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e L BE e B o v w—— e ‘. B— & P ) o=y pas s il FAGE FOUR ——————————T [he Evening Telggram AFTERMATH OF THETITANI ————————————————————————————— Published every alternoon from the‘ Lutered in the 1aud, Florida, as mail matter of th second class, THERINGTOWN, A, J. HOLWORTHY pusiness and Circulation Manager. T SULSUKIFIION RATES: ens$0.00 One year .... Six mouths Three mouths ... «.oo¢ Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland 2 for 10 ceuts a week, srom tue sume office 18 issued THE LAKELAND NEWS & weckly newspaper giving a Te- sume of Joval matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. for a moment that Don't believe : ; ©articles printed in cstand for . | paper over signatures of indi- HE ] The views we thi viduals, or nom de plames, may, in our opinion, writer of the ; but we print ‘em treely be bally rot. as long as the artic les fensive or ro disguised advertising. mischievol and contain The editor of the Deland Register, recently from Kentucky, thinks il‘w something of a joke hecause we made ghe statement that “this campaign has been fairly tree from heated con- | troversies and bitter personalities that mark most political combs We were writing of our own baili- ter, and not of yours wick, dear Reg wherein such serapagious fellows Frank Clark have their habitat. | Down this way, where every pros- | pect pleases and even man is not vile, we conduct our politics in "l friendly, Christian Kind of way, ani| seldom resort to harsher practices than calling one another a liar or i Yorse thief. By the way, if you will hark back a little you will, perhaps, | 3 | sometimes | remember that they did have a taste of strenuous polities in Kentueky, The last campaign ia PR ;i IR -adlines, stoflice at Lake- "4 < i pustotli o hive made some little impression o4 the American temperament. The 1es-yificent majority which you gave to. o, = jlonorable iy [sivip lines, which affect only about = ¢ are not of-loyer twenty miles an hour. (the time he was not running Jet us hope that it wiil cons to be learned relate not mereiy I per cent of our people who are trans- Alantic sea-goers. | A triend of ours who crossed the ‘nu-un last year tells us of a man on [the boat who bitterly railed at the nanagement of the line, Decause a <light delay compelled him to lose the train that he had figured on taking, «0 that he would be just two hours te in turning up at his home office 1“1l go some other way next time,” he said. Possibly he went by the {Titanic, and is now located in one lof the ample ofices of Davy Jones Ilm'kt-r The same problem of speed is fountd Iright on our home streets and in all the hurry and haste of American city life. Some months ago we rode with a friend who takes pleasure in driving ihis automobile in a conservative w f Much of over fifteen. We all enjoyed the country cights and jolly conversation. We were telling another friend shout it afterward. “It would make| me crazy to go with him,” was his comment. And one day when riding with this second friend, we noticed that whenever he passed groups of little children standing close to the road, any one of whom might heed- lessly run in front of his machine, Tsolated tragedies of speed are be- ing constantly played on our rail- roads and highways, the aggregate result of which creates far more sor- row than the Titanic Gainesville Sun, disaster.— CARD OF THANKS. 1 want to express my sincere thanks to the people of Lakeland and Polk which the writer participated up, there was the one preceding the :n-'-_‘ sassination of Goebel, Perhaps Ken-: tuckians have grown less conte ntions ' ginee then, bhut we still believe they | are about as lively politically as ever ] SOME REMARKS ON FLORIDA CAMPAIGNING. To one who comes from Kentucky, wihere political closely | drawn, and where the virtues and not the vices of candidates are exploited lines arce betore the voters, it is little less than | asrtounding to witness the abuse, villi- tivation and ridicule which candidates employ against cach other here in| Fiorida, Aud they are not political opponents, but are all allesed Demo- orats! I one-haldr of the accusations Touried at some of the candidates, es- poeciadly congressional aspirants, tine, it wonld seem that the tSate penitentia Lad better be en wod 1or o