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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
GOING AHEAD
With myers
SHORT ROUTE
Seems that in Spite of Difficulties
Road VIII Soon be Built.

According to information brought
to Punta Gorda from Fort Myers by
trustworthy citizens of that place, a
company has been organized, with
$4,000 capital. to operate ferry
across the Caloosahatchee river when
the short route road between Punta
Gorda and Fort Myers is opened.
The same men brought the infor-
nation that as soon as the petiticp
for the creation of a special road dis
trict on this side of the Caloosahat-
.chee has passed through the neces-
sary commissioners red tape" an
election will be called to Heat. a bond
issue, the proceeds of which viii be
used for the construction of the short
road from the river to the county
line. 1t is said that a straw vote
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

limits: McCann street through bloch
IL; Chasteen street from Retta Els
planade to Virginia avenue; Virginia
avenue from Chasteen street to Kine
street; Virginia avenue from allie,
cast of King street to limits; McGre
Sor street from Retta Esplanade tc
! to Virginia avenue: McLane street
ThrouSh block nine; Gill street from
Retta Esplanade to Charlotte avenue;
Charlotte avenue from Gill street to
Booth street; Durrance street from
Retta Espfanade to Virginia avenue;
Harvey street from Retta Esplanade
to Charlotte avenue; Goldstein street
fl lom Marian avenue to Charlotte
avenue; Cross street from Retta Es-
planade to railroad Sullivan street
from Retta Esplanade to railroad !;
Goff street through block 80; King
street from Retta Esplanade to Char
lotte- avenue; Nesbit street from Ret
ia Esplanade to Helen street; X
street through blocks three, thirty
five, forty-one and sixty-six; Wood
street from Retta Esplanade to Helen
street; Y street through block thirty
six; z street through blocks forty,
thirty-nine, thirty-eight, thirty-seven
Iand thirty-six; Cochran street from
Retta Esplanade to railroad; Milus
street from Retta Esplanade to rail-
road; Mary street from Retta Espla-
made to railroad; Booth street from
Retta Esplanadew to Charlotte aven-
ue."
The above streets and sections
total l3O and one-half blocks, 81 1892
Feet, or IL and six-tenths miles. :.
1t is understood that It is not the
intention of the council to immed-
lately improve all of the streets
named above. The question as to
which streets should be improved and
must be improved Immediately will
be decided by conference later.
The resolution passed instructs the
mayor and street committee to secure
estimates on four classes of improve
ments, as follows:
First class: Cement curbs, (either
shoulders, or combination curb and,
gutter) with paving sheet asphalt,
asphalt blocks of grouted brick.
Second class: Curb the same as for
class one; pavement to be of mari or
shell.
Third class: Concrete shoulder
curbs; roadway between curbs grad
ed.
Fourth class: Roadway and gut
ters graded.
The estimates are to include storm
sewers and necessary inlets or catch
basins to afford drainage for surface
water from distance not exceeding
one block, carried along street gut
ters having 4 minimum fall of OIL
per cent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
COUNCIL TAKES FIRST STEP
TOWARD Paving OF STREETS:
BOND ISSUE IS SUGGESTED
Council
Storm Sewers

