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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21

would be credit to any community.
AT this cafe there was plenty of
nicely-prepared food. On closer in
vestigation I found that practically
everything served here is produced at
Santa Rosa. Such delicacies as straw
berries, lettuce, oLra, garden peas,
egg plant, honey, fresh butter, sweet
milk, Irish potatoes (of course),
sweet potatoes, home-b baked graham
bread, home-baked light bread, jelly,
strawberry short cake, rice, grits,
pork, chicken, ham, beef, onions, rad
ishes cabbage beans, eggs, corn fakes
tea and coffee were enjoyed in album
dance. I have mentioned much of
this bill of fare to show how easy
it is to live at Santa Rosa. The peo-
pie there produce variety of food
stutfs which cannot be surpassed any
where. What is true of Santa Rosa
ought to and surely could be, true of
any other section of West Florida. /
as told while there that Santa Rosa
people had olra in full bearing at
Christmas time. This it is claimed
is made possible only by the peculiar
climatic conditions prevailing there.
The Gulf of Mexico on the south and
Choctawhatchee bay on the north, it
is claimed, is made possible only by
the peculiar climatic conditions pre-
vailing there. The Gulf of Mexico
on the south and Choctawhatchee bay
on the north, it is claimed, make the
peninsula four miles in width prac-
tically frost proof the year round. It
would be hard to find a better COM
bination of thrifty people and good
climate than that met with there.
There are four church buildings at
Santa Rosa and six organized con-
gregations. The Methodists, German
Lutherans, Roman Catholics and
Protestant Episcopals have nice
church houses. The Dunkards and
the Seventh Day Adventists have To-
cal organizations, but no church
buildings. All the churches are near
in and appear to be well attended.
The postofice at Santa Rosa is one
of the few in the entire western part
of Florida carrying on an interna-
tional money order business. A
money order payable anywhere II
any of the countries comprising the
Postal Union can be bought at the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21

postofice there six days in the week.
Harold Mowry is postmaster, he hav-
ing been appointed a short time ago
upon the death Of the former post
master.
A bond issue of $4,000 has been
voted and the bonds sold for the pur-
pose of erecting a consolidated pub
lie school building for the entire Pc
ninsula. It is proposed to ride the
school children who reside at any con-
siderable distance to and from school
on mammoth auto truck. In this
way it is believed the educational IA
eilities can be considerably improved
over anything heretofore accomplish
ed The school building will be OF
brick and will cost approximately the
entire amount of the bond issue. 1t
will be so constructed as to permit
of enlargement at any time at rea-
sonable cost.
The largest store in the town is
owned by Cessna Bros. It is oper-
ated by William E. Cessna and a
corps of helpers. Mr.. A. B. Cessna
has charge of the local Office of the
company and Mr.. D. A. Armstrong
is superintendent of field work. Mr.
Frank Fl. Denning is manager Of the
Pensacola Office Of the Cessna COM
pany. DR.. E. K. Parsons operates q
grocery and feed store, as does also
Mr.. John Boepple. There are several
development companies and other
commercial and business partnerships
in the town and scattered through
out the peninsula. The peninsula is
twelve miles long and four miles
wide.
The steamer Captain Fritz makes
two trips per week between Sants
Rosa and Pensacola, making severa
other points as we'll The mail linz
at present is from DeFuniak Springs
the nearest railroad point, by auto
mobile to Freeport and thence b!
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THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL SUNDAY MORNING MAY 81 1916

