The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-10-22


day evening
NJ M Sauls, prominent citizen of
Bowling Green paid Arcadia his usual
weekly visit to Sunday
Orange sales are somewhat discourage
ing. Perhaps this will have tendency
to make growers wait till their fruit Is
fully matured
The c. II & N Railroad reports that
they have already handled more
oranges this year than they did alto
gether last year
Mrs. X. Hammer and little Margerie
left Thursday for Orlando to see her
relatives, while away she will visit the
carnival at Jacksonville
Fred p. Morgan has been most sue
cessful in we'll boring, have secured a
fine flow of water in the we'll at Platt
bored for turpentine man. He has
some large contracts for future wells
L. A. Morgan representing the Ander-
son Wilson Paper Co. Of Savannah, was
doing business in Arcadia Wednesday.
The Champion gave him good order
for fancy line Of printers stock
Steamship Morgan sails today for
New Orleans with nine hundred boxes
of oranges from DeSoto County for the
Western markets This is of the Penn
sylvania Line and may make perma-
nent trips
Hon. S. M. Sparkman will be in
Arcadia next Tuesday, and will address
the people on the issues of the day.
Col. Sparkmsn is among warm friends
when in Arcadia and will be cordially
welcomed and'listened to with interest,
for probably no man in Florida better
understands the politics Of the day and
how they concern Floridians than Mr..
Sparkman who, as our Congressman,
has earned the respect and confidence
Of all the people OF his state Go out
TO hear him
Mrs, J. w. Gilligan, Of Hull, Is shop
ping in Arcadia today
Mrs. Walker, of Nocatee, was shop
ping in Arcadia today
J. II. Lastinger, of Hull, was a bust
ness visitor in Arcadia today
e.
Mr.. Moye, Of Tampa, has been visit
ing old friends in Arcadia this week
T. r. Starke, prominent candidate for
tax collector has been in Arcadia several
days this week
Cyril Baldwin the fayorite candidate
for tax collector has been in Arcadia
several times lately
w. B. Ross, travelling freight agent OF
the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, is with Ar
cadia shippers today
Harry B. Smith, travelling for the
craddock- Terry Shoe GO. was inter-
viewing merchants here "Wednesday
Carl whidden hss( purchased the old
In. w. whidden house on Oak Street
from c. l.. Steele, and will move into
town in the near future
Mr.. Pettigrew, the socialist candidate
for governor. spent the week in DeSoto
county and stirred up considerable infer
ests in his particular beliefs.
A Moving Picture Show that may re-
main in Arcadia for some time is being
placed in the room in Gore & SCOTS
building lately vacated by Webb's
Racket Store
| L. M. Fouts, Of Jacksonville, Fla,
second vice president and general
manager Of the c. H. & N. is in Desoto
county this week on business connected
with the railroad
A new we'll machine has arrived, the
property of ]. H. Treadwell, j.. Heard,
| las. Hollingsworth. Clark Brown and
ID. w. Brown. They expect to put
down deep wells in their properties for
irrigation
| Mr.. Arthur Bishop. wife and
daughter, Of Petersburg, Va, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J, NJ. Lanier the
past week. They are now visiting at
Nichols, near Bsrtow, visiting Mr..
Lanier's sister
w. B. Young, Of McHenry, Miss. Is IN
Arcadia on behalf OF Mississippi capital
lists Incorporating the Glenn Turpentine
Company. This company are buying