Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 16, 1912, Page 5

Dr. W. D. Nowlin went down to Tampa at noon today on business. land to spend Sunday here. His wife and two little girls will accompany him back to Lakeland tomorrow.— 1 Benner. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Hall, who bhave been pebobsdIbSSELIBOISD |0 diny he winter in Lakelaud, as ; K. Young went up to Pu-fi.a their usual custom, left at noon where she will be lheitudu.\' for their home in Napoleon, ;Al}«‘u. Mr. Hall bought a grove this |winter, and expects to build a home es Riggins is expected |When he returns in the fall. Whil» kere he and Mrs. Hall had rooms at the home of Mr. John Edmunds. 1 today § ceveral days of friends. e t for \liss Frand : tomorrow from Coronet, has been spending several wer sister, Mrs. Darracott. rn Dr. N. L. Bryan has opened denta! i Mrs. J. F. Wilson and lit- offices in the mondo building, but yter went down to Tampa to- ¢ & iandsome sultiof both having {rooms in the Hardin building as soon {88 it is completed. Dr. Bryan spent EIhe years of 1906, 1907 and 1%0% |expects 10 occu gl da day on & pleasure trip, ; \ds there. v . | here, going fr o & : Raymondo is advertising 80lg trom here to his old : {kome in North Carolina. For the! Times-Union for information | — = . (bhast fifteen mo S aa B it +1 to the whereabouts of Eu-| onths he has been en {gaged in business in 8 ; ’ e of prool of Ris desth, ds iness in St. Cloud, but ol is glad o get back to Lakeland e — Lo 3 ' {which, he says, is the best town aft- yr E M. Smailes left this morn- .o tie State convention I. 0. 0. £, at Timpa, where he goes as rep- | onttive of Lake Lodge. ' | MR. STEPHENS AT ARSI ' WINTER HAVEN. Vrs G W er all, St. John and family | pe rented the rear portion of Mrs. 1 McKenney's home, where | .re now at home to their| Mr. 5. M. Stephens is spending seme time at Winter Haven, where he is looking after his orange inter- ests, having contracted several groves in that vicinity and is now superintending the shipment of fruit )llmrolrum. He is accompanied by | Mrs. Stephens. g8 \rs A, H. Darracott and mother, \rs Hanna, will go down to Coro- ey o the afternoon train to visit \r and Mrs. John W. Darracott for wyeral days. | HAS KRIT MACHINE. Mr. F. A. Grether is one of the lat- est to purchase a machine, having recently purchased a Krit, one of the best automobi from the use of which Mr. Grether and his family will no doubt derive much pleasure. Miss lda Dickey, principal of the imary zrades of the public school, led to Auburndale Thursday by tlegram to attend the funeral of wr aunt, Mrs. A, E. Dickey.—Lake ity Reporter. —_— | \Ir T F. Holbrook, who went ‘.u!‘ TR PR Tampa for treatment, writes that he EUMITED SUPPLY ONLY will probably have to remain there | HIGH GRADE FOUNTAIN PENS. dout two weeks, whém it is earn- foped he will be entirely re-| Unequalled for rapid and smooth | writing, skilfully made, gold and sil- !ver mountings, sold on an uncondi- tional guarantee, $2.50 and $3.50 values now selling for $1.50. Send for sample and be convinced. Agents wanted. John Wodicka, 334 East 55th St, New York City. st wovered. andidate for election to the office of governor has sent word that he will bably be here in time to deliver an Irss tomorrow afternoon at the : Good Roads Association, thus a notable addition to the list| - akers.—Jacksonville Metrop- | Mr ! F. Carver, of White Springs, i in the city looking for a suitable place to live, preparatory to moving nere [ nixt week, Mr. Carver wil| « dry goods store in the Smith '+ niiding as soon as it 1s com- ' THE LADIES’ AND CHILDRENS’ leted, which will probably be about Ny ; | THEATRE md 0dd Fellows who are PROGRAM TONIGHT. n the State convention at TR Tampa ure Messrs, W. P, Pillans, E. TIE TENDERFOOT'S SACRIFICE ' Fonton, D. B. Dickson, 1. Q. (Western Drama.) F Frank McDonald, G. F. Gil- THE PROFE IorH 1L Swatts, and Guy Aren- (Drami.) L MR FATTY'S ADVENTUI il i—— (Comedy.) Meoand Mrs, W. B. Hiers, of BLOOD *VENGEANCE ', are the parents of a son, (A Tragedy by G ¢l D’Annunzio.) Yoy this city Saturday, Mrs.! B — Tiers heing here for a say of some ADMISSION IRPRETRRIRIRR | "o Mrs, Hiers is a sister of Mrs. CHILDREN UNDER 12 . ..be Weaver, of this city, and Miss Sherman, of Tampa. She re- 1 to undergo a very sad and | < experience in the death of her who accidently shot himself at NEW BUILDING. Say, Mr. Smith, did you notice my A LA new building going up?’ “Yes, Teske ;,'.; In Jonnings ahout two where did you buy your material?” 3 220. After kis death, MisS «\}¢ [ bought from the Lakelahd o an went up and brousht Mrs. | Manufacturing Co. They sell every- y ...‘.:M here for a stav of some yin¢ you need to build a house and 11 Zonth New York avenue. I will surely treat you right.” [REPAIRING A WATCH < > v v The work of repairing and putting into “factory shape” a watch is not child's play—it requires mechanical skill thorough knowledge of the pur- pose and requirements of cach com- ponent part.. It is a skill which takes deep study to master, and it is sur- prising how few who are in the busi- ness are successful in getting perfect time keeping conditions into theix work, You won't find better watch- maker's skill in the state than at e > H. C. STEVENS Lakeland JEWELER Florida A. C. L. WATCH INSPECTOR s on the market, |- THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAX FARMERS' UNION MEETING. Mr. Editor: If you will grant me Saudiord Jewett is up from Lake- |space in your columns 1 will try and; tell the readers of our county unio: meeting of the F. E. & C. U. of A, which convened with Chicora local on the 11th inst. The delegation from the different parts of the county were met at Bradley Junction by members :of the order and others with teams to carry us to the place appointed. So at about 11:30 a. m. we rolled in. After a good handshake we had a short talk by Brother W. Y. Carter, after which dinner was announced, {to which we quickly responded, and I am sure that everyone did their part. And I am sure there were more left than was eaten, and can safely say there are no better cooks to be found in this fair land than those good ladies of Chicora. After dinner we listened to some short addresses ‘l-,\' Bros. 8. 8 Griflin, W. Y. Carter and Rev. M. H. Murrel, after which We went into a busine: ion and Hransacted the business of the meet- ling 1 wish to say that 1 consider the Farmers' Educational & Co-operative ‘l'ninn the grandest organization of ithe nineteenth century with over 12,000,000 members, and for the bene- |fit of political aspirants 1 will the time is coming—yes, is already come, {when you must inquire the will of the ElL AND, FLA., APRIL 16, 1912. ’ |immigration, in the full sense of the I.a“'aml Ma“ s Irib“te J::l:l:g\:‘: l::y look for Florida to take al step forward. lo “0“- w- A' Mcnae’ : Ii"'ilvinl\l,\".pirntvu:r\\'ant to support a man who is true to the people, a man When no moral issue is involved |‘v\-:ho is progressive and ambitious, who | i+ manly and courageous, who is thor- oughly fitted for the oflice, and a worker who will guard well the in- s of Florida intrusted to him, W, sues presented, and casting my \'ulué4\ McRae is your choice for commis- But 1 consider it a|sSioner of agriculture. | W. M. BEVIS, M. D Lakeland, Fla. usually content myself in every po- litical campaign by occasionally dis- | cussing the merits of the various is- L teres as scems best. great pleasure 1o present to those \\'hof aze not personally acquainted with| Hon, W, A, McRae a few im«-rrsliu;i\ facts. Those who already know him woll feel that his appointment to the oflice of commissioner of agriculture to succeed the late Hon, B, E. Mc- In conformity with the revised or- Lin, was only a natural result of hisjdinance, Mr. C. R. Sidman has beea thorough fitness and the State’s great |appointed Electric Inspector and is need of a “safe’” man, authorized to collect the following W. . McRae is a native Floridian, [fees for inspection: Up to ten lamps, tiis tather and mother both died whea |29 cents each; over ten and up to 4o was only five days old. From his|twenty-five lamps, 10 cents each; sixteenth to his twentieth we|over twenty-five lamps, 6 cents each. find him working as a day labores No inspection shall be made for less carning and saving money with which [than one dollar. (0 o to school. At twenty he entered Inspections of temporary installa- the Florida Normal school at De-{tiens for show window exhibitions, Funiak Springs, where for three years | conventions and the like, shall be he worked, in his earnest way, pre- charged for according to the time re- paring to teach, and teaching schools quired for such inspections at the during the vacations, He rate of seventy-five cents per hour. wits