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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
WILL PLAY RETURN SERIES
California Women Tennis Pinycra
Scheduled for Match In gnst
This Summer

NEW YORK, April 3.--Callforn!a
women tennis players who recently
defeated the Eastern representatives
In an intersectional series will play
return series In the naet this sum
mcr. according to information re-
ce:ved by the United States Lawn
Tennis Association. The match will
he contested about the same time as
he womcn'S national tournament
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
Totals ....3e 1c7 :
,,nna.ei for Bunting in ninth.
SSSatted for Nash in nth.

Amherst r.
". VI. l. Ioi21oI2-s
ESeIa nih"f r. Runs.s,uar,. :; Ingram. =
W. rors-Bunting. .; Stuart. !: Brisr y
cnwin:: j T,vo.oase h,s-Maynard' !:
stolen bascs-InGram. /: StuaIt J.
on on" b.I,,S SihGrlnce hits-cnmmings. i. Base
mnss Dfh 9pn n..dESEam !; sash 7 /: cassi.
dsre 4 Time. ESQ u mpirs|st;annm,' !; Gas:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
No Money to Print stntcments, s

No Money to Print SfntcmeptH u. :
wASHINGTON. April 3.-CoEErest
not having appropriated the .,ilsees.;
sary funds. publication of the;dailJ
and monthly financial statemeRts Of
the Treasury has been discontinued
Secretary Houston announcPd,,nto-
night. ,s.ss3,!cssss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
BEVERAGE BOYS TAKE
GAME FROM PARKER'S
Chrtsto-coln Champions outpIny OPP
ponents In Amateur
Practice Game.

In midseason form. the Christie Cola
team defeated DIR. Parker's c. II. A. G.
team on the c. 6. a. field yesterday
TO the tune OF 10 10 S. Both teams
played good games. The youngsters
ou;hit the old heads in more ways
than one. as will be told By the hit
and run column below:
Score by innings: Ri. L.
Christie Cola
ooo2 o41 90 II 2
c. H. a. c.
90 o 104 o s z 4
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
Tho score:
vynet.t,ttrr

isdnuolpn- Macon " y v " v ~
Summary: Runs-ifarkcr. Dodson. Ar
mold. Dunkicy. Con-. Davis, e. richardson.
Errors-T. Samas. Earned runs-Lynch-
Durkicy. Thomas. Davis. O. Richardson.
Rauscrman ts), Scott. Double plays
Thomas. Arnold and DunkleY. Davis and
4. Richardson. Base on balls-On Thomas.
2: off Davis. 3. Left on bascs-LynchburS.
s: Randolph Macon. .. Hit by pitched
balls-whalcy. Struck out-by Thomas,
:: BY Davis. IL. Passed acknowledgements.
Time OF game. l:59. Umpire. T. G. Hobbs.
Virginia
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
Score by innings:
Richmond College

summary; Runsaz,carter. Dlankenshtp.
wotbaeh. Hggssr; Gazeila, 2: Reoyes En-
base hits-wolbaeh. Bhnkenship Meyer.
nond coIlegS.,e: Lafayette. . stolen bases
=Woibach. Reeves. Cartor. ascrifcc hits
by Meyer Clones and iollaId5. Sirst basc
on error-infayotto. l. Struck out-By
or Snead. J. Passed ,balls-Blankenship.
q. Time OF gams-d:ba.N Umpiro-Goooh,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
EIGHTY-EIGHTH BIRTHDAY. :
Celebrated by Mrs. Virginia T.. Tra-
bue, 10Th Inst.

The past Sunday, 10th inst, was
the SSth birthday of Mrs. Virginia r.
Trabue, widow of the late Colonel
Isaac H. Trabue, the founder of
Punta Gorda. 1t is said that she was
the first white woman to settle here.
At any rate, she has been living here
ever since the first house was built
on the town-site and even before that.
Her lamented husband built the first
dwelling that was erected here.
On the occasion mentioned above,
many friends called at her home on
Cross street, brought flowers and
handsome presents, rendered their
congratulations and expressed the
earnest wish that she might live to
enjoy many happy returns OF her an
niversary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Progressing Satisfactorily

