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Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Capts Kidd's cache may yet be dis covered in Caruso's backyard on Long Island. They are about to dig up his grounds in the search for half million in jewelry stolen from the tenor. Mean while Cuba presents him gold medal souvenir of his visit to4-that.- island.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Aspirants for the appointive offices under the Norwich city government are on the qui vive this week, while those who know they will have to relinauish their jobs are cleaning out their desks preparatory to handing ever the keys to their successors.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

If Gompers succeeds no better in de- livering the organized labor vote to the democrats than he did in recording 1t against Cummins in Iowa, the republi- cans ought to speed him on his way to join their opponents. cunamins won by an overwhelming majority.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Wood at the pole, Lewden in the place, Johnson third and the field of dark horses strung out behind is the order of the face as they finish the first quarter.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

The man on the corner says: Ameri- can tourists with wads of money will shortly fill the gap in Europe left by the departure of American deughboys.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

After July 1 about 5000 swivel chair warriors will cease to feed on the war department. A republican congress cut off the fund that has fattened them since the war was over.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

French mothers of five orA more chil- dren are to be awarded medals-bronze for five, silver for eight, and gold for ten. Would decorations prove an anti dote to race suicide in Americaf
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15
ProhahIx Not So Bad,

In spite of criticisms of the manner in which the United States government is run. great many foreign peoples are willing, to trust their affairs to- it. Star.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Visions of the cool and quiet of home put the delegates in 8 mood to rush through the vice president nomination after five days in the terrid coliseum.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Prohibition enforcement authorities say New York is the wettest city in the country, Chicago second and Philadei- phia third. Father Knickerbecker likes his schnapps.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Burlesen doesn't see much in the re- publican platform charges of inefhcien- cy in the postal department since he took charge. Impenetrability is no new in the post roff1ce head.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Never done" is said to apply to 8 woman's work but always dun" would apply to many mans bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

In bolsheviki Russia the people are getting used to doing without the rail roads. But Lenine and Trotzky still travel by special train.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Germany wants some of her caleEies back. Is there anything she doesn't want?
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Harding and Coolidge will replaee the ory with fact in the eounsels of the na tion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

The farmer lad comes to the for. again. Harding started life on an ohit farm and Coolidge on one in Vermont.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Los Angeles has good cause to feel ehesty when it takes the lead as Cali fernia's largest city, San Francisco must be satisfied with second place now.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

A Wall street broker gave the defnir tion of a ''piker" asa man whe lives within his income. Not So easy in Wall street
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Chicago drops back for a time iron being the center of the universe.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15
Gernanr- and the Indemnitr.

Germany will now proceed to try to persuade the ASSes that she cannot pos- sibly pay an indemnity unless the Allies provide the money. Boston Globe.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15
EDITORIAL NOTES.

This week should settle who will be ,ur next president.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

The Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D.. L. L. D.. President of the United So- ciety of Christian Endeavor and of the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union, who recently arrived in Lon- don from Central Europe, where he has been assisting distressed peoples on behalf of the Federal Churches of America pr. Clark spoke at the 2sth annual convention of the Lon don Christian Endeavor Federation
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Money may talk, but there are way in which it is chiefly in whispers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-15

Tomorrow: Wilson's First Administration
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
THE EXIT OF BETSY
Mrs. NJ. A. Meadow

