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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22
IN THE DEsoTo COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
OE FLORIDA. In CHANCERY. y

| OF FLORIDA, IN CHANcERY.
Charles E. Lanier VS.. Robert Thomp-
son, and all Parties Claiming an Interest
| in and to the Lands Hereinafter Men
| toned.
1t appearing from the affidavit append
ed to the Bill of complaint in the above
entitled cause that there are some per-
sons interested in the land mentioned
and described in the Bill of Complaint
to- wit Lot of Block 4 Section 22, in
Township 80 SOUTH of range 2S east, De-
Soto County, Florida, and that it is be-
heved that certain persons are claiming
claimants under the above named de-
PENDANTS, to-wit, Robert Thompson, or
otherwise and that the names and places
| OF residence of such person or persons is
and are unknown.
1t is therefore ordered adiudged and
decreed that all parties claiming an in
terest in and to the land under the above
named defendant, Robert Thompson, as
heirs, devisees. grantees. or otherwise
claiming an interest in and to the said
land, be and they are hereby required to
appear to this Bill of complaint in the
said cause at the Clerks office in the
Court House in the City of Arcadia. De-
! Soto County, Florida, on Monday the 7th
day of August A. ID. 1916, else the bin
iof complaint will be taken as confessed
II is further ordered that a copy of this
twelve consecutive weeks in the Punta
Gorda Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the County of
DeSoto and State of Florida
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 said Court.
ms the 18th day Of April A. ID. 1916.
lseaL) A. l.. DURANGO, Clerk.
Circuit Court DeSoto County Fla
Complainant io'
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct cony of
the order made herein by me In the
ABOVE cause; This April 18th, 1916.
}Clefks SeaD A. l.. DURANGO, Clerk
'taug|) Circuit Court. DeSoto County
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

Ocala Banner:-The editor of
this paper supported ex-Govern-
or Gilchrist in his race for United
States senator because it knew
HIM to be an "honest MAJ" -
what some one has tittingly said
is the noblcst work of God" In
all his career, political or other
wise, no one has ever heard of his
name being mixed up with any
transaction the least bit unsavory.
Rather than have played that
trick ON Blount when a candidate
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22
WHAT PAINT WILL DO.

Ask any real estate man what per-
centage of value is added to n house
by fresh coat Of paint and you will
he surprised at the size of the figure he
will give you. Too many householders
have the habit of putting off painting
until house fairly screams for it.
Good paint applied at regular inter-
walls, not too far apart, is the true econ
omy in that it not only actually raises
the value of the house by improved
appearance, but through preservative
Ingredients prevents and arrests decay.
The man who let's his house become
an cycsore in an otherwise well kept
locality should be taxed for the heavy
damage he is doing to that community,
saws the Real Estate Journal.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

The voters of Florida will vote
on several constitutional amend
ments in the November election.
One relates to finance and tax
alton, one to census and oppor-
tionment and the other to suffrage
and eligibility-tax exemption to
widows having families to sup
port, senator to each county and
educational, property and grand
father clauses involved in propos-
ed amendments.-Ocala Banner
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NOTICE

In the matter of the estate OF j. NJ.
Morgan, deceased, Mrs. M. s. Morgan.
Administrative 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
j. M. Morgan, deceased, and to apply fol.
a discharge of the misunderstanding of
the said estate and the guardianship OF
Henry Morgan, minor heir
June /, 1916 MRS. M S. MORGAN.
1temo6mo Attorney, T. u. B. Everton.
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Ocala Banner:-If there had
been second primary, no one be-
lieves that Mr.. Cats would have
stood ghost Of a chance for e.
lection. He must thank the Bry-
an primary law for his nomina-
ton. Nor is it believed that Sen
ator Bryan would have been de
feated in a second race. Ali the
Wall and Gilchrist votes would
have gone to him, and with all
this Cats talk he would have had
a walk-over. Senator Bryan
must blame his defeat to the law
which bears his name
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial No. 01151O

