Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 26, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. : : - : 3 5 The Evening Telegram| Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice: at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. — A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year Six months Three months * Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for:10 cents a week, < R S G L AR S From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS & weekly newspaper giving a re- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. e ————————————— “Sehoolmaster” Wilson may teach the Colonels a few things before the political recess arrives, —0 The Gainesville Sun says an auto- mobile will keep a man’s onse closer to the grindstone than a wife, six- teen children and a. dozen cur dogs, all combined. This should encour- age people with very large noses to buy automobiles. ORDINANCE No. 133, An Ordinance Fixinz the Details, Form of Bonds and Coupons, of & Bond Issue of the City of Lakeland, in the State of Florida, and Pledg- ing Sald City to Levy a Tax Suffi- cidnt to Meet the Interest to Ac- crue Thereon, and Provide a Sink- ing Fund to Pay the Principal When Due. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Lakeland, in Ithe County of ‘Polk, and State of Florida, as follows: WHEREAS, The electors of the City of Lakeland in the State of Flor- ida, at an election called for that pur- pose and duly holden on the 30th day of December, A. D. 1911, did Guly authorize the issuing of bonds of the said City, for the several sums and for the purposes following, viz.: Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,- 1000.00) for the purpose of putting in, constructing and operating a sys- tem of sewerage in said city; Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,000.00) for| the purpose of paving stréets and sidewalks therein; and fifteen thou- sand dollars ($15,000.00) for the purpose of* erecting public-buildings, including fire station and jail, and enlarzing City Hall for the use o! the City of Lakeland, and WHEREAS, The form of said bonds 3 and the interest coupons to be there-| It i8 hereby certified and recited to attached, the date the same shall|that the proposition to issue bear, the time when, and the place?b‘”‘d as. well as all other bonds of or places where the same shall be made payable, the rate of-interest State of FloAla, as well as of _the Ordinances of the said city, and es- pecially Ordinance No. 132, adopted vember, A, D. 1911, and an election held pursuant thereto on the 30th day of December, A. D. 1911, ° —0 A zas plant will ask for a charter to install its system in Lakeland, but it does not mean to compete with the seyveral individual plants of that na- ture that may be found in action about town any day. —0 Just as we were complaining that ' Albert Willlamson’s Floridian wasn’t| as {unny as it had been, we noticed the editor's announcement as a can- didaté for Congressman-at-large. The Wauchula Advocate comments that Albert always was an humorist. P L R S They had “fire-water,” “laughing- - water,’ and “just water,” at the ban- cuet given the members, of the Riv- ers and Harbors Committee at Tam4 pa the other might. Some of sthe last-named brand was all the Hqu' left from the feast. A 4, B Herbert Felkel is following in the footsteps of another very learned and required by law; and that all aets, conditions and things required by law to be done pretedent to and in the issuance of this and said Bondu, have been properly done, hamlenec and performed in regular and . due form as required by law; that this bond is, and all other bonds of ithis issue, with all other indebtedness of said city, are within the limitations prescribed by the Laws and Constitu- tion of the State of Florida. The full faith, _funds, property, credit and resources of the: City of Lakeland '~ are hereby ' irrevocably pledged for the payment of principal and interest on said bond. £ "~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said the same shall bear and when and where the same shall become due and payable, and other details thereof, have not, as yet, been with particu- larity fixed and determined; and WHEREAS, It will be necessary to levy from time to time a tax suffi- cient to meet the interest thereon as the same shall become due and pay- able, and to provide a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of said bonds at maturity; : NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR- DAINED, by the City Council of the City of rI:nkfx,land SECTION I. That One Hundred nd Fi‘ty Thousand Dollars ($150,- 000.00) negotiable bonds to be num- bered from 1.to 150 consecutively, City of Lakeland has caused this bord both inclusive, of the City af Lake- to be slgned by its Mayor, counter- and, in’the State o% Florida, be is-|Signed by the President of its City sued, bearing date the 1st