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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-15
VOLUME XXIII-NUM3ER Ia
April Meeting Board of
County Commissioners


A. D. 1915. Members present: l..
w. Whitehurst, D. l.. Skipper,
John Hagan, W. NJ, Whitten and
w. G. WelleS. The minutes OF
the previous meeting were read
and approved. The following bus
mess was transacted, to-wit:
Notary bond of S. |. Huffman,
with Albert w. Gilchrist and Jas.
X. McClelland as sureties, was
presented to the board and same
duly approved.
Notary bond of B. Vance, with
E. P. Jones and W. c. Langford
as sureties, was presented to the
board and same duly approved.
Road petition from the citizens
of Wauchula, submitted petition
asking for the following road;
To continue road on half section
line through section 81, township
33 south, range 25, to where same
intersects the Wauchula and FIT.
Green public road. Same was du-
ly accepted and upon motion Sec
onded and carried. The same is
declared a public road.
A road petition asking for the
following road was presented to
the board: Commence at half
mile post dividing sections "a and
Is, township "a, range 26 east,
and run west on or near section
line four miles, more or less, in
tersecting with road running from
B. B. Williams to Wauchula and
Zolfo. Same was granted and is
hereby declared a public road.
Check from A. G. Smith, re-
funding appropriation for white
fly commission from the district of
Wauchula for the sum of $239 &c
was received and the same turned
over to the county treasurer to be
placed to the credit of the county.
By motion duly made and car
ried, Charles Cantwell was added
to the pauper list at So per month.
L. Mercer is hereby allowed SO
for the capture of Joe Summeralls
Upon motion duly made and
carried, the time for closing the
tax books was extended to the
first Monday in May, A. d. 1915.
Road petition signed by Rupert
Smith and others was received
and filed and laid over for future
consideration.
Notary bond of A. B. Stroud,
with H. j. Stroud and L. A.
Stroud as sureties, was presented
to the board and same duly ap-
proved.
Upon motion duly made and
carried, Freeman Carnegie (col.
was placed on the pauper list at
$5 per month.
Upon motion duly made and
carried, Mrs. NJ. j. Chapman was
placed on pauper list at $5 per
month.
The citizens of township 40
south, range % east, presented the
following road petition to the
board:
Begin on section line between
sections 80 and33, in township 40
south, range %, and run north on
said section line to where same in
tersects township line dividing
townships 80 and 40 Said petit
tion was accepted and the same is
hereby declared a public road.
The citizens of Adrian present
ed petition to board asking the fol-
lowing change in the following
described road: Road running on
township line between townships |
40 and Al, from southwest corner
of section 81, running east on
township line to the southeast cor
ner of section Sc, in range 28. |
Said road to be changed to runrto |
one mile north; commence at
northwest corner of section 81, in
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35 and 25 and Sc. Said change
was, upon motion duly made and
carried, allowed, and the engineer
instructed to make said change on
the most feasible route.
Upon motion duly made, sec
onded and carried, the legislature
of the State of Florida is hereby
|petitioned to re-establish a coun-
ty court in DeSoto county.
The engineer in charge of the
Punta Gorda drainage district
submitted his final report and es-
innate, which was accepted and
Iappoved.
1t was moved and carried that
this board issue time warrants in
the sum of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of taking up outstanding
general revenue warrants.
The following road petition
from the citizens of Pine Level
was presented to the board Be-
gin at the southeast corner of the
southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section sixteen
(16), in township 81 south, range
% east, and run east along the
south boundary line of sections Is
and 16 to the northeast corner of
section %, thence north on the
section line dividing sections IA
and Is to the northeast corner of
section Is said township and
range. Also begin at the north
east corner of section % and run
south on the section line dividing
sections % and %, said township
and range, to where the Pine Lev
'2l road is now established. Same
was received and filed and if there
lis no objection said road will be
declared a public road at the next
regular meeting.
Road petition from the citizens
of Charlotte Harbor was present
ed to the board asking for the fol-
lowing road: Begin at the north
end of Bay street, Charlotte Har-
Dor, on section line dividing sec
tions 25 and &c, thence run north
on said section line between re-
mainder of sections 25 and 26 and
between sections % and "a, 13 and
IA, IL and IL, to northeast corner
of section II, thence east one
mile on section line between sec
tions | and IL to range line,
thence in a northeasterly direction
about one mile to intersect the
present Arcadia and Charlotte
Harbor public road. Said petit
ton was received and filed and
will be accepted and declared
public road at the next regular
meeting of this board if there is
no objection to said road.
Road petition from the citizens
of Owens was received and filed.
same was laid over for, future
consideration.
Thomas johnson was added to
the pauper list at $5 per month.
County treasurer filed his re-
port.
Sheriff filed his report
Tax collector. filed his report.
County judge filed his report.
Hon. Joseph Crews, county dem
onstrator, made his monthly re-
port. Said report was full and
complete. Upon motion duly
made and carried, said report was
accepted.
The committee on the Ft. Og-
den drain was submitted to the
board and same referred to w. NJ.
Whitten to be reported back at
our next regular meeting.
The following resolution was
unanimously passed by the Board
OF County Commissioners of De-
Soto County, Florida, to-wit:
1t appearing to the Board of
Continued on last page)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-15
State Board of Health
Recommends Legislation

