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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-30
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to-day; tzsnssn al cnshrie; chicka-
sha xs II Reno. N'asscn ai Duncan
Clinton defeated Guthrie Sunday by
score OF 6 to 3
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-05-30
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
A'Few 'Skeeters in Gotham

FlOridians have heard so much
complaint from winter visitors and
newcomers from various partG of the
north about the occasional nosqui-
toes seen in some sections of the
state that many of them have come
to believe that Florida is the only
place on the globe where this pest
is known. Not so. Uncounted and
uncountable billions of them are now
making life miserable for the inhabi-
tants of New York City and the
boroughs if reports in New York pa
pers can be credited. Metropolitan
district nightly battles with plague of
pests" reads on headline and they are
described as being in clouds. Nowhere
may one go and escape them. accord
ing to the papers, one of which says
that "everywheres mosquitoes drown
out the talking machines and mix in
on the radio broadcast" This is in
New York, remember, and a few
weeks ago they were so thick in
Chicago the fire department was call
out, the mosquitoes being mistaken
for smoke. No, it seems that Florida
is not the only place where The dear
little things are known, and this is
good stuff to store away against
the day when some one from up the
country" is passing out the informa-
ton that the 'skeeters are more nu-
merous, larger and more vicious in
Florida than any other part of the
world
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
Has Patented Vine SupDort

j Il. McQuaid, well know L
Throughout this section, has just beer
granted patent on an improved type
of vine support, which he hopes tC
manufacture and put on the market
in the near future. Mr.. McQuaid eX.
planned his device to F. M. Cooper
of the Knight & Wall Co., Tampa.
and states that he was enthusiastic
concerning the possibilities of the in.
Vention, offering to furnish the raw
material necessary to manufacture il
in quantities. The device is extreme
ly simple, easily made. inexpensive
and easily handled and by its use,
Mr.. McQuaid claims that the produc-
ton Of beans and other vines of like
nature would be greatly increased.
This is just one of the many advan-
tages of the device as explained by
the inventor, who believes that his
would find ready sale and
prove boon to growers. Mr.. Nc
Quaid returned to Tampa Saturday
but will be back here in week or
two.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
STATE GETS $500, 10000
FROM AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
Duval, Hillsborough, Dade and Polk
Pay in More Than 100000
Each to State

: The automobile license receipts by
the state for this year will pass the
$l,5OO,OOO mark. The total amount
received up to July l, is $1,440,494.-
! SO, according to statements given out
! by Comptroller Amos. The law pro-
vides that after deducting actual ex-
pense of the cost of tags, mailing,
clerical and other expenses of the
automobile department (Which is be-
| ing held at less than per cent? that
the net receipts be divided, rs per
cent going to the state road depart
ment and rs per cent to the several
counties distributed in prorata to re-
ceipts from each county. By special
act of the 1921 session of the legis-
lature, however, Monroe county re-
ceives back all the money paid in by
citizens of that county after deduct
ing the 6 percent allowed to defray
the expense of getting the tags out. !
Among the larger counties which
paid in more than 100000 each are
Duval, s184,498; Dade, $162,735: !
Hillsborough, $152,72O; Polk, $780,
S9S. After deducting the percent
for collecting the amounts, going |
back to these counties are: Duval, |
s43,357; Dade, s3S,242; Hills
borough, $35,SS9; Polk, $23,711.
The county paying in less than ST.
600 is that of Dixie, which paid 1894.
Four counties-Orange, $78,882;
Volusia, $6S.624; Palm Beach, $780,
743, and Pinellas, s9O,985, pay
amounts between $4,000 and $780,
900.
1t is not known how much Char
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
SAYS HE COULD use FRUIT
FROM 10000 ACRES Pines
Pineapple Products Co. Man Says His
Concern Might Locate
Factory Here

