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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Putnam CCunty's First Fair.

The Putnam County fair is being
held at Palat4a this week. 1t is the
first fair ever held in Putnam county,
and is proving a great success. 1t is
surprising even the people Of good ole
Putnam.
County FAIRS, as a rule, do surprise
the people in the very counties where
they are held. The people of Palatk&
and parts OF Putnam county, no doubt,
have gone to the Putnam county fan
and seen things that have been grown
in their own county that have opened
their eyes, either as to the thing it.
self being grown in the county or as
to the quality, quantity and size O.
the product.
County fairs are educational. They
show the town people what the coun-
try is producing, causing many sur
pTises to those unfamiliar with tht
farms. They surprise the people OF
one neighborhOod when they see what
has been produced in another neigh,
borhoOd. 1t cIcit2s a spirit of rival.
ry. 1t determines the man who pro
duced something unusual this year tc
| PtONtNGS oSIiiCLIt4htS bSCJGI HGhG SSdl
Jim Smith sees that John Jones has
raised some unusually fine potatoes
He determines to take the prize fol
potatoes at the fair next year himself
John Jones knows that Suith will try
to DO better than he did, and he makes
a greater effort himself. The result
is greater profits to both Jones anC
Smith, greater crops in Putnam coun,
ty, greater effort to get all out of this
sell that is in it. These are the Iittll
things that go to make up the wonder
full whole, and could be multiplied in
linitely. A few examples serve to il
Iustrate the point we make that fair!
are educational and a stimulant to in
dustry, thrift and enterprise.
Putnam county has done we'll witt
her first fair. Next year she will dt
better, and every person in the coun
ty will reap some sort of benefit from
it. And the whole State of Florid,
is bound to profit by it.
Florida should have a fair in ever,
county in the State.-Metropolis
Jacksonville.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
COUNCIL RETURNS
LICENSE MONEY
Paid by County Fair Commit
tee for JOhnnyJ. Jones
Shows.

The County Fair was a big success
as a county get-together affair and
as a demonstration of Putnam coun-
ty's value from the standpoint of ag-
ricuitural products, live stock, poul-
try, etc. Had the weather been pro-
pitious it would have been an even
bigger success in these lines, and
would have proven financial sue
cess as well.
The, weather alone prevented the
Fair from being a financial success,
AS it is the committee will be some
$500 or $7O0 in the hole.
This much, even now that the City
Councl has remitted, or returned the
$3.50 license money paid by the COM
mittee to the city clerk for the John
ny j. Jones carnival, and which sum
was voted back at the meeting of the
council last Tuesday night.
The Fair is to be permanent. 1t
is granted that the committee made a
mistake in not taking ample time for
organizing; made a mistake in having
the Fair SO near Christmas. But
these mistakes will be avoided here
after.
From all parts of the county, from
men and women, come words of com,
mendat;on for the Fair. "Consider-
ing the short time allowed for getting
it up" they say, "it was a grand
showing OF the county's resources"
One-third of the loss will be bourr
by the County, the other two-thirds
by the patriotic citizens who risked
their money to advertise the county
The News regrets their loss, but il
commends them for the game spirit
in which they are shouldering it ano
saying nothing.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
RECEIPTS OF p. O.
FOR PAST DECADE
Indicate PaIatka's Growth in
Business and Population.

No fairer gauge or index of city's
growth and stability is possible than
is shown by an exhibit of the business
of the postoftice.
Mr.. D. M. Kirby, who is soon to re-
tire from the Palatka office in favor
of Mr.. Harry Gray, took charge in
1898-in that year the receipts of the
office amounted to $7,600-the bust
ness of the last quarter of 1918 will
closely reach the total of the whole
year when Mr.. Kirby became post
master. The increase since 1898 has
been constant and uniform, except
ing for the last two years, when it
took decided jump and shows that
Palatka is growing in earnest.
The figures for the past decade,
year by year, are as follows:
1904, $1O,5O9.43; 1905, $11, 1880;
1906, $12,241.92; 1907, $11, ,69700;
1908, $13,10O.65; 1909, $13,927.51;
1910, 5,404.64; 1911, $16,572.69;
1912, $23,O58.10; 1913, $23,56703.
The total for ten years amounts to
$151 ,877.27, and this helps to swell.
the grand total of business of the Post
Office Department, now the most i'm
portant one in the Government.
The business carried on in the Pa.
latka postoffice is hardly appreciated
by the public and an IDEA of it is gain.
ed when We state that the number OF
in and out pouches of letter mail this
year averages about 80 day, while
the paper sacks average about 40
and all of this involves the individua
handling of tens Of thousands of sep
arate pieces.
The need of a new Office with prop
er facilities is quite apparent. TIL,
new appropriation bill for postal ex
penses submitted by the Postmaste
General to the present Congress in
cludes an item of $4,000 for the pur
chase of the lot on which our new of
fee is to be built, and word come
from the office of the United State!
District Attorney at Jacksonville, tina
the title will soon be perfected, ant
directly thereafter the work of con
structing the new building will begin
This is consummation long and de
voutly wished for.
The lot purchased py the govern
ment is on Second street, directly op
posite the City Hall, and comprise
the entire Second street front, fror
Reid street to the Saratoga Hotel
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
BUSINESS COLLEGE
makes A SHOWING
To Open the Eyes Of Some
Paiatkans-.A Anniversary
Event.