The first definite action by the
Town Council looking to the improve
ment of Punta Gorda's streets was
taken when the council met Monday
night and by resolution authorized
the mayor and street committee tC
secure estimates of the cost of i'm.
proving about II miles of streets.
The resolution authorizing the
mayor and street committee to pro-
ceed to secure estimates was passed
after the report of the street COM
mittee had been filed and read. The
committees report, in part, follows !:
Your committee on streets and
sidewalks, believing that the continu-
ed growth of the city imperatively de-
mands that our streets be drained
and improved to greater extent
| than is possible without an issue of
bonds to meet the towns portion of
the cost of such work, and that the
qualified electors of the town will
endorse an issue of Bonds for that
purpose, herewith submits a tenta-
tive form of resolution for your con-
Isideration, which if adopted will fur
Eish the necessary data upon which
to base a call for an election to au-
thorize such bond issue.
I'VE recommend that the city bear
the following proportion of the cost of
such improvements, to wit:
For street improvements, one
third park frontage taxed to city
same as abutting property.
storm sewers, one-half; balance
taxed to property benefited.
For opening tide creek as pro-
vided in said resolution, the entire
cost"
The above report was signed by H.
c. Goldstein and w. M. Whitten, the
street committee.
The following resolution was offer
ed and unanimously carried:
Whereas, it is the opinion of
this council that the drainage and
improvement of our streets is abso-
lutely necessary, to such an extent
that the city's portion of the cost
cannot be met except by an issue of
bonds, and,
Whereas, in order to determine
the character, extent and cost of
such work which is advisable.to un-
dertake at once, it is necessary that
an estimate be had of the cost of
such drainage and improvements to
the several streets of the town, now
be it
Resolved. that the mayor and
street committee be authorized to
secure estimates of cost of improving
the following streets, to wit:
"Retta Esplanade to Olympia
avenue; Olympia avenue from Pit
man street to Adrienne street; Ad-
rienne street from Marian avenue to
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON
TUESDAY,, e
Town Officers and Charter Board to
be Elected Tuesday.

The Punta Gorda town election
will be held Tuesday, November 23rd,
and the registration of new voters in
dicates that heavy vote will be
cast. Three hundred and twenty
six names were added to the registra-
tion list, bringing the total registra-
tion to about 700. 1t is expected
that about half of the number regis
tered will vote.
A mayor, marshal. three council
men, five members of charter board,
a treasurer, a clerk-collector-asses-
sor, are to be elected. There will be
no contests except in the race for
marshal, and with three councilmen
to be elected there are four candi-
dates. OF the nine candidates nom
mated for membership on the charter
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
Y. Nj. c. A. Offering Valuable Schol-
arships to Ex-Seryice Men.

Splendid opportunities for free
educational advantages .~have been
given ex-service men by the Y. M. C.
A. since January" is the announce
ment made by the state Office of that
organization, recently. The National
War Work Council appropriated three
million dollars of the funds raised
for educational work overseas, but
. which could not be used because of
rehabilitation, for free scholarship
to the men at home. Nearly $50 ex-
soldiers, sailors and marines of Flor
ida have already been assisted by
scholarships totaling $28,375.S2.
Scholarships were not limited to
Florida schools but were given to
Florida men who are in schools
scattered all over the South, North
and East. To those who cannot
leave home and desire to improve
themselves educationally, exception
ally strong correspondence courses
are being given, covering main sub
jects.
Any soldier, sailor or marine who
has an honorable discharge is eligible
to apply for free scholarship. Cata-
logues, application blanks and infor-
nation are obtainable from the Flori-
da State Y. M. c. A., Jacksonville.
Only small balance of Florida's
fund is unassigned.
The committee on scholarships for
DeSoto county is as follows: Harry
Retter, Carl F. Hams, Gerald w.
Farr, of Wauchula; Claude c. Jones,
A. E. Bennett, VIC. Appling, of Ar
cadia.
Scholarships have been granted to
the following men in this county:
Durrance, Frederick R., of Area
dia; Hayden, Jesse p, of Arcadia;
Hall, Ord, of Wauchula; Carlton, It.
Hoyt, of Wauchula; Ratcliff, Louis
A., of Bowling Green; Yeomans,
VIM. L., of Bowling Green; Ratcliff,
Clyde L., of Bowling Green; Albeit,
Chas. E., of Fort Green Springs;
Driggers, Roy L., of Fort Green
Springs; Reynolds, Jno. N, of Npca-
tee; Martin, Chas. W., of Fort
Ogden.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