number of parlor hoarders, or impeachment poceedings started and | srand jaries summoned to indict the many zuilty, but unconvicted culprits avKing for oflices of trast, But we do not believe one-tourth the things uttered ip the heat of de- bate concerni sentlemen who have Teen up for clection, and we shail bope to see the blackened and stirched candidates, both the vic me and the vanquished, resume their 4||~—\ tomary places in the cireles that have so long known and honored them, as a rale, for virtues that belong to all| Lonorable and respectable citizens, Nevertheless, we shall wateh the iareers of the winners to see it it is possible for them to wmerit the con- 1. N demnation meted out to them in the | T S IR (9 recent campaign, which has been a contest of mud-sling and not ef constructive staty smanship. Where mere oflice holding and the salary thereto appended arve ol tha: attract candidates, the methods of 4 - tuining their ambitions are not r.- garded, even though the destruction of character be the price of success Is it right? Wil it pay Later - Since the above was writ- ten, we ar, Lakeland Tl red by the esteemed am that “This cam- paign has been fairly free from heat- ed controversies and bitter pe Tsonal- ities that mark most political com- ||:|'s." Great Scott! said the woodcock, and away he flew!—DelLand Register. —_— The body of Dr. Bateman, of Jack- sonville, who was drowned when the Titanic wnt down, has been recovered and will be sent to Jacksonville for burial. —_— The engagement of Miss §. A Ran- dall, of Madison, to Sheldon Smith Bringon has been announced. The wedding will take place early in June l taave me Tuesday, and especiaily do | be-| county generally for the support giv- v me in the primary. 1 appreciate beyond expression the kindness and assistance of my friends and wish that 1 could be able to express my ap- preciation personally, and I want to show the people of Polk county that | the confidence they have placed in we has not heen misplaced Very Respectfully, CHAS. M. TRAMMELL. * CARD OF THANKS. I want to thank the people of Polk county for the splendid vote they appreciate the vote given me in my {it the officials want them enforced. | [the laws on the ground that publi CARD OF THANKS. To the People of Polk County: Now Before the Titanic disaster drops yp.¢ the smoke and dust of battle has Kentucky Build.ag, Lakeland, Fla. 1t of the bulletin boards and the|cseq away, and | am able to be back lat my desk, one of the first llllxjus o perform is to thank you for the mag- jr:.v in the recent primary, in my can- EDITOR. (5 life boats and wircless and steam- | gjqacy for the State Scuate. many years of atifying to me ,and 1 am After among you it is ver) that I should be so honore deavor to prove myself w orthy of your ridrk of confidence and esteem. I am duly mindful of the fact thai i have beep nominated merely to be a public servant, and | sincerely trust every individual and community | within my district. | Yours very respectfully, HERBERT .. DRANE. Lakeland, Fla., May 2, 1912, | i CARD OF THANKS. I desire to thank the voters of| PPolk county for magnificent vote | | !' iven me on April Buth, I deeply ap-| preciate the confidence reposed in me, '-}.lml I will endeavor to the very best At no time did he run the machine |of my ability fill the oflice in a mau-| per satisfactory to all. Words (-an-i pot express the appreciation | feel to- | wurd all my good friends. J. A, JOHNSON. FOLK ON LiW ENFORCEMENT. | | | | I | “A dozen aggressively rien can bring about law and order | v here lawlessness and disorder pre- vuiled. The business man who fears to give his support to any movemen toward law enforcement for feat it will injure his business is just os| much a coward as the soldier on the hattle field who turns his back to the «nemy and flees for safety. “Laws can be enforced in large cities and towns as well as any place, An oflicial can’t get around enforcing sentiment does not support the Iaw».i TFublic sentiment is supporting the law or the law would be repealed - | the State Legislature.” HASKELL AND PAUWAY ITEMS. Mrs. Edgar Mann, who has been on the sick list improving, | Born, to Mr. aid Mrs, Wiley Hil! @ danghter, Friends regret to know of Grand- P Womble's illness, but hope to sce him out in a few days. Mr. Percy Hyrn, of Bartow, visiting home folks Sunday. Mrs . Manu has as callers Tues- day evening Misses Violet, Ada and Ola Burgner, There was a picnic on Fancock lake last Saturday. Quite a large crowd were out and all spent a de- Wi home precinet (Lakeland) and neigh- horing precinets WL THOMPSON, | | FARMING IN FLORIDA, ‘ |Offers Attractive Features Not Found ! [ in All Parts of the Nation. For the light farmer Florida offers | linducements that are {the world, unequalled in | The man who by reason {of physical disability is unequal to iulnu hard task of tarming in the less [Tavored sections turther north and !