Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 7, 1912, Page 9

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK LAND, FLA,, DEC. 7, 1912 PAGE NINE BOBOODMANDONO0NIC00NONC. | 0f Cashier King of the Bank of | ! Crescent City an investigation was: % sct in motion through the mails and | X ' by wire, and it was learned last week & ithnt there was no such company in 3| existence as the “American Concrete; !Steel Railway Tie Company;" that| ¥ a company of similar name was once N incorporated in Arizona by this Its S“Pefflc‘al |beauty sume young man, Marshall, which; The largest stockin the State. and _brilliancy are under- §|was later organized in Birmingham, : 424 . = 2! Ala.; that Marshall was its presi- la'd .by & pieramon and fineness of & dent; that it was a “fake” and that cnttlng. Marshall was apprehended by the AMERICAN MAKE acknowl- & :;nited Statties govern;n:nt fm't ;wlnd‘; g ng operations carried on roug e?ged,the best 1 the ‘ivqud. each the mails; that he was permitted his piece is full cut, hand finished and &|1iverty on bonds in sum of $2,600 represents the finest conceptions of :::d.'::; ‘:" a"“"’l‘:g;:“:::‘ ’:’: 3 vas the art. There can be nothing more ’uce while doing the financial and elegant as a Xmas present.", I-ocm act in Crescent City, Fla. Of the amount paid to these men DIAMONDs_mmmted and un- | here, they had at the reception of mounted. Perfect gems of the purest § this news a balance of something ov- o0l 1 3 er $3,000 in the local bank; knowing colors. Mail orders carefully and promptly filled. S ikt b etk et i b { been swindled of good, hard earned money, Cashier King immediately ;notified them both to come to. th2 Py bank; but onc of these gentlemen re- . sponded; he was told the trata and ? 14 Franklin St. AMP. L immediately went to Palatka and Phane $05 ’ » ¥ A FIORIDA | garnisheed the above balance, thc' 00 WW@MI garnishment papers being served on ‘nw bank next day by Sheriff Ken- 'nerly; thus, and due to the financial do | irtuition of Cashier King, one man, and probably the one who was stung for the largest amount. stands a! had apartments at the Hotel Grove Hall. The former once lived rear Seville where his father was shot full of holes by an enemy he was trying to get but who instead | money back; the others will put got him. That was 23 or more ys»arsi(!cwn the amount of their losses to ago, but the standing of the fatlnerl!lm account of - “Experience.” made it easy for our Young bond sel- On Monday ‘of last week Marshall ler to gain entrance to society, and and Cozart went to Deland; they many old friends of the family ' were operating in the college city at vouched for him, thus making his, the time of the cloudburst; Sheriff game easier in the playing. ! Kennerly had them located and was It is estimated that here and at. waiting for a warrant from the U. SMOOTH SWINDLERS peautifully engraved bonds of the merican Concrete Steel Railway i. (0., paying ’steen per centum yuually, have found a ready market nong Crescent City capitalists du¥- .- the past month. These bonds ore sold by two very plausible ying men in fine raiment with cun- ing and social accomplishments jat readily ‘“put them next” to a!l o have seemed to dote on refine- .ut and art having a place in the |Seville theee men sold something |S Marshal at Birmingham, and \lcar every-day business affairs of [like $10,000 in the bonds of their | which arrived on Saturday evening; j.o. These young men manipulated [ “company” for the most of which | by that time they were gone— they were paid cash. !skimmd, vamoosed. They got their nder the cognomina of M. W. Co- | Through the energy and foresight tip from one of the local losers who art and D, J. Marshall, and they CHRISTMAS GOODS May be purchased from us through tle mails with the assurance of getting the same prompt service and big values as if personally purchased. Our stock is “SPLENDIDLY PERFECT” in every particular—diversity, quality and consistent prices. A STORE FULL OF EAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Beautifully bound books, all the popular and latest books by the hLest authors. kindings. Fine china, imported hand painted art china, odd, unique and origiual in design, rich and artistic iz dccoration. A large assortment of art brassgoods. Specially fine writing paper, Children’s books and games. Prices e se, SNaW=Clayton Stationery Co, memm 514 Franklin Street, [ PARK HILL VAAAAAAAAAAANY Many special holiday Ten Good Reasons, Why You Should Own a Lot in Park Hill First. Because it is in the Best Town in South Florida. Second. Because it is as HIGH if not HIGHER than any point in Lakeland. Third. Because it has One Mile of Granolithic Side Walks. Fourth. Because it has High Class Building Restrictions. Fifth. Because 4 Beautiful Lakes canbe seen from its Summit. Sixth. Because Shade Trees will be planted on all streets this Fall. Seventh. Because all Streets will be Graded. Eighth. Because it is the most attractive Residential Section in Lakeland. Ninth. Because Lotscanbe soldon REASONABLE Terms. Tenth. Because if you don’t, you will wish you had, if you do, will always be glad. =see== Deen- Bryant . C. Rogan s or §. M. STEPHENS chance of getting a large part of hlal e B — — — _.._._.