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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Two years ago a canceling machine
with counter attachment was Install
ed in the Pensacola postoffice. In
that time 14,250,000 letters and cir
culars have passed through the ma
chine, and this does not count the
bulky letters, packages and newspa-
pers handled.
The money will be divided among
the ten wards In an equitable manner.
One ground on which the success of
the election Is based is the fast that
befor the election the council APPROX
ed the plans of a committee Of promi-
nent citizens who drew up tables APP
portioning certain sums for each
ward, these sums being based upon
the needs of each ward, and also on
the sums spent in such ward from
previous bond issues. In this way an
equitable division was assured before
the election was called.
Polk county truck growers are
firm believers in overhead irrigation.
The most extensive, as well as sue
cessful single grower in that county
is ]. r. Davis, who has just com.
pleted thirty-five more acres of pip
ing, making 100 acres in all on this
farm under what is commonly called
the Skinner system.
Indications are from reports of the
different sections of Florida that this
years citrus fruit crop will be one
of the largest that Florida has ever
produced. Through the central and
ting of fruit Is reported, and while
in the southern section but little
more fruit Ia set on the old groves
than last year, the large number of
new groves that are just coming into
bearing bid fair to raise the total
shipment above any which the lower
country has ever rolled out.
One of the crying needs if the East
Coast is a good hard-surfaced road
the entire length of the state. Sew.
eral counties have taken the matter
up; some have virtually completed
such a road over their entire terri.
tory, as Dade and Palm Beach. st.
Lucie, through an issue of bonds, is
now building such a road from her
north boundary to her south, where
she will join Palm Beach county s
hard surface road, and st. Johns will
issue bonds to build a system of good
roads.
One of the most mammoth deals
ever contaminated in Pensacola was
that by which the Port st. Joe Land
and Development Company comes
into control of the Hosford plant OF
the Keyser-Graves interest and a
vast acreage of timber land. in Lib
erty county carrying a valuation OF
approximately one million dollars.
The deal which has been in process
of contamination for some time was
closed in Pensacola.
A company has been formed, which
has applied to the secretary of state
for a charter to build and operate a
canal between Orlando and Lake Jes
up, the plan being to connect that
city with the navigation of the st
Johns river. 1t is the further plan
of the company to build and operate
an electric railroad between the ca
nal terminus an da terminus on the
Kissimmee river.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Stelts Not Guilty.

The case of l. r.. Stelts charged with
conducting blind tiger" was up be.
fore Judge M. |. Coke on Wednesday
afternoon and consumed two hours OF
the courts time. G. w. Bassett prose
cuted the case and Julian c. Calhoun
defended Stelts.
The only witness against Steliz was
Mike Bachmann, who testified that he
bought liquor from the defendant. He
also testified that he represented himself
as sick and needing it. After getting
the liquor he took ii to Policeman Liv-
ingSton, who made the arrest
Stelts claimed that he was approached
by Bachmann who represented that he
was feeling bad and who asked him il
he didn't know where he could get a
little whisky. He felt sympathy for the
man and took him TO his home where
he gave him a small flask.
These were the only witnesses; il was
a question for the jury which TO believes
the case was not strong; Lawyer Cal
houn addressed some mighty cauStic re-
marks to witness Bachmann. The jury
was out some rs minutes and returned
with verdict of mot Guilty." lmme-
diately Stellz was on his feet and rush
ing with outslretched hand to thank the
jury. He had just escaped the chain
gang by narrow margin and was happy.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
FLORIDA TO VOTE
ON SCHOOL BONDS
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION SUBMITTED
BY LAST LEGISLATURE
is CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL
Provides for Sub-School Districts
1t Is Optional With Every
Community.

