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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Notice Of Application for Tax Deed.

Notice is hereby given that w. w.
Whitehurst, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. 1858 dated Aug. s. 1918 has filed said
certificate in my office and has made
application for tax deed to issue in ac-
cordance with law. Said certificate en-
braces the following described property
situated in DeSoto County, Florida. to-
wit: Lot 4, Block II, Sec. Is. TIP. 80,
r. 2S, the said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certificate in
the name of j. X. Chipley. Unless said
certificate shall be redeemed according to
law tax deed win issue thereon on the
Is day of September A. d. 1920.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the day of August a. d. 1920.
A. L. DURANGO,
Clerk Circuit Court of DeSoto
County, Florida.
31-5t BY J. A Hendry, d. {.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Notice of Application for Tax Deed.

Notice is hereby given that J. b Will
Jams purchaser of Tax Certificate No. 292
dated July 4, 1904 has filed said Certif-
cate in my office. and has made applca-
ton for tax deed to issue in accordance
with law. Said certificate embraces the
following described property situated in
NEA Sec 35 TIP. SO, r 81 the said land
being assessed at the date of the issuance
of such certificate in the name OF J. L.
Skipper, ST.. Unless said certificate shall
be redeemed according to law tax deed
will issue thereon on the 25 day of Aug
ust A. d. 1920.
Witness my official signature and seal
this the 16 day of July A. d. 1920.
A. l.. DURANGO, Clerk Of Circuit
Court of DeSoto County, Florida
29-5t. BY ]. A. Hcndry. d. c.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19

world have the kind Of climate that
makes deserts A region of sandy
soils must have abundant rain1all
else through the characteristic gen.
erogfty of its sand ii will give up its
moisture and not retain enough ia
Iallow the rains to keep it from be-
coming a desert.
In Florida, nothing will ever keep
the waters that almost surround II
from providing sufficient rainfall.
Florida soils give up their mois-
Iture~ to the plants readily because
they are open or porous and there is
comparatively little resistance to
free capillary action. In the soil
water are the dissolved plant foods.
The roots drink freely of this soup,
so to speak, because the sandy soils
can serve it freely.
Another thing about the sander
soils that enters into their efficiency.
They apparently do not facilitate ad-
verse chemical combinations so read
lily as some other soils. This means
that if plant food in the soil becomes
water-soluble and therefore ready for
! the plant to use, there are not so
many probabilities Of it being chang
ed into an insoluble form before the
plant gets it, In an insoluble form
! it is, of course, not available to the
plant as food.
Many soils are very complex and
an element If plant food may revert,
or combine with some other element
and not become available again for
some time or until Some other change
breaks the combination.
Generally speaking, therefore,
FloriCa soils do not wage an effect
| i've chemical war against the pIant.
The soils yield up generous portion
of applied plant food. as doubtless it
does of all water-5oluble plant food
that is produced from its natural
state.
AS an illustration of how the sand
Ter soils are more efficient, it will be
found that the amount of phosphoric
acid put into fertilizers for sandy
soils is smaller than that in clay
soils. The reason is that it has been
found that the phosphoric acid is
used more freely in sandy soils,
evidently because it is not so quick
! ly reverted or combined into soluble
forms in these soils as il is in others.
If it is reverted as quickly in sandy
soils as in others, then the subse-
quent chemical changes are such as
to bring it back into solution more
readily than in ct er soils. In
either case the sandy soils are more
efficient.
The most nCedful things about
Florida soils in general, is organic
matter, or humus. This will in
crease the soils efficiency by check
! ing the leaching losses of PLAN food,
thus making possible the largest re-
turns from applied fertilizers Or
ganic matter disappears from South
ern Soils faster than from the more
northern because of the longer
period of active decomposition in the
south. Therefore, the problem of
! keeping up he supply is greater.
But it is not serious problem where
the growing season admits of two or
three crops a year, the residue of
which can go into the soil. 1t may
/ be that the whole of one crop may
be turned under. 1t is, however, a
more economical practice to feed a
crop to live stock and return the
manure to the land than to turn
under the crop. Moreover, the man
ure is q better form of organic mat
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Notice 70 Creditors.

