The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-09-07
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

Milton officials will enforce the law
prohibiting the sale of cigarettes TO
minors.
Ohio parties have just purchased
10000 acres of land in Clay county
which will be extensively cultivated
Osceoia is making extensive prspa-
rations for holding her first annual
county fair this winter.
Seven thousand head of Osceola
cattle have been shipped to a Texas
ranch.
A company to produce moving PIE
lures will probably be located at Or
landO.
A special term of court will be call
ed at Newberry to try the slayer OF
Constable Wynne.
Miami has sold her new municipal
bond issue of $253,000 to a Balti'
more company at a premium Of ST.
500 and accrued interest from date Of
issue.
Construction work on Polk
county's country wide system of
roads has been started at Halnes City,
in Division No. 1. The 217 miles Of
roads to be constructed are divided
into five divisions.
Representative Stephen Sparkman
has introduced bill in Congress call
ing for the creation of another steam.
boat district in Florida. His bill pro-
poses new district with Tampa as
the headquarters.
S. J. Letson, Of Arcadia, was lost
in the heart of a sawgrass swamp and
wandered about four days before be-
ing found. He was partly delirious
Bombay shipped car of sweet pO-
tatoes to St Louis recently.
Preparations are being made for
the quarterly meeting Of the Central
Florida Highway association, which
is scheduled to meet in Fort Myers
Sept. II and 10. 1t is expected that
several hundred good roads enthus-
lasts will attend the meeting.
A bill has been introduced in the
senate calling for the appropriation
Of $4,000 for the purpose Of paying
for property taken from Pensacolans
in connection with the creation of an
aeronautic station at Pensacola.
Gadsden county's tobacco crop just
being gathered and packed will ag-
gregate 2,450,000 poundv, not the
largest, but nevertheless bumper
for this county. which, no
doubt, leads in this important indus
try in Florida.
Washington, Aug. ga project
for additional Improvement of the
harbor Mt Tampa, involving the ex-
penditure of $1.425,0e0 within four
years, was approved by the War De-
partment in report submitted to the
House today. An initial appropria-
ton of 100000 Is recommended.
The enrolment at the College for
Women at Tallahassee promises to-
be by far the largest the college has
ever had: Eighty eight per cent. of
the space ms the dormitories is al
ready reserved-one month before
school opens. Reservations are com
Ing in daily.
The captain and crew of the two
masted schooner Albert Geigan,
wrecked and SUNK 60 miles north
west of Alacran" reef in the recent
hurricane, have arrived at Key West
after being taken from the rescuing
Alabama of the Texas
steamship company by the e. s. S.
Peoria, off San Key.
Every precinct in Broward county
registered a majority i'll favor of the
dry side, the election going for pro-
libition by an overwhelming major
ty. Out of 800 votes east, 420 went
or prohibition and ITO against.
Polk county citizens in the Winter
laven special road and bridge Iii,
rict viii soon vote bond issue
to 100000. Petitions
ave been submitted to the county
commissioners by a majority of these
oters asking for an election.
Pensacola will be short on oysters
he coming season. Fresh water isl
aid to be disastrous to the luscious
lvalve, and the overfows in the BAYS
bout Pensacola from the heavy rains
so much fresh water has killed
lie oysters.
The board of county commissioners
Bay county has issued proclama-
on calling for an election on Sep
mber 10, to vote on bond issue
$375,000, to be expended on build.
6 a system of good roads through
It the county.
Adjutant ]. T. Cox, of the Sal
ltion Army of America, so Years
age, dropped dead at Jacksonville
he stepped out OF the door of the
dustrial Home, 515 West Church
rect. The cause of his death is be-
wed to have been apoplexy.
Judging from the plans and specifl-
lions which have arrived Orlando
Ill soon be graced with a federal
Hiding the equal OF any other in
orida. The structure, which will be
Gated on the government lot at the
rner of Court street and Central
enue, will be constructed of stucco,
one, granite, brick and marble.