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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
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PRESS AND ruLDER
OF Babc0Ck and Mentges Pat
Teamwork Of Setting up
Begins To-day.

In order to care for it's growing
business properly the publishers OF
Inc PalatKa News some weeks ago
purchased a high-class Babcock print
ing press of the seven-column quar-
to, Optimus pattern, together with a
Mentges newspaper and periodical
folder with trimmer and paster.
This new machine arrived in a car
over the A. c. L. on Wednesday and
Mr.. j. H. Schroeder of Atlanta,
through whom the purchases were
made, is in the city today to super
intend the setting up of both the
press and the folder.
four pages of the News at the rate
of 1000 per hour, but the press was
not purchased for its speed qualities,
but rather for the quality of work
for which it stands without an equal
today in this country. The press Is
specially designed for book and cata
logue work, and is the standard in
the larger offices of the country for
fine work. The press will print
sheet size SO 4S.
From the press the papers are
passed to the folder, and from which
they come out perfectly folded and
pasted at the center fold.
Beginning with next week the News
will appear in it's new form of
seyen-column paper of eight pages,
which will be increased as the busi-
ness demands.
The business of the Palatka News
has shown a steady increase from it's
foundation more than II years ago,
but during the past two years the
growth has been phenominal. With
the installation of the Linotype a
year and a half ago and the constant
demand for high class book and JOB
printing since made upon them, the
proprietors of the News were simply
compelled to make this heavy invest
ment in q new and high-grade press.
With it they will be enabled to COM
pete with the best offices in the coun-
try for fancy book and catalogue
printing.
Patrons Of the Office as we'll as all
friends Of the paper in the county are
cordially invited, when in the city,
to visit the News Office and see the
new press at work.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

Hon. St. Elmo W. Acosta rode into
town on Wednesday in his Overland
touring car with the back end loaded
with literature calculated to boom his
candidacy for Congress. "Chick'
was at the guide wheel with his sassy
smile and cheerful greetings. He is
out on a trip through the Fourth dis,
,rict and is letting no guilty man es-
cape his clutches, and he doesn't aim
to stop until he has done every town
from Plummer and Inglehome to Key
West and Mule Key and back.
$50 far | have met with the most
gratifying encouragement" said Mr.
Acosta to the News. "At st. Angus
tine everything is for me but Mac
Williams, and l think he must be
aiming to come out himself. In
Jacksonville / will get 80 per cent Of
the vote, and when you consider the
2ity and its allurements for other
would~be congressman, that is some
vote There are a few other outly-
ing precincts in the district not yet
heard from and which | have not Wis
tied, but you can just tell 'em Pm
a coming and when | get a good hear,
to heart talk with them, showing then,
my platform and all the good things
aim to accomplish, why, you car
just bet your sox they'll be wild me
too. | am in this race to win"
Mr.. Acosta is a business man OF
prominence in Jacksonville and has q
wide acquaintance with business men
in all parts of the state. His success
as a legislator he's given him new
view Of himself and his possibilities
as a statesman and now he is going
IN for plain politics. He will go from
this city to Crescent City and along
down the interior and back through
the Everglades and the east coast.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

Friends of H. NJ. Fearnside living
in various parts of the county, as well
as others in the city, have been urg-
ing him to announce for the House
of Representatives. Asked as to hi
purpose Mr.. Fearnside stated that he
had received a number of requests
from friends and all urging him to
announce, but that he had up to tn,
present time been unable to make III
his mind.
Mr.. Feamside is one of the most
popular of the young business men
of Palatka, and is the Exalted Ruler
of the Palatka Elks. He is mem
ber of the board Of trade and has al
ways been an earnest supporter OF
every movement looking toward tho
advancement of Palatka and Putnam
county. Should he enter the race h.
would undoubtedly prove a strong
candidate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
scme Excellent Kalbfeld Attractions

