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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-30

Tick-free live stock plays an impor-
tant part in diversified farming, which
is the system practiced by a very
large majority of the farmers who are
borrowing money to enlarge their OPP
erations.
Florida farmers are very small bor-
rowers of money on farm mortgages.
One reason is that the presence Of
cattle ticks reduces the profits to be
made on breeding and feeding cattle.
which almost eliminates them from
the farms, and consequently the agri-
cultural development Of the State has
been seriously restricted.
There are millions of acres Of fine
agricultural land which have not been
touched by a pillow, and which can
not command mortgage value
of five dollars per acre, in their pres
ent undeveloped condition. but If the
cattle ticks are eradicated these same
areas will offer fine opportunities for
diversified farming and feeding of
pure bred and high grade cattle.
Then their mortgage value will in
crease rapidly, and il the production
of agricultural wealth keeps pace with
the farm mortgage Indebtedness, as
1t has in the most prosperous states,
Florida will eventually take her place
in the front rank of the agricultural
states.
Take the states of Florida and Wis
consin for a comparison as to farm
mortgage Indebtedness, wealth pro-
duction and development.
Florida Statistics.
According to the figures contained
in the last census report, Florida's
farm mortgage indebtedness totaled
s2.709,S70, 81 per cent of the value
of the land mortgaged, which repre-
scented only 148 per cent of all the
improved farm lands. The total value
of farm products, including crops.
fruits, dairy products and sales of live
stock amounted to $43,348,172. At that
time about five per cent Of her farm
lands were listed as improved. The
total area of Florida Is about $50. 900
acres less than that of Wisconsin.
Considerable areas of the latter are
cut over timber lands. which are
snow bound for several months each
year. Her live stock has to be housed
and furnished stored rations during
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-30

about seven months out of every
twelve.
Wisconsin 10 Tlek-Free.
However, there are no ticks Of the
Texas fever variety in Wisconsin, to
take a heavy toll Of life from the cat
tie herds and to injure every surviv-
ing animal by drawing quantities OF
blood from Its veins. The Wisconsin
farmers get full value from the ra-
tions they feed to their cattle. out
side of the extra maintenance ra-
ton" necessary to keep up body heat
during the cold weather.
The total farm mortgage indebted
ness for Wisconsin was $146,815,3 13.
which represented 34.3 per cent OF
the value of the mortgaged farms.
That state stood second In percent
age Of mortgaged farms with 61.4.
Iowa being in the lead with SIS per
cent.
Wiscsnsin's farm products amount
ed to $266,802,587 tor that census
report year Approximately 12,0O0,-
600 acres of land, or SO per cent OF
her area, was classed as improved
farm land.
Thus it will be seen that her farm
ers were not carrying farm mortgages
in order to meet living expenses, as
the wealth production was nearly
twice as much as the total amount OF
farm mortgages.
Contrast In Dairy Industries
In order to get a better idea OF
what tick-free cattle do to help Wis
consin's agricultural wealth produc-
ton, take a look at a few more fig
ures. Her farmers owned 1,473,505
head of tick-free dairy cows, valued
at $5O,910,735, which produced dairy
products worth $55,595,344 during that
year.
Florida had 1904 dairy cows.
most of them tick-infested, valued at
$2,O20,547, which produced dairy prod
ucts worth only s1,444,710, although
the wholesale and retail prices for all
kinds OF dairy products are much high.
or in Florida than in Wisconsin,
which furnishes large part Of the
cheese and condensed milk we con-
sumo.
The large number Of tick-free dairy
COWS and an equal number OF tick
free beef cattle in that State produced
fertilizer enough for all but IL per
cent of the farms which used 1921, 1853
worth of commercial fertilizer. In
| tick-infested Florida, 59.6 per cent Of
all the farms used commercial fertil.
ixer to the amount Of $3,60s,S53.
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River Mud and Lava.

The mud moved by rivers and
lava discharged by volcanoes are
great factors in Transforming the
face of the earth year by year. The
Ganges, in India, carries down
every year as much mud as would
make sixty of the great pyramids
of Egypt and which, if it were
brought in ships, would require
1000 full sized merchant vessels
laden with the mud to sail down the
Ganges every day. The eruption of
the Shaptar Jokull volcano in Ice
land in 1888 produced a torrent of
lava ninety miles in length, from
seven to fifteen miles broad and at
places 600 feet deep. mass equal
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-30
Feast of Fools.