Association with the human family
is seldom good for the deer family
and this proved itself again the past
week when Betsy, the town deer
passed out" from the effects of
some of the pernicious habits she
learned of us humans or from
eating some nasturiums that had
been sprayed that day with 4 poison.
Betsy liked to nibble the tender new
shoots of rosebushes and a nastur-
tium plant was one of the delicate
savories that specially delighted her
heart
She came to us as tiny speckled
fawn that had to be fed with a baby's
nursing bottle and her many nurses
enjoyed the privilege of feeding her
as much as she enjoyed the feeding.
She had a way of strolling along the
main street of the town and while
she was still very tiny and young she
loved babies. She would stand and
stare at little human infant in its
go-cart with look of wondering sur
prise in her eyes. She could not
understand why any baby didn't walk
around just the same way she did.
She would tip-toe up to the ago-cart-
baby, stretch her delicate little muz-
eel out and just touch the tip of the
other baby's nose to see if it were
friendly little kid and if it were,
she licked its little cheeks with a
seemingly tender appreciation of it's
helplessness.
AS she grew from a helpless infant
herself, to fat, sleek doe in the
year or more since her introduction
to Punta Gorda. she left behind her
the nursing bottle and the coddling
that everyone around her nursery
gave her and she knew how to forage
for herself. She knew every grocer
in town and never pulled his latch
string in vain. They knew the dain-
ties that appealed to her deer taste
and fed her with liberal hand She
learned to like the flavor of wheat
and when she didn't get it in bread
she hunted up old billboards and art
lessly nibbled the posters. A little
paper, more less, mixed up with the
paste on the back, only SERVED to
make the cud have more substance.
The more circuses that came to town
the better it pleased Betsy. One day
the door of the movie theatre being
open she decided to explore it and
learn for herself why we humans
flocked to it in such droves. She
shifted as she walked along down. one
Continued on page Three)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
rs FEET OF BRIDGE
EVENT TO SMASH'
Newly Poured Span of Bridge Fell,
Taking Men With 1t.

Shortly after the concrete had been
poured into the forms, on Thursday
25-foot span of the Charlotte Har-
Dor bridge gave way and the entire
section went into the bay, taking two
workmen with it. One of the men
who went down with the mass of con-
crete, lumber, steel and wire, caught
his foot in the tangle and was taken
under the water but managed to keep
his head above the surface until ex-
tricated. He was not injured by so
much as a scratch, and the other man
Jared in an even more fortunate man
ner.
Defective placing of the false work
supporting the form into which the
concrete is poured is given as cause
of the accident.
Several days were required to re-
move the tons of steel and other
wrecked material, mos: of which will
be a complete loss, and the accident
delay completion of the bridge for a
few days. The probable date of
completion is now set at March first.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
To knIarge MW
divers VIII Install Machinery and
Manufacture Furniture.

L. Oliver, lumber dealer and own
er of the local planning MILL is much
encouraged by the steady increase in
his business that he has decided to
enlarge his facilities by putting in
additional machinery to manufacture
certain articles of furniture and
other things that are in popular de-
mand. To this end, he has induced
his son, Charles f. Oliver to give up
a fine position in Chicago, return to
Punta Gorda and join him as part
ner in this large enterprise. The
son, with his wife and three children,
arrived on the noon train, Saturday,
and at once began preparations for
his part in the undertaking. He has
four children, one of whom has been
here for the past six months visiting
her grandparents.
Charley, as his many friends call
him, has been doing finely in
Chicago, having been employed by a
large mail-order house as foreman
of their immense novelty works, in
which furniture of all kinds, as well
as sash, doors and blinds, are manu-
factured. For a time, he worked in
an automobile mandatory, in which
he acquired valuable knowledge of
that business. His experience in the
two plants as we'll as his natural abil-
ity will prove very valuable to both
his father and himself in making a
success of the venture upon which |
they will now enter.
He owns a neat, cosy cottage near
his fathers residence, which he will
enlarge to suit the requirements of
his family.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
KILLED THREE DEER
AND 7 WO TURKEYS
Local Nimrods Return from Success.
full Hunt i'm 'Glades.

