The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1915-03-12
POLITICAL. POT IS
BEGINNING TO BOIL
FORMAL DECLARATION OF CAN
DIDATES FOR OFFICE IN
CITY ELECTION.
TO BE HELD EARLY IN APRIL
Hon. II. B. Webster and DIR. ]. E..
Douglass Candidates For Mayor
Full Aldermanic Ticket.

Douglass Candidates For Mayor
Full Aldermanic Ticket.
The city election is scheduled to tax,
place April 9Th. Up to within the pas
few days its approach had not awak
ened much interest, but since then tn,
friends of those who desired to be
come candidates have been active, ant
formal declaration of intention to be-
come candidates has been filed with
City Clerk Register by the following
gentlemen:
For mayor: H. B. Webster and J. E
Douglass.
For councilmen: DR.. A. P. Albaugh
G. A. Louden, George Meindanis. E.
Macrenaris, ]. ]. Hope and Willis Cas-
taing.
For clerk and collector: ]. S. Reg
lister.
For marshal: R. T. Jones.
For assessor: E. B. Lilies.
Mayor Harry Shaw will not be a
candidate for reelection, nor will
Councilman A. P. Beckett. Council
men II. J. Smith and Duncan Morris
son are the two hold-over councilmen.
The terms of Councilmen Albaugh.
Louden and Beckett expire, making
three vacancies to be filled.
1t is probable that other candidates
than those named above will be in the
race, but all entries must be filed in
the city clerks Office by next Monday
night.
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B. Fl. Hermanson has returned from
a business trip to Cuba.
R. Draft, of the hardware store, was
visitor at Tarpon Springs Monday.
Work on the new CHURCH is being de-
layed on account of non~arrival of ma
terial.
Frank Bragg caught young ALI
gator, about a foot long, at the spring
near the new bridge the other day.
Miss S. E. McClintock, of Lynn,
Mass, who has been spending the win
ter in Tampa, was guest at the hotel
for several days last week.
Mr.. Jones, who has been making an
extended stay at the Grand Rapids
Inn, returned to his home in Grand
Rapids, Mich, Tuesday.
Mr.. J. H. Casey has finished setting
out 300 trees in the groves of Messrs.
Maley and Cowie in the east part of
town.
Mr.. Pauels, owner of the Grand
Rapids Inn, is building large addi-
ton to the Inn, it having been found
too small to accommodate the increas-
ing patronage.
Tho Cro,uarc, accoo;o+;o,, viii ~o,ooi
next Saturday night at 7:30 in the
school building.
Rev. ]. M. Mitchell, of Elfers, is ex-
pected to preach next Sunday at 3 p.
IN. Owing to the absence Of Rev. Mr..
Keith there was no preaching service
last Sunday.
A largely attended meeting was held
Monday night to discuss plans for a
new school house. A plan submitted
by S. H. Cornell seemed to meet with
general approval and it was voted
that Mr.. Cornell submit estimates of
cost which will be forwarded to the
school board who, it is claimed, are
ready to erect a building whenever
plans are received. $3,5OO|
has been appropriated for a school,
which sum ought to furnish build
ing that will peet the requirements of
Port Richey for some years.
There has been considerable COM
plant of late in regard to the unlaw-
full catching of fish and the killing of
quail and other birds out of season in
this vicinity, and meeting was held
in the school house in the P. o. dis
trict Saturday night to see if some
steps could not be taken toward get
ting a better enforcement of the law
S. E. Miller was chairman of the meet
ing and Jas. Swallow secretary Rep
resentative-elect Williams was pres
emf. as was also Mr.. Hudson. of Hind