The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-07-31

Hon. F. M. Cooper paid Wau-
chula a business visit, Tuesday.
H. c. Goldstein gave Arcadia
friends a pop-call, last Thursday.
! Little Miss Laurie Wilde en-
joyed a visit to friends in Tampa
on Thursday last.
Ivan Jordan this week takes
his sisters place as operator of
The Herald'S type-setting ma
chine.
Mrs. John r. Hurton and chill
dren motored to Tampa last week
and enjoyed visit of several
days there to relatives and
friends.
Contractors are now offered a
fine opportunity by the county
commissioners, who are advertis-
ing in this paper for bids to COM
lplete our great Charlotte Harbor
bridge.
Mrs. j. L. Chandler of Charlotte
Harbor, returned last Thursday
from a weeks visit to her hus-
band, Prof. Chandler, who is at
tending the State Normal at the
university.
E. A. Garner of Arcadia, came
down in his car, Thursday night,
and brought with him Mrs. Hoyt
Carlton and her baby, who spent
the night with the baby's grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. |. Huff
man
Punta Gorda pineapples, the
finest in the world, are bringing
$500 per crate, spot cash, f. o. b.,
and growers are unable to keep
up with their orders. At prevail
ing prices, the fruit from an acre
of pineapplos will bring $4,000
and it is worth it.
Born, in Wauchula, at $50 p.
~, Monday, July 21st inst, to Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence E. Sans, a
daughter, named Helen tTndine
The happy mother was formerly
Miss Vera Shaw, when she was a
valued and valuable helper in The
Herald office, and she is still re-
earded and loved as one of The
Herald family.
Mrs. Fl. A. Culver, writing to
ask that the adrdess of her Her
aid be changed from Eaton to
Robinson, Ills, says: "a breeze
from Charlotte Harbor bay would
be appreciated here, as it is GER
tainly good old summer time
and the weather here is torrid. |
greatly enjoy reading The Herald
and the news about friends in
Punta Gorda. Success to you"
4 Sometimes local subscriber of
The Herald fails to get his copy
of the paper which is placed in
the post office at II a. m. every
Thursday. In such case, if the
subscriber will phone the fact to
The Herald, a copy of the paper
will be forthwith put in the post
, office for him. Mistakes occur in
, all lines of business, in newspaper
J and post Offices as well as in the
t practice Of medicine and the sell.
= ing of groceries-and sometimes
, good housewife puts too much
5 salt in the soup.
R. R. McGregor, the popular
and efficient shell-fish commission.
er, has the sympathy of many
friends in Punta Gcrda and else
! where, in the loss Of his brother
who died in Kansas last week
: The Key West Citizen of Friday
says that Mr.. McGregcr received
on the previous day a telegram
announcing the sudden death OF
: his brother Charlie, at his home
] in Wakefield, Kansas. The mes
sage did not give the c~use of his
death Owing to the long dis.
tance to be Travelled, Mr. McGreg.
or did not attend the funeral. He
has the sympathy of a large circle
I of friends in the death of his
brother
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Tolar and
two children, spent the closing
days of last week here enjoying
a vacation by fishing, bathing and
!uxuriating in the sea-breezes and
the cool, delightful nights. Mr.
Tolar was once a banker-stock-
holder and cashier, but the bust
ness 50 affected his health that he
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