Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 2, 1911, Page 4

PAGE FOUR The iivening Telegram Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. F SN Application Pending for Admission as mail matter of the second-class, M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year ...oooonnccnns $5.00 Six months ..........0.0 2.60 ‘Three months ........ . 125 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, S—_ . —~ From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS a weekly newspaper giving a re- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. R R SR e R Other candidates for Congress- man-at-large will find Jordan a hard road to travel A ey VR While green citrus fruit undoubt- edly is a sour subject, there has been too much acidity introduced in the discussions as to its ship- ment. lLet's all sweeten up a bit. 0 —— Pensacola has just finished a $200,0009 jeil, and is very proud of it. Whe'her the fact that that much jail is pecessary is a good advertise- ment o1 not, is an open question however, 0 Soue newspapers in this section Rave peculiar ideas of the ordinary bhusiness, Two of these have attempted to entice during the ethics of cone our employes past few days. s from n: 0 The good roads idea in Polk coun- ty is not dead, nor is it even taking a little nap. Folks who are pointing fingers at us becanse we failed 1o vote the recent bond issue, had as well revise their opinion of s, There's a hen on, and it won't be long until you'il hear a cackle, 0 A sewerage system and an up-to- date creditable hotel building are among the things promised for Lake- land during the nexi year. These things, with the many improvements already here and under woy, will make a splendid little city, and then Lakeland has just begun to grow. 0 Live Ouk is in deep mourning ln--‘ cause the circus failed to zive an exhibitian there, after having been advertised. It was a cruel disap- pointment— but Live Oak is leh'l'i off finanially. = hd Speaking of bouquets the Sanford Herald declares that if all the bo- quets tossed atitwereae com panied quets tossed at it were accompanied by the cash, a large vault could be filled with the latter, A good many people think that editors can live on bouquets, but a little meat and grits| occasionally, for variety, is also ac- ceptable. MHence, if you think your newspaper man iz doing good work don’t be content with patting him on the back but give him the where- with to make the inner-man good also, feel o ! We expect to find that next N-a.\nui the grand total of the corn crop in Polk county will be very greatly in-| creased by the efforts of the boys and girls in the corn growing contest held under the auspices of the Lake- land Farmers' Club. Through the activity of County Judge W. 8. Pres- ton, substantial money prizes have been offered for the best crops raised by a boy or girl on a single acre of irrigated land. and similar prizes are also offered for crops grown on unirrigated lands. Thus everyone has a fair showing. and it is certain that the results will prove that this section of Florida can produce corn 1o an extent that will astonish even “the old residents. The agricultural possibilities of this county have scarcely been scratched on the sur- face. and such incentive to syste- matic and scientific production as this contest offers will reveal hith- erto unsuspected wealth in Florida soil. | THE EVENING TELEG NOT AN APOLOGY. ! From the expressions heard on fcvcry hand of enthusiastic approba- ition of The Evening Telezram, we | do not consider an apology necessary for its make-up and contents. How- !e\'er, we desire to offer a word of ! explanation as to the shortage of "lclegraphlc matter, Arrangements are being perfected i to receive a telegraphic service from | the Associated Press, the greatest news-gathering agency in the world. ‘[his organization does not admit to membership every irresponsible per- son who may be able to start a news- paper, but applications are subject to a rigid investigation, and an am- ple bond has to be made by the appli- cant to insure his good faith. All these things require time. We have been notified by Mr. Melville E. Stone, the General Manager, of the receipt of our bond, and everything is satisfactory, but it was also neces- sary to clect the editor to member- ship, and the directory being scatter- ed, this could not be done as quickly a8 we anticipated, otherwise we would have set the machinery in op- eration earlier. We have assurance that all possible expedition is being used, and we fecl that we can pro- mise increased telegraphic service in a few days. Of course, this does not mean that we will have a leased wire and get the full service the Associat- ed Press sends out to large cities. Only two newspapers in Florida have this service, and one of these has had it but a very short time. But we can promise our readers that we can furnish them in condensed form the important happenings of the world and that no paper in the country will be able to publish a matter of real importance earlier than this one, It we wepe inclined to infliet our tronbles 1 5 our reads Wi pon migi The best knife on the place should be the knife most used and thatis the Kitchen Butcher Knife every time, Don't forget this. Don't let a few cents difference in price deprive of the satisfaction of a good knrl:“d‘ the alllty you desire. Buy a Dismend A KNIFE FOR EVERY PURPOSE. PRICE FOR EVERY PURSE. A | WE HAVE A FEW PORCH ROCKERS LEFT, AND WILL CLOSE THEM OUT AT PRICES THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU. THESE GOODS ARE NOT SHOP-WORN, BUT ALL BEST CLEAN STOCK. i possible up to this time to giv CONTEST OPEN UZZE, : correct report of the :cri((‘le::?pnn: ma —_— - o " e srou - o ot 2 » ij i)lr. Thornell claims he does t THIS & know himself just how thvo::cid::t "W RO - é? QUALITY HIGH PRICES LOW ' i T S e e S NOVEMBER 2, 1911, RAM: LAK ELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY. Manager Davis will look : planting of this acreage in ., the coming season. A numl: others who have purchased ., this vicinity are preparing 1 ; citrus groves, which will j about 1,000 acres in this i within the coming year. Tiis cludes the groves now owre: controlled by Sample Bros. | The following morning about day- ! light a mob came to this city, over- \powercd the jailor's son and took . the negroes out and hanged them. $5,000 was offered at the time by the Florida Legislature for the ‘ap- prehension of the lynchers. It is lexpeoted that other indictments will ! follow. Ma- | TALLAHASSEANS INDICTED FOR LYNCHING AT LAKE CITY | out under great dificulties. | terial ordered over a month ago has | not vet arrived; the type to be used in printing The Telegram, !h.:l Lake City, Nov. 1.