Department of the Interior, u. S. Land
Office at Gainesville, Florida, May ~,
1916 80
Catherine Huffman, widow of Luther n
HUFFMAN, deceased, of Bairdville, Florida
who on January 20, 1913 made Home
stead Entry No O1l51O for Ell of MEL
Section Z; and Wa of NWA, Section s,
Township Al South, Range * Fast Tai
lahassee Meridian. has filed notice of in
tention to make Three-year Proof, to es-
tabhsh claim to the land above describ-
ed before Clerk Of Circuit Court at Ar
1916 '''''
Claimant names as witnesses Oscar
hahl, OF Bairdville, Florida; Fred John
son. of Bairdville, Florida; Terry Collins
OF Bairdville. Florida; Jack Collins of
Punta Gorda. Florida.
ROBERT w. DAVIS, Register.
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NOTICE OF GUARDIAN FOR FINAL
DISCHARGE (498)

In Court of the County Judge, State of
Florida.
In Re Estate of May Huffman T,lson
and Helen Huffman.-DeSoto County
Notice is hereby given to ali whom It
may concern, that on the 18th day of
October A. ID. 1916 l shall appW to the
Honorable W. d. Bell Judge Of said
Court, as Judge of Probate for final dis
charge as Guardian of the estate OF May
Huffman Tolson and Helen Huffrlan:
and that at the same time l will present
my final accounts as Guardian of said
estate, and ask for their approval.
Dated Mar. 16 A. d. 1916
(toctl) S. l. HUFFMAN,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

Zolfo Springs Truth :-DeSoto
county lost both of her candidates
for state offices-Gilchrist and
Jordan-but accepts the verdict
OF the people philosophically, as
do those candidates, who are too
broad-minded to become sulky or
complain at the adverse revolu-
ton of the political wheel. Those
two men are as great in defeat as
III victory.
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~ INCE Hercules diverted the river

lNCE hercules diverted the river
- to renovate the Augean stables
'Clean Up has had its place iii
the worlds vernacular With
Spring the desire to refurbish comes
subconsciously into the hearts of men
and women, and communities. But
without direction and sustained effort
the expression of that desire, In the
form of the ordinary Clean Up Day
or Week" is apt to result in a super
fetal sally against filth.
Years ago Allen W. Clark, n ST. Louis
editor, made up his mind that this
natural "Clean Up" instinct could be
turned to account, that 1t could he de-
veloped into real campaign working
toward definite ideals and accomplish.
ing permanent results. And so, in May
1912, Mr.. Clark founded the National
"Clean Up and Paint Up" Campaign
Bureau, with headquarters in St
Louis. He hoped that thorough-go
Ing movement. national ia its scope
and practical in its principles, might
take the place of the annual bath"
idea as expressed in the old-time "clean
up day. or week
A National Civic Movement.
For four years the scope of the Ma.
tional Bureaus service has rapidly ex.
tended until this year it is cooperating
with more than 6,90O local. communi.
ties in the organization and direction
of real Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paigns, not days." or weeks" Con
tinuous campaigns for homes and
hometowns beautiful, sanitary and
safe, conducted by permanent commit
tees, and involving the cooperation OF
city and town officials, club women,
commercial organizations, the children,
fire prevention interests, all business
men and property owners, is the goal
reau's propaganda.
Mr.. Clark declares that the bane OF
any community is the citizen who lacks
even a semblancc of interest in the
community, and that, strange as 1t may
seem in democracy, absence of this
interest seems TO be pretty generally
prevalent in the average American
community. Such citizen would have
The Town" or THE city" whatever
those names may signify when the |
body of citizens is eliminated, keen
the streets and alleys clean, preserve
the public and individual health, elm |
mate nuisanccs, make everything in
town spick and span and satisfactory |
while the citizen sits back and |
looks on.
Inc real Clean Up and Paint up
campaign, organized on the plans of
the National Bureau, gives everyone
something definite to do to help make
their hometown beautiful, sanitary and
sa1e. And the campaigns educational
influence should work steadily the
year round and year after wear. auto
maucally eliminating many nuisances
caused formerly by carelessness or
thorgldessness of property owners
and tenants.
A Suggestion For Our Town.
The methods for accomplishing all Of
WIS suggested by the National Bureou
are wen Illustrated by brief descrlp-
hon or the local campaign organization
IN 81 Louis. With various adaptatio,s
thlS 81. Louis plan has been founo
practicable in any city, no matter how
large or small.
Inc entire campaign is undo the dI
l i,e or the Continuous st. I.oni
Cfean Up ana Paint Up Campo
on2mittec' Of which Charles ". ".r
bert director of streets eni eve. !
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Serial No. O11S96

