davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

Recently large number of Florida
steers were sold on the st. Louis mar
ket, few of the heaviest animals,
averaging $50 pounds, bringing $40
per hundred weight. A lot of them
sold as low as $40 per hundred
weight
On the same market several hun
dred Texas and Oklahoma steers, av'
eraging from 1,025 to 1875 pounds,
went ever the scales at 1886 to $3.50
per handred pounds, while load of
corn belt tick-free yearling steers, av-
eraging 922 pounds, sold for $40 per
hundred weight.
Ticks Retard Development.
Florida cattle owners have a lot Of
native piny woods and grade cows on
the ranges which can be used as the
basis for. better grade herds in the
future IL the cattle ticks are eradicat-
ed so that pure-bTed beef type bulls
can be brought in from above the
quarantine line to breed up the quail
ity.
w. F. Ward, senior animal husband
man, animal hHsbandry division, Blu
reau of Animal Industry, who has
studied the beef production problem
of the southern states for a number
Of years, says:
THE native southern cattle are
small in size, variable in color, usual
ly poor in milking qualities, slow of
growth, and poor in quality from the
standpoint of beef production. This
may be due to number OF causes,
very prominent among which stands
the cattle tick.
These animals could not grow nor
mally while young nor develop when
older while they were infested with
ticks, which not only decreased the
vitality of the animals by the drain
upon the blood supply, but weakened
and stunted them by transmitting the
protozoa of Texas fever.
Scrub cattle were, therefore, ac-
oepted not because they were wanted,
but because the cattle tick, frequently
combined with poor treatment, fmma-
ture breeding under range conditions,
and often inbreeding for generations,
gave scrubs as a result.
Improvement OF The Cattle
However, the use of pure-bred beef
bulls upon these herds of scrub cows,
especially when the herd has been
kept free of ticks, has resulted in
such an improvement in the calves,
both as to size and quality, that the
old notion that good cattle could not
be raised in the south is rapidly be-
ing dispelled.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
KEY WEST STAMP SALES.
More Than 100 Per Cent Better Than
For Same Month of Last Year.

James l.. Johnson, of the internal
revenue stamp department, in state
ment made at Key West says that
the cigar stamp sales for the month
of August show an increase Of more
than 100 per cent over August. 1918.
There has been a steady increase in
sales for every month, but the month
of August is the first where the in
crease has amounted to over 100 per
cent.
The rise is due to the increase In
the manufacture Of cigars. as all the
factories are operating at full ca
pacity. and report a splendid lot of
orders that will provide for the flu
ture increase Of output, and which
will keep the sales up equally as
good as in August.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
Killed Over Crap Game.

Walter Rivers, colored, of Jackson
Vile, Fla. is in the county Jail, charg.
ed with the murder of Henry Rollins
alias Skinner Riley, another negro
during an alteration over Graz
game. The sum over which the ar.
gument started and which caused the
death of Rollins was eighty cents
Rollins is said to have owed Rivers
the above sum after rolling the
"bones" and upon refusing to pay
was made the object of leng knife
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
st. Lucie Inlet Work.

Work will begin by the government
dredge Florida within the next few
days widening and deepening the
channel of the Indian river from st.
Lucie inlet to Grant, a distance of
about eighty miles. When this work
is completed a five-foot channel at
low tide will be provided from Jupiter
to Grant, a distance of about 100
miles, the channel from st. Lucie inlet
to Jupiter having been improved about
year ago.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
The Main Thing.

A man asked an old negro 10
what religious denomination he be-
longed, and the old negro answer
ed: "Bless you, chile, it's this way.
There are three roads leading from
here to the town-a straight road,
a road that goes around in a sort of
circle and a road that runs through
the woods. When | GO to the town
with a load of grain the people
don't say, Uncle Nose, what road
did you come by?' but is your
wheat good%"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
Death of Kenneth Bruce.

News of the death of Kenneth
Bruce, president of the Florida Chau.
tauqua, at Hot Springs, Va. has
reached Florida, saddening many
friends of the deceased. who was
prominently known in the state. Mr.
Bruce had gone to Hot Springs in the
hope of benefiting his health, which
had been bad for some tine.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
MEULLER HELD.
Palatka Youth, Confessed Murderer OF
Parents, Given Hearing.

