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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
MORE STREETS TO
BE BRICK PAVED
Council BorroWs $4,000 For
The Purp0se---Streets
To Be Paved

Palatka has contracted one excellent
habit 1t enjoys the daily use Of its
brick paved streets, and the desire for
more grows with their use. If no more
streets were TO be paved than those now
in use and which are being paved, Pa
latka would still be the best paved city
in Florida. But il is not satisfied. sIt
wants more, and the action of the city
council on Tuesday night is in line with
the popular demand.
City Engineer Stallings made his re-
port of estimates for paving certain ad-
ditional streets at the Tuesday nights S
meeting, and the council was, not long
in passing an ordinance requiring the
following streets to be paved with vitri-
fled brick, laid flat and sixteen feet wide
from curb TO curb. The curbing is 10 be
of concrete.
Hotel Street from Emmitt to Kirby.
Kirkland from Kirby to Laurel.
Fifth from Reid 10 Main.
Sixth from Laurel to Main.
Seventh from Laurel TO Reid.
Reid from Fifth to Eighth.
Oak from Seventh TO Eighth.
Eighth from Reid to Lemon.
River from Morris to City limits.
Reid from Eleventh to Twelfth.
The following additional streets were
also ordered paved with she'll or gravel:
Lemon from Twelfth to Grant line.
S. 18th from Lemon TO Grant line.
Kirby from Morris to Grant line
Hawkins from Dodge to 0sceola.
Before authorizing the above paving
the council made sure that the city.
would have the money TO pay the bill.
Sometime ago committee was ap.s
pointed with authority 10 negotiate
loan of SIS, 600. This committee con4
Sisting of Mayor Davis, President Cav
and Alderman Usina reported that the
East Florida Savings and Trust Company
would loan the city $4,000 at 5 per
centum, and the council authorized the
borrowing of that amount.
The council also made the East Flor
ida Savings and Trust Co. the city de-
pository, that bank having promised To
pay 8 per cent. interest on daily balances
The Putnam National made the sand
offer, and the Commercial Bank OF ST.
Augustine made proposition 10 pay Is
per cent. but only on the condition thae
they be declared the city depository for
the period of seven years. The council
decided TO accept the bid of the East
Florida Savings and Trust Co., because
of the willingness OF that bank to loan
the city the needed $15, 900 for paving.
The council appropriated $50 to assist
in entertaining the Rivers and Harbors
Committee of Congress on its visit here
next week and authorized the cleIk 10
wire the committee an invitation tb Wis
it the city. The following Telegram
was sent Wednesday morning.
Palatka, Fla, Jan. 18th, 1912
''Hon. Frank Clark, M. c.,
Washington, D. C.
"Palatka city council by unanimous
resolution extends through you pressing
invitation TO Rivers and Harbors and
Naval Affairs committee TO be our guests
on return from Key West II will af.
ford entire city pleasure to entertain
them and demonstrate importance OF
city and need of river improvements. .
Benz. l. Gay, President,
A. T. TRAY, Clerk.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
POMONA.

Mrs. G. w. Hamilton, of Brooklyn,
N Y, is here on a visit to her sister,
Mrs. C. T, Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland Middleton
spent Thursday of last week in Jackson.
vile.
Mrs. Priscilla Newcombe and little
daughter, Virginia, of St. Louis, Mo-,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Middle.
ton for two weeks.
Otis Durga and ]. H. LaBorde, Of Dan.
b1ry, Conn.,, are in town visiting other
Danburyites wintering in Pomona.
Mrs. C. A. Knowlton and Miss Edna
returned last week from an enjoyable
visit with relatives in DeLand.
w. S. Middleton made business trip
to Jacksonville last Wednesday.
Furniture has arrived for the James
Miller home which is now nearly com
pleted and will soon be occupied by MIR.
Miller and his family.
Chas. Poplar, our former station agent
but now OF Sanford, was calling on old
friends in town last Thursday and Fri
day.
r. c. and C. c. Middleton and ]. w,
Tucker attended the Masonic lodge in
Palatka Friday night.
The Rev. NJ. C. Welch place has
been sold to party from Hartford,
Conn, who was down TO look II over
recently and it is rumored that the place
will be sold again to a Pomonaite.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE
On Rivers and Harbors Will
Visit PaIatka Next Week.

