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Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
HEAVY PRODUCTION
 FROM SLATE CREEK
(From Fridays DaiIy.)

The loading of the third car of ore from the Davis gold mines of Slate creek was started yesterday in this city by R. M Hanson, the freighteT, and goes to Hayden smelters. This property is being operated by Cas- pari & Bloom, under a lease, and since a compressor has been installed good headway has been made in open ing up ore bodies that are said to be the richest in its history.
 Ore production from Slate creek during the past four months has reached to twelve carloads, shipped to different smelters in Southern Ari- zona, while milling on the ground continues steadily of the lower grade ores. That belt is making a very crcditable record, due mainly to the leaseri
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
OLD-TIMER DIES
(From Fridays Daily.)

William John Spencer, resident Of this county during the Peck anI other early day mine settlements, and Q cousin of the late Edward GobiI, passed away in San Francisco on No vember l9, at the age of 7S years He was totally paralyzed twenty years ago, and was cared for at the home Of niece. His afhiction was attri- buted to having been bitten at the Vulture mining camp ten years be- fore by a Gila monster. He was a native of Tennessee and served through the civil war in the confedcr- ate army.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
DRY COUNTRY
(From Fridays Daily.)

Alex Murdock and Sam Brenner, who recently returned from the Mag atlan range in Southeastern Yavapai after a prospecting trip during the summer, stated their field work was handicapped by lack of water. They located copper group, however, and will return in the spring. No wagon roads are built, and communication is difficult to the P & E. railroad. Both leave today for Jerome.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
U. V. HAS A RICH
 PROPERTY IN MOHAVE
(From Thursdays Daily.)

NIlCll AluA SdaJ L'aiSI
 Eight miles cast of Blackberry, in this county, are the Copper Giant mines, now being operated by the Clark interests. One of the best min ing managers of the company-Wil- liam Neagle--is in charge of opera tions. He is doing large amount of development work and at the same time is sending out 40 tons of rich copper ore to the big smelter at Clarkdale daily.
 Owing to the operations of the mine inspection law, 1t is found necessary to curtail output of the mine until an other opening is secured, which will be about the middle of next month, when the mine will again be shipping 100 tons of Y per cent copper ore.
 It is reported that new work con tinues to prove the property one of the greatest mines in this county, ranking with the Golconda in its out put of values, the Golconda being zinc, gold and silver, while the Copper Giant values are in copper, gold and silver. The shaft stands below the 500 level and drifts and crosScuts have been run off to open the big ore bodies, which nave been found to be far larger and more extensive than on the levels above. On this level an ore body l6 feet in width carries F per cent copper, which is some ore body and some copper. - Kingman Miner.
Weekly journal-miner., 1915-12-01
HIT HIM WITH A PLATTER
 FILLED WITH GRAVY
CFrom Wednesdays Daily.)