strong and A. B. Cessna / enjoyed
very much, as / also did the launch
trip down the bay with these same
gentlemen accompanied by Mesdames
Armstrong and Mortenson, Prof. L.
N. Blount and little Miss Mortenson.
The view at the gulf beach is one of
such marvellous beauty as to be long
remembered by all who go there. The
open gulf lies out before ones eyes
like an endless expense of crunkled
green glass, while the sand stretches
for miles and miles along the water
front like an almost endless rift of
snow. Huge ships can be seen be-
yond the bar ploughing their courses
to other continents. The visitor is
simply overwhelmed with the gram
deur of the whole scene. I was tempt
ed to take a dip in the surf, but
on further investigation learned that
I had left my bathing suit behind in
my haste to get the early morning
ride.
After visiting over much of the
colony all day Monday and spending
Monday night with Professors Blount
and Crawford, Mr.. Cessna having
been called away on important busi-
ness, / left Tuesday for DeFuniak
Springs in company with Mr.. ]. H.
Priest. We reached DeFuniak
Springs shortly after noon, where we
found many people from all parts of
Walton county attending upon the
sessions of the school board and the
court Of county commissioners. ]
found Mr.. Priest quite companion
able on the way over and learned
from him many interesting facts
about Santa Rosa and other places.
He has travelled very extensively and
expects to leave soon with his fam
lily to spend the summer in the yell
lowstone National Park. He has re-
sided at Santa Rosa four years and
has one of the prettiest homes in the
colony.
There are many beautiful resi-
dences at Santa Rosa. The people
there take a great interest in the
beautiful flowers of every hue anc
kind are seen everywhere. Peace and
good will are met with on every hand
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SANTA ROSA IS A
VERY BUSY PLACE
By ]. G. HARRISON.

On Friday I left DeFuniak for a
few days stay in the live town Of
Santa Rosa.
/ had heard so much about that
town I really was anxious to go over
and see it and learn what could
about the whole condition OF affairs
over there.
took an auto taxi to Freeport,
one Of the historic and most pic
turesque villages in Walton county.
It is called eighteen miles from De-
Funiak to Freeport, but the road is
so smooth that an auto can make the
run in thirty minutes without a jolt.
/ spent Friday afternoon and night
In Freeport. While there met most
of the business men and learned from
them that they believe the southern
part of Walton county will shortly
be filed up with high class of farm
ers and stoclrmen. The closing down
II the big McCasl1ill mill there some
time ago has caused a considerable
set back to business, but strong hopes
are entertained that the enterprise
viii soon be in full blast again.
Captain ]. L. Ward, owner of the
schooner Make, resides at Freeport.
His boat plies regularly between
Florida points and the coast towns of
Cuba. While his vessel was being
loaded at st. Andrews he gathered
up time enough to go over to Free
port and see his family. Captain
Ward is optimistic on the subject of
shipping. He says there is room and
big business for every craft which
can carry a cargo. He says capital
lists should put on all ships possible
now in order to assist in carrying on
the worlds commerce. There is big
money in the present day freight
rates.
Between IL and / o'clock Satur-
day / was called upon to cut short a
very sumptuous dinner at Hotel Mil
Ter in Freeport in order to catch the
mail boat to Santa Rosa, which il
situated on the south side of Choc.
tawhatchee bay.
Arriving at Santa Rosa at O'Clock
l found large crowd of citizens
gathering about the postofice for the
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agreed that better transportation IA
cilities should be inaugurated shortly.
A canning factory was the next i'm
portant subject. The plant was as
sured for the present summer. Sew
eral letters bearing upon the subject
were read and discussed. 1t was de-
cided to wait about further inquiry
into or action upon this matter until
the arrival of DIR. Cessna from Chi
cago some three weeks later. How
ever, the canning factory was prac-
tically assured before the meeting
passed from the discussion of this
subject.
The large crowd which was so
easily gotten together Tor an ordi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21
Dangerous CA[0ME[
is SELDOM SOLD NOW
Caoe Saates Maes You Sick and You Lose Days Wo-Dodsons
Liver Tone Acts Better Than Caome and Is Harmless for
Men, Women ChIdrenHRead Guarantee!

Every druggist here, yesl your druggist and
everybody's druggist has noticed great falling
off in the sale of ca1onel They all give the
same reason. Dodson's Liver Tone is taking its
place.
"Calome is dangerous and people know it while
Dodson's Liver Tone is safe and gives better re-
suits" said prominent local druggist. Dodson's
Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by every
druggist A large familysized bottle costs only so
cents and if you find it doesn't take the place of
dangerous, sa1ivating caonel you have only to ask
for your money back.
Dodson's Liver Tone is pleasanttasting, pure
ly vegetable remedy harmless to both children
and adults Take spoonful at night and wake up
feeling fine no sick headache, bliousness, ague,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21

sour stomach or clogged bowels. Dodson's Liver
Tone doesn't gripe or cause inconvenience all next
day like calornel
Take dose of calon1el tonight and tomorrow
YOU will feel sick, weak and nauseated Don't lose
a days work.
Dodson's Liver Tone IS real liver medicine
You'll know it next morning because you will
wake up with your head clear your liver active
bowels clean, breath sweet and stomach regulated
You viii feel cheerful and full of vgor and ready
for hard days work
You can eat anything afterwards without risk
of salivating yourself or your children
Get bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and try it
on my guarantee. You'll never again put dose
of nasty, dangerous calomel into your stomach.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21
HOTEL OWNERS
ARE To RE TIRE