—Samuel Ward paper on which to print it, the work-| .4 john Atkinson, of Tallahassee, men engaged to assist us—all failed ... indicted here today by the to get here in time. These, and in-| oo1umpia county grand jury for par- numerable other troubles, caused 3| inating in the lynching of six suggestion from some who had negroes here on May 21st. The ne- knowicdge of them that we postpone| ..,.c who were lynched, had been the date of the first issue; but We|, . oqeeq in Tallahassee on suspicion were determined to make good onl oy, ing peen implicated in the’ DEVELOPMENT AT HAINES CITY Haines City, Fla., Oct. 31.—The larg Come to Florida, the summer sunshine, flowers i l l our promise to begin the publicationj = .q.. of Deputy Sheriff B. B. of a daily paper November 1st, and| o i of Leon county, and were,mlony of 20 from Racine, Wis., we did not allow these things to iu- : which purchased from Sample Bros,| Florida today the land of to the jail in Lake county for ::::ee‘::e:pln:.j have begun clearing 300 acres, and J tunity. Having overcome, in part, these in- itial troubles, we feel that we can S —— sy assure our readers that they will Zet| HOOOGORROCOVOOTOOOVOOIO0AQ Lufsey’s ; terfere with its prompt appearance. B A AAAAITIAIAY SRR SRR LA L Ll s e every day, and that it will improve and expand in direct ratio witk the patronage given and will be a faiih- ful reflex of the progress, busin-es and social life of our city. B S R A SWALLOWING LAND. S 0 ey .. i S one of the best equipped plants B 2 Zoegreged THE PLACE oo el Capacity to swallow varies. Most 4 of us have heard of a man who after & ) a visit to his doctor, told his com- OF 5 in the State having all modern : panion that he had discovered his & = i saw mill down his throat, adding Better Ihings & machmery and what is more, we that he was going to get another, but the doctor had advised him this time to run it by water. Many a fine estate has gone down a man's throat in drink, and it is about time the working people took some notice of the value of what they are swal- lowing. In these days the chief desire of most men is to get a little plot of ground for themselves on which to build a house which they can call their own, Why not get this plot of ground? It you ouly drink a glass of beer or a bottle of Cocoa-Cola a day, you swallow enough land in a year to build your house on and give you a respectable sized garden; you swal- low 365 square yards of land—a good sized field —for every time you drink ftive cents worth of beer or spirits you swallow a yard of good land. You think this nonsense? Well, listen for a mement, Take the val-ue of an acre ol land say at $200, as it iz in many of the Northern States. In $200 there are 4,000 times five cents, so il a drink costs five cents you may put it down that in $200 there are 4,000 drinks. Now, in an acre of land there are 4,849 square vards; more than a yard a drink. Down here in Florida land, except in certain localities, has not gone into the $200 class, but the time is coming when most land in Florida will cost in three figures. Land in this vicinity is still reasonable in price, but with the influx of North- ern people from now on it is going to create higher values. The man who comes now is going to get the increase. The price of a few cases of Coco-Uola or a few boxes of cigars will now buy enough land for a garden and a site for a house, Pop- ulation of the Kind coming here will soon give large value to land. have operators who know how to use them. We want everybody’s laundry. Do you send yours? If not, why not give atrial next week? | Ice Cream Candies g g b % 8 R.W. WEAVER, Prop. *Phone 130 Lufsey’s ; J <@ QOO0 OOOICCOOVOCAOAO0OY Little Girl: WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO HAVE A DANDY LITTLE Buck’'s Stove - ¥ i 3 TOE MASHED OFF. Port Tampa City, Nov. 1.—8. J. Thornell, employed as flagman for Atlantic Coast Line at Port Tampa, happened to a very serious and pain- ful accident Tuesday. Thornell was riding a switch engine at the time of the accident, coming up to dinner, and got off the foot board to throw a switch. When he went to catch the engine again, by some unknown means something came in contact with the ball of the right foot. caus- ing the large toe to be pulled entire- Iy out of place, besides crushing a bone. It is thought the wheel of the engine did not touch his foot, there being no marks on his shoe. There being no witnesses it is im- happened. When he got back on the foot board of the engine he waved the engineer ahead and al- most simultaneously he waved him down. As soon as Engineer J. T. Johnson discovered that Thornell was hurt he picked him up and sum- moned Dr. Mudge at once. His wounds were temporarily dressed at Dr. Mudge's offie but later he was carried to the Gordon Keller Me- morial Hospital. He underwent an Operation this afternoon, the result being that his large toe had to be amputated. J. W.O’DONIEL SONS & LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS.