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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-05-02
Elisha Brubaker Died April 1.

A mere paragraph in this pape
several weeks ago stated that E
Ilisha Brubaker, a fine old gentle
man who had spent several win
tiers here and won the esteem o.
all with whom he had come il
contact, had died at his home il
Robinson, Ills. That was all We
could learn. Since then, his
daughter, Mrs. Nell NJ. Bradley
has kindly sent us a copy of the
Robinson Argus containing a fine,
ily written obituary of her father
From it, we learn that Mr.. Bru-
baker died on the afternoon of
April list, age little over 76
years, and was buried the follow
ing day. All the business houses
of the town were closed during
the funeral and a great concourse
of citizens attended the last sad
rites. Mr.. Brubaker was one of
the leading business men and fore
most citizens of his town. He had
done a great deal to promote all
the best interests of his communi-
ty, and he had been a devout
Christian since his bOyhood. His
life had been an eventful one, be-
ginning in hard toll and closing
in success, and he went to his
grave honored by all who knew
him.
Writing about him, Mrs. Brad
ley says: "For a number of
years, my father spent his winters
in Punta Gorda, and the place and
its people were very dear to him.
| have often heard him say, It's
just like going home
"This last winter he spent at
home with us, and we watched
eagerly for your paper. One
copy came on the day Of his death,
April l.
"YOu have my very best wishes
for your success in the future. "
The genial tourists who So
joufned here at the same hotels
with Mr.. Brubaker, as well as
many of our people who came to
know and esteem him, will greatly
deplore his death.
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Death of Mr.. Aikenhead

James NJ. Aikenhead, gentle
man well known and highly re-
spected in Punta Gorda, died at
his home in Rochester, N. c., ON
April 18th ult. News of his death
was received here rather late and
came on Monday morning. The
news caused general and sincere
expressions of regret.
Mr.. Aikenhead and his family
lived here several years ago, and
during their residence, won the
respect and esteem of all our peo-
pie. They still own valuable
property here, which lies just out
OF town on the west.
Mr.. Aikenhead' s home paper,
the Rochester Times Union of
April 18th, contains the following
report of his death:
James M. Aikenhead, mem
Der Of one of Rochester, oldest
and best known families, and a
former member for years Of the
Common Council and the old Ex-
ecutive Committee of the city.
died this morning at his home. 241
Oxford Street, after an illness
that began on Easter Sunday.
Mr.. Aikenhead was born in
Rochester on October 8, 1S47. Ne
was alderman of the Fourteenth
Ward, and when the Sixteenth
Ward was formed, became it's first
alderman, and served as repre-
sentative Of that community in
the Common Council for many
terms. He was also a member of
the old City Executive Commit
tee. He has not been active in
politics for the past 10 or Is years.
lie was associated for many years
with his brother, William Aiken
mead, IN the manufacturing bust
ness.
Mr.. Aikenhead was one of the
most prominent Masons of Ro-
chester, being a member of the
Genesee Falls Lodge, Hamilton
Chapter, Monroe Commandery,
the ConsiStory and the Shrine.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Julia Aikenhead; two daugh,
tors, Mrs Burton Davy and Miss
Grace B. Aikenhead; one son,
James L. Aikenhead, of New
York, and two grandchildren
Elizabeth and James Burton
Davy."
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SHERIFF'S SALE

Under and by virtue of two executions
one IN the case of F. Morqus VS.. w. w
LanStord, Issued out of and under the
seal OF the DeSoto County Court. iudg-
inent upon which said execution is pre-
oicted having been duly recorded in the
Sliicg OF the clerk of the Circuit Court
lot peSoto County. the other execution
ISSUED Is out OF and under the seal of the
1SlCull court Tor DeSoto County, in the
nla a.. OF William Arthur Fulford by his
ford, have levied upon the following de-.
scrlped property, situate living and being
N me County of DeSoto and State Of
Florida, to-wit: "
me west half of the Northwest quarter
anu the Northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of Section IL. in townshin
% south, of Range % East: also the
southeast quarter of the northeast ouar-
Ter Oh section is, in Township 80 South.
VI nahse "a East; also the West half of
NorlnWeSt quarter of the Southeast quar-
yer ana the East half of the Northeast
poat.er ana the Northwest quarter of the
ti lt oo 81 quarter of Section 10, in Town
snip % South, OF Range "a East
"a Ai i snail sell the same at public out
city OF Arcadia DeSoto County Florida
on MONDAY the 9Th day of Nav 1918, be-
tween the legal hours of sale on said day
for cash. "iuuei 'iiei 0i0i
me said property being levied upon as
ne property of w. w I,anpford Plr-
chaser to pay for deed
}. L. DISHONG, Sheriff. DeSoto
ro;.. County, Florida.
tee ei'her Leltner, Attorneys for Plain
I'll 14-td
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(p,,h1;.Io,,N

