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Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05

p. j. Domer, General Superinten-
dent of the A. & st A. Il. r. R., has
been in town a day or so looking
after the interests of his company.
He left for Econfina on Monday. He
reports that the torrential rains of a
week ago in the northern part of this
state caused considerable dam
age to the new grade and in cuts,
which has delayed track laying a
little on the line near Econfina. After
passing that point there will be less
heavy work, and rapid progress will
be made.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05
GET BUSY!
War Departments CALL!
For Information about the Commerce Of
Saint Andrews Bay, &c.

The movement to obtain recognition
from the Government in the matter
of deepening the entrance to this
harbor has reached the men who have
these matters directly under their
charge, and brought forth from the
section of the Engineer Corps of the
War Department who have charge of
the waters of this portion of the Gulf,
a request for information as to the
necessity, in a commercial way, of
an appropriation for the purpose of
improving the entrance to this har-
Dor. The letter asking for such facts
has been sent to various parties, and
we print herewith for the benefit of
all.concerned, copy of one received by
T. ID. Sale, of Southport.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE,
Montgomery, Ala.
November 80, 1907.
Mr.. T. d. SALE:
AHu0TSOIl, lid.
SIR: 1t having come to the notice
of the undersigned that you have ex-
pressed an interest in the pending
proposition for the Improvement of
st Andrews Bay, Fla, you are invited
to submit to the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors, Rooms 5O7-
$40, Colorado Building, Washington,
ID. c., within three weeks from the
date of this notification, statements
and arguments explaining the COM
mercial conditions which, in your
opinion, necessitate and justify the
Improvement of the locality by The
United States at the present time.
You are also requested TO COM
municate the foregoing to any per-
sons known to you to be interested
in the Improvement and who, not
being known to this office, do not re-
ceive a copy of this communication.
Very respectfully,
ii. b. FERGUSON,
Captain, Corps of Engineers.
Now that the subject has been taken
up by the officials who are to report
upon the same, it is very DESTROYS
that they be furnished with such facts
as will tend to establish the necessity
of the improvement. We are satisfied
that these gentlemen will deal fairly
with us, and if every one interested
will give their best efforts to place
before them the information they ask
for, they will be convinced that our
demands are just, and that the open
ing of this harbor is of vital import
ance to large and prosperous por-
ton of the states of Alabama, Georgia
and West Florida. Let there be
general reply to their request for
facts.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05
Geological Survey.

The PILOT office received a call
yesterday from F. G. Clapp, Geologist
of the U. S. Survey, which is cooper
ating with the Florida Geological
Survey in examining in to the water
supply &C., and incidentally looking
into the rock formations of Florida
At present Mr. Clapp is working up
West Florida, starting from ITALIA
hassee westward. He visited South
port on Tuesday, and st Andrew,
Old Town, Panama City and MillviIle
on Wednesday, taking the mail boat
for Bay Head this morning.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05
". p. STILLWELL

q. l.. Fenters & Co have this week
received their stock Of curios and
souvenirs of Panama City, consisting
of she'll work of various kinds, and
many other kinds Of curios. Those
desiring to send tier friends some
thing that VIII remind them Of this
locality can find just the thing among
these goods.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05
INCORPORATION
Call for Election Published.

