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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13
Thursday. July 9Th.

The board of county commissioners
reasscmblcd with Chairman white.
hurst presiding, and all commission.
ers present.
Chairman Whitchurst being called
away on account Of illness in his fam.
/ lily. y. l.. skipper was elected chair,
man pro tempore.
Notary bond Of L. p. Rush, with
United states Fidelity and Guaranty
Company as surety, was approved.
The tax collector filed his report.
w. Y. Reagan and family were or
dcrcd placed on the pauper list at SO
per month until further action by this
board.
Moved that the clerk he instructtA
to publish the following notice in the
Punta Gorda Herald for two weeks
prior to August 9TH. 1916:
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners of
DeSoto county, Fla, will receive seal
ed proposals up to 2 p. m. of August
9TH, 1916 for furnishing and deliver
ing mari for hard surfacing on div.
ions 10 and 16 Of Punta Gorda Special
Road and Bridge District as follows,
to-wit: Approximately 1900 cubic
yards on division 10 between station
324 and station 375. Separate bids will
be considered on each division. Speci-
ficationS may be seen on file in the Of
flee Of the county clerk, and at the
office of ]. s. Banister, district engi-
neer, at Punta Gorda.
\ certified check for 5000 must &C
company each bid.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
lSgned) A. L. DURANGO,
Clerk Circuit Court,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Monday, July 3rd.


The hour having arrived, bids as
advertised for, for road construction
in special road and bridge district No.
were opened.
Notary bond Of +. b. Loyless, with
II r. Davis and +. r. Mcconnell as
surctlcs, was approved.
by motion, seconded and carried
contract was entered into with the
Franz Safe ana Lock Company OF
Jacksonville for repairs.
Moved. seconded and carried, that
Chairman WhtehurSt be and he is
hereby authorized to sign an applica-
tion to the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road Company on behalf Of this board
for credit for freight on road material
tu thr amount of $1,000.
The bond of w. p. Kennedy with
G. d, Dennis and NJ. f. Lucas as
Surctics, for the faithful performance
Of his contract for the construction Of
certain culvertS in special road and
bridge district No. .. was approved.
The treasurer filed his report.
BY motion. second and carried, the
following was adopted:
Inasmuch as the tax assessor has
not yet completed the assessment roll
for 1916 the equalization Of tax is,
be and same is postponed until Friday,
July 21st.
The board recessed until Wednes-
day, July 9TH.
Wednesday, July 5th.
The board Of commissioners recon-
vcned with Chairman Whitehurst |
presiding and all commissioners pres
emit viz: William Written, d. L.
Skipper. w. G. Weles and John Ha-
gan.
Notary bonds of James +. Skies,
with Fidelity Deposit Company, Of
as surety, also notary bond
Of r. J. Hahn, with William II. Legg
and A, c. Freeman as sureties, also
notary bond Of Leon 4. Stroud, with
r. F. Weles and John w. Burton as
were approved.
BY motion, second and carried, Jane
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13
MANY NEW RIFLE
CLUBS ORGANIZE

\, children we marvClcd with wild,
or"n eye, at the tales Of Jack tn,
Giant Killer II took our breati
away to listen to the wondrous way
the bean stalk grew.
The National Rifle Association /.
becoming a modern bean stalk. At tn,
end Of 1913 there were about 200 ci-
william rife clubs affiliated with the
association At the end of 1914 tho
number had increased to 300. Things
pcrkcd up a bit during 1915. and by
the end Of the year the roster of affil,
lated clubs stood at $50. Then the
n. r. \. figuratively took off its coat
and rolled up its sleeves and went t.
it. by May 81 of this year the affil-
lated rifle clubs number LOSE, with
new clubs rolling in almost hourly.
The further growth Of the bean
stalk will he startling. to say the least.
if it increases at a proportional ratio.
At the end of ten years there will be
about a million civilian rife clubs.
with a membership including a large
part Of all the male citizens in the
country. Sounds like pipe dream.
but figure it out for yourself.
The most wonderful part Of this
growth is that it has taken place with
only relatively small amount of pub.
licity to help it along. If shooting as
a sport were given one-tenth of the
support that abse ball gets, the results
obtained would be simply astounding.
The re- aSon for the fact that shooting
gets 50 little notice i'm most newspa.
pcrs Is that the subject is not a IA
miliar one. and is not particularly
spectacular or sensational. and ordi.
narily does not contain much of news
value. 1t is personal sport. In 9th.
or words, ii is enjoyed mainly by
these who actually do the shooting.
The potent pleasure of personal per.
Torrance is present, however, some. !
thing that the mere onlooker never
experiences Tampa Times.
a club could easily be organized In
Arcadia, The expense is not great, as
the government furnishes certain
number Of rifles and equipment free.
Everybody is organizing, why not Ar
'adia? If you would like to join this
club, see G. II. Pearson at his pool
'oom in the Wllliford building. i
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13

