The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-03-01
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City Happenings and
Personal fflentien.

l TY, WAKE UP! 1T IS A POSITIVE
Z FACT THAT UNLESS YOUR POLL
TAX IS PAID BY SATURDAY,
MARCH 9Th. YOU WILL NOT BE
4 PERMITTED TO VOTE IN THE
/ COMING PRIMARY. YOU HAVE
I BUT EIGHT DAYS MORE IN WHICH
/ To QUALIFY. GET BUSY,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Beck and two
children OF Edgar were visitors in The
city Tuesday.
I The regular meeting of The [. D. C's
/ will be held II The residence OF Mrs.
Patton Anderson on THURSDAY sflernoon
al J P. II, March III.
The great Americas play Paid in
Fall viii be presented al the Orpheum
q Ihe3ler next AOodgy night This is
Sz1d 10 be IN exceptionally fine com
p2ny and the play gosrS OF Palzikz are
sEEt OF being pleased
. Mr. and Mrs W. D. Judy and their
niece. Miss Bessie WhileSeII, left Ties
Z 5zy for Zephyrhi.lS, where they will re-
side PzlzIka friends will miss this
2 pleasant family zod all wish them health
I and prosperity in their new home.
Buster Brown aad his dog ''Tige'
and their mui9al friend Mary Jane"
viii be the attraction at the Howell thea
. Ter tonight. and as fun ma ers of the
wholesome kind ought TO draw together
big house.
Commodore and Mrs. II. c. Roane OF
Miami were among the distinguished
guests al the Putnam House Monday
night. They were on their way TO
Ocala 10 attend the Stale Good Roads
convention.
Rev. DR.. Troy, a Baptist pastor of
New York city, delivered an able lecture
al the Baptist church on Tuesday even
ing in which he showed the fallacies of
The sect known as the "Nlillenial Dawn
Propaganda" OF which Pastor" Russell
is the high priest, or high mucky muck,
whichever you like best.
II. H. Richardson, secretary OF the
Jacksonville board of trade, with Messrs.
Claude Nolan and F. o. Miller, were at
the Putnam Sunday They were here
with scouting car-Cadillac l9l2-en-
route to the State Good Roads conven-
ton in Ocala.
The City OF Ocala, the new passenger
and freight boat now making regular
daylight trips between this city and
Silver Springs at the head OF the Ockla-
waha, is a double-decker and will &C
commodate $50 passengers. 1t is equip
ped with a 4U-horSe power gas engine.
The Ocala will make three round trips
week.
Said a certain well-known citizen of
the county: The tax payers ought to
| bring to-the attention of the county
commissioner the fact that if i'm
proved road machinery could be used
on the roads instead OF the old methods
much more could be accomplished by
way OF getting the roads in proper con-
dition, and much cheaper than hereto
fore. Our so-called hard roads could
then be kept up and would be deserving
OF their name"
Judge and Mrs. E. E. Haskell enter
taincd large number OF those who had
a part in the recent "SiDgin' Skewl" at
I the Howell theater at their home last
| Monday evening Most delicious re-
| ireshments were served, after which the
guests enjoyed themselves at games and
| conversation. The genial professor
and his charming wife made each of
those present their debtor for a most de.
IightiuI evening.
K. r. Brakeman OF this city has pur-
chased 20 acres OF muck land at Flora
home OF S. Z. Tubbs. Mr.. Brakeman
said in reference TO this purchase: ~
have brother up in Ohio who owns
muck farm and is raising 500 and more
bushels Of onions to the acre. | want TO
beat him raising onions so bad that he
Will sell out and come 10 Florida, learn 10
eat gTitS, sweet potatoes and sing Dixie
while enjoying the most glorious eli
mate in the whole world. | want him
not only tc thaw out, but prosper"
Little Daniel Wynn Mayes. youngest
child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mayes who re-
Gently moved from Mississippi died
near East Palatka on Friday, Feb. I'd. |
The little boy died of measels, sudden |
ly, as it was not thought he was danger |
ousIy i'll until a few moments before |
death. He was buried the following |
day in the Catholic cemetery, Rev. w
NJ. Poage of 81. James Methodist church. |
Palatka, officiating at the grave This |
little boy was the sunshine of the house |
hold, and his devoted parents are heart |
broken at their loss.
George E. Gay has this week received |
large photograph OF President Taft /
and from the President personally. Ii is |
fine large photo, much like the mod
ern pictures now being made by Artist
Neck OF this city. Written in the Presi-
dents own hand at the bottom of the
photo is this inscriptions: For Geo, E, /
Gay, Palatka, Fla, with grateful appre. |
citation, VIM. Fl. Taft, Feb. 10Th, I9i2. -
MIR Gay, like any sensible man would Il
be under similar circumstances, is very II
proud Of this picture of the chief execu.
live OF The greatest country on the face
OF the globe.
Senator Fletcher introduced in the
senate of the United States the other
day petition from Palatka Red Men
asking that the government erect within
the District of Columbia a memorial
and museum 10 the memory of the
American Indians. The petition was
referred TO the committee on Indian Az.
Iairs. The idea appeals to us. The
A meriCan Indian is now, with the ex-
ception of Charlie Dirtyshirt and few
scattering bucks and squaws in the
Everglades and other isolated sections
oi the newer States, an extinct people.
! he white race got his goat and his
ands by the judicious and timely use of
booze and the rifle. He is no longer
menace to civilization, and is entitled to ,
monument. We would suggest, how |
ever, that these weapons of his undoing
night with prOpriety be carved on his '
Omb. q
Booker T. Washington who is TO de. :
liver five lectures in Florida next week /
las selected Palatka as one of his stop i