To all creditors, legatecs. distributes
and all other persons interested in the
estate of w. NJ Mayes, deceased:
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fled and required to present your cl q ms
and demands against said estate to the
undersigned eXeCutriX Of said estate with
in two years from the date Of this notice
or the same will be barred by Law.
Dated this 9TH day of July. A p 1920.
the estate Of W. NJ. Mayes. deceased.
p O. Address: Punta Gorda, Fla.
U-sept-3-9t)
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In Justice Court, 9TH Justice District
DeSoto County, FlorIua.
The Town of Punta Gorda,
= municipal corporation,

The Town of Punta Gorda,
q municipal corporation,
VS..
Lizzie Hainos, as sole heir at law Of y.
H. Hanes, deceased.
Enforcement of tax lien.
To the above named defendant and all
other persons interested. Take notice
that a suit has been instituted against
you to enforce tax lien against Lots
s, and 10 in Block 67 in the town OF
Punta Gorda for taxes due for the years
1915. 1916, 1917 and 1918 and you are re-
CURED to appear in said cause at my Of
flee I'm Punta Gorda, Fla, on the rule
day in Sept 1920, same being the day
of said month or judgment will be enter
ed up against you and your property sold
to pay said taxes and cost.
Given under my hand and seal on this
the----- day of July 1920.
(Seal) S. +. J. TRABUE
j. II. Hancock, Justice of Peace.
Pitts Atty. 30 If.
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Committee,s Notice.


Notice is hereby given that ut 1890
o'clock in the forenoon on Tuesday the
Dist day of September. A. d. 1920, the
undersigned, as the committee of the
estate of Andrew ID. SeamOn. a lunatiC,
intends to make application to Hon, j. l.
Walden, the County Judge in and for De-
Soto County in the State of Florida. ut
his Office in the, Court House at Arcadia,
Florida, for authority to sell those certain
pieces or parcels of land in DeSoto Coun-
ty, Florida, belonging to the said Andrew
d. Seamon, and more particularly des-
Cribed as follows to-wit:
The Northwest quarter (NW4) of
Section 81, Township 40 South, Range %
East: Lot No in the Southwest quarter
(SWA) of Section IS. Township Al South
Range % East; the Northwest quarter
(NWA) of the Northwest quarter
(NWA) of Section l6, Township AZ South
Range q East; the Northeast quarter
! (NEA) Of the Southwest quarter (SWA
of Section l6, Township AZ South. Range
| 81 East, ~
| And it is hereby made known that the
| said Andrew u. Seamon was on the 18th
| day of September. A. ID. 1919. duly ad.
| judged lunatic by the County Commits.
! sion of Lunacy of Ohio County in the
State of West virginia, in whose juris.
| diCtion he was domiciled. and the under.
signed appointed the committee Of hi!
! estate.
w. H. ROGERS,
Committee of the Estate O
32-5t Andrew ID. Seamon. lunatic
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
In Justice Court, 9TH Justice District
DeSoto County. Eloridh.

In Justice Court, 9TH Justice District
DeSoto County, Florida.
The Town of Punta GOrda.
municipal corporation,
VS..
Thomas Evans.
Enforcement Of tax lien.
To the above named defendant and all
other persons Interested Take notice
that a suit has been instituted against
you to enforce a tax lien against Lot IS
in Block sc in the town of Punta Gorda
Fla, for taxes due for the years 1915 and
1917 and you are required to appear in
said cause at my office in Punta Gorda
Fla, on the rule day in Sept. 1920. Same
being the. 9th day of said month or judg-
ment will be entered up against you and
your property sold to pay said taxes and
all cost.
Given under my hand and seal on Ilis
day OF July 1920.
(Seal) S. F. j. TRABUE
]. II. Hancock, Justice of Peace
Pitts. Atty. 30.tf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Notice Of Application for Tax Deed.