The many patrons of the Hotel
Walton will regret to hear that Mrs.
G. H. North and Mrs. J. Tex Gilbert,
who have conducted it so successfully
for the past several years, are to re-
tire from its management the COM
ing fall. They have made many
friends among the travelling public.
The hotel business has increased IN
til it has become one of the busiest
of DeFuniak's business establish
ments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21

launch to Santa Rosa. A daily mail
schedule is maintained at present
with some possibility of still better
service later on during the present
year.
If [ were asked to name all the
things that are being produced at
Santa Rosa l would have to refuse
to do so for fear of leaving out some
of them. So varied are the crops
being grown here that it is difficult
to make complete list of them at
any season. The crops change with
each season of the year. Something
is growing here all the time. Vege-
tables of all kinds, berries of several
kinds, corn, peas, potatoes, and sew
eral varieties of hay constitute the
staple crops. However, of late sew
eral of the more wealthy citizens
have gone into the stock and dairy
business with promise of fiattering
success. One man, Mr.. P. B. Hart,
whose home I visited over near the
gulf side of the peninsula, is growing
dewberries and raising goats and
chickens. He has a herd of small
goats of the true ''Flerdy" type and
two of a larger kind that furnish
milk for his family, consisting of
himself, his wife and several chill
dren. The goats are doing nicely
running on the range, though he
feeds his milk goats a small portion
twice day in addition to what they
get on the range. Another man, Mr..
Fl. H. Higgins, hailing from the
Maine woods, is producing syrup in
large quantities. Mr.. E. L. Theobald
is making money rapidly out of a
poultry yard, though he says the
| commission merchants have fieeced
him out of many dollars. Others
grow fruits of various kinds. Many
are growing the staple crops, while
practically every family has splen-
did home garden. I have mentioned
these things for the purpose of show
ing the people of West Florida what
can be done anywhere in this part of
the state. For what can be done at
Santa Rosa can be done anywhere
else in West Florida. The land there
is not better than at other places. 1t
has simply been cultivated better
and in different way than we have
been accustomed to in this part Of
the country.
| The water supply I found to be
plentiful. There are many surface"
wells not deeper than twenty feet,
but there are also several deeper
wells. One artesian we'll near the
hotel is about 500 feet deep and
throws out a good stream all the
time. 1t is good water and can be
used in domestic work with satisfac-
ton. Many people get their drink
ing water from this well. There is
not a physician in town. Residents
there say that it has always been So
healthy there that physicians could
not make decent living. Anyway
it is something out of the ordinary
to me when I find town with 1906
people, which hasn't even SO much
as hyperdermic needle, except one
used to vaccinate hogs and calves
against diseases incident to theil
kind.
The carriage ride out to the beau
tiful gulf beach With NesSESs Arm
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21
HON. F. M. HUDSON FOR GOVERNOR

Senator Hudson is my business associate and
have been for many years familiar with his public
service State Senator and Attorney for the Rail
road Commission and have never known him to
violate trust or be untrue to public duty. have
investigated the question of his eligibility and have
satisfied myself, and believe satisfy any Court
that under the Constitution he is qualified to hold
the office of Governor of Florida. therefore urge
you to cast your vote for him and certain that in
doing you will secure the very best Governor
Florida has ever had.
Respectfully,
J. EMMETT WOLFE.
CPaid Advertisemsnt)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-05-21
JUDGE WOLFE ON THE GOVERNORSHIP
To the Voters of West Florida:

Having lived among you for nearly half cen
fury, believe some of you have confidence in my
Judgment political matters and therefore appeal
to you in this contest to vote for
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

