The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-10-15
Timely Views and News

Last sunday tampa nau another disastrous G.. |'
the river front, that destroyed the Zeimmerm.u y
Mill the Riverside Lumber Co. and +. g D., v
machinery etc. The losses aggregate over s6O "
80
No rain this week, but just the most deivb,,u, s.
weather The woods were never more radiar
blossoms nor the birds more tuneful and iovo,s M
is Joy to be alive, in Florida in this tIsa
weather
The Peace River Baptist association met ., u
last Friday. We regret that we have no re,,,'
the doing of that body to give our readers. Sam,
whom doubtless attended and could il thew uo,.
tell us all about it
Capt. Solomon c. Phillips. an eccentric cit,s,
Punta Gorda died this week. Mr. Phillips viii
remembered best by DeSoto County people ou.
Punta Gorda because he once stumped the count,
candidate for Legislative honors. He was a msu
considerable native ability and good citizen alhoI
won no Office.
W. Z. Griffis, of the former Fl. Myers Bree,s
publishing the White Springs Herald in Va
Florida The first issue under the new rlanaeema3
reached us this week The Herald is FIVE coluu
eight page paper, and looks neat and prospuou|
We congratulate Mr. Griffis on the change from Su2
Florida where much newspaper competition keeps
all poor, to section where there are fewer folks III
think they are cut out for editors.
We do not know i we. are violating a conddz
when we whisper that a hithertoA ,y,,,c S@ ~
success has arisen in c. S Bushnelk ~ III
the last few months written several NY 30 &m4
for publication that will discourse about FlosAa
contain illustrations. The magazine has world IL
circulation and as Mr.. Bushnell is thoroughly al
petent to write of Florida, we may expect great I'd
through the publicity thus given our products
sources and other attractions,
Owing to the continued rains and consequent Gin
up of the Florida lakes and canals boats are now ID
ing regular trips from Kissimmee to Lake Okeechd>
and back greatly to the convenience Of grove OVID
and settlers at Fit. Bassinger aud other points sod
The orange crop in that section is large one,
fishing good. The trip by river aud canal betvd
Kissimmee and Lake Okeechobee is said to be cus
the most delightfully."- picturesque and tropical for
tourist to be found in Florida.
Twenty-three balloons participated in an inter
tonal balloon race at Berlin, Europe, Oct. IL.
American balloons took part in the race. The
queror an American balloon having two occupai
shot up 1000 feet into the air when the silk gas
gave way, and the balloon dropped 10 Garth bel
hindered, somewhat in its downward rush by
thirty-nne sand bags and other portable things t
the men threw overheard The balloon landed
the roof Of house and the men were not seriou
injured. But it was an almost miraculous escape
J. Harvey W. Phillips, who was recently arres
at Asheville N. c. on charge Of embezzlemenf
we'll known here being a brother Of Prosecuting
torney Phillips The young man claims that b
innocent of the charge, having simply appropria
back salary from the collections Of the firm for WI
he was travelling. and who still owe him. II
however. denied the right to Phillips to thus re-
burse himself from the collections Mr.. Phillips
the public to suspend judgement until be has cha
to be heard
Tampa is beginning to get busy about the next $
Fair to be held in that city in February The
that the premiums Of last fair have not yet been
will be stumbling block not easily rolled OUT q
way Attic the last legislature approp<iated
money, BY the earelessness Of our Law n!shess =
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