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The Washington herald., 1915-10-02
Last Tent Service Tomorrow.

After a successful three months effort
at the Gospel Tent, c and Eleventh
streets southeast, Evangelists Harter and
Horton will close the series of services
tomorrow night. For q closing discourse
they have secured the services of Prof.
c. 8. Longacre, secretary Of the North
American Division Conference Religious
Liberty and Temperance Department. who
will speak on the subject Rum and
Demonology." An interesting song serv-
ice under the direction Of Will Cool, in
cluding an illustrated selection and q spe-
cial rendition, Of 'The Church in the
Wildwood" viii be presented. Beginning
October 10 meetings win - held at Z
Fourth streot neethease
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CONGREGATIONAL,

Rally day" services will be held at
the Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church tomorrow. The Sunday school
will rally at $50 a. m. for the Beginning
of the fall work. At IL a. m the pastor
will speak on the subject Working Out
Your Own Salvation" The choir will
render the first musical program of the
season at the s o'clock evening service.
The homecoming social of the church
will be held on "wednesday evening Of
aext OoAk n tha church parloea
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spiritualists Announce Meetings.

The Spiritualist Church of Washing
ton has arranged for q series Of meet
inss at Pythian Temple. commencing to-
morrow evening, with Rev. Dell A. Her
rick and wife. pastors Of Plymouth
Church. Rochestsr. n. T., - The spsaksr
oAA medium
The Washington herald., 1915-10-02

Excellent Umbrella Values
for Men, Women, and
Misses.
Mems Umbrellas at $3.50 each
OF black union taffeta silk. fin
ished with mission and natural
wood handles in assorted shapes.
Women's Umbrellas at $500 each
-26-inch Black Union Taffeta
Silk Umbrellas. finished with
ebonine. natural and carved mis-
sion wood handles.
Women's Umbrellas at $500 each
of black silk. mounted on g.
rib paragon frame and fitted with
fine quality handles in mission,
carved and ebonine wood.
Misses and Youths Umbrellas,
$1.00 each-24-inch Black Silk
Gloria Umbrellas. with handles
of carved, natural or mission
wood.
Main foor-G st.
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UNITARIAN.

ALL SOULS CHURCH, corner Hth and l. sts
Ulysses q. R. Pierce. ID. D.. minister. si5 L. m
Sunday school, Class for the Comparative Study of
Religion. and Unity study Class. II m, morn
ing service; sermon by the minister There is also
kindergarten turing the hour of morning worship
p. m, Liberal Religious Cnion
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CONGREGATIONAL,

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 10th and
sts. NV. Rev. Robert v. Coe assistant pastor
IL a. m. public worship; sermon by Mr.. Coe; +;
subject. WHAT DOEST THOU HERE" Music
by quartet and chorus choir $50 a. m Sunday
school. s:i5 j. m. Y. p. s. c. E. 8 p. m AN
EVENING WITH THE CHOIR
INGRAM MEMORIAL. 10th St and Mass ave. me-
l.. L. Purdun. pastor. II a. m. Work Out Your
Own Salvation" !. H. musical service by the
choir $50 a. m., Sunday school. : p. m, C. E.
Society.
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BAPTIST.

Z. Hez Sven asks: is Man Ever Mean To A
Woman 7. VI. Baptism Swem's Sonss.
Preaching, IL A. NJ. Centennial Bapt Ch., Eth l.
Eye ne.
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SUMNER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY.
Y. w. C. A. to Hear New Secretary.

The Young women's Christian Associ-
alton will resume its vesper services on
Sunday. October 3. at 4:30 p. m. At this
first service Miss Ruth Keeney will be
the speaker. Miss Keeney Is a graduate
of Vassar College. and also Of the Ma
tional Training School of the Young
Women's Christian Association in New
York. and is the new educational secre-
tary Of the local Y. W. C. A.
The library of the association will be
open at $3.50 p. m. After the vesper serv-
ice. there will be held the usu.S acquaint-
ance hour, and tea will be served. All
women are cordially invited to attend.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-02
Splendid Reading at
Csc Volume.

