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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-25
MccAskILL 0BSEQUIES
Attended by Large Throne Last Sum
day AftcrnOOn

Testifying by their attendance to the
friends ship and estsem in which he was
held. one Of the largest gatherings ever
seen in this city was assembled at the
funeral of W. H. MeCaskill on Sunday
afternoon.
From all parts Of the state friends and
eonfsress had gathered in response to the
shocking news Of Representative Mecas-
kills death and augmented by the home
folk-nsighbors and fratsrnities--ths
spacious M. E. church was inadsquats
to contain the large throng.
Pursuant to the request Of Manzanola
Lodge. A. F. and A. M.,of which deceased
was q member. the funeral exercises
were taken in change by St. Johns Lodge
A. F. and A. M. Of this city and Palestine
Commandsry. Knights Tsmplar. Of La
Junta. and these bodies in funeral rsaalia
met the funeral party at the outskirts Of
town shortly after 2 o'clock on Sunday
afternoon and escorted the remains Of
their esteemed brother to the Methodist
church where they were met by the Grand
Army post, Woman's Relief Corps and
Eastern Stars, who had assembled a. .
mark Of sympathy to one Of their number
and Of esteem to one 90 universally held
a. = friend.
To the solemn tones Of the pipe organ
as played by Mrs. E. N. Stout. the sa-.
cred sdifies was filled. To'ths listsn-
ing throng came swsstly that solaeing
hymn "Roek Of Ages" voiced BY = quar-
tstts consisting Of Msssrs Elssr andS:out.
Mssdamss johnson and Sigman. to opsn
the services. and after an sloqusnt pray
Or BY Rev. orton.a most affecting sermon
was preached by Rev. e. E. Brace Of
Manzanols. who took for his text IF =
man die. shall he live again?'
As the speaker told Of the kindly y.hsart-
Cd man who had gone. and in sulogistie
terms touched upon his honest. upright.
generous disposition and well known hon
orabls career In affirmativsly answering
the question Of his tsxt there were but
few dry syss in the aud,snes that at the
eisss Of the service f,lsd past tie flower
snsroud bier for . last good bye 70 .
beloved friend and brother. ss ., /.
After the service the funeral eortsgs
was reformed and wsndsd its way 70
Valley View esmstsry. whore all that
was mortal Of good man and true was
consigned to the tomb with the last sad
rites Of church and society.
The pallbsarsrs wsrs:
X. a. Potter H. l. Maxwoll
II. A. Dawicy Emory Robb
J.H. Award Ed AcC1ain
Jos. Barnard ". z. Fentoa
And the flower bearers:
u. L. Meyer II. d. Garwood
L. X. Pollock J. N. Beatty
o. 4. Gerard DR.. McPhiiemy
J. W. Mcdowell 8. c. Stevens
J. II. whittenburR 8. U. Grinen
As briefly announced in the papsr last
week, W. H. Mecaskill sueeumbed to ap-
oplsxy at his home west Of this city
about 1850 o'clock on Thursday night.
Nov. IL.
Though somewhat faigusd after three
days in the saddle. an unusual feat for
him Of late years. Mr.. MeCaskill had re-
t;r~d Z, ami, xsos vo1d hsalth . nd ahoik
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-25
had A FINE
AD' THANKSGIVING i
And Spend the Day in the
Good Old Way
" THANKFUL FOR
People of Rocky Ford and Vicinity
Have Good Cause to Remem.
ber THANKSGIVING