Mc,-cr was placed on the pauper lis
at 50 per month.
Elizabeth Spiycy having removed
from the state, her name was ORDERED
dropped from the pauper list
by motion. second and carried, J
T T.. Goodman was restored to the pau
per list at So per month.
The report Of II. A. Lauicr and L.
w. Howe, committee appointed t.
mark ont and view public road was
accepted and same was declared d
-public road.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
I Commissioner John Hagan have ron i
/ from Mccall 10 northwest corner sec.
ton 80, township Al south, range n
east surveyed and specification for
clearing and grading the same pre-
lared and reported to this board on
the 21st inst. Also specifications for
hard surfacing Cleveland Solona road.
Moved, seconded and carried. that
Ne. Frank Low and children. Of
Bithanan, be allowed 50 per month
until further action Of this board.
Moved. seconded and carried that
Mrs. John Dowless be allowed SO
per month for three months.
Citizens from Bermont filed a petit
zion nrd hond requesting the estab-
lishment Of a drainage district to be
known as the Bermont Drainage Dis
trict.
Bond Of W. b. Collier in the sum
Of $500 with G. NJ. Collier and John
Collier as surcties, was filed and ap-
proved.
Contract of W. B. Collier for do
ing certain road work in special dis
trict . was presented and approved. !
Contract Of w. b. Best for clearing
and grubbing road No. 4 in special |
road and bridge district No. 8, was
filed and approved.
Bond Of W. b. Best for $780, with
NJ. f. Stewart, ]. A. knight, d. Z.
Davis as sureties, was approved.
Contracts of W. II. Langford for
and clearing and Repairing
certain bridges i'm special road and
bridge district No. were filed and
approved.
Bonds of w. II. Langford for $50
and 5000, with ]. b. Peden and c. w.
rs sureties. were approved.
Deputy Sheriff bond of ]. II. Wig
gins with II. b, Rainey and !. W.
Earnest as suretles, was filed and ap.
proved.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13

to Gotfried, Mccall, Fla.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
the engineers Of Murdoch Drainage
District report the amount Of work re-
ouired to complete the drainage for
which lands were assessed at rate of
So per acre, and that the attorney be
directed to examine the bond Of the
contractor and report whether said
bond is more than a "scrap Of paper,
and if so, that the attorney be in
structcd to take legal steps to enforce
compliance with its terms,
Inasmuch as trustees have been APP
pointed for the Arcadia Drainage Dis
trlct. the treasurer Is hereby instruct
ed To turn these funds over to the said
trustees.
The Fort ogden Drainage Commit
tee presented the following report
We. the construction committee Of the
Fort ogden Drainage District respect
fully report that the engineer hereto
fore acting for this committee havin"
removed from the county, we have ap.
ruinted J. S. Bannistcr to act rs en-
gincer, and ask your approval of our
action" Signed. b. f. Stewart, chair
mar, b. G. Lettering. secretary.
Moved. seconded ana carried, that
the report Of the construction commit
tee Of the Fort ogden Drainage Dis
trct appointing J. S. Bannister as en-
gineer on said work, (vice II. f. An
schultz. removed from county, he ap-
proved and confirmed.
The bond Of S. +. Roberts with
the United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Company as surety, in the sum
Of $1,000, as trustee Of Special Road
and Bridge District No. 8, was ap-
proved.
Moved, seconded and carried, that
the 1915 assessment Of lot >. block G3,
Sebring be reduced from $500 to S1OG
the assessment being excessive.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13
Friday, July Z, 1916.

