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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-07-22

would allow them to move the
Kinsey building, and would ap-
propriate $4O0 from their special
district money to be used IN build
ing and equipping a new house !;
or that they would grant them a
school at Limestone upon the fol-
lowing conditions:
"That they obtain a school site
of four acres of land, at least one
half mile and preferably three
quarters north and west OF the
station at Limestone, and that
they build a suitable house on
same without cost to the county.
The County Board allowing $2Oo
of their special tax money to DE
used in the way of furnishing and
equipping same. =
There being no further business,
the board adjourned to meet IN
special session Monday, August
End, to let contract for a building
to be erected at Venus.
JAS. 0. Buckley,
Superintendent and Secretary
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Editor Herald 81 would sug-
gest agitating the necessity of
beautifying Punta Gorda. We
have naturally one of the pretti-
est locations for a town in all
Florida, fronting for four miles
on beautiful Charlotte Harbor.
We ought to work to so beautify
this town until every man, woman
and Child who comes to or even
passes through Punta Gorda,
would promptly say, "This is the
prettiest town in the world and |
want to live in it.
We have the soil, climate, loca-
tion, transportation and health
fulness to make it so. Let's get
the Board of Trade, the Civic Lea
que, the City Council and the citi-
zens generally imbued with this
idea.
| Without much expense we could
plant out now at least 10000 to
$4,000 seed of various palms and
seeds of other plants and cuttings
from flowers, employing some one
to look after them, and finally
planting them on the streets. O1
course we would save time by
buying the plants at 25c, SOC, tt
75c apiece. However, it is better
to have them one or two years
later planting them form the seed
than not to have them at all.
would be in favor of the cit,
bonding for the sole purpose o
beautifying the town.
!, Each person should beautify hi
home place. There should be al
avenue of palms and other tree
and plants on every street in tn
city and for miles out on tn
roads. Some grow rapidly. Tn
yellow alamander for instance
:, blooms summer and winter, is
beautiful and attractive vine.
see it around town, Is to 30 fee
high. | have myself brought owe
500 plants to this town and thous
ands of seeds. Probably 80 or 4
plants are now living.
1t would pay every citizen i
this town to make a visit to II
Myers and Bradentown, for tn
, sole purpose Of seeing the civi
pride as represented there in tn
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Purely Psychological

AT least the cool weather has
discouraged the flies-at least the
flies we have seen appear to be
discouraged and downcast, though
the conditions may be purely psy-
Geological.
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To Make Things Beautiful

The proposition of Mahlon Gore,
the veteran journalist of Orlando,
to plant shade and ornamental
trees along the various highways
being built in Florida, is receiving
much commendatory attention.
His suggestion has awakened live
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COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD MEETING
Official Minutes Regular Montnly
Session
FILL SEVERAL VACANCIES
In Trusteeships of Special Dis
tricts - Pass Resolutions OF
Interest to All Teachers