John Meuller, murderer by his own
confession Of his parents, was given
a preliminary hearing before Justice
of the Peace Marshall at Palatka and
held for the grand jury.
Meuller killed his parents by shoot
ing them with a small csliber rife.
The bodies were buried in graves, pre-
sumably prepared some time before
the murders. The mother was killed
at the home, about three miles from
Palatka, and the father was waylaid
on the edge of the city limits and
shot down. When arrested Meuller
declared he chad to do it to get the
war toxv
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
NOTICE

In the. matter of the estate of J. NJ
Morgan, deceased, Mrs. NJ. S. Morgan,
Administrative and guardian of Henry
Morgan, Minor heir.
Notice is hereby given that on the First
day of December. 1916, in the Court Of
the County Judge of DeSoto County,
Florida, sitting as a Court of Probate, l
intend to make my annual and final re-
port as Administrative of the estate of
j. NJ Morgan, deceased, and to apply for
discharge of the ADMINISTRATIVE of
the said estate and the guardianship Of
Henry Morgan, minor heir.
June /, 1916. MRS. NJ. S. MORGAN.
1temo6mo Attorney. r. u. B. Everton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
NOTICE OF GUARDIAN FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE (488)

In Court of the County Judge, State of
Florida.
In Re Estate of May Huffman Tnlsou
and Helen Huffman.-DeSoto County.
Notice is hereby given to all whom It
may concern, that on the 18th day OF
October A. d. 1916, I shall app~ to the
Honorable w. d. Bell Judge Of sajs
Court, as Judge of Probate for final dis
charge as Guardian of the estate % May
Huffman Tolson and Helen Huffman
and that at the same time l will rres"at
my final accounts as Guardian of said
estate, and ask for their approval
Dated Mar. 16 A. d. 1916.
(toctD S. /. HUFFMAN.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
TnNaa County 90

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
&c Co, doing business in the City of To-
le6Fo. County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
rny presence. this 9Th day of December.
A. d. 1886.
(SeaD A. w GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
ccus surfaces Of the system Send for
testimonials. free.
F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. O..
Sold ny all Druggists TIC.
Take Halls Family Rials for constipation.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
Just the Oppoaite.

An Irishman got -poked in the
eye with stick and took proceed
ings against the offender.
Said the magistrate, "Come, now
you don't really believe he meant
to put your eye out?"
"Faith, you're right this time"
said Pat, 'for | believe he tried to
put it further in."-London Tit
Bits.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
The Ancients and Electricity.

Although little was known of
electricity until comparatively mod
ern times, it has been understood
since 600 or roo B. c. that certain
substances when rubbed show at
traction and rcpulsion for various
light materials. Among these is
amber So in the latter part of the
sixteenth century, when electricity
was more definitely known, its name
was taken from the Greek word for
amber.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
DADE CITRUS FRUIT.
Buyers Are Bidding For Crop at Good
Prices.

Although Dade county. Florida, cit
rus fruit will not be ready for ship
ment until the last OF October, buyers
are already bidding for the crop and
good prices have been offered for the
fruit on trees. Several growers have
been offered $3.50 a box for the fruit
on trees for their entire crop. and
Others have been offered as high as
50 a box. Some growers have sold
at the prices offered by the early buy
ers, but others are holding for the
later prices, which they believe will
be higher owing to the short market.
Estimates place the crop at 60 per
cent of normal and the fruit is larger
than usual, as the trees are not so
heavily burdened.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

Former City Tax Collector J. L.
Hollingsworth, of Tampa, was sem
fenced to spend five years in the peni-
Tertiary by Judge Gibson on cOnvic-
ton of grand embezzlement while in
office, extending over period since
1910 to his discovery in May. His
attorney has made arrangements for
an appeal to the supreme court.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
S1,0o0,O00 HOTEL.

