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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
LAND TRANSFERS MADE EASY
Few Formalities Necessary In the
Early Days Of Great Federation
Of United States,

In the 16OO's when land was literal.
ly las cheap as dirt" along the tide
water basins and creeks of the James
and the Potomac, where the manors
Of the first Lees and Ntzhughs and
Calverts stretched from 1000 to $4,000
acres inland, deeds Of land transfer
were not the formal and precise docu-
ments that they are now. A mile or
so difference In a boundary line was
small cause for dispute.
The earliest method Of transfer was
to make note on the back Of the pat
ent or by a crude memorandum handed
the purchaser, or. more picturesquely,
by the rod" Paul Wilstach's "Poto-
mac Landings" quotes such transfer
by the rod from an original manu-
script record Of the sale Of portion
Of st. Gabriel's manor by Its lady. Mis-
tress Margaret Brent to one Martin
Kirk. Through her steward, acting
for her, Kirk was given "livery Of sell
zen" by the rod, he holding one end
and the steward the other, In the pres
ence Of witnesses, while the steward
declared: The lord QadyO OF the
manor by me the steward doth here
by deliver you seizen by the rod and
admit you as tenant of the premises
Whereupon Kirk, In full court, did
his fealty to the lady Of the manor
swearing In these terms: Hear you,
my lady. that l, Martin Kirk, shall be
to you both true and faith and shall
owe my fidelity to you for the land
hold of you and lawfully shall do and
perform such customs and services as
nv duty is to you at the term as
signed, so help me God and all His
saints" Then, after the ancient Eng.
fish custom, a twig was broken and
each party retained part thereof as
evidence Of the transfer.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

I 6nd That I can work In the laundry IN
through the time and do my housework,
too. Last month I was % surprised at
myself to be up and around and feeling
% good while before used to feel COM
plefely lifeless. I have told some Of tho
girls who work with me and have such
troubles to tyLydia E. Pinkham'sVege-
table Compound, and I tell them how Il
has helped me. You can use my teeti-
monial for the good Of others. "-ArA
BLANCHE SILVIA, 69Gfant st., Taunton,
Mass.
It's the same story friend telling
another Of the value Of Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
HOGS REQUIRE LITTLE SALT
Too Large Quantities osranss Stomach
and Bowels and Cause Differ.
ent Ailments.

OF the common classes Of farm ami.
mails, namely horses, cattle, sheep and
swine, the latter have the least need
Of salt. This is in all probability due
to the difference in diet, that of the
swine usually consisting largely Of
the usual grain, whereas other classes
consume large quantities Of roughage
In which less salt is found. Too large
quantities Of salt derange the stomach
and bowels of swine, causing gases,
iiarrhea. commissions and paralysis,
often resulting in death.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
HARMFUL TO BREEDING HOGS
Self-Feeders Are Excellent for Market
\ Stock, but for Breeders They
Are Not Good.

Seif-feeders, while they are fine for
market hogs, are damaging to breed.
Ing stock. Where pigs have access to
q self-feeder they will eat their I'll
and then snooze until they are hun.
cry and eat again, refusing to exsr.
disc and holding back their growth
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
ASPIRIN INTRODUCED
By "BAYER" IN 1900
Look for Name "eayer" on the Tab.
lets, Then You Need
Never Worry.

II you want the true, world-famous
Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians
for over twenty-one years, you must
ask for "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
The name "Bayer" Is stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack
age for your protection against imita.
observation-disclosures
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

pen was litter Of six pigs that gained
during certain period, because Of the
parasites, only Ill pounds: in a neigh
boring pen was another six-pig litter
kept on the same feed as the wormy
litter, but raised without worms that
gained 332 pounds In the same length
Of time.
This system Of swine sanitation to
eradicate worms is simplicity itself.
First it Is necessary to clean the far
rowing pens with hot water and I've.
Then wash the dirt from the skins Of
the sows before narrowing and put
them in the clean pens. Within two
weeks after narrowing remove the
sows and pigs to a clean pasture, and
keep the young pigs. on clean pasture
for at least four months. In order to
produce strong, healthy, profitable
pigs it Is, Of course, necessary that
they have good feed, water and shell
ter in addition to worm-free surround
ings. +,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