The State Board of Health will
ask from the present legislature
the enactment of several laws for
the protection of public health in
Florida and to aid the splendid
campaign of education concern
ing sanitation and hygienic mat
ters.
The drafts of these bills have
been placed in the hands of the
presiding officers of the two
branches of the legislature, with
the request that they be referred
to the proper committees for con
sideration and action. They are
the following:
A bill requiring that every per-
son or persons operating a hotel,
boarding house, restaurant or
lunch counter, shall keep all doors
and windows and all similar open
ings into dining rooms, kitchens
and the passage ways leading
thereto, screened; requiring that
food which is to be eaten without
cooking shall be screened at meat
and butcher shops, markets, gro
ceries, fruit stands, bakeries or
wherever such food is exposed for
sale, and that no dining or buffet
car shall be operated in the state
without being screened,- other
words, that all food that does not
require to be cooked before being
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
F|ST|C CARNIVAL IN A|RDOME PLEASES
VAST THRONC OF LOVERS Of THIS SPORT

Packed from pit to dome would
scarcely apply to the Airdome last
night, for the air is the dome, but at
all events the arena contained some
400 people and boisterously pleased
at that. The first card by the new
Tonopah Athletic club was brilliant
success and its manager, l.. +. Pun.
cochar, came in for hearty congratu-
lations for the manner in which the
event was handled. Barring only the
unavoidable delay in starting and a
difference of opinion as to the de-
cision rendered after the main event,
there was nothing to mar the enjoy
ment Of the entertainment
Both fights were keen and contest
ed sharply at every stage of the
game. No fouls were claimed, al
though three were possibly inflicted,
one being a blow struck by Bratton
after the gong. one low punch by
Sudenberg and the other butting by
Ross, but all three of them were
doubtless accidental, as neither audi
ence nor seconds made any claim
The boys all wore their fighting
faces, the set smile being the rule, a
smile that occasionally got knocked
off, for the clean, 1.-THE young men
were on the punch every moment and
the punishment was bravely taken
The white feather was not displayed
at any stage i'll the game and the
vanquished as well as the victors are
deserving of the heartiest praise Ii
all fights were like those at the Air
dome last night the game would not
have become discredited and Manager
Puncochar promises that all which
are held in Tonopah in the future will
be of similar character, that they
will be called off if any contestant
is not certain to go into the ring
with a determination to win by fair
means if he fights to the last trench.
To the detail of the story of the
two great fights in the first of which
Bratton won clearly by a knockout
in the sixth and Sudenburg was given
decision on points at the end of the
tenth: The crowd was seated by
80 and for forty minutes were en-.
tertained by the Tonopah Military
band, awaiting the arrival of the
fighters Included in the audience
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
PLANE TO WORK
FOR GOOD ROADS
VOLUNTEERS WILL PROBABLY
BE CALLED UPON FOR
NEXT SUNDAY

