The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-18


FL. L. Blakely went on a business
errand to Wauchula this morning
Miss Elizabeth Mayes visited
friends at Cleveland last night.
Most of the town stores now
close at 900 p. m, new time,
when the sun is an hour high.
Manager Skies of the Southern
Utilities Co., spent yesterday here
attending to business and visiting
his family.
j. E. Skipper, banker of Avon
Park, spent Saturday and Sunday
here visiting his wife and infant
son.
Mrs. John Marion Willis and ba-
by went to Zolfo, Tuesday even
ing, to spend a few days with rela-
tives and friends, after which they
will go to Jacksonville to join Mr..
Willis, who is working in that city.
Manager Ray Payne of Hotel
Punta Gorda, accompanied by his
porter, Frank Mott, left this morn
ing In his car for Jacksonville,
whence he will go north by steam
er During the summer he will
manage a resort hotel on Block
Island, r. |.
A Clinton, Ind, daily paper
kindly lent to The Herald by ID.
I Z. johnson contains a report of a
very imposing funeral given G. 0.
Nichols, gentleman who spent a
part Of the winter here. During
the funeral, the business houses
Iof the city were closed and many
people from neighboring towns, in
addition to great throng of Gin
ton people, were present at the OBJ
Isequies. The paper, however, does
not give the cause or the date of
Mr.. Nichols death, which oc-
cured one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. wv. H. III. Doug
las, the venerable parents of our
fellow citizen, 7. P. Douglas, after
enjoying a fve-months visit to
their son here, started, yesterday
evening, on their return to their
home in Smithton, w. Va. They
were greatly pleased with Punta
Gorda and hope to return next
winter. If they do, they will have
a very cordial welcome.
Tuesday night, the board of
trade held an important meeting,
at which measures were taken to
boost the town next fall. TO this
end, the necessary committees
were appointed and arrangements
were made to secure the requisite
land and have a golf Course in
readiness for our tourist friends
when they come next winter. The
land has already been secured, and
the organization Of a golf club will
speedily follow. The board in
tends that nothing shall be left un-
done for the pleasure of those who
may wish to spend next winter
here,
Hon. J. A. Williams, State Shell
fish Commissioner, spent Tuesday
here looking after the enforcement
Of the fishing law. He called a
meeting Of fishermen and others
interested, which was held in the
soldiers rest room Tuesday even
ing, when he explained his atti-
tude on various points Of the law.
Most Of our local lawyers were
present, and they, as well as all
others present, disagreed with Mr..
Williams in his Interpretation of
the law, especially that part of it
relating to hook and line fishing, |
The law was evidently drawn by |
some jackass, fair representative
of those we usually send to the leg
islature, and the natural result is
that nobody clearly understands
it.
Elsewhere in this paper will be
found the announcement of Hon.
d. 0. Rogers of Lakeland, who is
a candidate for the state s attor-
ney. Many people in this county,
particularly at Wauchula, where
he practiced law for several years,
IRE well acquainted with him and
they know that he is lawyer of
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