What Good R w. Calderhead, pro Advertising prietor of the Victrola Is Doing shop here, has received
 notice to the effect that he is now being advertised by the Victor people in every town of importance in the United States. Part of his notification came through some of the tourists who have been viisting here, one woman, from Wi chita Kansas, having stated that she saw his name in large letters on a Victrola advertisement in one of Wichitas largest music houses.
 The Victor people are advertis- ing the fact that the Victrola Shop here shipped the largest single bunch of talking machines this sum- mer ever sent to any one concern at one time It consisted of 125 machines of all kinds, from the $11 Baby Victor to the $500 electric Victrola. The shipment has already been received by the Victrola Shop.
 In addition to the Victrola ad the Victor people state that the Victrola Shop is the largest shipper of Victor records out of the Seattle
 
 company And MT Calderhead stat ed yesterday that during the com ing week an order for fully S2,00O worth of records is to be sent out to the Seattle house.
 All of which is undoubtedly good advertising for the city of Fair banks, as well as for the territory of Alaska
 The Ford There are 100 automo- | Must Bear piles, more or less, in The Brunt Fairbanks. And it goes without saying that any, one casting an obserVant eye around can see that the majority of the cars are Fords.
 The Ford was not the pioneer | automobile of Fairbanks by any means It was, however. the first cheap car brought in, and since the arrival of the first one Fords have been coming in continuous stream
 And to say that the little Fords l have received some hard usage is
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

New Goods of all kinds at new prices at Peoples.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
CEMENT HERE;
 BRIDGE WORK
 STARTS SOON
WORK ON PIER CONSTRUCTION WILL START WITHIN
 NEXT TEN DAYS.

Within the next ten days praCti- cal construction work on the road commission bridge across the Cinema river at Fairbanks will be com menced. For the cement for the piers of the bridge, $50 sacks of it, or more than 26 tons, reached town last Thursday on the steamer Al aska
 The pier construction work awaits the receipt of 10000 feet of timber for tagging purposes, according to R. J. Sommers, local superintendent of the road commission The lag ging has yet to be cut in pieces three by eight inches in dimensions
 It is expected that word of the arrival of the structural steel for the bridge construction will be re ceived here at almost any time.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

he be-
 Well, I'll have you know that Pm United States ma'shal heah and that you ahe to let my daWg alone
 "Yess, Mr. Stupps, but if you come init me by der city gourt I will show you dat dogs is dogs, and so l ketches your dog again maype yet if you leaf him loose"
 The foregoing conversation took place on one of the streets of Fair banks last week between United States Marshal Erwin and City Poundmaster George Tree. The oc- casion was the catching of one of the marshals thoroughbred bird dogs by the poundmaster.
 The reader can judge who had the best of the argument.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

Days Of "The day of the small Small Cars car is past"
 Are Over. Such was the state
 ment made by Bobby Sheldon the big trail automobilist, upon his arrival in town last week from the coast with a big new Cadillac machine. And Bobby should know of what he is talking if any one does, for he is the man who first discovered the possibilities of the trail to the coast as an automo- bile highway and the first man to drive a car from Fairbanks to Chit ina and return.
 Bobby says that his statement iS based upon the improvements which have been made upon the trails and the work which is still being done He is very laudatory in his remarks concerning the work done by the Alaska Road commission this sum mor on the trail between Fairbanks and the coast saying that it Is now a highway which any car, no mat ter of what size, can travel in safe ty, and the passengers it carria can travel through to the coast in comfort.
 Speaking Of his rcca"t Dur"h9ea Mir Sheldon said that he bought the car from man who had started in with it from Chitina and who became discouraged with trying to make the trip.
 But it is Sheldons honest opinion that the service he will put on with his big car will be the best ever known between Fairbanks and the coast For he now has two big Caaillacs and will operate them from each end of the line, with himself and the old car on this end,
 He is assured of the fact that he can operate the big car with but little more expense than the smaller ones, and he can always carry more passengers on one trip And as far as the ability of the cars to get over the trail is concerned Shel- don says that there is nothing to 1t but joy now, with the way the trails are being repaired, in comparison with the days only a year or two ago when it was necessary to lift the Ford out of the mud every half
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
YUKON SAILS
 FROM DAWSON