____—-—————————————" had given them his note instead ot ,mmm»fimmmmwflmmmmmfl real money. He went after the man R Thursday and demanded his note; Rosedale lots are the best lots now on the market, lccated so he got it, but at the expense of jus- tice. The birds have tlown to other pastures green. But their memorv lingers not alone among those who were stung, but among the social swirl where they cut a wide swath and spent with a free hand. It i3 stated that while here Cozart and Marshall spent between them some $1,200—not their money, to be sure, but some hard earned simoleons which had reposed in socks awaiting the resurrection, and which, whea it came, found the boodle ready. Don’t spend any sympathy on the piucked ones; they don't want it. The News has seen most of them and they are all willing to admit that they were played for suckers and tiaat the ‘‘size up” was remarkably keen. However, it wouldn't be well for these “‘promoters” to return to Cres- cent City—not this year of our Lord. —Palatka News. near the center of the city. We will continue to offer them at the original price made ome year ago until Dec. 15, when the price will be advanced 20 per cent. If you are thinking of buying a lot near in any time in the near future, you had better see us a¢ once, or you will miss a gold- en opportunity and regret it. Smith & Steitz and G.C, Rogan The first moving picture show ev- er put on, that asked for public pa- tronage was at the Cotton State Ex- position held in Atlanta, in 1895, The people looked upon it as a fake and refused to patronize it. The doors were finally thrown open to the public and an announcement nade that admission would be frec and all who visited it and thought it worth the money might leave 25 cents at the ticket box when coming cut. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, POLK COUN TY, FLORIDA.—IN CHANCERY W. S. Preston vs. Frank \W. Page and Mary W. Page.—Bill to Re- move Cloud from Title. It appearing Ly the affidavit of the complaint in the above stated cause that Frank W. Page and Mary W. Page, the defendants pamed in the bill of complaint, are non-residents of the State of Florida, residing in the United States and in the State of New York and as complainant is informed at Rochester in said State. That there is no person within the State of Florida, the service of a sub- poena upon whom would bind sald defendants and that the said defend- ants are over the age of twenty-ong years; it is therefore ordered that said non-resident defendants be and they are hereby required to appear to the bill of complaint filed in said cause on or before Monday, the 6th day of January, A. D. 1913, other- wise the allegations of said bill will be taken as confessed by sald de fendant. It is further ordered that this or- der be published once a week for five consecutive weeks in the Lakeland Telegram, a newspaper published in suld county and State. This 27th day of November, A. D. 1912, 0T R T R T T TR iy “The Home For Savings” Through the Door of a Bank Many a young man has won his way upward in the business world. The habit of saving in a representative institution---as well as the helpful as- sistance which this bank renders its patr(ms-adcm:u:ds consideration. The doors of this bank are open to as- sist every worthy cnterprise of indi- vidual or corporation. THE AMERICAN STATE BANK OF LAKELAND We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest A. B. FERGUSON, ClerkCircuit Court. S. PRESTON, Solicitor for Complainant. IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY--IN CHANCERY. J. H. Hempel vs. Peacock, Hunt & West Company, a Corporation Un- der the Laws of I'lorida, and W. H. Overrocker. It appearing by the afiidavit of E. Tucker, Sr., in the above stated cause that Peacock, Hunt & West Company, a corporation under the laws of the State of Florida, who is a non-resident of the State of Flor- ida, and W. H. Overrocker, who has | been absent for more than sixty days 1ast past, the defendants named in | the bill of complaint. | That there is no person within the State of Florida, the service of a sub- poena upon whom would bind saif defendants, and that the said de- fendants are over the age of twenty- one years; it is therefore ordered that said defendants be and are hercby required to appear to the bill of complaint filed in said cause on or before Monday, the 6th day of January, 1913, otherwise the alle- gations of said bill will be taken as ‘confessed by said defendants. It {8 further ordered that said or- der be published once a week for five consecutive wecks in the Lakeland Evening Telegram, a newspaper published in said county and State. This 6th day of December, A. D. 1912, Where Can You Get Them? Here at this drug store. If the doctor says you need a certain instrument or appliancejcome right to this store—we have it. Red Cross Pharmacy Phone 89 ¥ Quick Delivery e OMoke.... A.H.T. CIGARS A. H' T. CIGAR CO. Lakeland, Florida - A. B. FERGUSON, Clerk Circuit Court. TUCKER & TUCKER, Solicitors tor Complainant. W. Fiske Johnson REAL ESTATE Loars Negotiated Buys and Sells Real Estate. Orange Property a Specialty. ROOM 1, m'mcn BUILDING. T R TR W