Department of the Interior II s Land
once at Gainesville, Fla. March 30. 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Michael
HOFFMAN, of Punta Gorda, Florida who.
on January %, 1912, made Homestead En-
Township Al S. Range rs E.. Tallahassen
Meridian, has filed notice of intention TO
make tfye-year proof, to establish claim
TO the land above described, before Clerk
circuit Court, at Arcadia, Florida, on the
l1tn day of May, 1918
Claimant names as witnesses. Jobn
Wendlocher, of Punta Gorda, Florida
Agnes Herzke, of Punta Gorda. Florida:
Tony Rubin, of Punta Gorda. Florida.
r. M. Cooper, of Punta Gorda, Florida.
l4-5t ROBT. w. DAVIS, Register.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

In the County Judges Court in and for
DeSoto County, Florida, Sitting as a
court of probate:
In the matter of the Estate of w. P.
Downing: J. Henry Johnson, Administra-
tor
Notice is hereby given that on the 10th
day of Sept 1918, the undersigned adj
ministrator of the estate of w. p. Down
ing deceased will present to the above
court, my final reports and account to-
gether with vouchers as such admins
traitor and will at said time ask said
court to approve and confirm said final
report and issue to me letters of final dis
charge in said estate.
Dated this 2Sth day of March, 1918.
15-26t ]. HENRY JOHNSON. Admir- :
istrator.
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tected when they eat or sleep,
from flies? Is the infant, in the
cradle with its bottle of milk,
properly protected from flies
These are questions every mother
should consider. The State Health
Department desires to make an
appeal through the press to the
mothers of this state, to take spe-
cial precautions to protect the in
FAINT and lend their valuable as
slstance so that the one hundred
thousand may be over-scribed.-
State Board Of Health.
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IN THE DESoTo COUNTY COURT,
TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT or
FLORIDA. IN CHANCERY

Fannie Lowe VS.. John w. Newman,
ct al
1t appearing from the sworn bill filed in
the above entitled cause that the defend
ants. J.F. Bedell and The j. s. johnson Com
pany, corporation, are non-residents of
the State of Florida; that j. F. Bedelle re-
sides in the City of Charleston, West
Virginia, that the ]. S. Johnson Company,
a corporation, resides in the City of Balti-
more, and State of Maryland; that there
is no person within the State of Florida
the service of u subpoena upon whom
would bind the said defendants or either
of them; that the said defendant ]. F.
Bedelle is over the age of twenty one
years. 1t Is therefore ordered that you
j. f, Bedelle and j. S. Johnson Company,
corporation, do appear to the Bill of
Complaint filed herein on the Gath day of
April, A. D. 1918, otherwise the allega-
tons of said bill will be taken as confess
ed by you.
1t is further ordered that this order be
published. once week for four consecu-
tive weeks in the Punta Gorda Herald
q weekly newspaper published in said
County and State.
Witness my hand and official seal at Ar
cadia, Florida, this March goth. 1918.
(SeaD A. l.. DURANGO. Clerk Cir
cunt ,Ccourt, DeSoto County, Florida.
hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is true and correct copy of
the original order of publication made in
SAID cause on file in my office.
witness my hand and official seal at
arcadia, Florida, this March Goth, 1918
lSeaD A. L. DURANGO, Clerk Cir
cunt Court, DeSoto County, Florida
Leluler * Leitner, Solicitors for Com
pA''i'"ii' 12-5t.
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TAX LIEN NOTICE

