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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
VIII apply to the Honorable Park NJ TrammeIl
Governor Of the State Of Florida, on the nth
day OF June, A. d. 1916, for letters patent Of
the The Corporation OF Florida"
]. D. PORTER.
b. G. PORTER,
J. C. WILLIAMS,
A. X ERICKSON
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE
CORPORATION or FLORIDA
The undersigned and their associates hereby
associate themselves together as a body cor
porate under and In virtue Of the laws Of the
State of Florida governing general corpora.
lions, and do adopt the following articles Of In
corporation:
The name Of the corporation is The Cor
poration Of Florida, and Its principal place Of
business shall be in the town OF Winter Haven
and 1t shall have Offices In such other places
as the business OF the corporation shall
require. TO be determined by act OF the Board
Of Directors and thereafter appropriately made
OF record.
Article II.
The general nature Of the business or bust
nesses Of the corporation shall be and II shall
have the powers following, towlt:
To deal in. import. export. purchase, manu-
facture, acquire, sell, mine, quarry, concen-
trate, smelt reduce. distill. treat. extract. re.
fine. prepare or produce in any manner what
soever, by any process whatever. any sub
stance whatever. simple, complex compound,
whether mineral, animal. vegetable. metallic,
wooden, chemical, or in any physical condi-
ton. solid, liquid or gaseous:
To deal In or TO deal with. Import export
purchase. manufacture, acquire or sell ma.
chinery. tools. appliances. apparatus. imple-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08
CENTEEERARY OF GAS TO BE
CELEBRATED WITH FESTIVITIES

Baltimore, Nd. June 5.-Exten-
sive plans are being made for the
celebration in this city on June 16
and II OF the American gas eenten-
airy.
The event will mark the one hun
dredth anniversary of the founding
of the first gas company in America,
the Gas Light Company of Baltimore,
and will be similar in scope and ma
ture to the observance of the cen
tenary of the founding of the first
gas company in the world, which
took place in London in 1912, at
tracing International attention.
The American gas centenary is be-
ing planned along dignifed, impress
siye lines, the Johns Hopkins Uni
versity having arranged to take a
foremost part in the exercises by
holding a meeting the night of June
16 at which President Frank John
son Goodnow will preside. The pro-
gram will comprise addresses by men
of national reputation.
The other features of the centenary
will be conducted under the aus
pices of the Consolidated Gas Elec-
trio Light and Power Company of
Baltimore. Chief among these will
be big Industrial and educational
street parade in which many floats
demonstrating the development of
the gas industry will be seen.
Owing 70 Une national significance
of the celebration, widespread inter
est is being shown in it, and it is
expected that many prominent men
from various parts of the country
will come to Baltimore while it is in
progress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08

which may in any way flow from the objects
Tor which incorporation Is sought or which
may be necessary convenient or advantageous
10 do or perform with a view to carrying on
or enlarging the scope and intentions Of the
company.
Article ~.
the authorized capital Of this corporation
shall be i've million dollars, divided into i've
hundred thousand shares Of the par value Of
ten dollars each.
The capital stock shell be paid in cash
property labor OF services, or BY either or
any, at Just valuation to be fixed BY the In
corporators or by the directors at a meeting
called for such purpose Property, labor or
services. may be also paid for with capttal
STOCK at Just valuation OF such property, la
Dor or services, to be fixed by the directors
at meeting called for such purpose.
me capital stock Of this corporation may
az any time hereafter be increased or de-
creased as provided by the laws Of the State
81 FloEiAA.
Article ~.
The period Of corporate existanee shall b
perpetual and unlimited.
Article "
The business Of the corporation is to be con.
Quoted by board Of not less than three or
more than thirteen directors a president a
vice president. treasurer, a secretary, and
business manager: any two Of which offices
may De held by one person, save that the
president shall not be Yice-president 4, ths
secretary the treasurer, or vice-versa.
The following persons shall constitute the
Board Of Directors, TO wit:
J. ID. Porter, B. G. Porter J. C. WIluama
and A. X. Erickson. and the officers shan he
PRESIDENT and manager, J. D. Porter: viceL
president. J. c. williams; treasurer. r q
Porter; secretary, A. x Erickson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08