sonville.-Interest is being
shown by the people throughout the
state in the amendment to the state
constitution that will enable any com
munity in Florida to vote bonds for
the purpose of erecting needed school
buildings, this amendment having
been submitted to the people by the
last legislature at it's last session.
AS the law now stands no vote Of
school bonds in Florida is legal, for
the reason that with every bond issue
a tax must be levied to create sink
ing fund for the redemption of the
bonds, and for payment of interest
thereon, and such tax has been In
terpreted by the supreme court of the
state as school tax in excess of the
constitutional limitation, and there
fore invalid, thereby making uncon'
stitutional any school bond issue.
The amendment, which has been
submitted Ivy the state legislature,
provides that any special TAX sub-dis-
trict may issue bonds fT school pur-
poses, and create a sinking fund for
the payment of the interest and the
principal of the bond issue whenever
majority of the voters of said dis
trict who pay tax on real or per-
sonal property shall vote affirmative
" in favor of such bond issue.
If a city wishes to vote bonds for
schools, it can organize itself into a
school subdistrict, as provided by
Jaw, and then vote the bonds.
This amendment, If passed, will en-
able any community that desires to
issue bonds to raise funds from the
sale of such bonds for building and
other school purposes without impos-
ing any additional tax on any other
community, and the passage of this
amendment will mean simply this
That the state of Florida extends to
it's people wider measure of local
self-government than they have. here
tofore enjoyed, and in addition re-
moves a very great handicap that
now rests on the educational system
of the state.
Unless the amendment carries nc
legal way remains for any commun
ity to build a school house except by
charity, or private subscription, oil
by the commission of some unlawful
act.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13

The Baraca Glass OF the First Baptist
church after a few weeks rest will
meet again next Sunday at 9:45 O'Clock.
All members of the class and visiting
young men of the city are invited to at
tend.
The Palatka board of trade has in
contemplation an excursion for business
men TO Crescent City, an excursion de-
signed TO help the business men of this
and the orange growing town get closer
together for mutual benefit.
Benz. Rodda the well-known and
popular shoe repairer has moved from
his old stand on Lemon street TO the
little building around the corner on
Fourth street, next to the Miller Medi-
cal Institute.
Mrs. l.. S. Hammond who has been
spending the summer at Cambridge and
Waverly, Mass, has returned home &C
companied by her son, Warren L. Sleap,
and her daughter, Miss Eva r. Sleap.
| The son has just completed a course in
the celebrated Harvard School at Cam
bridge.
The presentation of "My Dixie Grip
by the Eddie Black Company at the
Howell Theater last Monday night was
not the success financially that its merits
deserved. The company is most ex-
cellent one, but somehow the Palatka
public did not give it good patronage.
NJ. S. Brown the clothing merchant
returned on Tuesday from an extended
vacation trip to Denver and other
western cities. From Denver he and
Mrs. Brown, who was already there,
went on 10 Baltimore where they have
spent some time with their sons Mrs.
Brown will not return until about No
vember LIST.
Tom Duane has opened a fine mod.
ern meat market on central Lemon
street, next east of Grainger's grocery
and has stocked the same with all the
best meats. MIR. Duane is we'll &C.
quanted with the people of Palatka,
| where he formerly did business, and he
is determined TO cater to their demands
for the best meat.
In the case of John Daugherty and
Jos. Green of the Rice Creek neighbor
hood, charged with trespass upon the
lands of the Utica Brick & Tile Co. by
the agent of that company, the defend
ants were adjudged not guilty after 3
lengthy trial before Judge Coke Tues
day morning There was large crowd
of their neighbors and friends present
NJ. S. Brown and other Jewish mer
chants in the city closed their places o.
business until $50 p. m. yesterday in or
der to observe the Jewish New Year, Oh
RoSh HaShanah and which day formally
uShered in the Hebrew year 1913. Thi!
is one of the most solemn days in tht
Jewish calendar, and is rigidly observed
by all members of the Jewish faith.
The recent town election at Tasting
has been set aside and new election or
dered Geo. w. BaSsett of this cit!
, was retained TO appear before the Hast
ingS common council Wednesday nigh
by those who questioned the regularit.
of the recent election, and the council
has ordered a second election. 1t j
claimed that at the recent election othe
than those who live within the tow
limits exercised the right of franchise
where they had no right.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
I~N~NNNNWNN~NNN
Civ Happenings and
Personal Mention.