Incorporation matters have entered
the first legal stage during the past
week by the publication of the notice
for an election to be held on Saturday
December 30th, to elect officers &c.
That the PILOT readers may have
full record of the steps take in this
incorporation of st Andrew and the
county Whereabouts we herewith give
the published notice of election.
WHEREAS, the community of per-
sons living within the proposed
corporate limits hereinafter de-
scribed, desire to form a municipal
corporation under the provisions of
Chapter one o. of Title ten (X) of
the General Statutes of the state of
Florida:
Notice is hereby given that all per-
sons who are registered voters resid-
ing in the said proposed corporate
limits are required to assemble at the
hour of O'Clock a. m. on the 3Oth
day of December, A. D. 1907 at Wares
Hall within said proposed corporate
limits to select officers and organize
a municipal corporation within said
proposed corporate limits, which are
bounded as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner
of Section thirty (30), in Township
three 60 south of Range fourteen "a
West, and running south along the
section line on the east boundary of
said SnOtiOn thir+Iy (o0N
thirty-One (31) in Township three 81
south of Range fourteen (14) west, and
the east boundary line of Section six
(6) in Township four a. south, Range
fourteen (14) west, to the waters of
st Andrews Bay, and thence along
said line due south to the line divid-
ing Washington and Calhoun Counties
in the middle of st Andrews Bay,
thence in westerly direction along
said county lines and the middle of
st. Andrews Bay to the middle of
West Arm of ST Andrews Bay, and
along the middle of said West Arm of
st Andrews Bay to point due west
of the northwest corner of Section
twenty-five l25l, in Tow nshi,5 three
90 south of Range fifteen 15) west;
thence due east to the said northwest
corner of fractional Section twenty
five (25) and east along the section
line on the north boundary of said
Section twenty-five (25) Township
three 81 south Range fifteen 49,
west and the section line on the north
boundary Of Section thirty 800 in
Township three 60 south of Range
fourteen (14) west to the northeast
corner thereof, st the point of begin
ming; including Sections thirty 800
and thirty-One (31( in Township three
90 south of Range fourteen "a west;
fractional Section six Co. in Township
four a. south Of Range fourteen 1D
west, fractional Sections twenty-five
(25), twenty-six (26), thirty-four ga,
thirty-five (35) and thirty-six (36) in
Township three 60 south Of Range
fifteen (15) west, and fractional Sec
ton one o. III township four a. south
of Range fifteen (15) west and all to
the west and south of said land to
the middle OF st Andrews Bay as de-
scribed; in which territory above de
scribed now reside less than three
hundred (300) and more than twenty
five (25) registered voters.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05

AS the PILOT has frequently stated
it is of the opinion that if it be truly
desired to incorporate St Andrew to
t Ike such action as is outlined above
is inauspicious and unfortunate. 1t
has the ear marks Of spite, and mere
spite work never has nor never will
win in the long run.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05

Although we printed large issue
of last weeks PILOT it was entirely
exhausted before three days had
passed. Such demand for the paper
is very gratifying to the manager, and
urges him to greater efforts to give
the people desirable and reputable
paper.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05
HarbOr Improvement.


who visited this place a short time
ago, as spoken of in last weeks PILOT.
wired I. D Sale, of Southport, on
Friday last to have the representatives
of the various firms and industries on
st Andrews Bay write him their views
as regards the opening up of this
harbor, such information to be used
by him upon his attendance this week
at the Rivers and Harbors Congress
in Washington, of which he is an
official member.
Mr. Sale very promptly got in to
communication with the parties in
terested in this section, and by that
evenings mail there was forwarded
such a number of letters, and state
ment of facts, as would give Mr. Still
we'll good opportunity to present
the claims of this Bay to the Congress,
and to those to whom we must look
for aid in securing an appropriation.
w. B. Stillwell is very energetic
far seeing business man, and mis-
cooperation with our own people in
this matter can but be of positive
value. 1t is to be hoped that his
efforts will be heartily supported by
the people of West Florida, and those
portions of Alabama and Georgia
that are particularly interested, and
that their requirements will meet
with such aid from the Government
as is justly their due.
Since the above was written the
PILOT is in receipt of the following
letter from Mr. StillWell. In behalf of
the Bay country the PILOT desires to
thank the gentlemen for his interest
in this harbOr, and assure him that
his efforts will be fully appreciated
by the people of Lower Alabama,
Georgia, and West Florida.
SAVANNAH, GA, Nov. %, 1907.
Editor Panama City PILOT,
Panama City, Florida.
DEAR SIR:
Referring to my conversation with
you when in Panama City last week,
will be glad to do anything l can in
Washington to have the government
deepen the water on st Andrew Bar
and improve the Bay as an harbor.
| did not know of the extent and ca
liabilities of this Bay until my recent
visit.
| would be glad if your company
and any of the other st Andrew Bay
people would write me letter adj
dressed to New Willard Hotel, Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., requesting me to repre-
sent you in the convention of the
National Rivers and HarbOrs Con-
gress. If these letters are sent
promptly they will probably reach me
il season. In any event, be assured
that | viii do all | possibly can for
you in the matter. You wi note
from enclosed circular letter that
| am director in the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, representing
the Southeastern Atlantic and Gulf
coasts, !. e., Georgia and Florida, and
had | known as much of st Andrew
Bay as | do now, formal call and in
vitations to be represented in the
coming convention would have reach
ed you ere this.
My trip to st Andrew Bay was a
most interesting ard instructive one,
and can assure you will be long re-
membered by me with pleasure.
With kind regards,
Yours truly,
". y. STILLWELL.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05