NTIOIn " COlC>QdN DdlN.)
 Making the accusation that his wife hit him on the head with a meat platter filled with gravy with such force that it greatly bruised and caused him much pain, Bonifacio Salas of Jerome, through his attorney, (. II. Rutherford, yesterday filed suit in the Superior court asking that the bonds of matrimony between him and Frances NJ. Salas be severed.
 The alleged meat platter battery action is said to have taken place while the two were living together at Morenci during July, 1914.
 For further cause of action, Salas complains that his spouse has been guilty of excessive and cruel treat ment and has abused him by apply ing to him vile and opprobrious names such as damned fooT' and damned nigger."
 During 1913 and fine first half of 1914, he claims that Mrs Salas cursed him almost daily and has even threat ened him with bodily harm.
 A violent and uncomfortable tenn per is also charged against the wife, Bonifacio, alleging that at the least provocation she becomes enraged and is constantly fault-fnding and nag ging.l It is also stated that she would make verbal and written complaints about domestic affairs to her hus- bands employers greatly uniting him to properly attend to his work. They were married in Las Vegas, N. M., May 28, 19O-.
 Ask Transfer.
 Attorney Paul Burks through Nor ris & Mitchell filed petition to have the suit of V. A. Hewitt versus the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail way ct al. transferred from the Su perior court to the United States Dis trict court because the defendant cor poration is organized under the laws of the State of Kansas. Hewitt a former bridge carpenter Of the Santa Fe lines, is suing for Sl5,000 claiming that he sustained injuries to that amount in the Date Creek wreck last August
 Cleveland Hawkins, who was bound over to the Superior court a short time ago by Justice of the Peace Cart mell at Seligman on charge of nay ing introduced liquor into the State in violation of the prohibition amend ment yesterday when arraigned be- fore Judge Smith entered a plea Of not guilty. He was released on fur nishing $250 bail ..-..
 Judgment was granted in favor of the State in its tax suit against Jesus Noriega. Deputy County Attorney Morgan presented the case for the State. The suit was for SIS.
 Argument on law questions in the suit of Peter Basich against the Con solidated Arizona Smelling Company was set for hearing Friday, Novem Der 26.
 In the suit of W. A. Hill versus the Arctic Ice & Meat Company law ques- tions were set for argument on Fri l day, November %.
 O. B. Marshall filed a petition yes terday to be appointed administrator Of the estate of John w. Richards, | deceased. The total value of the es- tate is given as not to exceed $7,500. 1 The heirs mentioned are the widow, Mrs. Annie E. Richards, and the Ernest, Mack, George, Haz- el, Harold. Johnnie and Maude. The petition was set for hearing on Jan uary IA, 19l6
 Hearing of the final report and peti, 1 ton for discharge of inc administrat or in the estate of Saturnino Vasquez, deceased, was set for Monday, No | vember g.
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14
Eat the Pineapple

The partaking of slice of pine,
apple after a meal is quite in ac,
cordance with physiological indi-
cations, since fresh pineapple juice
contains a remarkably active di.
gestive principle similar to pepsin.
This principle has been termed
"bromelin," and so powerful is
its action upon proteids that it
will digest as much as 1000 times
its weight within a few hours. Its
digestive activities varies in ac-
cordance with the kind of proteid
to which it is subjected. When a
slice of fresh pineapple is placed
upon raw beefsteak the surface
of the steak becomes gradually
gelatinous, owing to the digestive
action Of the onzyme of the juice.
OF course, digestive agents rx-
ist also in other fruits, but when it
is considered that an average slz-
ed pineapple will yield nearly two
pints of juice it will be seen that
the digestive action of the whsle
fruit must be enormous. The ac.
tivity of this peculiar digestive a
gent is destroyed in the cooked
pineapple, but unless the pineap-
pie is preserved by heat there is
no reason why the timed fruit
should not retain the digestive
power.
Unlike pepsin, the digestive
principle of the pineapple will op-
crate in an acid, neutral, or even
alkaline medium, according to the
kind of proteid to which it is pre-
sented. 1t may therefore be as
sumed that the pineapple enzyme
would not only aid the work and
digestion in the stomach, but
would continue that action in the
intestinal t~"-' Pineapple, it may
be added, contains much indigesti-
BILE matter of the nature of woody
fibre, but it is quite possible that
the decidedly digestive properties
of the juice compensate for this
fact-Pensacola journal.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14
Bleached Oats Worthless

The Extension Division of the
University of Florida calls atten-
ton to a recent warning sent out
by the United States Department
of Agriculture concerning bleach
ed oats. Oats which have been
damaged or which are discolored
and immature are often treated
with sulphur dioxide to make
them white, and water is added to
them to make them heavy, Such
practices are in violation of the
Food and Drugs Act.
Farmers are warned that the
terminating powers of oats treat
ed in the foregoing manner may
be seriously impaired. No ship
ments of such oats are permitted
from one state to another under
Federal laws, but the law does not
hold on intra-state shipments. 1t
lis best to buy seed oats locally if
home grown seed are not avail
able. The farmer knows under
what conditions his neighbor's
grain Eas ggo12 and harvested.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14

