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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
RESOLUTIONS Oh THE sss
DEATH OF M c. D. CLOUGH

Whereas, God in His providence
has removed from our midst our
brother. c. D. Clough. who for a
number of years was a faithful men,
Der of our church and also served
the church gladly and acceptably as
one OF its trustees;
BE it resolved by the Third Quar-
terly Conference Of the First Metho-
dist church, that we sincerely de-
plore the loss OF Brother Clough to
our community and the activities OF
our church;
That we cherish the memory Of
his consistent Christian life and I'M
feigned interest in the affairs of the
church;
That we extend to his wife and
family our deepest sympathy.
Be it further resolved, that a copy
Of these resolutions be sent to his
family, printed in the local press.
and recorded with the minutes Of
our Third Quarterly Conference.
L. d. LOWE.
.. W. C. NORvELL..
w. M. BEVIS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
W ". KNOTT GRANTED
RECOUNT IN FIVE DUVAL
COUNTY PRECINCTS

II
/ Jacksonville, July 13.-W. v.
Knott was yesterday granted writs
OF mandamus for a recount Of the
vote for Governor in five out Of thir-
teen precincts in Duval cunty, this
being Dinsmore, Pilot Town. Max
VILE, PASSPORT and Gilmore, Judge
Simmons denied order for recount
in the eight city precincts on the
ground that the wrong course had
been taken by the relator. Quo war
ronto proceedings would have been
the course to have taken, and II is
supposed that these petitions Will
be filed at nee. When the recount Of
the vote in the five precincts in
which a recount was granted, is not
known. The following is Judge Sim
mons order:
There are therefore to command
you, H. B. Phillips. county Judge; A.
r. Doran, supervisor OF registration;
l.. L.. Meggs, chairman board of
county commissioners, forthwith to
assemble at the courthouse Of Duval
county, Florida, and there publicly
open the ballot boxes from precincts
Nos. ~. 81, "a, 81. S6, in which are
contained the ballots cast at said
primary election in said precincts.
June 6, 1915, and publicly and ac-
curately count the votes upon the
ballots cast in said precincts at said
election, correctly tally same SO far
as they pertain to the office of Cover
nor and after so doing to make
amended returns in due firm of law,
so as to show the true number of first
and second choice votes cast in said
precinct for the respective candi-
dates for said office, taking the re-
suits of the count and tally as afore-
said in the aforesaid precincts to-
gether with the count and tally al
ready canvassed from the remaining
precincts of said county; that you
shall proceed with the performance
of your. duties as aforesaid in the
manner aforesaid, unless upon exam
ination of said ballot boxes there is
evidence that the seals thereon are
not intact or have been tempered
with or that the same have not been
kept intact since being received by
the supervisor of registration from
the inspectors of the said precincts
severally, in which event you shall
report to the court for purifier or
ders; that upon failure to perform
the duties hereinbefore commanded,
you are hereby required to show
cause before me at the court house
in Jacksonville, Fla, on or before the
22nd day of July, 1916, at 10 a., m :,
why you refuse to do so and that
you have then and there this writ"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

The Mexican war scare has served
one purpose, at least. in that It has
opened the eyes Of the average citi-
zen to the total inadequacy of this
country's military contingent. Said
average citizen had very hazy ideas
Of conditions related to this phase Of
the nations status. He had thought,
II he evert gave the matter any
thought at all, that in some myster-
ious and miraculous manner a per-
fectly equipped and entirely ade-
quate army would spring into exist
ence at a moments notice should
any emergency arise. The founder
ing about that has been done the
past few weeks has been a revela-
tion to most Of the people constitut-
ing this average citizens class. Per-
haps this realization OF true condi-
lions will result in better under
standing and appreciation Of the doc
trine OF preparedness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
Gladys Writes
To P. C.S

Dear Mr.. Holconbe:

Dear Mr.. Holcombe:
Your suggestion that confine my
letters to you for a while pleases me.
but / am sure Jimmie Nesbit would
not like that. OF course l realize
that you are lonesome and ! know
what a terrible thing II is to be
lonesome because I have lived in
Lakeland while an EIks' convention
was going on somewhere else.
can give you some advice that I
think will help you. Have you tried
drinking Chero-Cola? Get it real
cold, pour it in a glass IL you have
one handy, hold 1t to the light and
see the pure rich color OF II, shut
your eyes and try to imagine how
good 1t is. then drink it slowly and
you find it is better than you imag-
ined.
AS companion for the lonely,
Chero-ccla can hardly be excelled.
But, il after this, you do not feel
cheered up and in the notion of
living a while longer, you can get
your wife to come home. To do this,
you drink a few bottles of Chero-
Cola, then you write her letter.
You will find that unconsciously
you will make your letter too cheer
full, suspiciously happy even. Don't
tell her you have been taking Chero-
Cola; she would understand then.
Just write down a few Chero- Cola
thoughts and feelings, and let her
worry about why you are no longer
so sad and so lonely, until she de-
cides to come home and find out.
Sorry can't write to you right
along, but l hope you see how it is.
George Moore is jealous, too, you
know, and Jimmie is particular with
me.
nJAnvC
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

Farmer Hans was in search Of a
horse. Il have the very thing you
want" said the stableman, "a thor
ough-going road horse. Five years
old, sound as a quail, $175 cash down
and he goes ten miles without stop
ping" Hans threw his hands sky
ward. Not for me-" he said. 81
wouldn't gif you five cents for him.
lif eight miles out in de country
und I'd hat to walk back two miles. .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

The men who offered their serv-
ices to their country, but who were
rejected because of some trifiing
physical defect, are just as deserv-
ing of the plaudits of the people as
those who passed the examinations.
They showed willingness to serve.
a brave and true spirit, and in most
cases would have made fully as good
soldiers as those who were accept
ed. The examinations were very
rigid, and most of the men were dis
qualified dor trifing causes that do
not at all affect their usefulness as
civilians. One thing certain: 1t Ill
becomes any Of the stay-at-homes to
offer the slightest criticism Of those
who had the manhood to offer for en-
listment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

1t has never been intimated that
w. v. Knott would bolt the ticket
IL the courts decide against him, and
we have never seen statement from
any of his friends other than that
they would support the nominee,
when a fair investigation should de-
termine who the nominee is. On the
other hand, Mr.. Knots opponents
have from the first taken the atti-
tude that their man should go in,
right or wrong, otherwise they
would disrupt the party"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

The Republicans win have . fun
ticket in the field in November; Noeil
A. Mitchell, the Sand Man." win
run as an independent candidate for
Governor; then there will be the
regular Democratic nominees. q
course; and indications point to a
boiler or SO. All tastes in politics
can be gratified at the November
election.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand for the week ending
July ~, 1916, at Lakeland, Fla.
Mems List
w. w. Almond, Robt. Ashley, Joe
Bowers, E. ]. Borrow, John Irison
Baker, M. T. Cloud, l.. H. Cornell,
c. A. Crittenden, O. e. Cook, w.
T. Cumbie, H, NJ, Cook, Jack Dix
on, T. N. Day, A. NJ. Duke, A. w
Davis. Fred Russell, H. C. Henry,
Coy Hinton. w. B. Hicks, s. Hunt
er, d. B. Hullinger, H. R. Hibb,
Arthur Johnson, Pate Lewis, Morris
Little, James Mclain, James Mathew,
Robert Morgan, Rev. T. ]. Murrell,
r. A. Newman, Frank Norton, J. B.
Parker. e. R. Rice. Lille Richer
SON. G. R. Reynolds, Geo Stidham.
j. X. Smith, John Taylor, John
Wesley Taylor, T. P. Turner, w. t.
Thomas, Rev. ]. w. Why's, ]. G..
Wright, Walter Young.
Women's List
Miss Lizzie Brooks, Mrs. Gladys
Brown. Matte Bryant, Mrs. w. d.
Cameron, Mrs. Cameron, Esibel
Clark, Mrs. E. C. Cook, Mrs. Ada
Carlton, Lucia Cox, Ethel Edwards,
Mrs. Rosa A .Godbee, Miss Thelma
Griffin, Mrs. F. A. Henly, Mrs. w.
D. James. Mrs. Caroline Kaufmon,
Mrs. A. NJ. Kirkland, Mrs. F. c..
Langman, Miss Josephine Long 2,
Miss Willie Lee, Melvin Nancie, Miss
Millner Min. Mrs. Sarah McCarn,
Miss Willie oneal. Mrs. LuccieI os-
ton. Mrs. Anne Parten, Mrs. MAZE R
Baker Ross, Mrs. Belle B. Rowe,
Mrs. Mary Shelby. Rosie Lee Smith,
Mrs. o. N. Thomas, Mrs. Mamie
Wood, Mrs. Mollie Wright, Mora
Williams.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