Yesterday mornings mail brought
letters from Pensacola postmarked
November 18th, days en- route, and
Friday mornings papers. The Bay
country ne er his had quite such
miserable mail service rs it is getting
now.
Panama City pilot. (Panama City, Washington County, Fla.) 1907-19??, 1907-12-05

Road Supervisor A. 1. Hogeboom
began working the roads in this dis
trict again to-day. He is to work the
remainder of the week,
Free press., 1907-10-26

A steady rain fell throughout the day
yesterday and farmers are feeling jub-
liant.
Mrs. Amy Siple was in town this Fri
day to take a special teachers examina-
ton. Mrs. Siple will teach her home
school this winter.
The Misses Esther and Alice Mitsch
arrived Wednesday evening from Wood
bine, Kansas and are the guests of their
aunt Mrs. Frank Fields.
Get your wife. mother, sister an
Edison Photograph for Christmas-no
better gift could be found. They are
on sale at H. C. Schultz Jewellery
Store. 20-tf
Geo. Philip, Jr. of this city holds all
records for acting as best-man at we'd
dings. With the close of to-day's event
at Russell 'Scotchie" will have finish
ed his number sixth. We all feel very
sorry that George always has to play
second horn at events of this nature.
Over 5000 pieces OF mail matter were
sent out of the Hays postoffice last
week, not including the End class mat
ter which comprises the newspapers
published here. This is according to
the official count of all mail matter as
ordered by the government Following
is the exact number of pieces for the
seven days: Letters and cards, 3048;
Third and Fourth Glass, 1858; total
5OO1.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Normal Lecture Course.

The following is the list of the Nor
NAL Lecture Course for the season of
1907-O8:
Nov. w. Powell Hale, Impersonator
Nov. 27-Marshall Choate Crouch, Lee
turer.
Jan. 9-LaDell-Fox Concert Co. of
Canada.
Feb. 3-Hon. G. A. Gearhart, Lecturer.
Mar. 4-Royal Male Quartette
Sale of Tickets will be open Oct.
18th at Spratt's Drug Store.
An odd and notable feature of this
lot of lecturers is that in the five num-
bers there is but one, the third, which
has a lady on the personnel. We trust
the elimination of the females will
prove a success. Watch for further
particulars regarding the course next
week.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Moii Order House Fined.

An Inspector of the Minnesota pure
food department recently tied up a
shipment of goods from Hitchcock,
Hill & Co., Chicago, and found that
out of eighty-two samples taken from
one shipment only two complied with
the pure food laws. Every one of the
eighty packages was short weight.
Coffee marked fifteen pounds weighed
thirteen pounds and eight ounces, and
so on through the list of spices, rice,
etc. The coffee was adulterated and
a sample of blackberry cordial contain
ed saIicylic acid and coal tar dye. This
concern is one of those mail order
houses that is able to outsell local
dealers several hundred miles from
their place of business. The mail order
houses can do this on cheap, adulter-
ated and poisoned trash unfit for food.
The firm pleaded guilty and was fined
$50 and costs Retailers Journal.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Normal Note $

The students put in a petition this
week that a new dam be put in in
time for skating purposes. All the
gentlemen students and faculty are
going to spend Friday afternoon work
ing on it and in the evening all will
partake of box supper prepared by
the lady members of the faculty and
lady students. After supper all will
repair to the gymnasium where a
''Tackey' social will be given by the
Lyceum society.
Miss Emma Kraus led in Y w. CA.
meeting last Tuesday, the quartette
sang "Jesus Lover of my Soul" and
Miss Keller read The Word from Rev.
Henry Van Dykes "Blue Flower. !"
Two new members were voted in.
The new wings are spreading, it
won't be very long until we shall
''soar."
Miss Elva ,Bice visited Normal We'd
nesday.
Everyone is looking forward to the
first number of the lecture course
with great pleasure.
A number the Normal boys and girls
are going camping on Big Greek next
Saturday.
Miss Mildred Pestana spent morn
ing with US last week.
f If our football boys win ali the
games like they did the one at Russell
we shall certainly have good reasons to
be proud of them
The delegates to the Y. W. c. A.
convention leave this week for Ottawa.
Some of them viii stop off a while in
Lawrence.
Miss Amy Swires has taken Rather
inc Browns place in the Ladies Guar
tette. We hope they win soon favor
US with another selection IN Chapel.
Free press., 1907-10-26
WIN Visit Cuba.