The Board of Public lnstruc-
ton met in regular session Mon
day, Wednesday and Thursday
July 5th, 7th and 8th, with all
members present, to-wit:
F. B. McClelland, chairman; >.
B. Hogan and H. A. Ware, mem
bers; James O. Buckley, county
superintendent and secretary,
The minutes of the last regular
meeting and the special meeting
held June 2Sth and 18th were
read and approved.
A petition signed by J. F. Glli
and others asking that a school be
granted in Seminole Valley, east
of Bowling Green, in section l,
township 33, range 26, was pre-
sented to the board, action upon
same was deferred until an inves-
tigation could be made, and the
superintendent was instructed to
see what arrangements could b
made with Polk county, as to the
establishment of county line
school.
]. B. Albritton and other citi-
zens of Fish Branch special tax
school district No. 38 presented
petition asking that Mr.. j. W.
Lowe be appointed as trustee of
said district to take the place OF
Mr.. Lewis Coker, who had moved
from the district, same being
in regular form, is hereby granted,
and the superintendent is instruct
ed to commission Mr.. Lowe as
trustee.
Due to the failure of Mr.. George
d. Rhode accepting the trustee
ship of the Punta Gorda district
which was occasioned by the post
office laws not allowing him to
act. the board hereby appoints
upon petition duly signed, Mr.. b
A. Wachob, as trustee of the Pun
ia Gorda special tax school dis
trict No. 2.
% Whereas, 1t is impossible fol-
teachers to obtain the best results
unless there is uniformity through
out the county in the way OF In
struction, classification and regu
lations, and as it is impossible tt
secure this uniformity unless in
structions are given from a com
mon source, and,
Whereas, Many of the teacher
are young and inexperienced, ant
in many cases will go to communi
ties with which they are not famil
lar. And teachers with expert
ence need the enthusiasm and in
vigorating atmosphere OF tn
Young teacher, and whose pres
ence will aid in selecting the bes
from the modern methods of edu
cation, and retain the good part
in the old methods, and will pre-
vent experienced teachers fror
getting in rut, and,
Whereas, 1t is the plan of tn
Board of Public Instruction t
have a county course and syllabu
prepared and explained to tn
teachers so that they can INTEL
gently follow same, therefore
Be 1t Resolved, That the Super
intendent of Public Instruction b
authorized and directed to il
struct all teachers, now recon
mended for positions, or who col
template teaching in this count.
that are not now attending a sun
mer normal, and whose schoo
will commence prior to the fir
Monday in September, to be pre-
ent at a county institute to be hel
Wednesday and Thursday, Jul
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JUDGE HoLCOMB
Prominent Arcadian Killed in
Accident in Rochester, N. Y.

Judge Geo. U. Holcomb of Area
dia, was killed in Rochester, N. Y.
Thursday, when an automobile in
which he was riding collided with
street car. Judge Holcomb had
lust closed the sale of $4,000 acres
of Florida land involving $780,
900. His remains were brought
to Arcadia and inferred Tuesday.
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Windau as Naval Base

1t is believed in Copenhagen,
says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company, the Germans
intend to use Windau and Tukum
as basis for naval operations. The
occupation Of Riga, according to
those in Copenhagen, is for the
purpose of operating a naval base
there.
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Return from Boca Grande