\\’vsl, finds here conditions that en-| {able him to carn more money than | [the better qualified {lar and more museu- toiler in other regions can pos- sibly make. Cultivating a light area, with implements he can win better returns and get them casier, Rotation in crops in the vaunted tegions of the middle | three crops, Here it means the plant- ling of one crop as soon as the pre- ceding one is harvested, which en- fubles the farmer to get (hree Crops | in one y¢ : r from the same ground. There are a half dozen combinations Ot crops which can be raised in sue- tession within the same year, begin- ning in September with work of preparation. | tuce, the first It may be let- celery and cabbage, or celery, {cucumbers and tomatoes, or h Phuivq- of the many that made. any may be | The farmer with a family of chil- :ni.n‘n may design his croppage with a {View to the terms of schoo! thus per- Imitting them all the desired educa- |tional advantages while they are la- 'her sister, Mrs, Cobb, of Gardner Friends here rezret to know thi: Mr. ). Woods and danghter, Miss {Tala, who have been spending a do- limited | and m, by intense cultivation and the ! rotation of crops three times a year, and western States means three years of cultiva- lizhttul day. Mrs. Clifton had as callers Sunday cvening Mrooand Mrs. 0. Childs, of Fartow Violet Buraner has returned home| fatter a pleasant visit with rvlani\u:5 at Gardner, Fla Miss Zula MecClelland is visiting lightful winter near Lakeland, de- parted for their home at Morristown, Tenn., April 21, Mr. L. Bandon, of Lakeland was visiting relatives here o few days neo, HOLLINGSWORTH NEWS. Rev. Nowlin, of Lakeland, is hold irg a series of meetings at the Hol lingsworth school Wiere louse this week a large erowd gather eaci Much good is being done in this con naunity, ronet, have been visiting at the hom 3 of her sister, Mrs. Ed Brown, on Lak| Bonny. There will be an ice cream social at the Hollingsworth school house o residence © sure that [ will use my utmost en- ¢ righteous || lincur oblizations; to buy, own, lease, '-,eml to do any and all things neces- |stock shall be one hundred dollars per share, ter dissolved wocording to law. {evening to hear this able man tulk | Mrs. Johnson and children of (o- ';wr:nion or in other matters in which |stockholders nave or take a vote, each | stockholder shall have one vote for %OTICE OF INTENTION TO APPL FOR LETTERS PATENT FOR THE | SKIPPER REALTY COMPANY. [ Cotice is hereby give e | incorporators intend to 'J.I‘l- Albert W. Gii- sovernor of state of l“luri.da,l ut 'I':lli:h:b:n-.-. Florida, on the 25th 1912, for letters patent | on the p:'upusml charter for the Skip- sor Realty Company. hereto attached. KIPPER, R. N. SKIPPER. MINNIE M. SKIPPER. | JOHN 8. EDWARDS. : dorsiane curist, Cay of May. —_— per Realty Company. " We, the undersigned persons, d¢ [ - ussociate ourselves together | .;v- purpose of forming a «‘0r|}()r;l-! oy profit under and by virtue | < of the tSate of Florida, hereby adopt the following ! for the government of the 1o rion { the charter corporation. t the time of in ¢bligation or indebtedness. Article Seven. 3 SUBSCRIBING INCORPORATORS: ‘fhe names and residences of the sub- {<cribing incorporators of this corpora- n that the = Lo T ogether with the amount of capital stock subscribed by each, are as follows: J. L. Skipper, Lakeland, Fla., 190 shares....... $19,000.00 R. N. Skipper, Lakeland, Fla., 10 shares Minnie M. Skipper, Lake- land, Fla., 9 shares.... John S. Edwards, Lake- land, Fla., 1 share i ight. BY I.;\\\'grt"f‘ll:enblgard of directors of said corporation shall have the 900.09 100.00 that 1 may be of benefit to each and ;Anicles of Incorporation for the Skip'lrigm to make and enforce & code of Ly laws for the government and con- duct of the business of the corpora- tion, as the necessity and their judg- 1aent shall dictate, which said by laws shall be subject to the charter and the laws of the iand; said by laws Imay be amended or abolished as the board of directors shall see fit and proper. Article One. IN WITNESS WHEREOF: The NAME AND LOCATION: The ' Hame this corporation shall be their hands to the proposed ahartor “TiE SKIPPER - REALTY (.