c. s. Greenwood of Welaka was a
business visitor in the city this week.
Landy Drakeford has opened barber
shop in the Arlington Hotel building.
Mr. and Mrs J. II. Ielverton have
returned from trip of several weeks in
the north.
County Tax Collector and Mrs. r. ].
Hancock have returned from months
vacation in East Tennessee.
NJ. II. Read the wellknown real
estate dealer of Crescent City was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. b. X. Braughton of Richmond,
Va, has been engaged rs SalcSlady in
Miss Kate Lucas millinery parlorS.
Col. S. |. WALES whose Indian War
Claims against the State amount 10 $751;
900, was visitor in the city yesterday.
Manager KalbfieId and the Maddocks-
Field Players will give benefit tonight
at the Orphcum for the Public Library.
Capt. J. f. Lucas has big contract al
ST. Johns Park, where he is building a
log railroad for the Melton Lumber Co.
Miss Kate Lucas has appointed Thurs
day and Friday, October 10th and 18th as
the days of her fall millinery opening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gibson returned
last Friday from a months visit in Chat
tanooga and other points in East TenneS-
see.
William Williams OF the county clerk S
office returned last week from his vaca-
ton, and which he spent in East Ten
neSSee.
d. W. Ramsaur has been elected first
vice president OF the State Bank of Pa
latka. MIR. RamSaur is one of Palatka'S
foremost young business men.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Hagan and daugh.
ter, Miss Gertrude, have returned from
vacation trip OF several weeks TO Salt
Springs.
Mrs. w. S. Fry and daughter, Miss
Nellie, have returned from an extended
trip 10 Boston and other points in the
east and north.
John Mallcm has gone into the candy
business on an extensive scale, having
bought an unusually large supply Of
high grade candies.
Prof. and Mrs X. w. Van Brunt re
turned to the city on Wednesday after :
pleasant vacation in the Blue Grass dis
lriCt of kentucky, and at Tallahassee.
MIR. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. NickerS have lief
New York and are now at Salisbury
Maryland, where they will visit relative
little time before returning home.
c. +. Rowton has returned from hi
combined business and pleasure trip IL
New York and other points in the nortl
and east. He states that he has had
good timc-and he looks il.
DR.. Albert Mckenzie expects 10 leav
carly next week 10 resume his medica
studies in Atlanta. He has made him
self useful this summer as local edito
of the Times Herald.
Judge Coke is now attending TO hi
daily duties in the County Judges cour
with much of his old time vigor. Fo
the past two weeks this court has bee
unusually busy owing 10 the absence O
Justice OF the Peace, John E. Marshall
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Mr.. O'Haver Buys More Prop
erty.

The P. ]. Becks real estate office has
sold to c. ]. O'Haver, an old resident
of the county who recently moved here
from Keuka, the five cottages and lots
in Palatka Heights of William Green.
1t is Mr.. O'Haver's purpose TO engage
in the buying, improving and selling
of Palatka real estate, and as such he
will be very useful citizen OF Palatka.
The above is not Mr.. O'Haver's first
deal, by any means.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
NOTICE.

All persons DESTROYS ofhaving corrections
mnde in the assessment roll for the year
1912, whether in the listing valuation of
property or otherwise, are requested to file
with the clerk, on or before the second reg
ulnr meeting the council in the month of
september, lgl2, the same being the nth day,
their petition or complaint addressed to
said council in writing, setting forth spe-
cilically their objection to said assessment
and correction desired to be made.
The council Will meet in the council
chamber for the purpose of hearing such
petitions or complaints on the nth day of
September, A. D.. 1912.
A. II. TRAY,
CITY Clerk.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Kalbfield's Grand.

After this week the Orpheum theater
will be known as Kalbfield'S Grand,
Manager Kalbfield having decided on
the change OF name OF his popular thea
ter for several business reasons. The
coming week high class motion pictures
will be shown.
The first show of the season at the
Grand will be Frederic Thompson
massive production, Polly of the Circus,
with Miss Elsie St. Leon and the IA.
nous St. Leon family, and a real circus
on the stage. Seats will be on sale in a
few days.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
At the Orpheum Theater.

The Maddocks-Fie Players are fill.
ing a weeks engagement al the Or
pheum Theater this week, with a night
ly change of program. The company
opened to big house on Monday night
and has had excellent patronage every
night since. 1t is one OF the most sue
cessful full week engagements ever held
in Palatka.
The Maddocks- Field Co. is well
known here and has long been favor
lite with the theatre going public. Mana
ger Kalbfield is TO be congratulated on
his successful week with this company
Saturday night will end the engagement
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Very Good Fit.

