The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-02-23
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New Port Richey, FEB. 22.-Mrs. M.
G. Anderson and daughter Maxine ar
rived this week to spend the season
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. jain
at their japanese villa, hippo Nook,
ON the river. Mrs. Anderson is the
wife of the famous moving picture
actor better known as Broncho Billy,
pioneer in the inanimate drama. Later
the Jahns will augment their house
party with Miss Craig famous
screen artist who has hunted wild
game in Africa and India, and M. anc
Mrs. Dibert, he the manager Of the
Grand Opera company of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Provost and
son of Hackensack, N. j., arrived by
auto Tuesday after terrible drive
through ice, snow and slush. They
have taken up their residence at their
new home across the river and have
come to remain permanently. Mr..
Provost is retired automobile man
and while incidentally cultivating his
twenty acres he will enjoy his time
m fishing and hunting.
AT a meeting with TIE state high
way commissioners at Brooksville last
Friday the highway through New Port
Richey was designated as state and
federal aid road and the first work tc
be done will be to improve the Smile
stretch north of Aripeka and leading
10 Brooksville which has been the
nightmare to autoists.
ID. o. Koon, of Lightfoot, Va, who
recently purchased 80 acres here, re-
ceived by express Saturday 100 white
leghorn chickens, registered calf
and a Shetland pony, and the rest Of
his breeding sstseee II viii come by
freight later.
Miss Charity Coe has left for Chi
cago where she will be private secre,
tary to the president of the Iindustria
Securities company. Miss Coe in the
past three years has held responsible
positions with the Port Richey Co. and
The Burns at Sarasota.
The boom that struck New Port
Richey the first of December is still
going its merry pace. Among those
who acquired property in this place
the past six days are: G. E. Yeaton
Massachusetts, lot; H. S. Rothers
New York, 80 acres for stock farm;
Mrs. J. D. Petit, Ohio, ten acres or
Lake Worrell and a river lot on Dixie
highway; O. ]. Signor, Ohio, 20 acres
and two town lots; Frank Lynde, New
York, town lot; C. ]. Phelps, Okla
hpma, lot; Mrs. E. Newport, Washing
Ton, D. Co.. entire city block; Eugene
Rouse, Arizona, farm on Lake Wor-
rell; K. McInnis, Iowa, 5 acres; E. w
Haley, Florida, lot; W. L. Brown
Ohio; two lots; Eli Corson, New Jer-
sey, 40 acres. From ten to twenty
prospectors are in town daily.
C. M. Feilback, former city treasur-
er of Toledo, o., and son, of Louis
town, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Ricolai, of Buffalo, were here Monday
looking over New Port Richey and
later will return to invest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew ]. Hansell
of Atlanta, visited New Port Richey
Monday to investigate the town for
Chas. A. Freyer, of Marietta, Ca,
owner of the Freyer block, who is
seeking investment here.
G. Stanley Heft, of Stamford, Conn,
A. E. Eldridge, of Demopelis, Ala;
Henry 7. Bradley, of Tampa; M. A.
Kammm and Fred Hartz, of Bay City,
Mich, were among other prospectors
in this place this week.
Mrs. J. w. Leach of this place and
guest, Mrs. Carrie Williamson, of Ash
land, Pa, visited with Mr.. and Mrs.
7. Fl. Miller at Tarpon springs this
week.
Messrs. Craig and Noblit of Tarpon
Springs, who were hunting on Moon
lake this week brought down two fine
turkeys and some small game.
Some Fishing Party.
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