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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Mrs. Geo. E. Gay Entertains.

One of the most enjoyable events
OF the season was the party given
by Mrs: Geo. E. Gay in honor of Mrs.
VIM. Watson of Passaic, N. j., and
Mrs. j. H. Schlegel of Rochester, New
York.
Auction bridge was played from
three to five o'clock and top scores
were made by Mrs. W. H. Hoyt and
Miss Alice Whiteside.
Those present were Mrs. ]. H.
Haughton, Mrs. F. C. Cochrane, Mrs.
W. 7. Ledbetter, Mrs. J. W. Ledbet-
ter, Mrs. Hull, Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. M.
M. Vickers, Mrs. Robt. Gibson, Mrs.
S: Worden, Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. VIM.
Watson, Mrs. Schlegel, Mrs. G. C.
Burt, Misses Devereaux, Kennerly,
Whiteside and Morague, Mrs. C. p.
Cooper of Jacksonville, Mrs. Dana
Walden of Atlanta, and Mrs. E. w.
Elliott of Pensacola. The refresh
ments were most elaborate and con-
sisted of two courses, served with
Easter symbols; each guest received
souvenirs consisting of Easter egg
bon-bon boxes and miniature ROSTERS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

On Saturday evening last Post app
OF the Travellers Protective Associa-
ton of Florida was organized at the
Putnam House. The new Palatka
post is the fourth post of the organi-
cation in Florida, the other posts be-
ing located in Jacksonville, Tampa
and Pensacola. All are branches of
the National Travellers Protective AS
Soclation with headquarters in st.
Louis, Mo-, and having a total mem
bership of $4,000. The membership
IS made up of travelling men, manu-
tacturers, wholesale merchants. etc,
and has an insurance feature which
embraces most reasonable accident
insurance. The association has also
accomplished much good in the way
OF improving the accommodations of
those who travel.
The officers of the Palatka post are;
President, H. A. Davis; first vice-pres-
ldent, F. H. Wilson; secretary and
treasurer, II. L. Gardner. The direc-
tors are H. o. Hamm, w. P. Merriam
A. A. Corcoran, William Turnage and
W. NJ. Marley. Other members who
are at the heads of the vraious COM
mittees are: H. M. deMontmollin, H.
!. Lecks, c. W. Buddington, P. o.
Marley, George E. Gay and DR.. H. A.
Johnson.
After the organization the men,
1ers with their guest, John H. Lynch.
If Jacksonville, the State secretary
treasurer, repaired to the dining room
where they INDUCED in a banquet and |
moker. -
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
POTATO SHIPPING
SEASON OPENS,
Federal Point Makes First
Shipments Hastings Began
Digging Monday.
First Sale of $50 Barrels Nets Grower
$1,000

The first sale of potatoes from the
Hastings potato belt for the season
of 1918 occurred on Tuesday when
two cars 1880 barrels) sold for to-
tai of 81, 500 +. o. b. Of the number 28O
barrels were No. Is and so barrels
were No. 2's; the former sold for S.
per barrel and the latter for 81.
Digging began actively on Monday
at Hastings of potatoes planted prior
to January 10th, and from these early
paintings the prospects are for little
better than average yield.
Federal Point began shipping last
week, when Walter and John Atkinson
started the work. They were digging
some extra fine potatoes and getting
a yield of more than forty barrels to
the acre. This week digging at Fed
eral Point is general and since Mon
day the Steamer Crescent of the
Beach & Miller line has been carry
ing forward an average of 800 barrels
daily. The crop at Federal Point is
probably in the best shape of any of
the big potato areas on the east side
The place is on the river and is easily
drained, therefore better drained and
is suffering less from the severe
rains of last week. The Clyde line
has taken out some potatoes from the
Point, but as the Crescent will make
daily trips between Palatka and Jack
sonville during the potato shipping
season, this boat will carry the large
part of the crop.
At East Palatka the earlier plant
lngs began to move also this week and
some fine POTATOES are being for
warded. This is the case also at Or
ange Mills.
The extent Of loss sustained bv DO |
tato growers on account of the heavy |
rains canot be determined, but that 1t
will be severe is more than proboble.
Blight is also affecting the Hastings
crop badly. Some say that the dam
age from rain and blight will amount
to 40 per cent Of the crop.
At Bunnell the damage is not as
heavy, but our information is to the
effect that it will be 80 per cent.
At Dupont the damage is perhaps
heaviest, owing to lack of drainage.
This is also n heavy handicap to the
growers in the neighborhood of St.
Johns Park.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Viewed Their Big Purchase.

A party of northern capitalists who
were recently organized for the pur-
pose of promoting the sale of large
tract of land on the east side of the
river spent large part of the week
here, during which time they went
over the more than 1000 acres of the
Hilburn & Vertrees tract recently pur-
chased.
The company is to be known as the
Palatka Farms Company, and p. J.
Becks is to be the local agent. Mr.
Becks spent good part Of his time
IN showing the gentlemen around the
property and all expressed themselves
as greatly pleased with the purchase;
Its fertility and its nearness and ac-
feasibility to the prosperous, grow
ing city of Palatka. 1t was the first
visit of some of the gentlemen to this
section and they did not fail to eX
press surprise at the extent of the DO
tato industry. The company's lands
border on the potato farms already
under cultivation, and much of it is
considered about the best potato land
in this district. 1t is the purpose Of
the company to divide the property IN
into small farms and sell to actual
settlers, many of whom will come
from the central western states. The
company will enter upon a systematic
of advertising.
Among the members of the COM
pany who were here were: Rev 8 .
Il. Bowyer, of Springfield, ILL.,; Messrs .
II. M. Owens, R. S. Bohon FRAN;
Eckert, Theodore Fisher, George
Ferre and Attorney T. A. Bucking- |
ham Of Decatur, Ill.,, and T. j. McRey- ,
noldss, of Hopkinsville, Ky. The latter
Is a brother of the new Attorney-Gen-
eral of the United States.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.


The Spring display of Chas. E.
G 4 20o Lemon street, is some
'ni4g worth seeing, because it in
Guides everything in Domestic and
Imported Novelties.
l., II there is novelty in the mar
HieI FIR. Rowton has it, and he has
oesA having the best novelties for
buyers who wish to see the great.
E,' HitI OF the season in the way OF
SG'n Holders, Mesh Bags, Photo
FRAMES, Layallieres, Card Cases,
iEac,@,,e'&. Hat Pins and Jewelry
sAouiJ call On Mr., Rowton and rheyy
VIII ind everything that is worth
""IIe IN this remarkable display.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
CONFEDERATE
VETS REUNIO n
In Chattanooga Next Month
Will Tax Hotels.

Secretary W. B. Royster, of tof
Palatka Board of Trade, who is spand.
ing the week in Chattanooga, writes
The News as follows:
Having looked over the situation
IN chattanooga in relation to the re-
union of the Confederate Veteran
which takes place next month, | sug-
gest that you notify your readers
that IN my estimation il will be ID
Vlsable for them to arrange now .! 2.
quarters as the city will be taxed ,
its limit to take care of the veteran
Preparations are being made to pre-
vide, for everybody possible. The
headquarters are perfect beehive
of industry, and take it more in
terest is being taken in this reunion
than In a number of years on account
OF, perhaps, the historical surround
lngs about Chattanooga-there being
50 many battlefelds in which num-
bers Of, veterans have participated.
knowing that your readers are so
much interested in the matter of re-
pairs to the county bridge, | have
just communicated with the Con-
0"N &c SoHlpdIy, ana Ihey as
sure me the new parts for the bridge
VIII be shipped on the 9th inst, and
that they will have the best avaiia-
BILE men follow it up at once. This
item should be of considerable in
terest to our people as there seems
to be so much discomfort in regard
to the bridge. The builders assure
me, however, that there need be no
fear whatever about the strength
and prmanency of the structure and
that the new parts for the operation
Of the draw will serve to relieve anv
surther uneasiness in regard to it.
l am sending you these little items |
n order that they may reach you in
line for this weeks paper. l will
doubtless be with you about Friday |
loon.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
PaIatka Library Association.

Palatka Library Association is
hereby called to meet at the Librarv
in the City Hall on Saturday, April
9th, at 4 o'clock p. m. This is the
annual meeting when officers are
elected and committees are appointed
to carry on the work for another year.
The chairmen of standing committees
are requested to prepare and submit
tn ir reports. All friends and patrons
OF the public library are eligible to
membership in the association and
are earnestly requested to become
members and to attend the annual
meeting.
MRS. RICHARD F. ADAMS.
,,ne cr,,.,n Secretary.
President.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

Miss Amelia Komonick, the popu.
lar Palatka manager of the Western
Union telegraph Office, has resigned
to accept like position at Daytona.
Mooney & Davis, the well-known
undertakers, have just received new
$4,000 funeral car from the manufac-
turers, the Sayers-Scoville Co., of
Cincinnati.
S. G. Coburn was called to Inter
lachen on Wednesday owing to the
critical illness of his father, S. M.
Coburn. The elder Mr.. Coburn was
stricken more than a year ago with
paralysis.
Miss Winifred Haughton enter
tanned most charmingly last Monday
afternoon at auction bridge in honor
of her guest, Mrs. Robert Patton Coll
yer of Jacksonville. Miss Cecil Phil
lips made the high score and won the
prize of silver deposit cologne bot
tie. A delicious salad course was
served at the conclusion of the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. Lyon, of
New York, who have been spending
the winter at Eustis, were at the Put
nam House on Wednesday en- route to
Daytona for a month before return
ing north. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyon have
for many years been regular winter
visitors to Crescent City, and this is
their first failure to spend their VIM
ter there in many years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kupperbusch,
accompanied by Dr.. Chandler, left on
Wednesday for Baltimore, Md, where
Mr.. Kupperbusch will enter the hos
pital of Johns Hopkins University for
treatment. Mr.. Kupperbusch has
been growing weaker instead of
stronger and on the advice of his ply
stefan he will go where he can get the
most expert Treatment. The hopes of
all Palatkans will follow him in his
quest for health.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Athletic Clubs Easter Ball.

The Palatka Athletic Association
will give its annual Easter ball on
Friday evening, April 4th. This prom
lses to be one of the monster social
events of the season and probably the
last big dancing party till after the
summer weather. Practically every
body in the city is member of the
association and therefore large
crowd will be in attendance. All
club members and visiting friends are
cordially invited. Refreshments will
be served and the admission will be
81, ladies free. Let all the members
help to make this final ball of the sea-
son not only social, but a financial
success. The music will be by the
Chattaway orchestra.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

J. A. Silver. on A. c. L. fagman,
was instantly killed at the Union Sta
ton last Friday morning at an early
hour by having his neck broken as the
result of being thrown from a moving
train: Silver was trying to board the
combination freight and express train
known as second so. when he missed
his hold and was thrown under the
moving train. His neck was broken
in the fall and several of his ribs
were broken. There were no outside
bruises to speak Of His death was
instantaneous. Messrs. Mooney &
Davis prepared the body for shipment
to Silver's old home in Snaford. Sill
yer was a young man, about twenty
FIVE years of age.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Won Engelken Gets Aid

F. H. ]. Won Engelken, APPOINTED
as special representative bv the
southern Commercial Congress and
the national government TO go to Eu-
rope to make study of the applica-
ton OF the cooperative system to
agricultural pursuits, distribution and
finances appeared before the Florida
Citrus Exchange yesterday to ask
financial aid towards the expenses Of
his trip. Two hundred and fifty dol
lars was voted to him. The total en-
pense of the trip will be $1,000. The
state legislature will be asked to re-
lmburse the donors to the work.
Tampa Tribune.
Mr.. Won Engelken is son of d.
Ocala Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Board of Trade Meeting

The next regular meeting of the
Palatka Board of Trade will be held
on the first Monday in April, the 7th
instant, when matters of Importance
VII be brought up for consideration.
Secretary Register has been away
on a vacation and has several matters
which he will lay before the meeting.
In correspondence to The News. he
has advised that he will be glad to
have large attendance at this meet
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
FREEING Not Harmful tn EIsh...