Twenty complete detective stories
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Claude Duval of ,,95
a Coin of Edward VII
The Disappearing Eye
The Green Mummy
The Lest Parchment
The Maudarin's Fan
The Mystery of Hanson Cab
The Mystery Queen
The Opal Serpent
The PaGab's Cup
The Peacock of Jewels
The Rainbow Feather
Red Money
The Red Window
The Sacred Herb
The Sealed Message
The Secret Passage
The Solitary Farm
The Steel Crown
The Yellow Holly
The Pagan's Cup
Good old fashioned love stories-
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NEW CHURCH.

CHURCH OF THE NEW JERUSALEM. 18th and
Corcoran SIS. NV. The Rev. Frank Sewan. d. D..
pastor; Rev. Paul Sperry, assistant. II a. m,
morning service. Induction Of PASTORS assistant
The Rev. Mr.. Sperry will preach. II m the pas
tor will administer the Lords Supper. In library
Wednesday, 80 p. m. Lay Bible Class. Every one
welcome. Free loan library Of the writings Of
swedenbors anl the periodicals and literature Of
the New Church.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-02

The Cunard Line is to perpetuate
the memory of it's officers and other
employees who have served with dis
tinctioE In the war. 1t has provided
for an Imposing roll Of honor. des-
tined for q prominent position in the
new buildings at the Pierhsad. Liver
Dool
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\. w. C. A.
Y. w. G.. A
Vesper Service
619 18th Street N. w.
Sunday, October 3, at 4:30 P. M.
Speaker-Miss Ruth M. .Keeney.
SPIRITUALISM.

SPIRlTUALISM.
sPIRITUALIST REVIVAL AT PYTHIAN TEN
PIE. Services by Rev Dr.. Dell A Herrick and
wife. Of Rochester. n. Y, assisted By George ".
kates and l. c. /. Evans. Each evening. October
to 8. singing BY Firyt Church Choir An inrited
The Washington herald., 1915-10-02

Dr. Montgomery will speak at the Met
ropolitan Methodist Church Sunday
morning on THE Abiding JOY" In the
evening the service will be of a patriotic
character and the pastor will discuss
The Obligations of Citizenship
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UNIVERSALIST

CHURCH OF OUR FATHER. corner Of L and 18th
sts. John Van Schaick jr D. D., pastor
Service at IL a. IN. Home coming welcome to pas
tor by congregation. Topic of address Of welcome
and sermon, Leadership in the Kingdom of God
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST. SCIENTIST,
Columbia road and Euclid st. Services: Sunday
IL a. m. and p. m. Subject: ''UNREALITY :"
Sunday school, II a. m. Wednesday evening meet
ing. O'Clock. Public cordially invited Reading
room and loan library. COL Colorado Bids
18th and SIS. NV. Services: Sunday IL q. m.
and pm. Subject: ''UNREALITY" Sunday
school. II a. m. Wednesday eyenine meeting.
O'Clock. Public cordially invited. Reading room
and loan library col Colorad1 Bldg
The Washington herald., 1915-10-02

Rally day and homecoming VIII oe
celebrated at Fourth PresoyteEsn
Church on. Sunday. October ~ ING
church and Sunday school VIII eots1s..n ~
sneir members and friends y ~
October Z
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1915, all members present voting
in the affirmative except Council
man Fries, that A. X. Smith be ac-
cepted as trustee to hold title of
the Trabue Park addition to the
Town of Punta Gorda in the place
and instead of Geo. S. Stone, re-
signed.
Bill of j. II. Lipscomb for SER
vice rendered $3.50 was O. K. d
by the finance committee and clerk
was authorized to draw warrant.
Requisition for electrical sup
plies was o. X. d and ordered
purchased.
No further business at this
council adjourned until
7 p. m, Tuesday, March 23rd, 1915.
p. Q. GAUTIER, Clerk.
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Adjourned Meeting Town Council