Work on the new residences being
built is progressing as rapidly as
builders and materials can be secur-
ed. The framing is up on the two
story addition which Mrs. Haber-
sham King is having built on her
cottage on Sullivan street, and the
siding and roof are finished on M. r.
Goulding's two-story, seven-room
dwelling on Goldstein street. Finish
ing touches are being put on the in
terror OF the large residence which is
being built for j. d. Mayes on Harvey
street. The handsome residence be-
ing built by A. Rickenback in the
eastern part of town is nearly finish
ed, and so is the two-story addition
to the Masonic lodge building. AS
soon as the carpenters working ON
these and other buildings about town
are released by the completion of
their work, other new houses will be
started.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
DeSOTO LEADS STATE
24,65O Cattle Dipped for Ticks Dur
ing One Month

Reports from the State Bureau of
Animal Industry for November show
some interesting figures with regard
TO the progress of tick eradication in
Florida. They show that during Ne
vember 49,074 cattle were dipped in
the 1904 available vats throughout
the state. The greatest number dip
ped in any one county was DeSoto,
which boasted dippings totaling 24,-
$50. DeSoto has 95 watts for dipping
purposes.
The bureau is carrying on an active
campaign in favor of cattle dipping
as the means of removing the tick
evil The reason that Florida cattle
are inferior in size, grade, and mar
ket value to those of other states is
that for generations Florida cattle
have been tick infested. Only by get
ting rid of the tick can Florida cattle
breeders hope for first class stock.
During the recent State Fair a.
Jacksonville, Pat Johnson, of Kissim
NEE, exhibited an exceptionally fine
'tl ioau Vi caves, yedlllhSS anu t"o
year olds, the offspring of range COWS
sired by pure bred bulls. The result
of Mr. Johnsons work was sufficient
TO show that Florida is a coming cat
tie country, for the cattle he exhibit
ed were some of the finest ever seen
in the state.
The eradication of the cattle fever
tick is followed by more and better
cattle on every farm and ranch,
which means more milk, butter and
beef produced at home. The State
Bureau of Animal Industry urges all
cattle raisers to bear in mind that
the tick produces disease, and to dip
that tick
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Pardons Granted.

The State Board of Pardons, at
meetings held in November and De-
cember, granted seventy-seyen par
dons. Three of these were given to
man in DeSoto county, namely;
Ell. Locklier, convicted in circuit
court, DeSoto county. May term, 19-
Is, of manslaugnter, and sentenced
to ten years in the state prison. Con-
ditional pardon granted. Frank
Green, convicted in circuit court, De-
Soto county, fall term of circuit
court, 1918, of assault to murder and
sentenced to fifteen years in the state
prison. Conditional pardon granted.
Locke Addison, convicted at the
fall term of circuit court, DeSoto
county, in 1917, for the offence of
arson, and sentenced therefor to
three years in the state prison. Full
pardon granted and applicG Mt restor-
ed to the rights of citizenship.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
DECEMBER 5, ST. NICK'S DAY
Children Of Holland and France Look
for Santa Claus Visit Early in
the Month.

ANJV1N THE strict order Of things
SSSN1 4 children should have hung
S%'TIS up their stockings for Santa
SSSINsH Claus on Dec. 5, and re-
joiced in his gifts. For 1t
was the feast of st. Nicholas, alias
Santa Claus. He has nothing what
ever to do with Christmas, and his
visit then is an Anglo-Saxon anach-
rOniSm, which came from America
fifty years ago. As their patron saint
children were taught to look to Mich
olas for care and protection. To show
the reality of his love for boys and
girls, parents related that OH his eve
he went up and down the earth re-
warding the good with presents, as he
had in his life secretly thrown purses
of gold into the rooms of poor maid
ems through the window. Children
were taught to hang up their stock
ings which parents acting as the
saints deputies filled with sweets,
apples, nuts and toys. In England the
custom was abolished with the wor-
Ship of saints at the Reformation,
and was re-establshed in the Ameri-
can gulse of Father Christmas in the
middle Of last century.
But In Holland Santa Claus makes
his visit on the right day, Dec. 5. In
stead of stockings, the Dutch children
place their shoes. with straw in them
for the donkey on which Nicholas
rides, In front of the fireplace. In
the morning good children find pres
ents there, but the shoes of the
naughty contain only birch. The
custom Is the same In France. In
southern Austria, young man. ar
rayed as st. Nicholas, In episcopal
robes. visits each house and examines
the children in their catechism. To
those who answer well the saints at
tendant angels give fruit and sweets,
while demons are admitted to terror
ize the careless. On going to bed the
children place baskets or dishes on
the window sill for his future gifts.
Catholic Germany furnishes the transit
tion between the origin of Nicholas
and modern Santa Claus. Arrayed as
Father Christmas, he visits each home
and questions the children as to their
past conduct. For the good there are
cakes and fruit. and for all a lecture.
He then asks what presents they
wohtd like the Christ-child to bring at
Christmas.-London Daily Chronicle.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
BIG MACHINERY EXHIBIT
To be Feature of the Next South
Florida Fair.

