The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-06

G. s. Brown, Of Punta Gorda, was
a prominent business visitor to Area
dia this morning.
Rev. S. W. Ball and party have
returned from a short outing on Lake
| Okcechobee.
Hon. w. T. Guntcr, ~ No'9"
was up last night attending meet
ing Of the Arcadia city council, Of
which he Is member.
The honorable board Of county com
missioners will meet in regular session
tomorrow morning in their rooms at
the court house.
T.. +. Waldron. of Venus, who has
been up to Wauchula on Il short bus
ines, trip returned to Arcadia last
night.
Mrs. l.. L. Mauck left this morn
ing for Orlando where she will visit
for the next three weeks her daughter,
Mrs. +. A. Thomas.
Or. J. \. simmons left this morn
ing for Fort Myers to attend the meet
ing Of the Tri.County Medical Associa.
ton which meets In that city today.
Or. George +. Hall If Chicago.
the founder Of Hall city. after spend
ing several days in Arcadia on husi-
moss. left last night for his homo.
Deputy sheriff, Ed Garner and
TEud Carlton arrested a negro. jim
Hall, last night. The negro is charged
with selling liquor.
j. 4. Curry. who went down to
Fort Myers sunday morning for a
short outing ou the water. returned TO
Arcadia yesterday afternoon.
col. Lamar Sparkuan Of the law
firm Of SparLwau n Carter, Of Tam.
pa, was tWu>actina legal business at
the court house this morning.
K. G. Blouut and J. W. NcwSome
were prominent citizens Of puuta Cor
du who were attending to business
alters in Arcadia this morning.
Dr. and Mrs. II. l.. Cline left this
morning for Fort Myers, where they
Will remain until Thursday, while at
tending the meeting Of the Tri-County
Medical Association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Hall, who
have been guests ut the Arcadia
| House for the past few days. left this
morning via automobile for their
home in Hall City.
William Hooker spent yesterday in
| Wauchula on combined business and
! pleasure trip. While there he renewed
many old acquaintances among the
good people of wauchula.
Young Hugh Scott has some unus-
nal pets in the shape Of four young
aligators, about a foot long, which he
captured in Lake Childs few days
ago.
Dr. II. l.. BeviS is among other
Arcadia physicians who went down
to Fort Myers this morning to attend
the meeting of the Tri-County Medical
Association.
Commissioner John Hagan, Of Char
lotte Harbor, and Tax Assessor Henry
Murphy are spending the day in the
Northern part Of the county on official
business.
NJ. W. Baron left this morning for
Fort Myers. where he will remain UNI
i'll the end of the week attending to
business matters. Mr.. Baron is dem
onStrating a new kind OF sprayer for
GaskinS & Son, Of this city.
pcden Barnhill, Il well known farm
or Of Pine Level. was ~ business Wis
ltor 10 Arcadia today. Nhilc mere he
paid the News office much apprcci-
atcd visit.
Mrs. w. q. Wcllcs and Mi
WcllcS left Yesterday afternoon +.
Jacksonville, where they will remain
until the latter part Of the week. re-
turning to this city about Friday.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Raleigh Saxon. If
Rrownvillc. were the pleasant guests
IT Mr.. ana Mrs. W. |. Polk. II this
city yesterday. They returned to their
home in Brownville last night.
j. &. Kimmcll, the Junior member
If the engineering firm Of Cravcns & |
Einmpli returned ~ Nrco1io chic |