~ V0OsO0 SA10S WVAAsOAe
sometmeshsve, that
my doctor ordered
me to stay in bed .
week In everymonth.
Il didn't do me much
good, 20 one dayaftee
talking with . friend
who took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound for
about the same trou-
bles ! had, I thought
II would trY Il also.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

bring quick relief and often ward Oh
deadly diseases. Known ~ the national
remedy Of Holland for more than 200
years. All druggists, In three s;sss.
keek fpr De name Gold Medal On every bs9
and accept - inaitafioa
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
SLOW
DEATH

Aches, pains, nervousness, Diff
Guilty in urinating, often mean
serious disorders. The worlds
standard remedy for kidney, liver.
bladder and uric acid troubles
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

A kick against fate Is often but an
apology for laziness.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
OESLAuNDRY !,
WORK and
HouSEWoRk TOO
Surprised to Find Her.
self Feeling So Well

Taunton, MasA fused 10 have paina
IN my back and legs % badly, with other
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22
Cuicura Soap
TheVelvet Touch
For the Skin
Trims Him.

trim little craft, that wife of yours,
old man. Graft? Well, "hc's q
revenue cutter, anyway"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-22

important 70 Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that Il
s': ssaa' of ost&M2zZs<;I
In Use for Over so Years. ~
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris
There is Joy in anticipation because
reason remains silent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
Work of the Heavy Rains

During the past week or ten days
this section has been visited by unus-
ually heavy rains, which have caused
a slight delay TO the farmers in get
ting ready for the fall trucking oper-
ations, destroyed some seed beds and
stopped the plowing of the soil for n
while. but it has opened up Shell
creek and Peace river and other
streams, which, in portions of their
courses, were blocked for miles by
hyacinths. The large volume of wat
er heaved into the streams from the
lands they drain, has cut the hya-
cinths loose and allowed them to drift
down into the bay, where in large and
small bodies they can be seen fioatin~
towards the Gulf. the salt water OF
which. when they reach it, quickly
kills and destroys the last fiber of
them.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
GASOLINE TAX LAW HELD
VALID BY SUPREME COURT
Comptroller Claims Oil Companies
Now Owe the State the sum of
$342, ,993.54

The supreme court on Saturday of
last week reversed the order of the
circuit court for Leon county in the
case of Ernest Amos as comptroller,
appellee. This is the celebrated gas
Oppellee. This is the celebrated gas
oline tax case, the law having been
previously held invalid.
The main opinion is by Judge Ellis,
concurred in by Justices Whitfield
and West. Judge Whitfield filed a
separate concurring opinion. The
chief justice concurs in part and dis
sents in part. Judge Taylor dissents
as to a portion of the opinion. The
case is remanded with the direction
to dismiss the bill unless the COM
plaintant amends his bill within If
teen days after the receipt of the
mandate by the clerk of the circuit
court.
In the main opinion it is held that
the signature by the governor to the
bill is the record of an executive act
to which the executive acted in leg
islative capacity, and that record in
so far as it relates TO the governors
power or authority TO make it is
prima facie valid and imports verify
and is unimpeachable except by an
executive record of equal dignity.
1t is held that as an enrolled bill
in the secretary OF states Office be-
ing the record of an official act of
the legislature may be impeachd only
by the legislative journals, so the rec
ord of the executive official act may
be inpeached only by an executive
official record of equal dignity.
It will be recalled that Shelton j.
Gum brought suit to restrain the
comptroller from enforcing the pro-
visions of house bill No. 702 claim
ing that the same was invalid in that
lit had been signed by the officers of
the legislature and presented to the
governor after the sine die adjourn
ment of the legislature. Demurrer
was introduced by Rivers Buford, at
torney general, and j. B. Gaines, as
sistant representing the comptroller
and this demurrer was OveTruled by
the circuit judge. On appeal to the
supreme court that court originally
affirmed the order of the Circuit court
Judge, the counsel for the comptroller
applied for and We're granted a re-
hearing, and the opinion today is the
outcome of the rehearing. Mr.. Gum
was represented by C. NJ. Chas. 2.
and j. j. G. Cooper of Jacksonville,
During the time the litigation con-
Icernng the legality of the law was
in progress, the oil companies re-
fused to pay the tax. Now they owe
the state $311,S12.31, to which the
comptroller has added penalty Of 0
percent, bringing the total to S3i2,-
i993.54./ s-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
WILL HAVE Y BOATS TO
RENT TO DISCIPLES OF IKE
Henry SiIcOX Having 20 SkifS and
Two Launches Built To Rent
10 Tourists