Der Thanksgiving
If the people Of any section Of the eoun :
)try had cause to celebrate Thanksgiving
it surely was the people Of this section Of
the Arkansas Valley. for they have GER
tainly been blssssd-no matter what may
be their voeation-bsyond any other part
Of the world for the past season.
Blessed as we have been by boun-
tsous harvest beyond the most sanRuins
expectations ofevsry optimist, and enjoy
ing as we do an abundance Of sunshine
and perfect hsalth-piving climate. he
would indeed bs misanthrope who was
not content with mis- lot in this city OF
Rocky Ford in the beautious Arkansas
Valley.
And our people generally Thanksgiving
day showed that they appreciated the
favors on them bestowed and were almost
= unit in returning thanks for the abun-
dant crops and consequent prosperity OF
the season. Dealers were taxed to supply
the demand for the fowl that 10 associated
with the celebration Of this day. and
throughout the city and vicinity there
were but few homes where the dining
table was not graesd with. turkey and
''hxings."
Thanksgiving parties were also the
order Of the day and evening and gem
orally festive air psrvadsd our peaceful
and prosperous city during every waking
hour Of Yesterday.
All Return Thanks
Saturday was factory pay day at the
4. 3. S. Co. factory and another fund Of
several thousands was placed In distri-
button by the sugar manufacturing com =
pany. The beet and factory pay days
I seem to run close togsthsr and the
Dno,d Of money that has bssn poured
into the eoninuaity. and viii b
bsfors the cleanup b made on 1910
bssts. has bssn . great boom to every
thing. and ths financial condition Of the
town and the business intsrssts never
wsrs In . better stats Of prosperity.
The harvest 10 practically over. with
the balance Of the bssts resting secure
from frost IN the silos, TO b delivered
during the following weeks Of the cam
paian. The weather for the beet harvest
has bssn good this season. the hauling
possibilities not at al bad. considering the
lack Of rain; the tonnage reports are
very good. and the sugar eontsnt feature
in the contract this year has brought
many thousands Of dollars to the growers
over the minium price. The average 10
not proeurabls yet, but Is steadily getting
batter.
All in all II seems to have been . very
good year for the farmers Of eantaloupss.
sugar bssts and other crops. Everything
has made money. and the later crop
seems to have more than held its own
favorably with the rest.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-25
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to thank the many friends
for their kindness and sympathy in
the loss OF our husband. son and
brother. and to assure them Of our
sincere appreciation.
Mrs. w. H. McCaskill
Elizabeth McCaskill
David McCaskill
zs---sT. q. MoCasaill
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-11-25

E. J. BayIs. general engineer Of
the American Beet Sugar company
spent the first Of the week in Rocky Ford
on business.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
ORMOND-ON-THE-HALiFAx

, ORMOND is FIVE miles north OF
Daytona, located on the western
bank of the Halifax River. The To-
cation Of the town permits of good
drainage and perfect sanitation: the
elevation is superb and ideal for
winter homes. A wide bridge con-
meets Ormond with Ormond Beach.
Many fine residences are main
tanned on either side of the river.
most of them embellished with sub-
tropical fora and shrubbery, besides
thrifty orange and other citrus fruit
trees.
The town is very cosmopolitan,
has an excellent graded school. sew
eral churches, fine public library,
up-to-date places of business and
comfortable and convenient hotels
and boarding houses.
Ormond has many of the Florida
attractions-fne fruit, good fishing,
excellent autOmobiling, safe boating.
salubriouS climate and pleasant
walks and drives.
At Ormond Beach is located the
large Hotel Ormond, and its lesser
sister, Breton Inn. The former &C.
cupies a position overlooking the
Halifax River, while the latter has as
its outlook the magnificent beach and
the broad Atlantic,
The walks in all directions are
particularly attractive, and the ar
bors, shady and inviting spots and
romantic hooks are crowded with
rustic seats which are mute invita-
tions to enter into the enjoyment
thereof.
Besides the broad, smooth ocean
beach there are many drives for car
riage or acknowledging drives and
short drives; drives through groves
of golden oranges; drives through
dense tropical forests to Spanish
ruins; drives to the ancient Cause
way built by the slaves of planters
of long ago, and drives to the planta-
tions of hospitable settlers, whose
places are replete with the interest
of Southern fruits and flowers.
One of these interesting planta-
tions is Number Nine, located on the
peninsula, FIVE miles north of the
Hotel Ormond. Here you see fine
orange grove, together with great va
rieties of other sub-trOpical fruits
and flowers.
Five miles further on you come to
Moundgrove, one of the finest orange
groves in this section of Florida.
Moundsrove is on the headwaterS of
the Halifax River and is amid pretty
surroundings. The place is reached
by a good road Lpassing Number
Ninel and is a drive all tourists may
enjoy.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
LAKE HELEN