The Miami Metropolis propounds
the query, What is a Democrat in
Florida?" In view Of recent political
occurrences. this is an extremely diff
ficult question to answer; but we
have a definite idea of who is NOT
Democrat. 1t is the man who in
trudes into the councils of the party
in the State. participates in its pri-
maries and at the same time abuses
Woodrow Wilson, and cannot be
counted on to vote for him in the
November election. That man is
not a Democrat, though. to further
his ends, he may outwardly afiliate
with the party In power in this
State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

One Mr.. Van Duzor has purified"
the Republican party in Florida, we
are told. Now who'll take the Job
of purifying the Democratic party in
Florida-if one can designate as the
Democratic party the hoi polloi who
voted as Democrats in the recent pri-
mary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

The City Commissioners will sit
from day to day as the Board OF
Equalization of Taxes. All persons
owning property in Ward two and
three and having complaints to
make before that board, are hereby
notified to appear before it during
the days of the week ending July Is.
& Fl. l.. SWATTS,
557S City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

Life is full of paradoxes. Yester-
day Mr.. Fuss got married in Tampa,
and yet the paper heads the article
chronicling the event "A Quiet We'd
ding"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

The Fellsmere Tribune must be
contemplating a colonization scheme
over in Italy. 1t declares they raise
nine crops a year there. We have
done that thing right here-but the
nine crops were that many different
kinds of weeds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

Lakeland agrees to pay her pro-
portion of the cost of the. Florida
First advertising. but we would like
to see a proviso to the effect that
none Of this advertising go to Col
lier's, the inveterate hater and SLAM
derer of the South.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
5578
Plainly His Vocation.

Hepsy-"That boy Of ours seems
mighty fond of tendin' to other folks
business" Hiram-"Guess we'll hev
to make lawyer of him. Then he'll
git paid for dom it."-Boston Tran
script.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13

cHRYsANTHEMUM PLANTS for
sale, extra fine. all colors. TIL
East Lime st. Phaas II Blue.
$500
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
For q corpse 1t must be admitted
that Villa is rather active.

The Elks have fifty members in
Congress. You generally find Elks
in good company.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-13
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand for the week ending
July ~, 1916, at Lakeland, Fla.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
CITY NEWS.

Masonic: Special, Eagle, Tuesday.
February 90. $50 O'Clock. Bird degree.
DR.. Bertram has returned from 4
southern trip and will be at her of
fee at the usual hours.
"A cottage prayer meeting Will be
held on Tuesday morning at 1000
o'clock to half past ten. at the home
of Mrs. G.. r. Beck, 1908 Eank street.
The older boys banquet Will be
held at the Y. NJ. c. A. this evening at
500 o'clock. Mr.. Sabin Of the SEQ
vile party will talk to the boys after
the spread.
"A cottage prayer meeting viii be
held on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
at the home of Mrs. w. H. Perry,
14OS Oak street, with Mrs. Joseph
LETTERS as leader.
-Uhfer and Lovlace Tri State man
ayers III. Bankers Life Assn. Agents
729 Main, Keokuk, Iowa.
The city council has authorized
the drawing Of warrants for 1915 to
pay the semi-annual interest due
March 1 on the funding bonds Of $780,
600 dated March 1, 1918, to the George
M. Becbtel & Company Of Davenport,
Iowa. Bills totaling 500 were also
allowed.
There will be a free lecture on
Christian Science at Elks han to-
night at 8 o'clock by Clarence W.
Chadwick. c. 8. E.. Of Omaha. Neb.
Mr.. Chadwick is a member of the
| Christian Science Board Of Lecture
ship of the First Church of Christ
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
ROOF CAUGHT FIRE
Sparks From Chimney Of Boy Scout
Headquarters Next Door,
Started Blaze.

