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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
ORLANDO CONVENTION
PLACES PALATKA
On One of the Great Hard
Road Routes to Traverse
Florida.

! The Orlando Reporter-Star refers
to the meeting of the Central Florida
Highway Association in that city last
week as one "that will go down in the
history of road building in this state
as the best and most enthusiastic as
semblage of the kind ever held in
Florida" "Even iH time to come"
continues this enthusiastic journal,
at is not likely to be duplicated"
There were "a counties represented
by total of $50 delegates, and the
interest was intense from start, and
continued unabated all through the
day and into the night, for the report
of the committee of, one from each
county to choose the route was not
received until after eight o'clock.
Secretary E. w. Elliott of the Pa
latka board of trade was secretary of
the great convention, and at the close
of the business of the convention he
was elected treasurer of the associa-
ton for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Elliott was also the Putnam
county member of the committee to
choose routes, and it was his resolu-
ton which located the St. Johns river
route, and named it the FLORIDA See
mic Highway Route" This resolu.
ttion was unanimously adopted, after q
vigorous speech by Mr.. Elliott.
The following are the routes adopt
ed as official by the big convention:
Central Florida Highway.-From
Tallahassee to Gainesville left to field
secretary of the Dixie Highway Com
mission to choose between the pro-
posed route by Perry on the one hand
and Lake City on the other; from
Gainesville to Ocala, to Leesburg, to
Eustis, to Tavares, to Mt. Dora, to
Apopka, to Orlando, to Kissimmee
to Barlow, to Arcadia, to the north
side of Lake Okeechobee to West
Palm Beach, to Miami.
Florida Scenic Highway Route
From Jacksonville to Tampa, passing
through Orange Park, Doctors Inlet
Russell, Magnolia Springs, Green
Cove Springs, Bostwick, Palatka, eros
sing the st. Johns river at Palatka to
East Palatka, to San Mateo to Sat
suma Hights, to Sisco, to Pomona, to
Crescent City, to Seville, to DeLeor
Springs, to DeLand, to Sanford, to
Orlando, to Kissimmee, to Winter Ha-
ven to Auburndale, to Lakeland, to
Plant City, to Tampa, to Bradentown
to Sarasota, thence east to Arcadia.
Paradise Loop.-Proposed to take
in the principal cities on both the
Central and Dixie routes, making a
loop through the central and southern
portions of the state.
Tam-Miami Trail.-From Tampa to
Riverview, Parrish; Ellenton, Palmet-
to- Bradentown, Manatee, Oneco, Sar-
asota, Fruitville, Miakka, Arcadia
Fort Meyers, Estero, Bonita Springs
Naples. Marco, due east to Miami.
Mr.. Elliott came home on Friday
evening and was in most enthusi-
astic mood. He says the sentiment
of Florida is enthusiastic for good
roads and that the time has come
when the counties must act or be rele.
gated to the backyard. He believes
that Putnam county will be in the van
guard.
Putnam county is to be congratu-
lated not only on the work of Mr
Elliott in the convention, but on the
fact that even in that convention of
big men he was regarded as one of
the most influential.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
WOMAN'S CLUB TO
DIVIDE ANCIENT FUND
With the Palatka Library
Association.

