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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
The Country Editor

The country EDITORS job is not
writing. The average man who
looks at an editor in any Kansas
town and finds his career worth
emulating, knows little about the
aforesaid career. The average
man believes that all the editor
has to do is to go around with his
note book, and jot down few
personals, write up a batch of des-
ultory thoughts on large affairs
and go to press and cut the re-
ceipts.
The truth is different. The
country editor has to make the
news he writes. The commercial
club, the church, the baseball
team, the college, the law and or
der league, the equity central com
mittee, the whist club and the good
roads movement all must feel the
influence of his guiding hand. He
must be in everything and run
errands for everyone, pass the pa
per, get the hall, hire the band,
send out the circulars, deliver the
address of welcome, do the town
lying for harmony's sake and hold
the sack. He must be guide,
philosopher and friend to those in
trouble.
The preacher, the town drunk
ard, the statesmen, the social CHM
Der, the real estate boomer, the
man from the grand lodge, who is
about to exemplify the new work,
the promoter, the broken soldier
kindly bade to stay, the captain of
Industry and the girl with the
fatherless baby, all come to him
to help them in their troubles.
He is the town confessor, the town
goat, doormat, rock of refuge, err
rand boy and vicarious sacrifice.
The editor is the only creature in
all the wide animal kingdom that
needs the wings of a dove, the
strength of a lion, the protective
odor of a skunk, the smooth
crawling belly of a worm of the
dust and the aspirations of god
William Allen White.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
STATEMENT OF THE PUNTA GoRDA
HERALD
Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, etc, Required by the
Act of AUGUST gath, 1912.

Statement of the Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, etc, Required by the
Act of August gath, 1912.
OF The Punta Gorda Herald, published
weekly at Punta Gorda, Florida, for Aprll
/, 1914.
Editor, A. p. Jordan, Punta Gorda,
Florida; Managing Editor, A. G. Jordan,
Punta Gorda, Florida; Business Manager,
A. c. Jordan, Punta Gorda. Florida
Publishers, A. p. Jordan & Son, Punta
Gorda, Florida.
Owners: or a corporation, give It's
name and the names and addresses OF
stock holders holding one per cent. or
more of total amount Of stock II not
a corporation, give names and addresses
of individual owners.)
Not a corporation-no stockholders'
A. p Jordan, Punta Gorda, Florida
A. C. Jordan, Punta Gorda, Florida.
Known bondholders, mortgages anu
other security holders. holding one per
cent or more of total amount Of bonds
or mortgages, or other securities; (lf
there are none so state)
one mortgage held by p. w, McAdow'
Punta Gorda, Florida. ,,.
A. c. JORDAN, Manager
Sworn to and subscribed before me thls
9Th day of April 1915. ,,,,>r,,r,
(SeaD oWAhc ., % p,hHc
INV commission expires Feby. II, 1870
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE
THINNING AT LARGE OF DO
ME cTIC FOWLS

Section /. Whoever being the owner
keeper, custodian or otherwise, OF any
domestic fowl of whatever klnd OF ues
crintion shall permit the same to run at
large within the limits of the Town OF
Punta Gorda, whether the owner Thereon
lives within or without the corporate
ton If this ordinance, and shall. upon
conviction, be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding twenty five dollars and impfls'
oned until such fine is paid.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force on and after its
passage and legal publication.
Passed and ordained in adjourned ses-
sion by the Council Of the Town OF Pun
la Gorda Florida, this the 3Oth day OF
March, 1915.
S. f. ]. Trabue, President of the
Council.
Attest: p o. Gautier, Clerk.
Approved by me this the 3Oth day OF
Geo S. Stone, Mayor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Hon. Edw. w. Dewey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. T. Dewey and Mrs.
Geo. Goddard, after several weeks
spent in this city, guests of their
kinsman, Capt. Albert F. Dewey
at the home of Mrs. Sadie B. Far
rington on Gill street, left Monday
to return to their homes in Hart
ford, Conn. They enjoyed their
visit in Punta Gorda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
Notice Of Intention to Apply for specla

Notice Of Intention to Apply for a Special
Or Local Law
Notice is hereby given that go days al
ter the 18th day of February, 1915. apph-
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 ana
bearing date of April list, 1914.
BY order of Board of County Commas
sioners DeSoto County.
VIM NJ. WRITTEN.
(tnar2O) Commissioner, Bird District.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