Pending or until the regular annual
Of directors and officers by the stoeh
which said regular annual election D
held on the third Monday in January
and every year.
Article VI.
The highest amount Of indebtedness
bility which this corporation can at q
subject itself 10. shall be FIVE million
Article WI.
The names and addresses Of subscrihs
the number Of shares subscribed, is as !
J. D. Porter, Winter Haven, I
so, 900 shares.
B. G. Porter, Winter Haven, Floridi
shares.
J. c. Williams. Lakeland. Floril
shares.
A. X. Erickson. Lakeland. Flora
shares.
WITNESS the hands and seals Of :
spective Incorporating subscribers this
day Of May, A. d. 1916.
]. d. PORTER
B. G. PORTER
]. C. WILLIAMS
A. K. ERICKSON n
STATE OF FLORIDA,
County Of Of Polk-SS.
Personally appeared before me, ihi !
signed authority, J. D. Porter, B G.
]. c. Williams and A. x. Erickson 70 Z
and personally known, who being m.
sworn, acknowledged that they signed !
going Articles Of Incorporation for D
and purposes therein set forth.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have .
set my hand and affixed my Official %
second day Of May. A. D. 1915.
E. w. THOMPSON, Notary =
lSeaD Ny Commission expires Feb
1929.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08
WILLIAMS BARGAIN COUNTER

One Of the best 20-acre truck farms
in Florida, in high state of cultiva-
ton, growing crop-good house,
mule. wagon, mower and other
flaming implements. about two miles
from Lakeland. near Good Roads.
A valuable proposition and a bar
gain. Won't be on the market
long.
WILL EXCHANGE-Two lots with
modernly equipped cottage. garage.
barn and fruit trees, fine location,
in city of Lakeland. for improved
country property.
FOUR ACRES best land. two acres in
bearing grove, two in truck. good
house. bordering city limits. WIN
exchange for property close in.
$1,000 will buy 10 acres good combi-
nation truck and citrus land, 1s
acres in cultivation-house and out
buildings. horse. buggy and farm
ing implements, only Ia miles
from Lakeland. Must be sold with
In 80 days.
20 Acres real good land. four acres
fenced and pIowed, balance easy to
clear, within 2 miles of Lakeland.
quick sale $500.
20 ACRES 4 IL miles south of Lake
land. some good citrus land, and
some of the best truck and straw
berry land in the State. comfort
able house and out houses. II sold
soon viii take $3.50 with terms.
IL ACRES improved. fair 2-story
house and barn, an assortment Of
citrus and other fruits, partly IT.
rigated. good citrus and truck
land, on Lake Parker, adjoining
city limits. Will sell nart or all.
Prce $500.
G. ]. WILLIAMS.
Telegram Bldg. Phone s37-slaek
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08

Telegram Bldg. Phone ss7-sIaek
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-08
Reason for False 81.

Men err in their choice of ol and
evil; that is, in their choice of pleas
ure and pains. from defect of knowl-
edge.-Plato.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Plan last Rites for Veteran
TeamsEGr

Friends did their holiday bit to-
day for Thomas Plumleigh, 828 Cort.
land street, who died yesterday
while preparing Christmas delicacies
for himself.
Losing his team two years age
when unable to make a payment,
said Mrs. Anna Schmidt, friend
the aged man has been in straitened
circumstances ever since. Eighty
years old, he has hauled coal when
ever he could obtain employment
Plumleigh, known as THE Old
Boy" in every livery barn in town,
was a teamster here for more than
thirty years.
He will be buried Wednesday aft
ernoon in Forest cemetery beside his
wife, who died a year ago. Services
will be held at the Rockstroh under
taking rooms, 1873 East Seventh
street. st. Paul Dispatch
Mr.. Plumleigh was formerly a
resident Of River Falls, working as a
teamster in this vicinity for many
years. He was married to a Miss
Stearns Of this place. She and their
son, Robert, both died and he was
alone in the world. He left here
about 80 years ago, and had been a
teamster in St Paul ever since. He
will be remembered by many of the
older residents Of this vicinity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Local Vaudeville al the PgInGess

<'Victrola nights" at the Princess
netted the high school Victrola fund
the sum of $50. AS token of their
appreciation of Mr.. Rosenberg's
kindness in donating the theatre pro-
ceeds for three nights the high
school students have planned to do
nate their services in vaudeville acts
for three Tuesdays after the holi-
days, hoping to attract larger pa
tronage and in that manner REIN
burse Mr.. Rosenberg somewhat for
his splendid contribution to the
school.
Watch for further announcements
regarding the high school vaudeville
attractions at the Princess.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Copyright, 1915, by Lppincott's Magaz inc.
Copyriqht. 1915. ~ Mcbride, Mast & Co.

