The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-04-24

w. L. Koon spent Monday il
Fo~t Myers attending to business
\ Hon. James Mckinney went t,
Sarasota, Tuesday evening, /,
fecreate for a few days.
Cash or credit buys meats ano
groceries at H. w. Smiths AL
goods promptly delivered. lot
Geo. W. Gatewood went to For
ogden, Tuesday evening, to lool
latter business matters for a few
days.
DIR. Davis, the well known op
tometrist, will be here again soon
to test eyes and fit glasses. Watch
this ad. for his date.-14-5t.
Mrs. A. j. Kinsel and daughter
little Miss Anna, accompanied by
little Miss Virginia Matherson
made a short visit to Arcadia
Tuesday evening.
f. l.. Lighthall and family NOV
ed last week from Solana to Mrs
Meadows cottage on West Mar
ian avenue, which was formerly
occupied by B. M. Wade:
Mrs. ID. j. Hobbs and baby
after enjoying visit here to the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs E.
Keen, returned to Lakeland, Fri
day.
Tony Ruden, of the Willow
Pens, is here with his team break
ing eight acres for Col. Chas. A.
Waltmire, who will put in. peppers
next season.
Miss Undine JORDAN, machine
operator of The Herald, went to
Tampa last week, to aid in nur-
sing her brother, DR.. j. w. Jor-
dan, and his wife, who are suffer
ing from a persistent attack of
rheumatism.
The Plaza Theatre was unable
to get films last week until Fri
day night. There is hitch in
the film companies, as Fort Myers
and Arcadia, also, had difficulty
in securing films. This was quite
a disappointment to movie
fans.
A temporary change in machine
operators, whereby a very rapid
one is succeeded by one not SO
fast, reduces the amount of read
ing matter in this week s Herald.
The former, who Is as fast as any
machine type-setter in Florida, is
taking a much-needed rest,
Mrs. Sophia Jermain, who has
been in Tampa ON a protracted
visit to her son, Robert Ochiltree,
and her daughter, Mrs. j. w. Jor-
dan, came home Saturday night
and is occupying her cottage in
Solana. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Will Lea and little daughter,
who will be her guests for a week |
or two.
Sarasota Times, April 17:-
Ivan p. Jordan left last week to
return to Punta Gorda, where his
father, A. P. Jordan, needed his |
services on the Punta Gorda Her.
aid. Ivan had been with The
Times office one month and it was
with regret by all on the force
that home duties claimed his first
attention and made his leaving
necessity.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. o. Clark, of
Towanda, Pa, who are sojourning
at Gasparilla Inn, Boca Grande,
came down in their car from Ar
,adia, Monday morning, and en-
joyed a few hours here mingling
with their many friends. Mr.
Clark said that only two things
ire needed to make Punta Gorda
he best resort on the West Coast:
first, modern hotel facilities, and, |,
econd, a golf course. 1t is hoped
hat these will soon be secured. i
Grounds for the golf course were
'btained last year, and the owners
# Hotel Punta Gorda are expect
ID to install all modern convent
noes before the beginning Of
leXt season.
The job department of The Her
Id was engaged last week, and is /
till so engaged, in doing some
# the most difficult job printing
ver offered to a village office. 1t ,
proved equal to every demand ex- {
'ept one, and that was an order "
or two thousand large blanks
ruled in blue and red on
10Th sides Not having any F,