milk supply, with the result that
the meteorological count is lower
than that required for certified
milk. Dairy stables under its
jurisdiction are built with con-
crete floors, easily cleaned, and
with screened milking rooms; the
milk is Immediately refrigerated
and kept on ice until delivered to
the customer. In many instances
the COWS are groomed and partic-
ular care is exercised to keep them
scrupulously clean and comfort
able. Miami revokes the license
of milk dealers whose product
falls below the required standard.
And the courts have sustained the
Miami Board of Health in its own
work for the public welfare.
And the results? Miami, locat-
ed in the semi-tropics with many
natural conditions against the
highest sanitary surroundings, is
one of the most healthful cities in
Florida.
What Miami has done, every
city in the state should do, and
every city can do if its affairs are
administered by intelligent, up-to-
date officials, who are ambitious
to continue in office.--State Board
of Health Bulletin.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14
APPLY BABCOCK
TEST TO GROVE
AND ELIMINATE THE DR0NES
Advises Leo. B. Scott of u. S. Depar-
menf of Agriculture Bureau
Plant Industry

Apply the Babcock Test to the
grove and eliminate the drones, "
Leo b. Scott, of the United States
Department of Agriculture Bu-
reau of Plant Industry struck a
responsive note in the Citrus Sem
linar at the University of Florida
with the foregoing statement. Mr..
Scott S lecture was on bud selec-
ton He has been connected with
the bud selection investigation in
California for four years. He adj
Ivised the growers to be as careful
| in selecting their budding stock
as the progressive farmer is in
selecting his seed corn. Expert
ments in California have shown
that buds selected from heavy
bearing trees produce like off
spring. He would have the grower
select not only from productive
trees but from the heavy bearing
branches of those trees.
Mr.. Scott said that only 10 per
cent of the trees in many groves
We're producing profit The re-
were barely paying .ex-
penses or were an actual loss. To
be able to tell which trees are
working and which are loafing he
advises the growers to keep indi-
vidual performance records. Guess
work and general impression will
1ot do. Furthermore, the indi-
vidual records will show from
which trees the bud should be ta-
Ken.
1T is just as important for the
'ruit grower to know the produc-
ion of each tree as it is for the
iairyman to know the production
If each cow" said M. Scott.
Each tree should be given a num-
,er which will indicate the block,
'ow, and position in the row.
'ickers should be assigned to a
sroup Of trees and the product of
'ach tree should be kept separate
md recorded on printed blanks.
This method gives increased eff
'iency and places the responsible
y for the picking on certain men.
The bud should be selected
rom good standard record trees
With the fruit attached. This
method eliminates any chances of
lsing buds from drone trees or
branches. Trees which have been
proved loafers from the records
should be rebudded from this
stock, or if they are unhealthy or
they should be replaced
y young trees budded from pro-
ctive trees.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14

The Pensacola journal wants to
know if it ever occurred to you
that Florida is one of the most re-
sourceful of states and that some
useful articles which this state
has the decided call on, put it in
a class almost by itself. The
Journal is right. Florida is
teeming with more forms of native
wealth than almost any other
state in the Union, and a genera
tion hence this great peninsula,
with three or four million people
in it, with few among them who
are not educated and progressive,
will be the beauty spot of the ma
ticn.-Lakcland Telegram.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14
PUBLIC HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION
MANY BITTER EXPERIENCES
Have Proven in Florida the Value of
Effective Measures Properly
Carried Out