The best authorities agree that
the origin of the ancient custom of
celebrating a feast of fools is I'M
known. Some identify it with the
Roman feast of fools on March 81.
But why did the Romans institute
the feast of fools? In India March
81 is "the hull festival" when all
manner Of pranks are played upon
the needless. But, again, where did
the Hindu get it? The French call
the April fool "un poisson d'Avril'
april fish,. To the Scotch he is a
"gawk" "a cuckoo.
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PROPOSALS WANTED

Sealed bids for digging and getting out
approximately $500 cubic yards of hard =
surfacing material. acceptable to engin-
eers in charge, to be placed on surface
adjacent to pits convenient for teams,
will be received up to noon. December
9Th Certified check for $4,000 required
with each bid. Eighty per cent. of
monthly estimate paid, after each COM
mssioners' meeting, balance retained
until completion of contract. Bond of
a5se 90 required of successful bidder.
Further information on application. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids. Mail or hand bids to ADAM SILL
cox, Punta Gorda, Fla. 1t
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IN THE COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE, DESoTo COUNTY,
FLORIDA

In re estate of Chas. II. Chadwick, de-
ceased.
Notice of Intention to Apply for Final
Discharge.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it
may concern. that on the Is day of jan
uary, a. d. 1917, l shall present to the
County Judge Of said Court, at his Office
in Arcadia, said State and County, my
final report as Administrative of the
above named estate. and will then and
there ask for allowance of all items, and
the sums paid out by me for said estate,
fer confirmation Of my acts as such Ad-
ministratrix, and for my final discharge
as such.
Dated on this the 18th day eff July, A.
d. 1916.
JULIA y. CHADWICK. Admins
tratrix of said estate.
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Executors Notice

To the Creditors, Legatees. Distributes
and All Persons having claims or de-
mands against the estate of Frank s..
Strobhar, deceased:
You are hereby required to present
such claim. If any you have, to the I'M
dersigned, duly authenticated, within the
time prescribed by law.
All persons indebted to the said estate
are requested to make immediate settle
ment with the undersigned,
Dated this 18th day OF october A. d.
1916. HABERSHAM KING,
Executor of the last will
and testament of Frank $.
Strobhar, deceased.
Chas. A. Waltmire, Attorney. t-dec-S
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COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL clR.
Cult OF FLORIDA IN CHAM
G. S. Hollingsworth


Florida Land and Mortgage Company,
Corporation, Charles Towlshen MUIR
doch. Leonidas MORGAN Lawson. Jan
Anne Langerhuizen. Alexander Crum
Maclae Henry John Broughton Ken
dali. Louisa S. Johnson. A. Smoot john
son. Loula s. Johnston, A. Smoot john
ston and Lula S. Johnston and all Parties
Claiming an Interest in and to the Lands
Hereinafter Described.
1t appearing from the affidavit ap-
pended to the Bill of Complaint In the
above entitled cause that there are some
persons interested in the land mention
ed and described in the Bill of Com
plant to-wit The northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter, the southeast
quarter of the northwest quarter. the
southwest quarter of the northwest quar-
ter, the south half of the northeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter. all in Sec
ton ten in Township thirty -eignt South,
of Range twenty-five east, DeSoto Coun-
ty, Florida, and that 1t is believed that
certain persons are claiming as heirs.
devisees, grantees, or other claimants
under the above named defendants, to-
wit: The Florida Land and Mortgage
Company a corporation. Charles Towns
bend Murdoch. Leonidas MORGAN Law
son, Jan Anne Langerhuizen. Alexander
Crum Maclae, Henry John Broughton
Kendall, Louisa S. johnson, A. Sn'o"t
Johnston and Lula s. Johnston, o.: some
of them or otherwise, and that the
names and places of residence OF such
person or persons is and are unknown.
1t is therefore ORDERED, ADJUDG-
ED AND DECREED that all parties
claiming an interest in and~to the land
under the said defendants as heirs. dew
isees, grantees. or otherwise claiming an
interest in and to the said land be and
are hereby required to appear to the
Bill of Complaint in the said cause at
the office of the Clerk of the above en-
titled court in the Court House in the
City of Arcadia, DeSoto County. Flor
ida, on Monday the 4th day of Decem-
Der A. ID. 1916, else the Bill of Complaint
will be taken as confessed by them.
1t is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED
AND DECREED that a copy of this or
der be published once a week for twelve
Herald, a newspaper of general circu-
lation published in DeSoto County. Flor
ida
WITNESS the Hon. A. l.. Durrance,
Clerk of the said Court, as well as the
Hon. F. A. Whitney. Judge of the said
Court, and the seal of the Court this
the 81 day of August A. d. 1916
(SEAL) A L. DURANGO,
Clerk Circuit Court, DeSoto
County, Florida.
BY NJ. A. Moye. DC.
Leitner & Leitner,
Solicitors for Complainant.
I hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true and correct copy Of
the original order made herein by me.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
this the 81 day Of August A. d. 1916.
(SEAL) A. L. DURANGO,
Clerk Circuit Court, DeSoto
County. Florida.
t-dec-1 BY M. A. Moye. DC.
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NOTICE

