The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-01-30


1t is never too late to do good, so look about you
and see what you take beside yourself and family
to the State Fair
Nearly every farmer and grove owner has a few
peach trees for family USE We notice that these
trees are now in full bloom in DeSoto county.
The Wauchua Telegram, came oft last week
printed in flaming color Editor Sparkman needn't
take that trouble and expense. His paper will always
be re(a)d in any old color scheme.
1t must have been signal for more and better
work in all departments when the Tampa Tribunes
new press started, and though we may not always
agree with that papers editorial policies yet we can't
help admring its progressveness and the up-to-date
way it has of looking these days.
The rather rough wind of the two last days of last
week, was disagreeabe in Florida, and gave us two
light fross succeeding nights but from Geographic
reports the frost end of the storm was in New York
and along the Atlantic Coast where amid rain and
sleet the wind attained velocity of 100 miles all
hour. Gee
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L. Brown president of the State Fair, made an eX.
tended speech which was very favorably received by
large audience. Mr.. Brown, it will be remembered,
is candidate for L. S. Senator but has been too
busy getting ready for the Fair, which begins next
week, to say anything about politics. But the Fair
will be his opportunity and after the fair no doubt he
will devote his whole time to the campaign, and when
Mr.. Brown takes hold in earnest the other candidates
will find he is no joke.
The Metropolis Booth at the Jacksonville Mid
winter Exposition will keep on file so far as possible
the State periodicals during the exposition. This is
an excellent idea We think every editor in The
State would gladly contribute a copy of his paper
weekly or daily as he publishes for the advertising
the publicity would give his section Perhaps il
would stimulate to better notes as to what we pro-
duce' the climate we enjoy and the opportunities we
can offer the prospective buyer Won't somebody
start like bureau at the Tampa Fair?
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I'd Scott our Fair Commissioner is very busy these
last rev days before the State Fair which opens in
Tampa next week He has all able corps of assist
ants who are getting together DeSotos exhibit AS
we understand Mr., Scott will have personal charge
OF the car load OF exhibits that go from Arcadia, Mr.
VIM N'0"OH VIII nave charge OF Punta Gorda'S
exhibit and Mr. W. W. Bateman that from Wan. 81
chua, These three gentlemen are to be ot ,ronna O
most or all the time of the Fair. Mrs. Child, of Il
HE CHAMPION, will have charge of the Wonans II
Department and School Exhibit of DeSoto and vii, tt
leave for Tampa next Monday and expects to remain
during the continuance of the Fair p
Our DeSoto exchanges from the northern e,d sc ia
the county object to the action of the Democratic C
Executive Committee that had meeting in the Corr,
House January fifteenth. Twelve precincts ont of II
the wenythree i'll the county were represented one
by proxy and one by letter The purpose Of the c.
meeting seems to have been to get the endorsement
OF the Democratic Executive Committee for the can II
ddacy OF the Hon. J. H. Humphres for re.eIoctio, k
as State Senator That part of the committee nresent
did this Our exchanges are right This action was
undemocratic and in no way binding on the neonIe al
Inc Democratic Executive Committee has no RIGHT 70 III
endorse any man las conmittee) for according 70 I'll
the primary system each aspirant should receive di
equal recognition at the hands of the committee We
nave made diligent inquiry among the democratic ST
politicians IN this section and they agree with nc IN
this matter Senator HUMPHREYS has served ne well
and we have no candidate in view for this n,ace CO
what we do object to is that he should trv in Tho II;
undemocratc way to bind DeSoo to favor his c,rd; 90