At the Grand theater next weel,
Manager Kalbfeld will provide some
excellent attractions for his patrons.
The first of these will be James K.
Hackett in "The Prisoner of Zenda,' y
a dramatic masterpiece Of romance
and adventure in photo-play of four
acts. This is one of the celebrated
picture plays presented by Daniel
Frohman. and all who know. Of for
mer pictures shown through this
channel are sure there will be no
disappointment in "The Prisoner
of Zenda," especially with the lead
ing role in the hands of such an
eminent actor as James X. Hackett.
Special interest will center in Mr..
Hackett at this time from the reason
that within the last two weeks he has
fallen heir to fortune of two million
dollars. This will be shown on the
night of Monday, the 23rd.
On Wednesday night the 25th an
other famous picture under the Fro
hman auspices, with Cecilia Lotus
in the popular novel and famous play,
"A Lady of Quality" will be seen.
! These are both great pictures, espe-
cially great in that they are present
ed by an actor and actress OF such
eminence in the profession.
And Palatka is the only city of its
class that has ever advertised these
plays as the popular prices Of 10
cents. Kalbfeld has to have crowd
in order to come out even on his IN
yestments. But he will have the
crowd, all right.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
Wclaka Board of Trade Celebrates.

The Welala board of trade held
a grand rally last Friday night il
the town park. The evening was cool
but convenient bonlires about the park
made the atmosphere more agreeable
Torch lights lit up the scene
Ladies and gentlemen of the place
to the number of several hundred
were present. besides many from Fo-
mona, Palatka, and other towns. The
committee in charge served fish chow
der, pickles, bread, coffee, etc, and
the feast was enjoyed.
Addresses were made by County
Commissioner Alvers, Hon. William S.
Middleton of Pomona, Hon. Henry S,
Mckenzie of Palatka and Secretary
Folsom of the Palatka board of trade,
who conveyed the best wishes Of that
body. There were undoubtedly other
orators present but the News has not
been furnished with their names. But
it was a corking good time for all
and Welaka did itself proud, so say
all the visitors who were present.
Welaka is one of the beauty spots
in Putnam county-in Florida. Its
location on high bank of the St
Johns river, with a broad sweep OF
river in front and a fertile country
back, with its great live oak trees
through the streets Of the pretty viii
lage,, a good hotel, valuable springs
of mineral water, and which have me-
dicinal properties of great value, this
place is bound to go forward All
that was needed was organization on
the part of the progressive men OF
the palce to start the forward move
ment. This has been supplied by the
board of trade. Good luck to pretty
Welaka. It's about as near like heav-
en- as the mind of those who are of
the earth, earthly, can conceive.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
See Mexico For i0c.

The Exposition Car "seeing Mexi-
co." will exhibit in Palatka, Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23,
"a and 25th, on A. c. L. sidetrack.
This exhibit Car is filled with prod
ucts of Old Mexico, agricultural, in
dustrial and mineral, also ancient Az
tee idols and exhibits from the Ma
tional Museum in Mexico City. Ad-
mission Ito help defray expenses) 10c.
School classes with teachers) Sc.
Open from o'clock each morning
to 10 at night. 1t is entertaining to
ladies and educational for school chill
dren.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
HUNDREDS Will
ATTEND MEETING
OF State Horticultural Society
In PaIatka Next Month.

Owing to the fact that the COnfed
crate Reunion will be held in Jackson
Vile on the dates set for the meetina
of the Florida State Horticulture
Sociey in Palatka, it has been decided
by the executive committee to ad
vance the date Of the Horticultural
Society one week.
Therefore the Society will meet il
this city on Tuesday, April 28th anl
continue through Wednesday, Thurs.
day and the forenoon of Friday fol.
lowing.
This great convention will bring tl
Palatka fully 600 members to be GU
guests for three days. Eminent me-
in horticultural matters will be pre-.
sent to address the meetings, which
are to be held in the Howell theater
The board of trade entertainment
committee is busy preparing plans
for the entertainment of the visitors
and among the many things to be of
fered will probably be an excursion
on the river. The Society will how.
ever be so busy with the business OF
the session, that but little time will
be given to outside pleasures. Ii
had been planned to have an excursion
to Crescent City; in fact this is one
of the pleasures promised at the time
the convention was solicited for Pa
iatka, but this plan will probably be
abandoned because of the time il
would take from the legitimate work
of the convention. Prof. P. H. Rolls
head Of Florida's experiment station
who is one of the directors of the
Horticultural Society, is not favora.
BILE to the Crescent City trip. Ant
then it is said that no boat can be Sc
cured which could carry the crowd
and that if secured it could not pa
through Dunn's creek draw bridge.
This great convention is going tc
test Palatkas capacity for entertain.
ment, but the committee FEELS certain
that the visitors will be given sucl
attention and provided with such com.
forts of home in our big hotels that
they will all carry away with then
fond recollections of their visit.
The Florida State Horticultural So
ciety is the outgrowth Of a meeting
of orange growers Of the State held il
Palatka % years ago this spring
The Horticultural Society was organ.
lied the following year and the Pa.
latka meeting will be it 4TtA @r-.@a
session. The society has upwards 81
1000 members, among whom are tht
principle citrus growers Of the state.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
High School Examinations.