Sometimes the blunder of a child
seems like the veriest wise mans
wisdom. Such might be said OF the
little fellow in Hutchinson, according
to The Gazette. who. desiring some
OF the boarding housekeeper's de-
light, commonly called hash, said:
Please pass the trash. Kansas
City Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
Registration Notice

The Registration Books S;,s q j
County will be open on MO on ID
ust 5th, 1912 and will close -, gu olfa
18th, 1912. Twill be IN rLmnyysdrs
the following days: nu' !, d
days and Saturdays, from .,
IN, and from 2. p. m. 10 Up, w.
HENS PETERNhM
supervisor Of iI Ea1
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13

An unusual departure in fashion
able wedding arrangements was .aken
at the recent marriage OF a Boston
girl, when her mother acted as Oest
man and escorted the groom to the
altar, although in ali other respectq
the details of the wedding were quiti
conventional
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
NOTICE.

The assessment roll of the city of Palatka,
Florida, for the year 1872, will be open for
Inspection in my office, In the city council
chamber from September 4th to 18th inclus-
i've, sundays excepted, from O'cloclGa. m
to II O'Clock III. ana from , O'Clock D. IN. to
1 O'Clock pm.
A. r. TRAY,
city Tax Assessor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
IMPROVED PROPERTY
For Sale.

Acres land, rs bearing orange trees,
4 room house. Price, 81 900.
Acres land, $50 bearing orange trees.
Price, $1,000.
10 Acres land, 212 bearing orange
trees. Price, $4,000.
40 Acres land. 20 acres of this is good
muck, 500 bearing orange trees and 200
young trees, good house and barn.
Price, $3,5OOOO.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13

Notice of Application tor Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Y. f. Baker
purchaser of Tax Certificates No. 705 and 7OI
dated the LIST day of July, A. d., 1901
has filed said certificates in my
office, and has made application for tax
deed to issue In accordance with law.
Said certificates embrace the following
described property situated in Putnam
county, FlOridn, tO-wit:
Pt. Nwli of Scl4, 10 acres embraced in
said certificate No 7Oj and PIT. NwlI of SET .
acres embraced in said certificate No. IO7,
all in section l township II 5, range 2Gpnsl :;
The said land being assessed Mt the date
of the issuance of such certificates in the
name ofC. V. Mctcalf and =. f.. MetcnIf,
respectively.
Unless said certificates shall he redeemed
according to law, Tax Deed will issue there
on on the 18th day of October, A d.. 1912.
Witness my official signature and seal this
the 18th day of september A. u. 1872.
(Seal1 HENRY HUTCH NSON,
CLERK Circuit Court Putnam Co. Fla
BY Henry Hutchinson. Jr. u. q.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13

Celery growers Of the Manatee sec
ton are beginning to prepare lands
for early setting of plants. Every
indication points to heavy planting
the coming season.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-09-13
In Circuit Court. Eighth judicial "
In And For Putnam County, ron
In re Dissolution of PnIalk
Telephone Company
NJ all ,,,r.,,Ysy fntarnstpI,

To all persons interrstrd' IL.
NOTICE is hereby given that gu NH mi
day of September, \. y. l'l2i ' To4 md
Bell Telephone and Telegraph T., ! on Nj
corporation doing business III a., ,"V silSir
Florida, by its solicitors anu nun MI d
Hilburn 4 Merryday, viii aPpah ID
Honorable ] Il. wills, Judge o. ' ori4
mt Gainesville, Florida, Tor a inrSoHe b
decree, dissolving PaIaIkl leIep"'D
pany, MS u corporation o IN Al !
This notice therefor Is gwen s Nj
sons Interested, that any VINO d ,ihloy q
to do. may appear before Tue oGtopresslJ
Court, at the time and place mniiirstIob
then and there resist such "Ppr' .I,,.,rsl
Southern Bell Telephone a .d iTTis
BY its attornel, ana IGTIRRYDi
Dated Palatka, Fla" SEPT ''"'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