o successful teacher in Walton,| Each re-inspection of any over- Holmes and Jackson counties, and for | head, underground or interior wires NOTICE TO ELECT;ICAL CON- TRACTORS & PROPERTY OWNERS year summer people and not the party few. We now have our legislative com- mittees pleading for reform measures, that is of vital interest to every tax payer, and the time is rapidly coming when our power will be felt in great America from center to circumfer- ene For fear of falling in the » basket 1 will ring off by saying to every farmer *“Come and join us in this noble work. accept when we offer you our co-op- eration."” J. A. DRIGGERS. was THEATRE MAJESTI Program for t0l|ifl|lt, " Tuesday, April 16 HOR SIR ANDREW LOST HIS VOTE. (Edison—Comedy.) THE STROKE OF TWELVE.. (Essanay - Drama.) “OLD BILLY.” (Selig—Draa{) AT OPEN AT 6 P. M. General Admission...10c Children, under 12....5¢ L e e al t o s ] L R e e e a e a i a o s as e SHOES NEED THE FRESH AIR Care in This Re_;p:c_t Will Add to Life and Assure Comfort to | the Wearer, Fresh air Is good for most things, including shoes. But in this instance as in many others the value of fresh alr 1s not rightly estimated. At night the least-thoughtful shake out their | clothes, brush off the day’s dust and slip each garment over a hanger; and many garments are thrown over a chalr beforo an open window. Rut how many of even the most fastidions germ-fighters think to air thelr shoes? Clickety-click, into a close closet, or closed shoe box, they go, instead of being brushed, pulled into shape and placed where the air can play freely about and through them. A windowsill is an excellent shoe- alring rack and is convenient for all. Shoes placed there for an hour or 80 after wearing each day, will not only | prove refreshing to the feet, but will harbor no foot odors, and the damp- ness from feet warmth and weather conditions Wwill evaporate, leaving leather and lining renewed to resist the day's dear. Gathers In Skirts. Gathered backs are appearing in many of the new skirts of soft ma- | terfals. This is contrary to the pres- ent fashion of the panel and plain Ihnbll. but the gathers are so cleverly slender. styles. The stock has returned with all its altitude, and the low transparent yokes are agaln re- vived. AAOOO00O00O000000000C0000 4 S 3 Rare two extremes of the present S | Credit. Church Trustee—"Did you occupy your last pulpit with credit?” New Rector—"Entirely. There was never any cash connected with it."—Judge. Don’t refuse to ™ it held In place that the lines are just as | seven years taught and worked for the [0F apparatus shall be charged for ac- uplitt of the boys and girls of the cording to the time required for such i re-inspection at the rate of seventy- OWN AN AUTOMOBILE. We have contracted with the Studebaker corporation to sell E. M. ¥. 30's and Flander's 20’s. Will have a 20 here about April 15. Aay one interested please call or phone and will be pleased to demonstrate and quote prices. Mr. Carl Gibson, spe- cial representative from the factory, will demonstrate either of: the above models any time within the next two S. M. STEPHENS. G. (. ROGAN. Good News! always be The found at my News Stand, where the latest news can leading newspapers and periodicals, magazines, ete., are on sale promptly after publication. Good}Views! of Florida scenery, including Lake- land posteards, are also in stock in great variety. Saster postcards, too. No Blues! For those who smoke the splendid cigars carried, Lakeland and Tampa makes. Fine smoking tobacco also. Come, Choose! common school, So, when engaged I in high school work, to which his five cents per hour. From my varied stock, anything you fosh (Signed) MORRIS G. MUNN earuestness and ability soon led him, 5 Pr‘oshlen;uf t'h; (“;“n;‘" may desire in my line. You will not the boys and girls from the rural dis- PR HAYNFS‘ b bo disappointed in quality or price. teicts locked to him to join his classes i L i and there caught thag spirit of thor- ¢ ailrmnn of Light and Water Com- b D I l oughness and that inspiration that ':1?::' MiSS Ru y an € : o s0 characterized his work., In 1900 el he was elected superintendent of pub- H. L. SWATTS, News S‘and City Clerk, struction in Jackson county by ke loiiebileals BRI o TR 5T a magniticent majority over three op- Lobby of Edisonia Theater. ponents. When he assumed his du- ties in that office there was a