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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT TWELFTH
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN
AND FOR DE SoTO COUNTY. IN

JUDICIAL StffSOl VI FIoi1iCN ~
AND FOR DE soTo COUNTY. IN
CHANCERY.
". w. Whitehurst VS.. George Ander-
son, l.. Z. Altman, and an parties Cam
irg interest under Charles f. Todd, de-
ceased, or otherwise.
Bill to quiet title.
To all parties claiming interest under
Charles f. Todd, deceased, or cthef-
wise, in the lands hereinafter described
You, and each of you are hereby hotl-
fled that a suit has been Instituted
against YOU in the above styled court by
the above named complainant, on me
chancery side thereof; wherein 1t IS
sought to quiet the title of complainant
to the Cast half of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 25, Township 81 South, Range
"a East. DeSoto county, Florida. =,
1t further appearing from the affidavit
of the complainant filed in sald cause
that it is his belief that there are persons
/ whose names are to compl3lnaEGu m,le
known, claiming interest under Charies
| +. Todd, deceased, or otherWise, N t!'
| said lands; and in which Bill of Com
plant relief is sought against an SUc'
This is therefore to require you anc
each of you to be and appear to me So,
! Bill of Complaint at the office or tA'
clerk of the above styled court, in Afr7'
dia, Florida, on, or before Monday th'
Bird day of November, \. D. 1919. ~
you are further notified that in dctaui
of such appearance the matters ~,
| things charged against YOU III salu OH
| will be taken as confessed.
! It is further ordered that this Order o
Publication be published for a period 0
twelve consecutive weeks next precedin'
the 3rd day of November. A. D. 1919. II
the "Punta Gorda Herald" a neWspape
of general circulation.
Witness my hand and seal at Arcadia
Florida, this 4th day of August, A D
1919.
(SeaD \. L. DURRANCE, Clerk OF
| Court
BY CLARENCE ]. CARLTON, D. c.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given, that sealed t. bids
will be received by the Clerk OF the IoM'
Council of the Town of Punta GoIda,
florida FIorida. up to 8 o'clock p m, OF the 10th
d d5y''o Of September p 1918 for srqding and
paving the roadway of Retta Esplanaatt
from Taylor street to Berry s stree
in accordance with plans ana SpeGll ~, =
now on file in the office OF Clerk Of SAID
The The Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. x,e;,
Nv order of the Town Council
+. p, ROBINSON, Clerk of the IoWn
L. L. of~Punta GOrda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX
DIED.

Notice is hereby given that Doyle E.
Carlton purchaser of Tax Certificate No.
514, dated 9th day of August 1917 has
filed said certificate in my office, and has
made application for tax deed to issue
in accordance with law. Said certificate
embraces the following described prop
ertv situated in DeSoto County. Florida
to-wit: NWll NWA Sec 49,, Twp 34S,
Range 25E, the said land being assessed
nj the date of the issuance of such GER
tidcate in the name of Unknown. I'm.
less said certificate shall be redeemed
according to law. tax decd will issue
thereon on the 18th day of october A. D
Witness my official signature and sea
this the 3rd day of September A; d; 1919
A. l.. DITRRANCE. Clerk Circui
! (Seall Court of DeSoto County, Florida
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Swinney and
two children will leave ON Sunday
for their future home in Carriers
vile. Ga. During their compare
tive short sojourn here, they won
many friends who sincerely regret
their departure, but hope they will
be happy and prosper in their new
home.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given, that sealed bids
will be received by the Clerk of the Town
council of the Town of Punta Gorda,
FLORIDA, up to s o'clock D m. of the 10th
dav of September 1919. for grading and
n9ying the roadway of Durrance street
from Marian avenue to Retta. Esplanade
in accordance with plans and speclhcaa +,
now on file in the office of Clerk of said
The Council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Rv order of the Town Council.
q. ROBINSON, Clerk of the Towr
of Punta G0rGa
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

j. S. Wilson, who was amongst
the boys from here who served IN
the world war, wants all those OF
this section and neighboring com
munities who fought cover there
to get together for a big celebra-
ton on November 18th, the ami
versary of the signing of the ar
mistice. His idea of meeting IN
Punta Gorda and having parade
is a good one, on which he may
have something further to say
later.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Mrs. NJ. A. Rich Of Cleveland,
returned last week from pleas
ant visit of ten days to her for
n1cr home at Accoquan, Va. She
brought her niece, Miss Edna
Selectman, who, on Monday morn
ing, entered and became a pupil
Of the Punta Gorda high school.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL


Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day of October 1919 | viii apply to Judge
Walden, County Judge of GDeSoto County
Florida for an order to sell at private
sale the undivided interest of Julia p.
Aikenhead widow of James NJ. Ailzenhead
deceased, in the South East quarter OF
the south west quarter in Section Q2)
in township 41) range (22).
This the 3Oth day of August 1919.
Grace D. Aikenhead, Committee tcr
! Julia p Aikenhead
j. II. Hancock, Attorney for Grace d
! Aikenhead.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Twenty thousand Negro Bap-
lists in Texas have passed resolu-
tons asking the people Of the
north to keep hands off the race
question and letting the people of
the south, black and white, solve
their own problems. Who said
the black man hasn't any sense?-
Arcadia Enterprise.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

While Jacksonville and ITALIA
hassee are fighting on political
deals, the people of South Florida
are talking real estate deals, the
latest thing being q 100000
transfer in Everglades realty and
a 100000 deal in orange groves
in Polk county.-Palatkag Times
Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Times Union :--GroVer CleNe-
land sent United States troops to
Chicago when strikers delayed
United States mail trains, but no,
body appears to have worried
when strikers stopped trains at
Los Angeles, loaded with supplies
and ammunition bound for the
troops on the border.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

L. T. Farmer, an accomplished
gentleman of Frankfort, Ky, was
installed on Monday morning as
cashier of the First National
Bank, succeeding j, T. Swinney,
resigned. He is blessed with a
wife and one little daughter, who
will join him here as soon as a
suitable dwelling can be secured
for them.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

On Oct. 1st prox., A. G. Cald-
well will move his meat market
into the vacant store room in the
Sandlin and Newman block. The
room is such large one that we
infer that Mr.. Caldwell will make
some profitable use of the surplus
space therein.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

yellow complexion, pimples and dis
figuring blemishes on the face or body
can be gotten rid of by doctoring the
liver which is torpid. HERBINE is q
powerful liver correctant. 1t purifes the
system, stimulates the vital organs and
puts the body in fine vigorous condition.
Price zoe. Sold by All Dealers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

Arcadia News = The News is
never going to favor any move
ment that would put MA .
Ruhl's White Way, George Goods
by's Advocate and dad" Jor-
dan s Herald in a county separat-
ed from Arcadia.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

WEDDING INVITATICNs-If you are
roIne to get married. Net us talk with you ts
about the invitations or announcements Caa th
n,iIl comnare fayorably with the most e&
pensive engraved ones and they VIII ho'
cost near so much-T1E HERALD
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

r. B. Singletary, who, two
weeks ago went to Rita to trap
'coons and plant truck, returned
this week and said money is grow
ing on trees down there.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
IN JUSTICE COURT, 9TH JUSTICE
DISTRICT. DE SOTO COUNTY, FLA.

DISTRICT, DE SOTO COUNTY, Fla.
Town of Punta Gorda, a municipal
corporation VS.. a. Symonette.
Enforcement OF tax lein
To the defendant and all persons in
tcrested
Take notice that a suit has been insti-
tuted against you to enforce q tax lein
against all Of Block los less lots 9-13-14
and Is in said Eioek in the Tswn of Pun
tn Gorda. Fla, for the taxes due for the
years 1915, 1916. 1917 and 1918 and you
are required to appear in said cause at
the office of said court in the Town of
Punta Gorda, Fla, on the rule day in
October 1919, the same being the 9th day
Of said month or Judgment will be given
against you by default and your property
sold to pay said taxes and all cost
Given under my hand and seal on this
the 25th day of August 1919.
$. F. j. TRABUE, Justice of Peace.
(SeaD
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

FOR sALE-Thu to1owIns cards Ran t"'
sale at this Office House for Rent ,
s41e for Sale, FURNISHED Rooms FOR TO
Ren 0TSe " 70 Rooms for Ren to-
Rooms and Board, "Anto on tPree for for
Hire. Price 10 cents each che, or th n or iT
% cents. Call at THE HERALD 51td
EICEN
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
THE FLORIDA TIMEs-U UNION

wants a responsible travelling represen-
tative for subscription and advertising
departments In this county and adjoining
terrltory..-.Ali or part time required
Salary or commission Give full partlc-
uars as to territory you can cover, ex-
perience and reference.
Address THE FLORIDA TIMES UNION
Jacksonville, Fla. 36-2t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

FOR sAI,E-Eight acres of fine truck
n 9 land, partly cleared; two-st9ry pack *,
ing ing house and about 500 good pln Try
POSTS with shed. Titles perfecIg,: 70. A4e
dress NICK .RENSES, SCI W., FayetS9Ge
Street, Baltimore, Maryland %
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
CLASSIFIED

B. Advertisements inserted under I'M,
head for cents per me each ihS0i '10'''
SIX words counting a line.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

FOR RENTAL eight-acre truck farm arm
W. :" 81 lie % COLCLASURE, Aeline, Fla
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
FOR SALE

FOR SALE. World Beater peppei
,fants. Florida High Bush egg plants
q M HARDEE. Wauchula, Fla 36-4t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18

FOR SALE-On account OF suck IC,,tl
Thos Sheridan wishes 10 sen MS 'I0l'(
place in Layilla. bltt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-18
MISCELLANEO