The spring term opens at Stetson
on the 25th of March. During the
spring term special reviews will be
given not only on all branches re-
quired for county certificates, but
an opportunity will be given those
teachers who wish to prepare for the
special high school examinations.
Supt. Sheats has agreed to hold these
special examinations in DeLand, be-
ginning May 27, the day following
Commencement. Any teacher in the
State wishing to take these special
examinations can do so at this time.
If your school is out some weeks be-
fore this date, come on to Stetson and
put the time in in reviewing. For
any special information write to John
B. StetsG University, DeLand, Flor
ida. vi
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
?. ]. b rkS' RenOrt.

Among the pleasant visitors to
Dixie's office last week was P. J.
Beclls, prominent real estate dealer
and leading Democrat of Palatka. Mr..
Becks says that Putnam county was
safe for big majorities for both J. N.
c. Stockton and Claude L'Engle and
that Dixie's recent exposure had re-
suited in splendid work in the regis
tration of Democrats. He predicted
big vote in Putnam county which,
he says, is a lively, Progressive coun-
ty. He says the sentiment against
Senator Fletcher is due to his Lori
Bailey records, which is most dis
pleasing to the anti-corporation DEM
ocrats.-DiXie.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

Six valuable scholarships, one OF
which is a full scholarship at Vassar
college and valued at $500 per annum.
are open for competitive appointment
in Florida. These scholarships are
known as the United Daughters OF
Confederacy scholarships, and have
lust been announced by the state pres
dent for the next scholastic year, the
subioined rules being also announced.
The state president specially requests
that all state papers copy the an
nouncement so that there may be COM
1ct;cn from practically every section
of Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
Mr.. Perry Accepts With Thanks.

EDITOR Palatka Nevis
Will you please allow me space in
your valuable paper to say to the DEM
ocratic voters of District No. 5, who
have announced me for reelection as
County Commissioner, subject TO the
Democratic primaries, that | accept
the announcement and thank the gen.
tlemen for the confidence which they
have manifested in me. | have tried
to serve all the people of Putnam
county and especially those of District
No. ., to the best of my ability.
admit | have made mistakes and if
reelected | will in all probabilities
make some more, but my desire is to
do right promise if elected to give
you my very best service. thank
all the voters of the District for THEN
past favors and earnestly solicit youl
support in the future.
With best wishes to all,
alh, yours to serve,
f. B. PERRY.
Hawthorn, March 18th.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
In Honor of Miss Bass.