The agricultural machinery and
tractor department of the South
Florida Fair, the dates of which are
February to IL, as usual, being in
charge of Russell Kay, the energetic
advertising manager of the Florida
Grower. and entries made to date
emphasize the fact that the display
will be the finest of the kind yet seen
in Florida.
Mr.. Kay has arranged for many in
structive and thoroughly practical
demonstrations that will prove of
real benefit to farmers, fruit growers
and truck gardeners, and all kinds of
equipment from the smallest tools to
giant tractors will be shown Farm
lighting plants and water supply
systems will be in actual operation,
portable and stationary saving rigs
will be on duty and, in fact, every
form of up-to-date time, labor and
money-saying equipment can be seen,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Five Cents a Copy; $500 n Year.
CARNIVAL next WEEK
Smith Shows to Exhibit Here for
Commercial Club.

Smiths United Shows, a carnival
aggregation carrying a ferris wheel,
merry -go-round, other mechanical
amusement devices, a number of
shows of different kinds, in addition
to the usual cane racks, candy wheels
doll racks, ETC., and two bands, will
exhibit in Punta Gorda for cne week
beginning Monday, December 27th,
having made arrangements to show
under auspices of the Commercial
Club. eeg
Under the agreement entered into
between the club and the carnival,
the club is guaranteed $500 which is
enough to pay all the expenses that
will fall on the club. The CONNER
cial Club is to receive so per cent of
gross receipts from all concessions
and l5 per cent from the gross re-
ceipts' of all shows and riding devices
and it is Thought that if the weather
is good the club may net several
hundred dollars above all expenses.
The Smith shows, which are ex-
hibiting at Wauchula this week under
louSpiSCS Vi thC " DOdIu vi
Trade, are represented to be the best
class. There are no gambling de-
devices, unless the cane racks and
candy wheels may be called gamb-
ling devices, and the contract entered
into gives agents of the club power
to close any show. that may not meet
with their approval.
In making the decision to allow
the shows to come here under the
clubs auspices, the Board of Cover
nors took into consideration the fact
that in all probability the carnival
would come on it's own accord, in
which case the town would receive
but $50 license fee, whereas under
the arrangement with the club the
town will probably get several hun
dred dollars that it would not get
otherwise. p.
The carnival will be located on the
lot from which the Seminole hotel
was moved a few weeks ago, the own
ers of this lot having generously Of
fered its use to the club free of
charge.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Great Sale of Fine Hogs.

The famous Highland Oaks Farm
at Pierce in Polk county is prepar-
ing for another great sale of
thoroughbred Duroc-Jersey hogs,
which is to take place on January
3rd. This is the foremost hog farm
in Florida, if not in the whole South.
and it is doing splendid work in the
development of the stock-raising in
dustry in this state, especially = in
demonstrating the fact that Florida
offers better advantages for raising
fine hogs and cattle than any other
state. This was proved beyond all
doubt last spring, when, at a great
national hog show in Atlanta,
pedigreed boar from this farm took
the first premium and won the
championship over all the hogs ex-
hibited there. 1t is worth trip to
Pierce just to see this famous hog.
No one interested in stock-raising,
whether in Florida or in any other
state, should fail to attend the
sale on Monday, Janu-
ary 3rd. See advertisement in this
paper.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
15O ROOMS AVAILABLE
This Number Rooms Now Empty But
Won't Last Long.