VISITING RDS-Visiting caros
orintrd from appropriate type faces I'm In
ON or vellum finish. rs for SOC, b6 tor 'oc'
100 for 81. 90. THE HERALD
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ment, gave 1t to the University. The record, there is every reason to be- Heve is the record of the dimensions of the first of the giant trees to be seen by a white man, Prof. Donald Bruce points out in the American Forestry Magazine. The discovery of the species was made by hunter in 1852. The age of the tree is far below the figures quoted as rule fop>sequoias of this size.
 Trees Reach Great Height
 This glory of the Coast Range" reaches some remarkable sizes. Trees from ten to fifteen feet in diameter are not uncommon. Some of them reach a height of SOC feet. The Sequoia sempeEvirens. as the experts call it, is surpassed in size only by it's near rel ative, Sequoia gigantea or Bigtree of the Sierra Nevada. Opinions differ on this point. The gigantea attains greater gfrth and is heavier and is per haps more beautiful. These two fam lilies are all known to exist in the world. The greatest size of the Big tree is 300 to 330 feet in height and a diameter, ten feet above the base, of about 30 feet. Particularly large ex- amples of the Redwood are 325 to $50 feet in height and Is to 20 feet in di- ameter ten feet above the base. Up to the time they are several hundred years old. Bigtrees in the open have branches the entire length of the trunk. The slender branches droop then curve upward at the tip in pret- ty fashion. This makes a pyramid of dense foliage. As age approaches, however, the trunks have no branches for 80 to 125 feet up. The Bigtree fights off fungus and insect enemies as perhaps no other tree is able to do. It is very we'll able to resist fire too. It is known that they are oft times struck by lightning at the top, but the Big tree seems to have the power to over come these things.
 Table For 25 From Single Slab The Bigtree has been planted in Europe and does well. There are healthy specimens of the tree in New York and Pennsylvania. The Redwood has no enemies, it would seem. except forest fires The Redwood contains much tannin and resists decay to re-
 markable degree. This is the reason that it is so much sought for interior decorating. In the American Museum of Natural History there is a c1rrulaf
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women could not imagine the possibil- ity of successful washday if they were not able to avail themselves of the abundant water supply of some fountain; and so it often happens that one can enjoy the most picturesque and animated scenes at the foot of one of those fascinating. silent fountain statues.
 These fo1ntain figures, which are mainly embIens of the various trade corporations or guilds. are the most precious reminders of Renaissance art in Berne, and. as they have in re- cent years been restored in their orig inal gay colors, their unique beauty can again be seen to full advantage.
 Bagpiper Fountain
 On our stroll through the Spital- gasse, we receive. first of all. the comical Bagpiper Fountain-put up by the fraternity of this joyous pro- fession, which also included the wan dering musicians. The statue repre- sents a handsome young man blowing the ancient instrument of his guild; monkey behind his back seconds him in his performance, and a goose at his feet plays the attentive listener. His garb is typical of the unconcerned life of wandering minstrels. His shoes permit of an ample display of the toes. and the only bright feature of His
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States. This year we found right upon this beautiful State road that the 1um- bermen had been up at least three miles more, and that there were as many as ten tie camps and two saw mills one north of Dyerville and one south. They were cutting these trees square up to the roots and cutting the road all to pieces drawing out the ma terial. No battlefield could look worse."
 Save The Trees
 In order to save some of these won derful trees MT. Aver is advocating the purchase by the State of strips of land along the roads so that not only Californians but all the people of the country will have these trees preserved for them. The Eel River is in the center of much of the Redwood coun- try and at Philipsville there is a fine grove which the new State road passes On the west side of the south branch of the Eel River for distance of nearly five miles and up valley from Dyerville stretches one of the most wonderful park sites, thicklys studded with Redwoods, which are giants. An other drive starts through Grants Pass to Crescent City and from there
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slice of a Sequoia gigantea sixteen feet in diameter and if used for a table top 25 persons could be seated around it with ease. At the heart of the tree a series of rings continuing outward to the bark indicates the centuries during which the tree was growing. The rings are plainly seen but so crowded the eye cannot count them. It is figured this tree began growing in the year $50, A. D.
 Stage Coach Tree
 These trees are considered one of the sights worth seeing on the North American continent. The old familiar picture of the stage coach driving through one of them has found it's way into millions of households in the last fifty years. The suggestion that California buy strips of land on which these trees grow would indeed make wonderful Roads of Remembrance" " which is the slogan of the American Forestry Association of Washington for beautifying the thousands of miles of motor highways in the United States. Fall tree planting Is underway in this country on a scale never before attempted as a result of this call to plant memorial trees in honor of the men who offered their lives to their country. The people have in mind the lines of Joyce Kilmer, the poet. who gave his life to France, when he said: Poems are made by fools like me- but only God can make tree. They see in the living. growing tree fine tribute that any individual can erect, In the meantime, from out of the ages, comes the call of the Red- woods
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on are some very fine trees. At Dyer vile drive reaches to the Bull Creek district, where are some of the finest Redwoods. Between Fort Bragg and Ukiah via Orr Springs you reach the famous Montgomery Grove.
 How Age Is Measured
 These links with an age that has gone should certainly be preserved. Think of a living thing that is more than tho1sand years old! There is in the University of California a tree stem analysis. Measurements of a big sequoia. in Calaveras county. showed a diameter of 26 feet six inches. Its age at thes stump point was 1,245 yearsi The record is un- usual. It was made in 1865 and it Is a long narrow roll of paper nine inches wide and 14 feet long on which is a pencil center line along which the po- sftion of each annual ring is marked by an linked cross line with every tenth line somewhat longer. The only figures appearing are the serial num- bers of the decades entered for quick Identification. The preparation of such record must have involved a great mount of labor. The late Prof. E. w. Hilgard. who owned the docu-
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Capital of Switzerland, a City of Fountains - Many
 OfThem Dating Centuries