According to adViceS received here, the steamer Yukon, of the Ameri can Yukon Navigation Co.,, sailed from Dawson Saturday afternoon with a good sized passenger list for lower river points and Fair banks, and about 600 tons of freight, most of which is for Fairbanks. The Yukon also has about 20 tons of second class and parcel post matter The Yukon is to be turned back at Panama, where she will exchange loads with the steamer Tanana, which left here yesterday afternoon.
 Those leaving Dawson on the Iu- kon were the following:
 Mrs. C. A Gunter, Mrs. ". II Hunter and child, Mrs. E. B. Walsh, Mrs. Georgia Brown, Mrs. w. M. Bell, M. s. Stone. H. M Shead, J.. H. Dieterich, A. E. Burden, Mrs. two children, Mrs. A. Norden and two children, Mrs. Jessie Bloom and two children Mrs. H. Cooper, Juanita Brundage, Miss Jessie Perry
 For Ruby-Mrs. A. H. Bryant, T. McGowan and wife, Miss Christine Brokerson, Ella Simons, Joe De- costa, Mrs. Joe Decosta, Donald Long, Mrs. T. H. Long.
 For Hot Springs KarSh- ner.
 For Rampart-Dr Georgeson.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
Ruby Court Session
 Is Now Nearly Over

That the court session at Ruby is now nearly over is the report of Clerk of the Court J. E. Clark, who arrived home on the Alaska in com pany with Deputy Marshal John C. Wood In fact, all of the criminal matters had been concluded before MT Clark left Ruby. and there were only few civil cases to be disposed
 of. The intention when Mir. Clark left Ruby for Fairbanks was to ad- journ court tomorrow, after which
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14

putting it mildly. For, where there were less than halfdozen com potent automobile drivers in Fair banks five years ago, there are now several hundred.
 And the Ford has borne the brunt of it all Which means that nearly everybody who has learned to ope rate any kind of an automobile learned first on Ford. It is there fore a wonder that there are any Fords left at all, for some of them have received some awful jolts when being handled by novices.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
Julia B. Due to
 Sail "Wednesday

The palation steamer Julia B., of the Western Transportation Co.,, is scheduled to sail for St. Michael within the next few days. She is now booked to sail on Wednesday, August 6, but her departure may be delayed for a day.
 The Julia B. will connect at St. Michael with the ocean-going steam ship Northwestern for Seattle Di- rect connections will be made, as both boats are scheduled to be at St Michael on August A. Through tickets to Seattle via the Julia B. and the Northwestern are being sold by the Western Transportation Co.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
Town Gossip and Stories
By The Tattler.

CT he commands for his early morn ing constitutionals.
 Prior to the time l saw the mar shal, however I had noticed the figure of a round individual stand ing over on the Red Cross corner | hadn't noticed who he was nor did l notice until Greek greeted Greek" and then l saw it was Tom Lloyd
 Tom was seemingly in a pensive attitude He was standing in such position that he could look di- rectly into the open doors of the court house. Of course I cannot say of what Tom was thinking. but his attitude betokened thoughts of the day when, if Hughes is elected, he. too, may be riding up to the doors of the courthouse, proud and mighty marshal in faultless rid ing habit. on gaily caparisoned charger.
 But the man on the horse did not stop at the court house. Instead he turned the corner and started off at a canter up Cushman street As he passed the corner he salut- ed gaily. accompanying the gesture with the words, Good morning, Marshall" directed to MT. Lloyd
 Tom returned the salutation with nod, then turned to me as l was passing and asked, What did he eay?" Which showed that, whiIr Tom may have his eye on the mar shal's job his mind was not on the marshal
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
RIGGS CHILD
 MUCH BETTER

A report from the residence of Commissioner Thomas Riggs, Jr., yesterday was to the effect that Ii zette, the threeyear daughter of MT, and Mrs. Riggs, was much bet ter. She was very i'll for several days last week having had a high fever most of the time. but the fever broke Saturday night, and the little one is now considered as be- ing out of danger The physicians were unable to diagnose the case. Dr. M. E. Smith, the government physician at Nenana. was called in consultation.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-08-14
time the court party would stal

time the court party would start for Fairbanks.
 The case of the United States vs. Charles Grover, charged with mur- der, was the last criminal matter up at the Ruby term of court. It resulted in a conviction of murder in the second degree. When Mir. Clark left Ruby sentence had not yet been imposed by Judge Bunnell
 The two Ruby men who were indicted by the grand jury for H. legal voting were each fined SlOO Hnder pleas of guilty.