Moved nv Mr.. Written that the pc.
tition Of o. A. Morgan and twenty
nine others for a road beginning at
southwest corner Of northwest quar-.
ter Of northwest quarter, section %.
township Al south, range 23 east, and
running east to southeast corner of
northwest quarter Of northwest quar-
ter of section PC, thence north to
northeast corner Of northwest quarter
Of southwest quarter, section %
township fl south, range 90 east, he
received, and p. q. Rickamn. ]. Mi
zell and r. $. Window be and they
are hereby appointed to mark a road
forty feet wide on said line and make
report according TO law, and that they
7'e" report any claim for damages that
will result from opening said road.
Firearms bond Of L. A. Stillwel.
with ]. L. Mercer and ]. Z. McRae
a- >urcticS, was approved.
The sheriff filed his report.
Moved, seconded and carried. that
one-half of the Enterprise Publishing
Company'S account for publishing the
qualified list Of voters he paid, amount
SS3, with the understanding that the
remaining half will be paid when the
said list is published prior to the gem
eral election. as required by law.
Moved, seconded and carried. that
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-07-13
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
II taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. IL acts on the liver better than
Cslomel and does not eripe or e!cken. Is,
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29

Secretary of the national committee again.
 Henry Lane Wilson, former am bas- sador to Mexico, who was recalled by President Wilson, called upon Mr. Hughes yesterday to offer his support Later in the day MT. Wilson talked to the newspaper correspondents about the Mexican trouble and made a bitter attack upon the administration. One of his statements was this: People all over the country are saying that Mr. Wilson brought on this trouble in order to obtain his re- election" and added: By a series of blunders and consistent bungling the administration has brought about the present crisis in Mexico. When it sent the puny expedition-I don't know just what they call it-it was for one object, to capture Villa. That was some time ago. Nobody knows whether he is dead or alive, but the fact is that after the mission of the expedition was accomplished we should have withdrawn our forces or gone to Mexico City.
 "But instead we have kept the force just across the border, pin pricking and prodding the sensibili- ties of the Mexican people.
 If we had recognized the Huerta government this trouble never would have occurred. Carranza represented less than one-ffth of the territory, and he has neither legislature, cab met, nor judiciary behind him. He did not represent the Mexican people. Huerta did. President Taft would have recognized Huerta before leaving of flee if conditions in Mexico had been settled. MT. Wilson recognized a de facto government that is now Q defunct government"
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29

shook hands with a firm grip and as the colonel turned to step toward his cab the nominees hand touched his shoulder.
 Good luck,' said Colonel Roose- welt, T wish you all sorts of success"
 MT. Hughes with a hearty good night" for the colonel turned to the newspaper men and inviting the,1 to the conference room of his suite made a brief statement, which concluded with these words:
 We talked very fully over all r1at ters and are in complete accord. The evening has been very pleasa r-
 It developed that Colonel ROCseyt T. had not only assured MT. Hughes Of his support but had promised to cam paign for him.
 Mr. Hughes sent William R. Will cox, the new national chairman, to meet Colonel Roosevelt at the Lang don hotel, Fifth avenue and Fifty sixth street, and escorted him to the Astor, where they arrived at exactly 7:30 o'clock, the time set for the din- ner. A crowd which had collecsHd in the street cheered MT. Roosevelt, who
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
Potatoes Parisienne
 SQuab Chicken ROti Cold Asparagus, French Dressing Glace Emma E,ss;s'es 1ss ( Corona Cofqnas ss HOyO De1iciosOs

Hoyo Delifiosos
 Neither Colonel Roosevelt nor MT. Hughes smoke and the cigars served were only for souvenirs.
 Whether they discussed the advisa bility of having ex-President Taft take part in the campaign neither Mr. Hughes nor the colonel would say. There was more talk about headquar- ters, however, that MT. Taft would join the fight, but no definite informa- ton as to that or about the possibility of a reconciliation between MT. Taft and Colonel Roosevelt was given out.
 After the dinner MT. Hughes went to his rooms and Colonel Roosevelt was escorted back to the Langdon ho- tel by Public Service Commissioner Travis H. Whitney. The colonel left at Il o'clock to motor back to Oyster Bay
 John w. McGrath, secretary to Colonel Roosevelt, and o. K. Davis, secretary of the progressive national committed appeared at the Hughes headouarters yesterday afternoon and had a talk with Chairman Wilcox. It is understood that they are ready to do what they can to aid the Hughes ampaign.
 There was meeting of the Crane steering committee also. An effort is being made to get George R. Sheldon to again act as national treasurer, al- i though he does not want the job ] again. James B. Reynolds will be
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
TOSTUNP |RG. Q. NOMINEE
bment Reached When He I With Hughes in New York