A complaint frequently heard from
tourists who come to Punta GOrda is
that it is very hard to secure boats
and other equipment for fishing here,
and as the complaint is based on fact
it may be concluded that the lack of
boats and other equipment for fish
ing has caused many of the disciples
of Ike Walton to go elsewhere.
There will be no cause for such
complaint the coming winter, how
ever, for Henry Silcox is now having
20 skiffs and two sizable motor boats
built, and George Brown, who has
the contract, is expected to complete
all of them long before the opening
of the tourist season. These boats
will be rented to anyone at very rea-
sonable charges and if desired Mr.
Silcox will furnish all kinds Of tackle
and bait at little cost. Guides will
be available, also. for parties wishing
10 explore the rivers and streams
and other adjacent waters.
The above announcement will be a
welcome one to many regular winter
residents of Punta Gorda, many of
whom have complained of lack of
such Accommodations here in years
past. ..t
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
MANATEE ROADS BOOSTERS
VISITORS TO PUNTA GORDA
Bradentown and Mnnatee County
Stand for Quick Completion of
the Tamiami Trail

Thirty-four members of the Brad
entown Board of Trade and citizens
of Manatee county, members of
motorcade that visited a number of
South Florida towns and cities last
week, arrived in Punta Gorda from
week arrived in Punta Gorda from Ar
cadia Thursday afternoon of last week
about six o'clock and We're here until
10 O'Clock, when they boarded the
train for Fort Myers, the heavy rains
having made the roads so bad that
it was decided to leave their cars
here and make the balance of the
trip to Fort Myers by train.
The party had dinner here and
public meeting had been planned, but
heavy rain that started about five
O'Clock and continued all night put
the holding of a meeting out of the
question.
You may say to the people of
Punta Gorda and Charlotte county
that Manatee county and Dradentown
are with your people, heart and soul.
in their efforts to quickly complete
the Tamiami trail" said b. w. Will
iams, president of the Board of
Trade, who headed the party, and
continued: And if there is any as
sistance we can render, you have only
to let us know, and we will be with
you" Incidentally Mr.. Williams
said that Manatee county has only
four miles of the trail to build to
complete it through that county, and
the building of this four miles is
necessary only to straighten out a
''kink", there being a splendid road
all the way through Manatee.
Following are the names of those
who composed the party:
John w. Cummings and wife, L.
B. Rood and wife, c. E. Street and
wife, w. A. Manning, secretary of the
Board of Trade, and wife and daugh-
ter, H. X. Tallant, w. b. Curby, l..
C. Garlick, II. B. McNealy, A. p.
Turner, D. o. Norfeet, Mr.. and Mrs
j. H. Humphries, Mr. and Mrs. G. +.
Hosmer and Katherine Hosmer, Mr..
and Mrs. Joe d. Hosmer, S. V. HOrris,
Platt Russell, r. M. Beall, b. w.
Williams, president of the Board of
Trade, J. w. Strickland, NJ. c. Lewis,
John Schlamp, X, e. Taylor. w. s.
Elam--all of Bradentown; T. Y. Tay-
lor, Palmetto; II. O. Pollard and II.
X. Pollard, Terra Ceia. They wer"
accompanied by l.. A. Whitney, of
Fort Myers, who met the party at
Arcadia for the purpose of pilotinP
them to Fort Myers.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
Automobile Accident

d. ]. Hobbs, OF Lakeland, who with
a Ford roadster was on his way to
Punta Gorda, Tuesday, to visit his
family, who are sojourninS here with
his wife's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Keen, when about three miles south
of Lakeland, had a collision with a
large Hudson truck driven by Millard
Futch. Mr.. Hobbs lights had given
out and he was trying to make his
way to a gasolene station nearby,
when the truck, with five people in it,,
coming from the opposite direction
struck the front wheel of his car,
knocking the car clear out of the
road. and literally tearing it to pieces.
According to the best information OBJ
tainahle, the truck, after striking the
Ford went about seventy-tiVe feet,
crossing in front of the Ford and
landing in the woods on the opposite
side of the road, badly damaged.
Only one person was badly hurt,
Howard ellison, who was struck by a
piece of glass from the windshield,
the pieces going through the fieshy
part of his arm. The truck is said
to have been going at 35 miles an
hour, but Mr.. Hobbs claims to have
been going slow on account of having
no lights Each driver claims that
the other car was on the wrong side
of the road. but both were arrested
for reckless driving.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
TO SHOW MARY PICKFORD
PICTURE FOR GOLF CLUB
All Receipts Will Co for Upkeep
of the Local Golf Course;
Special Music

