Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 15, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR 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. R e e S S Sl M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ...ooooeees...$5.00 Six months ... e 2,50 Three months 1.25 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, From the same oflice 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. — ———————————————————— OUR WONDERFUL PROGRESS. Brick strects, sewerage, new mu- picipal buildings, Chautaugua andi- torinm and @ $15,000 hospital, are 1 be only a few of the improvements to made during the, next few montihs io fakeland, some brick structures continue to 2o On cvery corner hanc- up, and we already have our new pagzenger station, Oun May 1 city do- fivery of mails will be installed, and by that time no doubt we will havefae peany other improyvements under wa, it you try to watch Lakeland grow it will make your head swim so don't| try it just “get busy™ and Iu-'lp push the progressive band wagon along. That these indications ol vrogres- shveness heralded as taey are by the local proos, ave attracting general al tention Lis evidenced by the follow- ing conment from the Tampa Timg “No pent oup Ulica contructs our powers,” The 'Times expends its ¢u- deavors for advaicement and aevei- opment all over the broad « of south Florida; l fights us 1o publish I words ol the cities and countics that are so i aumerous in this the most favered section of the best state in the Union. We were minded to write these reading two items abou: one of the prettiest and most pro- gressive cities in one of the finest of those counties. That city was Lake- land and that county Polk., One item stated that on last Monday a solid car-load of strawoerries was shipped from Lakeland to New York. Now, 1 carload of strawberries a big hing and brings back to the grow- ers and shippers big money. And this was not the only All through the mences carlier words by is carload by many. which than elsewhere ason, com- here in the state, thonsands of crates are from this point and Plant City, which lies but ten miles zoing forward apart, to gladden the fastidious pal- of the north, The strawberry iarmers of this re- gion, the western part of Polk and the eastern edge of Hillsborough, are among the most thrifty and inde- pendent in Florida, and there is no more promising industry and no more inviting section to be found in the state, The other to which we al- Juded as attracting our attention stated that there were at the time ates of the epicures item of writing between twenty-five and [en equipment and ice box contents, al thirty buildings in process of erec-|full-size standard dining car tips the| tion in Lakeland. This shows that the city which is the center of the| Polk county strawberry district : shares (he prosperity of the countey srrronndin 1 The indusiry of sy 1 row- is but one of many in which lhi\"* vored connty is foremost, and it ak the advanc nt it merits. » of this, and as indi(‘at-I reat inere in population, nld menti the tfact that more Iirce thousand voters aqualified | in that county up to last Saturday night by paying their poll taxes. Con- sidering the general apathy and neg- lect prevailing throughout the state| in regard to this duty this consti- tutes a remarkable showing for Polk county. Florida home-seekers, if they «an’t find room in Tampa or Hills- borough cannot do better than to go to Lakeland in Polk.—Tampa Times. JOURNEY" A “LITTLE WITH HARRY FLOYD. There was an amiable little para- graph in the Democrat recently which conceded the beauty of Harry ["lovd, of Apalachicola, but doubted his brevity. It caught Harry's eye and at once inspired two columns of delightful metempsychosis lore richiy trimmed with iridescent mysticism, all appearing in the last issue of the Apalachicola Times. Harry dis- claims any purpose to laud his own pulchritude, disparaging himself pitilessly on the contrary, and after minimizing his ‘“muddy vesture of decay,” he plunged into incantations, metaphors and mysticism, including a diet of hyacinths for his soul, which left us awe-struck to think that all of this could have been his “Eperi- ence in the Legislature” while his brother statesmen were struggling with hog laws, tax rates and other |{ base, prosaic themes too numerous to mention, 1le asserts that he is kin to Hamlet, Horatius, Napoleon and Dyron; insists that he has held converse with the lamented Croom and MecLin since their death, and Joges his o opalescent sereed with o ns and which we pass up to som: wolcssor of the occult who is onto his job. The essay, as a whole, lelt w: obfusticated but charmed Lanid glad thar we lived in the same state with this wierd son of Apalachicols, vho lures us from star to star over a shining pathway of verhiaze srained with sunset hues, and lets us down gently at the end, a little dazel and dizzy from the flight, but proud 1o have made the round trip withont ident in such delightful company. Suwanee Democrat, MELON CULTURE IN FLORIDA. Mclon culture in Flovida is surpass- ing that ol any other state in the Union, not even excepting Georg which foreed to the front a fow years and furnished most of this lus- cions fruit for the markets of t north | o ida's FPavprite is now ageepted ! delicious melon ever put i he I d it Qs produced w | irom four to ks carlicr than v oother limate of th {ette make possible. Then there lare tl Lattlesnakes, canteloupes an! nitmegs, melons that make the ne-| gro smile and show his white teeth Melons put on northern markets, just at the of the winter months, scll for one dollar each, and close bhefore the Georgia output is on sale, the early crop in Florida is off with a good, round profit to the producers It is not infrequent that the Flor- ida producer clears up $3.000 to $5,- 000 on two acres of a melon crop, and he considers himself unlu®&y it he does not profit to the extent of $1,000, with an outlay of $75, his own labor considered. Melons of every description are o crop in central Florida, Just where melon soils of the first quai- ity lie is hard to determine. But the investor who seeks for them can find il them, There isn't a spot of ground iu all Florida which will not furnish a livelihood the industrious man, either the east or west coast. prolific them he looks for tor on THE WEIGHT OF A TRAIN. The heaviest of all the cars in “limited” train is the dining which is, ordinarily, of a weight in excess of the other cars by 10,000 or 15,000 pounds. Between the car construction and the necessary Kitch- a car, sed at 140,000 pounds when ready ¢ its customary division run. T fore, on the wrinciple that in| o # collision a passencer is safer| i vy coach in the cen-| dining A sin-| tion sleoping car may \\<‘i1:‘1i to 125,000 pounds, | the buffer- car of the 1tal type comes next in The baggage <~ur.i ing N5000 pounds, may be the lightest in a train, but the postal car next to it weighs on an average 102,000 pounds, a reclining-chair car is full weight at 87,000 pounds, while the ordinary passenger coach weighs 93,000 pounds. With a locomotive iin, th s a good place to remain i19.009 thi v tat 107,000, we and tender weighing 260,000 pounds, one may estimate, by these figures, the enormous weight of some of the through modern railway trains of seven cars. 1 verse of algebraie poetry too deep for | ‘) 4 &8 4 33 & O 3 OO0 2 ; @ | CINCINNATI '~‘ B v & R 5 DIV RD QOO J. 105 Adams Block, DT COOOOLOTUODOTOCOTCT S vd in advatced] I b | FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Democratic Voters of Polk County: * district, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, the date of which will be announced later. Respectfully, H. J. DRANE. FOR COUNTY COMMIS™"ONER. I hereby announce myself as a ycandidate for the office of County { Commissioner from the Fifth Dis- trict of Polk County. ity, treating all parts and all the people of said district alike. Thank- ing all who support me in advance in the primary of April 30, 1913 S. JOSEPH HEN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I am a candidate in the approach- ing primary for nomination for county commissioner, and if elected, [ shall endeavor to meet and charge every duty faithfully of District No. 5 of Polk county. E. J. YATES. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. . I hereby announce mysell a candi- date for the office of Tax Collector of Polk county, oct to the cratic Primaries " 1f elected I prom- ise to discharge all duties of the offix‘e! my ‘ faithfully and to the best of ability. HENRY J. LEWIS. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. The friends of Mr. T. F. Holbrook, feeling that he h s faithfully and efficiently performed the duties of County Commissioner from District No. 5, and being desirous of se- curing a continuance of his val- uable services in that capacity, an- nounce him as a candidate for re- election, and urge all citizens in- } THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAK DOOOOVOOLOO0VOOOOOCOOODOIE | I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this, It elected will! 11 said office to the best of my abil-| dis- | and | honestly involved upon me, so I take' this method of soliciting the votes | Demo-|— ELAND, FLA, MARCH 13, 1912, My line of Men’s Clothing of Suits and Pants, con- sisting of Serges and Worsteds are complete and you will de well to in- spect my line be- fore buying. Loatk, I also havea com- plete line of boys' suits and pants. C. 0 Kentucky Avenue @C{‘ K e e e e e D e SOOOOOOCUOOVDLOOOOO0 SOOIV OGO OOHOCOLDOLOOGHOHO SO ive him their votes. Sl | N el | L ouncements will be % 4 | faecepted and ioserted in tl olumn | FCR REPRESENTATIVE. | for oue month or less for §3.00, or| s i [ I be cuarried daily until date of | The friends of J. C. Brown hereby ction for $1¢.00, This fee MUSTY,, nounce his candidacy for member ¢t the State Legislature from Polk county, They kuow Mr. Brown's! vorth and eflicieney, and recommend ! {Lim to all the voters of the county, ! wsuring them that they will make | no mistake in casting their vote for | (X) J. C. BROWN. | ~ FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Voters of Polk County: I hereby announce myself a candi- | date for State Senmator from Polk| county, Having the will to serve| the people’s best interests, 1 will use | such ability as I possess in the e!—i fort to do so, should they entrust me with this commission. I respectfully' | solicit the support of all the voters. j JOHN F., COX. "FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, I am a candidate for the office of | Prosecuting Attorney for Polk county, and respectfully solicit the DRANE BUILD'NG {vote and support of the reader and {every democratic voter at the pri- | mary election, April 30. I promise | that if elected, I will devote my time {and energy to the duties of the of- fice in prosecutions for the State. | Respecttully, i EPPES TUCKER, JR. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. | The friends of Mr. N. A, Rizgins | believing him to be a most desirable jman to fill the important office of, |County Commissianer, present his| iname for the consideration of voters, and solicit their support {him at the coming primary Love of Jewelry. Reading that a red chequer homing n, wearing a blue enamel ring ! marked 1911 L8945, had been found | at Ewell, Surrey, an old lady re- | marked, soys 1 n Punch, that it | was terrible how the love of jewelry appeared to be spreading among all classes. ST S 8- e GER No Time to Quit. A local judge has refused to divorce a couple who lived together for 40 vears and then parted. We agree with the court that marriage has no bush ness having a second childhood.—Los Angeles Times. White House, May Manton and Steadfast Shocs for! Ladies, Misses and Children. WENS POSAGOAOOOUOCOVCOVCVVCOVCOC OO OOTFNINOOVOFTFIVOOOTIOCVOOITOVDIOIRSI o terested in good roads and a proper | : . N ek | { administration of county affairs to | | POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS " | EFORE making your purchase of Spring Goods visit J. C. Owens’ Dry Goods Store where you will find the most complete line of Piece Goods, Linen and Val Laces and Embroideries ever brought to Lakeland. Doesn’t Cost any More You get more real satis- faction from being well- dressed in point of foot- wear than from any other mart of your appare! | WHITE HOUSE LCW CUTS ‘ Always Afford you this Satisfaction l Up-to-date in style, perfect in fit, correct on all occasions, YOU CAN BUY THEM A™ Just received a complete line of Buster Brown Phone 2684 Lakeland, Florida PO0 COOOTOOUOOO0DH To Every Person in Lak ,;‘f:l}u. Using Electric Light Glo'« e We are now selling them at the followin: duced prices: 15, 20 and 25 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, former price ¢ 10 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, [ormer price T0c, each 60 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, former price 1.00, cacl 100 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, former price 1.35, each 150 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, former price 2.10, each. 2530 Watt Mazda Tungsten lamps, former price 2.75, ecach Sold at the above price by the Florida Flectric & Machiner . (Company DON'T FORGET That Jexall Remedies Arc All Guaranteed _ LAKE PHARMACY Phone 42 Quick Dclivery e g Ry R. L. MARSHALL CONTRACTOR AND BUILDEF Will furnish plans and specifications or will follow any 7 specifications furnished. BUNGALOWS A SPECIALTY. Igt me show you some Lakeland homes I have built LAKELAND, Phone 267-Green. FLORDA PHONE 298