West Coast Mecca For Wealthy VIM
ter Residents.
According to Franklin NJ. Housh
a prominent attorney of Washington,
y. c., movement is under way to
erect a million dollar l.otel at Sara
sofa Bay, which If the plans of those
interested in the project materialize,
will be one of the largest hostelries in
the state.
The west coast is fast becoming
the Mecca for wealthy winter resi-.
dents in the state, and among those
who have large estates at Sarasota
are Mrs. Potter Palmer the Ringing
Brothers and A. L. Hough, a brother
of Il. II. Heugh.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

Paul Hayman left yesterday
morning for Gainesville, where he
will resume his studies at the state
University. When he finishes
there he will have valuable
friends in every county in the
state, a result that is worth fifty
times the expense of attending the
university.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
CATTLE TICKS AREl lAA|s lJR
POOR QUALITY FLORIDA BEEF

quality about
has also increased considerable extent for the grade of cattle "
will supply OF that kind Of
do true
but the small quality the three fourearod ~
infested the cutting block
bulk
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

FOR SALE-Very desirable corner
location on Punta Gorda's beautiful bay
front, magnificent view, two-story house,
spacious grounds 70 X 100. an ideal spot
for a winter home.-Apply to Senator F.
81 Cooper or DR.. Burland, Punta Gorda.
fla. tmar1.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

FOR SALE-A double team Of mules.
II taken at once, price $325OO. Now
working on county roads at $500 per day.
GEO. A. McLANE, Punta Gorda, Fla. If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

Griggs can supply you with
most anything in the eating line.
Phone orders given prompt at
tention. (adv.) tt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

FOR RENT-Six- room house at end
of Olympia avenue, convenient and de-
sirable location. - Apply to MRS. JOEL
BISHOP, Punta Gorda, Florida 353t'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14

FOR SALE-Good saddle and driving
horse and a good rubber tired buggy
r. E. DOTY, Punta Gorda, Fla. If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
MlSCELLAN EOUS

EASY MONEY-On account of incon-
venience in handling at long distance,
owner resident in the west will sell bona
fide note on citizen of this county, "a
mount $29.75. at $1,000 discount; For par
ticulars address Box "Y'' care Punta Cor
da Herald.--36tf.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
FOR RENT

TEN ACRES, house, barn, 1 mile from
Punta Gorda, packing house and shipping,
500 rent till July frst--Address 2232 w.
SO st. Cleveland, Ohio.-tjsn1
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
FOR SALE

FOR SALE by owner 5 acres of good
pineapple and truck land less than two
miles from post office. Good reasons for
selling. Write or call on C. S. HALL.
Box III Punta Gorda. Fla 35-tf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
CLASSIFIED

ar Advertisements Inserted under this
head for cents per line each insertion,
six words counting line ADVERTISE
ments running ten times or more will be
inserted for cents per line each time
No advertisement inserted for less than
rs cents.
W.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-14
400 TYPEWRITERS

$t2. SMITH PREMIER $12
Let Your Children Learn Typewriting at
Home during Vacation. Instruction book
FREE. Ask EMPIRE TYPE FOUNDRY,
Buffalo, n. Y. t-noV-l
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
FARM CONGRESS AND EXPOSITION
TO BE STAGED AMID STIRRING SCENES

fmaneuvers. Thirty thousand national
guardsmen and several thousand sol
diers of the regular army are in camp
at El Paso, and will no doubt remain
there several months. Some special
entertainment in this line will be pro-
vided.
Just across the T 10 Grande from FL
Paso lies Ciudad Juarez, the principal
northern border city of Mexico, and
the center of interest in revolutionary
and international affairs for the past
five years. In all probability condi-
tions along the border will be quiet
in October, and delegates and visitors
may safely visit and explore this most
interesting and typical Mexican city.
The development of the great Rio
Grande valley under the immense ir-
rigation system planned and built by
the United States government is now
fairly under way. Modern towns and
cities are being built among or near
the ruins of the adobe villages aud
crude irrigation works constructed
hundreds of years ago
The International Irrigation Con
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06