Copyright, 1919, The International Syndicate M ERNE, the capital of Switzerland MA occupying a truly ideal situation # k on a rocky peninsular formed by <AS the river Aar, in full view of the snow-crowned glistening chain of the Bernese Oberland Alps, proves con stant delight, to all lovers of we'll preserved mediaevaI architecture. It is city of cosy arcades. ancient gates and towers, and notably of handsome fountain statues.
 These fountains are the special pride of the Bernese and a particular object of admiration on the part of all visitors. The constant merry babb- ling of a spring brings life into the greatest solitude and the sweet monot- ony of the flowing water seems to soften any harsh and irritating noises caused by the everyday traffic. In biblical times already we find the foun- tains mentioned as a meeting place and while they are not used to the same extent in these modern days, yet we perceive that they are ire quently patronized. Horses and cattle are watered here and the children take a particular delight in making a fountain the centre of their play ground. Yea. some old-fashioned
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How Uncle Sam Prevents Waste
RECORD OF MINTS IN SAVING
 NINETY-THREE CENTS LOST LAST YEAR

into a trough, as so much mud. which Is smelted to recover any gold that may be left in 1t.
 The hints, in the-saving of this gold which would otherwise be lost, are using on a small scale a somewhat similar process to that inaugurated by the Treasury Department to retain from waste the savings of the individ- uals of the country. Instead of mer- curry to pick up and amaIgamate the gold particles, the Treasury Depart ment is using the Government Savings Securities, such as Thrift and War Savings Stamps and Savings Certifi- cates. But, whereas, the recovery of values in the hints is small, the Treas ury Department process has reclaim ed billions for the nation.
 To serve as binder" in the manu- factUre of crucibles, a special kind of clay is required This clay was for merly imported, some of it coming from as far away as Cey1on and dur ing the war. for lack of it, owing to interruption of commerce, the hints found themselves in difficulties. But the necessity led the Government to search for a suitable clay in the United States. and plentiful deposits of just the right material were found, render ing us for the future independent of foreign sources of supply.
 The furnaces used for melting gold at the hints are lined with frebrick which eventually are ground to pow der and subjected to the same treat ment as the discarded crucibles. For. incidentally to the melting of the vel
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Gigantic Redwoods of the
 Pacific Coast In Danger of : Extinction-Can They Be
 Saved

Copyright, 1919, The International Syndicate. Gw ROM down the ages comes the
 HH call of the Redwoods. Since man
 VI hunted his food the Redwoods
 % have watched him; watched him till the fields; watched him follow the wagon trails; watched him make canoes; watched him lay the rails that brought him nearer; watched him make the autos that brought him still nearer; watched him make the aero plane that watches for the forest fire. And now man has reached out for the Redwood that has watched the march of progress come nearer and nearer. To all men the Redwoods now call to be saved. Will that call be heard and, heard, answered? Edward E. Aver. who has travelled all through the Red wood country in California, has this co say in regard to the conditions in the Redwood country:
 "A year ago last May this road (Scotia to Philipsvi1le). was one of the most beautiful drives in the world -at least one Of the most beautiful we had ever seen in automobiling over 250.ooo and visiting more than forty foreign countries and all of our own
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trying on the pot, which must expand and is liable to crack. It may endure three melts or ten melts. but soon it is bound to show signs of disinteg- ration. To melt gold in a cracked crucible would never do, and so, when a flaw appears, the receptacle is re- jected.
 It is then broken to pieces and ground to powder in a mill. The pow der Is mixed with water and run over a plate that has been coated with mer- cury and the latter, having an affinity for gold. takes up any particles of the yellow stuff that may be mixed with the powder. To separate the gold from the mercury is easy.
 This. however. is not all. The refuse of the powder is incidentally washed
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low metal, some of it passes off in the form of vapor.
 Every time furnace is cleared out enough gold is recovered to pay for several cards full of War Savings Stamps. When a crucible is ground to powder there is expectation of get ting the worth of a number of Thrift Stamps out of it's material
 Even the sweepings of the floors of rooms where gold is handled are care fully saved and dumped into a melting pot, the dust and other debris being thereby burned away, while the metal remains at the sttom of the crucible. It is no uncommon thing for the Phil adelphia mint to recover S25. 900 from sweepings in the course of a year.
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