day of |Council and attested by its Clerk time March, A. D, 1912, each of the de-|der the SEAL of said City, and the nomination of One Thousand Dollars | ¢ouPons hereto attached to be 'WM ($1,000.00), the first block of said|in like manner, by the sald Mayor, bonds numbered from 1 to 10 inclu-|¥ resident of City Councii and Clerky sive to'mature And become.dus and Witk thetr Ilthoguphed signatfPes, and approved on the 29th day of No- | this | this series, was duly submitted and | favorably voted upon in the mannér THE TROMBONE GIRLS, With the Lyman 'rwun in the big )iew show, “The Speculators,” at the Herron Oper Eon!e, Fnday night, January 26, YR r 5 SPECIAL Clearance Sale! —TO BEGIN JANUARY 22ND 1912. Having bought. the entire stock of Dry Goods, Millinery, Notions, Etc., of MRS, S. M. BASS ér’x‘d’i‘n order to make space for my new Spring Goods, | will put on sale at greatly reduced prices everything in stock. BARGAINS le‘ EVERY LlNE WILL ‘BE GIVEN illustrious editor. In a recent issue | 0 Mo Bansncols Sawiche Asbita the .payable thirty years after. date a:,lg 1‘;’« ‘the 18t day: of )danh A short and ugly word to Charles Jorm.]"”"“e and the same number thereok ol ok of L'Engle’s Dixie, in a manner truly |Delng the next ten-according to thelr| Rooleveluun. v ___._0_.'__. b The Punta Gorda Herald chnrges that a coterie of politicians have for- mulated a slate to corral all the State offices. Don’t worry, brother; there's nothing easler to break than a slate, if the people feel that their privileges have been infringed on.’' Politicians may make slates, but,“we crackers" do the voting SR L e The W. C. T. U. in Fort Myers has appointed a committee to attend a meeting of the city council and ask that an ordinance be passed that may assist the orfanization in putting an end to.the selling of cigarettes to minors. Their efforts will be watch- ¢d with interest.—Miami Metropolis. PR A Y Cause of high cost of eggs is said to be a ‘gentleman’s agrement"” among the dealers to fix and control prices, Limited opportunities for ob-, servation lead us to believe that there is a lady's agrement among the hens not to produce egzs, and this may have something to do with the price. OUAN A B DS A We -note that Gilchrist is to be a candidate for delegate to the Demo~ ¢ratic Convention, the Punta Gorda Herald having the following in re- gard to his candidacy: ' “The newspapers of the state will please add to their list of candidates for delegate to the Baltimore con- number in consecutive order, to be-|" come due and payable every year thereafter, making the lagt ten due and- payable forty-four years after the date of issue; with ‘interest on the principal, at the rate ol five per cent. (5 per cent.) per annum, pay- able semi-annually on the 1st day of March and September in each year, upon presentation-and surrender. of the interest coupons to be attached to said bonds; such principal and interest shall be payable at'the office of The Natiopal Park Bank in the City of New York, State. of New York; .and the said bonds and the coupons thereto attached, with the necessary variation as -to- number, shall be in the tolloMng form, to wit: e United Statessof Amerlca Stage of Florida. ® City of Lakeland. Five per cent, Street and Sidewalks, Pub- lic Buildings and Sewer Bond. / KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE land in the County of Polk in the State of Florida, acknowledzes itsely to be indebted, and for value receiv- ed, hereby promises to pay to the bearet hereof the sum of One Thou- PRESENTS, That the City of Like-! ‘Countersigned: ; President City Council. Attest: 8 y . City Clerk. FORM OF COUPON.! No. 1. 5.0.6. On the 1st day of Sepmmher. 1912, the City of Lakeland, in the State of Florida, will pay, the bearer at the office 'of The National Park Bank in the City of New York, State of New York, the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25), being onesmalf (%) year's ' [Political nnouncements will be Accepted and inserted in this column for one month or less Tor $5.00, or will be carried dailly until date of election for $10.00. This fee MUST be paid d in advance.] interest that day due on its Street | and Sidewalk, Public Building, and Sewer Bond No. 1. Dated March 1st, 1912, Maycr. Countersigned: f President City Council, Attest: . Clerk. All of which several forms of bonds and eoupons are hereby approved, 'rntflled and confirmed. sand Dollars ($1,000.00), lawful SECTION 2. There shall be, and money of the United States of Amer-|thera is hereby ordered, levied annu- ica, on the 1st day of March, A. D.