Sparks from the chimney Of the Boy
Scout headquarters at 922 Blondeau
street, fell on the root of the Chris
tian church next door and started a
small blaze Sunday morning at 1880
o'clock. The department was called
and extinguished the fire before it
had a chance to spread. The damage
is about IS.
On Saturday afternoon at sos
O'Clock. the department was called ia
1910 Morgan street. the home Of Mrs.
Gus Fox. An overheated range had
set fire to the floor underneath. Chem
icals were used in extinguishing the
blade. At 500 Saturday night a flue
in the home of Charles Engelhardt,
80 North Ninth street, burned out,
giving the department another run.
There was no damage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
T. r. Mede Manifest.

Chicago Evening Post: The voice
was the voice of Root, but the words
were the words OF Roosevelt,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
LEAP YEAR BABIES
TO HAVE BIRTHDAY
Those Who Enjoy such Institutions
Only onoe Every -Four Years,
Are Awaiting Tomorrow
Anxiously.
HOW MANY IN X
Tomorrow viii be Good Wedding
Day, II Won't Be So Hard to
Remember the
Anniversary.
Are you a leap year baby?

Are you a leap year baby?
If you are then you Will have a
birthday party tomorrow.
Leap year babies are looking for
ward to the celebration OF their birth
day with considerable citation. Why
shouldn't they when 1t comes only
once every four years, and where the
year is not div1sible by 400, II 1t Is a
century year, OF four II It Is a COM
mon year, they have to wait eight
years.
There are lots Of people in Keokuk
who haven't had a birthday for four
years. II you are one OF these, won't
you mail your name to The Gate CITY
office, together with the number Of
actual birthdays you have had, and
the year Of your birth, SO that your
name can be printed on tho honor roll
of leap year babies?
An attempt was made today to ind
leap year babies, but It met with poor
success Perhaps you can help out by
putting o u name On a postal card
and mailing it to the office.
Good Wedding Day.
Tomorrow will make a good we'd
ding day. The reason is easy. With
your wedding anniversary coming
only once in four years, you won't be
so apt to forget 1t, and have friend
wife accuse you of citing the fires of
love get clogged up with cIinkers.
Tomorrow will be the real leap
veal day Of the year, too, so tie bache-
Tors had better beware, or they may
find some proposals in their mail in
the morning.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-28
-4RE-
Broke the Speed Limit.

Mitchell Republican: The special
session acted so expeditiously that II
would not be surprising If someone
were to suggest that the Legislators
serve without pay In the regular ses-
sions also.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
NATIONAL FOREST FIRES.
Less Thnn 100000 Acres Of National
Forest Burned in 1918.

Forest fires burned over not quite 10000
acres OF national forest land in 1915 &C
cording to official reports just compiled.
or less than two acres per thousand. Out
of total OF 6,3A fires, 34S, or five and
one-half per cent. did damage to the
amount Of 800 or more
The timber loss was 158O0O,0O board
feet valued at $4,000. Although the
season was regarded as one OF unusual
exposure, owing to delayed fall rains. the
loss was materially below the average Of
the last five years Over 81 per cent. Of
this loss occurred In the States Of Oregon.
Washington, and Idaho, while more than
- per cent. was In Oregon alone. Besides
the timber loss. fires destroyed reproduc-
ton. or young tree growth. of an esti-
mated value Of $4,000. and $3.4o7 worth
of forage. The loss per fire in 1915 was
So4l, which is sl4G3 less than the Ave
year average, while the cost Of fighting
each fire was 500 50 less.
lightning figures as the chief cause OF
forest fires in 1915, as II does In the aver
age year. Twenty eight and half per
cent of the fires were due to this cause
Campers caused IS per cent which is
two and one-half per cent. higher than
the average. Eleven per cent, were caused
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
Mrs. J. w. Ramsey, for Yenrs a Resi-
dent Of Mexico, Makes Interesting
Comments and suggestions
written for the Free Press)