j, f. O'Hanlon, vice president and
general manager of the Pineapple
Products Co., of Tampa, is in Punta
Gorda this week and is making an
inspection of the various pineries in
this section, with a view, he states
of locating factory here for the
purpose of working up pineapple pro-
ducts.
Mr.. O'Hanlon says that he has in
yestigated the pineapple industry in
Old Mexico, Cuba and various parts
of South Florida, and is very favor
ably impressed with the outlook here.
He says that should he decide to To-
cate here that he will contract for all
the fruit that can be produced on
10000 acres, and for his purpose
she fruit might be large or small.
After looking over the fruit of A.
B. Johnson at Cleveland, Mr.. O'Han-
Ion remarked that it was the finest
he had seen anywhere in his travels.
He thinks that sheds would be en-
tirely unnecessary in producing fruit
for his purpose.
Punta Gorda pineapples already
have a wide reputation as having the
finest flavor of any on the market,
and as the soil here is especially well
adapted to growing this fruit, a crop
failure is almost unknown and prices
are always good.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
Injured in Eall

Jno. A. Welch. who lives in the
eastern suburbs of Punta Gorda, suf-
fered a painful accident, Saturday
morning. While shingling a house
at the corner of Olympia avenue and
Goldstein street, belonging to Haber-
sham King, he fell to the concrete
pavement, injuring his left hip and
left arm, also badly bruising his fore
head. There was heavy dew on the
roof, as it was early in the morning,
and he stepped on a piece of loose
shingle, which caused him to slip.
AS he was near the caves and had
a hammer in his hand, there was no
chance for him to catch hold of any,
thing and avoid the fall. He landed
on his left side, but was able to get
into his car and go home.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
ARCADIA HOPES TO BUILD
HIGHWAY TO BRADENTOWN
Plans on Foot to Connect Sarasota.
Manatee and DeSoto by East
and West Road

with plans under way for hard
surfacing "a miles of road in the
Pine Level and Bunker district and
and with committees from Braden-
town and Sarasota scheduled to meet
here Thursday with Chamber of Com
merce members and members of the
Board of County Commissioners the
building of State Road No. 107 from
Peace river to the Manatee county
! line seems likely to be undertaken
at an early date" says the Arcadia
News, and continues:
| 1.-TWO meetings have been held in
the last few days to cnsider plans
| for bonding to construct the roads
west of here. Friday night several
Arcadians interested in the project
met at New Pine Level with men
from that district and it was decided
{ plat the proposed district and un-
dertake to float bond issue for the
road construction.
The proposal as il now stands is
for surfacing / miles of State Road
No. 107 from the river 10 the Mana
tee county line, with lateral roads
making total of about "a miles.
This district has been plated and a
petition for a district bond issue is
being drawn up to be presented to
the clerk of the circuit court, as ex-
officio clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners. This petition will be
considered by h e commissioners
probably at the September meeting
1t is said by those interested that
if bond issue is floated it probably
will be necessary, for economic rea-
sons, to surface the proposed roads
with clay, unless state aid can be
obtained.
Arrangements have been made dur
ing the last week for a meeting here
Thursday of delegations from Bra
dentown and Sarasota with county
commissioners of DeSoto county and
members of the Chamber of Com
merce with regard of constructing a
hardsurfaced road to the Manatee
county line, where construction will
be taken up by Manatee county and
the road completed to Bradentown.
Sarasota also wants to build a hard
surfaced road to tap the one to
Bradentown, the junction point to be
around Pine Level or Miakka City.
1t had been tentatively arranged for
the DeSoto commissioners to meet
with the commissioners of Manatee
and Sarasota counties at Bradentown
Monday, but this plan was changed
after telephone conversation with
officials at Bradentown. 1t is sup
posed the delegations from those
towns will arrive with the motorcade
from Bradentown, which is scheduled
to arrive here at noon Thursday"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
few COMPLAINTS AS TO
CITY TAX ASSESSMENTS
City Commission Sits as Equalizinc
Board But Has Bot Four or Five
Complaints