()"l'_'xhis 20th day of April, 1912, PANY." and the principal place oI J. L. SKIPPER. Fusiness shall be at Lakeland, in the | county of Polk and State of Florida; Yut the corporation shall have the | vight to cstablish branch offices as de- i cived in the State of Florida or inl ites of the United States or 1 oconntries, Article Two. NATURE OF BUSINESS: The gen- eral nature of the business to bi: ansacted by this corporation sha!l be: To buy, sell, mortgage, barter, loase, and deal in generally, real es- tute and personal property; to borrow pioney and to lend money, taking and | civing security, either real or per- sonal; to divide land into subdi- visions: to sell its own lands or the lands of other persons, publicly arl privately, at auction or otherwise; to wortgagze and to sell cattle, horses. mules, sheep, goats, hogs or other an- imals for grazing or other purposes; cary for the proper conduct of tll_-“ foregoing businesses, Article Three. CAPITAL STOCK: The capital stock of the said corporation shall be IWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($20,000.00), 1o be divided into TWO HUNDRED (206) SHARES of the par LARS ($100.00) each, to be paid in money or in property to be used ia the conduet of the business of the corporation, a just valuation of said property to be agreed upon by the in- corporators at u meeting called for that purpose. Said corporation shall Lave the right to increase its ra]liln!' Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000,00), the par value of which stock 1o Article Four, TERM OF ENISTENCE: This cor- poration =hall continue for a term oi'| ..\IIIM_\ -Nine (49) Years unless soon- | Article Five, ‘ The otlicers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice president, | & seerctary, atreasurer, a board of | directors and such other officers as the board of directors may decide by their bylaws; the secretary and the treasurer may be one or two per- the board of directors may con- sist of any odd number of persons of three or more as the board of direct- -jors may decide in their bylaws; the cers of said corporation shall be| .j€lected at their annual mvvlin:.:s{ t{which shall be held on the first Tues- day in January at 10 o'clock a. m., of -leach year unless changed by lho" board of directors in their by-laws, which may be done. In the election of officers of the cor- -le h share of stock he owns in said value of ONE HUNDRED DOL- | R. N. SKIPPER. MINNIE M. SKIPPER. JOHN S. EDWARDS. State of Florida, {County of Polk. Personally before me came J. l. skipper, R. N. Skipper, Minnie M. Skipper and John S. Edwards, to me known to be the persons who signed the foregoing proposed charter for the Skipper Realty Company and acknowledged that they executed same for the uses and purposes there- in expressed. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have V\u-rvm set my hand and official seal at Lakeland, Florida, this 29th day of April, 1912, L. M. BENNETT, Notary Public State of Florida at Large. My commission expires April 10, 1916, (Seal) JOHN S, EDWARDS, Attorney for the Corporation. The coolest place in townis'oursoda LEEE LT T T ;Ihe I’rotessi-nf CRPDUBBBBENOL ., DR. SAMUEL F. My SPECIALIST Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat 1,000.09] Glasses Socientifically Prescripeg ‘Phone: Office 141, Residence 2 Bryant Bldg, Lakeland, §, DR. W. 8. IRVIN DENTIST Established in July, 1900 Rooms 14 and 16 Kentucky Buildipg Phones: Office 180: Residenc. 