the committee of ladies for a com
munity sing had planned to give the
Sing in front of the Plaza Theatre.
Mr.. Goli5tein kindly offered to give
the services of his orchestra, and II
delay the opening of his picture show
until after the program at night; but
a drizzling rain prevailed most of the
day, and the dinner was spread on
tables in Hewitt's garage, which Mr..
and Mrs. N. c. Hewitt generously
offered for the purpose. A more
suitable place could not have been
'ound, for its immense space could
have accommodated a much larger
crowd.
Owing TO a misunderstanding the
place for the community sing was
and, as it was not generally
where it would be, there
was some confusion. However, the
sing came off at the ga
rage and the program was rendered
in a most pleasing manner and was
enjoyed by large crowd.
The talk on patriotism by DR..
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
Regular Josh Billings Weather

Friends abroad wishing to know
what kind of weather has been pre-
vailing here of late, can get a reason
ably correct idea of it by reading the
Farmers Almanax," which Josh
Billings prepared and published half
a century ago. Up to Thursday of
last week, the weather was of the
Florida ideal kind, simply glorious;
but, on that day, Jupiter Pluvius
sent a deluge upon the whole state
and the following three days were
cloudy, DARK and dismal, with occa-
sional showers. Rain fell nearly all
of Monday and until 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning, when chilly blast
set in from the northwest and, by
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

That the silk worm which has been
in operation in New Augustine for
tie past several years under the di-
rection of DR., Thomas de Pamphlets,
has proven a success and will soon be
greatly extended is evidenced from
the fact that DR.. de Pamphlets has
entered into a contract for the pur-
chase of large tract of land located
in Section "a, Township Z south
of Range 29 east, containing forty
acres.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18


nightfall, made it pleasant to sit by
"a fire. Yesterday morning the TEN
perature was down to 81 degrees
Fab. The sun resumed its functions
and the skies became bright and are
continuing bright today, but it is
rather chilly and is likely to remain
so for a day or two longer. The
weather fooled the mango trees and
caused them to bloom, which is the
first time in the memory of this pa
per that mango trees have bloomed
at this season.
The rains of the past week, while
they lasted, put a stop to building
and trucking operations and the ship
ping of fruit.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

One of the most enthusiastic agri-
cultural meetings ever held in Pasco
county was probably that of the
Pasco County Farm Bureau at Blan-
ton. With some 200 people in at
tendance from fifteen different organ
izations in Pasco county, afTiliation
with the county farm bureau, the
meeting can be judged as none other
than a great success.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Principal among the features of
the forthcoming South Florida Fair,
the dates of which are February 8
to IL, will be the varied exhibits in
the woman's department which will
be again under the able supervision
of Mrs. G.. B. Reynolds.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Three hundred children, inmates
of local orphanages and charges of
other charitable organizations, will
be guests of the Jacksonville IIwan-
is club on Children's day, Friday,
November 10, at the Florida State
Fair.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Leon county livestock owners are
resolved to establish the best pas
lures in the state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

In Holmes county the biggest rice
crop ever grown in that section is
being harvested.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
CELEBRATION SUCCESS
Was II Great One Despite Continu-
Gus, Heavy Fall of Rain.