The proclamation by the governor
making May | a good roads day aa1
calling upon all citizens to assist in
the task of improving the highways,
Is being much discussed In Tonopah,
especially since the Goldheld con
tingency told what that city win do
next Sunday when all auto owners
are expected to use their cars in
taking workers out to the highways.
where they will spend the day in
making Improvements. The opinion
expressed locally is that Tononah
should do the same.
At the good roads day volunteer.
Ing at Reno last year several hun
dred men responded with picks and
shoyels, drill and dynamite. and
mary mile of hitherto rough high
way was made smooth Autos were
furnished to convey the men to and
from their work. while the women
prepared and distributed refresh
ments. 1t is suggested that at the
Nye County Good Roads association
meeting 10 be held this evening in
H. Il. Epstines office. arrangements
be made to have a similar road frolie
here.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
MEETING OF CITIZENS
HELD THIS EVENING
WILL TAKE STEPS TO PERFECT
ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL
ASSOCIATION

AS result of the mass meeting
held Sunday evening in the Airdome,
where a committee was formed to or.
ganize a Nye County Good Roads as.
sociation. a meeting will be held this
evening at 1880 in the Epstlne bro.
kerage office. The committee will
be ready at that time to make a re.
port on permanent organization and
steps will be taken to receive and
act upon the report. All citizens
who are interested in the good roads
movement and who would feel bene.
fitted If the Lincoln trail were to be
merged with the Midland route and
put Tonopah ON the transcontinental
highway, are invited to be present.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
DENMARK'S COURSE IS
STRICT NEUTRALITY
PEOPLE OF THIS NATION HAVE
ALWAYS LIVED IN
HARMONY
boz A.rocIated Press.l


STOCKHOLM, April 20.-The Swe.
dish author Hard Wagner. who has
been travelling through Denmark for
the newspaper Aftonbladet, reports
that "all the responsible Danes whom
have met impress me seriously with
their belief that the only possible pol
icy for Denmark is strict neutrality.
He explains
"The people of Denmark have al
ways been happy and have lived IN
harmony. They are energetic and
well-educated, with a splendid cul-
ture They no longer dream OF
ayenging the year of 1864
THE most that could happen, they
say to each other, would be to get
Schleswig- Holstein back again. But
taken as a whole, the land conquered
by Germany in 1854 is now indisput-
ably German Keil, for instance, is
now thoroughly German town.
"Denmark's political interests d.
not incline towards any of the bel
ligerents. She prefers to throw IN
her lot with the northern kingdoms.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
WORKING ON DECISIONS

The cases that were set for trial
Yesterday and today in the district
court have gone over by request OF
counsel for about a month In the
meantime Judge Averill is occupied
with probate matters and getting out
opinions and decisions, not the least
important of which is the Jim Butler
West End case. TO which he is de
voting close attention.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20

GoLDFIELD. April 20.--As the re
suit of a recent consultation held be
tween George Wingfeld. Charles s
Sprague and other interested parties
a compromise was reached some days
ago in the impending litigation be
tween the Jumbo Extension and
Booth Mining companies, but the re.
salt OF that consultation was not
made public until today. Circulars
are now being printed for distribu
tion to shareholders, at the time ol
mailing OF which the news will be
fully released, although now the spe.
cifc facts are known
BY the terms OF this compromise
the Booth viii receive 100000 shares
Of stock A meeting is called for
Nay 90 at Phoenix, Arizona, at which
the shareholders are planning to
raise the capitalization from ,250.00
to l.750,000 shares, which leaves
100000 shares in the Jumbo Exten.
sion treasury. Stockholders OF rec.
ord on May 5th are eligible to vote.
Three mining experts. Messrs
winchel. Findley and Royer, are all
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20

