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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING
Condensed Report of Transactions
Only a Few Matters Taken Up )

The meeting of the board OF
trade last Friday evening was call
ed to order by DR.. Stone, Presi-
dent Dewey being absent. The
minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, and the
roll call showed fourteen members
present.
Mr.. A. IL. Horn, the tailor
who located in Punta Gorda re-
Gently, was elected to membership.
An application of a minor for
membership was discussed at some
length, and a decision reached that
the age limit should be twentyone,
unless the minor should have his
disabilities removed as the law
provides.
Capt. Davis, the committee ap-
pointed to interview the county
commissioners to get permission
to use a part of the county land
lying east of Punta Gorda for
golf links, reported that he had
seen the members of the board
and it looked as il the matter
would go through as desired.
Communications to the board
were read and disposed of, and TO-
cal bills presented were approved
and ordered paid.
The matter of dues again came
up for discussion. Since the last
meeting quite number of those
in arrears paid up IN full and some
in advance. The few yet delin-
quent will be notified by the Sec
retary that they must make pay
ment on or before the next meet
ing or their names may be struck
from the list of members in ac-
cordance with the requirements Of
the constitution.
The next meeting will be held
Friday evening, February II.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13

Fort Myers Press We OBJ
serve that Punta Gor,la has taken
the forward step of voting that
''bossy" shall move on and not
spend her time browsing on the
beautiful grass that adds enchant-
ment to the view along the street.
1t used to be ''The town hog must
go" but now it appears that all
these efforts have been turned TO
the COW. Well, they are mighty
good things, but their place is not
on the streets.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13

AS to the cattle tick: it is al leg
ed by local owners that their cat
tie which daily drink Punta Gorda
artesian water never have any ticks
on them. This is particularly
true of cattle that range south of
town and drink the artesian water
from the big abandoned ice
factory.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13
WHY FLORIDA DOES NOT
FEAR ANOTHER FREEZE
Has More Varied Industries Citrus
Fruits Lead, But Truck Farming
Now Given More Attention
than in Former Years

A citizen of Indiana recently
made tour of Florida and went
back to his home people and re-
ported that Florida was a great
country and the climate was all
that could he hoped for, but that
the people lived in constant fear of
another freeze, which, he said,
would practically bankrupt the
State as it did seventeen years ago
If the gentleman had been a
close observer, andla careful stud-
ent of conditions in Florida then
and now, he would have reported
differently. To begin with, at the
time of the great freeze of seven
teen years ago, oranges were the
staple crop. Vegetables we're only
grown for home use and many va
rieties not grown at all. The
orange was the whole thing, and
the freeze put many people out of
business.
It was one of the greatest ca
fanatics that ever befel any State,
and the people recovered from that
awful loss without.a dollar of out
side help. Their necessities drove
them to growing vegetables until
now it is one of the foremost States
IN the Union in garden productions.
In fact, if a freeze were to kill all
vegetation to the ground, in sixty
days, Florida would be shipping
vegetables to the north. A freeze
of the orange crop would mean no
more to the State of Florida than
the loss of the corn crop to Indian
ma.
Florida is richer in resources than
any other locality in the United
States; greater variety of crops
are produced and the season for
producing is perpetual. Statistics
from the agricultural department
at Washington show that in valve
per acre in production Florida
leads all other States in the Union,
and that Kansas leads all States
north of the Ohio river. 1t is a
strange coincidence, that these two
States that passed through the
greatest tribulations that ever put
any people to the test, today stand
credited as the leading producing
Suites in all this rich producing
land of ours. Florida values are
based on so much that are substan-
tial that a decline would not be
rapid or serious did another freeze
reach down and touch this SUM-
kissed land. Exchange.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13

New York averages seven vio-
lent deaths a day, from which it
will be observed that the New
Yorker dies just the way he lives.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13
Good Word for the Robin