Notice OF Application for Tax Deed.
Notice is hereby given that Il. l..
FTaney., purchaser of Tax Certificate No
SIS dated August 8. 1918 has filed said
certificate in my office, and has made APP
pication for tax deed to issue in accord
anCe with law Said certificate embraces
in DeSoto Cou~ ty, Florida, to-wit: W.
Of SEA-, Sec. 81, Tp "a, X 26 the said
land being assessed at the date of the is
suance Of such certificate in the name of
Unknown. Unless said certificate shall
be redeemed according to law, tax deed
will issue thereon on the 20 day of Sep
TENDER A. d. 1920
Witness my official signature and seal
this the II day Of August 4. ID. 1920
\. L DURANGO,
Clerk of Circuit Court Of
DeSOto County. Florida
CSeaD By ]. a. Hendry, D. c. SPIT
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STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF DE SOTO.

hereby certify that before me, a
Notary Public Of the State of Florida,
personally appeared +. NJ. Cooper, J.
Mizeli, and j. E Skipper, to me known
and known to be the Individuals des-
cribed in and who subscribed their names
to the foregoing proposed charter of Pun
ia Gorda Investment Company, and they
acknowledged that they executed the pro-
posed Charter for the purposes therein
EXPRESSED.
WITNESS my hand and official seal at
Punta Gorda. DeSoto County, Florida
this the 10th day Of August A. D. 1929
EDWARD WOTITZKY
(SeaD Notary Public.
My commissi sion expires Feby. 18th,
L1921
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Notice of Administrator.

Notice is hereby given that | have been
appointed as administrator of the estate
of Jane Jack, and all parties having
claims against her estate will present and
file same with me within two years as
required by law and all parties indebted
to said estate will please come forward
and make settlement at once Punta Cor
da Fla, July 80. 1920. JOHN r. JACK,
J. II. Hancock Administrators
Atty. for Ad. t-oCt.l
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One Coco pesson,

"Why didn't you Sh"w fight when
those hank robbers cG'ae IN" asked
the president
mot much" replied the clt.,k. THE
bank is insured and I'm not
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
In Justice Court, 9TH Justice District
DeSoto County, Florida.
a municipal corporation,

municipal corporation,
VS..
Sampson Dorsey,
Ula Dorsey.
Belle Dorsey and
Rash Dorsey, Enforcement of tax lien
Sole heirs at law of Henry Dorsey,
To the above named defendants and all
other persons Interested Take notice.
that a suit has been instituted against
you to enforce tax lien against Lots l.
2 and west half of Z and lots IA, IT,
10 and 30 of Block n in the Town of Pun
ia Gerda. Fla, for taxes due for the years
1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1919. and you
are required to appear in said cause at
my office in Punta Gorda. Fla, on the
rule day in Sept. 1920, same being the
9th day of said month or judgment will
be entered up against you and your prop
erty sold to pay said taxes and cost.
Given under my hand and seal on this
day of July 1920. S.F.J. TRABUE,
(Seal) Justice Of Peace.
J. H. Hancock, Pitts. Atty. 30tf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Sheriffs Sale Notice.