Bv York, June 29.-Charles E. les, republican nominee for a lent, and Colonel Theodore welt dined together last night in bite occupied by MT. Hughes in Eotel Astor and for three, hours a ased the campaign.
 Hhe conclusion of the conference
 Hughes escorted Colonel Roose- No 3. taxicab at the Forty fifth s entrance of the hotel. They
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29

". ID. MAYER. T1es-P Prssfds~S.
 Norfolk & Western Railway. JAMES RUSSELL, Gen ' Mansxsy,
 Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. A. M. SCHOYER, Resident Vics. Pyss.. Pennsylvania Lines West. W. L. SEDDON, Viee- -Prc,idssf,
 Seaboard Air Line Railway. A. J. STONE, Vies- lyssidsst.
 Erie Railroad. c. S. WAID, Vics-Prss. g Gss T Afe,. Sunset Central Lines.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote

No other body with such an intimate knowledge of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned position in the public con- hdence |, The rates the railroads may charge the public for transportation now largely fixed by this Government board.
 Out of every dollar received by the rail roads from the public nearly one-half is paid
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29
A Question For the Public to Decide

ELISHA LEE. Chairvaan P. R ALBRIGHT, GenI Manaser, S,
 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. .-.A.' L. W. BALDWINs GenI Manassy zt
 Central of Geareia Railway. c. L. BARDO. GenI Manager, .@~'
 New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad B. H. COAPMAN. Vics- P,ssides.
 Southern Railway. ::~ 6. E. EOTTER. GssI Mana<sr.
 Wabash Railway. '.- R.E. CROWLEY. Asst. Vies- P,sssdsst.
 New York Central Railroad.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29

directly to the employees as wages; and tt money to payincreased wages can come frol no other source than the rates paid by tt public.
 The Interstate Commerce Commission with it's control over rates, Is in positio to make complete investigation and rende such decision as would protect the interest of the railroad employees, the owners of tn railroads, and the public.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-29

c. H. EMERSON. GsnI Ma.axe,.
 Great Northern Railway. c. H: EWING. GsnT Manager. >%. .fhilad eiphia & Reading Railway. E. W:~GRICE. Gen ' Sabt Transb.
 Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. A. s. GREIG. Asst. 10 Rscsirer,.
 St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad. '.C. W. NOUNS, Gen ' Manager. Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. H. ". McMASTER. Gen ' Msnassr,
 Wheeling Lake Erie Railroad
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL
 DELEGATES ORGANIZE.
Are te Leave by Special Train Men.
 day, June HEaeh Assessed saoe,

Hartford, 6eRH., May 4.=6eRReetieut delegates and aiteFRa4eg te the FgeVb= iieaR national convention iii Chicago organized taday iH the Hartford club. Officers were elected as faiiewgi
 Chairman of delegation, J. Henry EaFaRaek,- North Canaan: secretary, George W A@tt e@ New RFitaiRi tFeaauFaF, D. E. HatehkiRs of F6FTings ten; tFaHsReFtatien committee, Charles j: Broadway of HFistaj, Charles w, HaFaum of Lime Reek a3d JeilR Buck icy ef Jniea; with Chairman ReFabaels as ex=efHaia member. 1t was voted te leave Connecticut Ry special train en Monday, June 4. IL was voted ta as= sess each delagate. alternate and guest s20O.
 Nominations for convention commit tees were made as follows:
 Honorary vice prcsident-Frank B. Weeks of Middletown.
 Permanent organization-Irvlng H Chase of Waterbury.
 Rules-Schuyler Merritt of Stam- ford.
 Credentials-John T. King of Bridge. port.
 esolutions-Charles Hopkins Clark of Hartford. To notify the president of nomination Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville, To notify the vice president of nom- | ination-Oliver C.. Jennings of Fair field.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
CHARITY BALL A
 BRILLIANT SUCCESS
Large Drill Shed of Arnory Hand someIy Deeorated-Ameriean Band Rendered a Concert.

