The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-01-08
BONDS FOR GOOD ROADS CARRY
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

Lakeland celebrated It's 5Otn ami
versary with appropriate ceremonies
During the year 1913, 412 mar
riage licenses were issued at Orlando.
A change Of venue in the case OF
J. w. Hurst for the murder of Louis
Roller was denied by the circuit court
at Ocala.
The Baraca Union of Jacksonville
is making plans for the establishment
Of home for working boys.
Florida cut more than 1000. .000,-
900 feet of lumber in 1912, says the
Manufacturers Record.
Col George G. Martin. of Brooks
vile, will probably become candi-
date for the United States Senate.
Fire at Raiford destroyed the store
Of Lem Sapp. The building and stock
of goods was partially insured for
$4,000. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The members of the Junior Hunt
ing Club, a Louisville, Ky, organiza-
tion, which owns about 25,O00 acres
Of land in the eastern part Of Marion
county, arrived for weeks hunt.
Archie Henderson, the fifteen year.
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Hen
derson, of Lackawanna and Lincoln
avenues, Jacksonville, met with fa-
tai accident while hunting with sef-
eral Of his companions.
Backed by bankers. Board of Trade
members and business men in gem
eral Jacksonville has started fight
for one of the new United States re-
gional banks created under the new
currency law.
Since the hunting season opened
and including the closing month of
the year, Judge William Martin at
Orlando, has issued 644 licenses, 34S|
of which are county, 2S5 States, and
IL nonresident.
January 1, 1914, John G. Privett
assumed the duties Of the newly Gre
ated Office of State Labor Inspector.
The headquarters Of the official will
be located in room 6 Baldwin build
ing, on Bay street, Jacksonville.
The $4,000 dry kiln now being con-
structed at Orlando, by the Over
street Crate Company to take the
place Of the one destroyed by fire No
vember 18th, when the company suf-
fered loss of $4,000, is now nearing
completion.
According to an estimate by off,
GERS Of the organization, between five
and six hundred members, with their
families, viii attend the convention
Of the Train Dispatchers' Association
of America in Jacksonville on June
10.
Capt. r. G. Moore and Perry Tay-
lor, Of Orlando, and Nose Taylor, of
near Oyiedo, bagged fine, large bear
on what is known as the "Conklin
Trail" near Oviedo. There were two,
a male and female, and the latter was
killed after being shot nine times, but
not until Nose Taylor had fred his
last shell, and had been chased short
distance.
The Atlantic Coast Line is rushing
Of their new line through
western Levy county and Gulf Ham
mock, and contemplating placing
trains in operation. This line con-
meets with the main line from Fort
Myers to Lakeland at Dunnelloh and
with the Jacksonville and Southwes-
tern line at Wilcox.
Active work began on the proposed
ear line running from South Jackson
Vile to st. Augustine, and gangs Of
men and engines are now busy on the
irst nine miles of track from the
south side out. The line will run
through South Jacksonville along
he river and through several other
stations to st. Augustine.
The new convict act Of the Florida
Legislature has caused considerable
Increase of work in the executive Of
ices. The convicts are not, as for
nerly, leased to one party or con-
'ercc, who then, as heretofore, sub
eases them, but they are leased d.
ectly by the Board of State Instf-
utions to the concerns who actually
work them.