DR.. j. U. Catudal in company with
Mrs. Catudal and their youngest son
left Monday night for months vaca-
ton. They went from here to Kansas
City, thence to Memphis and from
there down the Mississippi by boat to
New Orleans. After spending few
days in New Orleans they will sail for
Cuba where they will spend couple
weeks seeing the island and visiting
the interesting points. They will prob
ably return by way of New York City.
The doctor has built up very large
practice in this vicinity and he well de-
serves rest from his exacting pro
fessional duties. DR.. Loutzenhiser will
be in charge of the Office during his
absence.
Free press., 1907-10-26
High ScI1OOI Notes

Thomas Brull has entered the Fresh
men class.
Sadie Bullock, a former student,
visited Us on Tuesday.
The Sophomores are growing pale
about the gills, examination takes
place Friday.
The girls must be increasing their
vocabularies rapidly, they now go to
the dictionary in pairs.
Fine weather for basket ball and
the girls are making the most of it.
They will accept the first challenge.
Why don't the boys call meeting
and organize a foot ball team? Are
they afraid someone will be offended
if he isn't elected captain?
Free press., 1907-10-26
HE Balloon Race.

The balloon race from st. Louis this
week resulted in victory for the Ger
mans. Their balloon, the Pommern,
sailed from ST Louis to Asbury Parks,
N. j., distance of $50 miles. The aero
nauts claim they could have gone 500
miles further but for the Atlantic ocean.
The French balloon L'Isle de France
staid in the air the longest and was beat
en- blythe Pommern only about six miles.
The Kansas City Times comments
thusly, editorially, on the balloon
race =
Up to this time about 400 of the nine
balloons sent up IN st. Louis have been
sighted.
This refers to the numerous reports
that balloons were sighted(?) near Kan
sas City and in Tennessee. AS a mat
ter of fact all balloons but one went
east and that one, the United States,
went northeast.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Name I'm the SAND

Alone walked the ocean strand,
A pearly shell was in my hand:
1 stopped and wrote upon the sand
My name, the year and day;
AS onward from the spot passed,
One lingering look behind cast
A wave came rolling high and fast,
And washed my line away.
And so, methoughtI; twill quickly be
With every mark on earth with me:
A wave of dark oblivion's sea
Will speed across the place
Where have trod the sandy shore
Of time, and been to be no more
Of me, my day, the name l bore,
To leave no track or trace.
And yet with Him who counts the
sands,
And holds the water in his hands;
Inscribed against my name,
Of all this mortal part has wrought,
Of all this thinking soul has thought,
And from these fleeting moments
caught,
For glory or for shame.
GEORGE D. PRENTICE.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Kousas as a Record-Breaker.

The following are few of the re-
cords the Sunfower State boasts of:
Kansas has the largest improved
stock breeders association in the
country, the membership being 1000.
Kansas has the largest home-bred
herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle in the
world, the Sunfiower herd at Hudson,
numbering $50 head.
Kansas has the largest Hereford
cattle breeding establishment in the
world, Sunny Slope at Emporia, num-
bering about 700 head with an annual
crop of 500 calves.
Kansas has the largest Berkshire
hog ranch in the world, located near
Burlington, Coffey county, producing
1900 pigs a year.
Kansas has the largest herd of Gallo
way cattle in the world, that in Green
wood county, in which there are 400
head of registered animals.
! Kansas has the largest Percheron
orse-breeding establishment in the
United States.
Kansas raised the largest fleece ever
/ shorn from the back of sheep, 81 10.
Kansas developed the highest priced
Percheron mare in the world. Regina,
which sold for $2500.
Kansas has the largest field of alfalfa
in the world, being located in Butler
county, and containing 2500 acres.
Kansas has the largest agricultural
experiment station in the world, being
4500 acres at Hays City.
Kansas has the largest creamery il
the world with a daily capacity o
100, 900 pounds of butter, It is situate,
at Topeka.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Presbyterian Church.