1t should be generally known that
about one hundred and fifty rooms
are now available at Punta Gorda for
tourists who may be seeking accom-
modations. Two-thirds or more of
these are in Hotel Punta Gorda,
which is designed and operated on
the American plan as a strictly first
class tourist resort. The rates are
lower than those charged by East
Coast hotels of similar character.
There are four smaller, but COM
Portable hotels that have few spare
rooms each; several lodging houses
and number of nice private resi-
dences, in which rooms may be Sc
cured. The rates vary, according to
the character of the accommodations,
from $4.00 to $1,000 a week. This
is without meals. With meals, the
rates run from $500 to $4,000 a
week. AtNthese rates, all accommo-
dations are fast being taken up, and
the outlook is that, before the end
of the first week in January, there
Will rot be vacant room in town.
People intending to come here for
the season, should write at once to
Max Price, secretary of the CONNER
cial Club, and state carefully what
kind of accommodations they want
and what price they are willing to
pay.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Walter Graham Died Friday

Walter Graham, one of Florida's
most valuable citizens, died sudden
ly Of apoplexy in Chicago hotel.
last Friday. He was well known and
highly esteemed throughout this
county, where he once lived and be-
gan his career of financial success
About the year 1902, he came to this
county and for cne or more years
edited the Arcadia News. Retiring
from that position. he entered the
real estate business, in which he
prospered and soon became wealthy.
The large business which he built up,
caused his removal to Jacksonville
some twelve years ago. During
1897, he was owner and editor of the
Sumterville Times. He sold that
paper to Hon. J. c. B. Koonce, and
went to Montgomery. Ala, where, for
a time, he edited a daily newspaper.
Subsequently, he returned to Florida
and became a citizen of Arcadia, as
stated. He was about so years old.
His death is deeply lamented by a
multitude of friends throughout the,
state. His only surviving kindred
are a brother and a sister, s. NJ
Graham, editor and owner of the
Sumter County Times, and Mrs. d.
r. knight Of Bushnell for whom
general and profound sympathy Is
felt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

SSVTkl good st. Nicholas, who was
X&(SSyA saint of the fourth cen
tury of the Christian era
and was born December 6, 342, In
Lycia, Asia Minor. He was regarded
as especially the patron saint of chill
dren, young girls and sailors. The
Christmas stocking custom arose as
follows:
1t seems that st. Nicholas, who was
the archbishop of Myra, lived in the
same town with an impoverished no
bleman who because he had no por-
tions TO give his daughters, and indeed
no means with which to support them,
was about TO sell them into life of
sin. st. Nicholas, who was accus-
toned TO dispense his large fortune In
gifts Of charity, resolved to rescue the
young women. AS he approached
their house wondering how he should
proceed, the moon shone out and dis
played an open window. Instantly st.
Nicholas threw purse of gold in Mt
the window which, falling at the feet
of the father of the girls, enabled him
to portion his oldest daughter. The
second time st. Nicholas visited the
house he also was able to throw a
purse of gold through an open window,
thus providing for the portion of the
second daughter. On the third visit
the father, watching for his benefac-
tor cast himself ut the feet of the
saint and cried:
"Oh. st. Nicholas, servant of God.
why seek to hide thyself?"
The saint made the father promise
not to reveal his benefactinns. From
this habit of bestowing gifts in secret
and under the cloak of night arose the
practice of putting out shoes or stock
lngs for the younger members of the
family, so that the good saint would
be able to fill them without being spied
on. At one time 1t was the custom
for young women pupils In converts
on the even of Saint Nicholas to hang
their new silk stockings on the door
Of the apartment of the abbess. They
would also write notes calling the
attention of the good st. Nicholas
to their stockings. In the morning
when the convent pupils who had not
gone home for the holidays arose they
invariably found their stockings filed
with sweetmeats.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Died i'm Arcadia

Mrs. Minnie Rowland. age 80
years, died in hospital at Arcadia,
Sunday, and her body was brought
here and buried in Indian Spring
Cemetery, Monday afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. w. 1. Sanders. pastor of the To-
cal Baptist Church. Deceased came
here few years ago from Beaufort,
N. c., where she has many relatives
and friends. She was a devout men,
Der of the Baptist Church of that
city. One son, Garrett Rowland, and
one daughter, Mrs. Charley Gala
CHER of this place, are left to mourn
her loss. They have the sincere
sympathy of all their friends.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Car Injuries Visitor

Tourists are so plentiful and thick
on our streets that they are running
their flivvers over each other. Fri
day night, for instance, just as Mr..
Golden, an excellent gentleman from
Illinois, stepped from the street upon
the sidewalk at Cooper's hardware
corner, Mr.. Morris, another esti-
mable visitor, came by in his fiivver
and drove so close to the sidewalk
that his fender caught Mr.. Golden
by the legs and threw him face down
ward upon the concrete walk. The
victims face struck the walk Wi
such force that it was painfu n
bruised and temporarily disfigr y
He was taken to his room in ~
w. Smith apartments and
surgical attention. and he is
and around and keeping a
eye on motor vehicles. :ss:<:*...+.:,;
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
COUNCIL IS ORGANIZED
j. $. GOf Elected President of New
Town Council.