The Charity ball given at the state armory Monday night under the aus- pices of Company F, First Infantry, c, N. G., was one of tho most brilliant social events of the season. The large drillshed was handsomely decorated for the occasion by P. D. Donahue. American flags were hung and draped in great numbers. The boxes, thirty one in number, were arranged on eith- were decorated in red and white and nearly all had bouquets of handsome flowers, Members of Company L were stationed at the sidewalk to assist people from automobiles, others at the door, while others acted as ushers.
 The American band was seated on a platform at the west end of the hall and rendered a fine concert program during the earlier part of the evening and later furnished music for the dancing. The band very generously donated their services for the occa- sion.
 There was q. very large attendance, the gallery being filled,
 The feature of tha evening was an English Maypeie dance by a group of Normal school girls under tho diree= tiea of Miss Edith Pasohai, The girls were warmly appleuded for their fine work.
 Tho grand march took place at g e'eieeiF. About one hundred couples toaiE part led by Captain and Mrs. FiesiaE,
 The nFeeesda of the bail will be used far the WeFi{ of the United Charities Association and the large number of people who attended showed that the people of this city consider 1t worthy of their supB6rt,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
NORWICH CAR ABANDONED
Found by Local Pclice-cIaimed b, Owner, Christopher DuIi<owsE<i, Wht Explained Matters and Claimed Property,

Chief Richmond was notified Sun day forenoon that there was an aban- doned automobile in the rear of a sa- loon at No. 81 Main street The chief found the car, a Rambler, which was damaged and out of commission. The car was taken to garage. The li- cense number was 1879 and it was found that the number was credited to an Oldsmobile belonging to Christo- pher Dulkowski of Norwich. After getting in touch with the Norwich po- lice, Chief Richmond found that the car belonged to Dulkowski and that the Rambler was one he received in trade for the Oldsmo'bile He came to this city Sunday night and called on Chief Richmond and explained matters. He said that he had taken the number from his old car with the intention of notifying the office of the secretary of state Monday He was told to do so at once. The Norwich man claimed that he had a party with him Saturday night and that the car broke down near the place where 1t
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
WILLIMANTIC

cer's warning the car changed over to the right side of the street and in passing, the officer noticed that the rear light was not lighted. He in- vestigated and Rafferty produced a license made out to William Maer- tenes. He admitted that the car was not his and that he had no license, and was told to appear in court on Monday morning. He pleaded guilty to both counts through Probation Of fcer w. e. Lyman, appointed guar dian ad Item by the court, and was fined $6 and costs on the two counts, $5 for driving without license and $1 for driving without lights. The total amounting to S12!60 was paid.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02
NIst seheel Announcements.

At Die DesseFuag at windham High scheei, Monday morning, PriR= eipat Case announced that on May 1a, President pr. r. II, Sykes of the gon= neetieut College for Women will ads read & communication frem F. F. Burr, principal of the Normal seheei, that graduates of fea==YeaF courses in Conneetieut High geheei; wiio have 6ttajRsd an average of not less than Td pe+ cent. en B passing mark of 70 On the certificate of a high school principal. And that gTa6uates whe have not attained the passing faRi5 may be admitted on passing an exam ination to ne prepared by the normal school t1FiF7eina,g acting as 8 beard. entrance examination board viii De held at Windi:afa High school on the week of June 18th to 24th,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-02


 George Chappelle. wood chopper from Scotland, was before the police court Monday morning to answer to fhe charge of intoxication. He was found on the street Saturday night in a befuddled condition with liquor ou his person. He admitted having been arrested before for the same of 2ense He was fined one dollar and costs. amounting to $9.60I
 Michael Kelly pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxication and was fined Sl and costs, which he paid. He was picked up around midnight Saturday M she vicinity of the Congregational church.
 William RaRerty, a Putnam High School student, aged f6, was charged with operating a motor vehicle at night without the required lights and also without a license. Rafferty play ed with the Putnam High school base- bah team in the game with Windham Aigh at Putnam Saturday. After the game he came to this city with two local school girls who had witnessed the game. Patrolman Enander no- ticed the machine in question about 1o.30 o'clock Saturday night and at thu time was being driven on the left hand aide of the street. At the off,