deficit o $10,000 in the school funds. At the close of his term there was no de- ficit, but a surplus of over §2,000, and the schools in fine shape and a corps ot splendid teachers all standing by him in his work. For two terms he served Jackson county as a capable and efticient clerk of the court and Lrought the office to a high state of efliciency by thorough, work and study, and voluntarily re- duced the fees allowed by law, It was in this capacity that he was serving when the call of the State to the of- fice of commissioner of agriculture came, He did not apply for the va- cant office but his friends, who knew how well qualified he was for this office, mentioned his name and then the different counties where he was best known hastened to endoise lim and before he hardly knew that he was being seriously considered, he re- ceived the appointment, solely upon his merit, past record and eminent fitness for the place. It was clearly a case of the oflice hunting the man well fitted and capable, W, A, Me- Rae answered the eall apd gave up an office that paying him more money than the one he now holds be- systematic LIFE Wils g this I am offering my entire st couse he saw his opportunity to be of great service to his native State It has always been his greatest pleasure to assist boys and girls who were deserving, ponest and ambitions 1900 WL 4D miaky $410 through school and into greater liclas cf usetuluess. At one time while he was superintendent of publie instruc- tion in Jackson county and receiving w: his only income a wry of $1,200 annually, he had endorsed the notes oi boys and girls to the extent of more than $1,000 to enable them to go to school. While he was clerk of the court he assisted without charge in clearing many land titles and helped hundreds to get homes on the pub- lic lands., With great pleasure he al- ways did everything possible to assist the Confederate soldiers and their widows in getting their pensions, nev-, 'er charging for his service. In De-| cember, 1909, he made a trip to Talla- h and lay in a supply of Spring will be slashed to rock bottom JILKS, SATINS, SHOES, HOSE. at his own ense to supply wvidence nece ry to the com- pletion of the pension papers of two widows of Confederate worthy but poor. He succeeded in getting the matter cleared and took | their warrants back with him and presented them with his service in the matter as a Christmas offering :n! these thankful old mothers. No won- der the the men and women, and the older ones| tottering to the grave, risc up in one |accord and bless him! { some Always In The Lead That's What We Aim To Be Always in the lead, when soldiers, boys and girls, strony it comes to fresh, pure, full-strength drugs, Mr. McRae in his work as commis- let articles, sundries, and | { |sioner intends to conduct it on the | all drug store merchan- | | | 1‘ same hizh plan of service to the peo- | dise. You'll be satisfied ple of Florida, as did Mr. McLin, and | 5 ‘will recommend to the coming Legis- ‘j: when you deal at our lature some much needed legislation | store for our service is that will the office to be o} more real service to the pople of Flor- ena pleasing in every way. G CHANCE OF A 1 am going to retire from active business and in order to do ABSOLUTE COST LAWNS, LINENS, GINGHAMS, PERCALES, CHAMBRAYS, Come and See My Line. Astonish You N. A. RIGGINS OO DI e e st el o d A LA L e e e e S toi- } ———— BLUCHER WILSON Candidate for Office of CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT OF POLK COUNTY TIML wk of Dry Goods, Notions, etc., the work of $6, come to my store W Summer Goods, Everything prices, including My [Prices. Will . DISTANCE [ Phone Your § A ELIMINATE i [ Order - Don't try your temper or paticnee, simply go to your telephone and call 62, and you will be con- care of it with satistaos tory goods and satisfac- tory service. fda in matters agricultural, instead of an office of statistics alone so far as agriculture goes. He feels that this| office should be a place where full ln-? formation can be obtained by any one | regarding the resources, development, products, lands, crops, and minerals of Florida for the asking, and with the putting into execution these plans ard the establishment of a bureau of L HENLEY & HENLEY THE WHITE DRUG STORE 3 nected with our Special % Order Department. What- ever your particular de- sire may be, we'll take f