|ally uintll the principal and interest 1942, together with'interest sald |02 all of said bonds shall be fully sum from the date hereof, at the rate|pald upon-all the taxable property of five per cent. per annum, payable | within‘sald City an amount sufficient semi-annually on the 1st gay of to meet the accruing interest on sald vention the name of Governor Albert ‘W. Gilehrist, whom «he Herald takes pleasure in advocating for delegate at large, He will ada dignity and strength to the delegation.” p SR RE LA AR An interesting situation has devel- oped at Wauchula, the thriving De- Soto town. Negroes have never been allowed .o reside there, and their absence has, (in some respects, been consjdered a blessing to the town. Apyway, the community has pros- pered, and there has been a sense of security from certain shocking crimes. With the growth of the place, however, many persons con- slder negro help desirable, and the Mayor and business men have joined | in a proclamation inviting people of #hat race to come to Wauchula, and Promising them protection. The proposition has two. sides to it, and taturally some feeling has been en-! genedered. We wouldn’t “‘butt in” on & neighbor’s affairs, but we can't| ielp believing Wauchula, would bets' ter leave well enough alone, March’ and September i’ each year, | bonds’ ;and to provide a sinking fund, upon presentation and surrender of |that at the maturity of said bohds, the Interest coupons hereto attached |shall be sufficient to pay the princi- as’ they severally become due, both'pal thereo’. interest and principal belng payable at the office o The National Park » ~ 1 hereby certify that the forego- Bauk, in the City of New York, State|ing Ordinance, No. 133, was duly of New York, principal and Interest|passed by the Council of the City off* 1payme in gold coin of the United | Lakeland, on the 24th day of Jan- States of the current standard weight | uary, A. D. 1912, and fineness. H. L. SWATTS, This bond is one of a series of 150 / City Clerk. bonds, each of the denomination of} . Approved by me this 25th day of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00),| January, A. D. 1913. amounting to a total of one hundred . and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000,- 00) numbered from 1 to 150 consec- utively, both inclusive, issued by thef* < sald City of Lakeland for the purpose]|. ol ralsing funds for putting in, con- has a hobby, literary or scientifc, is structing and cperating a system otl usually a better. .man or woman than sewerage in the said city, for pavingi one who has none, 'streets and sidewalks, therein, and for erecting and enlarging ' public buildinzs for the use of sald City pur- suant to the provisions of the Statu- itory Charter of the City, the same being Chapter 6363, Laws of Florids, [Acts of 1911 of the ;.w-mmqf « 8. L. A, CLONTS, Mayor of Lakeland. H;bby, Worth Considering. ‘A person who, apart from business, PenmPTy Virtue Little Thought Of. The whole world admires and ap- plauds physical courage, but moral courage, which is ten times harder to display, exchu no plaudits, but rath. thel er scorn. FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Democratic Voters of Polk County: 1 beg tr announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this [$ district, subject to the action of the!$ of | ¢ Democratic’ primaries, the date which will be announced later. ')j Respectfully, < H. J. DRANE, FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Voters of Polk Countys * 1 hereby announce myself a candi- | date for State Senator from_ Polk | county. Having the will to servel the people’s best interests, I will use such. ability as { possess in the ef- |} fort te do s6, fio\fld they entrust me | with this commissien. I respectfully wmc !ho support of all the voters. JOKN F, COX/ ot s ‘dandidate for the office of m Mtom'y l’or Polk ‘eveéry 'mrwo votér at the pri- mfltmon. April 30. -1 promise that i ‘elected, I'will devote my time | and energy to ‘the ‘duties of ‘the of; fice {n prosecutions for thc State. . Respectfully, ‘BPPES TUCKER, JR. y Pfofihb!o G!vino. ~*“Have courage to-give occasiohally that which you cdn ill afford to spare; giving what you do ot want nor value neither brings nor deserves thanks in return; who is grateful for a drink of ‘water m auother's overflowing well, mm deuum the draught?’— | warrantable OWI\G to the The News enlargement of our newspaper and publishing business, it has been necessary to move Job Office up- st:nrs where it will be found in Rooms 11 :md 12 Kentucky Building, in the con- petent chargeof Mr. G, J. Williams. Fer anything that can be printed, if you w 1t t. Williams, the best work at the right prices, czl' ot The News Job Of'ice | Ofnnu Truest Defense, Butley (entertaining a few friends 'in the absence of his master, Who has . | returned unsmeétedly)~"!flt un- Intrusion, sir; with're spect, | beg m give notice, "-Punch. Only True Nobility, There is nothing noble in being su. Delt':&rt tc; some other men. The true nobility is being superior to your “vious I%L—mndoo Proverh. s Rooms 11 and 12 (upstairs) Kentucky Bulding. | 1 know of no ocasier O w ful oecupation than that ¢ of otlier people’'s business tance and without ! the result.—Excharse