written for the Free Press)
What is Mr. Wilson trying to do-can
anyone tell us? First he makes war on
poor Senior Huerta and now he is making
war on Don Pancho villa who will be
the next man to be thus honored?
But then our army and navy needs
practice and probably II Is better to chase
after real man like Villa, than to make
war on neghborlng military posts for
practice. Villa Is some man too though
not such n one as would make a good
neighbor--yet from a soldiers view point,
he has some good points, the principal
one being that he Is a good fighter.
though he is cunning enough to pick his
own time and place when he wants TO
fight. and didn't he give them n Shaking
up at Columbus? He said he would
make the American army look like thirty
cents and he has done 1t too. He rode
through our army camp. shot up the
town OF Columbus in the cowboy style
and then returned from whence he came
unframed. Our guns wouldn't work and
he was not pursued. because provisions
and requirements were not at hand. Our
army Is not expected to travel unless It
is by rail. Sometimes they do take hikes
considerations and much preparation and
in this case unfortunately Villa did travel
across country and did not send word
when he would be at Columbus, so as
stated before, our army was not ready
, to move and before they could move they
had to buy innumerabe motor trucks,
provisions and supplies, not mention aero
planes. Then things began to happen.
! nj nj Loot n 40
the wireless station could not be made
| to work Rush orders were sent in for
sheep-skin lined coats for the officers
to sleep in. The men did not have
blankets enough for the night for 1t was
cold and too many to carry during the
day for 1t is very hot and trying on the
trail from Columbus to Casus Grandes,
and will be some hotter on the trail villa
will lead them beyond. Then too sup
ply of water-filters must be sent them
instantly for the water was bad.
why all this hubbub? The country
they are trailing through is just the
same as is to be found any place from
Naco to Preside and Fort Bliss. The
headquarters OF our troops in the south
west is surrounded for many, many
miles by country as bad II not worse
Such being the case. why are not ouI
men equipped to travel quickly and far
through such lands?. raid into Mexico
has been under consideration, or al
least it should have been for the past
three years. With the possibilities in mind
why have not those In authority planned
and prepared for it? Certainly It does
seem as II Wilson might do a good thing
IL he were to appoint another commits
sion consisting Of not only army officers
but also sound good business men In
Guiding one OF those masters OF trans
portation--a good circus-man, the com
mission to have full authority over al
army affairs. Then. perhaps. We woult
hear no more OF such failures in thu
commssary. as disgraced us during thu
Spanish war and now are about to be re
peated.
]. w. P. RAMSEY.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
FINE SAID FINE.

Tho following from the New York
World shows that there are men who
appreciate the hotel privileges of the
up-to-date Jail: constitutional rights
in America are awful, There doesn't
seems to be any such thing any more
declared George Fine when arraigned
before Recorder Young in police court
at Paterson, \. J. He was chaeged with
vagrancy, and according to the police
man who arrested him he insisted that
he be locked up. What's the trouble
with our constitution" inquired tho
Recorder Everything" said the pris-
oner. 1--WE been out of work all winter
and I've never been able to get arrested
until to-day" "Well?" We'll, If | en-
ioyed the rights of an American citizen
would be able to get in Jail for a while.
1t seems as If our prisons We're built for
foreigners" "Where do you live"
queried the Recorder. That's up to
YOU" returned Fine, Then you may
have your mail addressed to the city
prison for the next thirty days in lieu
Of fine" "IHine, remarked Fine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-30
JUST AN ORDINARY.
Just an ordinary fellow, born the ordi-
nary WAY.

Just an ordinary fellow, born the ordi.
nary way,
Had the collie cried and fretted,
Then was good. was coddled. petted,
Was brought up from day to day just
the ordinary way.
Just an ordinary fellow, grew the or.
binary way,
Lived and soon was grown and mar
Then grew old, then gray, and-tar-
ried-
TIL he died one winter day, just the
ordinary way.
Just an ordinary fellow. wasn't bril-.
liant any way;
No one ever said. Hes witty"
No one thought him great-the pity
Wasn't rich, but lived his day in the
ordinary way.
Just an ordinary fellow-why did
thousands love him. pray?
Just because he'd won them gently
BY his quiet love intently,
lie had won them day by day Just tba
ordinary way
Macon Telegram.