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law will remain, and will apply to
robins as to all other birds, in case
the proposed law is passed.
la view of this fact, and of the
great value of the robin as an in
sect eating bird, says DR.. w. F.
Blackman of Rollins College,
President of the Florida Audubon
Society, we appeal to the growers
.of strawberries, as well as to all
other citizens of Florida, to favor
the putting of Florida in line with
the other commonwealths in pro-
tecting this beautiful and valuable
bird.
The following letter from Mr..
Aubrey Smith, an extensive and
successful grower of strawberries
at Orlando should have weight in
IuIS COuuectlOu.
II fully agree with you regard
ing the usefulness of birds as in
sect destroyers, etc., and never al
low anyone to kill or destroy them
on my property.
"My business is growing straw
berries for livelihood, and | am
glad to have the birds in my field.
| especially love the mocking birds
for they stay with us and raise
their young and eat insects the
year round; while they are very
destructive and wasteful with my
early high-priced fruit, each bird
running many berries every day
by picking hole in one and then
another, never eating the whole.
fruit, cheerfully lot them have
their way unharmed.
s'The mocking- bird and the rob-
in are the only fruit-eating birds in
this section.
"The robin is migratory bird.
only coming to Florida in the cold
season and remaining for a short
period. Its food is largely gall
berries. Itis generally found in
fiocks, of which some are very
large, often containing as many as
FIVE hundred birds, scattered over
several acres of ground; they
doubtless destroy many insects,
"The question arises, however.
What is man in my position to
do when fiocks of robins take to
his berry-feld? If permitted to
do SO, they would destroy every
berry from bloom to ripe fruit in
a few days. | have in several In
stances had to employ two or three
boys with guns, and station them
In different parts of the field, to
keep tho robins scared away by
shooting among them. They seem
to 90 crazy after the fruit when
they once get a taste of it, and it
is very difficult to keep them out.
However, they generally remain
only two or three days, and disap-
pear almost ut once, just as they
came.
Except nnder conditions like
this, see no need of killing robins
they are certainly not a game. bird
or at least a very poor one. On
the contrary, it seems to me wise
and desirable that the robin should
be protected bv law, though /
think that there should be a pro-
viso permitting farmers and hor-
ticulturists to destroy them when
they are found committing depre-
dations in their fields.
"The most valuable of all insect
destroying birds is the despised
Butcher bird, which does no harm
in the world and lives entirely on
insects; why should not the Butch
er bird be protected by Florida
laws."
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-13
FOssilRen1dif1s in Florida


From time to time more or less
we'll preserved remains of animals
that formerly inhabited the State
are found in various parts of Flor
ida. The teeth are most frequent
ly preserved, since by reason OF
their hard texture they resist de-
cay longer than other parts of the
skeleton. Aside from the teeth
parts of the skull and segments
from the back bone are perhaps
most commonly found. Other
bones however, are of frequent oc-
currence either in fragmentary Or
in perfect condition, and in not a
few instances the entire skeletons
of large animals have been dis
covered. Among the land animals
known to have lived in former
times in Florida, remains of which
have been found throughout the
State, are the mastodon, elephant
camel, tapir, sloth, glyptodon, rhi-
noceros, bison and several species
of early horse.
As result of the very general
interest that has been manifested
in the extinct animals of the State,
the State Geologist will prepare
for publication aud general dis
tribution as soon as sufficient ma
terial has been obtained, report
which will include description of
all the land vertebrates that have
been found fossil in Florida. IL
lustration, of the teeth as well as
of other characteristic parts of the
skeleton will be given for each
species so that those finding SINH
lar remains hereafter may more
easily determine the animals to
which the parts that are found be-
long. For this purpose it Is de-
sirable to bring together all avail
able material and to describe al!
specimens that have been found in
the State. Specimens may be
submitted to the State Geologist
for determination and when re-
quested these will be returned.
Specimens, the return OF which Is
not requested, will become a part
of the collection belonging to the
State and will be permanently
preserved in the State Mnseum
with record of the person by
whom they were contributed and
of the locality from which they
came. 1t is too frequently the
case that material kept in private
collections ultimately are lost or
destroyed, and many specimens
valuable to science have been lost
or discarded through lack OF ap-
probation on the part of those
finding them.
Not infrequently fossils that
have been long buried in the
ground fall to decay upon being
exposed to the air. This is fre-
quently true of the tusk of the
mastodon and of the elephant and
often of other bones as well. By
proper treatment, however, the
most delicate bones can be- pre-
served, and when desirable speci-
mems are found, it is advisable to
communicate with some one who
Inexperienced in collecting fossils
before an attempt is made to re-
move the skeleton from the earth.
Aside from their scientific inte rest
fossils have direct practical value
since geologic formations are iden-
tilted by the fossils that they con-
tain.
From time to time since the
mining of phosphate began in
Florida rare and unusual fossil re-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
ALL THE PICTURE COM.
o4 pANIES FLORIDA BOUND