A spelling contest will be held
in the school auditorium Friday
evening commencing at 8 o'clock.
All pupils of the High School are
eligible to enter. A prize is to be
awarded to the best speller by the
Fortnightly Club. After the pu-
pills contest there will be an old
fashioned spelling match in which
any and every one may take part.
Every body invited; no admission
or entrance fees charged,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Notice For Publication, Serial No. ot22t7,
Department of the Interior, United
states Land Office at Gainesville,
Florida; March 90 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Gustav
Barth of Punta Gorda, Florida, who, on
0otoher 40 1919. made homestead entry,
No, 012217, for NWA, section 80, township
Al south, range rs east, Tallahassee Meri-
dian. has filed notice of intention u
make Communication proof. to establish
claim to the land above described, before
Clerk of Circuit COURT, at Arcadia Florl-
da, on the 9Th day of May, 1915 Claimant
names as witnesses:
Charles d. Richmond of Punta Gorda'
Florida: William Turner of Punta Gorda,
FLORIDA: c. w. Hewitt of Punta Gorda,
Florida; Fred Sabel of Punta Gorda'
Eiorida ROBERT w. DAVIS,
w Register.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

f. S. Strobhar returned Friday
noon from Kissimmee, having
concluded another season of fish
ing and hunting with a party of
northern gentlemen with whom he
has been making these trips for
twenty-six years. This time they
went over the same ground of the
previous season-through the lax
es and rivers down to the Okee-
chobae and about in the Ever
glades.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

The Aid society of the Metho-
dist church has committee to in
vestigate all cases of distress and
want. The members and others
are requested to report all such
cases to the directors of this com
mittee who are Mrs. F. M. Cooper
and Mrs. II. p. Porter.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Frank NJ. Cooper jr., of Tampa
visited the family Of his father,
Senator f. NJ. Cooper, in this city
Tuesday to Wednesday. Frank
is a Punta Gorda boy who is max
ing good in Tampa, holding a re-
sponsible position with one OF the
biggest concerns of that city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

The ladies of the Baptist church
while not making as big success
of their waffle supper on Friday
afternoon and evening as they
had hoped for, still they realized
a neat profit on their efforts,
They were placed at a disadvan-
tage by the inclement weather
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

"Her Friend the Enemy" will
be staged in the school auditori-
UNI tonight for the benefit of the
school. With an excellent cast
of characters and good music, it
will be an entertainment well
worth attending. Admission pri-
cas; Adults 35c., children zoe.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

An election for school trustees
for the Punta Gorda special dis
trict will be held in the school
house of this city on Saturday,
May 18th. All who vote will be
required to have their poll tax re-
ceipts showing poll tax paid be-
fore Saturday night, April 10th.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Joe Washington, colored, was
arrested Saturday night by Sher-
if Dishong, charged with running
blind tiger. He is now in Jail
at Arcadia awaiting trial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Friday night 7:15, school en-
tertainment, Dickens :" T h e
Chimes. J." Come and enjoy this
and remain for the Spelling Con
test. (adv)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
G.. w, Berry of Bermont, is in
town today on business.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bowers are spend
ing the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Blazer on their return from
Bermont to st. Cloud.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

The sewing circle of the o. f, s,
meets with Mrs. f. M: Cooper
Tuesday afternoon, April 18th.
All members and visiting stars
invited to attend, also ladies who
are eligible to become members OF
the order.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Miss Ella NJ. Polk of Arcadia,
returned home yesterday after
noon after visit to Mrs. Sadie B,
Harrington in this city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Mrs. n. n. Wakefield of Jack
sonville, is a guest at the home of
Mrs. Mary K. Rankin, "The
Palms." in Solana, while visiting
her many friends in this city. She
arrived Tuesday night.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Mrs. E. w. Dodd, accompanied
by her nephew, Bertrand Callahan,
left Yesterday afternoon for her
home in Texas, after having spent
three months at Hotel Punta Cor
da.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

The best stove wood, no slabs
or sobbed stuff but good pine
wood, now on hand in large guam
titles. Prompt deliveries. -Cros-
land & Brown. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Sallow complexion is due to a torpid
liver. Herbine purifies and strengthens
the liver and bowels and restores the
rosy bloom Of health to the cheek. Price
soc. Sold by all druggists
(AdYer tiseInenD
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Manager j. N. Skies of the
Punta Gorda Ice Co., visited Ar
cadia on business Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

H. P. Porter was among the
Punta Gordans visiting Arcadia
on business Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