department of the Interior, U, s. Land
once at Gainesville, Florida, May 20,
Notice is hereby given that Samuel D.
thurman OF Bairdville, Florida, who on
June II, 1913, made Homestead Entry
No OilSS6., for Southeast quarter. Sec,
ION 4 township Al South Range %
East Tallahassee Meridian, has filed no.
tee OF intention to make Three-year
Proof, to establish claim to the land a.
boVe described, before Clerk of Circuit
Court, at Arcadia, Florida, on the 9Th
Claimant names as witnesses. oscor
kahl, of Bairdville, Florida; Fred John
SON. OF Bairdvile, Florida Terry Col
Inns. of Bairdvile, Florida; Jack Collins.
of Punta Gorda Florida.
ROBERT w. DAVIS. Register
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22
NOTICE

To whom 1t May Concern:
This is to notify all parties concerned
and others interested that the partner
ship heretofore existing between j. T.
Rose and |, w. Riggs under the name
of South Fish Co, was dissolved on May
18th, 1916, ]. t. Rose retiring and l. w.
Riggs continuing the business. l assume
no responsibility for any Indebtedness
incurred in the future on account of
said South Fish Co.
This LIST day of June, 1916.
(Signed) j. T. ROSE.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

Florida Times Union Editor
Jordan was the candidate of the
Florida editors. But now he most
unkndly declares that lot of
things told a candidate can be
classed as "fish stories. Let us
hope they will be published as
such for the delectation of all low
ers of light literature.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

in the year 1910, he would have
suffered his right arm severed
from his body. Whatever else
betides, we must uphold the NOR
al standards.
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NOTICE

r Notice is hereby given that the Town
an BOOKS VIII close on June 30th.
A. M. HATCH, Town Tax Collector
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-06-22

We have just remodeled our
store. Watch us grow. Kinsel s.
(adv.)
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of
before the
of IN of ID
a
which
Improvement and liens against
A.
Pun Gorda err NJ TOWnC Clerk
lane
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Bows In Business.

The American Boy says that boys
are the backbone of the wintergreen
oil industry because II is they who
pick the winteTgreen leaves and take
them to the distilleries where the oil
is distilled. Over 80 per cent of AN
the wintergreen oil produced in the
world comes from Monroe county,
Pennsylvania. in the heart Of the Fo-
como mountains, where the winter
green plant is plentiful. The plant is
only three inches high and It is almost
as backbreaking process as picking
strawberries is, to pick so pounds per
day, which is a days work for nimble
boy. There are said to be about 500
of these "wintergreen boys and they
work every day from April to No
vember, picking the leaves, making
them into bales ard carrying them
by pushcarts to the stills" These
boys could tell us much about rattle
snakes, but they have trained eyes
and ears so well that it is a rare thing
for one of them to be bitten.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Is
ABANDONED

Considerable excitement resulted in
the neighhorhood of Verden yesterday
afternoon when some people travelling
to town discovered an infant abandon
ed under bridge half mile south Of
Verden.
1t developed that the child belonged
to Mrs Myrtle Stringfield, woman
who had formerly lived at Verden but
was now working in Chickasha The
woman was arrested yesterday on the
charge of abandoning child under
six years of age The penalty for such
an offense is not less than year in
Jail nor more than seven years in the
penitentiary
The child is about month old. The
mother claims to be only II years Of
age She has been divorced from her
husband. She gave as the reason for
her act that she could not obtain work
She is in Jail awaiting preliminary
hearing in Justice Moores court next
Wednesday
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
hlppocras-the LIQUOR.