were 165 Goldfielders who came over
by special train and about 70 others
who came in autos. There was also
a representation from Millers, Man.
haitian, Round Mountain and other
towns. Clever badinage was handed
out by the spectators while waiting
for the fights to begin and when
Fipperary was played everybody
joined Justify in the chorus. Despite
the fact that everybody seemed to be
in the Airdome, this was not the
case, for there were crowds on the
roofs of buildings overlooking the
unroofed arena, while the West End
dump was packed with humanity.
Several small boys made a perilous
entrance by climbing telegraph
pole and swinging over to the top
of the fence. An attempt was made
to remove them, but the crowd, ap-
preciating how much these boys
wanted to see the fight and the ef-
forts which they had put forth,
howled protest and the youngsters
proudly occupied IS ringside seats.
Railroad Man as Announcer
Harry r. Grier offciated as an
nouncer and after his preliminary in.
PRODUCTION some fan howled out
Harry, you've got Billy Jordan
skinned mile" Another occupant
of the bleachers facetiously ex-
claimed What you doing, Harry?
Trying to railroad emp" To the
tender mercies of II. d. King were
entrusted the timers watch and the
gong While not scrutinizing the
on the latter until the fight began.
Among those introduced were the
fighters, managers, challengers and
the proprietors of the Airdome, as
well as the president of the Goldfield
Athletic club, who gave notice of
fight program in, that city on May
II and invited the boys over. Some
ten minutes was consumed taking
fiashlight pictures and then the fun
began. First, however, it was an
nounced that both Connolly and Su-
denberg had taken on weight since
the day when the fight was originally
planned to take place, but their op.
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GREAT DISTINCTION COMING TO THE J.. S

to keep out of trouble, because there
is something so much greater to do
than to fight Great distinction, he
said. is coming to the United States,
the distinction of being a nation of
sef-eontrol and self-mastery. Such
nation is bound to play an import
ant part in the adjusting of the af-
fairs of the world once the fighting
is ended
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
RAILROAD PLACED IN
HANDS OF RECEIVERS
COMPANY ADMITS INABILITY TO
MEET ITS HEAVY o.
LEGATIONS
Continued on Page A.
Try Associated Press.l

CHICAGO. April 2O.-The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific railway was
placed in the hands of receivers to.
day. The stock dropped ten points
on the New York stock exchange.
The company admitted its inability
to meet more than FIVE million dol
lars in short term notes and other
obligations due between now and
May 1st. The court appointed II. o..
Nudge. president, and Jacob Dickin-
son, ex-secretary of war, receivers.
Applications for receivership were
made by the American Steel Foun-
dries company. which claims $17,000
against the defendant
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
BOMB FALLS IN GARDEN
BUT FAILS TO EXPLODE

tBy Associated Pre~-D
PARIS. April 20.-One of the 100
pound bombs dropped by the zeppe-
Inns during their raid upon Paris fell
into a garden az Courbevoie and
failed to explode. The taking apart
and examination of this bomb in the
municipal chemical laboratory of
Paris earned the vermillion medal
for Monsieur Florentin, explosive
chemist, and the first-olass silver
medal for Monsieur Collet, mechanic
attached to the laboratory.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
AMERICAN COLONY IN
COPENHAGEN is GROWING
'By Associated Press.l

COPENHAGEN, April 2O.--Some
American firms who formerly had of
fees and places of business in Ger
many have applied to the American
consulate for information and guild
ance and advice regarding the estab-
lishment of their places of business
in Copenhagen. The American col
ony is continually growing. Consul
General Edward d. Winslow now os-
Inmates the members of Americans
doing business in Copenhagen to have
risen to the neighborhood of about so
firms and individuals.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
Turkish Torpedo Boat Destroyers Sunk in Bospl1orus
BOOTH AND JUMBO EX. COMPANIES
AGREE ON STOCK BASIS Of SETTLEMENT

: agreed that the apex claimed by the
Booth was well founded and that an
attempt to disprove an apex would
be futile and waste of money.
Jumbo Extension lawyers said that
without geological evidence to sup.
port their case it would have but
little standing in the courts. there
fore they recommended that the
Jumbo Extension could afford to pay
the Booth one-fourth OF the stock,
provided a stock settlement could be
made.
Mr. Wingfield proposed to consoli.
date the Booth and Merger mines
and Kewanas with the Jumbo Exten.
sion. The ratio he proposed was re.
Jected by the Jumbo Extension di.
rectors as unfair Then he proposed
to merge the Booth and Jumbo Ex-
tension and this was rejected. Then
the Jumbo Extension proposed that
the Booth name a price for a side.
line agreement The Booth company
insisted on having one-fourth of the
Jumbo Extension stock. Finally a
compromise was reached ON the basis
OF the payment OF 100000 shares, as
above noted.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20

tBy Associated PressD
NEW YORK, April 20.-President
Wilson, in his address at the annual
luncheon given by the Associated
Press. gave definite statement of
his idea as to true neutrality and the
duties deyolved upon America in con-
nection with the European war. He
said the neutrality of the United
States is not due to a petty desire
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
OVERLAND 5Y MACHINE