Through the Back Door" one of
Mary Pickford's latest and best pic-
lures, will be shown at the Plaza
Theatre Tuesday night for the bene-
mt of te Punta Gorda golf course.
which right now is in need OF atten-
ton but for which funds are not
available, owing to the fact that there
is very little income at this time of
the year. Music will be furnished
by the Goldstein orchestra. and the
price of admission will be 2Oc and
4Oc. All of the money received from
the sale of tickets will 90 toward
the upkeep of the golf course, there
belng no expense for the theatre.
music or advertising. and money is
needed worse now than at any time
since the course was started. Re-
Gently a herd of hogs broks in or
were turned in the country club
grounds and in few hours did dam
age that will take several hundred
dollars to repair-the cost of the
damage being several times the worth
of the hogs, it is said.
| In Through the Back Door" will
be found combination of American
and foreign locale, and the picture
offers excellent entertainment posi-
bilities. The outstanding feature is
the delightful comedy sequences scat
tered throughout the picture, for in
a little girl role Miss Pickford has a
chance to become involved in innu-
merable complications, provocative of
mirth, yet touched with pathos
which stamps her as a mistress of her
art. In addition to the clean, whole
some fun with which this feature
abounds, there is found running
through it a counterplot of gripping
drama in. which filial devotion be-
comes dominant factor. Altogether.
Through the Back Door" may be
said to be one of the very best Pick
ford pictures and one which is sure
to be enjoyed by all her admirers and
those who like clean, wholesome pic
lures.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
COUNTY Commissioners CONTRACT FOR MATERIAL
FOR ARCADIA ROAD AND APPROACHES TO BRIDGE
F. Wilkins Gets Contract for Furnishing Large Quantity Shell
Board in Session Two Days Discussing Roads
and Other Matters

Improvement of the road leading
north from Punta Gorda to Arcadia,
and road matters more or less in gen.
eral, necessitated the board of COM
missioners of Charlotte county hold
ing two meetings within space OF
meetings, the first held on Saturday,
the 10th inst, and the second on
Tuesday, the 22nd inst.
Saturdays meeting was held for
te purpose of opening and consider
ing bids for furnishing shell for use
on the Arcadia road and on the ap-
proaches to Charlotte Harbor bridge
to be delivered at Cleveland, Shell
creek bridge, Charlotte H + 7
bridge. and Liverpool; also bids for
furnishing the shell delivered on the
road where needed.
As the bids were somewhat compli-
Gated, committee was appointed to
consider and go into the various
phases of same, ascertain which was
the lowest and best offer and report
at meeting to be held Tuesday, Au-
gust 22nd. The clerk was instructed
to invite Ira Tompson, commissioner
from the Fort Og1en district of De-
Soto county, to meet with the Char
lotte county board at that time, as
he would probably be interested in
I Ia, 1ApI a IifAFf oNth Ia
through his district and county.
The bids received numbered four,
one from F. o. Wilkins. one from
L. +. Reno and w. d. Rusher, one
from West Coast Fish Company and
one from Lewis Combs of Sarasota,
Another was brought in, which would
being read, the commissioners con-
cluded it could not be considered, as
it was too late and would be giving
the bidder an advantage, as he could
have heard the reading of the other
bids before making up his, if he had
been disposed to do so.
( The clerk was instructed to write
to the chairman of the State Road
Department, asking whether or not a
map of State Road No. had been
submitted to the secretary of agricul-
ture at Washington with a view to
securing federal aid.
Clarence Hewitt appeared before
the board, asking a reduction in the
valuation placed on his persona
property by the assessor. The com,
missioners decided to defer the mat
ter until after their attorney had re.
turned, for they had already met as
an equalzing board and might eX-
ceed their authority if they took the
matter up again.
There was full attendance of the
members at this meeting, but al
Tuesdays m e i'm Commissioners
Gottfried was absent, those present
being Commissioners w h m
Whitten, Hobson and nKight.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
Pleased With Outlook

