The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
SOLANA NEWS

with us tonight a distinguished Wis
/ itor. Being a fellow comrade of
> this great and glorious state no in
i PRODUCTION is necessary. We have all
t met our visitor at one time or anoth-
t er, and to say that a hearty welcome
is not extended tonight would be the
last thought of any unfortunate man,
10 ing that the absence of this fellow
> cOmrade has brought anxiety, fear
= and-frequently prayers. We are
therefore especially commendable in
= presenting. as heretofore mentioned,
our distinguished visitor-Mr. Free
Quent Shower Hey, wait, till | get
> on my side curtains!
,, In these days of recapitulation,
spring showers and Bermuda grass,
truckers are shaking out the empty
sacks and wondering if the ''lize'
in fertilize had anything to do with
Early Cuke going to the bad.
Hello, here's the citrus melon, all
dressed up and ready to apper in
pie crust.
Latest report from Dave Hill, on a
camping and fishing trip, per row
boat down the bay is, that the girl
is willing to take the chance for
better or worse" and elope but is
fearful of the boat sinking before
main land is sighted the island being
situated ten miles out from the shore
and he water deep all around. 5.
O. S. for a taXplane, Dave.
The night was black Off to the
east the thunder roared. I ne ele-
ments were assembling to send over
a down pour of rain. 1t was late.
Joe Dewitt had just retired. Be
fore passing into the land OF sleep
dewitt has the habit of turning over
the day in his mind. Tonight it was
THE rain water barrel; the safety OF
the ton-truck, the chickens and so
on. When it came to the front gait"
Joe instinctively sat up in bed. II
, was not closed An open gate to a
- grove is an invitation to mauraderS.
c Dewitt set off to close the gate. H.
n stepped out into the darkness. His
head was bare, like wise his feet
: Following the compass OF his nina
he CROPPED the way towards the gate.
IS It's over to the loft-noW a lltlle t'
y the right-and moving slowly and
> feeling step by step-jOe stopped
IT suddenly! At his feet sometime
lie sprang up from the ground. 1t was
y big and hard. Joe felt himself COINS
IN up-up-and then down. He held or
r. to his pyiamas. A flash of lightning
IL Horrors! The ghost COW!
Miles r. Hoover, who with william
&c. Girty came down here from Ho
,e Springs, South Dakota. last January
died at his home Avenue de Palm
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.
Hoover had been seriously i'll witt
- heart trouble for six weeks. He hat
!. planned to start to Bath, Maine
= Wednesday when, he hoped, The
:. change in altitude and climate Nigh
:. bring improved health. Monda.
I morning Mr.. Hoover was stricken
!. while packing his trunk. He died al
= most instantly. Miles r. Hoover
/ was man who made friends from
!. the start. Coming to Solana to To-
.: cate his home he found the Solana
!. Improvement Club pleased to have
3 him as a member. His cheerful dis
!. position. pleasant manners, with al
!: ways something good to say, made
!: him liked by all. He was practical.
:: and knew something about a great
!: many things. AN of this came from
!: a world of experience. He had tray
!. eed the seas to foreign lands; had
|: toured the western and northern
!: Estates; lived with various climates
!: and peoples. He was keenly inter
! ested in the world events; fond Of
!. flowers and everything that nature
!. set growing. The lure of the pri-
Z meval carried him into the wild and
!. unsettled regions of a Montana home
: stead, and later into California and
(. Oregon Miles r. Hoover was born
I. at Knoxville, Iowa. He was a
!; tailor by trade. During the Spanish
!. American war he served with gal
!. antry his country in the Philippines
(: as lieutenant in infantry. The So
/. lana Improvement Club had charge
! of the funeral services. Mrs Nc
!: Clelland, Mrs. jackson, Mrs. Wilson,
|: J. S. Jackson, Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mr..
!: Wilson, sang Lead, Kindly Light
!: Many lovely flowers were sent to the
: burial place. Pastor kearns, of the
!: Presbyterian church, conducted the
!: services. The good people Of Solana
{: sent their automobiles and SHOWED
!: the kindliest respect in every way
: Mr.. Girty wishes to thank all o
: his neighbors and friends who were
: so kind at the time of the death al
:. burial of Mr.. Hoover.
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