Fishes do not need to maintain
uniform or nearly even bodily ten
perature, and they can be frozen soil
and thawed out months aftervari
without injury to their health, If tn
process is not too sudden. Sucl
changes happen to millions Of then
every year in the rivers of the colde
parts OF Siberia.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Engagement Announced.

Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Fry have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Nellie Estelle, to Mr.. Thom-
as Byrd Gillespie of Birmingham, Ala.
The bride-to-be is one of Palatka's
fairest daughters and belongs to the
younger social set. Mr.. Gillespie will
be pleasantly remembered as the
young man who had charge of the
recent paving contracts in Palatka,
and as young man of fine character
and business ability.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

y Lord give us all, we beseecb
.nee' grace and strength to overcome
every sin; sins of besetmont, deIibora.
tion' surprise, negligence, omission.
SINS against thee. ourself, our neigh.
DOR sins great, small, Remembered
Experimentation G. RIOS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
Tax Notice!

| will be at the following places fo
the purpose of taking tax returns;
East Palatka, Wednesday, April
9th.
San Mateo, Thursday, April 10TH
Orange Mills, Friday, April llth
Federal Point, Saturday, April l2th
Palatka, April 18th to 24th incIa'
sive.
Bostwick, Friday, April 25th.
Kenwood, Tuesday, April 18th.
Rodman, Wednesday, April S0tb
q. +. BULLARD,
Tax Assessor
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

FOR SALE.-(Before going north
One six year old brown horse one
thoroughbred Jersey heifer, with tv'
weeks old calf; offering both cheap
]. H. Campbell, Crescent City, f~
3-21-2t
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
&%%%@% %AN%@NN@AN
gi!v EaprtnIEes and
Personal glleaiion.

II RIO, Canada, is a visitor in Palatka.
Il r: W. Grace, of Georgetown, was
| IN the city on Monday.
L David W. Ramsaur spent Sunday at
Il Daytona Beach.
| -. Clyde Maui, of Jacksonville, spent
II Sunday with friends in this city.
II Mrs. T. B. Anderson has returned
II to her home in Douglass, Ga, after
Il a pleasant visit with relatives.
H Mrs M, l. Coke is in Gainesville on
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. A. L.
II Glass.
H. A. Perry, of Pomona, was in the
l. city Monday, driving over from home
IN his automobile.
Mrs. Mc6padep, of Caledonia, Mo-,
IS IN the city on visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. E. Lucas.
Mrs. Capt. R. H. Robe, after
| weeks visit with her son and daugb-
ter, has returned to her home at
Oviedo.
Mrs. Chas. P. Cooper with her lit
tie son of Jacksonville, is visiting at
the home Of her parents, DR.. and Mrs.
e. S. Grill.
A. Marley Harry, of Philadelphia,
who makes his winter headquarters
at Norwalk, was visitor in the city
last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Bap-
list church will meet at the home of
Mrs. Dixon on the Heights Tuesday
afternoon, April list.
Secretary w. 3. Register of the Pa
latka board of trade is spending the
week at his old home in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Mrs. Miller and daughter, of Chi
cago, Who have been the guests of
Mrs William Turnage for some weeks
left this week for their home.
Mrs TAFT and Miss Julia TAFT,
guests OF Miss Mulholland, have re-
turned from a two weeks visit to
Hockledge.
Mr., and Mrs. E. D. Rombough. of
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. ar
rived in the city Wednesday. They
have tract Of land near Kenwood.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will hold CAKE sale at the
store Of the Ackerman-Stewa Co..
tomorrow morning.
Arthur Z. Roban, of Jacksonville.
has purchased the .Kupperbusch Hotel
and restaurant and is to take possess
sion on the lst of the coming month.
Mrs Howell A. Davis entertained
at bridge on Wednesday afternoon
between 3 and o'clock. The prize
was won by Mrs. Fred Merrill.
p n Tvo+,-ir, +Lo .I ,.
popular turpentine operator of Put
nam Hall, was visitor in the city last s
Saturday whom people here were Glad S
to see. {
Tho Tr,i+od Doru1,+ou- 3 -, a.
fnGaroc,, ,yili r,,oai '.EtS VI the Goh-
ton Anderson Of 49, bor T Eat,o MIS- My rat-
son street, on Thursday afternoon.
April 3rd, at p. m. Q
r,,,ino. 4lu 4;,.- ~ Gu. b
,on+ 1i IL ,'' ~ ol'is Ihe steamer Ores
f\yoo, % +h Gt o t.tG u@li' potato run Pc
Wanna Con+ W IN NJ " HT;iis Ine
w. u ti' Napt' w. M. Miller, Will sup
Crescent city. ''''' N''' anu t. T.
Mr., Da,..Irr., a
lost G. 9. Dt,[u liQ%ll gave reception y
,o, ,rc 'L a. Sf %loel'lTon IN honor OF T.
ia 1850, 4iSSeS CharIQtte rogers y
XIV Thnse yon p"e Iod ol 1nf E f oIetng +.
ny u, lHese young l&dleS lett Tor home a
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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

