The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-16
Short News Items

GOuHlNs may Dt gnu anu DTOuu.
Short News Items
The business of the Auburndale
postoffice is 25 per cent bigger this
year than 1t was last
In Sam Karnes' restaurant is pow
erful pianola of The institution type.
The patrons of the place enjoy it's mu.
sic as they cut down the food supply
of the cafe. 1t suggests the strains
and power of caliope.
Mr.. G. |. Bailey has worked ID years
at the shops of the phosphate plant
at Wins on, four miles west of Lake
land. In all that time the trains have
always run right to take him to work
in the morning and return him back
home here at night.
In the middle of town-just where
il ought to be-is a clean little public
park 1t has good shade trees, flowers
and shrubs. There are plenty of COM
Portable seats and it is fine place for
recreation and rest
The Methodist people who have held
number of cottage prayer meeting
during their revivalAnow going on,
had one in the pool room last Monday
night
A wide-awake and observan. bust
ness man says Auburndale is a haven
of rest and peace for ladies who are
opposed to matrimony. No danger of
them being invited to wed No one
here to ask them. The men are all
married now.
Auburndale has a woman's club and
aid society. The Masonic fraternity
has a strong large lodge
The Dixie Highway runs through
Auburndale in such a way as to prac-
tically pave three stress of the town.
The colony of northern people on
the east shore of the charming Lake
Ariana, who own winter homes there,
is loaded as usual with the proprietors
who make their getaway every year
from the upper cold country
Mr.. F. F. Ryals has a 700-lb Hamp-
shire hog. This breed is scarce in
Polk county. Mr.. Ryals will soon
turn his big porker into meat. He
says this region is we'll adapted to the
Hampshire animal.
Mr.. Elmer +. Cline is back from a
trip to the Tampa Fair and other
Florida points. He is u very busy
man
The immense citrus territory in the
country around Auburndale has
brought four fruit packing houses
here. They are all busy now.
Auburndale has the following stores
and business institutions:
Groceries and Dry Goods.
Groceries,.
Dry Goods.
Restaurants.
Drug S ores-1.
Bank.
Hotels-2.
Meat Market.
Fish Markell.
Real EState-2
Barbers-2.
Shoe Shop.
Pressing and Cleaning.
Electric Shop
Garages-3.
DoctoTs-2
Novelty Shop.
Ice Business
Surveyor.
Architect.
Theater-1.
Library.
Jitney Line-1.
o, AuburndaIe!
o, Auburndale! Fair Auburndale,
Where in the pas. was Mr. Gale,
And others who have built the town.
Grapefruit and orange groves around,
That near and far have won renown?
'Tis Auburndale
The citizens are clever folks
For business, social and for Jokes.
They live cheerful, contented lives
Men, women, girls, boys, husbands,
wives;
And so the town goes on and thrives.
Good Auburndale.
Here pretty homes made pleasant
hours,
And orange trees, birds and shrubs
and flowers
That gild the place with beauty bright
Are to the eyes pleasing sight
And fill ones spirits with delight
Fair Auburndale!
The people are gathered here from DER
Lo, many states, and if some more
Arrive to join them they will come
To friends that stick like chewing
gum.
Kind greetings. Hope you will stay
some
In Auburndale.
New Homes in AuburndaIe