Surrounded by several pretty lakes
and guarded by lofty pine trees is
Lake Helen, a winter resort of no
little Importance. Camp Cassadasa,
a spiritualistic camp-ground is stu
ated near Lake Helen and at this
place several hundred people make
winter headquarters. A large lumber
mill and the largest brick plant in
the South are located at Lake Helen.
ORANGE CITY
The principal attraction around
Orange City is the many handsome
golden orange groves. The town is
supplied with water said to be the
purest in the world, another attrac-
ton to visitors. 1t is at Orange City
that passengers over the Florida East
Coast Ry. transfer to carriages and
drive to Deland. The town is sur
rounded by land peculiarly adapted
to the cultivation of citrus fruits.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
PICTURESQUE PORT ORANGE

PORT ORANGE is a pretty little
village situated FIVE miles south of
Daytona on the Daytona-New Smyrna
hard-surface road, the scenic highway
of the East Coast. The town is To-
Gated on the Halifax River, over
which spans a bridge from the town
to the peninsula opposite.
The town is we'll laid; out and has
many pretty homes owned and occu-
pied by residents and winter tourists.
1t has several churches, one of the
best graded schools in Volusia
county, two general stores, real
estate agency and two or three hotels.
A large number of tourists and
winter residents make Port Orange
winter headquarters, one of the sew
eral attractions being the excellent
fishing. Port Orange is in the orange
belt and a number of very fine citrus
groves are nearby, where oranges,
tangerines and grapefruit hang in
profusion. Some of the best trucking
land in the State is to be found
thereabout and excellent crops are
raised.
West Of Port Orange a short dis
lance are the remains of the old
DunIawton sugar mill, a spot that is
visited every year by hundreds of
tourists. At one time all the coun-
try west of Port Orange, surrounding
the old mill, was a vast sugar-cane
and indigo plantation The mill was
operated extensively in those days
but has been in disuse for thirty or
forty years.
A pretty automobile or carriage
drive from Daytona is via the ocean
beach to the approach of the Port
Orange bridge, across the bridge and
then passing through Port Orange to
the ruins of the celebrated old sugar
mill, returning to Daytona by the
road on the mainland This drive
affords a very pleasing variety OF
scenery.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
DELAND, THE ATHENS OF FLORIDA
lDELAND, the county seat of


Volusia County,
Is situated q miles southwest of
Daytona and is reached from the lat
ter city by an excellent hard-surface
road recently constructed
AT DeLand is located the John B.
Stetson University, one of the lead
ing educational institutions of the
South. Because of the interest in
matters educational DeLand is known
as The Athens of Florida"
Stetson University has faculty of
so professors and instructors. There
are over $400 900 in buildings and
equipment; nearly 100000 endow-
ment; Carnegie Library alone rep
resentine an investment in building,
endowment and books, of more than
$4,000. The library is the United
States Government depository for the
State of Florida, and contains over
IS, 900 volumes. Science Hall, one
of the newest of Is buildings, with
its furnishings, represents an outlay
of 500, 000 Elizabeth Hall is one of
the most beautiful college buildings
in the South.
The city has population of about
$500, with thickly settled country
adjacent. DeLand proper is 1--WE
miles east of the ST. Johns River, on
the high, rolling pine land of the
great Orange Ridge" of Florida
The predominating products are
oranges and grapefruit the estimated
crop from this vicinity being over
100000 boxes this year. Grapes,
peaches, pears, Japan persimmons,
Plums, pecans, guavas, strawberries
and other fruits are grown in plenty.
In the way of public Improvements
are many miles of fine shell roads, an
excellent high school, electric lights,
system of waterworks that is owned
and operated by the city, supplying
the purest water at little cost.
Nine houses of worship testify that
DeLand is a church-goine commu-
nifty. Baptists, Episcopalians, Meth
odists Northern and Southern, Pres
byterians, Christians and Catholics,
besides colored Baptists and Metho-
dists, are represented.
The graded school offers a ten
years course, and the building which
it occupies is newly furnished
and is one of the most
commodiOus and best equipped pub
lie schools in the State.
The trip from Daytona to DeLand
is made by automobile in = little
over an hour, and there are many
pretty drives in the vicinity of the
county site A good road leads to
DcLeon Springs, FIVE miles, q historic
spot, where $1,000 gallons of water
bubble from the earth every minute.
From DeLand automobiles 60 south
to Osteen, 18 miles, on shell and
mari roads; the St. Johns is crossed by
Terry near Osteen and cars can then
continue to Sanford and Orlando by
hard road. There is a shell road
from DeLand to Orange City, FIVE
miles, and a good road from DeLand
10 Lake Helen, a like distance.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
CORONADO