From present indications. JACK
sonville will be the mecca Of motion
picture companies during the ap-
preaching winter. According to
information received here. the Ed
con, vitagraph, Imp. Majestic and
Thanhouser companies will estab'
lish winter studios here this year, IN
addition to those Of the Kalem, Lu-
bin, selig and Gene Gauntier Fea-
ture Co.. which have been winterins
here for the past number Of years.
Motion picture directors. familiar
with conditions here, state that
Florida offers exceptional advan-
tages for outdoor photo-play work.
especially during the winter months
when it is practically impossible to
obtain good results in the North
ern States. On the other hand
Florida offers such q wonderful va
riety Of scenery that almost any
kind Of picture can be made nero
succ essfully.-Times-Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
'A' DOCTORS MEET

London, Aug. 6-The seventeenth
international Congress Of Medicine,
the greatest body Of physicians IN
the world, opened here today. with
about 1000 doctors from all parts
Of the world In attendance. The
Ambassadors of the various coun-
tries have taken personal interest
in the task Of arranging for tn re-
ception Of the delegates from the
lands whose governments they rep
resent. The congress will be d.
vided into various sections 30 that
papers will be read on all the va
rious branches Of medicine and sur
gerry. Dr.. William 0sler, b.. M. D..
presides at the section on medicine
King George will receive the dele
gates during their stay In the city
and many entertainments have been
planned by prominent citizens. In
eiuding Lord Strathcona. W. F. D.
Smith and w. w. Astor, in addition
to the festivities arranged by medi'
cal corporations. About 500
American physicians are attending
the congress, this being the nrst
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

going to be a suffragette paper.
What want to say 10 this. The men
do make some awful good laws. but
II there is q dirty, filthy hole In
town. I mean morally filthy (the
Civic Club is looking after tho other
kind) you will begin to hear why
don't the W. c.. T. U. do some
thing?" Now, the question ] want
to come back at them with ID this,
Why don't the men do something?
The knowledge Of such q state OF
things comes to us through the men.
therefore we know they know. How
on earth do you expect q crowd Of
women to get hold Of such case?
You know not one Of you would
want your wives personally inves'
tigating these things. Then. what
do you expect the w. G. T. u. to
do? Now, men, d.'n't hide Iehind
wives skirts any longer (you can't
do it long, anyway, for they are Lot
wide enough, but wet bus, I'd rid
live. lovely Lakeland Of these oh.
jectionable things. Now. Mrs. Edi'
tor, you turn him loose. l believe
I'm about through. I feel better
anyway.
But here is this from the w. G.
T. u:
II you will show them what to do
they will make q mighty effort ia
do It; anything from condemnine
q woman who would s.rve wine to
young man, down to Kidding the
town Of blind tigers.
n $685. A WOMAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
PROCEEDINGS OF COUNTY
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

4. .tContihusd from age IL
Bs,ns was referred to d. g.. Wild
den for action.
The board canvassed the returns
Of the election held at Auburndale
for the enlargement OF their dis
trict, and found same 40 follows:
Thirty for charging and two
against charging. Same was de-
clared carried.
A petition from the patrons OF
the Raymond school protesting the
election held at Auburndale was re-
ceived and. after considering same
It was decided by the board that
the charges were not sufficient to
declare the election illegal.
All bills on file, together with al
teachers reports, were examined
and approved and warrants drawn
for, same.
The board adjourned to meet
again on Monday. August the lltn
G. A. PARKER.
County superintendent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Come, Mr.. Editor, and Mrs. Edi-
tor, too. and give me a boost to the
top Dwell. the monument. guess,
while speak right out in meetin',
for its got to get out Of my system
Here some Il won't say ally Of our
dear men think women should stay
at home and rock the cradle and
incidentally cook. wash dishes, sew,
sometimes split a little wood, and
otherwise make the pennies go as
far AZ possible, while he goes up
and votes (provided he hasn't for
gotten to pay his poll taxi for laws
whereby this same wife as well
as he, is governed. Now. Mrs. Ed
,or hold Mr. Editor! This ISM
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Information '~as brought us this
morai6E that q negro man III the
Kathleen section was bitten by q
rattlesnake. The make promptly
died, and the negro. having been
bitten in the heel-the most vul.
nerable part Of the colored PERSONS
anatomy-is in a low condition.
This reminds us that we do not care
much for snake stories. There Is
already an entirely erroneous i'm
preston that Florida is overrun
with snakes, when as q matter Of
fact this section is freer from them
than the woodlands Of many Of the
northern and western States. Hence
when you kill . six.inch garter
snake don't come in and tell III
what q monster you conquered sin.
gle.handed, for snake stories are be.
low par with ~.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