Mrs. Pearl Baldwin and daugh-
ter, Hazel, returned yesterday
from a week s visit to the former s
sister, Mrs. w. II. johnson, at
South Boca Grande.
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ly interest here in Punta oGrda,
causing the suggestion that we
have 60-ft. boulevard from here
south to the Lee county line ana
that it be lined on each side with
tropical fruit, shade, and ornamen-
tai trees. DR.. Stones nurseries
here contain most of the varieties
of trees needed, and they include
specimens from Cuba, Brazil, Tas-
mania, the Philippines and other
countries. In addition to these
Governor Gilchrist proposes to
furnish seeds Of other desirable
plants and trees to all who will
plant them and take care OF the
trees while growing.
The discussion of the project
flor making beautiful the high
ways ended in the determination
to make the town beautiful by lin
ing its streets with tropical trees
and shrubbery. 1t was decided
that, if Punta Gorda, occupying
the superb situation that it does,
lwere transformed into something
like a tropical garden aboundng
lin many kinds of rare and lovely
plants and trees, it would prove a
Virtually irresistible attraction to
1.-THE northern visitor. If such a
visitor, looking from the car win
dows, beheld our magnificent bay
and, lying on its shores, d town
glorious in tropical verdure, ne
could scarcely resist the tempta-
ton to stop over and make his
home here.
There is no doubt that we can
make this town one of the most
beautiful in the world. We have
all the natural advantages except
mountains and waterfalls. We
: have climate comparable only
, with that of the Samoan and Ha
waiian islands, the loveliest bay
on the Gulf coast, lands of won
derful fertility, health-giving ar
tesian water and a cosmopolitan
: people. All that remains is t.
make the town beautiful by decor
ating the streets, as well as oul
homes, with tropical trees ane
shrubbery, which will flourish herr
at all seasons Of the year in th'
/, luxuriance and beauty of their ma
, tive soils.
Making the town beautiful il
one of the best means, ii not thu
: best, to induce people from abroat
: to become permanent citizens. w
can do this in a few years if w
will only get together and tak'
hold Of the proposition with ener
; gy and in a practical, systematic
manner.
To this end, it is suggested tina
there be held a joint meeting o
:, the board of trade and the Ladie
Civic Association to discuss tn
whole subject and adopt way
and means Of carrying out the pro
posed improvements. This shoul'
be done at once and the worl
started without delay.
We have been sleeping on ou
opportunities long enough; ano
while we have been sleeping, For
: Myers and other live and proees
= sive towns have been arrayfS
. themselves in tropical splendo
and reaping the benefits of a rapi
and large increase in population
9 Let us follow their example an
u do it quickly, for some of our bes
y citizens who stand ready to aid j
doing all they can to promote tn
e upbuildiug Of the town, will "pas
y over the river" within the comm
n decade and not be here to help
IT 1925.
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County TllSH Cohooi, Al aieoeioi Ao'
The superintendent is further in
structed to have prepared con-
tracts, registers and other blanks
TO be given to the teachers, who
have been recommended by the
trustees, and assigned by the
board, at this time.
Be it further resolved, That
there be a second institute held
the latter part of August or the
first of September, at which IN
stitute all teachers (not attending
the first) will be required to at
tend. that they may receive SINH
lar instructions relating to the
school.
Which resolution was adopted
by the full board assembled this
the 7th day of July.
The resignation of j, c. Dazey
as supervisor of the Palmdale
school having been duly received
and accepted, the board hereby
appoints Mrs. H. l.. Delaney, up
on petition by the patrons, super
visor of the Palmdale school, and
the superintendent is directed to
issue her a commission.
Mr.. A. X. Albritton being un-
able to qualify as trustee of Harrl-
son City special tax school dis
| trict No. 81, as it was found that
he did not live in the boundaries
of said district, upon petition be
ing duly presented, the board
hereby appoints Mr.. Jot Coker as
trustee of said district to fill the
vacancy.
Due to the failure of Messrs. g
I'll. Mitchell and T. B. King to &C
cept the commissions as trustees
of the Arcadia special tax schoo
district No. /, and the citizens be
ing notified to present petition
recommending to the board suit
able persons to take the place o.
Messrs. King and Mitchell, thu
board hereby appoints, spon peti
tition, duly signed by the qualified
electors of the district, j. W. Bur
ton and d. G. Barnett as trustees
of the district.
Mrs. Arcadia Coker and Mr.. Il
M. Stidham, of Kinsey and Lime
stone, respectively, appeared be
fore the Board of Public Instruc
ton regarding their schools TO
another year. After going owe
the matter thoroughly, the boarC
decided it would be best for then
to meet the patrons Of Kinsey an'
Limestone schools, and they de
cided to meet at Kinsey at 1913
Friday, July 9th, and at Lime
stone at 2 clock the same day.
Warrants were drawn on az
proved vouchers on the genera
fund to the amount of $2,94O.3
(see warrants Nos. 1904 to 1921
and on the special districts to tn
amount of $394.17 (see specls
warrant record book.)
The Board of Public lnstructlo
met in special session at klnseJ
at 10 80 o clock Friday, July 9tf
, all members present After tai
ing the list Of pupils who woul
+ attend the school and going owe
the matter as to unite the Klnse
8 and Limestone schools, all patron
: of the Kinsey school agreed I
, have their house moved to a loe;
ton selected by the board b'
. tween Limestone and Kinsey, tn
y board adjourned to meet at Llm'
9 stone at 2 o'clock, at which NEE
q ing the two propositions wei
placed before the people at Linn
stone, first to unite the schools
Limestone and Kinsey upon a sl1
of at least four acres, between tt
two places, same to be selected b
the board, and that the boar
L Purely Psychological
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perly come before the Board of
Trade at it's meeting next Friday
evening.-WM. M. WHITTEN,
Commissioner.
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RUSSIANS ARE
GIVING GROUND
Before the Advancing Armies of
the Teutons
WARSAW TO BE ABANDONED
Subject of Speculation Among the
Allies-Windau Occupied by
Germans-Severe Losses

