The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-10
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

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held n Oskaloosa county.
Jacksonville is working to secure a
branch of the printers home.
The work of paving several streets
is about to begin in Lake City, the
contract having been awarded.
G.. l.. Davis has been confirmed by
the senate rs postmaster of Tallahas-
see.
Orlando viii be headquarters for
one of the -four recruiting offices which
are TO be established in Florida.
Woodmcn OF the World Camp Of
Florida met Mt Pensacola on August
6 with Il large attendance.
Efforts win be made to secure the
next Atlantic Deeper Waterways con
vention for Miami.
An election win be held in Broward
county on August % to decide
whether liquor shall be sold in the
county.
Charles NJ. Carr, postmaster at Yer
na Manatee county. has resigned and
William j. Eason was appointed in
his place.
More than 100 members of the Fra
ternal Order OF Eagles will leave
Jacksonville to attend the national
convention in Savannah
Captain Harrison, prominent citi-
zen of LeCsburg, died recently at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. w Y.
Weathers, at York. The body was in
tered at Lcesburg.
Tampa printers are making an eff
fort to have Il branch of the Union
Printers Home located there. The
question will come up at the approach
ing convention at Baltimore.
Since January to the last of July
building permits have been issued at
Miami to the amount Of 81, 154 COG, O
very marked increase over any other
year.
Orlando Is enjoying an unprecedent-
ed building boom. fifty residences
having been built and I'm course Of
construction, besides government
building and new club houses.
State highway officials of Florida
Washington on August 16 in regard
to the expenditure of federal road
funds.
Lee county will observe Farmers
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engagements which are being made,
and committee has been named to
perfect arrangements.
One Of the most successful summer
schools ever conducted at the Univer-
sity Of Florida has come to close.
There was an enrolment of 532, 1t
is reported
Polk county's $1,500,OOO bond is
sue win be disposed of at sale to
be conducted at Barlow on August 7.
This issue was the one recently voted
for the purpose of building good roads
in that county.
r. l.. IIelvenston, of Live Oak. has
purchased the Baker county Standard
from DR.. Il. +. Brown and Max NJ.
Brown. Mr.. Helvenston was former
ly connected with the Live Oak Citi-
zen.
Putnam county, and particularly
Palatka, is arranging to entertain the
National Farmers Cooperative union
on a lavish style, indications being
that the union will accept that city's
invitation to meet there in November.
The contract for the erection of the
new club house for the Rosalind club
at Orlando has been let and work on
the building, which is to be very
handsome one, will be begun imme-
diately.
Work has commenced on the John
Anderson highway, leading from
South Jacksonville to st. Augustine,
and will be continued until the re-
grading and the reshelling of a part
of the road Is completed, which will
require several weeks.
Secretary /. p. Dickie, of the Cen
trail Florida Highway association, has
sent out notices announcing that Fort
Myers has been named the place of
meeting of the next gathering of the
organization, which will probably be
early in September.