The Palatka Business College cele-
brated its first anniversary on Tues
day night.
The college was opened on Deem
ber 10th, 1912, at the instigation of
the Palatka board of trade. Since
that day this college has sent out
scores of young men and women
equipped with the professional abili-
ty to earn a living as typewriters,
stenographers and bookkeepers.
1t has come to be recognized as one
of Palatka's great institutions. 1t has
come to stay and has earned its place
in the esteem of the people.
During the year just closed, Prof.
G. W. Land, it's proprietor and head,
has increased his facilities so that
there is no College of Business in the
land better equipped,
Every modern device for business
IS represented in the College. Add
ng machines, dictagraphs, typewrit-
ers, wireless telegraph instruments,
all are there, with competent inR
.'tructors in their use.
The college prepares young men
md women for business career and
loes it thoroughly.
Today the College rooms are filed
With students. Everyone of them is
proud of the school, They yell for it
"a regular college yell. The girls
ire not so noisy but they are just as
enthusiastic.
Tuesday night the college celebrat-
I'd its anniversary, by taking pa
'ade through the streets. Headed
~ the Palatka band and several
prominent board of trade officials and
members, with Prof. Land in COM
nand, the students some go in num-
Der, the girls first and followed by
he boys marched two abreast down
lemon street, countermarching to the
kalbfield Grand which all entered and
viewed the special reels obtained for
he occasion by Manager Kalbfeld.
After the show all went to the home
Of Prof. and Mrs. Land, where q
umptuous Dutch lunch" was served
All Palatkans will. wish the Busi-
ness College an even more prosperous
second year.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
FRED NJ. HUERTAS
MAS BURT'S help
Which is all He Needs For
his Present Movements

The Hastings Journal is inclined to
treat the Huertas claim to some
5000 acres of land along the st. Johns
river in Putnam county seriously.
But to quote the Journals own
words, that "it is generally believed
that the matter will be amicably set
tied with NO PARTICULAR HARD
SHIPS on anyone now in possession
of the lands" that is the view taken
by the farmers who are at present in
possession by right of purchase.
Somehow these same farmers look
upon the claim of Huertas as a sort
of "hold-up' game; but if we know
these farmers, it won't work.
Said one of them to The News:
"Huertas mustn't come fooling around
my place. l will surrender and move
off only when the court of last resort
so orders. If Huertas goes to put
ting up any no trespass' signs on my
land he will be prosecuted criminally
after the legal warning is given"
And that is the general sentiment.
One man said to US that perhaps
some poor farmer who hasn't the
money to fight may be induced to pay
Huertas a small amount of money for
his quit claim, and that may be the
scheme; but if he does pay even q
trifing sum, he will be doing fool
ish thing. The titles to these lands
have been passed on by some of the
best legal authorities in Florida"
The following in reference to Huer-
tas' claim is from the Hastings Jour
nal, edited by R. M. Burt:
much to the surprise of old citi,
zens of St. Augustine and st. Johns
county, Fred M. Huertas has returned
here to claim the John Huertas anC
Antonious Huertas grants. He is the
we'll known in st. Augustine.
Mr.. Huertas is staying here at the
hotel and investigating his title il
lands along the river. He is satisfied
with the validity of his claim on two
grants which were confirmed by the
United States Supreme Court in 1882
and which embrace nearly nine thou
sand acres. He has placed signs Of
possession on these grants. The lines
embracing tne lanuS IN MS Claims pe'
gin at Buena Vista on the st. Johns
river, run east mile to Haw HeaC
on the East Coast railroad, the,
south three miles to the township line
between nine and ten, west six miles
to the river and along the river t.
Buena Vista. The Pedro Cocifacit
grant is also included in his origina
map, but he has not yet claimed that
"The outcome of his claim has oc
casioned much discussion in Putnam
county. Mr.. Huertas has consulted
the best patent lawyers in Washing
ton and says it will be no trouble fo
him to get a United States patent TO
the land, just as his mother did som
years ago on a 15,000-acre tract il
Orange county. For direct informa
ton and guidance over these lands h
has employed the assistance of R. M
Burt, whose personal knowledge o
the lands and titles is all he needs fo
his present movements.
at is generally believed that tn
matter will be amicably settled wit,
no particular hardships on anyon
now in possession of the lands"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
TRADE Ar HOME.
Be PATRlOTIC
That is one Way to Help Build
a Biqqer Paiatka.