w. B. BROWN, Pastor.
Communion services at the Presby.
terian church this Sunday. Try and
be present. There will be meeting of
the session at 9:3O to receive member
by letter or on profession.
We were pleased with the audience
last Sunday night. Come again.
Do not expect to go to Heaven if
your face is still toward the Pit.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Church Notes
Lutheran Church.
C. F. WEST, Pastor

1000 a. m. Sunday School
11:0o a. m. Public Worship. Refom-
alton Services. '"The Church in the
Care of God"
$50 p. m. Christian Endeavor Pray
er meeting. Topic: ''The Kingdom of
Christ in Europe
7:30 p. m. Public Worship. '"The
Least of the Apostles. .
You are cordially invited to all the
services.
Free press., 1907-10-26

A card from Henry Westbrook tells
US he is now running cigar stand in
Kansas City and that he appreciates
the FREE PRESS very much His
brother Frank still retains a good
position with the Board of Trade.
Free press., 1907-10-26

Edison Photographs at H. C Schultz
Jewellery Store. Soft
B. F. Replogle returned from the
asst Thursday evening.
F. L. Jeffcoat moved the last of his
household goods to Salina Friday.
Miss Mabel Scott who has been at
tending Normal here left Thursday
evening for her home in Graham Co.
DR.. H. w. Gaune of st. Joseph, Mo.
was in town Thursday evening. He
is young doctor and is looking for
a favorable location. He went to Wa
Keeney Friday.
Free press., 1907-10-26
Calendars

Now is the time to get in your order
for 1908 calendars. We have line of
over 500 samples and will be pleased to
show them to you whether you wish to
order or not. THE FREE PRESS.
Free press., 1907-10-26

]. B. Cave who returned home Mon
day evening from Excelsior Springs
was accompanied by his sisters Mrs.
Reed and Mrs. Potter of Mo. They
are guests>at the Cave home.
Free press., 1907-10-26

The choicest perfumes at HARKNEss.
Try Royal cherry buds. cit won't
come out in the wash. so cents an
ounce. Soft
Free press., 1907-10-26
RockefelIer-coIIiver.

One Of the biggest church weddings
which has ever been celebrated in
Russell took place this Friday evening
at eight o'clock, when Miss Carrie
Rockefeller of Russell was married
to Mr.. Andrew D. Colliver, assistant
superintendent of the Hays Expert
ment Station. The wedding took place
in the Presbyterian church and the
ceremony was performed by Rev.
West of the Hays Lutheran church
in the presence of several hundred
guests.
The contracting parties are both
well known in the society circles of
Russell and Hays. The bride is the
daughter of Frank Rockefeller, Rus
sci County's representative end cou-
sin of John D. Rockefeller the stand
ard oil magnate. The groom is so
well known in this vicinity that no
introduction is necessary.
Mrs. Brooks of Kansas City, sister
of the bride acted as matron-of-honor
and Geo. Philip, Jr. of this city as
best man. Miss Pearl Conner of Rus
sell acted as bridesmaid. Flower girls
and ushers also attended the bridal
couple at the church. Just preceding
the ceremony Miss Gertrude Ward of
Hays sang the solo 81 Love You
Truly Mrs. C. F. West also of
this city. played Lohengrens' Wedding
March as the bridal party entered and
the wedding March from Tanhaus-
er" as the party left the church.
After the ceremony a big reception
was given at - the Rockefeller home
to all the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. CoIliver were the
recipients of many beautiful and
useful presents. They will commence
housekeeping at once in the large
residence at the Experiment Station
formerly occupied by the Superinten-
dent.
The following Hays people attended
the wedding: Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
Ward, Misses Margaret and Annette
Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Philip,
Rev. and Mrs West, Lincoln, Walter
and Gertrude Ward, Geo. Philip Jr.,
Supt C. K. McLellen, Mr. and Mrs.
c. M. Wann, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Pen
ney.
Free press., 1907-10-26

Guy Davis will arrive this evening
from Kansas City to be the guest of
Arthur White for day. Tomorrow
evening Mr.. Davis and Mr.. White
will leave for Russell, where they
will act as ushers for the Rockefeller
Colliver wedding. Society item in
Wednesdays Salina Journal
Free press., 1907-10-26
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