Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 21, 1913, Page 6

T e e S S " exus 81X O DI i bank. Rather disconsolately they kept the show going, but pretty well convinced that it would run out. Then one evening circumstances, accident, fate, | JUST RECEIVED ¥ y 0 IS = 9 Db PRk S0 BN E,] Exclusive Rugs for Exclusive People t Everything in Furniture, Hardware m Pk b e e 0 ] . man thinks he is in the show here. &1 and Building Material. | t PR T UL T TR b e LAKELAND %3 Furnitures< Hardware COMPANY M When You Think, Think of US u UfluflEflEflEEEBfiimly discussing their situation and ~The outit Darnes | Place, it was a novelty. A good many pl lease only two ol Tilms; and whei ' the month ended they came out bare- ly even. «] gee the trouble,” explained Barnes—"we're not up to date. We | have either got to get & first-class oute fit, or close shop.” /7 “Where will we get it?” prox?ound- led Frank. “I have a bare $30 in the b changed the whole current of events. It was market day, and a good many farmers had remained in Parkvilte to take in the movies. Just as the first Iseries of films was reeling off, a man ,came to the entrance. He was & i neighboring storekeeper, bareheaded, and in a hurry. “] just got a message over the tel ephone from the Bartlett farm, about | two miles -out of town,” he advised | “All right,” replied Frank. Then he hurried into the iron boofl\.! Within the space of two minutes he bad prepared a plate for Barnes to' slip across the lens of the machine.; The showing film was retired, and 7.7 there suddenly flashed across tho'} screen the sentence: «If Farmer Bartlett {s in the audi v ence, hurry home at once—haystack “What's that!” erled out the indl-| vidual named, and there was a mo- 1 mentary bustle. Not only Bartlett! a himself, but his family and several of ' al his neighbors hurried from the show ' to thetr teams hitched outside. Then | as the exhibition film was replaced, | the incident was soon forgotten by the audience. prospects when Farmer Bartlett en- tered at the doorway of the photo: ayhouse. “Well, my friends,” he exclaimed, on fire." } I Our Ice Wagons Start Qg ON TIME That means we are doing everything in aur power,, ice to vou at the regular hout. l[gelzlvsv are sometimes una Voidable, but more freg, they are occasioned by a little carelessaess or 3 ™ thoughtfulness on the part of customers, For instance, by servants g0ssipping with the driy, Or by servants_allowing the wavon o 20 by gy endeavoring to induce the driver to double back, Please have a close watch keot for the wagoy 4, pomo. Please see that the servants do not wag,, drivers time, and also that the driver does not when he has_delivered the ice. - By co-operating with us in these seeminely sma, ers vau will be doing public service—vou will be s ing in the relief of hot, tired humanitv. We are gy, on you. Lakeland Ice Company Phone 26 ALL TAMPA STOR Close at 12{o’clock every Thurs during JUNE, JULY, AUGUST ' «Try Trading in Tampa' Ready tolserve you’any time exg y Thursday;Afternaons | had mentfoned he found out was cheap | had never seen a moving picture show at the price offered, and the supply before, and were not particular as to 3 houses were very anxious to co-oper quality. The partners knew that in HOW a Venture in the Motion ! ate with a new recruit in the field. order to make a success, they must in- X At the end of two weeks behold Frank | duce the farmers and inhabitants of * Picture Brought Money and and his friend at Parkville, and the | minor villages around Parkville to be- Happiness. Palace theater in full blast. come patrons. Now many of these The first thing that Frank did after bad been at shows of the kind in oth- arriving at Parkville was to do about | €T and larger towns. They were edu- By ALVAH JORDON GARTH. the worst thing that cated and critical to th a young man with cal as e pictures. Frank Dolby had worked as & re- | o shifting, n:cemln ’lneo‘mo might As a matter of fact, the machine r on & daily newspaper for three | 5, He fell in love with *he sister | BArnes operated was old and defec- at $16 a week, and was glad t0 | o¢ hig partner, Etta Barnes tive. The apparatus flickered, the it, and saved some money. He new at the business and had large pmbitions for the future. Frank was The Palace theater was draw for nearly a week. In th ‘reels worked badly, there were many o first | break downs ,and they could afford to shaking hands with them heartily, “you flashed that message to me last i night just in the mnick of time, and | did a big thing for me.” “How was that?” inquired Frank. “Why, my haystacks had caught fire, with only my crippled hired man about the place. He soon gave up trying what a few pails of water could do, and phoned here. We got to the farm just in time to put out the fire in the barn and scatter the blazing haystacks. In ten minutes more, barns, house and all would have been in ashes. Now then, what can 1 do for you?” It became apparemt, after a very brief talk, that their grateful and in- terested friend could finance them, and this he did. Not only was & new | and acceptable outfit put in at the | Palace, but two new places were start- ! ed in other towns. The tide of fortune seemed to tura ! all at once. In a year the ambitious partners were sailing smoothly, in two | the ambitious Frank Dolby led the | lovellest girl in Parkville to the hvmeneal altar—Etta Barnes. Sald More Than He Mug The Candidate (having oy words of an eminent statesa port of an argument)—‘Aj you, these are wot my wor| {8 not merely my opinios. 