured imprisoned in
wrecked buildings were roasted to
death.
Every conceivable conveyance, from
automobiles to handcars, were pressed
into service to convey injured and dy-
ing to improvised hospitals.
At ten o'clock United States troops
arrived on the scene and San Fran
cisco was placed under martial law.
Soldiers were scattered through the
business district to prevent vandalism
and hold crowds in check.
Buildings Are Dynamited.
In spite of heroic work by the fire
department the fire gained Roadway,
leaping across streets to adjacent
buildings, Tons of dynamite were used
to blow down buildings in hopes of
checking the flames. Three-quarters
OF the business section is in ruins and
the fire is still gaining.
District Is a Waste.
The district entirely wiped out south
of Market street is bounded by Mar
ket, Harrison, the water front and
Tenth street, about two square miles.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-04-26
SAN FRANCISCO MADE CITY OF DEATH
AND RUIN BY EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE

Great Western Metropolis Practically Wiped
Out-Thousands Probably Killed by Horror
Flames Finish Destruction Begun by
Seismic Disturbance-Str Stricken City
Without Water to Fight Blaze.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-05-14

Dawn IA Virginia the folks are
very proud u John Milton liadgina.
lieutenant The ehale country has
reason "a he proud II him. lie L.
q auHn enough hero. and while hia
hefuism did nai develop ln battle.
Ne showed the sterling STUFF Their. is
tn him during the recent terrible
accident IA the hatilcahip kear-
saraa
Il Is the man Who hnaNa what 10
10 AMI does a. lu time % tragedy.
Who counts Il - tine fellow who
puts feat and self away from him
leaks death in the face and acts
who saNaH lives.
When the powder Naa burning IN
the turrat u the kearsafar. John
Milton ltudHins pushed " King.
an ordinary seaman. away from tho
flamsz aud iHtsrpaaad kis own body
The terribly burned sailor cried
At huasius Nou a3e saving ne.
bat burning yourself
AMI that WAS true
Aua HudsiHa insisted Ia having
his men removed from the tufret
before the gaaeueta reuauysd hlnt.
Men Wounded unto death uttered
expressions 81 affection fnr she Vir-
sinlaa wha hal done his aimule duty
we'll
That Il all. but Virginia - proud
u Lieut. John Milton igudsins. and
may sell be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-05-14
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Cross Drug Store This Week

Noteworthy savings ara only half
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one.fonrih Off This means a posi-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-05-14

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blue in fins French ehamhfay makes
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woman of the family
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