London. England-The ques-
tion uppermost in the minds of the
British military critics now is.
when will Warsaw be evacuated
rather than whether it will be
held. Continued occupancy OF
the Polish capital exposes the Rus
slams to disaster from all sides.
From Copenhagen comes re-
port Of the occupation OF Windau
by the Germans. This menace to
the Russians from the north IS
paralleled by the Germans in Lu-
Iblin. one of the chief arteries OF
communication with Warsaw from
the southeast.
The wisdom of abandoning
Warsaw and thus Strengthening
the Russian line daily becomes a
more definite subject of specula-
tion among the allies and Russian
retirement is daily discussed in
the cabinets.
From Windau the Germans are
reported to be advancing towards
Agra with the intention of seizing
that port for naval base.
The Germans, apparently con-
, tent to remain quiet, save for spo-
, radio attacks on various parts OF
; the Russian line, suffered severe
I losses in an unsuccessful assault
: on the heights Of the Meuse, ac-
: cording to Paris.
! The Welsh strike situation is de-
} scribed as being more hopeful.
: New War Loan of $750,000, 900.
r A new vote Of credit of $50, ,000,-
| 900 pounds of sterling $3.50, ,000,-
Q OOO) was introduced in the house.
. 1t will bring the sum actually APP
: propriated by congress fHr war
expenditures to total of 100,-
5 900 pounds sterling ($3,250,000,-
) OO0.)
Windau as Naval Base
. 1t is believed in Copenhagen,
. says dispatch to the Exchange
Q Telegraph company, the Germans
: intend to use Windau and Tukum
c as basis for naval operations. The
occupation of Riga, according to
t those in Copenhagen, is for the
t purpose of operating naval base
s there.
e Italians Making Gains
s Rome, Italy-Advices received
J here say the Italians have made
d important gains since July Is in
k Carnia at Hochspite, Gradina, Do
dero and Kellerwald, on the Is
r onzo. The Austrians have recap
|, tured two positions near Toimino
t and east of San Lucas. A Tri-
3 buna dispatch says the Russians
3 lin fifteen-hour hand -to-hand en-
n counter July IL, on the Rawka, in
d Russian Poland, forced their op-
4. ponents back several miles, cap
d turing several hundred prisoners.
~ -
!, There seems to be a misunder-
! standing as to the position occu-
\, pied by A. B. Tucker in the at
: tention he is giving to road mat
!, ters. He is employed by the
county commissioners as supervis-
= or Of roads in this, district No. 3,
IF and he is being paid for his serv-
" ices in this capacity from the
Y, funds of the regular district road
moneys and not from the funds OF
the Punta Gorda special road
and bridge district. His position
sition as member and secretary OF
h. the board Of bond trustees should
Nv mot be confused with the work he
Is does as road supervisor Of dis
at trict No. 3. Mr.. Tucker is prov
ling ali efficient man in boSh places.
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NORTH BENCH

Mrs. Richardson is just recovering
from a severe cold.
J. L. Dyer and family visited at e,
A. Collins last Sunday.
There were some land seekers in
this vicinity last week hunting FOR i'll
ing land or ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
The weather has been so cold that
there hasn't been much doing around
here, so of course news is scarce.
The men around here have stopped
hauling wood. Guess they thought they
would leave some for next year, or
they may have gotten tired of such
work.
We are informed that j. L. Dyer
is the proud possessor of a fine $6E
Edison photograph with fifty records
so we suppose they have some music
at their house. Emusic hath charms
that soothe the savage beasts"
A letter from C. A. Parker, wht
is spending the winter in Washington
states that they are having ideal wea.
Their there, and he is enjoying himself
very much, but he longs to be on hi:
claim. He expects to come back abou'
the first of March.
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WeRurQl
Items Sent in BY The C0uyieTs
Special Corps Of NeWs Caterers
MALTA
February 3, 1915.