Congressman Frank Clark is chaper-
on for a big delegation of Congressman
and diplomats and department officials
who will arrive in Jacksonville tomor-
row en- route to the Oversee Railways
opening festival at Key West next week.
Among the congressional committees
| that will make up this Florida visiting
party are those on Rivers and Harbors,
Naval Affairs and Military Affairs.
In addition to members of these com
mittees will he some dozen or more
congressional friends of Mr.. Clark.
After the visit TO Key West, the Rivers
and Harbor Committee, and perhaps
some other members OF the party will
go TO Tampa.
Letters received by DIR. E. S. Grill,
Mayor Davis and w. A. Russell on
Monday from Congressman Clark init
mated that if the people of Palatka
would get busy and send invitations
TO the committee through him, he
would do his utmost to get the commit
tee TO stop in Palatka on its way north
from Tampa.
The people got busy.
Mayor Davis wired official invitation.
DR.. Grill wired and wrote. The editor
of the News did the same.
H. M. de Montmollin sent an urgent
invitation from the board of trade.
The city council, by its president and
clerk also sent pressing invitation.
Mayor Davis, Geo. Il. Gay and some
other gentlemen will go 10 Jacksonville
and meet the committee onits arrival to-
morrow and give 'em straight word OF
mouth invitation.
Frank Clark can be depended on to
do his full part also and
Palatka will get the visit.
The committee will reach Palalka on
its way north on Friday or Saturday
morning the Goth or 9th. They will
be given breakfast at the Putnam
House. After breakfast they will be
shown the city and taken for ride on
the river and told the importance of
deeper water to Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
OCALA NORTHERN
RAIL WAY OPENING.
First Train To Roll Into PaIatka
Next Thursday.
Will be Big Excursion Crowds Will
be Entertained.

/ {
AT last the day has been definitely
fixed for the coming of the first train 10
Palatka over the new Ocala Northern
Railway
That train will arrive here next Thurs
day. 1t will be an excursion train from
Ocala and way points.
A letter from the officials of the road
to Secretary H. NJ. de Montmollin OF the
Palatka board OF trade states that re.
duced rates will prevail and the excur-
sion will be we'll advertised.
The Palatka board of trade has ar
ranged for the proper reception of the
crowd. A band has been engaged and
the excursion will be met at the Palatka
depot Of the road at the head of North
Third street, with music and enough
autos TO convey the road officials and
their distinguished guests through the
city and TO the hotels.
In the afternoon there will be auto
drives and motor boat races, and in the
evening grand banquet and ball at the
Putnam House.
We are going TO show E. P. Rentz
and his associates that we appreciate the
building of this railroad line direct from
Ocala 10 this city. The road taps fine
section of country and section that is
rapidly filling up with settlers brought
here by the Ocala Burbank and the Pa
latka Burbank colonies.
"Johnny get your gun" And you,
good people from all over Putnam and
ST. Johns and Clay and other near by
counties, come TO Palatka that day and
enjoy the fest with US.
Palatka cordially invites everybody TO
visit the city that day and assist in the
celebration.
The train will arrive in Palatka at
10:45 Thursday morning, Jan. 25th.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Would Pledge Candidates t,
Favor Retrenchment.

Editor PALATKA NEWS,
We have entered into the new year
1912, the year for general elections, and
there are candidates coming out from
every quarter for various offices. Thus
far their platforms are very good with
one exception, and that is the question
of economy. There has been for the
last several years in nation, state and
county, disposition 10 increase govern
mental expenses in every department OF
public service, and while the country
has been developed sufficient to author
ize an increase in service and expense,
the expense has been increased out of
all proportion to the increase of service.
Now if all voters feel as do, the candi-
dates must show willingness 10 re-
trench. Our taxes are going skyward
and when they will get TO highwater
mark, no one knows. We know that
the people are not so prosperous as
some would make believe. We have
had two very dry years, with very short
crops and money is scarce, but taxes
must be paid One of the great prob
lens of the day is that of lal or and capi-
tai. The laborer who does the work,
produces something, is not paid near so
well as the man in the office with soft
place; hence the dissatisfaction. And
SO it is with the people; they who pay
the taxes are not getting near the bene-
fit as those who put the taxes in their
pockets. Now TO the people let me say,
let us make some demands of the candi-
dates before the election.
There is one other question want TO
see agitated before the election and that
is proper assessment of all taxable
property in the county,; if this is done
with proper valuations, the millage
could be reduced, and yet get the reve-
nue. necessary for all purposes.
]. M. FRASER.
Bostwick, Fla. Ian. 17th.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
One Memher All Rlnht