Notwithstanding a heavy down
pour of rain that persisted almost
throughout the entire day, Punta
Gorda celebrated Armistice Day with
appropriate exercises and with but
little change in the announced pro-
gram. The stores were closed from
10 a. m. till 4 p. m. The basket
dinner, instead of being served on
the lawn of Hotel Punta Gorda, was
served in Hewitt's garage and was
enjoyed by several hundred people.
| Patriotic after-dinner speeches
were made by Major Sutherland, Col.
c. A. Waltmire and Capt A. B. Tuck
er. In the evening, the community
sing was given in the same place, a
large concourse being present. On
this occasion Rev. Andrew Johnson.
the evangelist, delivered an inspiring
address. He was followed by Coe
Allen, home boy, who, as an Ameri-
can soldier, participated in some of
the bloodiest battles in France. He
did not shock his hearers by drawing
pictures of any of the dreadful
scenes he had witnessed. He direct
eu his remarks chiefly to the work
done by the Red Cross on the fields
of carnage, in the hospitals and else
where, and he urged every one to
rally to the support of the Red Cross
as the noblest grandest benevolent
organization in the world. He was
repeatedly applauded.
The dance that followed was par
ticipated in by many young people
and continued until nearly daylight
Friday At this function, Arcadia
Fort Ogden and other places were
well represented.
1t appeared that the rain would
compel the abandonment of the
games of tennis and basket ball set
lor the afternoon, and it did delay
them in starting until it became too
late 20 play the last of the series of
three of basket ball So eager were
the contestants to engage in the
games that they began playing while
the rain was still pouring down.
After an hour, however, the rain
ceased, and the girls game was hand
capped only by very wet ground
The Wauchula girls played so well
that they won over the local team by
score Of to Z. In the boys game. /
which was played first, the Wauchu- |
las did even better than their high
school sisters, winning over Punta
Gorda by score of IL to 8.
Yes, it was a great day, but the
clerk of the weather deserves no
credit for it.
The committee of ladies to whom
was assigned the preparation of a
program for the community sing.
handed in the following report, for
which the Herald is grateful:
Armistice Day was obcerved as
holiday in Punta Gorda, stores and 1
'ther business observing the day and
giving their employees a holiday
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Minimum temperature this morn
ing, 46 degrees.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

The Candidate is around Mitting the
Voter, who is Receiving Gobs of At
tention for Change. After Election
he VIII Tell the Voter Go Take a Gal
lop for Himself, but Right Now the
Candidate will Promise Anything. We'd
Hate to be Candidate and Promise
Things We Couldn't Deliver.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Johnson of Kentucky, was fine, as
were all the rest of the addresses.
The following program was carried
out:
Community Singing........-....-.Am America
invocation ......-.....-.-.-.-....Dr Blanchet
Community Singing ...........................
........-...-...........-Amer the Beautiful.
Address Landing of the Pilgrims
Sutherlin
community Singing ..-...............
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Recitation: The Landing of the Pill
grim Fathers in America ca....................
Chorus ..--......--Miss Laubach, director.
Talk: Meaning of Armistice...............
DR.. Johnson
Community Singing .............. Dixie (U.
S. A. Forever)
Address: Armistice Day ...................
---------..-.-.-.- COe Allen
Community Singing -...-............-.....-......
.,-..,.--...-.The Star Spangled Banner
Community Singing .--...........-..........-.
---..-..-.---.........--Te Deum (Doxology)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18

Punta Gorda is an up to
date town, having more
improvements than many
much larger
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-18
POPULATION

Punta Gocda's population
increased % percent dur
ing 10 years. Pop lation
1920, 1895
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22

in a deep loop to the hip, revealing a
white satin facing in this burnouse
hood, and the white satin lining shows
effectively under the cascade drapery
at the sides. It comes below the hem
of the evening frock and is so con-
servative and elegant in its color and
lines that it may be worn through the
street on winter night. The white
fox collar, in combination with the
rich black panoply and white satin
facings. is very stunning.
Some of the wraps have enormous
shawl collars of the material, one end
falling much longer than the other
end. so that when the collar is
wrapped up about the neck the long
er end may be thrown over one
shoulder. \ coat of gray fur fabric
| by Doucet has a collar of the material
reaching in long stole ends to the
very foot of the garment. Narrow lines
Of gray fox are set across the stole
ends in ladder effect ana over the
stole collar is a smaller collar of gray
fox. Some Of the Paris wraps are
trimmed with black mongolia-oi
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22