'the words of a man wko ku be's talking avout.” ————ee, Just That Differency I _ Bome girls are ambitiou y well, others are content wppily. -!llfled well enough until he 80t 80 | m—— ted with Newton Barnes. The was & fellow journalist, had ' GGG paved nothing, and upon getting out | B¢ employment was decidedly pes- ; ' : ' pimistio. 1 . “Tell you, Dolby,” he observed as 4 Hhey sat over lunch at a cheap restau- N m’. “when a fellow gets into this . of a jog-trot basis, there isn't ; much prospect ahead. Unless you've : pot a pull with the publisher or some . :rn_?‘ political friend, you don't get “Well, what are you getting at?” fbquired Frank. “Some new dream \l wealth, I'll wager!” “Yes, sir!” emphatically agreed es, “only an actual reality this I've been looking over things, to break in somewhere, and I d that the fellow who drifts along with the newest fads strikes the pub- Mo purse the easiest.” “You're not thinking of some air ship folly again, or anything like Bhat?” insinuated Frank. “Not this time—too intangible. N TAMPA wesmams 20 The following Tampa merchants invite you to come to Tampa my eyes, Why, Dolby, the money ppent in nickels and dimes in this sountry on these shows would pay the pational debt. You know my folks live | I a country town about two hundred | miles from here. I saw a friend from : Were yesterday, and he sald there, wasn't a picture show in the place. Well, I'm going to start one. Why,' pee here—what’s thié usé staving tho way we are,when we have the ability and enterprise to make a fortune in fhe next few years and retire on our | Paurels? In my investigations I have | found clowns, candy butchers, mu-’ peum freaks who have taken the tide at the flood on this motion picture sraze, and now own big photo play- | Bouse circuits, bringing them in & poyal income. Let's make a start.” | i “As how?” interrogated Frank, skep- } Mcally i “Well, I've found a second-ratecity picture show crowded qut ¢l Lutowss By too fierce competition. It's for sale. 4 The outfit is plenty good enough for ] | i 1 { s small town. The man who has a mortgage on it offers the projector, = fron booth, curtain, chairs, outsida electric sign—everything ready to bee gin business for $389. Here's my plan; Let us buy it, move it to Parkville, and start in business.” “Who's geing to run it?” ground to the suj 'we can rent films, 15 Dest M S5 TN e ‘Why, I'll guarantee thcre won't be at ALHAMDRA CAFE in the City 512 Franklin Street FLONIDA BREWING CO. COTTER'S ‘ines & Liquirs Dri . and 13th St. 615- : DONITA & ALCAZAR THEATERS DRUG STORD ( + LITY SHOP KELLER CLOTHING CO. d Cold Drinks These Days--TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY JUNE 24th and 25t] We have secured REDUCED RATES for you. The rates from Lai land to Tampa and return will be $1.20. | Note Carefully the Lisrt of Merchants. This list of merchants, having designated the two days as Lakeland Shopping Days Tickets Good Returning U JUNE 30th Trade With Them Onl . ' . y have lef. ro stone untur to make the occasion one of plcasure and profit to all those that take advantage of the special d eff geor th I rates and ¢ - we have put forth to please you. Dax't Forg2l the Dates. Dux't Fail to Carefully Note the List of Merd el G MAAS BROs. Greater Tampa's Great Cor. Franklin & Zack 1 evening that 300 won't attend the show. If we make a hit we'll put our profits in starting a regular : of these shows through the ¢ “And the capital?” mildly suggest- od Frank. “You'll have to supply it. If I didn't ¥now you had $500 saved up at the Bank, of course I wouldn't have come % you.” Frank liked Barnes, and was of an adventurous spirit. *Once he began %0 look up the “wovies” business it { ®, that's only 780 people a weck ; { i i First Run Moving Pictures. Franklin Streect COURT SQUARE PHARMACY Drugs, Ice Cream, Cold Drinks 412 Franklin Street. DAWSON & THORNTON Everything Men Wear 501 Franklin Street Clothing Cor. Franklin and Lafayette RHODER-PEARCE-MAHONEY CO. House Furnishers 1011-13 Franklin W. H. BECKWITH JEWELRY CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, 410 Franklin Street DAVIS & PATTERSON Fine Footwear 715 Franklin Street Men's Clothing, Haberdashry ': 211 Lafavette Street TAMPA ELECTRIC CO Street Car to all po;"%# Everywhere. Wik . Ay ‘Y';\x ‘CE o OWEN-COTTER ...u_n, Women & Children's Shoes 507 Franklin Street Jewelry, W 613 Franklin Street o e <