Delegates and visitors to the Inter-
national Farm Congress (the Dry
Farming Congress) at Ell Paso next
October will have an opportunity o.
witnessing many scenes and events in
the most interesting part of this coun-
try at the present time.
In addition to the big Farm Con-
gress and soil products Exposition
there will be the dedication of the
great Elephant Butte Lam and the
formal opening of the irrigation pro-
ject which it is designed to irrigate.
at which President Wilson has agreed
to oniciate. This is one of the largest,
If not the largest, structures of its
kind in the world, and when the rI>'f'-
voir is full dt will take two or three
years flow of the Rio Grande 10 fill
IT. it will be the largest artificial body
Of water in the world. There will be
excursions from Ell Paso through the
valley and to the dam during the Con-
gress and Exposition.
FL Paso is now one of the mos In
portant army posts in the UI-ted
States. There will be ample oppor-
tunity TO witness army life and army
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
FRESH VEGETABLES
May BE Had All Winter by Use of
Simple Method

Few people realize the number Of veg
etabes that may be kept IN the fresh
state for winter use.
The essential conditions for the storage
of all root crops including such vegetab ables
as potatoes, beets, carrots, horse radish,
parsnip, winter radish, ruta- baga, satisfy,
turnip. kohlrabi and also cabbage. are that
they be kept cool and moist. away from
ar currents. Storing should be done as
late as possible. avoiding freezing.
These conditions may be met in several
ways, The simplest for home use where
only few of each are to be stored, is to
place them in box of moist sand or soil
in layers and leave in cool part Of the
cellar.
Where larger quaint tiles are to be kept,
they may be put in what is known as an
out. of door pit. Only whole specimens
free from disease should be used. The
method is as follows: The vegetables are
placed in conieal pile on the surface of
the ground in well-draned location. A
covering of six to eight inches Of straw or
litter is then placed over them. and COW
ering Of as much soil, commencing at the
bottom and working toward the top. In
severe climates later covering Of manure
may be necessary as soon as the soil
freezes. In this way. vegetables may be
kept in perfect condition until well along
in the spring.. J. Gardner, Colorado
Agricultural College.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
IMPROVE SEED CROPS
Electro Culture VIII Enhance Purity
of Seed, Advance Maturity and
Reduce Bacteria

One of the most important ques'
tions before efficient farmers today
is that of adequate and suitable
seed crops. How may the quality
Of seed crops be improved, and SO
be enhpnced in value, be put to the
very highest degree of excellence
and mt reasonably small outlay?
This has been answered in many
successful instances by electrical
tion-the electro culture of crops.
as it is called. 1t is especially
adaptable in seed plants and on
truck gardens, and in locations
near the electrical supply bases
and distributi on lines of urban
centers.
ASIDE from iudioious cultivation, and
the use OF fertilizers. no artificial stimulus
to plant growth has yet been found COM
parable to the electrical treatment" says
VIM. S. Aldrich. of the Colorado Agricul-
tural College.
Actual experiments have shown that
for three successive years. by electro
culture the crop yield of potatoes was in
creased | 200 pounds per acre the first
year; l,45o pounds the second year; and
$3.50 pounds the third year.
The cumulative increase of yield shows,
also. the remarkable influence Of the
electric discharge upon soil ingredients.
Injurious and parasitic bacterial action is
reduced. The processes of solution and
assimilation in plant growth are tacilitat-
ed. The formation of sugar and starch
is increased. All the processes Of plant
respiration, absorption and evaporation,
are accelerated.
Such electrical stimulus is an invaluable
aid in producing pure seed crops. 1t has
corresponding increase in the crop value
from ability to make almost absolute
guarantees as to purity of the yield The
additional cost may range about 5 per-
cent, probably slightly under the usual
allowance for fertilizers"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
LOOKED GOOD TO THEM
Words Of Praise to Utter About
This City Since Their Visit

If j. +. Hanly and Ira La2drith,
Prohibition candidates for Presi-
dent and Vice President, made as
good an impression on our city as
our city did upon them, they may
expect fattering returns from local
polls when the vote is counted on
Nov. I. News dispatches have in
dicated that the candidates on more
than one occasion have made cord
ial mention of Rocky Ford in their
speeches, and the city is receiving
the benefit of valuable advertising.
Regardless of political views, it
must be a matter of pride to the
loyal boosters of the city to know
that their home town, it's appear
ance and its progressiveness, so
impressed distinguished visitors
that they have seen fit to refer to
it in favorable way elsewhere.
The test OF a city is Its ability to
send its visitors away without bad
impressions, and few things are
more harmful to city than'knock-
ers" who spread unfavorable ad-
vertising about by idle remarks.
Messrs Hanly and Landrith are
qualified to judge towns. During
their present campaign they are
visiting more than 500 of them
and in past years their lecture
tours and chautauqua work have
taken them into many towns in
practically every state in the
/, union.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
WILL GO TO BORDER
Rest of Colorado National Guard
Awaits Travelling Orders