That Pepys should have drunk hip
pocras at the Guildhall in 1868 with
out knowing that it was an intoxicant
is somewhat remarkable. For this
aromatic cordial, which originally was
supposed to be mingled according to
the recipe Of Hippocrates, was import
ed here in Saxon times, and remained
q popular liquor for centuries. 1t bore
a close affinity to piment, which in
the year SIT was forbidden to the
clergy, except on special occasions,
by the council Of Aix-la-Chapelle. In
Elizabeth's time hippocras was usual
ly served at the beginning of ban
quet, being "of so comforting a nature
that the stomach would be at once
put into good temper" Apparently it
had an opposite effect on Pepys.--Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
USE ANCIENT WATER CRAFT
Nations Warning in MesopotamIa
Employ the "Kelek" on the TIgris
and Euphrates.

All kinds Of ships OF war and of
commerce have been pressed into
service in the great European conflict.
There are oversee boats. on-the-water
boats and under-sea boats: there are
superdreadnaughts. battle cruisers and
disguised commerce raiders; there are
great ocean greyhounds that yester-
day we're floating palaces Of the ocean,
carrying the wealth and beauty Of
civilization on their migrations across
the sea, but that today are grim
havens OF suffering. where the wall OF
pain and the shrek of anguish have
substituted the carnival of music and
the sound Of rlirth.
But strangest of all the kinds of
floating equipment that the war has
drafted into fervice is the kelek De-
scribing this strange boat, the Ma
tionai Geographic society says:
THE kelek is probably one of the
earliest forms of water transportation
used by our ancestors in Asia. 1t con
sists of goatskins inflated with air,
tied beneath framework of light
poles. Often as many as eight hun
'dred such skins are used to give the
boat the desired buoyancy.
THE cargo is loaded on to the kelek
just as though it were a flat-bottomed
barge, after which the craft begins its
journey down the Tigris or the
,Euphrates propelled or guided by oars.
When 1t reaches its journeys end 1t is
broken up and sold as skins and tim
Der.
THE two great rivers of Mesopo-
rtamia are very crooked and very ir-
regular in their depths. The air line
distance between Diarbekir and Bag
dad is 400 miles, while the water
route via the Tigris is about 1000
miles At many places the river is
deep enough to accommodate boats of
considerable draft, but at others it is
$50 shallow that man has difficulty
in swimming But even over shadows,
where a man cannot go as a swimmer,
a wellladen kelek will float without
accident.
For thousands Of years this buoy
ant boat has helped the people of
Mesopotamia to move their commerce
lover the shoals and shadows of two
Iof the earth's moodiest rivers, and
has now come to play its small part
In the greatest war Of human history"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Etiquette overdone.

The good people Of the church gave
the poor children Of the parish a boun
tiful dinner, and the delight OF the
youngsters was much more manifest
than their table manners.
One little fellow was discovered
clutching a jam tart in one fist and
lump OF pudding in the other He
was reproved for his breach Of eti
quette. and took the reproach vert
meekly. But a moment later he
turned to the diner next to him ami
remarked regretfully:
"The troubles about these here table
manners is that they was invented by
somebody who wasn't never really
hnngryi"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
MASSACRE
MURRAY'S
WARRIORS
Capt. Slusher's Cohorts Make Complete
Clean-Up in Golf Tourney al Country
Club-SecOnd Challenge is
Not Accepted

