The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-06
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for s1.OO- Gourley-Logan Hardware
Co. Phone 8.
Mrs. J. w. Alderman has been ill for
several days with fever and is being
attended by DR.. l. ]. Belcher.
Messrs. w. w. Welge, A. M. Lowe
and ]. F. Greene motored to Braden-
town yesterday and transacted legal
business in that city.
Dyenza p Boyer, son of our fellow
townsman, Capt. John Boyer, writes
from Hope, Ind, sending in sub
scription to The Leader.
F. j. Zimmerman is growing spuds,
having purchased 1900 slips while in
Plant City yesterday. He is reported
to be farming seven acres of land.
Tarpon Bus Line, Tarpon Springs to
Tampa, leaves Board of Trade s a. m.
and p. M, leaves Tampa 10 a. m. and
A pm. Fare, $1.00 each way. 5-6tf
Paul A. Northrop left this afternoon
for Key West, via Tampa, where he
will join the several other Tarpon
boys who are doing service in the
naval reserve.
Mrs. George M. Hoyt, of Mason,
Mich, writes for The Leader to go to
her during the summer. She says she
wishes to keep in touch with Tarpon
through our columns.
G. NJ. De Yries, of New Port Richey,
called at The Leader office this morn
ing and says business in New Port
Richey is good, seven houses being
now in course Of erection.
Newton B. Kennedy took the A. C.
L. train last night for Philadelphia,
Pa, and other northern points, where
he will be employed. The family will
remain here for the present.
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Lawrence Hood, one Of our Tarpon
middies, who is in the coast patrol, ar
rived in the city Tuesday and is Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Hood, for ten days. His boat operates
between Miami and Key West.
]. G. Shutting, of New Port Richey,
is picking his large peach crop and
getting SO per bushel. These trees
were planted year ago in February
and some of the limbs have broken
down with their load pf fruit.
Mrs. Blaine Smith, from FIVE bushes
of adopted blackber1ies planted one
year ago, picked nearly sixty quarts.
These bushes have averaged about So
per bush, besides planting about a
third of an acre from the sprouts sent
up from the bushes.
George Econome, A. P. Beckett and
A. P. Beckett, jr., motored to Tampa
this afternoon, where Mr.. Beckett and
son took the train for Bradentown,
where Mr.. Beckett will look after bus
mess interests. They win be gone
about three days.
Hugh Decker was host last evening
to Miss Dorothy Chidester, Miss Irma
Dannenmann and Bennie Thompson at
farewell dinner for Miss Chidester,
who leaves Saturday for the North.
After splendid meal, at which Mrs.
II. B. Webster served, the young peo-
pie took an auto ride and returned to
their respective homes.
Mrs. w. E. Mann and little daugh-
ter Margaret returned yesterday af-
ternoon, after having spent more than
two weeks visiting relatives at Has
kell and 0keechobee. Master William
Mann, who accompanied his mother on
the trip, remained at Haskell and will
spend a month or more with his
grandmother, Mrs. G. E. Trask.
E. M. Backus left this morning for
Atlanta, where he will go before the
regional director of railroads and ar
range for a meeting of committee
from the west coast counties with the
director. The purpose Of the meet
ing is to bring the subject of a new
route to the west coast before the
director.--St. Petersburg Independent.
Miss Dorothy Chidester will leave
Saturday for her home at Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, after having spent the win
ter here with her mother, Mrs. F. 3.
Chidester. Miss Chichester says that
it is quite probable she will return
next winter. She has won a host Of
friends here, who hope that she will
have pleasant summer and will not
forget those she left behind.
Andrew Thompson, just east OF
Sutherland, has. an acre OF Carmen
,.ro,,oe ,,,;tb 00n lunches on the