The City Commission met Monday
night, sitting as an equalizing board
to hear complaints from taxpayers as
TO the assessments placed on theil
property. There were but four OF
five complaints, all those complain
ing stating that the assessments on
their properties were too high. None
of the complaints were acted upon
although given consideration, as no
member of the valuation board was
present, and disposition of the COM
plants was deferred until the COM
missioners could confer with men,
bers of the valuation board
The Commission met in regular
session Tuesday night. There was
but little business transacted at this
meeting, most of the time being tax
en- up with discussion of the city's
light and wafer problem. The prob
Ion that must be decided by the
commissioners is whether to make an
other contract with the utilities COM
pany or acquire municipal plant.
All of the then commissioners, several
months ago, expressed themselves as
favoring the plan to acquire muni-
cipal plant, and at the meeting Tues
day one Of them expressed the idea
that he could not escape the impress
sion that it would be the wise thing
to do, in view of the towns probable
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
COLORING ROOMS ADDED
TOMANY PACKING HOUSES
Twcnty-Three Houses Order Equip
ment to be Installed this
Season

Practically ninety per cent of the
Exchange packing houses next season
will be equipped with coloring rooms,
in the opinion of Charles G. Ross,
coloring expert for the Exchange who
introduced the system into Florida
Twenty-three packing houses now
have orders placed for equipment
with the machinery department Of
t h e Exchange Supply Company
These, together with plants already
installed and those for which plans
are being drawn, will bring the total
up to a point where practically nine
out of ten Exchange houses viii be
thus equipped by the time shipping
opens.
The tremendous success last sea
son of this coloring process, as intro
duced by the Exchange. obtained big
money for the growers and those
houses where it was installed. 1t is
this which is leading others to follow
suit. 1t is difficult to estimate the
added money which the coloring pro-
cess already obtained for growers of
Parson Brown oranges, and on late
Valencias where they hung too long
and began to turn green again, and
in doing away with the unsightly
speckles on tangerines, but it is
large amount
The Winter Garden packing house.
as it is being rebuilt after the fire,
will start the season with the largest
coloring installation, Manager Earl
Hunter having set aside space "a
by 144 feet to be devoted to coloring
rooms. Manager H. w. Phelps at
Bradentown also is strongly convert
ed to the profits to be obtained thru |
the coloring process, and is adding
a number of coloring rooms during
the remodeling of the house there
this summer. If the entire plans are
later followed out, Bradentown prob
ably will have then the largest space
and equipment devoted to the color
ing process of any of the Exchange
houses. s.--Sealdswe Chronicle.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

/ itemplated by law" the petitioners
"and said citizens of the City of Pun
ia Gorda and the great majority of
the citizens and qualified voters of
said county are thereby depriy-
ed of their just, true, equal and law
full voice and representation in the
choice of the person or persons who
shall constitute said County Board of
Public Instruction and are deprived
of their rightful and lawful voice,
vote and representation in the main
tenance, government, control and SUI
pervisjon of the public schools of said
County of Charlotte"
The trustees are convinced, they
say, that the present division, or at
tempted division, not only is grossly
unjust to the voters and taxpayers
but is inimical to the best interests
of and harmony within the district
they represent, and they are deter
sible.
The matter of a proper division
was brought up at the regular July
meeting of the board and again at
meeting on the 18th of July. At
that time Chas. Cantwell, the chair
man, strongly urged that a proper
division be made, but Mr.. Knight op-
posed any action. F. E. Mason,
other member, has been out of the
state for several months and his atti-
tude is not known
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
FLORIDA LITTLE KNOWN
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Old Map Published i'm 1913 Showed
the Fountain of Youth on
East Coast

According to the Tampa Times, a
map of the United States, made in
1918, is owned by Mrs. Emily War
Irington. of st. Petersburg. This map
says the Times, is interesting as com
pared to maps of the present day, es-
pecially maps of Florida.
Tampa bay was not even known, at
least by that name, and the Fountain
of Youth, for which Ponce de Leon
so vigorously sought, is shown as a
little spring on the east coast
Rivers criss-crossed the state, and
lakes, with the exception of two or
three, were as yet undiscovered.
The st. Johns river, or the River
lSt. John, as it was then called, is
shown rising from Lake Okeechobee
while in reality the head waters of
the river are around Lake Monroe,
near Sanford, more than 100 miles
from Okeechobee.
In place of Tampa bay there ap-
pears the name Espirita Sigita across
a broad, double-armed expanse of
water at the mouth of the Hills
borough river. The river itself is
shown extending almost across the
state.
st. Augustine is the only city
shown, with three or four little set
Elements indicated along the coast.
However, knowledge of other states
as vague as that of Florida,
even the Mississippi river being mac
curately charted on the map.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