In Justice Court 18th Justice District De-
Soto County Florida.
The Town of Punta Gorda, a municipal
corporation VS.. w. B. Savage as admins
traitor and sole heir at law of the estate
of James Quinn, deceased Tax Lem.
To the defendant and all other persons
interested:
Take notice that suit has been insti-
tuted against you to enforce tax lien
against Lot 81 in Block 81, in the Town Of
Punta Gorda for taxes due for the year
1916 and you are hereby required to APP
pear in said cause on the rule day in May,
1918, the same being the 9th day of said
month, or judgment will be given against
you by default and your property sold to
pay said taxes and all cost.
Given under my hand and seal at Punta
Gorda, Florida, on this Bird day of April,
1918 (SeaD S. F. ]. TRABUE, JUS
14-5t tice of the Peace, 7th District
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Save the Babies

The State Board Of Health in
the last weekly bulletin called the
lpublic's attention to it desire to
lco-operate with the Children s
Bureau of the United States De-
partment of Labor in the wide
campaign to save one hundred
thousand babies from April 9Th,
1915, to April 9th, 1919. This
should appeal to every one and
have the support of all state
health departments.
Florida has laws designed to
Iprotect people from impure food
and protect food from being con-
taminated. Human life is, to a
certain extent, struggle with
germ life; and when the good
germs are overpowered by the
bad ones, trouble begins. These
germs are spread in many ways,
and flies are one of the principal
ways.
Flies have many opportunities
to become filthy and carry dis
ease germs into homes and on to
food. The fly will light on the
lip of sleeping child, may leave
disease germs, and these germs
swallowed may cause dysentery
or diarrhea. A doctor is called,
diagnosis made and the next
thing to consider is, source of in
lection. 1t may be explained that
the child got the infection
through food or drink-certainly
something the child swallowed.
A mother will take much time,
going into details, to explain to
the doctor or public health officer,
how careful she is about her child
having pure milk, ETC.; at the
same time fly may be seen over
the face or the lips of the child.
The removal of some Of the
sources of infection helps to low
er the morbidity (?) and mortal
itv rate. To have all the sources
of infection removed as far as
possible within reason, is the OBJ
ject of the State Health Depart
ment.
The common house fly is par
ticularly active in transmitting
typhoid and dysentery, and most
every spring we have in this state
outbreaks of dysentery and most
ly among the children-simply be-
cause children, having less power
OF resistance, are more suscepti-
BILE.
Are the children properly pro-
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FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby announce my candidacy for
county commissioner for District No. 3.
DeSoto County, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary of June, 1918
II elected, it shall be my policy to e.
economically and efficiently perform the
duties OF the office with justice to every
sectlon OF the District and County.
Ogden, Fla.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE

hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of Representative from DeSoto
County in the Legislature of Florida, sub
iect to the Democratic Primary to be
held June 4th, 1918. o.
1 earnestly solicit the vote and support
of every Elector and shall very highly APP
preciate the support and assistance of
every person in DeSoto county in my be-
w WHITEHURST.
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FOB MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD
hereby announce myself acandidate
Tor reelection as member of the BOARD
OF Public Instruction for Dist No 8,
will appreciate the support of tbe vi.
ers.-H. A. WARE
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EoR STATES Attorney

l hereby announce my candidacy for
the Office of States Attorney for the
Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, subject
to the action of the Democratic Primary.
Your vote and support will be appre-
ciated-J. "A. TIMBERLAKE, Arcadia.
Florida
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CANDIDATES. CARDS
Enn cnIINrN coMMIssloNER

/ will be a candidate for reelection as
county commissioner at the coming pri-
mary election. Subject to the approval
of the voters in the Democratic primary.
VIM. NJ WRITTEN.
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Curfew will ring in Miami Seb
night. Boys and girls under is
must not be on the streets after
8 p. m. and before S a. m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04
LESS MEAT IF BACK
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Take a Glass of Salts to Flush
Kidneys If Bladder BOthers
YOu---Drink Lots Of Water