Is situated on the peninsula opposite
New Smyrna and is connected by a
good road and bridge over the deep
current Of Indian River. Here you
can put aside your conventional
gsrh, breathe in large and deep the
salty tonic of the sea and enjoy your
self to your hearts content with rod
and reel in row or sail boat or in the
ocean surf a short half-mile away.
The great varieties of fish inhabiting
the river and lagoon pass through the
channel from the sea beneath the
bridge. From verandaS, upper bal
comics and windows you behold the
magnificent river, the distant lagoons
and islands, the foreSt-covered pen
insula and the vast reaches Of the
Atlantic Ocean.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
BOND SANDSTONE BRICK co.
Light Granite, Buff, Red and
Drab Brick
Manufacturors

Large Capacity InsureS Prompt Ship
ments. Write for Booklet and Prices.
LAKE HELEN. FLA.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29

AND ROOMS TO LET
IUI IAULN Furnished; Modern Inn
WI AhSAO prOvementS; on River
Front or Side Streets. Rents Reasonable.
Write to W. p. COLBY at Ormond.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
PROGRESSIVE NEW SMYRNA


NEW SMYRNA Is situated fifteer
miles south Of Dzytona and Is an
deal spot reached from Daytona by
hard surface road winding through
enc OF She most picturesque parts oi
Florida
With its ancient ruins dating back
to a time when the history Of man
runneth not interlaced with wires OF
The modern telegraph and telephone,
its miles of shell streets as hard and
smooth as floor and over-arched by
hozry forest giants that grew in state
~ grandeur during the lapse of by
gone centuries, New Smyrna is truly
place of romance and rest.
All nature here is very inviting to
the tourist and pleasure-seeker. Here
too Is to be found the best fishing and
hunting in the State of Florida
The people are thrifty, the bust
ness men enterprising. and all unite
in extending the welcome hand of
hospitality to STRANGERS. There are
ave church edihces for white people
and an equal number for the colored
population; the town has an excellent
high school, a splendid public lib
rary, and up-to-date business houses.
There are any number Of pretty
homes for the permanent population
which numbers close to 1000, and
some very fine winter residences.
There are good hotels and boarding
houses where you can find accomo-
cations to meet your requirements.
Adjoining New Smyrna is as fine a
section of vegetable land as can be
found anywhere This land has
been divided into small farms which
can be bought at reasonable prices
Some of the finest celery grown in
the State is raised on this land. All
other vegetables grow in abundance,
and here, too, is the home Of the fam
ous Indian River oranges.
New Smyrna has no bonded in
debtedness and the tax levy is low.
A point that no tourist should fail
to visit is the ruins of the Old Span
ish Mission which stand Somber and
alone about one and quarter miles
southwest Of New Smyrna A good
road leads to the place and the trip
can be easily made by an automobile.
Silent in the great pine fats by the
margin Of the forest, is this place Of
for the pious; this rem
dexvcus for the Picnicker. The ruins
are extensive, and while there Is no
suthentie history Of their origin, il
is presumed that the Mission was
buih by the Frznciscazs In the days
When The once powerful kingdom Of
spain hrst planted its GAG upon what
IL now American soil. II was built
Of coquinA the roof being of the
sane material, cut into thin slabs
and covered with cement plaster.
Extensive gardens surrounded il,
which were enclosed by q stone
vail portions Of which still remain.
Visitors usually come in parties
merry and curious but the spell of
The place soon falls upon them and
they separate to sit alone, silent and
nsditative under the arches or be-
side the ancient well
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-29
HAWKS PARK

A pretty village located along the
noee above the Indian River two
and cne-half miles south of New
Smyrna and connected with fine she'll
roads There is the appearance Of
nsWnesS, comfort and ssclusion about
the place which stamps it As the abode
OF people who come here TO enjoy
the blessings Of outdoor life away
from places where crowds are apt to
gather.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15