The Executive Board of the Wo-
mans club held a most interesting
as well as a very important meeting
at the home of Mrs. r. F. Adams on
Tuesday afternoon, June 18th.
1t was a pleasure to again have
Mrs. Adams present at an executive
session, she having been so closely
identified with the history of the club,
and the privilege of the floor was
unanimously given her.
Old records were gone over inter
esting incidents of club history were
brought to light, and plans for the
future of the Woman's club were dis
cussed
The most important official act of
the board, the history of which dates
back to the year 1902, and which is of
widespread interest not only to club
members, but to all members, patrons
and friends of the Palatka Public Ii.
brary Association-was as follows:
Following a motion carried in the
Woman's club on May 7th. 1915, rel
ative to the "Womans Fortnightly
Club and Library Home Fund" Mrs.
r. F. Adams offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, the Woman's Fortnightly
club (now the Woman's Club, Incor-
porated) on May 1St, 1902, voted to
work for a permanent home for "The
Woman's Fortnightly Club and Libra
ry,' and
Whereas, the Woman's Fortnightly
Club during the years 1902, 1908 and
1904, by giving entertainments of
various kinds, collected a sum of mon
ey for this purpose amounting to two
hundred and seventy-seven dollars and
forty-eight cents ($2774S) and placed
said amount in East Florida Savings
& Trust Co. to the credit of "The Wo-
mans Fortnightly Club and Library
Home Fund to be used in securing
a home for said two organizations,
and
Whereas, the City of Palatka has
now agreed to provide a permanent
home for the library in the city hall,
and
Whereas, the Woman's Club contin-
ues to raise money for The Woman'S
Club Building Fund" therefore be it
Resolved, that we, the Woman's
Club, pay one half of the full amount
collected for "the Woman's Fortnight
ly Club and Library Home fund.- viz
one hundred thirty-eight dollars and
seventy-four cents (S13S.74) to the
Palatka Library Association to be
used by said association at it may
see fit; and that the Woman'S Club
retain the balance of said full amount
collected for "the Woman's Fortnight
ly Club and Library Home Fund"
with interest from May 11th, 1904,
to be used in building a club house
for the use of the Woman's club.
The motion was adopted.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
FUN AND FROL|C TO
PREVAIL I'm PALATKA
On Fourth of July-Commit.
tee Provides of Celebra-
ton.

| The special committee of the Put
nam county chamber of commerce
appointed to arrange for a Fourth of
| the store of c. E. Rowton on Monday
night and prepared a program of
amuscments that will make the. day
memorable for enjoyment to all who
come to help us celebrate.
| OF course there will be special rates
on the railroads leading to Pala IA
that day-that is always the program,
and the people of this city are making
| all necessary preparations for the "A
| |tertainment of a big crowd.
Amusement-good and wholesome
amusement-will be the order. The
following Is &ythe official program:
9:3O to 10 a. m.-Band conce /,
Lemon and Second streets.
! 10 to 1898 a. m.-Fire drill,-Band.
jO:30 l. nL-Motor boat races, 10
miles, south side of county bridge.
f0:45 4. rl.-Row:Gg races.
HIS to 1916 a. m.-Street sports
100 and 200 yards fast race; bicy-
Gle, 3-leg and wheelbarrow; washtub
race; water melon and pie contest;
and greasy pole.
p. m.-Band concert, Lemon and
Third streets.
1:15 p. m.-Pig race.
1:30 to p. m.-HorSe racing.
$3.50. p. m.-Baseball,, Palatka VS..
st. Augustine and st. Augustine VS..
Hastings. Band.
p. m.-Street sports.
9 p. m.-Dance at Club House.
Prize to the best decorated auto in
national colors, to be selected by a
committee.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
WILL SCARBOROUGH
HELD FOR MURDER
Of Joe Purcell-Victim of
Assault Died last
Friday.

Jos. w. Purcell, a well-known col
ored carpenter of this city died last
Friday as the result of an assault
made on him on the night of Satur-
day, May Goth. At that time he was
hit over the head with some blunt in
strument by some party unknown
The assault occurred in the neigh
borhood of his home on Oak and
Tenth streets.
Purcell remained unconscious most
of the time up to his death. Though
it is said that he did have lucid in.
terval and that he then charged the
assault to his former friend, Will
Scarborough, another colored man
well-known here jim the city and who
has for many years maintained an ex.
cellent reputation. Purcell ant
Scarborough were friends and were
together much of the time.
On the night of the assault both
had been drinking freely, as was theil
custom every Saturday night. Tes
timony of other parties is to the eff
feet that they were seen together on
ly few moments before the assault
i A large class of the better elemen
among the colored people do not be
lieve Scarborough guilty. Unles
there is death bed statement by tn,
victim, the evidence against Scarbor
ough will be circumstantial.
Scarborough was arrested severa
days ago and has been in Jail since
On Monday he was given a prelimi
nary hearing before Justice Marshall
who bound him over to the Circui
Court without bail.
A coroner's jury had already givel
its verdict that Purcell came to hi
death at the hands of Scarborough.
Joe Purcell was elected city clerI
of Palatka in 1883 to succeed Cool
Carleton; he acted as city clerk dur
ing that and the following year, un
der the administration of w. j. Webt
Palatka was not then redeemed fror
republican-carpet bag rule. Durini
his term of office the duties wer
largely attended to by his brother, !
L. Purcell as deputy clerk, a lawye
at that time in practice here, bu
now practicing his profession in Jack
sonville. He was here during the in
quest and was the principle witnes
against Scarborough.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18