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some form
or other, says we'll known authority,
because the uric acid in meat excites
the kidneys, they become overworked;
get sluggish; clog up and cause all
sorts of distress, particularly backache
and misery in the kidney region; rheu-
matte twinges, severe headaches, acid
stomach, constipation, torpid liver
sleeplessness, bladder and urinary irri-
taJion.
The moment your back hurts or kid
neys aren t acting right, or if bladder
bothers you, get about four ounces of
Jad Salts from any good pharmacy;
take a tablespoonful in glass of wa
ter before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid of grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with ithia, and has been used
for generations to flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal ac-
tivity; also to neutralize the acids in
the urine so it no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts cannot injure anyone;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then to keep the
kidneys and urinary organs clean, thus
avoiding serious kidney disease.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04

sent ehemsdlves-the Bolsheviki ,o1
the Germans will give way or there
will be a rupture. The first is hardly
likely in view of the declarations OF
Trotsky. The second is possible be,
cause the. German or masters of spe-
cious compromise, but the third seems
most probable. We may witness a re.
vival of the war-if not actively, at
least a defensive war requiring Ger
many to keep considerable force on
the front and at least preventing those
commercial exchanges which Germany
hopes"
"The alternative of accepting a
German peace is to fight" said the
Times Leader today. " Unfortunately
the army is almost ruined.'
The News Petrograd correspondent
today cabled it was reliably reporte-
ed that there were two distinct ten
denotes apparent among the German
delegates to the Brest Litovsk confer
ence. One group, under DR.. Hoffman,
led the annexationists, and Kuehl-
mann and Czernin headed the moder-
ates. There were frequent disputes, he
asserted, each time the matter being
referred to Berlin. Czernin and Kuehl
mann, the dispatch asserted, were al
ways upheld
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04
SAVING WHITE FLOUR

To the Editor: Now that the saving
of food is considered a duty by all pa
triots, | think the following will be
of interest
L have been experimenting for n
number of months with mixture of
white flour and shorts as a substitute
for graham flour.
For graham bread 1 use one meas
ure of shorts and two of white flour.
For gems and hot cakes / use two
measures of shorts and one of flour.
Bread and gems have been tested by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale, of the boys train
ing school, DR.. and Mrs. Bellinger of
the hospital and many Others and all
have pronounced them as good or bet
ter than when made of common gra.
ham flour. Graham flour is selling to-
day at a fraction over six cents Il
pound in the stores, the price being
from 50 to 60c per sack of nine pounds
White flour is selling at about 3-4c
pound and shorts at &c a pound. The
mixture for graham bread costs 41sc
a pound and that for gems costs 3. l-3c
pound.
One hundred pounds mixture No. l
costs $3.50 and makes l40 pound loav-
es of bread Add fifty cents for yeast
and fuel and each loaf costs three and
four seventh cents. One hundred
pounds of mixture No 2 costs 1898
and makes the equivalent of 140 loav-
es at two and five sevenths cents a
pound. You pay nine to ten cents a
pound for bakers bread, which is not
as good as that You can make, and not
las nutritious or as wholesome.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04
Even CROSS, SICK
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
If .Feverish, Bilious, COnsti-
pated, Give Fruit Laxative
al Once

Do1i't Iscold your frefful, peevish
child. Sc if tongue is coated; this is
sure sign its little stomach liver and
bowels are clogged with sour waste.
When listless, pale, feverish, full Of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn t
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
aehache. indigestion, diarrhoea, give a
teaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs, - and in few hours all the foul
waste, the sour bile and fermenting
food passes out Of the bowels and you
have a well and playful child again.
Children love this harmless 'fruit lax
ative,' and mothers can rest easy af-
ter giving it, because it never fails
to make their little "insides" clean
and sweet.
Keep it handy motherl A little Civ
en- today saves a sick child tomorrow
but get the genuine. ASK your drug
gist for a bottle of "California Syrup
of Figs" which has directions for ba-
bies, children Of all ages and for
grownups plainly on the bottle. Re-
member there are counterfeits sold
here, so surely look and see that yours
is made by the California Fig Syr-
up Company" Hand bach with con
tempt any other fig syrup.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04