Sherif's Sale Notice.
J. NJ. Smith, Plaintiff,
VS..
c. e. Harrison, Defendant
Under and by virtue of a writ Of .
,ecution issued out of and under tha s.,.
of the Circuit Court in aud for DaS,,I
County in favor Of the plaintiff ",I.
against the defendant, | have This , Iau
levied upon the following dcscrtb93g,
property, situate, lying and being in Be-
Soto County, Florida:
Beginning at the intersection of Mario,
and Trabue avenues, and run uOrtbari,
ninety feet, thence southerly ninety fn.i
thence nOrthwesterly to the place Of nv,
ginning, and being a part of lot = 10,
Block twenty nine of Punta Gorda Fl,r
ida. And | will offer the same for sale at
public cutlery in front of the west door ~,
the Court House in the City of Arcsdf..
DeSoto County, Florida on Monday thl
9th day of September A. d. 1920 befwsm,,
the legal hours for sale to the highest and
best bidder for cash. Purchaser to nav
for deed. The said property being leyird
upon as being the property of the de-
PENDANT, c. f. Harrison and made to sat-
isfy said execution and costs.
WanaCe Chadman, J. l.. DISHONG
lialhtlil Attorney. Sheriff DeSOto
sept5 County, Florida
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When man says he mas nothing
to say the chances are that he could
say good deal II he wanted to.
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CLASSIFIED

r. Advertisements inserted under this
head for cents per lne each insertion,
>lS words counting d line.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

SEEDS-New' fall catalogue ready
Write for copy today.-KILGORF
SEED CO.. Plant City, Fla. 30-4t.
SEE PAULINE COLEMAN for hair
work. 19-tf.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-19
Notice of Intention to Apply for Letters


Notice is hereby given that on the 2lst
day Of September, A. ID. 1871, the UNDER
signed will for themselves and their as
sociates apply to the Governor of the
state OF Florida, at, his office in the Cap
itOl Building of said State. at the City Of
Tallahassee. Florida, for Letters Patent,
them, their associates and
successors, into a body corporate, under
the name of PUNTA GORDA INVEST
MENT COMPANY to have and to be
vested with the powers and authorities
enumerated in the proposed Articles of
incorporation following which are here
by adopted by us under the Statutes of
the State Of Florida, with relation to cor
pordtIuns for profit.
f. M. COOPER (SeaD
j. MlZELL (SeaD
j. T. SKIPPER (SeaD
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FOR SALE-Eight acres of fine
trucking land, partly cleared; two
story packing house and about 500
good pinery posts with shed. Titles
perfect. Address NICK RENSES,
851 w, Fayette Street, Baltimore,
Maryland. SOL yrs
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WANTED.

WANTED-To trade a lot, corner
of Charlotte avenue and Cochran
street, for a Ford truck in good con-
.dition.-DAN C. SMITH, Box SO,
Punta GOrda, Fla. 1S4t.
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County court is sitting in regular
session in Arcadia this week.
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WHY FLORIDA SOILS ARE EFFICIENT

A. Southern Committee)
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FOR SALE.

BELGIAN HARES-For sale
JAS. X. McCLELLAND. Aft.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
WEED CUTTING
TIME is HERE
Iowa Law Provides That Noxious
Growths Be Removed From
Highways by First Of
August

Now is the time for all farmers to
cut their weeds. according to that
portion of the Iowa code which pro-
vides for the cutting of noxious
weeds along public highways be-
tween the first day Of July and the
first day OF August.
The statutes provide that al such
weeds as docks, thistles and burdock
be cut from along the highway be-
tween July 1 and August / Of each
year, except in the case Of noxious
weeds reaching maturity before July
IS, in which case the township tTus-
tees or town or city councils may
order them cut earlier.
The weeds should not only be cut,
but they should also be destroyed,
the county engineer states, so that
their seed will have no chance to ger
inmate and produce them in greater
numbers the following season. Burn
ing is the most effective way Of de-
stroying these weeds, he states. II
they are thrown on the highway after
being cut, passing autos will have a
chance to scatter the seed and leave
things as bad as though they had not
been cut at all.
Owners who fail to cut these weeds
are warned that the townships or
cities will do 1t at their expense, the
county engineer states.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
SEEKS TO HAVE
DECREE REVOKED
Samuel OFT Asks Court to Declare
Wife's Divorce Decree Declared
Null and Void in District
Court.