84 Dr. Sarah E. Wheeler OSTEOPATH PHYSICIA Rooms S, 6 and 17, Bl’ylnt.l!uilding Lakeland, Fla. DB. R B SULLIVAy —PHYSICIAN— \id incorporators have hereto set|@pecial sttention given to Surgery and Gynecology Kentucky Building 'Pore 152 LAKELAND, FLA. DR. W. R. GROOVER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Rooms 3 and 4 Kentucky Building LAxzLAND. FLORIDA. M. TRAMMELL, Attorney-at-Law. Offices, Bryant Bullding Lakeland, Fla. ROGERS & BLANTON Lawyen. Bryant Block, ‘'Phone 319 Lakeland, Fla. TUCKER & TUCKER, —Lawyers— Raymondo Bldg. Lakeland, Florida R. B, HUFFAKER, ~Attorney-at-Law— Roor 7 Stuart Bldg. Bartow, Fia JNO. 8. EDWARDS Attorney-at-Law. Office in Munn Building LAKELAND, FLORIDA. J. B, Streater C. F. Kenneo STREATER & KENNEDY , Contractors and Builders. Estimates Cheerfully Furnished Let ug talk with you about your building large or small Telephone 169, or 104 Blue. —GEORGE T. HOLDER— Master of Dancing. ; =] Private Lessons, [} ORANGE HALL. 'PHONE 330-REl fountain. are tired and hot you can always find some- fying here, The many varie- ties of our soft drinks ena- bles you to get just what you want— G. D. & H. D. MENDENHALL Civil Engineers and Architccts Rooms 212-215 Drane Dld: LAKELAND, FLA. Phosphate land examiaation. =i veys, examination, reports When you lthing sparkhng’ deli' Blueprinting. = cious, refreshing and satis- DR. gi:x{?nfi,‘”' Rooms 12 and 14 Raymoado Bu Office Phone 390; Residence Phone 246 Gre:: LAKELAND, FLA. MERTIE 1. GRACY, SPIRELLA CORSETIERE Residence 401 South Tennessc: nue. Phone 23 Black. Thu Friday and Saturday. Lakeland ' g-20 Something That Goes Right to the Spot There are many ways and many ——————————————————— ingredients for making soda water and other summer drinks, but we use orly the best methods and the best goods. ANY OLD THING IN PAINTING CHA . W. ROBERTSON Painter, | \per Hanger, Decor High A und Interior Fin Finest line of Wall Paper to * |:omh. The Budget knows well one annual meeting, the business of this .Hld:\.\' night, May 10. There will 1. |corporation, and said vote may be cast a prozram rendered and a genery |in person by the owner, or by proxy ;:tmd time is expected. Everybody i -levidenced by writing, si;:nodlh\‘ th:‘ vited to come. lowner of the stock desired to be voi- ed. No person who is not a bona fide i To Bhos s belehilr & s b " stockholder of said corporation shall ay be. t0 4, i 4 learn to laugh at minor troubles, t (= (.hglble.m an._\ (.‘f Lol cultivate a sense of humor, al) thess |offices herein. TUntil the officers shall mean fewer wrinkles and a longer be chosen and qualified at the first — Victory to Cheerful Spirit. :::l:ntt vu;nan upon whom trouble corporation shall be conducted by the 'h: ":m‘a'l:ehn been heaped, and |fellowing officers, to-wit: autiful at an age when | 7 1, Skipper shall be the president. many have laid aside every th of trying to be otherwise t-hano‘f‘g("‘l Pl e e |l-uring in the fields during their va- |«a|inns. earning their way as they €0 along. There is no section wher; ltho light work which women and (Children can do. and which they de- |1ight in doing in this beneficent and .agreeable climate, can produce such results in moner. These are some of the reasons why vegetables and ‘fmit farming in Florida are both (Popular and profitable — Times- Union i cently covered.” and w *® ' president. the battle of lite, whH: oh,': f::‘:gf John S. Edwards shall be the see- :Oer:fl;l km.- knitting by a fireside — retary and treasurer. New York Tribune. . L. Skipper, Minnie M. Skipper and John 8. Edwards shall constitute the board of directors. —— Old at Three Years of Age. QUICK DELIVERY Red Cross Pharmacy in quest of the It men lived on Saturn they would Article Six. be old at three years of age. Saturny UIMIT OF LIABILITY: The high- year Is nearly 30 of ours in lengih, °t amount of lability or indebted- That 1s because it 1s 870000000 mess to which this corporation shall a :2: u:\:ll: the sun, consequently any time subject itself shall be an Plote o ¢ '“"'l“""d for it to com- amount equal to the amount of cap- reult of ite orbit. 'ital stock subscribed and actually [e— the Royal Northwest Mounted Police barons also iook with pride to days when they chased Indians ::: From at New York Pric: FHONE 186 RED, LAKELAND. i1.' B S. L. A. CLONTS ' DEALER IN Real Estate CITY AND COUNTRY PROPERTY- | = PHONE 89 Titled Men Chased India Many Ozxford and Ctmbfld: men romantic enlisted in office in Cloats’ Building. Wind and Fog in San Prancisc> On some afternoons the veloc the wind in San Francisco rises almost clocklike regularity to aboi = miles an hour, and a solid wa!! ° fog, averaging 1,500 feet in be Many dukes, earls and

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