L. Naugle and wife and r. Naugle.
wife and son. are arrivals from Los
Angeles in their ear They are max.
ing leisurely trip to Wichita. Kan.
aas. and will spend few days la
this city.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
ALARM OF FIRE

The paid department was called
out at S;45 last evening by a tele-
phoned alarm from the Big Casino,
SCOT In a fue caught fire and became
RED hot. The fire was put out before
sny damage was done. although the
woodwork in the vicinity Of the flue
was smoking and about TO burst into
flames.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
NEW MACHINERY RECEIVED

consignment Of machinery has
been received at the Tonopah Exten-
sion mill 1t will be installed in the
filter press department and win serve
TO both increase output and add to
the closeness of extraction.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
TAFT's ORDER ON OIL
LANDS STILL STANDS


WASHINGTON. April 20.-Applica-
tion for re-hearing of the Midwest
oil case was denied today by the SUI
preme court The decision upheld
the validity of former President
Tafts order Withdrawing from entry
millions of dollars worth of public
oil lands in California and Wyoming.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
VILLA A5ANDoNs HIS
BASE AT lRAPUATO


FL PASO. April 20-villa Is re-
ported to be fortifying Aguas Cali.
eutes to make stand there against
Obregon's advance after the Carranza
victory at Celaya II Is indicated
that villa has abandoned his base at
lropuato.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
ONLY SLIGHT DECREASE
IN FRENCH COINAGE
my Associated Pres.1

NY ANsOcinted PreEs.l
PARIS. April 20-Although' the
work of the Paris mint was interrupt
ed during the battle of Charleroi and
the battle of the Marne, having been
transferred temporarily to Castelsac-
rasin. the decrease in coinage for
1914. as compared with 1913, was only
7S.00O,000 francs.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
OCCUPATION MADE
OF IMPORTANT TOWN
GENERAL RoTHA, THE 5oER
LEADER, TAKES VALUABLE
STRATEGIC POSITION
lny ArnocInted Prenn.l

CAPETOWN. South Africa, April
20.-The forces of the Union of
South Africa have occupied Keetaan-
shop, the most important town In
German Southwest Africa excepting
Windhoek, the capital 1t is a rail
road junction and gives General
Botha, the Boer leader, command OF
the railroad to Windhoek.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
RepuolATes CONFESSION


tBy Associated PreH-l
LIMA, O.. April 20 Dorranee KID
die. 26, in jail here on charge OF
second degree murder in connection
with the killing OF Susie Coleman 49,
Wednesday night. today repudlated
his alleged confession made 10 the
police,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
LAWSON GETS CONTINUANCE
tDy Associated Press.l

(Dy Associated Press.l
TRINIDAD, Colo, April 20. "A con
tinuance until Wednesday was grant
ed by Judge Grandby Hillyer in the
murder trial of John b. Lawson,
member of the international execu.
tive committee of the United Mine
Workers of America, when the case
was called in district court today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
BIRTH OF A DAUGHTER

a ten-pound daughter was born
this morning to the wife of Paul
Kukliza The father is employed by
the Tonopah Extension Mining com
pany.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
BRIDGE PLANT RESUMES;
$50 MEN ARE EMPLOYED

GARY, Ind, April 90 The local
plant OF the American Bridge com
pany resumed work today. giving EN-
ployment TO 450 men.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
Extension Co.
Ships Bullion

= The Tonopah Extension Min =
y ing company today shipped by =
. Wells.Fargo as bars Of bullion y
= weighing 6.O77 pounds. valued .
. at $5O.500. This was two .
. weeks run in the mill. .
a A a a a a a a - a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
ILLINOIS is VOTING ON
PROHIBITION TO-DAY


CHICAGO. April 90 Twenty-Five
towns and villages in Illinois are
voting on the question of abolishing
saloons. Prohibition leaders are con-
fident that the women will prove an
important factor in the balloting.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1915-04-20
GERMANS MAKE GAINS
ON THE WEST FRONT
my Associated PressJ

ny Associated Press.)
BERLIN. April 20.-The Germans
today made definite gains in the
west and succeeded in penetrating
four French positions. The Germans
stormed and reoccupied Embermenil