A petition has been filed in the
clerks Office at the court house in
which the husband is asking court to
declare the divorce decree his wife
was given over year ago to be null
and void.
Samuel OFT is plaintiff in the suit
against Clara isabelle OFT, or Clara
Ross as she is now called, and in the
petition, the plaintiff alleges that his
wife obtained the divorce by fraud
|ulent means and that she deceived
the court in saying she was Lee
county resident at time divorce was
granted She has not lived in this
county for ten years, husband alleges
in his petition.
1t is on these grounds that the hus-
band is asking court to declare the
divorce decree Of April, 1915, null and
void.
A decree of divorce has been grant
ed in the district court to Albert ke-
DO from Nettie May Kebo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
LYCEUM BOYS
GO TO COAST
Four Boys, One c: Them From Fort
Madison, Have Travelled 500
Miles on Journey to
= the Pacific.

FORT MADISON, July 12.-Tom
Foglesong well known Fort Madison
lad, who with three other companions
left Kansas City on June I, for walk
to the Pacific coast, has covered ap-
prcximately 500 miles up to the
present time, according to word re,
ceived by his parents here rs
Since leaving Kansas City the boys
have travelled across the state of Kan
sas and now have a good start of
Colorado and expected 10 be in Den
yer Sunday. Saturday the boys COW
cred forty-one miles of their journey.
This is the longest walk that they
made on any one day of their trip.
The boys, who are a travelling
lyceum company have; adopted the
plan of walking from city to city as
a unique, advertising scheme The
company presents one concert a day
in every city visited and then walk
'on to the next city. It is expected
that they will complete the trip by
September 1. .,a~s
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12
y -'"--" The f
HAAMILTON GATE c WY
a H4n!LToN. -. July e Is a
HAMILTON, H., JULY IL

Universal sorrow is felt in our com
munity at tho death of Miss Quinn.
Only a few days ago her friends heard
OF her illness from appendicitis, but
most encouraging news was received
that her condition was most favorable.
On Sunday a telegram came from the
hospital at Mexico, Mo, giving the sad
news OF her death. Miss Quinn came
to us as a teacher in our high school
last fall and in very short time by
her pleasing personality had won for
herself the friendship of all those who
had the pleasure of meeting her. both
in school and out 1t Is indeed a
great loss to our community for her
high ideals and beautiful christian
character were an inspiration to her
pupils. The funeral took place Mon
day afternoon at her home All the
teachers in Hamilton were present at
tho funeral. Beautiful floral offerings
were sent from her pupils as we'll as
from her friends.
r. l.. Bond was a Business visitor
last week. rs f"<
Miss Packer, county health nurse,
gave most interesting health talk
Friday evening As the films did not
come she was unable to illustrate her
talk as she had planned, but many
helpful suggestions were given to
mothers on proper diet and care for
the child suffering from malnutrition.
A party of girls chaperoned by Mrs
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-07-12

Ghas. Thompson are having the time
of their young lives at the lake. Those
who are enjoying the camp are
Misses Mildred Thompson. F'reda Bax.
ter, Ruth Refer, Helen Groves. Marie
jackson, Alberta Denton and Violette
Byers.
Miss Howe is visiting Hamilton
friends.
Miss Alice Emery of Broadhead
Wisconsin is the guest of Mrs. Etlie
Emery and family.
Merrill Fulmer has returned home
from several weeks visit with friends
in Denver, H.
Rev. and Mrs. Schwab attended the
funeral Of Miss Quinn at Mexico, Mo.
The dates for Hamilton chautauqua
are August 1922. The program this
year has been carefully chosen and 1t
is hoped we may have the largest
attendance we have ever had Those
who pledged themselves to buy tick
cts can call for them at Earl Ray
burns store.
Miss Swigelson is the new book
keeper at Ga1retsons, in place of Miss
Beulah Honce who resigned and will
teach in Carthage schools next year.
Mrs. Karl Kruse and daughters Vir-
ginia and Katherine of Enid, Okla
homa, and Mrs, Mary Lyman of
Quincy, spent Sunday with Mrs c. e.
Barnum-