ed with this fact but did nothing to
help the man who had been victimized
neither did any member Of the sani-
tary board and they knew what had
happened. Some time after this the
present governor was told of this
transaction and so he knows the con-
dition of affairs and still retains the
same man as state veterinarian.
The president of the Oregon Pure
Bred Livestock association was told
the lacts relative to these diseased
cattle being sold. This same president
(Acting Sen. Hawley) was supposed
to be one of the parties who framed
.'The Oregon livestock sanitary law. =
Tell me what good is such law. 1t
provides for an appropriation of $780,,
900 every two wears. The larger part
OIL this money goes to pay the state
veterinarian and two deputies to ride
over the state in luxury and stop at
the best hotels and the taxpayer has
to pay the bills Diseased cattle were
shipped into the state and sold, and
all done through state official chan
nels. This sanitary board meets at
IllINo anu NHdI SoOu do IuOy oS'NHi
plishR
One meeting was held at Pendleton
during the roundup Gone member drew
near 500 the state pays the bills; all
the same as junket or outing for
this board. The way this law is con-
Quoted is a farce,
Relative to sale of these diseased
COWS to the young man at Grants Pass,
/ have been told that he filed suit
for $4,000 damages and that the late
John A. Carson of Salem was his at
torney for contingent fee. After all
of the foregoing l read in the Portland
Oregon journal of date libby an ac-
count of like victim of COW loss from
tuberculosis. Is this the same case
and what became of Mr.. Carson s suit =?
The Journal article is as follows:
"Trials and tribulations of q young
Portland man who ventured into the
dairy business in Yamhill county are
reflected in litigation before Circuit
Judge Davis. Alan Green embarked as
a real cattle and dairy man cnly to
find, according to his own allegations,
that the herd of fine Holstein cows he
had purchased, was afflicted with tu-
berculosis. Nine of the cows were con-
demned by the state and slaughtered.
"All that Green received for these
animals was 1925 indemnity for the
carcases and $l75 indemnity for the
hides. He estimates his loss on the
mich COWS at $1475. However, as n
result of the cOntagion among the
cows Green claims that other units Of
his stock ranch, namely, some so hogs,
became diseased and it was necessary
to sacrifice the lives of the porkers.
" Altogether the plaintiff estimates
that he has been damaged in the sum
of $4,000, which he asks from c. Helm,
the defendant.
:" According to the allegations Of the
complaint Green hJl made INQUIRIES
from Helm as to the state of health
of the animals. He says that he was
informed by Helm and his agents that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04
SAGE and SULPHUR
DARKENS GRAY HAIR
Brush This Through Faded,
Streaked Locks and They
Become Dark, Glossy,
Youthful

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray Years ago the only way to
get this mixture was to make it at
home, which is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays by asking at any drug store
for "Wyeth's IS Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" you will get large bottle of
this famous old recipe, improved by
the addition of other ingredients, for
about so cents.
Don't stay grayl Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it so naturally
and evenly. You dampen sponge or
soft brush with it, draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time; by morning the gray hair dis
appears, and after another application
or two, your hair becomes beautifully
dark glossy and attractive
Wyeth S Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire dark hair and a
youthful appearance; 1t is not intsad-
ed 4or the cure, mitigation or preven.
ton of disease.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-04

bread. This makes 400 pounds Of bread
at a cost of $15 for flour; add So for
yeast and fuel and the cost is $l7. At
the store you will pay $3s for it, maxi
ing a saving of $2l per capita. Oregon
has a population of approximately sir
100000 so the saving for the state
would be $21 100000, if all bought
bread. The improvement in health will
be much more valuable consideration
Constipation is always helped and gem
orally cured by eating shorts bread
and all complaints are relieved as the
general improvement in health adds to
the healing power cf nature, and thus
forwards the cure of all diseases, no
matter how long the name phyhicians
have given them, may be.
Those who have weak digestive or
gans can eat shorts bread fresh and
hot in moderate amounts and feel no
i'll results. This is a great boon to
people who, like the writer, have for
many years eaten only cold, stale
bread. j. +. BAKER.