hefingtoh returned
Kentucky where he
for q short time
pllege. He PLANNED
haindef Of his life In
bate. but . short ex'
ced him that Florida
s, after all.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Hills, who 10 living
Dee, Cal j.. writes that
kinds Of good times.
Sote through reading
how lakeland u
10 and bounds. "
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
RELL ESTATE TRANSFERS
reported Daily By Security Alb
stract and Title Go Barlow
-. = NAHA

(Reported Daily BY Security Alb
stract and Title Go Barlow +
August :, 1918 !,
NJ. A. Tillis to q A. Cordery
C. Strickland ct 81 to Strickland
Lumber Co.
John F. Rollins ct d. to Milton
D. Wilson. : ~ :
G. W. singletary and wife to J.
A. Howe. i
Chas. p. Nudge o Export Phos'
phate Co.
J. w. scally ana wife to Chas.
p. Nudge. :
T. L. Wilson to Armour Fertilizer
Co.
Geo. q. Cannons and wife to L.
T. Jackson.
Joseph Gentle to Victor Gentle.
c. W. Cammack. ct al. to The
Oak Ridge villa Co.
Joseph Gentle, ct al, to Joseph
Gentle, Jr.
M. L. and A. e. Robinson to l..
H. Mcneil.
R. e. Lufsey to W. D. Levy.
Jack Skinner and wife to L. n &.
Hayes.
W. T. whitledge and wife to d.
G.. Stuart.
Joseph l.. Woodland and wife to
E. G. Stuart.
R. G. Haskins and wife to Earl
H.. Haskins.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Hing Of the Lakeland
1e held last night, a
tendance was present.
bcussed looking to the
\ q suitable booklet to
kity, and q committee
to solicit funds and
litter, and try to place
: hands Of the printer
lays. This 10 . mat
Importance to the city.
y be the proper time
advertising matter.
atters were discussed,
hts Of Lakeland were
} continually the case
ork Of this organisa-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

"a that application
hto the City Council
Ito remove the Ire
Hiding from its pres
vacant space in the
1.-THE building to face
hts avenue. This
Ae present site to DO
market as sites for
IS, than which there
Emore desirable in the
Soval Of the old build
| street would in Itself
Sprovement and would
khe citisens generally
Ae line Of progress.
\ Day Adventhts arc
holding their annual
Sent in Lakeland. be-
u and continuing ten
y concessions they de-
&ained. They ask for
Ia free light and wa
would be about 500
ID, Ill over this State
Hard It would be .
thing to secure the
he City Council will
ked to make arrange
1 light and water, and
will try to &C.
else IL needful.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Prof. Grundahl, who IL to wres.
tie with Mr.. c. A. Mann 1t tho
Auditorium tomorrow night, ID in
Lakeland today. The professor
ssys he weighs 50 pounds less than
Mr.. Mann, hence the latter gives
him q handicap. 6y undartAklns to
throw him twice in thirty minutes.
The Wrestling match 10 creating
great interest and will be witnessed
by . large number Of people. Prot.
Grundahl expects to locate In Lake.
land and plans to establish . physi-
cal culture school here. ../
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