In the matter CT the estate of ]. NJ
Morgan, deceased, Mrs. NJ. S. Morgan,
Administrators 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,
intend to make my annual and final re-
port as Administrative of the estate OF
]. NJ. Morgan, deceased, and to apply Tor
a discharge of the administra trixship OF
the said estate and the guardianship OF
Henry Morgan, minor heir.
June /, 1916. MRS. NJ S. MORGAN.
ltemoGmo Attorney. 7. q. b. Everton'
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that /, Julia A
Meadows, wife of Dale j. Meadows, In
tend to apply, and will make application,
to the Honorable F. A. Whitney. Judge
of the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida,
in and for DeSoto County, on the Goth
day of December. at his office in Ar
cadia, said county and state, on We'd
nesday, the goth day of December, AID.
1916, for license to manage, take charge
of and control all my own property, of
whatsoever nature, wheresoever situate,
and to become a free dealer in every re-
spect.
Signed and dated at Punta Gorda,
Florida. this 18th day of November. A.
ID. 1916.
JULIA A. MEADOWS. Applicant.
46-4t
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to Mont Blanc, the greatest noun
tain in the Alps.
Railway Language.

The old elaborate booking process
has given way to the impersonal
railway ticket taking, but the old
name "booking office" remains as a
fossil. Railway language in Eng
land is full of such relics. Our rail
way carriages are Coaches" the en-
CINE is in charge of a "driver" and
a "guard" is in charge behind. All
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-30
NOTICE

nual Meeting of the Stockholders Of the
PUNTA GORDA ICE COMPANY will be
held at the office of the Company at Pun
ia Gorda, Florida, on Monday the 4th
day Of December A d. 1916, at ten
O'Clock a. m. for the purpose of elect
ing Directors, and for the transaction of
such other business as may be brought
before said meeting.
F. c. WHITNEY, Secretary.
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TICK-INFESTED FLORIDA FARMS
HAVE Low MORTGAGE VALUES

indebtedness prosperity rather than OF ad
versty Of progress, rathe Of retrosresson"
Of the Federal Farm
loan conditions In
locating twelve
banks by Congress
furnish additional capital to the farm owners
stock better farm
n nnpi me
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-30

these expressions are directly in
herited from the old coaching days.
In America they have "ticket Of
fees" Gears" engineers" and "con-
ductors," good enough words, but
without any history. - London
Chronicle.
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Imnortant Notice

The delinquent tax list for the year
1915 has been turned over to me for col
lection, and all parties who have mot
paid their taxes are requested to call at
my office at once and settle same and
save court cost, as liens will be enforced
against all property on which the taxes
has not been paid. and property sold to
nav same II. HANCOCK, City Atty.
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NOTICE

Registration books will open, Nov. 7,
1916, at the Town Hall, and will remain
open for ten days between the hours OF
a. m. and A p. m, Sunday excepted
closing Nov 18th
L. L. ROBINSON, Clerk.
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NoTIcE 70 psoPERTY OWNERS

the wokf
En
Town Of
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NOTICE.