The hunting party composed OF
Tampa and Punta Gorda Nimrods
that left here for the Everglades on
the 18th ult., returned at the end of
week. The members were: Sena-
tor F. M. Cooper and his sons Frank
and Jim; Bruce Knight and E. H.
Lester of Tampa; Alva e. Jones of
Stevens.
They went in two cars to a point
about thirty miles south of Immoka-
lee, where they camped four days
On their way down and returning
their cars frequently begged up to
the axles and had to be pried up and
out. There was a great deal of
water in the woods, which made hunt
ing difficult; but the party succeeded
in bagging three deer and two turk
eys. The hunters, Senator Cooper
said, were kept busy lodging buck
shot fired by other hunters, with
whom the woods seemed to be filed.
The senator's party met members of
a large party from Tampa, in which
were Prof. l.. M. Hatton, Herbert S.
Phillips, Senator Wilson of Dade City
and others, who, before leaving for
home. killed seven deer and four
turkeys.
Asked about the possible depletion
of game by these forays, Senator
Cooper said that, as most of the game
had a comparatively safe refuge in
swamps inaccessible to hunters, it
was not likely that it would soon be
destroyed.
On the return trip, Senator Cooper
was sitting on the front seat of the
car, when the axle struck stump
hidden by high grass, and the sudden
stop and violent jolt resulting threw |
lim face foremost against the wind
shield, smashing it and inflicting
several ugly cuts and gashes on his
ace. In consequence, he now looks
Us if he had been attending an Irish
wake or having an acrimonius inter
Jew with a wildcat.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
Five Cents a Copy; $500 a Year.
CHARTER BOAD ORGANIZED
AND STARTED ON WORK
Met Monday and Got Busy on Job of
Amending Town Charter.

The charter board elected at the
town election for the purpose of
amending the towns charter to pro-
vide for the commission-man
government held it's first meeting, at
the city hall, Monday night and or
ganized for the task assigned them.
Mrs. M. A. Meadow, w. M. Whitten,
Il. X. Seward, w. II. Johnson and C.
G. Carleton were present and Mrs.
Meadow was unanimously chosen
president of the board. Town Clerk
Robinson is ex offlcio secretary of the
board.
A committee was appointed to
draft rules governing the boards
proceedings, and after this was done
and the rules presented accepted. n
general discussion of the task of
amending the present charter or writ
ing new one ensued. 1t was de-
clded to secure charters of other
cities being operated under the COM
misslon-manager plan with the hope
that they may offer suggestions and
tnat their good features may be COM
blned in Punta Gorda's charter. A
committee was appointed to decide
whether it would be best to amend
bhe present charter or to proceed to
draw new one. 1t seems likely
that the old charter will be amended.
leaving intact many of its provisions
but substituting provisions for the
new government for those sections
providing for the present organiza-
tion. 1t is likely, too, that the new
amended charter will carry some pro-
visions not embodied in the present
instrument
All members of the board appar-
emily realized the Importance of tba
service they have been elected to per-
form, and the discussion Monday
night made plain the fact that the
board looks upon itself simply as a
servant of the people with only the
right and duty to serve them to the
best of its ability by amending the
present charter or drawing new
one with provisions acceptable to the
people and for their best interests.
we are not here to serve ourselves
In any particular" said Chairman
meadow, but to serve the town and
ITS people to the best of our ability.
We want to do what is right and best
Tor the majority of our people, and
we will welcome the suggestions and
criticisms of citizens"
The next meeting will meet at the
call of the cOmmittee apnoipta5 to
determine the mode of procedure.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
A Quiet Thanksgiving.

! 1t was delightful day, bright and
balmy, and for this every body felt
thankful. The day was observed in
various ways by various people.
Many went hunting, many went fish
ing, some went to union services at
the Methodist church and heard an
eloquent sermon by DR.. Johnson, the
evangelist; some attended services at
the Episcopal church and virtually
every body enjoyed the day as one of
rest and recreation as well as of
Thanksgiving. Post office, banks and
stores were closed, but work on the
great bridge across the harbor was
not suspended. An interesting fea-
ture of the services at the Episcopal
church on Thursday was the christen-
ing of two pretty boy babies. One is
the son of Lieutenant and Mrs. Chas.
w. Smith of Auburn, Ala, and the
other the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence Ellsworth Robinson of this
place. Each little fellow was given
the name of his father and, when he
learns to write his signature, he will
attach jr. to it. No other incidents
of special interest, save those men
toned, occurred during the day; at
least, no others have been reported:
and all that remains to be said is
that every body here really enjoyed
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
"SHELL GAME" ARTISTS
FLEECED The INNOCENTS
Nimble Fingered Operators With
Circus "Clean Up" Here.