Little Edith. aged three, was sup
posed to take her afternoon nap, a
thing she dreaded very much. Her
mother came into the room, but Edith
pretended she was sleeping. Her
mother could tell by the unsteadiness
of her eyes that she wasn't sleeping,
and said: Mamma knows you aren't
sleeping" Well, isn't sleeping, but
my eyes is"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
ozark Stars

Scattered through space are innu-
merable stars that give forth very lit
tie light or heat Either they were
never, at any period Of their history,
bright and glowing like the myriad
stars that make the midnight sky so
beautiful, or in the course Of count
less ages the heat they once possessed
has radiated away from them into
the depth Of space, and now they are,
as their name describes them, dark
stars"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
March Of Infantry and CAVALRY

The military march must be taken
as the best index of the horse ca
fpacity. conditioned by the needs OF re-
naming effective Under fair to good
conditions cavalry are expected to ac-
complish from thirty TO thirty-eight
miss a day for several days in sue.
T tcession. but taking the campaign as
whole, the daily average Is not ex-
pected to exceed fourteen to fifteen
miles. This is the practical limit q
Infantry on the march; thus the two
arms OF the service remain together
on the route.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Not Final Farewell.

Lady Mary Wortley Montague once
wrote letter to her lover (whom she
afterward married., concluding in the
following manner: There is no con
dition of life | could not have been
happy in with you, so very much l
liked you'll may say loved since Il
Is the last thing I'll ever say to you.
This is telling you sincerely my great
est awakens. and now'I will oblige you
with a new proof of my generosity.
I'll never see you morep
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Bostwick Opens campaign.

At a mass meeting OF voters OF Bost-
wick precinct held last Saturday, Jan.
18th, the voters present unanimously
endorsed D. P. Hancock OF that place
as candidate for county Commissioner
from the Fourth district, and ]. a.
Gibson for executive Committeeman
from that precinct TO fill cut the nnex-
pired term OF j W. Glisson, resigned.
II is understood that Sluluel Z. Tim
mons the present couFsy commissioned
will not be cand'Ee for denomination.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
STATE PRIMARIES
APRIL 30-.May 28
State Democratic Committee
Met in jacksonville
Tuesday and Is
sued Call.
Chairman Fearnside VIII Call Meet.
ing of County Committee in
Few Days.

| ls sa NSW lays
| The state Democratic Executive Com.
Imittee met in Jacksonville last Tuesday
at noon and then and there issued call
ior the state democratic primaries.
The first primary will be held on
Tuesday, April 80. The second pri-
mary will be held on Tuesday, May 28.
Nearly every county in the state was
represented at the meeting, several by
proxies of regular members.
Several wanted the primaries held in
May and June, but the matter was left to
a special committee, which reported in
favor of the dates eventually fixed upon.
An early and determined effort was
made to reorganize the committee and
oust Judge w. H. Price from the chair
manship, but resolution to this effect
was defeated by vote OF 20 TO IL. Mr..
Fearnside, the member from this county,
voted with the majority. Mr.. Price did
not want TO resign, and Mr.. Fearnside
did not favor the attempt TO oust him.
The committee decided to place the
names OF all the leading candidates for
the presidency on the state tickets, thus
giving the democratic electors an oppor-
tunity to express their choice. This
choice will be binding upon the dele
gates from Florida TO the national con-
vention.
Nearly all the announced candidates
for state and Congressional honors were
present as spectators at the meeting, as
VI e hundreds of prominent democrats
from all parts of the state.
F. ]. Fearnside returned home at the
close of the meeting and on Wednesday
when asked by the News as to when
he would call the county committee TO-
gether stated that he would issue the
call next week and that the meeting
would probably not be held until the
week after next The county primary
will of course be held at the same time
as the state primaries.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
To Admire and Remember.