License taxes are now due and payable.
Please call and pay and save costs.-L.
e. ROBINSON. Tax Collector.
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Any owner or owners of said property
in is hereby required and called upon to al
Town of Punta Gorda. Fla, DIT o'clock in
Der, A. D. 1916, at which time the council :,
erence to said work, and to hear any lie
as to why said work should not be accept
said street assessed to pay the cost of 81
against said property, and certificates OF /
Dated this the 14th day of Nov, AID. !
Punta Gorda Herald, l.
Nov. 16, %, 30-1916.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
A NEW TAX ON LAND.

The present yearly income of the
State of Missouri, is, in round num-
bers, So, 900, 0a0, or a little less than
six millions of dollars per year.
More than oTle-half of this amount
now comes from the liquor business
and allied industries. Therefore,
should proh' bition carry at the polls
November 9TH, MORE THAN ONE
HALF TIE PRESENT INCOME
OF THE STATE WILL BE I'M
MEDIATJlLY WIPED OUT.
In that event, the state taxes will
be more than doubled as a necessary
aud inc vitable result. At least 49,
DOC, 900 per year in new taxes must be
raised. Where will you getit? From
the farm land. Prohibition means A
NEW TAX ON LAND.
All the money, noteE and bonds,
and other chattels that ian be reach
ed are being reached to day. No new
revenues q be had from that source.
But LAND LIES OUT OF DOORS.
1t cannot be hidden, or shifted about,
or taken away. The cities now, for
the most part. are bonded, assessed
and taxed TO THE CoNsTITU-
TIONAL LIMIT on Il leir reab estate
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
Iron County ". c. 7. U. Notes


Our County President, Mrs Della
Stevenson OF Des Arc, is attending the
Convention at Moberly.
The Belieview Union has Literature
in hand 10 organize an L. T. L. The
children have caught the spirit and
asked for an organization OF their
own.
We are looking forward to this
branch as the foundation of some
great and good work for the temper
ance cause.
Mrs Ella Lowe, Belleview Unions
superintendent of the Flower Mission.
distributed some beautiful bouquets Ct
flowers in the stores, post-office,
banks, etc, last Saturday.
VIM. Jennings Bryan SAID, "The
period OF greenness is the period OF
growth. When we cease to be green,
and are entirely ripe, we are ready
for decay.p We are glad of the fact
that our Union is at its green stage,
that it continues to grow in numbers
and interest.
To our Judgment, the three Amend
ments to be voted upon next Tuesday
are certainly worthy the careful con-
sideration of each Missouri voter.
The w. @. T. U. workers are ex-
ceedingly interested in the Prohibit
ton Amendment, for the following
reasons: 70 per cen of our criminals;
80 per cent of the inmates of our in
sane asylums; so per cent of the in
mates of our poor houses; 80 per cent
of our tramps; the destruction of
homes; the corruption of voters, grow
out of the Liquor Traffic.
We hope-Nay, we expect a big
majority of the voters in our grand
old Missouri-The Star OF the Middle
States; The State so rich in resources;
The State that a so justly boast of
her intelligent manhood-to roll up a
big vote for that great and good
Amendment. Voters, don't dissap-
point us!
Recently we read in a daily news
paper that the Remington Arms Com
pany had discharged 1000 men for
drinking. A year of costly experience
has taught the Company the lesson
that the workers who carouses is
more expensive than an idle machine.
Des Arc Union is thriving; they ex-
pect to serve free lunch on election
day. They are also preparing for a
Temperance Rally and Parade on that
day. Des Arc doesn't do things half
way.
Belleview Union had q splendid
meeting or last Saturday afternoon at
the hospitable home Of Mrs. j. O..
Russell. Excellent papers were read
by Mrs. Russell, Mrs. Lowe and Miss
Moore. Two new members were
added, making a total of 80.
Miss Sickles, the President, has her
heart in the work and never fails to
arouse enthusiasm and interest in
each meeting,
We have no late report of the
Ironton Union, but we are confident
they are at work, as Ironton folk are
always alert on any issue which in
wolves the best interest of its citizens.
"WHITE RIBBoNER."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
Missouri Sheep Feeder tells how Gains
are Made.

