The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-04-14

The Ramona Social Club was enter
tanned last Friday evening at the home
of Miss Clyde Estes.
The United States census bureau has
been anything but just TO Palatka, but
what's the use of repining so long as we
have the figures of Walter McNally, a
man who has had much experience as
an enumerator in Chicago and Savan-
nan and whose careful enumeration
giving TO Palatka bona fide population
of 5,677 has been adopted as official by
the city council?
The Woman'S Club held very plea
SAINT meeting last Friday at-the home of
Mrs. Geo. f. Gay. Mr. ]. r. Million
account of his trip around the world
which was greatly enjoy by all present.
The next meeting Of the club will be
social al the home of Mrs. VIM H. Mer-
RAM on Friday April II. All the
members are earnestly requested TO at
tend.
The good roads meeting at the How
ell Theater on Wednesday afternoon
and evening was not we'll attended,
though the literary and musical attrac-
lions were of a high order. Col. Bit
finger of Ocala, who was 10 have
spoken at the evening meeting, declined
10 do so upon viewing the small attend
ance. Something other than lack of in
tereSt must be found TO account for the
failure of the people TO attend.
Senator and Mrs. S. ]. Hilburn, of
Palatka, Putnam county, have their
little daughter, Kathleen, with them
and are at the home of Mrs. Robert
Howard Gamble for the Legislative
months of April and May. Mrs. Hill
burn is decidedly one of the handSomeSt
prominent club women. Her many
friends in Tallahassee in and out Of
legiSlati We social circles, are numerous
and are delighted al her return Tampa
Tribune'S Tallahassee Letter.
VIM. Turnage the Lemon street hard
ware dealer, and James c. Ray the con
feCtioner, have joined in compact TO
give away a $40O piano TO the young
lady receiving the higeSt number of
votes in a given time. Each purchaser
of goods at their store will be given
NOlS lOl CdCh penny vi lllCll pulCHd
money. If you have a young lady friend
who you would like TO see get this valua-
bic piano, make her a candidate by
writing her name on the blank space
left in the advertising announcement of
the contest in this paper, and sending
the name TO either of the above firms.
Rev. G. w. Rifles, one of the old and
popular citizens of the extreme western
part of the county has been in the city
this week on business before the court
Mr.. Rifles should be, and is well-known
TO the people of Putnam county, having
been resident of it since 1852, which,
when you come TO bark back, is some
years. He is a pleasant gentleman,
StOCkily built, vigorous of mind and body
and always finds himself surrounded by
many admiring friends on the occasion
of his infrequent visits to Palatka. Mr.
Rifles has always felt an interest in the
schools of the country, and if he has
one hobby that is paramount in his make
up it is schools, more schools, better
schools, longer terms" He stated to
the News that he was considering the
ACCESSIBILITY of becoming a candidate
next year for the office OF County Super
intendent of schools. That he has many
friends who will be eager 10 assist him
in a realization of this ambition was
made apparent by the many fIattering
comments heard in the neighborhood
OF the court house during the past week
of court.