Il would then have our ordinary
dwelling houses built to last and built
to be lovely. as rich and full Of pleas
antness as may be within and with
out. with such differences as
might suit and express each mans
character and partly his history
Ruskin's Seven Lamps of Architecture.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Indestr,,etible Doll

A new doll that its inventor claimA
is indestructible is made of properly
shaped blocks of wood. joined by
spring steel swivels and hinges.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
Guard Smith Captured.

The man ]. Henry Smith, the guasd
turpentine camp of this county, -
assisted the life prisoner Kelley 10
cape, and ran off with him month
was captered in Key West the Iattes
OF the week by Deputy Sheriff Z
Fisher, Of New Smyrna, who deliver
him here at DeIand to Sheriff Smit
Al the plea term Monday morning gus
Smith plead guilty TO assisting Kelf
and was sent TO the state pen BY J..
Fish for term of five years.
smith says he and Kelley worked
10 msS Ssss' dowa I'm tRf stage. New
money, ,ew Acts, Classy
- frs-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-19
iss Mete.

week, Miss Ros'
ge to Mr.. How
bounced for +
%Rst., has be
by Pala
lily by
this po'
The evening world., 1912-11-07

. rapid glance toward . group OF
Ioungers standing at q corner OF the
station. and walked over TO where the
station agent stood examining acme
newly arrived packages.
DO you mind directing > to the
courthouse?" said the young man.
The agent looked up, turned and ran
q measuring. speculative eye over the
new arrival. He noted the Eastern cut
OF the young mans clothing and be-
meath the dust of travel the clear
healthy white skin OF hts face. "Strang-
er here?" observed the agent. with
slight. humorous narrowing of the eyes,
yes"
mo. don'r snind,~ resumed rne
agent. answering the young mans ques-
ton. You won't have any trouble
nnding the courthouse. There's only one
street In this town an the courthouse
10 down to the other end of it-you
couldn't miss it II you tried" He
grinned with some amusement at the
young mans back as the latter with a
cordial "thank you," returned 10 his
suit cases, gripped them firmly by the
handles. and STROBE down tho wooden
platform toward tho street, ignoring
the group of loungers at 'ie corner OF
the station.
Mother tenderroor." remarked one
OF tho loungers as the young man
passed out Of nearing; they're runnin'
this country PUN to hellv'
The young ma strobe slowly down
The evening world., 1912-11-07

beer mistaken IN his estimate OF the
young woman-ehe seemed entirely abls
to take care of herself.
He crowded . little closer. though ne
knew that this conversation was nons OF
his affair further than that he was inter-
ested-4n seeing that tho young woman
received decent treatment Certainly
10 far she had not received that, yet
neither had the big man said anything
90 warrant interference by Q stranger.
Stealing another glance the youna man
saw a heavy revolver Mt tho mans hip,
and he did not doubt. from wha he had
thus far seen Of him. that he would
use the weapon should he turn and dis
cover that there was listener to his
conversation. Such an action would
accord perfectly with taies that the
young man had heard of this section
of the country. Bun ne edged closer.
Tho big mans face had become poi
sonously bloated. The girrs defiance
seemed 10 have enraged him
''IIell!' he said venomously. You're
saikinA damn braver" He leaned closer
TO her. And you think you'd be dis
The evening world., 1912-11-07