Mr.. @. G. Starr, who buys and feeds
several thousand lambs each year,in a
talk to the Missouri sheep feeders at
the University of Missouri said:
"To be a successful feeder REQUIRES
more brains than any other line of
agriculture.
1.-The successful feeder must be on
the watch for things to happen in the
pens.
Scare in being punctual with break.
fast for lambs will do wonders.
"The greatest trouble we have in
feeding is to induce our partners and
customer to feed plenty. No n ever
made sheep fat by stunning them.
Lambs really do best In dry lots
when the feeding begins too late to
use green blades Of corn and grass.
They have a disposition to wander
and will not stay with the feed unless
more or less closely confined.
Enough troughs should be provid-
ed for grain feeding so that all can
get all the grain they desire.
"The water should always be fresh
and clean; have plenty of it in enough
troughs SO that sheep can easily drink.
"Plenty of corn is always needed.
Cottonseed meal is very useful,
especially when silage is used. A
pound of silage per head per day is
about enough"
The department of Animal Hus-
bandry will be glad to assist Missouri
sheep feeders with their feeding
problems. -H. Hackedorn, Missouri
College of Agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
The New Election Laws.

There are important features of the
election law generally applicable, but
not generally known. They are:
The 1915 amendment, requiring the
polls to be opened throughout the
state at 6 A. NJ one hour earlier than
heretofore. This applies TO all voting
places, rural as well as city.
The absentee voting law.
The law requiring all corporations
to give employees four hours time
in which to cast their votes.
The first adds one hour to the
length Of the voting day throughout
Missouri. 1t was passed by the last
session of the general assembly.
measure being the late State Senator
VIM. S. Alice of Miller county, there
seems to be much misunderstanding
with respect to the absentee voting
law" The law is operative and its
validity has been upheld by the su-
preme court in the contested election
case of Straughan VS.. Meyer, appealed
from Ste Genevieve county.
1t was designed primarily for the
benefit of railroad men travelling sales
men and othere whose occupations
take them away from home. Under
it, by making proper affidavit, a man
away from home On election day
may vote at any precinct in the state,
and his ballot, transmitted by regis
tered mail to his home county election
officials, will be counted.
Perhaps the most important of the
three laws in question is the one that
has been on the statute books the
longest, but of which there seems to
be Ignorance generally and lack of
understanding.
Attorney General John T. Barker
said ofgthis law:
''My attention has been called to
the fact that some corporations in
the large cities have in times past re-
fused to allow their employees time to
vote on election day.
"Section 6042, revised statutes of
Missouri, 1909, provides that such en-
ploye shall be entitled to four hours
on election day, and that he shall not
lie liable to any penalty for taking
such hours, and any company refus-
ing to give him this time may be fined
not to exceed $780,"
There have been a number of COM
plants Of violation of this statute in
the larger cities OF the state.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
State Wide Prohibition
Means Statewide Ruin

LY OR INDIRECTLY DERIVE
THEIR DIVING FROM THIS VAST
BUSINESS.
The advent of state wide prohi-
bition would at once shut off TEN
MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN
WAGES, in the city of St. Louis
alone. SIXTY THOUSAND WAGE
FARMERS in st. Louis City would
be thrown out of employment,
and 1876 900 people would find their
income gone. One-ifth of the city of
st. Louis would be as completely
blotted out as if q feet of hostile
zeppelins had poured their deadly
fires upon it. The railroads would at
once lose $1,000, COO per year in
revenue; real estate of the value of
SIG, 000, 900 would become tenantless,
and $160, oC0, 900 of capital would be
driven from the borders of the state
and where capital goes, there goes
labor also, to find employment
In the presence of such financial
ruin no business interest in our great
cities or in the country could remain
unaffected.
In the midst of such widespread
disaster the Missouri farmer cannot
stand unscathed. When the PUR-
CHASING power of the cities is
seriously impaired tie SELLING
power Of the farmer is just as in
juriously affected, because the CITY
WAGE-EARNER IS THE FAR
MER'S BEST CUSTOMER. Where
great cities thrive and throb with
ever-increasing life, there is the best
market for the farIl-for, as said
above, THE MARKET MAKES THE
FARM.