T. j. Hennessey, Candidate
for Coroner on the Republican
ticket, needs no introduction to
the people of Harrison County
as he has served as Coroner for
several years and his work has
been such that no possible fault
could be found with it. He is
always on the job but has a
heart in him not usually found
in one in his profession. Very
few know the number of people
Mr.. Henncssey has buried and
footed the expense out Of his
own pocket to save the unfor-
tunates being sent to a medical
college. When you vote next
Tuesday don't forget that
Tom" is on the Republican
ticket.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31
Alex Darting is repairing his
country home, X. E. Brundige
doing the work.
A Card

During the last ten days my
attention has been frequently
tcalled to the circulation among
1.-THE voters of the state of an
unsigned pamphlet purporting
to be copy of an oath taken
by the Knights of Columbus, a
Catholic organization. That
the purpose of the circulation
| Of tins anonymous pamphlet is
political is shown by the fact
that ut the bottom of the page
on which it is printed, refer
ence is made to the fact that
myself and one other candidate
on the Democratic state ticket
are members Of the organiza-
tion known as tire Knights of
\ Columbus.
In language this fake oath is
blasphemous and the creatures
who invented it are degener-
ates. A reading of it will
readily disclose why the parties
circulating it prefer not to sign
it OF let their connection with
this vile libel he known. To
charge that any organization of
which am a member would
employ such an oath is an in
dictment of both my citizen
ship and sanity. The claim
that the knights of Columbus
take such an oath is a malicious
falsehood only <quallcd in it's
infamy by the conduct of the
men who seek the shadow of
secrecy in the circulation of
the libel. The men back of
this libel don't believe it, but
they hope that among the un-
s suspecting the poison will
spread. My knowledge of the
broad liberality of men who CO
not belong to the church tc
which l happen to belong, and
|of their sense Of fairness has
caused me to doubt the neces.
sity Of mentioning this most
unfair libel, but on second
thought, and in justice to my
own citizenship, / have con
cluded to publicly denounce il
as the atrocious falsehood it is
Maurice O'Connor.
Democratic Candidate fol
Supreme Judge Of lowa.)
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31
Farm For Sale

One. of seventy and an ad-
joining farm of eighty-four
acres. All rich valley land.
Two good sets of improvements,
adjoins town; no better loca-
tion. Can be sold together or
separate. Also a good eight
room residence in Mo. Valley
on easy terms.
Good smooth new land In
southeast Wyoming. Low
prices, fine healthy climate,
best location, first-class mar
kets. Phone IL Modale, Ia, OF
write E. II. Wade.
1914 Thomas st.,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Adv
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

Miss Eva Sherwood, Anna
Coleman, Floyd Sherwood
and Harry Cummings, all of
Wall Lake, were the guests of
NJ. and Mrs. VIM. Hodgeson
yesterday.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31
WHAT The TIMES THINKS
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
81 Ross McLaushIin

Though we firmly believe that every man should
vote according to his views yet permit to sug
gest that you place the 81 before the name of ROSS
MCLAUGHLIN for County Attorney, next Tuesday.
You will make no mistake in doing this and will
aid in giving Harrison County one Of the best County
Attorneys in her history.
This is our candid opinion honestly given and not
the result of political bias or advertising. q
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

v. l. Tamisiea and family.
Henry Basche and family, and
Robert Oleson and family took
Sunday dinner with tho family
OF Stephen Tamisiea.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Cramer
drove to Omaha yesterday.
They passed q large number of
Ahtos on their way down SO on
the way home decided to count
them as they passed. They
started counting as they left
Broadway in Council Bluffs and
to the Boyer south Of town
they had passed 80 automobiles
but Tery few teams.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

Colorado Land Plat
Complete plat Of all govern
ment land in any township in
the Sterling Colorado Land
District $1.0O.
E. E. Seavey,
nl-wkl Sterling, Colo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-10-31

D. G. Ford of Logan sold in
Chicago Monday 72,head of fat
steers, averaging 1449 lbs, at
SO IS per hundred. There was
nearly five dollars per hundred
between buying and selling
price on these cattle, and D C..
does not expect to repeat the
transaction again very soon.
The Valley Department Store
is busily engaged in moving
their stock of groceries to the
rear Of the store, and moving
their Christmas goods to the
front, which makes quite a
change in the appearance of
the store.