Nature Furnishes violations OF
her laws. She vigorously exacts
the penalties from rich and poor
alike. Therefore, it is a pretty
good idea to be acquainted with
these laws and to know the penal
ties.
It's a reasonable proposition
that the study of these causes and
results is the work of those who are
specially qualified to undertake it,
just as in any other science. Orig
inal investigation along these lin
eS is rot within the reach of un-
scientific men, and it is quite as
apparent that the work of such
scientists should not be hamper
ed by politics or ignorance of the
conditions that may make it sue
cessful and fruitful. of practical
results.
1t goes without saying that good
health is just about the most val
liable possession Of every individ-
ual and community. So essential
is it that every state and all pro-
gressive cities have committed the
regulation of their sanitary and
health affairs to bodies of trained
experts, who are known as boards
of health, and in the majority of
cases these boards are efficient, de-
pendable and vastly more useful
in their communities than any
other bodies entrusted with the
administration of public matters.
1t takes money to make work
effective and, therefore, it is dis
tinct reflection ON the intelligence
OF any community when those
charged with handling its fnanc-
es, begin their retrenchment for
economy's sake, with the expenses
of the health departments. 1t is a
reflection on the wisdom and COM
mon sense of public officers.
Many and bitter experiences
have taught Florida the value of
public administration of health
affairs, both city and state. The
results accomplished have justif-
ed the expenditures of public
funds in this way.
The city of Jacksonville has a
health department that has given
the city a reputation far and wide
especially in its successful fight a.
gainst typhoid fever.
Within the past year or eigh-
teen months, the city of Miami has
had the wisdom to create a board
of health, whose rulings are given
the force of municipal ordinance
without special enactment by the
city council, and the work accom-
plished has been successful beyond
expectation.
Years ago-and not so many
years ago, either-the lower East
Coast of which Miami is the me-
tropolis, swarmed with flies and
mosquitoes, which made life a
serious problem in the warmer
months of the year. The new
board has reduced these pests to
almost an unnoticeable minimum,
in striking contrast to the condi-
tions that prevail in a number of
the more negligent cities in the
northern and western part of the
state, where natural conditions are
much more favorable than in
Southern Florida.
How has this been done? By
accepting the scientific fact that
mosquitoes breed in damp places
and by filing in these low spots.
By regulating the public and pri-
vate stables and insisting that ma
nure shall be covered and disin-
fected and by enforcing penalties
for neglect.
1t has taken control CT the city S
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14
October Meeting Board
County Commissioners

bond trustees of DeSoto county,
of the purchase price of said
bonds, being one hundred, thirty
three thousand, three hundred,
sixty-four dollars ($133,364.00
and accrued interest to the date
of delivery, or in the event that
said bonds are taken up in install
ments upon RECEIPT of the proper
tionate part of said sum Of one
hundred, thirty-three thousand,
three hundred, sixty-four dollars
($133, ,364.00) and accrued interest
to date of delivery, and upon such
payment being made, the said
Bank of Wauchula is hereby au-
thorized and directed to deliver to
Messrs. j. G. Meyer & Company,
the purchasers thereof; and it is
Further ordered, that the ma
tured coupons thereon at date of
delivery shall be detached from
said bonds and cancelled by the
board of bond trustees before the
delivery of the bonds.
The foregoing order and resolu-
ton were duly put to a vote and
adopted.
Moved that the deed from ii. P.
ct al to DeSoto county
for 35 feet off the north side of,
northwest quarter of northeast
quarter, section 80, township 40
south, range "a east, be accepted
and warrant drawn in favor of
Fl. p. Rasmussen, Hans p. Jami-
SON and Hans Hansen for $100
each on road fund of district No.
; in payment for same. That the
clerk be directed to have the same
properly recorded.
Moved, that the lease for SO
years of part of section 20, town
hip Al south, range 20 east, by
Harvey Miller and wife be ac-
'epted, and warrant for $50 be
lrawn in payment for same, and
hat the clerk be directed to have
he same recorded.
Resolved, that the petition of L.
}. Baird and eighteen others for
! road in township Al south, range
IS east, also in township 40 south,
ange "a east, be granted, and that
oscar Kahl, Oscar larsen and
William Turner be appointed to
'icw and mark out said road and
ecommend the width that can be
ecured for said roads without in |.
erfering with permanent i'm
The clerk is direct
ID to mail notice of this resolu-
ion to l.. G. Baird, Bairdsville.
70 the Board of County Commits
sioners:
Gentlemen: The residents of
3airdville, township Al south,
'ange 25 east, are grubbing the
from a tract thirty
.30) feet wide on section line in
aid township beginning between
ections five (5) and six 10y, sew
n q and eight (8) south to nor
Invest corner of section seventeen
10 one mile east on section line
'etween sections 16, IL, 20, 81, %,
9, 80, and 33 to south boundary
f township.
We respectfully request your
onorable board to legalize same
S a public road. Also in town
hip 40 south, range "a east, on
ection line at point where
ridge is to be built over Shell
reek one mile east of John Addi-
on's to open a road from said
ridge on section line south to
Dad between townships 40 and Al,
living a complete belt road from
'unta Gorda via Cleveland, Shell
reek, Bairdville, Marlboro and
river.
Respectfully submitted,
II. Babenhausen, w. l.. Col K
ms, c. d. Richmond, H. L. Dotson, 4
I. Il. Goodell, Ida Huckeky, j. |. {
Upper, j. Il. Horn, d. E. Yeo- ]
,ars, J, s. La1;cr, J. c. Hobeca,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1915-10-14