At the turpentine still at Mars
Saturday a negro was badly, stabbed
by another man of his color, and was
brought to Dr.. McQueen's office in
this city for treatment. On being
questioned by reporter, he claimed
he did not know the name of mis- as
sailant, who escaped, nor did he give
the cause of the encounter, but said
that he would get the other fellow
yet. He seemed to be suffering some
from his wounds and when he gave
his own name it was hardly audible
and was not understood.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

growth during the next ten years.
1t was stated by the manager that if
The consumption of current increased
at the rate of 10 percent year for
10 years, at the end of that time the
city would be paying the utilities
company about $1,700.00 a month
for current alone, if new contract
is made now. The increase during
the past three years has been con-
siderably more than 10 percent a
year, he said, and expressed the opin-
ion that the towns bill for current
at the end of another 10 years would
be in the neighborhood of $2,5O0 a
month or $3O,OO0.OO a year if a new
contract is made
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
Fell From Truck; Arm Broken

Bass Whidden of Grove City, came
in Saturday badly bruised up and his
arm broken in two places by a fall
from truck when one of the wheels
ran in bad hole in the road. Drs.
Blount and Mcqueen set the broken
bones.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
johnson Chosen Committeeman

At a meeting of the Charlotte
County Democratic Executive Com
mittee, Tuesday, w. H. Johnson was
elected as member of the State
Democratic Executive Committee to
represent Charlotte county, this coun-
ty having neglected to elect one at
the last general primary.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

The Scenic Highways Development
Company and the Highlands Orange
Grove Company, both of Avon Park,
have consolidated. The combined
ownership is 1000 acres of land, l.
600 of which are now set out to citrus
trees.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Eleven states have furnished all
the preidents. Eight were born in
Virginia, seven in Ohio, three in New
York, two each in Massachusetts and
North Carolina, and one each in New
Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Car
olina, New Jersey, Kentucky and Yer
mont.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

lotte county pays in to the state for
auto licenses, but it is thought to be
between $4,000 and $4,000, and if
this be the case this cunty will re-
ceive about $3.50 or $1,000 from
this source.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

The MOntverde school Will estab-
lish at its next term business course
ate as stenographers, typewriters,
where the boys and girls can gradu-
bookkeepers, multigraph and address
Iograph operators.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Ninety-five percent of the natives
of Haiti believe in the African jungle
faith of voodooism which requires
the sacrifice OF human beings and the
drinking of human blood.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

The Montverde Chamber of Com
merce members went out into Lake
Apopka the other day and pulled up
water hyacinths until they practically
gave the shore lines a clean bill of
health.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

The constitution Gives congress
power to raise and support armies.
Power to support an army includes
everything connected with arming,
clothing, equipping, mobilizing, trans
porting and feeding it.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Boost the banda "co m q
across" if you are asked to give 25
or so cents a week for its support
during the next six months.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

If the flreless cooker does not cook
maybe it's because the steam valve is
stopped up. A few drops of ammonia
poured into the top of the valve and
caught as it runs thru will clean it
out.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

A meeting of men who range cat.
tie in Okeechobee, st. Lucie, Polk
Osceola, Highlands and Glade coun-
ties was held at Okeechobee City
There were about rs men in the
gathering. The cattlemen decided
without a dissenting vote to begin q
of tick eradication.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Don't jay back unless you want the
other fellow to know that you are
as big a fool as he is.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Construction work on the Lake
county highways is progressing. Sew
eral projects are under way.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

A joke may be mellowed by time
and then not be rotten.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

There is shortage of optimists.
Don't shoot any.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18

Mohammedans regard the number
3 as unlucky.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1895. Increase for
10 years 90 percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-18
The Herald

Is the Oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-02
ACTIVITY ] AMONG 4.
PROJECT WORKERS
Men Are Busy Securing
The Necessary
I; 4: Data