You'll have to hurry and pay
your poll tax before Saturday
night of this week to be qualified
70 vote in the school election.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Mrs. VIM. Written jr., nee Miss
Helen Keyser, writes from Will
mington, Del, to renew subscrip-
ton to The Herald and mentions
a visit by Mrs. Geo. I'll. Seavey
saying they enjoyed talking over
the past in Punta Gorda, Mrs
Written, as well as other former
Punta Gordans, stills feels an in
terest in the town and its affairs
and any thing affecting the wei
fare of the community or people
is always of interest to her Shc
keeps informed through The Her
aid.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

A full line of staple and fancy
groceries, fresh and reliable, at
A. P. Hatch's If. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Fresh fruits of all kinds in their
seasons; a nice line of candeis and
confections at r. NJ. Kings.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

A. p. Gale of jackson, N. H.,
who during the winter was a val
ued assistant to Manager f. II.
Abbott of the Royal Palm Hotel
in Fort Myers, stopped over and
spent Monday in Punta Gorda
while on his way north. Mr..
Gale manages summer hotel in
the White Mountains, but he has
been coming to Florida with Mr..
Abbott for six years. 1t was his
first visit to Punta Gorda and the
day here passed pleasantly. He
paid The Herald an appreciated
call.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
INTERESTING
HAPPENINGS
Events Transpiring in and About
Punfa Gorda---PersonaI
Mention

Attorney H. j. Spence visited
Arcadia on professional business
Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Attorney Wallace Chadman was
looking after the interests of eli
ents at Arcadia Monday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

"Joseph in the Land of Egypt
Saturday night 7:15, school audi
forum, (adv)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Miss Josephine Reid returned
to Orlando yesterday to resume
her studies in the Cathedral
School after enjoying the Easter
vacation with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fl. NJ. Reid, in this city
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Keep in mind the entertainment
in the school auditorium tonight.
Proceeds for the benefit of the
school.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

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, 1915-04-08

Ex-Gov. A. w. Gilchrist spent
Monday in Arcadia looking after
business matters.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
NOTICE

after this date, application will be made
to the Legislature of the State of Florida,
requesting 1t to pass q law to prevent the
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
erly 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 g. 1915. tmay10.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Judge S. f. j. Trabue was at
tending to legal matters in Area
dia on Tuesday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

DR.. Z. K. Whidden spent sever
al days of this week at Boca
Grande.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08

Get your fruits, produce, cand
les, etc. from R. M. King. (adv.,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-08
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY
FOR A SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW
APPLICABLE TO DESOTO COUNTY,
FLORIDA


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
ular session. on the 9Th day of April A.
d, 1915, the undersigned will apply for
the enactment of Special or local law
applicable to DeSoto County, Florida, and
for that purpose l shall introduce into the
Senate bill for an act to be entitled,
IAN Act Concerning Drainage" and to
enable owners of wet or overlooked lands
same cannot be done i'm the best and
cheapest manner without affecting the
lands of others; to provide for the pay
ment of the cost of such drainage by the
issue and sale of drainage bonds the
principal and interest of same to be paid
out of assessments levied upon lands and
easements beneficially affected by such
drainage.
+. NJ. COOPER,
Sen. eth Sen. District.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

sake of making feathered trimmings for women's headgear and clothing. This has been taken up by more powerful pens than mine and has engaged the attention of the lawmakers here and abroad
 My plea Is for the protection of our native birds and for the attention which will lead them to gather about our homes and make their nests there They will repay us hundred times over by their destruction of obnoxious and harmful insect fife As well as by the pleasure we derive from their songs and their com panic nship.
 The commission to which have referred ayers roundly that bird houses are the best investment for crop protection that farmers can make, even at hundred times their cost.
 '' Every farm.' states tho president of this commission, should have a battery of bird houses built along lines suggested by the United States department of ag- riculture in it's official bulletin on this subject. and these bird houses should have as scrupulous care and attention as any other part of the farm equipment"
 Such bird houses will of course encour- age the breeding of birds in tho vicinity. Like the unfeathered bipeds, they do not at all object to having residence provid- ed for them free of rent and are more likely to settle In location where they can find shelter than In one where they are obliged to construct one for themselves If you have home In the country that Is supplied with porches you will have no- ticed how the phoebe birds and the song sparrows love to build their nests on the eornices and under the caves. where there is protection against the rain and wind. The bird houses put up for their espe cial benefit will prove even more attractive, and will be promptly occupied.
 have spoken of such homes being of fered to the birds rent free. but the dwell- CTS In them pay their fee in another way than by coin of the realm. Many of the birds who will live in these houses sub sst entirely upon insects and their larvae, and work especially hard at the business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
Nccdp Boob Lopers.