|
cadia, the fourth day of October
A. ID. 1915. Following members
were present: l.. w. Whitehurst
ID. L. Skipper, John Hagan, w. M
Whitten and w. G. Welles.
Minutes Of the former meeting
were read and approved
The following business was
transacted, to-wit:
Commissioner Skipper offered
1.-The following resolution, which
was duly seconded by Commits.
sion Hagan, to-wit;
Whereas, the Board of County
Commissioners of DeSoto county
heretofore sold to Messrs. j. G.
Meyer & Company, of Cincinnati
Ohio, four hundred and twenty
(420) bonds known as special
road and bridge district No. ]
bonds of said county to the a.
mount of two hundred and ten
thousand ($210,000.00) dollars,
said bonds being numbered from
one to four hundred and twenty
of the denomination of
five, hundred ($500) dollars each,
dated July /, 1915, bearing inter-
est at the rate of six per centum,
payable semi-annually January /
and July l; and,
Whereas, by an order of the
Board adopted on the 28tA day of
September, 1915, it was provided
that said bonds should be deliver
ed to the purchaser thereof upon
the payment of the purchase price
to the duly appointed bond trus-
tees; and
Whereas, it has been agreed be-
tween this board and the purchas-
er of said bonds that $4,000 of
said bonds shall be Immediately
delivered to the purchaser, and
the remainder, to-wit $140,0 900 be
from time to time or all
at one time in accordance with
the agreement of purchase and
sale between this board and said
J. c. Meyer & Company, purchas-
er, and it has been further agreed
that said $140,000 of bonds be de-
livered in escrow to the Bank of
Wauchula, for delivery to the said
purchaser on payment therefor;
Now, therefore, Be it resolved
and ordered by the Board of coun-
ty commissioners of DeSoto coun-
ty, Florida, that $4,000 DeSoto
county special road and bridge
district No. l bonds, dated July l,
1915, payable as follows: $1,000
on the first day of July, 1922;
ST 900 ON the first day of July,
1923, $1,000 on the first day of
July, 1924; $1,000 on the first day
of July 1925; $1,000 on the first
day of July, 1926; $1,000 on the
first day of July 1927; $1,000 on
the first day of July, 1928; 81, 900
on the first day of July, 1929;
81, 900 on the first day of July,
1884; 800 on the first day of Ju-
ly, 1885; $1,000 on the first day of
July, 1886; $1,000 on the first day
OF July 1897; $1,000 on the first
day of July, 1888; $1,000 on the
first day of July, 1889; $1,000 on
the first day of July ,1940; 81, 900
on the first day of July, 1941
81, 900 on the first day Of July,
1912; $1,000 on the first day of
July 1943; $1,000 on the first day
of July, 1914; $1,000 on the first
day of July 1945 bearing interest
at the rate Of six per cent. pay
able semi-annually, January l and
July l, in each year, be and they
hereby are directed to be deliver
ed in escrow by the board of bond
trustees to the Bank of Wauchula
for the purpose of delivery of the
same to Messrs. J. G. Meyer & Co,
he purchasers, simultaneously
With the payment to TIE beard CT