February g., 1915.
Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Cassidy came in
from Zortman Monday evening to cast
their ballots in the Phillips county
election yesterday.
Rev. Blackison of Glasgow, held SER
vices here Sunday and in the afternoon
met the members of the Guild to
form plans for the year.
Thursday afternoon a mass meeting
of ladies met at the Orpheum building
and were given instructions on how
to use the ballot by John A. Tressler.
Miss Eldora Lyden, trimmer for
F. w. St. Hills Store left last week
for the twin cities where she will
remain about six weeks, learning the
new spring styles of millinery and pur-
chasing millinery goods for the spring
and summer season.
William Abner Howerton, known
more Familiarity as Dave, died at his
home here Thursday and the funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon.
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City dailies as well as our Glasgow
papers. We should not kick though,
twenty-one years ago the ranchers
We're glad to get the mail once every
six months.
The basket social and dance at the
Kirk School was we'll attended and a
ripping good time was enjoyed by
all. There were 81 that helped eat
and dance. Though the dance was
free, the net receipts of the sale OF
baskets were 1856. This will pay
the balance due on the lumber. The
next needed improvement is to finish
the inside Of the building and have 8
we'll dug. Then we will have a good
school house.
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opean war added its demand to the
worlds shortage, putting the sheep
owner in clover. These factors have
than overcome the free trade
depressing facts.
The Sheep Figures
In Montana there were almost ex-
actly 100000 less sheep in January,
1910. In 1910 they were worth $4.2O
per head and in 1915 they were worth
$4.40 per head, having recovered from
the low price of $3.50 in 1912. For
the six years noted Montana Uniform
ly had about one-tenth of the sheep
in the United States and they were
valued at about one-tenth as much.
Montana now has 4,379,OO sheep,
worth $4.40 each, while the United
States has 49,956,0OO worth $3.50
each. Montana sheep increased near
ly 10000 in the last year, while the
total increase for the United States
was about 100000. And the Montana
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turns to the county seat at Glasgow,
today, where the official anvass will
be made.
HOPE VALLEY

HOfE
Carl Nelson was in the valley for
a visit the other day.
Derrig and Murdick sold a fine team
of mares to Carl Mikkelson the past
week. This gives Carl four dandy
work horses.
Mr.. Whalen has bought out Tommy
Morgan's homestead. We have not
learned what Tommy will undertake
now.
Carl Nelson of the North Bench,
was at Glentana the other day, and
made a pleasant call at Hope Valley
Farm on his return home.
Jim Hardness had some friends
from across the line, call on him the
other day. Jim says he has three
wells in sight to furnish water for.
Dement, and Gourdeaux, the ice
makers have a new contract, and are
hard at it putting up so tons of ice
for Stephens at the Metropolis OF
Glentana.
Jim Hardness and Art Arnold went
to Opheim the other day and report
that there is to be a mass meeting
regarding the starting of a Creamery
in the spring at Opheim.
1t is reported that Harry Mikkel.
son has ~bargained with Derrig anC
Murdick for a team of large mares
Harry must be going to farm and farm
right the coming season.
What good news it is to know thai
before the summer is over the Moore
Telephone Line will be out in the
North Country. That will bring us
IS miles nearer civilization, at least.
1t is reported that Mr.. Whalen sold
his claim to W. R. Jarvis, who re
sold it to Harry Heising. Evidently
"Harry" believes in diversifying
Farming is the business any way.
Mildred Lidke "batched" with Mrs
Mikkelson while "Harry" was at Glas-
gov last week. Jim Hardness, Rol.
and and Art Arnold and Anna Horton
were over and had a "feed" with the
"batcheloresses" on Saturday evening
Mrs. Kirk had a four horse loaG
of young folks making a pleasant
visit with her on Friday. The Misses
Davenport, Huebner, Mr.. Jensen
Mr.. Collins, and Arnold Brathevold
They were chaperoned by Mr.. anc
Mrs. VIM. Brathevold.
The Glasgow mail "service" is OF
the "Tri- Weekly" kind, the last month
We are just in receipt of January
End newspapers, including the Twir
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sheep are worth 70 cents more than
they were worth a year ago. 4
The most notable increase is in
swine. Montana has 276,000, worth
$1,000 each. This is an increase Of
10000 within a year. Fergus county
alone accounting for more than .
quarter Of the increase. Montana owns
one out of 285 of the swine in the
United States. Compared with the
n in 10 of sheep, this shows but the
beginning of what will become one
of the greatest industries of Montana.