wonder if the woman who had the oid library to divide among needy book lovers would have anything for me? My husband and I are always eager to get good reading. but have little to spare 10 buy books. We are willing to pay trans- portation and would gladly receive any. thing in the way of fiction or drama, such as the works of Sir Walter Scott or Shakespeare and poetry of Wordsworth, Tennyson. Longfellow, Whittier, and others The woman can readily see what class of reading we prefer. l would also like a good work on chemistry Don't think from this that We want her whole library. but whatever she has to give w,ll be received with thankfulness. I thirk the work the Corner Is doing is wonderful. but l have never come to you before for l have felt that many were more needy than we. will send you some choice reel pes in the future if you care to have them
 MRS. F. A. G."
 I wish with all my heart that the writer of this letter had given the signature of the woman who offered the books or some clew by which I could trace her. With the enormous number of letters constant- ly printed in the paper 1t is impossible--as l have often said before-to keep track of correspondents unless the names append ed to the letters are sent to me with the request for the addresses. Still. know the generosity of the Cornerites so well that 1 am positive the appeal for such reading matter as this writer asks will not be made in vain. Surely some one else will come forward with the proffer of one or more of the books she craves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
Lonely and Homesick.

If you please, l am little girl lo years of age homesick and lonely. l am from the grand old Rockies and cannot get used to the ways of the city. There Is a magic. you know, in the fragrant piny air of the golden west, which seems to call back all who have once breathed it. I love the wild beauty of it all and what wouldn't I give for a horseback ride across the hills in the cool early morning. l long so much for a painless
 woods and lonely shore Please, don't you think 1t might be possible that there might be some other girl who is just as homeslck as I am for the sweet freedom and breath of the mountains? !? And couldn't the dear Helping Hand help me to find some one with whom to cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20

of purveying for their households when the baby birds are too young to forage for themselves and are growing so fast that they demand an especially generous allowance of food No matter how often the mother and father bird return home they always find a set of yawning peaks awaiting them. and to satisfy this hun ger great devastation is wrought among the ranks of beetles, caterpillars and bugs in general
 The woodpeoker is especially diligent In his attacks upon tho plant lice and ants which are the enemies of orchards and are constantly fought by the farmer with spray and whitewash brush. The state ment Is made that more than 5000 of these ants. devoured in one day, have been taken from tho stomach of e single bird --an assertion which gives some idea of tho number of tho insects embsttled against tho fruit crop and of the vigor ot the bird enemies which destroy the pests.
 Do seem to have wandered . long way from the question of the small boys and their collection of birds eggs7 All l have said touches upon the subject. Per sonally I confess that tho gathering of such eggs has never appealed to me per eonally, although in my childhood was rabid young collector of the usual vari- ety of useless articles dear to the heart of infancy, and have been associated fin ma turer years with other children who had the collecting fad.
 At the same time the egg collection may be of value if tho boys will look at 1t In the right light and take 1t as an aid 10 learning something of the birds and their habits instead of merely as an assem- bling of a large amount of eggs of which they know nothing but the names of the birds from which they come. In any case. the eggs should be taken from the nests with great care I am not sure enough to make a positive statement on the as- sertion that when one egg Ia taken the birds will desert their nest. I have been told authoritatively that thls is the case with some birds, and not with others. Perhaps there is some one who can tell us surely If this is a fact. and which are the sensitive birds. whose nests should not be thus approached.
 Of one of two things I am sure. An egg should never be taken when it Is the only one in the nest. If there arc two or three one may be removed. but never more than one. and 1t should always be remem- bered that each egg taken means the life Of one bird, one less in the brood the father and mother are raising for the fight against harmful insects. Impress this upon tho boys. and teach them to do all they can to make their home place at tractive to the birds
 Tn my own country home 1t is my joy to strew few crumbs on the path every morning for the birds who gather to eat them. and I come to the point when 1 know and recognize certain of my little feathered friends. I like to think. too. that they know me. and recognize that my feeling for them Is one of love and fostering care.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

ferent flower seeds for fancy work pat terms and for the squares offered by Marie B. MRS. J. O."
 It rejoices me to hear of the good work the Corner has done in the line of cheer ing this correspondent. I have sent her the address of Marie B. and hope the latter's stock of thread and of squares has not been exhausted, and also that some one may have the Bible concord ance asked for. as well as the magazines to send and the time to write a few let