past twenty months. The pendulum
swung back violently-of1ce feminin-
ity got away from war 'clothes-and
fashion has fairly rioted in frllls. fur
bellows, bright colors, transparenoies,
and costly embroideries.
Now, however It looks as though
something were really coming in the
way of u comfortable. proper. con-
venient and attractive mode of dress
for woman. 1t is called the conserva-
tive costume, because though really
quite radical-vewed from old-fash-
ioned standpoints of propriety-it is
perfectly conservative and in very
good taste according to 1920 notions
1t consists of three parts: \ graceful
little dolman wrap Of jacket, an eX-
tremely good looking tailored frock
and an under garment which one
might call breeches You need moth,
ing else except a soft silk union suit
unless you prefer to wear a girdle
corset-though, of course, many wom-
en- who are slender enough are now
dispensing with corsets entirely.
Three pictures Of this admirable
costume are presented and you must
admit that 1t is a very good looking
affair. 1t is beautifully tailored and
is made of fine materials, so 1t will
endure long time-as a man ex-
poets his new suit to endure, well
through two seasons, with frequent
visits to the tailor for pressing and
cleaning. And not even a necktie is
needed to finish off the costume. You
get into lt--and are ready to start
anywherel And how easy 1t is to get
into! Two snappers at the shoulder
and three buttons at the belt fasten
the one-plece frock. The skirt will
fall in correct lines, with graceful
pleats at the side but you can pause
to fasten the skirt-buttons Il you have
time.
The lines of the frock are excellent
and are becoming to tall or short
stout or lean figures. The skirt is
short enough to walk in comfortably
and II you do not care for the rather
smart feature of trouser-cuff showing
an inch below skirt hem, you can
have the trouser-cuff shorter. A. de-
llghtful quality of the frock is its Won
,derful lightness. one feels its weight
no more than the weight of silk
bathing dress. Both garments hang
from the shoulder and the frock Is
belted loosely at the waistllne, giving
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22
A Service able
'Wpap MAde Of g.
Siunnin6s sNeW
Fabric called panoply

hang in straight lines. A deep shawl
collar and wide cuffs are of striped
duvetyn. An adorable little hat. or
tam cap. really, goes with this wrap.
The draped crown is Of pink cheyiot
and the slashed, turned-up brim OF
striped duvetyn.
One of the pleasngly practical coat
wraps is a Drecoll model of green
duvetyn with bands of steel bead en-
broidery down the dolman sleeve and
around the garment at the hips. Col
lar. and cuffs are of moleskln. put on
in narrow fiat bands This coat has
the Arab burnouse lines-very loose
above the hips and quite narrow and
wrapped -about-thc-fignr in effect be-
low the hips. Perhaps the most gor-
geous of the new evening wraps is
Worth creation of chinese blue velvet,
metal brocade and silk fringe over
half a yard long.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22
Knitted Garments Match Summer Costumes

~ NE must have sweater or u
q scarf now TO harmonize with ev-
cry summer costume. At Bar
" Harbor, where u wool wrap Is
necessary most OF the time, the sum
mer girl is rarely seen without scarf
or sweater with her smart morning
frock of glngham or linen. Some of
the sweaters are dainty little things
in surplice style with a belt that goes
around to the back and ties in SASH
ends. These little sweater wraps are
made of iceland wool in loose filet
stitch and are very pretty indeed. 9th
er sweaters are sllpons in panel effect
with filet pattern on the panels that
fall below the belt. Most sllpons have
sleeves now--the sleeveless sweater
has quite gone out. with a blue and
white checked eingham frock Is worn
a filet stitch sweater in navy blue. a
pale yellow linen frock has u surpllce
sweater of white iceland wool with mar
row collar of white angora And there
are sweaters In turquoise or coral
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22
BLUE LINEN AT NEWPORT

q ONE Of the most exclusive morn
u ing frocks at Newport this year
~ are of linen in light French blue,
or horizon blue shade one good look
ing model has a long wasted, square
necked bodice and u skirt with two
deeply scalloped tunics, the scallops
piped with the linen. Bodice and skirt
are attached TO each other at very
low waistlne with, a piping, and Il
narrow sash of the linen goes TWICE
around at the natural waistline. The
girl who wears this frock on the
beach, mornings, has d very stunning
black cape lined with blue and white
foulard, q black straw sailor hat, and
black pumps and stockings.