The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-08-27

the city for $40, 900 for public Improvements.
Plenty of rain and little to spare this week. A
shower every day But we enjoy the GOODNESS the
showers bring.
For some reason the contributions to the National
Democratic Campaign Fund are not plentiful or large
in Florida Perhaps because nobody doubts that our
state will 60 Democratic, all right.
The oderiferous guava is at its best and the
crop is large one. Busy housewives are working
overtime in making jelly and preserves. Guavas can
be bought in quantity as low as 81 per bushel.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Company have let
the contracts to make improvements in Tampa to
cost nearly $5OoOO0 They will build warehouses
and docks and dredge channel in the Hillsborough
river for the dock front
So far as we know, the National Independent
Party, better known Hearst's party has only one
organ in Florida The Independent and Central
Union Times, of Jacksonville. This lively and
aggressive weekly is also the only organ ofhe Trades
Unions in Florida R, L. Harper is its able editor
with S. j. Kendrick associate editor.
The Herald, Sanford's new weekly newspaper,
edited by R. j. Holly has appeared. 1t is twelve
page paper, of approved FIVE column size and re-
narkably neat geographically and bright edtorally
We welcome the Herald to Our exchange list and
predict successful for this youngest Florida
hedglng that jumps into fame full grown.
An announcement Of much Importance to Ar
cadans is the another page of the Tampa. and
Boca Graude Boat Line. The CHAMPION is proud to
be the means of telling to the public the good news
that we now have two permanent and quick routes to
and from the markets and that the consequent re-
duction in all freight rates will be no uncomfortable
item to this entire section.
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Our City Mass Meeting or nominatinar "a mary is
announced for the Court Heseq'sr IS next Tuesday
night 1t is the duty of house auss 81 citizen to be
present and help in the selection of our City officers
for the next year The City officers have more to do
with the comfort health and prosperity of our COM
munity than any Offices III the gift of the people, and
so THE CHAMPION would urge all to be present next
Monday night and help nominate the men that will
do Arcadia the most good regardless of what your
personal feelings in the matter may be.
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Again Florida people have cause for grateful APP
probation Of our climate, location and natural adj
vantages. Nothing less than an unhcard of tidal
wave could inundate cities and homes as the rain
fall of the past week has North and South Carolina
and Georgia In the latter state the city of Augusta
is the greatest sufferer many of the business houses
being feet under water The damage to railroads
is enormous, and traffic greatly interfered with.
Lossx<l life is reported FIVE persons New York
ON1 mad on Wednesday terrific downpour of
RAN twenty hours and sending Mercury from
SUM y to $50 Great property loss from
collar 1dings in course Of construction is re-
1t does ITO visit Barlow now and note the
evidences Of y enterprises in the Polk county
seat Many Ne at work on the new $4,000
court house the IONS Of which are now laid,
building will be bf stonc trimmings and will
be- 50 the Barlow pa the finest court house
the principal street are eompleton. Empty
houses are scarce aud rel agone up. Every
body seems busy and smilil a rather unusual
for Arcadia to lose ctixeI &artow now has
! several Of ours attracted there hiding activity
which prevailed in Barlow.