Town council met in adjourned
session 7 p, m, Tuesday, March
10th, 1915.
Members present were: S. r.
J, Trabue, president, Councilmen
Fries, Chadwick, Whitaker, Sill
cox, Mayor Stone and Attorney
Chadman.
Meeting was called to order and
minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
On motion made by Fries, sec
onded by Silcox and carried,
clerk was authorized and instruct
ed to accept taxes from the Punta
Gorda Ice Company on the basis
of a valuation of five thousand
fifty dollars instead Of nine thous-
and fifty dollars.
DR.. Geo. S. Stone rendered his
resignation as follows:
Satisfactory transfer having
been made to A. X. Smith, | here
by resign as trusteeship of Ira
buc Park. On motion made by
Whitaker duly seconded and car
ried, resignation of Geo. S. Stone
was accepted.
On motion mad by Councilman
Whitaker, seconded by Council
man Chadwick, all members pres
ent voting in the affirmative ex-
cert councilman Fries:
RESOLUTION 1t is resolved
by said council that the mayor
Of the town OF "unta Gcrda and
tie clerk thereof are hereby
to convey by quit
claim deed to A. K. Smith, as
trustee to receive title, any and
all interests which the town of
Punta Gorda may have in and to
all of the water front land lying
between the northern boundary of
Trabue Park as established by
municipal ordinance and the sea
wall as now constructed, the land
so included lying between Berry
street ON the west and Taylor
street on the east, Harvey Park ex-
cepted. and known as Trabue Park
addition to the Town of Punta
Gorda. The said Trabue Park
addition consisting Of (30) thirty
lots as set forth in the accepted /
map of said addition and recorded
in the records Of DeSOto county,
Florida, to which map reference
is made for dimensions of lots.
This resolution having been made
by the resignation of
the former trustee to hold title,
Geo. S. Stone, and his interests as
trustee or otherwise having been
transferred to said A. X. Smith.
Passed by the council of the Town
of Punta Gorda in adjourned ses-
sion assembled this 10th day of
March, A. D., 1915.
RESOLUTION Resolved by
the council of the town of Punta
Gorda in adjourned session as
can.Lj.t 80 80 d. CT Ncvck
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Regular Meeting Town Council

Town council met in regular
session in town hall Tuesday at
|p. m. March ninth, 1915
Members present were S. F. j
Trabue, President, COuncilmen
Chadwick, Fries, Whitaker and
Silcox.
Meeting was called to order and
minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The following bills were o. X. ID
by the finance committee and ord
cred paid:
General Fund Rountree $40
Stephens $50, Golf $17.55, Silcox
81, Whitaker SO, Simmons 1888,
Warren $1.60, Herald $3.50, Mey-
rick SLIGO, Gautier $55.75, Fries
81, Chadwick 81, NJ. Quednau $18,
Chadman $3.50, Trabue 81, Elec-
trio System $70.08- Total $296.91
Electric System Fund Glover
1896, Bailey $3.50, Morgan $50,
Pratt $1.60, P. G. Ice Co. $261.81,
Florida Electric Co. 1922, Nor
gan $0.86.-Total $503.S5.
Street Fund-Sheppard 81,
Tucker 1920, Silcox $68.25, Sill
cox 1915, Hewitt Bros. 1913, B.
Page So, Roach $28.50-Total
$122.S5.
Dock Fund-0liver $15.94.-
Total 1854.
Fire and Water Fund-Electric
System 1894, r. d. Wood & Co.
81. 50.-Total $1434.
Total amount expended $953.89.
Attorney Chadman was in
to proceed legally when
necessary to collect the delin-
quent taxes.
No further business at this
meeting on motion council adj
journed until Tuesday evening,
March 16, 1915.-CHAS. L. FRI
Els, Acting Clerk.
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500 Reward, S100

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
able to cure in all it's stages, and that IL
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
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fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
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have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send
for list of testimonials.
Address: f. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Special
Or Local Law

Notice is hereby given that so days af-
ter the 18th day of February, 1916. appli-
cation will be made to the Legislature of
the State Of Florida for the enactment Of
a special or local law validating the "a
bonds of $500 each issued by the board of
county commissioners of DeSoto county,
Florida, for the purpose of paying the
cost of constructing the main drain In
the Punta Gorda Drainage District and
bearing date Of April list. 1914.
BY order of Board of County Commits
sioHers DeSoto County.
VIM. NJ. WRITTEN,
(tmar20) Commissioner. Bird District
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

If you send your clothes to the
Barlow Steam Laundry, you not
only get first-class work, but miss
ing buttons are replaced and min
or repairs made without cost to
you. Specify Barlow Laundry
when you send your next lot CT
clothes out. If. (adv.)
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SALE FORBIDDEN