ohe board sidewalk that paralleled the
buildings on one side OF the street,
mentally taking In the dimensions OF
the town. 1t was not an inviting picture.
Many buildings of various descriptions
snuggled the wide. vacant space which
the alton agent had termed street"
Most OF the buildings were Imprinted
and crude. composed of rough boards
running perpendlculariyt with narrow
battens over the Joints
There were several brick buildings
two stories In height, bearing the APP
pearance Of having been recently erect
ed and these lowered over the squat.
one-story frames in seeming contemptu-
Gus dignity. There were many private
dwellings, some stores. but the young
mans first impression was that there
was an enormous number OF saloons.
He saw few people; those who came
within range OF vision were apparently
COWBOYS, for they were rugged In the
picturesque garb that he had studied
many times In the illustrations OF East
ern magazines. He had admired them
afar, for there was something about
them, something In the free, Wild life
they leo, that appealed to him. some
thing that struck at the primitive in his
heart.
He had heard tales OF them: travellers
returning from these regions had related
sundry stories Of these wild men Of the
plains; stories OF their hardlhood, of
their recklessness. of their absolute
fearlessness - clothing them with a
glamour and romance that had deeply
Impressed the young man. His own life
had been rather prosaic.
He saw some cowponies hitched to
rails in front OF several Of the saloons:
In front store he observed a canvas
covered wagon which he recognised
from sketches he had seem as a
''prairie schooner; IN front OF another
store he saw spring wagon of the
The evening world., 1912-11-07
"kaffir Truck" Trade.

A TASTE for EUROPEAN clothes,
~ cheap furniture. European food.
bicycles. tin trunks. &C. Is re-
ported to be developing among the
coiored native population of South
Africa according to the .offidal trade
report. The commissioner estimates
that f6,s5l. 900 Is the value Of the native
population to overseas exporters of
goods. Hitherto. trade with the natives
known as "Kaffir truck" trade-has
comprised chiefly cheap goods such as
beads. cotton blankets. brass, copper
and steel wire and cheap cutlery. The
natives are now earning better wages
and this Is developing their tsste,-I4on-
don Globe.
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Eossy4G


graced II folks knowed you wa
friend or miner He laughed harshiy.
MOST folks are ickled TO be known -
my friend. But I'm teliihs you 'hn
III i ain friend I'm an enemy. anu
you're doing as l say OF IN "@n'ns
things mighty unpleasant TOT you anu
your poor aHlicted brotherl
Tho young man saw the GIRO hahus
clench. saw her race grow Slowly paIe;
twice now had the DIX man tauhteu
her about her brother' and plainly Ms
words had hurt her. WORDS tremp,eu
on her lips but refused 70 come. nut
Tor an instant she iorce" ner eyes W
meet those OF the man ana then they
suddenly rlled with tears: one TOOK
backward step, hcr shoulders oroopins.
The big man Followed her. ioauns
over her. Again the youhk man
thoughts went 20 tho lion ana Tn"
mouse
Hurts, doesn't IT. said the DIE man
brutally. well you've brought IL ON
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uninterested. but not concealing his
interest. lie believed the girl had not
seen him, for though she had looked In
his direction he was sure that her
glance had passed him to rest on the
pony at the hitching rail.
Swift as the glance had been, the
Young man had seen in her face an
expression that caused him to decide
TO remain where he was until the girl
mounted her pony, no matter how long
that time might be. SO he relaxed. lean
ing against the bulldlng-attentive, lis
tening, though apparently entirely I'M
concerned over their conversation.
The girl seemed moved with some
doom emotion over something the big
man had said. for her slight figure had
stIrfened and she stood looking ut him
with an angry. intense gaze. The big
man had been haunting her. FOR his teeth
showed In hooking grin as he lowered
near by, apparently sure OF her. 1t was
like n lion playing with mouse. Then
the youns man heard the big mans
voice:
so you don't take kindly to my court
ing? Don't want anything 10 do with
me at ALP His forced laugh had
harshness In It that caused the young
mans muscles to stiffen. He took sly
glance at the girl AMI saw her chin up
lift with disdain.
"Do you think II Is necessary for mo
TO tell you that AGAIN." she said.
A strange satisfaction thrilled the
young man: sympathy for her drew his
mouth into peculiarly grim SMILE But
he had no time TO enjoy his satisfac-
ton. for the big man spoke and this
time he did not laugh.
WELL" he said shortly. you're going
to have something 70 do with me.
You're going to hook up with me or I'm
putting that crazy brother OF yours out
OF business :"
She took a step toward him. standing
very close to him and looking straight
into his eyes. She was fighting bravely
for her composure. but the young man
had seen that her lips had quivered
pitif,illy during her brief speech. Ito
stiffened with sympathy. He could not
OF course. understand this strange con-
versation. but he could discern Its drift
and the suggestive underplay In the big
mans words. But plainly he had not