FOR RENT.-First floor flat IuIi
nished or unfurnished; also tqrnlSn ..t
rooms second floor, 400 Ehhle"
street. S-7-tf
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

For Sale by the Grower.-Beggh1
Weed Seed 40c. a pound or 100 PGuGGJ'
for $500. Cash with order. W. W. IT.
Seed Co., Monticello + ID.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28
FOR SALE OR RENT.

FOR RENT.-Part of house on
Heights to single lady. News Olilc@
ct
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-28

WANTED.-Two rooms for light
house keeping, near in, at once
Phone rs.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-30
American AntSaoon League Officially Announces Program tor
National Program for National Prohibition

enemy of so much good has no right
full place in our modern civilization.
Abraham Lincoln reluctantly con-
scented to the levying of an internal
revenue tax as war measure only
when assured by members of his cab
met and leaders in Congress that it
would be repealed at the close of the
war. When the war ended and the
broken fortunes of the republic were
manifest, the liquor traffic, with that
serpent-like wisdom for which it is
noted, was the first to urge the contin-
uation of this tax knowing the force of
a bride upon the public conscience.
From that time to the present the
chief cry against national Prohibition
has been that the government must
have the revenue. The adoption of
the Income Tax amendment to the
federal constitution furnishes an ans
wer to the revenue problem.
We appeal to every church, to all
organized philanthropies and to every
individual, of every race and color,
who loves his country and his kind, to
join in this crusade for a saloonless
nation. We depend for success upon
the same Leader who commanded
Moses to speak to the Children of
Israel that they go forward.
By Purley A. Baker.
General Superintendent.
By order Of the Headquarters Com
mittee and approved by the Board of
Trustees.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-30
HOW ARD FOR NATIONAL
PROHIBITION

Rochester, N. Y, May I2.-Clinton
N. Howard of international repute as
a fighter of toxic drink in any form
endorses the proposal for national
Prohibition of the A n t i S a o o n
League.
There is general conviction
among the temperance workers of the
country that the time is ripe to move
for national Prohibition" said Mr..
Howard. There are now nine states
enjoying constitutional Prohibition
and eighteen others in which from
S. to 90 per cent of the territory is
under the Prohibition policy. This
makes twenty-seven states by which
such an amendment would be ratified,
we believe, and it would require the
approval of only nine more to secure
an amendment to the national consti-
tuition to prohibit the manufacture,
sale and transportation of alcoholic
beverages"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-05-30
Hot Fight at Pierceton, Ind.

Warsaw, Ind, May II.-Washing-
ton township, in which Pierceton is To-
Gated, went wet few days ago by
only two votes, and the Prohibitionsts
are contesting four votes, which, if
thrown out by the commissioners, will
make the township dry by two votes
There is a great deal of excitement
over the matter, and attorneys have
been engaged for the fight by both
sides.