All persons whomsoever are hereby
warned not to buy of any one any of my
cattle, hogs or horses-stock or any
kind of property. Anyone buying any
such property of mine from my sons or
others will do so at their own risk, as
| reserve the exclusive right to make all
sales myself personally. tmar20
(Signed) MRS. MARTHA S. MORGAN
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The Annual meeting of the stockholders
of the ACLINE FARMS COMPANY
will be held in Punta Gorda, Fla, on
Thursday, the 4th day of March, A. D.,
1915, for the election of directors and the
transaction of any and all such business
as may legally be brought before said
meeting. J. j. MCCAIN,
Secretary and Treasurer
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GUARDIANS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that four weeks
after the first publication hereof, / will
apply to the Judge of Probate of the
County of DeSoto. State of Florida, for
an order to sell the interest of the minor
heirs of AWE A. Colson, deceased in Lot
one "a block nineteen d9) town of Wau-
chula, Florida.
tmar1S WILLIS w. COLSON.
Guardian.
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The best stove wood, no slabs
or sobbed stuff but good pine
wood, now on hand in large guam
titles. Prompt deliveries.-Cros-
land G. Brown. (adv.)
"In the Shadow of the Cross"
in stereoptican pictures was show
in stereoptican pictures was
shown in the school auditorium
Sunday afternoon. Rev. j, H. Al
bert of the Presbyterian church,
delivered a lecture in connection
with the pictures. A large num-
Der of people attended and enjoy
ed the occasion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

A good treatment for cold settled in
the lungs is a HERRICK'S RED PEPPER
POROUS PLASTER applied to the chest
to draw out Inflammation, and BAL
LARDS HOREHOUND SYRUP to re-
lax tightness. You get the two remedies
for the price of one by buying the dollar
size HOREHOUND SYRUP; there is a
porous plaster free with each bottle.
Sold By the SEMINOLE PHARMACY.
(.r,.- IL. =. sill
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Reduce the cost of living-at-
tend the school entertainment.
Your money goes fartherest there.
(adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Mrs. D. j. Saxman, sister of the
late DR.. Best, with her daughter,
Miss Effie Saxman, left Monday
afternoon to return home to Lat
robe, Pennsylvania, after some
weeks spent with Mrs. Best and
daughter, Mrs. c. A. McLane, in
this city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25
INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
events Transporting in and About
Punla Gorda---Persona
Mention

ihoSe who are disposed to
complain about the weather
should reflect that it prolongs the
oyster season.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

The Pmta Gorda friends of
Capt Joe Clements will be inter-
ested in knowing that he is now
running on the Dixie, a fine new
boat that Kinzie Brothers of Fort
Myers have lately put in service
on these coasts.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

I in the city, guests of Capt. and
Mrs. A. f. Dewey at the home of
Mrs. Sadie B. harrington Oh Gill
street. The two gentlemen are
kinsmen of our Capt. Dewey. Mr.
Edward w. Dewey, who for years
has been the high sheriff of his
county and is.held in high esteem
by his home people, visited Punta
Gorda some seventeen years ago,
and since that time he has been
regular reader of The Herald in
which he says that he nearly al
ways finds something of interest
to himself. He related that fire.
quently some of his people take
from the paper some mention of
an incident here and fix it up in a
way to have it published in the
Hartford papers, thus giving Pun
ia Gorda further publicity in that
part of the country.
E. E. M'Cleary of New Free
dom, Pennsylvania, in writing to
renew his subscription to The
Herald says: cam sorry l could
not be with you all this
winter, as | missed be- |
ing with my old friends down
there and the good times | had
and hunting with them. |
enjoy reading your paper as it
gives me all the news from Punta
Gorda. Glad to hear that your
town is improving, as | felt sure
it would when | first visited there. |
| think it is one of the incest towns
i'll Florida that | have been in to
spend the winter. think it will |
be great place some time, and
good place for people to invest.
With kindest regards" etc.
Mgr. H. III. Hawkins of the new
bottling plant established here by
the Coco-Cola Company, has ev-
cry thing ready for business. To-
day is the opening day. Mr.. Haw-
kins is prepared to handle all or
for bottled Coco-Cola and soda
waters. He has an advertisement
in this paper to which attention is
called.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