lie crossed to his writing table and
seated himself glancing sideways at
this living mystery. Suddenly she be
gan in a voice tremulous and scarcely
audible:
Mr. Leroux, at a great-at a very
great personal risk | have come to-
night What | have to ask of you~-tl
cntreat Of you will-will'-
Two bare arms emerged from the
fur, and she began clutching at her
throat and bosom as though choking
dying.
Leroux leaped up and would have
run to her; but, forcing a CHASTITY smile.
she waved him away again.
1T is all right" she muttered, swal-
lowing noisily.
But frightful spasms of pain con-
vulsed her, comforting her pale face.
Some brandy?" cried Leroux anx-
iously.
If you please" whispered the visitor.
She dropped her arms and fell back
upon the chesterfield insensible.
Leroux clutched at the corner Of the
writing table to steady himself and
stood there looking at the deathly
face. Under the most favorable circum-
stances he was no man Of action.
''Dr. Cumberly! he muttered. 81
hope to heaven he is in!''
Without touching the recumbent
form upon the chesterfield without
seeking to learn, without daring to
learn, if she lived or had died, LerouX,
the tempo of his life changed to a
breathless gallop, rushed out of the
study, across the entrance hall, and.
throwing wide the fat door, leaped up
the stair to the fat above-that of his
old friend, DR.. Cumberly.
Thirty seconds were wanted to com
plete the cycle of the day, when one
Of the listless hands thrown across the
back of the chesterfield opened and
closed systematically. The fur at the
bosom Of the midnight visitor began
rapidly to rise and fall.
Then, with a choking cry, the wo-
man struggled upright Her hair,
hastily dressed. burst free of it's bind
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
PROLOGUE.

In this unusually entertain
ing mystery story the author,
cleverly combining the work
manship Of Conan Doyle with
the imagination Of Poe,weaves
a plot that does not vex the
reader, but whets bis appetite.
Adventure turks on every
page. 1t is a tale Of weird
characters and weird environ
ments-of crime that bur
rows stealthily beneath the
city and yet creeps into the
highest places. Mr.. Rohmer.
an enthusiastic student Of OBJ
scure oriental cults, height
ems the adroit surprises and
dramatic turns Of his speeding
story with master touches OF
uncanny atmosphere that will
fascinate and astonish the
most jaded reader Of mys-
terles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Draw Boards Must Go

Candy rattle boards and the like
will be taboo in this city after Jan. 1,
according to an ordinance passed by
the city council at the regular meet
ing last Thursday night.
Many complaints have been made
that young people are lured on by
the gambling instinct to spend
money recklessly on these draw
boards and that some acquire the
gambling habit therefrom.
The adjustment Of the "candy
boards will undoubtedly mean the
curtaiIing of many a sweetheart
bon bon rations, but on the other
hand, beaux who have played the
draws unsuccessfully may now be
able to save enough from their al
lowances to purchase their lady
friends box Of sweets occasionally
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
1916 1915 19
Hudson BOxingCIub Reiuvenated

With its franchise practically as
sured the Hudson Boxing club, Joe
Smith of Burkhardt and Mike Col
Inns, promoters, already plan for the
opening program. Instead of secur-
ing boxers Of international fame for
their headline events. it is believed
that greater financial return will
result from card composed of pop
ular local fghters-those who do
their scrapping in the ring instead of
over contracts, weight specifications,
etc.
With this aim in view one of the
first to receive an offer, according to
one of his former managers, is Riv-
er Falls most prominent pugilist,
Carl Parsons, who is to have a
chance for revenge on Young Gould,
the Hudson pug, who turned out
Carl's arcs so suddenly at their last
public meeting. Both are training
according to their natural inclina-
tons, and will undoubtedly be in
splendid trim for a strenuous mill.
Carl, in kind with all the great ring
stars, has difficulty in remaining I'M
der the same manager. and as both
of his former sponsors claim to have
retired from the game, we have no
information as to who will direct his
preparations for the coming battle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Notice as to Payment OF Taxes

Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned City treasurer Of the City
of River Falls that the tax roll for
said City for the year 1916, is in my
hands for collection, and that the
taxes charged therein are subject to
payment at my office, at any time
prior to or upon the 3lst day of Jam
uary, 1916 l will hold my Office as
follows, viz: City Hall.
Dated this 26th day of Dec. 1916.
S. c. HAMILTON,
City Treasurer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Get Lecture Course Reserves
Saturday

Reserved seats for the next num-
Der of the Peoples Lecture Course
will be on sale at Taggart's drug
store next Sat, Dec. 80.
In Laurant, Worlds Greatest
Magician" Peoples Lecture Course
patrons will find an unusually odd
and interesting entertainment,
which includes the cream Of the ma
gician's repetoire, with musical num-
bers interspersed He and his coterie
of talented assistants will appear at
the normal school auditorium Mon
day evening, Jan. 8.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
She Began CIutching at Her Throat, as
Though Dying.

ings and poured in cleaning cascade
down about her shoulders.
Clutching with one hand at her cloak
In order to keep it wrapped about her,
and holding the other blindly before
her, she rose, and with that same odd,
cropping movement, began to approach
the writing table. The pupils Of her
eyes were mere pin points now. She
shuddered convulsively, and her skin
was dewed with perspiration. Her
breath came in agonized gasps.
''God!-I am dying. and cannot
tell himr' she breathed.
Feverishly, weakly, she took up a
pen and upon a quarto page, already
half filed with LerouX's small, neat.
illegible writing, began to scrawl a
message, bending down, one hand upon
the table and with her whole body
shaking.
Some three or four wavering lines
she had written, when intimately, for
the fiat of Henry Leroux in Palace
mansions lay within sight Of the clock
face, Big Ben began to chime mid
night.
The writer started back and dropped
a great blot of ink upon the paper:
then. realizing the cause of the disturb
ance. forced herself to continue her
task.
The chime being completed: One!
doomed the clock; two, three, four!
The light in the entrance hall went
out.
Five! doomed Big Ben-six, seven!
A hand of old ivory hue, long, vel
loW. clawish hand. with part Of a
Continued on page p
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Snow Drifts Block
Country Highways
Temperature Drops and Rises and
Drops Again, Leaving
Mail Carriers Have Hard SIeddin
Frank ThayeF's Weather Record For
Corresponding Weeks OF Past
Three Years

A sudden high wind Christmas
night piled the loose snow into
drifts that made most of the roads
in this vicinity impossible. Many
local autos were stalled and had to
be hauled out by the reliable old
farm horse. All of the rural route
mail carriers from this city expert
enced more or less diff Guilty, only
two of them, r. G. Hill on Route 4
and Will Chinook, Route 3, COM
plotting their entire circuits
Mr.. Hill had several tip-overs and
at the last one his horse ran away,
S smashing up his rig and forcing him
to send in for livery team, with
which he made the rest of the trip.
But even with the hobs" sent out
from the stable there were two or
three more upsets. He was out from
Z a. m. to 5 p. m. Will Chinook,
the only other one to complete his
circuit, had several tip-Overs, but
they did not result disastrously Will
Davidson, substituting for John
Haddow on Route /, made a part of
his route but was warned not to at
tempt to complete it. Ernie Chin
mock covered about tWo-thirds of
Route 6. Cliff Winchell was advised
by patrons of Route that he would
be unable to get through the roads
near Cherma, where snow was in
some places piled in drifts IS feet
high Tom Jackman was unable TO
get very far on Route 2.
Tuesday turned out so warm that
the snow melted and packed, and
when the mercury dropped again to
below zero that night the hard crust
and icy walks made travel Of all
kinds difficult and dangerous.
Frank Thayer's weather record for
the past week and corresponding
days in 1915 and 1914:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28