1crime, and for so many years. 1t was
always a great pleasure to me to be
associated with these distinguished
gentlemen. We have been friends for
many years and did not like to give
them up.
81 want to thank the bar and the
officers of this court, including Mr..
Long, for the kind remarks they have
made about me, for the tender of
their services, and their cooperation
and sympathy.
"The legislature which has just ad-
iourned, changed the time for holding
court in this county. Hereafter the
court will convene in Putnam county
on the second Monday in June and the
second Monday in December of each
year. In view of the fact that we
have recently had term of court in
this county there is no real necessity
for incurrino the expense of a term
now. However, it is my purpose to
call a special session later on at some
time that may be agreed upon by the
bar and officers of the court for the
purpose of clearing the docket of all
pending matters, and especially of
such matters as | am interested in.
l shall be disqualified in most of the
civil cases, and it is my purpose to
ask the governor to appoint some 9TH
er judge to hold this special term of
court. We prefer to have Judge
Wills hold this court as the issues in
all civil cases have been made up be-
fore him and he understands the cases.
the Deonle and conditions hara haitian
than any other Judge.
Gentlemen of the bar, l am now
ready to consider any matters that
YOU may desire to bring up at cham
bers, such as motions, demurrers,
chancery cases, etc.
"As it is not my purpose to hold
regular term of court at this time,
we shall now take an adjournment.
! Adjourn court for the term, Mr..
Sheriff."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18

Why Cook During This Hot Weather.
When you can get Fresh Cooked
Ham, Sliced Beef, Breakfast Bacon
and other cooked and smoked meats.
Gay Bros. have recently installed new
Refrigerators and a slicing machine
and can slice meats in any quantity
to your order.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
Simple Poison Marnlnu.

A good way to mark bottles contain
ing poison is to push two pins into the
side of the cork at right angles to
each other.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-18
The WAY Of Prices.

The news of an advance in prices
travels much faster than a reduction
which may follow.-Atchison Globe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
Card of Thanks.

We, the undersigned, wish to ex-
press through the columns of The In
deX our sincere thanks to the good
people of the Emmett Bench and sur
rounding country for the kind assist
ance rendered us during the sickness
and death of our beloved husband and
father. Though we are among stran-
gers, we have found them to be
friends. Surely God will remember
them. And we trust He will save the
unsaved and when the death messen-
ger calls, take them to himself-that
it will be as Jesus said, "Where L am
there we may be also. (Signed): Mrs.
T. A. Fulgham, Johnnie Fulgham,
Georgia Fulgham, Sam Fulgham,
Floyd Fulgham, Leo Fulgham, Mrs.
May Hunter, Fred Spear.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
EMMETT NEWS
F0UND-An auto glove. E. w,
Malmstrom.

F0UND-An auto glove. E. w
Malmstrom.
A. o. Sutton is guest of his par
ents in Boise today.
Long Valley people report two fee
of snow in that section.
Mrs. NJ. A. Ross has been quite ser
iously ill the past few days.
Miss Edithe Capron, of Fruitlanc
is guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Seth Russell on the Mesa.
F. II. Hogue, general western man
ager for Denney & Co., of Chicago
was in town from Payette yesterday
Robert, Wayne and Miss Nellie
Keith and Mr.. Dibble, of Payette are
guests at the Walter Keith home in
this city today.
Walter S. Keith will move the first
of next month into the Wilkes brick
bungalow north of the F. A. DeClarl;
residence.
In the settlement of the Dewey es-
tate recently, Mr.. Bailey of Nampa
becames the owner of the Bell 80
acre ranch on the mesa.
W. Nj. oldfield, one of the construc-
ton force of the Electrical Investment
Co.. was assisting with local con-
struction work here this week
Frank Tarlton and wife are enjoy
ing visit from relatives, who re-
Gently arrived from South Dakota,
who are on their way to the fair.
The teachers and pupils at the brick
school house on the Mesa gave a box
social last Friday evening which net
ted them over SIS.
w. II. Hollar has shipped in two car
loads of wood from the hills the past
week, and w. II. Hall has shipped in
one carload.
Henry Obermeyer returned Friday
from marketing trip to the Jackson
Hole country in Montana. Upon his
arrival he found his wife quite ill,
but she is much better now.
A. G. Pollard, mail carrier on Route
/, is taking his annual vacation of
two weeks and is putting in the time
getting things about his farm in shape
for winter. His oldest son Frank is
taking his place on the route.
A. M. Range and wife, of Bramwell
expect to leave next week for Butte,
Mont, where they will make their
home.
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attended Whitman seminary (now
Whitman college) and also taught
school in the country at various times.
In 1879, with party of civil engin-
GERS, he began surveying for DR.. D. S.
Baker on his railroad lines in Walla
Walla county, under Peter Zohner.
Soon after he took position with the
o. R. & N. Co., remaining in their
employ until 1881. Was employed on
all surveys on the principal lines of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Co. Was city and county surveyor
and assessor. Was for two years dep
uty surveyor under Morehouse of PEN
dleton, Ore. Mr.. Wilson was always
a very staunch Republican. He was
elected county assessor in 1894. In
1897, he was appointed
and commissioned deputy U. S. mar
shall for the district of Washington,
with headquarters at Walla Walla, by
U. S. Marshal C. B. Ide. In Novem-
Der, 1902, Mr.. Wilson was elected rep
resentative from district No. 10, and
was in the legislature at Olympia in
1923. In the fall of 1903 he attend
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UPPER MESA
BY Mrs. H. L. Cowan.