At meeting of councilmen Mon
day night, City Clerk Robinson call
ing the meeting to order, organiza-
tion of the towns Legislative body
was effected. j. S. Goff being unani-
mously chosen president and w. M.
Whitten president pro tempore for
the ensuing year.
Little business of Importance and
interest was transacted, but consider
able time was taken up with a con-
tinuation of the discussion as to what
shows should be charged for the
privilege of exhibiting here.
The petition of tourists and citi-
zens asking that the city dock be re-
tanned to it's present length was re-
ferred to the finance committee and
mayor with instructions to ascertain
the cost of work necessary to put
remainder of dock in safe condition
and the cost of landing for pole fish
ing on the new concrete bridge.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
After the grand jury of the circl

After the grand jury of the circuit
court now sitting in Arcadia had nm
fshed their work and adjourned. last
Saturday, it was discovered that one
of their members was and isunderin-
dictment by the United States court.
This made the entire work of the
jury illegal, null and void; where
upon. by order of the judge, the
grand jury was recalled to Arcadia
ON Monday morning to do their work
all over again.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
FOrtnightly Club Meets.

+" Mrs. Waltmire pleasantly enter
tanned the Fortnightly Club last
Thursday afternoon. The program
consisted of debate-"Resolved.
that the immigrant is an asset. rather
than a liability" Affirmative, Mrs
Waltmire and Mrs. Carleton; mega
tive, Mrs. Grace Davis and Mrs.
Whitten. The judges decided in ia
vor of the affirmative. The club ad-
journed to meet with Mrs. Carleton
Thursday, December 30th.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Business Houses VIII Close Saturday.

Every one should bear in mind the
fact that, as the coming Saturday is
Christmas Day, some of the business
houses of the town will be closed.
This includes the post office and the
banks. The post office, however, will
be open from till 9 a. m, and for
one hour Immediately after the ar
rival and distribution of the noon
mail. All supplies for Saturday and
Sunday should be bought tomorrow
friday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

After one of the hottest munlclpal
fights ever staged in New Smyrna the
proposed commission manager plan
charter was adopted recently by the
voters by a vote of 342 to 2OS. The
new charter had been prepared by a
charter board elected at the regular
city election and most of the city
officials fought strenuously against
it's adoption.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23
Opening Reddish Lodge.

The opening dance at Reddish
Lodge, the new dancing pavilion on
Alligator creek, will be held Friday
night, Christmas eve. Music will be
furnished by the Card sisters orches-
ira, consisting of four pieces-piano,
saxophone, violin and drums.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

That the Atlandc Coast Line Com
pany intend to complete their branch
to Immokalee is evident by the fact
that there are many cars of ties.
spikes and rails at the town of
Goodno, which is the present termi-
nus of the road
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

According to w. l.. Keoban, of the
Chemical Foundation. New York, the
American dye industry includes ap-
proximately 100 manufacturing con-
Germs with combined capital of be-
tween $4OO,OOO,OO0 and 0O.0OO,-
900 at present compared with a few
concerns having total investment of
$50, 100000 before war.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

Marion and Alachua counties led
off in showing what Florida is cap
able of producing in the pure-bred
beef cattle line, and now fernando
is doing the same thing in the matter
of importing and breeding dairy cat
tie of the finest breeds, including
Jerseys and Holsteins.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

The short courses for farmers and
farm women at the Florida Agricul-
tural College, GAINESVILLE, January 4th
to 14th, 1921, include the following:
Animal husbandry, general agricul-
ture, citrus culture, and poultry
husbandry. Write to the college for
circulars. ----
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

The cane crop OF Holmes county
was greater than estimated. Farm
ers are finding difficulty in securing
syrup containers, because of their
Understanding the crop.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-23

Olga, a village on the Caloosahat-
chez River, is contemplating the arec-
ton of community syrup mill for
the making of standardized cane
syrup. A committee has been ap-
pointed to attempt to finance the
project.