Miss Maude Kennerly and her sis.
ter, Mrs. Ridley Wilkinson of Jack
sonvilIe, entertained most delightful.
ly on Tuesday, st. Patrick's day, III
honor of Miss Dorothy Bass, who's.
marriage TO Mr.. James. Spencer hae
been announced for next month.
The rooms were beautifully deco
rated with orange bloom and Chero-
kee roses, and auction bridge was
the game of the afternoon, and Tie
top score was score prize, book or
Irish Wit, was won by Mrs. Geo. E
Gay The honor guest was present
ed with a green sunbonnet work bag
A delicious salad course was served.
Miss Bass wore yer y pretty
gown of black charmeuse yelled in
embroidered chiffon. Miss Kennerly
was charming in gown of pink and
white crepe, and Mrs. Wilkinson wore
an exquisite creation Of blue crepe
meteor.
Among the guests we're: Misses
Dorothy Bass, Grizella Merrill, Mar
garet Willard, Katie Barstow, Irene
Halle, Ellene Merryday, Edith kup-
perbusch, Rosalu Coke, Irene Gard
ner, Alice Hutchinson, Florence Spain
and Mesdamcs Fred Merrill, Warne'
Hamm, Alston Halle, j. H. Millican,
Hickman Collins, H. M. Fearnside,
William Hoyt, William Kirby, John
Randolph, David Coughlin, NJ. M.
Vickers, George Gay, Walter Thigh
man, JULIAN Calhoun, Mrs. c. H.
Kennerl., Mrs. Charles Cooper, ot
Jacksonville; Miss Leslie Wilkie, of
Jacksonville; Miss Grace Hall
Bridgeport, Conn; Miss Mary
Schultz, Pittsburg; Miss Mary Hill
lard, Miss Charlotte Haughton,
Jacksonville; Mrs. ]. A. Krouse, At
anta; Mrs. r. l.. Gibson, Anastasia
fla; Mrs. Ralph Burton, Washing
ton, d. c.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

Over at Welaka in this countS
whero the business of the place is
largely dependent upon the fishing in
dustry, there has been born an idet
which means much to the fishing in
dustry in Florida, an industry which
is credited with an annual output
from the State of between eleven and
twelve millions of dollars. This idea
is the formation of a State Fisher
mans Protective Association.
The purpose Of the association is to
organize the fishermen of the state
into body and then move for uni
form State fishing law patterned on
the idea of the game law; something
that will conserve the fish supply and
make it permanent; make a uniform
closed, or spawning season, in ali
parts of the State.
1t is the idea Of the Welaka fisher
men, where the scheme was born, to
organize all communities of fishermen
in the State into local associations for
mutual benefit and protection, and for
the enfol cement of the proposed uni
form law. A committee has been ap-
pointed at Welaka to secure the fish
ing laws from the various states, and
from these to draft law applicable
to Florida, for which they will asi;
the legislatures consideration.
The News believes the Welaka
fishermen are moving in the right di-
rection for a permanent success Of
their business. At the present time
in Florida the fishing laws are county
affairs and no two are alike, The
fishermen of each county work under
separate regulations. The county
rather than the State is the authori-
Y to be consulted-each county for
itself and the devil take the hind
most.
DR.. D. C. Main is the president of
the Welaka movement and W. j. Stier-
volt the SECRETARY and treasurer.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

The sons and daughter of the late
Mr.. W. S. Browning of East Palatka,
whose death occurred last week, de-
sire to thank those neighbors and
friends who ministered by so many
kindnesses to their bereavement, and
especially for the flowers, music, etc,
at the funeral.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

A beautiful line of floor coverings
of all kinds are now on display at
Yelvertons big furniture store.
Rags, Crex, Mating, Wool-Fibre,
Taps. Velvets and Wilton Art Squares
in a large variety of patterns. Also
large shipment of Linoleums has
lust arrived.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

"Poets are born and not made
Bat they amt born tagged. opined
rural philosopher. Their fathers
consequently halter go ahead and ed
dicatc 'em, jest as If they was going
to be good fer something. "-Louisyilis
Courier-Journal
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

A carload of Gurney Refrigerators
arrived last week for Yelvertons' Biz
Furniture Store and are now on dis
play. This is without doubt the lar
gest display of Refrigerators even
shown in Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20

DR.. Kerr Boyce Tupper formerly
pastor of one of the most popular
churches of Philadelphia and one Of
Americas greatest preachers, will fill
the pulpit both morning and evening,
next Sunday.
DR.. Upper is a publicist and lee
turer of international reputation and
all who miss hearing him Sunday will
miss the religious opportunity of Pa
latka.
All are cordially invited to these
very important services. Come and
bring your friends for rare treat
awaits you.
P. QUlNTIUs CASON, Pastor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-03-20
Babies Bones.

Blood flows through bones OF very
youus children almost as freely as
through the veins.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-30
MAIL CARRIER
Drops From View at Ethan-Suspect
eel Drowning.