Of course you want to see Palatka
grow.
If our city does not'grow who can
you blame?
You cannot blame Fate, but your
5eil, II you are citizen.
We all want better and bigger Pa
latka, and each of us must help to
make it such.
DO you know that thousands of
dollars are sent away every year 1or
things that are sold right here?
Are you thinking of sending away
for holiday presents:
If you are, get out your order
blanks from the mail order houses i'll
the big cities and tear them up; then
make out a shopping list and go to
our home stores.
You can buy anything in Palatka
from an automobile to a Red Cross
stamp and our stores never had bet
9er stocks Of goods.
Money spent in Palatka never stops
doing good, but dollar sent away is
gone from us forever. 1t is our home
people who help build sidewalks, pave
streets, support schools and churches,
console with you when sick and at
Cend your funeral. The owners of
mail order houses are not to be seen
on our tax books nor subscription lists.
There are instances where people
in Palatka have boasted Of buying
goods ten per cent cheaper from a
mail order house - making their
choice from pictures in a catalogue
and getting a class of goods known as
seconds; but overlooking express
,harges, postage, etc.-going into our
nome stores with subscription papers,
asking contributions to build church
as, schools and other improvements,
or for relief for themselves or others.
That sort of a thing is--wcll, lets call
it nerve.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Additional Personals

E. A. Benson of Omaha, Neb., one
of the lrage land owners of this coun-
ty is in the city this week looking af
ter business interests.
The marriage of Miss Edna Brown
ing, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. S
Browning of East Palatka, to Mr.. Lee
Bruner of Alabama will occur early
in the coming month.
Miss Lenore Purcell, professor OF
piano in Chicora College, Greenville
S. c., will arrive this evening, anc
will spend the holidays with her par.
ents, Rev. and Mrs. j. W. Purcell.
Jonathan Purcell, a student in Ma
ryville College, Maryville, Tenn, will
reach home tomorrow morning tt
spend the holiday season with his pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. J. w. Purcell.
Thos. W. Shinn of Chicago has ar
rived in the city to be with Mrs. Shin
during the holidays. Mrs. Shinn i
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henr,
Hutchinson, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Innis of Day
ton, Ohio, are here for the winter. MI
Innis is suffering from the effects o
exposure during the terrible noods L
the Miami river at Dayton last sprini
when many lives were lost and vas
amount of property was destroyed.
Clerk W. A. Williams of the count
clerks office has lost a valuable point
er dog which he values highly. TIL
cog ran away, not because of unkin
treatment, for Mr.. Williams ism
the kind of a man to treat his do
unkindly. But the dog was recent
ly brought to Palatka from the eour
try, and city life with all its curtai
ment of country dog life privilege
was not to his liking. The dog al
swers to the name of Bruno,has brow
ears and three brown spots on h
back about the size of the hand. M
Williams wants his dog so bad thi
, he'd be willing to pay a reward fC
his return.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19

Midnight Mass will be celebrated
at st. Monicas Catholic church Christ
mas eve, with sermon by Rev. Father
Laplante. This most solemn and
beautiful service is an annual feature
n the Catholic churches of the coun-
try. st. Monicas will be decorated to
comport with the beauty and solemni-
~ of the service.
A party of northern guests at the
Putnam House took a boat trip last
Sunday to Federal Point and visited
George Wilkinson's famous rose gar
den. They returned to the city load
ed down with boquets of Florida's
wonderful roses, and all were agreed
that they never before had seen such
collection rfgnature's beauties.
Mrs. S. J. Hilburn has returned
from visit to Tallahassee, where
she was the guest of Gov. and Mrs.
Park Trammell. Also while in Tai
lahassee she attended the marriage
of her niece, Miss Ida Corinne Finley,
daughter of Hon. Chas. H. Finley, to
Mr.. Ezra Dalton Patterson of Grace
vile. This wedding, because of the
high standing of the contracting par
ties in official and social circles at
Tallahassee, was one of the most
beautiful and impressive seen in that
city in years.
Rev. and Mrs. w. M. Poage have re-
turned from Tallahassee, where they
had been for a week attending the
sessions of the Florida Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, South
Rev. Mr.. Poage has been returned to
the pastorate of st. James church for
another year. Palatka will also be
the home of the presiding elder OF
the Palatka district, the district hav.
ng been created at the conference
Rev. Smith Hardin is the presiding ell
der.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Board of Trade Meeting.

The board of trade met on Monday
evening, but owing to the rain and alb
sence from the city of President Da
Wis and other officers, an adjourn.
ment was made to Friday evening
when officers for the ensuing year will
be placed in nomination. A full at.
tendance is urgently requested to
NIGHT.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19

Sunday services: Holy communion,
7 a. M; Morning Prayer, II a. M;
Even Song, 1880 p. M
Christmas Service: Holy Commu-
Mon, Z a. m.; Morning Prayer and
sermon, 1920 a. M; Special music.
all cordially invited to attend.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Juvenile Picture Book Free.

On Monday Dec. 22nd, every little
one coming in our Store with theh
parent, Friend or Nurse will be pre-
sented with pretty little Pictur,
Book free. Tell your little Friends
and come to the store for it as the!
are not sent out. The Earnest Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Minstrels Coming.

Neil O'Brien and his great Ameri-
,an Ministrels, all new and better than
ever will be the attraction at the How
I'll Theater, Monday, December 22nd.
This is the second season for this or
ganization which has entered the race
or minstrel supremacy with every
prospect of winning golden rewards.
Manager Oscar Hodge has sur
-oundeG his star with an amazing ar
'ay of talent including many of the
highest salaried comedians, singers
md special feature acts on the min
Strel stage.
Neil O'Brien needs no Endorsement.
For years he has entertained thous-
lnds with his original wit and won
their admiration for the good clean
fun with which his work always per-
meates. Mr.. O'Brien has given his
experience and original ideas to tbs
founding of this latest minstrel en-.
terprise and has devoted much
-hought and care to the high quality
IF the entertainment, already result
ing in placing it on a pinnacle of fame
md prosperity. The company is The
largest minstrel organization travel
ing and includes in addition to tht
tar, such notable comedians as II
lie Ross, Eddie Mazier, Pete DE-
Major Nowak, George Faust
7cOre of others. The vocal corr
7ists of several soloists who hs Il
distinction and fame, obg ~
Barton, the famous on
4taine, Joe Carey, Al "a iarl
GDonnell, Georgia : Wal
IUe Lindsey, in az p o a larg
CHORUS.
For home close in, burban Of
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19

WANTED-Lady stenographer,
willing worker, experienced as lawyer
clerk, wants position. Prefer work
in law offices. References. Adj
dress, j., care Palatka News. 12-19-3t.
'WOMAN'S EXCHANGE-Orders
solicited for home made minee pies.
bread, doughnuts, cakes, etc; also
Xmas gifts. Mrs. L. S. Hammond,
cor. N. 5th and Reid SITS, enposite the
Court House. l2-2o-1t.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Palatka's Daily Tomorrow.

The Davis Publishing Co. will begin
the publication of the Daily Item in
his city tomorrow.
The publishers of the Palatka News
nave investigated the daily paper
proposition for Palatka and made up
their minds it was. not a good busi-
ness proposition (for them), but
Here comes some younger men with
energy who think differently and who
have the nerve to act. Good luck to
hem.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
The PRESBYTERIAN Church,

Sunday school and regular preach
ing services, morning and evening.
Special music at both services. Ser
mon on the Nativity, Sunday morning.
J. w. PURCELL, Minister.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19
Christmas Events.

The Sunday school of St. James M,
E. Church will have a Christmas tree
at the church on Friday night, on
which occasion it is thought there will
be full attendance.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
will also have tree on Friday night
At the Baptist church the children
of the Sunday school will be given an
appropriate treat on Christmas night
after which the adults will have q
proper celebration Of the day.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19

If you want a desirable addition to
Palatka, see 0'HAVER & KNIGHT.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-12-19

For a home close in, burban on
easy payment, see AVER &
KNIGHT.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-21
THOROUGH WORK
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From urinary disorders
Any CT able disease of the kid
neys,
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r. J Pool, NoItonville, KY, says:
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The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-21
RETIRED GEORGIA PLANTERS
TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS

Regarding the wonderful curative
merits of your Swamp-Root, l can.
not say too much. After suffering
severely for three years or more
with severe pans caused by weak
kidneys, 1 was finally induced to
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monial read in one of the news
paper. was in such a condition
that was obliged to, arise from my
six or eight times every night. I
purchased fifty. cent bottle and
before it was used i felt so much
relief that 1 purchased a one-dollar
bottle and by the time this was
taken the old pains had left my
back and 1 could sleep the whole
night through. / am retired plan
ter 70 years Of age, and owing to DR..
Kilmers Swanp-Root, 1 am in the
best health aud feel like a boy. am
always glad to recommend swamp
Root to those who are in need Of it.
Sincerely YOURS,
c. f. USSERY,
Bowersville, Ga.
Personally appeared before me,
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Ussery, who subscribed the above
statement and made oath that the
same is a true in substance aud IN
fact. Il. H. McLane,
Notary Public.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-21
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