Es,A9SID NY It's lHoAdIc SHAT, 5"'c al
appc,.1 ance of added 6pulenc6 to the
already handsome appointments Of the
room. The little table clock licked mer
rily from half past II to a quarter
to -
Into the coy, bookish atmosphere OF
the nOvelists study penetrated the muf
fed chime of Big Ben; it chimed the
three-quarters. But, with his mind cen
tered upon his work, Leroux wrote on
ceaSeIeSSly.
An odd figure of man was this pop
ular novelist, with patchy and untidl
hair which lessened the otherwise
striking contour of his brow. a neg
lected and unpicturesque figure in q
baggy, neutral colored dressing gown
"a figure more fitted to garnet than
to this spacious, luxurious workroOm.
The doOrbel rang.
LerOux, needless of external matters,
pursued his work. But the dOorbel
rang again and continued to ring.
''Soames!' cried Leroux irritably
"SoameS! Why the deuce don't you 90
to the door,
Leroux stood up. dashing his pen
upon the table.
Il shall have to sack that manr' he
cried. HE takes too many liberties
stopping out until this hour of the
night"
He pulled open the study door, cross
ed the hallway and opened the door be-
yond
In, out of the darkness-for the stair
gered a woman, a woman whose pale
face exhibited, despite the ravages OF
sorrow or illness, signs Of quite un
usual beauty. Her eyes were wide
opened and terror sticken, the pupils
contracted almost to vanishing point
She wore a magnificent cloak of civet
fur wrapped tightly about her, and as
Leroux opened the door she tottered
past him into the lobby, glancing back
over her shoulder.
With his appraised hands plunged pa
thetically into the mop of his hair, lie.
rouX turned and stared at the intruder
She CROPPED as if a darkness had de
S(CnOSOs N1OCNhO0 at ILC S1OCS VI lAS
study doorway and then, unsteadily.
entered and sank down upon the big
chesterfield in utter exhaustion.
CLOSE the door, she cried hoarsely
"Close the door! He has followed me!''
The disturbed novelist. as a man in a
dream, turned. retraced his steps and
closed the outer door OF the fat. Then.
rubbing his chin more vigorously than
ever and only desisting from this exer-
else to tumble in his disheveled hair.
he walked back into the study, whose
Athenean calm had thus mysteriously
been violated.
His visitor kept moistening her dry
lips and swallowing emotionally.
Madam" began LerouX nervOusly.
He had a haZy impression that his
visitor beneath her furs was most in
adequately clothed. and, seeking con
frmation of this, his gaze strayed
downward to where one little slippered
foot peeped out from the civet furs.
LerouX suppressed gasp. He had
caught a glimpse Of bare ankle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
De Mile Home Burned

The residence Of DR. P. E. De
Willie at Baldwin was totally Destroy
ed by fire at an early hour Christ
mas morning. This was one Of the
finest residence buildings in that
city, and was completed but little
over a.year ago. Hardly any of the
contents of the house were saved
from the flames. Miss Vivian Brow
ell, who teaches in Baldwin. roomed
with the De Miles, and she was
was quite heavy loser as a result
of the fire. She was at her home
here at the time.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Population Of River Falls, 2,575

The census taken by students of
the high school and normal school
last week was accomplished most
successfully and the following fig
ures probably furnish the most ac-
eurate census data ever compiled in
this city:
Male adults, actual residents. :. .658
Female adults, 9 :" -. 1887
Minors, ....81O
Female nonresident normal
students. .................. 10
Male nonresident normal
students. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .l43
Female nonresident H S.
students. ..16
Male nonresident H.. s. students. g
Male non-residents, other
occupations. ...............l5
Female non-residents, other occupa-
lions. ..... ........... 90
Total residents 1854
Total residents and non
residents. .............2, 875
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-12-28
Notice of Annual Meeting

The mountaineering Of the policy
holders Of the River Falls City Mu-
tual Fire Insurance conn any will be
held at the office of the secretary, at
Room 1O2, fremont Block, River
Falls, Wisconsin, on the second Mon
day, (being the 9th day. Of January
1917, at ten o'clock a. m.
Jay H Grimm, Sec 'etary.
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it. The fact exists that many prefer
being housed in tenements, flats and
apartment houses like bees in hive,
and they are willing to suffer incon-
veniences and privations rather than
to live on the farm. In the mean
time increased consumption causes
prices to rise and the rise will con-
tinue to the farmers benefit as long
as the law of supply and demand
governs. 1t is needless to say that
the average farmer lives far better
than the average among those who
live in congested cities.
X
Snow covered the ground for sew
eral days before Christmas and gave
Washington a holiday look. Two or
three fugitive sleighs put in an ap-
pearance but auto trucks, delivery
machines and taxis were as numer-
Gus a ever. Temperature is prob
ably 20 degrees warmer here than
in St Paul during the winter but
people unused to the climate COM
plain Of the cold because of its damp
ness. Washingtonians go to the sea
shore or mountains during the sum-
mer and to Florida during the win
ter | am referring to the fly by
night, social element. The rest stay
o. the job summer and winter and
p obahly find more genuine comfort
than those who chase all over the
country looking for it.