The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-08-11

c. c. Cochran left his road contrac
at Naples and spent Sunday in l.;
2 Belle with his family.
Mr.. j. C. Sumner of Tampa was il
> town last week on business and stop
ped at the Everitt hotel.
, Arthur Smith recently purchased
a Ford from n. S. Roberts who wa,
in town from Avon Park.
R. II. (Dad) Robinson and Dorri.
Fulghram Of Zelda, more commonl,
known as Eddy, were in town Iast
week
Little Robert Magill had his ton,
sils and adnoids removed last Satur-
day at Moore Haven in Dr.. Mitchcrs
sanatorium.
VIII the party Who stole the gas
tank from the engine of the county
rock crusher please return same to
the place where they round it.
Harry Turner received the good
news that his radio outfit was on its
way to LaBelle. Harry will soon be
/ grinding valves to fox trot time.
Mr.. Z. NJ O'Bannon is deadening
oaks and continuing preparations for
! getting his river side farm in shane
to set a young orange grove on it,
G. e. Roger made trip last Satur-
day into the woods toward Eddy, a
is planning trip into the big cypress
to obtain a load of young sour orange
trees.
A. L. Richardson has been in the
Lee Memorial hospital the past week
suffering from an attack of appendi-
citis. His condition is no reported
as serious.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy have left for a
ten day trip to Tampa and st. Angus
tine. They request that local news
items please be handed to A. J. Mum
roe for the next weeks paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Burke gave
party to many young people OF La
Belle last Saturday evening at their
home north of the bridge. Ice cream
and pleasure were served to all
Frank O'Bannon and family have
moved from Fort Thompson Park
where they have been keeping house |
for L. +. Goodno and are now living |
in their own home, The Jungles, |
south of town.
Fred Kirkland and Lee Yeomans
have contracted for the laying of the
S.inch sewer from the school building
to the river. This long needed sewer
is the first forward step
on the part of the recently elected
school board and local citizens are
indeed appreciative of this support of /
the school trustees by the county Off
cials.
The LaBelle Garage is moving into
Inc new headquarters. 1t is report
I'd grand opening is being planned
Whether it's grand or not everybody
s going. kelley-Springfeld pune
ures a la differentials are to be serv-
I'd to the tune of The Carburetor
Blues. No sparkling or plugging will
'e allowed but gas will, at last, be
cry cheap.
Mr.. A. S. Anderson, the president
II Anderson & Sons, who operate
wo of the largest stores of general
merchandise in Central Georgia and
Who also own about three thousand '
ores of cotton farms is expected in |
4aBelle in about two or three weeks {
o spend month or so vacation. S
Bill Andrews brother, Mr.. Charley s
andrews and also friend, Mr.. DAN
er will come down with MI Ander- i
on. II
Miss Julia Hendry visited Rev. and
FRS. Austin and family recently in t
Ianatee and reports that Mr.. Austin
J not in the pink OF condition but =
till suffering from heart trouble. n
everal have suggested that we send @
le former LaBelle pastor crate of n
p. y
Arthur Hall broke his arm crank
lg Mr.. Forrey's truck. Both bones o,
| the forearm were broken. DR.. a
eebOld reduced the fracture and re- \,
0rted that Arthur was doing as well if
) could be expected for such bad 9,
'eak. A warning may well be TAX h,
/ from this accident: "Be sure the q,
ark lever is retarded when you u.
ank Ford" ~
Mr.. Bill Andrews is raising thou
nds of Egg Plant, Pepper Plants in
Id Tomato Plants. He is also try ST
g out cotton and tobacco on his in
I'm. The tobacco stalks are in NJ
Dom at present and he has stalks of IT
'tton over five feet high with an h,
'erage of more than IT'S bolls and h,
uares to the stalk and it is continu- tn
g to grow and put on fruit. 1t was tn