Mrs e. Hampton, who has bee
quite sick several days, is much bet
ter and able to sit up.
Gilbert Catalan, who has been Wis
iting his uncle James Catalan, return
ed Tuesday to his work at Bruneau
Idaho.
Misses Helen Hampton and Evalyr
Cowan were guests of Wilma Parks
Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Ellis we're call
ers at the Hampton home Sunday
afternoon.
Charles Clement, wife and little
son were all dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Guernsey Ellis Tuesday.
Frank NewIand of Boise visited in
the James Catalan home from Sat
urday to Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs.J. F. Highley and fam
lily were all day guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement Sunday.
Katherine Gilbride of Emmett Wis
tied with Marie hawthorn Friday ev-
ening and took in the box social at
the brick schoolhouse.
Dick Haugan of Boise was a few
hours visitor at the Catalan home
Monday, bidding friends goodby. He
left in the afternoon for Gooding.
Low Reed and George Parks were
dragging our streets Monday.
Helen Highley was guest of the
Van Fleet children Monday evening.
The box social given by the chill
drcn and their teachers of District
No. 10, while not so large in attend
ance, was financial success. A splen-
did program was given and everyone
had jolly good time.
The many friends OF Dick Haugan
will be pleased to learn of his mar
riage, which took place at the brides
home in Gooding Wednesday, Novem-
Der "a. After a few days visit with
Mrs. Haugan's people, Mr.. and Mrs.
Haugan will leave for Chicago to Wis
it home people for the winter. We
wish them success through life.
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| Miss Charlotte Parrish left yester
day for Baker City, Ore, to visi
her brother Paul and wife, and viii
remain until spring.
Mrs. d. M. Stokesbery went to
Caldwell on Tuesday to attend meet
ing of the board of directors of the
Odd Fellows home, of which she is II
member.
A. j. Malstrom reports that he pro-
duced 20 bushels of alfalfa seed on Is
acres of dry land on his Sand Hollow
ranch the first season. All other crops
were good and as a whole he had a
very prosperous year.
Bishop John Hoagland was in town
Saturday to make final proof on his
homestead before Commissioner w. I.
Crouch. During the past year Mr..
Hoagland has had charge of the DR..
Reynolds ranch near Bramwell.
Your horses will be shod right at
Peterson's blacksmith shop. All kinds
Of machine work, both light and heavy,
promptly and satisfactorily handled.
Wagon repairing neatly done. Shop
At foot Of Main street. Sam McMil-
Ian, proprietor.
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ed the Weltmer Psychological School
of Science, graduating same year, at
Nevada, Mo. On his return home he
removed with his family to Seattle,
Wash, where they remained for some
time, but afterward returned to Walla
Walla, where he was again elected
city surveyor. In 1910 he removed
his family to Montour and resided on
what is known to old settlers as the
Plowman ranch. At the time of his
death Mr.. Wilson was justice of the
peace of Montour precinct. In the
year 1881 he was married to Miss
Huldah Reed of Dayton, Wash. He
is survived by his wife, two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Charlotte Henry and Miss
Meta Wilson, little granddaughter
Elizabeth Henry, his aged parents and
brother Lew A. Wilson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
THE TURKEY IN HOTELS.
Two Chefs Give Their Methods of Pre-
psrino Thanksqrvino Bird,