A full line Of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, at
A. P. Hatch's tt. (adv.)
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The ladies of the Eastern Star
are inaugurating a sewing circle
a feature whereby they meet at
the homes of members at intervals
and while doing small tasks of
sewing enjoy intercourse and dis
cuss matters pertaining to lodge
work. The first of these gather
ings was held with Mrs. A. P.
Jordan. 1t was well attended
and proved a very enjoyable af-
fair.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Col. and Mrs. j. III. Hancock at
tended the camp meeting at Sc
bring this week.
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FOR A SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
APPLICABLE TO DESoTO COUNTY,
FLORIDA

Notice is hereby given that at the reg
ular session of the Legislature of the
State of Florida, which convenes in reg
d. 1915, the undersigned will apply for
the enactment of a special or local law
applicable to DeSoto County, Florida, and
For that purpose shall introduce into the
Senate a bill for an act, to be entitled,
An Act Concerning Drainage" and to
enable owners of wet or overtiowed lands
TO drain and reclaim them, when the
cheapest manner without affecting the
ands of others; to provide for the pay
.nent of the cost of such drainage by the
ssue and sale of drainage bonds the
principal and interest of same to be paid
tut Of assessments levied upon lands and
easements benehcially affected by such
drainage.
f. M. COOPER.
SEN. 9th Sen. District.
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Hon. Edward w. Dewey, Mr..
and Mrs. ChaS. T. Dewey and Mrs.
Geo. GODDARD, all of Hartford,
Conn, are spending a few weeks
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Fresh fruits of all kinds in their
seasons; nice line of candeis and
CONNECTIONS at r. M. Kings.
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Ex-Governor Gilchrist left yes
terday afternoon for Jacksonville
to attend the drainage convention
OF which he is vice-president. Be-
fore returning to Punta Gorda he
will probably visit Waycross, Ga.
to attend to some business mat
tiers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Fred Sabel returned Tuesday
night from Arcadia where he had
been engaged on some artistic
masonry work in a park addition
to that city.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that sixty days
after this date, application will be made
to the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA,
requesting it to pass a law to prevent the
running at large of all domestic animals
in the following territory in DeSoto coun-
ty, to-wit:
Commence at the channel of Peace riv-
err on the line dividing townships (39)and
(40) and run on said line to eastern
boundary of DeSoto county, thence south
ery following the eastern boundary OF
DeSoto county to the south boundary of
DeSoto county, thence along said south
boundary to Charlotte Harbor, thence
north following the channel of Charlotte
Harbor and Peace river to place of be-
ginning. M w. STURDY.
March 3, 1915. tmay10
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In Arizona was PLAYED here
some years ago by G. A. Phillips
Dramatic Company, and nearly
every one attending it was highly
pleased. The Company plays
here again Monday night, present
ing Old Arkansas, which the man.
agement represents as being a bet
ter and more entertaining show
than was IN Arizona. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

Will Hanson and Will Moger
returned Monday from an inter-
esting trip of more than eight
hundred miles made in a canoe
through the Everglades, Lake
Okeechobee and the drainage can
ais, around the coast and through
the Ten Thousand Islands. They
were gone over a month and had a
great time.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

The c. A. Phillips Dramatic
Company is well known to Punta
Gorda people and when they pre-
sent Old Arkansas here Monday
night they will no doubt have a
large attendance. (Adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

F. M. Lanier, tax collector of
Polk county, resigned his office
last week and, following his act,
there were rumors that he was
short in tax money collected any
where from $15,000.0O to $685.
10000. A state auditor is check
ing up his books and if there is
any shortage, it will be discover
ed and disclosed. Meanwhile, Mr..
Lanier has placed his property
in the hands of his bonds
men to protect them against any
possible deficit. He has many
friends in Punta Gorda who have
no doubt of his honesty; and if
any discrepancies are found in
his books, these friends will feel
sure that they were the result of
oversight and not intention.
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Punta Gorda is to participate in
the distribution of the funds ap-
propriated by the last Congress,
the sum of four hundred dollars
coming to this city for Clyde
Odum, whose private bill for re-
lief passed both the house and the
Senate and is now a law. Wal
lace Chadman represented Mr..
Odum in the matter which was
first taken up almost two years
ago. Mr.. Sparkman in the House,
and both Senators Fletcher and
Bryan in the Senate, rendered ev-
cry possible aid in their power to
Mr., Chadman and his client.
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Get your fruits, produce, cand.
les, etc. from R. M. King. (adv.)