v. C.J.u. DEPARTMENT

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union held its regular business
meeting with the president. Mrs. J.
W. Turner. The meeting was op-
ened with scripture lesson and SEN
tence prayers.
Reports from superintendents
were called for. Flower mission
superintendent reported several Wis
its to sick and other work done.
Press superintendent reported all
meetings announced and reports Of
same sent IN.
Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Bevis and
Mrs. Epson were appointed CON-
mittee to attend to putting up the
literature rack in the depot. The
same committee was instructed to
put up temperance posters.
A committee Of I'VE, Mrs. Greer.
Mrs. Webb. Mrs. Anderson. Mrs.
Epson and Mrs. Morse, were ap-
pointed to meet Friday afternoon to
complete the organization Of the
Loyal Temperance Legion. All the
children who signed the pledge two
weeks ago. and all other children
who can attend. are requested to be
present. The place and hour will
b announced later. The commit.
tee appointed to interview the prop
Or authorities on the subject Of plao.
Ing q telephone in the depot tor the
convenience Of tic travelling pub.
lie generally and especially for
women and girls who wish to COM
municate with the W, 6. T. D.,
reported favessbly, and II there is
no objection from headquarters q
phone will probably b. put In.
The secretary was instructed to
write . request to each Sunday
school superintendent to appoint a
committee from his school to con-
fer with q committee from the w. C.
T. u in retrrd to the rally planned
for.
Mrs Beebe was appointed q dele.
gate to the Anti-Saloon League con
vention to be held in Columbus, O..
Nov. 1913. The letter at the close
of the report gives our reason TO,
electing q delegate. Mrs. Beebt
also expects to attend the world''
w. G. T. U. convention at Brook
lyn, and the national convention a
Asbury Park, N. Y.
Owing to the lateness Of the hou
the remainder Of the business wa
laid over until the next meeting.
Some other interesting plans. nov
in the formative stage, may be an
nounced later. The meeting wa
adjourned until Aug. 10. %
Sometime ago circular letter
were sent to each physician in tow
condemning the prescribing Of al
coholic drinks AZ medicine. So IA
only one reply has been received
from DR.. c. G. Wilson, who states h
has not prescribed 1t for twent
years. We appreciate Dr.. Wilson
reply and are glad to note the stan
he takes. We are sure there ar
Others, but they perhaps did no
think It of enough importance t
merit reply.
MRS. H. B. MORSE,
| Press Superintendent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
Maryland DEMOCRATIC
STATE COMMITTEE IEEIy

Baltimore. Nd, Aug. s-osn.
Murray vandiver, chairman ol IL
Democratic State Central Con-
mittee. CALI. . meeting here todsy
to tx the date for the State Co1-
vention, which will formally rat;fy
the results Of tho primary. adopt q
State platform and elect . chairman
Of the State Committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

~ Sharp, late Of the
& Sharp, will en-
ercantile business at
ere he formerly OPP
at present at that
n his arrangements,
will not 90 over un-
Sharp is q valuable
community and Lake
= up with regret.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
PAX NIL LOTS F0l
GALE on EADY TE111.

Al 06Uets elayed sensat SIDE
wallis, electric lightA city water.
SHADE trseA oss q. 9. Rscn q 8.
II. OtsDhenA a1S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
AUDITORIUM.

Your last chance to zee those
''kute, klever, kids" the Brusie Sis
ters, 80 come early - We only have
100 seats.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

h Heise has returned
! vacation spent In
and in Asheville,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

HARNESS and suitcase rspairias
carefully done. 1cGlashaa. ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

time that they have attended IN =
body.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

line for stamping Or
Operated BY electric
/ up.to.date wrinkle
Iaipment Of tho local
4 s~i .%
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Mr.. J. H. Lancaster, Of Barlow.
formerly tax assessor, and one Of
the best known men in the county,
was q pleasant visitor to Lakeland
today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06
: Of Fire
e 5000

ncil will meet in
onthly session to-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Mira. Perry Peterson and Miss
Eva Sachen, of Davenport. are the
guests Of Mrs. +. Rodman Leach
today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

- THE FUGITIVE AT BAY
An exciting two reel feature that
will make your eyes hot. Don't
miss this one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-08-06

Prof. D. J. Blocker. OF Stetson
University, DeLand. IL . visitor to
Lakeland In the interest Of that mo-
ted institution.