There is rejoicing the length and
breadth of Snake river valley, en-
braced within the possible touch oi
American Falls storage waters, thaa
the great project bears promise, be-
cause of recent activities, Of being
evolved into the actuality that fos
many years has been dream. ,e
Official reports made to recent rep.
rescntative conferences held here re-
vealed that the project had been, IN
effect, dead; and that. life wHa
breathed into its silent form by the
renewed interest Of the people them,
selves who. are, deeply interested 4
the project. .s
Realizing that an undertaking
fraught with possibilities SHhpra,
cedented in southern Idaho. 5Wa
about to slip from their grasp, tn
people. not only Of the Snake yives
valley. but of all southern Idahe1
aroused themselves, to q determipA
tion to, breathe life into the dead
giant by enefgetically undertaktnS
to execute q plan which will m1t
It possible for the government to
proceed. IS 'ss'
The foregoing is q summary of re.
ports: and reactions. from all -ovef
the valley and the southern part Of
the state. received by the Idaho Rec
lamation association. which has been
Continued on page four J
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-02
TOWNSHIP OPENING
EXPECTED AT FORT
Annual Report Made By
Superintendent Is
Y Given

1t has been our custom to give q
review of the annual report made
by the superintendent Of the Fort
Hall reservation, and it has unusual
interest this year because 1t is ex-
pected that with the opening OF
spring there will be an opening Of
a townsite at the agency, the capital
Of the reservation. Up to the present
time there has been no opportunity
for any one to- buy a lot and open
business, there being only the gov
ernment Offices and the agency store,
the latter operating under the special
permit Of post trader.
The government Of the reservation
is vested in the Indian agent, VIM,
M. Donner and he is assisted by Rob
ert Allen, chief clerk, and then they
have the Indian court and Indian
plice, and they have jurisdiction
over the grazing lands in the noun
tains, which they lease to stock men,
either white or red, according to who
is the best bidder, and the agency
is the custodian of much Indian prop
erty and is the guardian of indians s
property until such time as they are
sufficiently educated or trained or
take the necessary steps to take their
own responsibility and take care of
their own business.
Much of the agricultural lands is
leased, mostly on terms that call for
improvement of the land without ex-
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-02
Journal Tells of the
Efficiency of the
& Beachy Shoe Co.

The Dry Goods Merchants Trade
JNurnal, published In New York City,
devoted three pages of their January
iSeue to a story of the Beachy Shoe
company of Blackfoot and Idaho
Falls, Idaho, and their merchandis-
Ing methods. '
II It told of their methods of buying,
OF how they keep their records OF
shoes purchased, the record of sales
SO that the books show all the time
Just what there is leftsin stock and
how much money there Is on hand
and in the bank every day. They
have q card system Of keeping track
OF the shoes bought by out-of-t0wn
customers, who may have occasion
to order by phone or by mail, and
their record shows the size and kind
Of shoes bought, and any popularity
Of last size required. It shows how
they have built up a good perman-
ent business by "salling goods that
won't come back, to customers that
viii. -, 80.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1922-03-02
IDAHO FALLS MAN
TO FARM ASYLUM
Will Take Up the Work
Within the Next
Few Days

Rheuben F. Johnson has been en-
plOyed by the asylum board to take
the management of the asylum farm,
and he takes up the work in day
or two.
Mr.. Johnson Is an Idaho Falls
man, the youngest of six sons who
have graduated from the University
at Moscow, and all took agriculture
and are making good. He was Sc
lected and recommended by the uni
versity, and they are stalking their
reputation as we'll as his own on the
bet that he will make good.
Our readers may remember that
we said some time ago that the gov
ernor and the board decided to put
the university agricultural teachings
to test by putting 1t up to them
to supply scientific farmer to take
the asylum farm and operate 1t to
make some money and cut down the
expense Of maintaining the institu"
tion it is operated for.
Mr.. Johnson came down and
looked the place over on Wednesday
and accepted the position and was
himself accepted, and had to 60 back
to close up his engagements with his
brother, who is operating the Sunny
side dairy at Idaho Falls.