| Two travelling shows visited this
town last week The first was the
Rhoda Royal outfit, which exhibited
Friday afternoon and night. 1t con-
sisted of one main show and several
side-shows, peanut stands and other
catch-penny affairs. 1t presented a
number of interesting and commend
animals that did some remarkable
stunts. Gamblers and grafters de-
tracted from whatever of good repu-
tation the show might have made
here. Amongst other tricks devised
to get peoples money for nothing.
the well known "shell game" was
played to good advantage, netting the
operators tidy sum of money. 1t
is said that the shell game" opera
tors of this show cleared as much as
100000 at Fort Myers, which, if
true, confirms the old adage that "all
the fools are not dead yet"
The second show was the FLORIDA
Blossoms" a negro minstrel concern.
that exhibited Saturday night, to a
fairly good audience. The reporter
did not attend the performance; con-
sequently, he cannot say whether it
was a good show or not, but he sup
poses that it was a sort of second or
third rate affair. No complaints
have been made about it, and the
conclusion is that nobody was rob-
hn
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
Revival Closed
Was Not the Success Pastor. and
Flock Had Hoped For.

The meetings at the Methodist
church came to close last Sunday
night. DR.. Johnson and his singer
did three weeks hard work. While
there was not realized the degree of
success that had been hoped for by
the pastor and his people, yet they
feel that much good was accomplish
ed. The church was filled Sunday
night to its capacity. The closing
sermon was short but it was an
earnest and impressive appeal to the
people to get right with God while
there is opportunity.
The church and the visitors in at
tendance upon the meetings made
the workers splendid contribution
which was in keeping with Punta
Gorda's customary liberality.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
new ERA INSTITUTE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Well Known Speakers to be Heard
Tonight and Friday.

At the Presbyterian church Thurs
day night and Friday, December 2pd
and 3rd, speakers representing the
denominational work will be heard
Addresses and stereopticon showings
of the missionary work of the Pres
byterians will mark the night pro-
gram; while conference work on To-
cal church interests will occupy the
sessions. The speakers are: Rev. j.
T. w. Stewart, st. Cloud, Fla; Rev
Robt. l. Canon, D. D., Knoxville,
Tenn; Mrs. Il. p. Thompson, Fort
Pierce, Fla.
These meetings are planned by the
Presbyterial New Era Committee,
consisting of Rev. w. B. Withers-
poon, d. D., Crystal River; Rev. ].
p. Calhoun, d. D., Winter Haven;
Rev. w. o. Garrett, Miami; Rev.
w H. Dresch, Phi. D., Winter Haven;
Rev. R. w. Edwards, Jacksonville.
All Presbyterians will be especially
interested, and the public is invited.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
ON THE CITY DOCK
(Jack Fish HOOk)

'Is the sheepshead savory and
Ipalatable fish," asked a man from
Illinois of a colored woman who was
Ipulling out two-pound Archosargus
llprobatocephalae from beneath the oil
tanks.
"Ah doan know about dat, sab, but
Ah knows dey's mighty good eatin',
dey is, sab"
A traveller from Western Pennsyl-
vania was reading an extract from a
letter which he had just received
from cium back home. A bunch
of dock frequenters had gathered
around. The extract ran: 1--WE are
passing thru hell weather without
heat. Snow one-half foot in depth.
rain, sleet and slush without tine
fund; severely cold weather, hack
channel of the river already frozen
over and no gas except hot air. All
the reading We have is light litera-
| Iture-gas bills-and we are lucky
that we can't see to read it. We
all wish we were woodchuCks and
could hibernate until spring. We
live in hope that the next winter we
shall, be able to go down where, we
understand, icicles are a great curl
.osity, and where. all winter long, you
have beautiful flowers such as the
white rose, the blue rose, and the
Negroes
Many of the old crowd of anglers
are here and the dock furnishes them
amusement from sunrise until late
at night, many of the fishermen hav-
lines to hold the fierce "snook."
One moonlight night twelve big fell
lows were landed by the night troll
lerS. 1t is said that "snook" boil !
ed and fed to hens will greatly in
crease the egg output. One truthful
sport says he fed boiled "snook" 70
four hens one day and the next day
he got 10 eggs.
The people of the town, the winter |
sojourners, the come-and-goes, The !
fly-by-nights, the entire ensemble, are
congratulating themselves over the
fact that the dock is being repaired |
Many old-timers are weeping scald- |
ing tears to see part of the dock 60
ing to destruction. The dock was |
built but eleven years ago and the
town is paying yearly interest on the
dock bonds, and it would seem that
The structure should be kept in usa-
bic condition until those bonds are
paid off. when. happy day! it can be
permitted to sink into aquatic OBJ
ivion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
NUMBER OF fine HOUSES
ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ihree Handsome Residences Going
Up and More Planned.