J d. c. Mckinney and f. NJ. Early of
Tampa, who are interested with ]. T.
O'Hanlon in the manufacture of pine
apple products, We're in the city
few days this week looking over the
pineries and wild lands here with
view to locating their factory and
are favorably impressed with the soil,
climate, transportation end other ad-
vantages of this place for that indus
try. Cleveland is wide awake and
has offered six acres gratis, right in
the town, four acres next to the chan
mel on the waterfront just north of
the ship ways and two acres on the
railroad next to the depot II this
offer is accepted and the factory built
there. hundreds of acres of wild lands
near that town and Punta Gorda will
De converted into pineries and busi-
ness VII begin to liven up in all lines.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25

Authorization was received from
the state comptroller to transfer S.
100000 from the agricultural fund TO
the road fund, which had been re-
quested by action of the board at a
previous meeting.
a proposition was received from
Lewis Combs of Sarasota to scarify
the road bed for the placing of shell
at fourteen cents per lineal foot and
for placing the shell in the road bed
at twentyieight cents per cubic yard.
The bid was laid over for further
consideration.
A controversy arose in regard to
the survey the State Road Depart
ment is making of State Road No. 8,
running west on Marian avenue
through Punta Gorda, then bearing
southwest, ski{ting the sandtlats and
keeping to. the westward of the A. C.
l.. railway until it reaches the new
| Iright-of-way opened up from Rogers
south, thus missing all the settle
ments for almost the whole distance.
The reason given for following this
route is that this route would avoid
Jail railroads crossings, the federal
authorities demanding that roads
must either go under the railroad
tracks or high enough over for trains
to pass under. Two or three other
routes will be surveyed to ascertain
which will be the best and most eco
nomical to follow.
The committee appointed at pre-
vious meeting to consider the bids
for furnishing shell. reported in fa-
Ivor of the proposition made by F. o.
wilkins, the lowest bidder, who
agreed to deliver shell at Punta Cor
da and Charlotte Harbor bridge for
iS1.00 per cubic yard and at Shell
creek for $1.25 per yard. According
Ily, he was awarded the contract
which the boards attorney was in
Istructed to draw together with bond
which was fixed at two thousand dol.
lars.
! Commissioner Ira Thompson OF
DeSoto county was present and stat.
ed that he could not join with this
county in the purchase of shell foi
use on the roads in his district. as il
was necessary for his county TO ad'
vertise separately for bids and that
they had first to consider the amount
of money available for their road
building.
. Before adjourning, the commits.
sioners set Saturday, August 26th
as the date on which they will meet
to fix the millage to be collected In
taxes the coming year, so that the
assessor can complete the work OF
making up the tax books.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-08-25
Smith-HuGhes Teachers Meet

! Smith-Hughes instructors in vo-
cational agriculture in the high
schools Of Florida met in conference
at the University of Florida during
the week of August 7th to 12th, in
response to call issued by Profess
sor f. A. Haynie, supervisor of vo-
cational agriculture. The time dur
ing the week was consumed discus
sing the problems of the Smith
Hughes teacher, and formulating an
organization for the work in these.
schools. In addition several lectures
We're delivered by specialists of the
University Experiment Station and
Extension Division staffs. On Friday
night an informal banquet was en-
joyed at the White House hotel at
which time they were hosts to a num-
Der of their friends. The smith
Hughes teachers in Florida a"a, c. p.
Wright, of Madison; \. j. Peacock,
Plant City; G. w. Long, Trenton; ].
F. Brown, Bombay; j. F. Williams,
Chieiand; r. F. Chatham, Center
Hill; w. S. Yates. Gonzales; j. N.
Macarthur, Lemon City; X. L. Orig
gers, Greensboro; j. Il. Gum, Plant
City; j. S. Bacot, Graceville, A. E.
Arthur, Althea; E, $. Odom, Baker;
|. r. Nolan, Green Cove Springs; A.
E. Bratley, Wauchula; G.. w. Dansby,
Reddick r. M. Martin, Lemon City;
r. F. Cooper, Sanford; B. K Wheel
er, J. l.. Butts; G. c. Roberts.