Armour, July 3O.-Opinions are
divided here as to whether the mys-
.terious disappearance of Elmer III.
Bowers, a rural carrier out of here,
involves a case of drowning or a vol
untary departure with the stage set
TO give the impression of a drowning.
Bowers dropped from sight Monday
night while visiting at the home of
his wife's mother near Ethan. Part
of his clothing were found on the
banks of the Jim river yesterday
morning and at first ii was assumed
that he had been drowned, but
searchers have been unable to locate
the body. An experiment with blood
hounds resulted in the dogs follow
ing a trail to the Rockport bridge,
about two miles from where the
clothes were found. IT is said that
Bowers had quite a sum of money
and a revolver when he left the
house. He had been complaining re
Gently of pains in his head and one
theory is that he wandered away
while temporarily unbalanced.
Mr.. Bowers was at N time pub
Usher of the Armour Chronicle-Trib-
une, but sold the paper about ten
years ago.. For several years he has
been acting as mail carrier on one of
the rural routes, lie went to Ethan
to visit with relatives on his annual
vacation. The vacation period had
just about expired.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-30

Frank Downing and VIII Waters OF
Centeryille, were also held under
bonds of $500 as important witnesses
in the case,
Bowling testified to having been
given stamps at Madison by the two
men suspected of the robbery. He
later sold them to saloon, restaurant
and poolhall proprietors there who
will probably be asked to come here
to testify in the case. Among other
witnesses here today were Postmas-
ter William Hepner of Villas, who
told of discovering evidence of the
robbery on the morning of July II
and Sheriff Thorn of Miner county,
who afterward traced the purchasers
of the stamps. V. C. Battle, postal
inspector for this district, is investi-
eating the case for the government,
with Assistant District Attorney II,
w. Fiske in charge of the prosecu-
ton.
Olson, alias John Anderson, one of
the alleged postoffice robbers, is said
by the authorities to be the man who
was injured in a hobo fight at Seney
island two years ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-30
HEAVY rain
CAUSE A DECLINE IN WHEAT,
OVERCOMING THE WAR
EFFECT.

Minneapolis, July 30.-Before a
gallery crowded with spectators and
in a trading pit where ten
sion was high, wheat, after its sensa-
.tional advance of more than Z cents
a bushel yesterday, went down today
"a cents from SO q, which was yes
.terday's close, to SO cents.
Most people thought wheat was go
ing up and men and women alike
were on hand to witness the scene in
the pit. But, true to the old-time
market saying that what wheat is
expected to do it don't do" it went
down. September wheat closed in
Minneapolis at S9A ent to 80 B
cents.
Theodore Mygatt, d~oortender, who
rings the big gong that announces
the opening Of the market, was the
important man on the floor early to.
day.
Long after midnight last might
lights burned in the offices of grair
commission firms where yesterday
trading had been heavy. Long befor,
| the trading opened today margin
| calls of 10 cents a bushel on small
| trades and 20 cents a bushel OF
| heavy commitments were responded
to by outside traders, and where re
/ sponses failed to come, stop-loss or
ders were put on by the brokers.
The market opened on a range o,
81 to SO cents for September wheat
buying and selling orders being ex
ecuted simultaneously at figures in
termediate. Then, as the war news
failed to bring new sensation, some
one discovered that there had been /;
rain last night in North Dakota
| which in the excitement of the wal
| possibilities, had quite been over
looked. The expected benefit to lat,
| wheat in North Dakota brought sell
ing orders and the market sagged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-07-30

Lawn service will commence Sat-
urday, August /. Parties wishing to
use same will pay at once for one
half season, $3.50 to William Rae,
city auditor. The time of service
will be from $50 to 1880 p. m.
Parties wishing to use water for lawn
or garden service at any other hour
must install a meter and pay at meter
rates. Any n using water contrary
to above will have water shut off I'M
til such time as all expense and the
regular penalty is paid. By order of
city commissioners. - e. Rafferty,,
Supt.
Citrolax-0ive It to the Children
Finest physic in the world for chill
dren. They love to take lit tastes
like lemonade. 1t Is midland suits
their sensitive organs. 1t is thorough
and keeps their systems cleansed. sweet
and wholesome. 1t does the same for
grown-ups, too. An ideal laxative. For
sale by eli druggists.-Adv.