There is no let-up in the buildinl
OF houses and the making of i'm
provements, which started early il
the year. Every carpenter in town
has all that he can do, and some
ouuders have engagements fol
months ahead. Amongst the evi
dences of the general improvement
now being made, the following may
be noted:
Carpenters began last week putting
up a two-story dwelling for M. R
Goulding on the corner of Goldstein
street and Virginia avenue, and the
framing is now up. The building
VIII contain six or more rooms and
when finished, will be- occupied by
Mr. Goulding and his family.
The large residence which ]. M.
Mayes is having erected on Harvey
treet near its intersection with
olympia avenue, has assumed such
shape as gives clear idea of it's di-
mensions and accommodations. 1t
Will have three bed rooms, a large
assembly or sitting room with a fire
place, commodious dinning room, a
roomy kitchen, closets etc. When
finished which will be about the end
OF the year, it will be one of the most
comfortable as well as most attrac-
tive homes in town.
The handsome residence which A.
Rickenback is building in the eastern
part of town, is steadily approaching
completion. 1t is a two-story struc-
ture, built in the style of a Swiss
cottage, and will contain eight rooms.
This house is already showing on the
outside the unique and very attrac-
tive features it will present to the
passer-by The perspective will be
really handsome, and the immediate
surroundings will be in keeping with
the fine appearance of the building.
The interior arrangements are all
made with view to convenience and
comfort. When completed, as it will
be in a few weeks, it will be real
ornament to its neighborhood.
Mrs. Habersham King is getting
materials on the ground and has men
at work making radical improve
ments in the cottage on Sullivan
street which, last year, she bought
from the Stella Gould estate. The
improvements include the addition of |
an extra room or two, the installa-
tion of electric lights and sewer con- |
nections, and general repairs to the |
dwelling, which will be given a new
coat of paint.
B. C. Washington is enlarging his
residence on Shell creek, giving it a
thorough overhauling, and thereby
greatly improving it in convenience
and comfort
The foregoing are amongst the
more important improvements being
made in and around town. Here
and there may be seen many minor ;
improvements going on, all showing
that the town is growing and pro- $
as fast as materials and '
can be secured. '
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
Miss Sheriff. to Speak

Miss Estella V. L. Sheriff. who
spent two years with the American
Forces in France, will speak at the
Methodist church next Sunday eve
ming at seven O'Clock on France To-
day" Miss Sheriff. is county secre-
tary for the Y. w. G. A. in DeSoto
county. She will have her kodak
pictures and panoramic views of the
scenes in France. Everyone is in
vited to hear her.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. Nettie Johns has sold two
houses and lots on Virginia avenue
to c. e. Wilson, the trade having
been closed Friday through the Jones
agency. Mr.. Jones was also the
agent in the recent sale of the Mrs.
Nettie Hedrick place, near Shell
creek on the Dixie highway, to w. w.
Wilson, of Cleveland and New York,
the latter trade being made some
time ago.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

Six pretty little girls, all dressed
in very tasteful costumes, went
around town yesterday afternoon
putting signs up for the sale of
Christmas seals for the anti-tuber-
culosis campaign. They were: Irene
Jones, Marie Rickenback, Olive
Whitten, Charlotte Tucker, Mary
Corbett and Bessie Harrison. 1t
would seem impossible for anyone to
resist such an army of solicitors.
All the school children will engage in
the commendable work of selling
seals, beginning on the 18th and con-
tinuing until the oath.