An Associated Press dispatch of We'd
nesday brot the announcement of Secre-
tary Baker that all national guard troops
now in mobilization camp would be sent
to the border "in the immediate future" "
and in each instance organizations on the
border would be returned to their home
stations on the arrival Of new units.
Amongst the troops which have net yet
seen border service and which now will
be sent south are those of Colorado.
The secretary's statement was the first
official announcement that the war de-
partment had adopted a policy calling for
border service for all the national guards
men before they are mustered out. 1t
mad been understood for several weeks,
however. that this course would be pur-
sued. Department officials expect the
last OF the units 10 be moving toward the
border within the next week or 10 days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
A CONCRETE
= ''''''' i HIGHWAY
Latest Move for Advancement
of the Valley
WILL MAKE SANTA FE
TRAIL AUTO TURNPIKE
Backing Movement for Paved
Road to State Line


Thru the initiative of the Com
merce Club of Pueblo a movement
is under way for the construction
Of a concrete highway along the
Santa Fe Trail from Pueblo to tho
Kansas state line.
The promoters of the PROPOSE
ton claim that such turnpike
would operate for the advance
ment of the entire Arkansas Val
ley and would make this route the
Mecca of all auto tourist travel to
the West.
That the movement is assuming
concrete form may be noted by
the following from the Chieftain
of Tuesday:
''The question of constructing a
concrete road from Pueblo to the
Kansas state line was under adj
visement at the meeting of the
Rotary club Monday noon at the
Vail hotel. A committee was ap-
pointed to work in con Junction
with the Commerce club on secur-
ing bond issue or some other
means of raising funds to con-
struct few miles of such "A high
way in Pueblo county in order to
obtain from the federal and state
authorities financial aid in con-
tinuing the work to completion.
The counties between Pueblo
county and the Kansas state line
are considering the proposition
and expect to bring up the matter
of bond issue before the voters
soon.
1t is understood that the state
of Kansas has appropriated the
sum of 81 100000 year for coll
structing such road east and
west across the state. The dis
cussion of the subject was one of
the features of the luncheon"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-10-06
MARKET REPORT
Hogs Are a Dollar Lower Then Last
Week, Sheep Also Slump

Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct. g.
Light receipts of cattle after Tuesday
last week stopped the downward tendency
of prices. Colorado stock steers selling
at slightly higher prices Thursday. To-
day the supply is $4,000 cattle, including
500 calves. and prices are steady on
beef cattle, strong on country grades,
Shipments to country points of stoekers
and feeders last week amounted to AZ. .566
head. one of the big weeks at this market
tho not record. Offerings to-day Con-
tanned about 80 cars of Colorado cattle,
mostly Western Slope. embracing year
lings. twos and threes to feeder buyers
at $3.50 to SIPS. and horned kill ng
steers at $3.50 to 81. a few heavy killers
up to sZ.z5.
Sheep and lambs declined materially
at all the markets last week, lambs losing
SO to rs cents. Runs are liberal to-day,
$4,000 here, and prices are o to 5 low
err again. Utah lambs sold up 10 SO. go
others at Se.55 and $3.50. as compared
with top of $3.50 reported from Omaha
to-day. Feeding lambs sold up to $3.50.
Fat ewes sell at So 25 to S6z5. Breed
ing ewes are strong as compared with
last week, being unaffected by the decline
IN fat stock. range 81 to Se.25.
Hogs are one dollar lower than week
ago, packers having successfully enforced
their annual break to that extent. Re-
ceipts were 10000 here to-day, marke.
| | S to 25 lower. top $40. Quality does
not average as high as heretofore average
weights lighter, lz4 pounds here last
week.
j, A. RIcEART, Market Correspondent