II wasn't an ordinary rout but more
like massacre, although there was
no intimation Of treachery OF any aort
Of trap, such as the willy Mexicans are
supposed to set for their foes. Capt.
Murray and his men walked right into
it with eyes wide open and Capt.
Slusher, with his seasoned vets, sim.
ply bagged them by superior skill and
strategy
Ihe agony wa dfawn out for week
on the solf course Of the Chickasha
Co .ntry club though it early became
evident that the Murray cohorts were
doomed to slaughter. when the bat
tie was finally wound up late yester.
day afternoon, Capt Murray's ranks
had been 80 terribly decimated that
the magnanimous conquerors didn't
have the heart to give out an official
list of casualties. The final score in
the tourney is secret that will never
be known except In the inner circles
Of golfdom.
Be II said to their credit, Murray and
his followers bore their disaster with
great fortitude Col Ad Melton, at
the dinner which the losers OF the
tourney furnished to the winners at
the close. was called upon to voice
the sentiments Of the victors. and by
the exercise Of remarkable self-re-
straint. he forbore the pleasure OF
rubbing it in" on the fallen foe
However, he closed his remarks with
challenge to the enemy to play EN-
again Deeming discretion the better
part Of valor, Capt Murray, in his re-
ply, announced that he would not ac-
cept it now, but, as Col Roosevelt did
in the case of the Moose nomination,
would take the matter under consid-
GRAFTON and reject II later
Livyd Doughty, who was the star
performer of the losing team, made
the speech that carried the crowd in
the afterfestivities. Capt. Slusher and
Alger Melton also made few feeling
remarks. the latter. who was on the
losing side, limiting that the result in
part was due to the superior ability
Of Slusherites as score-keepers.
When Alger Melton declared that
the defeat of his side was not due to
lack 81 valor or skill but to inferior
generalship. suggesting courtmartial
proceedings for Capt Murray the lat
ter promptly announced Il have re-
signed" Privately, Harry Ludlow ex-
planned that when the selection for
the players for the opposing teams was
made, Murray manipulated the deal so
that he would get first choice Of play
ers in each case, thus slipping one
over the innocent Slusher. In view Of
the outcome of the affair, Mr.. Lud-
lowe conclusion was that Honesty is
the best policy"
About one hundred members of the
club and their ladies' enjoyed the SUI
perb dinner that was served under the
direction of Tom Boyd. secretary of
the club. and dancing till late hour
followed,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Compass That indicates Time,

BY a slight modification in the or
dinary pocket compass II has been
transformed into very practical time
piece for indicating the hour by the
shadow Of the sun. In addition to the
usual points" there is a graduated
hour scale with the two twelves at the
north and south. The crystal by which
the magnetic needle is protected has a
line etched across 1t through the cen
ter and II is mounted in a besel which
permits of the glass being rotatably
moved. Knowing the variation OF the
compass. an adjustment Of the glass is
made to overcome it. the etched line
forming an angle with the north and
south line corresponding with the vari
alton. The instrument being held hori
zontally and the etched line being di
rected against the sun. the time is in
dicated by the needle, the point OF
which overhangs the graduated houi
scale.--Scientific American.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27

II is the course Of mortal things
that the good should be shadowed
by the bad, and virtue shine the
brightest when contrasted with vice.
Whoever proposes to discourage vice
and to vindicate religion, morality and
social order against their enemies
must unveil crime in all its deformity
and place it before the eyes of men
in its colossal magnitude; he must
diligently explore it's dark mazes and
make himself familiar with senti-
ments at the wickedness of which his
soul revolts. Schiller.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
MAR RKETS
chIekasha Grain Today.
Chicago Grain.

Chicago. June 26.--Reports of black
rust and other adverse crop conditions
in the southwest together with increas-
cd prospect Of war with the Carranzis.
tas tended today to bring about an up
turn In the wheat market here. Large.
~ as a result, closing quotations al
though unsettled, were half to 5-Sc net
higher with July at st.O1 10 and Sop
tember St.O4 3-S. Corn finished un-
changed to 7.sc up. oats varying from
1-Sc decline TO 1-Sc advance and pro-
visions at a rise Of 1-2c to zoe.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
s,esp and Fresh Air.

But the more a baby is left to itself.
provided Il is comfortable and well,
the better for its nerves. Il must
sleep many long hours in the fresh
air, and, Of course. II it is excited aud
stimulated, It viii not want to settle
down to its daily nap. nor at bedtime
after romp. will IL want to go to
sleep alone and in the dark. Rest,
proper food. quietness and fresh air
are the things needed to establish
good nerves in a child, -
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Hundred Tickets Sold.

One hundred tickets have been sold
for tonights meeting Of the Mems
Dinner club. to be held in Nellie
Sparks hall. according to an announce
ment made this morning by D. II.
Roche, president Of the club "Oh. yes.
it win be one Of the biggest meetings
of the year; wen all have big time.
of course, always do. That's under
stood" Mr. Roche concluded.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-06-27
Voting for High school.

'FVEIHB TOT FIHH oCHVuT'
A new piano for the senior high
school is the plan of a number Of
friends who are casting their votes az
the Booterie just for "the high school
instead of for any particular person.
"The high school does need the piano,
all right one OF the instructors said
last night as he cast his votes. "It'lI
be a big help for the young people"