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Miss Lehmazl. who srrtyed lasl
week from the north. has taken roon1
# the Elmsrs cottaee for Tie winter.
Mrs- J. A. Coburn ana dau2hfer,
Leota. win meet Mr.. Coburn ii way.
cross, ga and spend the Christmas
HOLIDAYS with him.
G. a. Kenny leased the Wells
cottage on Pinewood avenue Tues
day to f. NJ. Goat and family az
Wisconsin. who VIII occupy It Tor the
season
Rev. c. c. Gillett and wife on Mon
day evening were the surprised reci-
ulents OF grocery shower from the
BAPTIST M sion and church at their
home on North Halifax avenue. It
was al expression of appreciation Of
Mr.. Gislett's generous services ID
helping to build up the little mission
q. Seabreeze. Cottage prayer meet
ing was being held at their home,
and It was also the. first anniversary
OF the mission at Seabreeze. Some
twenty-five friends were present.
many of them from Daytona. and
after the close Of the prayer meeting
pleasant social hour was spent.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15
FAMOUS N0vELlSTS.
What Some Of Them Did Before They
Took to WRITING.


Among those novelists who studied
law we have Fielding. Scott, Charles
Reade. Wilkie Collins. Blackmore,
Washington Irving. George Meredith,
Robert Grant. Henry james. Anthony
Hope, Rider Haggard and Owen Wis
ter. Journalism, which Mr. Kipling
once defined as the one legitimate
branch of the profession, is represent
ed by Dickens. David Christie MUIR
ray. William Black. j. NJ Barrie. Mar
ion Crawford. George W. Cable.
Stephen Crane, George Barr Nc
Cutcheon, Frank Norris, Richard
Harding Davis and David Graham
Phillips. The navy and merchant ma
rine have given us Smollet, Captain
Marryat, Fenimore Cooper, Clark Rus
sell, Joseph Conrad and Morgan Rob-
ertson. Artists and architects include
Thackeray. Du Maurier, Hopkinson
Smith, Robert Chambers, Thomas Har-
dy and William ]. Locke. Medicine
and theology are not so well repre-
sented. Under the former head we re-
call for the moment only Smollett
naval surgeon), Holmes, S. Weir
Mitchell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle;
under the latter, Sterne, Charles
Kingsley, Henry van Dyke, Edward
Everett Hale, Ian Maclaren, Ralph
Conner and Thomas Dixon. College
professors who have either given up
their chairs to become novelists or
have found time for occasional novels
In the midst of their other duties are
Sir Walter Besant, Robert Herrick and
Brander Matthews.-Bookma
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15

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The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15

Wells, health improves but
and be Is very subject to
Gather condition He has been out
only twice since his return hm0e.
Mr.. and Mrs r. =. Easton arrived
from rI1on, N. Y. 1as3 week and
Joined Mrs. s. Augusta Aunstrong
ct her cottage on Valley street. They
have spent n6mber Of winters at
Lake Helen but this is their first
season On the East coast, and they
are mach pleased. A reporter who
called On the ladies was attracted to
the place by seeing q bird feeding
from ar open box tn one OF the front
windows. 1t proved to be q turtle
dove OF the ringed neck variety, and
Mrs Armstrong tells the following in
seFest.ng story concerning her winged
friend: Thirty-one years ago last
April Il came to her home dn Buf-
falo. N r., and it has been her pet.
ard she has been its caretaker since
that time. The usual age of dove.
so she informed the listener. is from
eight TO seventeen years, and ac-
cOrdinS to those statistics the bird
has accomplished phenomenal age.
Two vars ago While Mrs. Armstrong
tell feathers, which have not grown
out again. It's feet show age, some
of the :oss turned under, and they
have attained a dark duh red color
seen. Mrs. Armstrong further in
formed the reporter that the bird no
longer attempts to fly, but is content
to pat,er around and around the open
very old man or woman will pot
ter around a room.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Talley and
baby. who have been at Daytona
Beach, are now occupying the north
half of the Grigg cottage on Valley
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Holmes
are expected from Lansing, Mich,
this week Their new home, which
has reached the inside finishing stag
will not be quite ready for their &C.
cupancy when they get here, in which
case they will spend several weeks
with Mr. Holmes parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett of Illinois
are occupying one of Mrs. Aliens
cottages on the river front.
r. E. Olds and family, his brother
Every Olds and sister and brother
:n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheats, are
daily expected. They intended to
come BY rail as far as Charleston.
and board Mr.. Olds' boat and make
the rest of the trip by water. They
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15

A Daily News representative ma dc
brief call upon DR.. G. M. WALK &c
st the Daytona Private Hospital
Wednesday, morning and found the
doctor very much improved. He Is
now able to help himself about the
room by supporting himself uI on
some object