Two Chefs Give Their Methods of Pre-
pairing Thanksgiving Bird.
That noble bird the turkey struts
alluringly before the vision OF every
housewife In the country. Rene An
jard, chef at the Waldorf storia, New
! York. tells how be cooks the Waldorf
turkey In the ''favorite American
way" as he puts II. He says:
Begin with the stuffing. Soak suf-
6clent bread in milk and then strain
through cloth. Mix In chopped ba-
con. onions. small quantity Of chop
ped eggs. sage, chopped parsley and
salt aud pepper. This is the most gen.
orally used stuffing or course the
turkey is cooked according to size. A
very large bird would take two hours
and half A medium sized bird
would take from an hour to two hours.
Lard should be poured on the upside
Of the bird while 1t is cooking to pro-
duce rich yellow color. Then there
is another stutting that we prepare on
state occasions. This In fancy stun
ing, with finely chopped favored meat.
trufles and Madeira wine. These In
gradients are mixed with milk soaked
bread"
Auguste Bison, chef at the Hotel
Astor. gave the following Thanksgiv-
ing day recipe:
BREAD soaked in milk and strained
Mix In sausage meat. chopped cooked
chestnuts. bit Of pork. sage and salt
and pepper Every once in awhile
pour the gravy over the breast until
the desired color is attained. This
keeps the bird juicy"
Nevertheless these chefs declare the
old fashioned way is the best and that
probably American housewives know
more about the cooking of turkey
than they do.
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A Brief Sketch of His Life.

John B. Wilson was born October
A, 1855, on his fathers farm in Mills
county, Iowa, near Glenwood. Re-
moved to Umatilla county, Ore, with
his parents in 1868 where they owned
a farm on Birch creek; but in 1878
removed to Walla Walla, Wash, tthen
a territory, where they remained.
They also farmed for time in the
Palouse country, north of Snake river,
on the headwaters of the Alnota,
where he attended the school in Col
fax, spending the summers on the
stock range, or with government sur
veying parties, in company with his
father and brother Lew. In 1876 he
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
why YOU ARE NERVOUS

The nervous system is the alarm system
of the human body.
In perfect health we hardly realize that
we have network of nerves, but when
health is ebbing, when strength is declin,
ing, the same nervous system gives the
alarm in headaches, tiredness, dreamful
sleep, irritability and unless corrected,
leads straight to breakdown.
To correct nervousness, SCOTS Emul-
sion is exactly what you should take; its
rich nutriment gets into the blood and
rich blood feeds the tiny nerve-cells while
the whole system responds to its refresh
Ing tonic force. 1t is free from alcohol.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield, NJ.
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Just the Right Present.

Don't take chances in the matter of
Christmas presents. You don't want
yours, like so many others, to be re-
ceived with indifference or worse,
and ten days after Christmas to be
cast aside and forgotten.
You take no such chance in giving
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If you are not familiar with The
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send you sample copies and the Fore
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New subscribers who send $500 for
1916 will received free copy of The
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New Subscriptions Received at this
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
City Warrant Call

Upon presentation at the First Ma
tional bank, on and after November
p, | will pay all warrants on the
general fund of the city of Emmett up
to and including No. 1885, and all
warrants on the waterworks fund up
to and including No. 119.
WALTER KNOX, Treasurer.
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Passing of a Good Man.

After an illness of one days du-
ration j. B. Wilson, an honored resi-
dent of Montour, Idaho, passed away
at his home Saturday evening, No
vember ID, 1915. Mr.. Wilson had
lived here for nearly five years and
was interested in any movement made
for the betterment of the country. He
lived clean life, was kind husband
and father, loving son and a friend
to all. He was loved and respected by
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-11-25
Methodist.

Sunday school at 10 a M, public
worship at II a. m. and 1880 p. m. Ep-
worth League at $3.50 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday morning subject, Heart
Treasures" Evening, the choir will
give sacred concert and in connec-
ton the pastor will give a short adj
dress on the life and work of Fanny
Crosby, Everybody invited.-C. A..
Quinn, Minister.