The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-09
VALPARAISO

Valparaiso, Jan. 7.-vaIpara1so, ..The
! Wonder City of the South" has gone
| over the top and has a place on the
/ map. 1t is surprising to note the ad-
vancement made in so short a time In
/ september there were but two bunga-
lows Now there is a hotel, administra-
| ton building, an up to date grocery
store. many bungalow homes. and nov
city. candy and tobacco store under con-
struction. Many miles Of hard sur
| faced streets are being made, as wei
as cement walks.
A ferry boat is running on schedule
| tilne across the bayou, every thirty
minutes.
Ernest Trainer. who has had seventeen
! years experience as a grocer in Rock-
ford. III, has opened a first class gro
Gerry store and carries fresh fruits. Yege-
tables and meats. as well as a large and
well selected stock of groceries. BY
kept store. he is building UP large
trade. The candy, tobacco and notion
stcre is doing a nice business in the adj
mintstration building while waiting for
The store building to be completed across
The street
The Misses Carter and Cunningham
are snugiy housed in their comfy
shack while waiting for their home On
Eayshore Drive 10 be completed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lewis spent
Thursday and Friday in Pensacola
C. A. Perrine, brother OF J. y. Perrine
IS a late arrival from South Dakota
and reports the weather there as 50 be-
low zero with plenty of ice and snow.
The New Years party held in the
Bay Shore hotel was greatly enjoved
by all; the young men from Camp Wal
ton enjoyed the affair.
William Dine and ]. S. Whitcomb ar
rived from Friend Nebraska on Friday.
Mr. Whitcomb is a veterinary surgeon
and owns a hospital at that place.
He owns a ten acre cane unit and says
ne wants TO live here and be booster
A bakery from Chicago IS about 70
locate here. II is understood that lot
has already been arranged Tor and the
business viii soon be in operation
The large residence on Edge-ave-.
owned by Henry Converse. VIII soon be
completed When Mr.. Converse left Eau
Claire, Wis, about six weeks ago, his
health was so poor that he was Obliged
20 stop over in pensacola ior Ten GAYS
10 racuperate Now he claims his health
was never better, and has recently added
improvements to his home He was
interested in the cane farm before COM
ing here and has recently bought sew
eral more acres. Both he and Mrs Con-
verse are very much interested IN the
DEVELOPMENT of their home and are ae-
lively engaged IN CtSaElA6 A'A~*A-s---s7
the finest variety Of fruit and flowers
on their holdings here.
II J. Austin, wife and three daughters.
from Richland Center WIS, arrived on
Friday. They own one ten arce unit
and since their arrival. have purchased
more units Mr.. Austin says that he IS
here to stay and he Is hustler
V. c. Severance OF Pensacola, has been
here for the past three weeks arranging
70 erect an Ice plant. together with
boats. we understand that about one
half of the capital required has been
arranged for and that business will be
wen under way in a short time The en-
terprise viii be made up of local capital
Rs we'll a. from the north Boats from
the smallest mullet fishing to the Iarg-
ast snapper will be employed by this
company with bee Equarters at Val
paraiso-