Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 30, 1914, Page 9

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BRORBLOCOLOOOOOSO0S XX ——— 1Y 0: THE LAW y GEORGE ELMER COBB, —3 Jast hour of the working day, words of the prosecutor’s clos- ment Leing spoken, the last of the priconer at the bar iy gone through the evidence floted and beloved wife. gn fmpressive moment in an iy 8cene For two weeks ‘Winton had been on trial for , e was nccused of the wilful ‘“( Abner Cook, his uncle, grtone be had now inherited the last will and testament of ased. Cook had been seen up o'Mk the evening of his death. ock he had been found dead, ! pole in his breast, some valu- ing from his person. fi;sl“:':imw, because he had en- jparecent bitter quarrel with wse he was bene- death, Harold Win- cused of the crime, ’ been selected from | ';m\n.- in the country. It was , ten miles away from Fair- fl:-:t ook had lived. There were grs irom Lisle. From the first jre set with the majority of in their conviction that the was guilty. pizht of the murder was one iy forzotten. Upon that eve- 0 oclock until 10 there pre- e most terrific wind and rain fat had ever visited the dis- Rouses and barns were un- own down, the country the electric traffic lines nmission. aimed that he had been hat when the storm struck : leit the electric car he was g was dismantled by the He knew that his young wife e w0 about him, he said, rsolved to start across coun- kome o foot. ple from town, he narrated, pof the tempest drove him to iter about 6 o’clock in an old fictory 2 mile out of Lisle. its shelter, he found a com- e and b y heir ) 4 bee wd and Mauires Me to Take This Action.” I like himself. He iIs person before, © was a traveling hur Vaille. They oOked until after 10 r had gone on to I proceeded home, lorced to testify that * there until after Isual circumstance, nection with the her husband that gh Lisle, doomed ¢ start with eight ird-hearted biased ing man on the er Whitcomb, from from the first had mind that Winston o circumstantial evi- sympathy for the ouled wife in- 4 constant sight er of Winton, al- 's by the side of "ther, moved the pity mb more than he Yes, mournful, be- soul. It seemed ught a new and tlement into his " 2 lonely, loveless me farm of his lebt another vast in- Is man to the ¢, Arthur Vaille, | eer, confusing n. He had when? Final- ed to him that city several 1d had spoken ed that he had him. Which lozen city ac- tcomb could ! was a vagary the defense for this miss- rtain sense of the premises ing, When | will delivay ) 8poke the somber juq n tr f cuting attorney ’j‘w““‘ t rose. ment, : P ra i e ey The court room wag diy LEee oWy, for qusk had ¢ [ o shad led out of the ¢ Orws A8 they | felt his hang [ ering clagy “Oh,” besoug “be mercity]; It was Verona wy, the Prisoner, The a3 he realizeq that {h read his soy) 4 here w. between m»:m: a:jlni:‘«j‘:tv::?a: e compellingly than ever n. b more‘\ The jury were taken tq € him, | 3 the ol | After supper, in Eharg o ir hotel, | aught { o war ut & p| ading whisper, | the sister of | man thrilleq | 13 eweet girl had : A court dep- | uFY, they began the us'ml‘ M'n'l‘nx> ‘: walk for exerefse, 7t had grown i‘A 4 e 1 dusk, | PABSer oW ar street Einer 1, 11::“;: caried o | plan he haq tormed {n 31‘ d behing, g} alley ang, y orve Fairfield the . a8 a deserting juryman b 4 : heardiof betora, i “An outrag on t law!” pronounced ¢ T - cuting attorpey e v tempt of coyr to him, mayt F d the They did not find nip ceived a naote, 1y guessed who the si : Of course a ver legal with on; would take a g machinery of 1} the case aney spite for the Five weeks latep walked quietly into the co | approached the bar of Jjustice | “I am here to receive my ment,” he said simply ; There was bewilderme nt, exci in the court room. Th n Wh turned and nodded to g man wl accompanied him as far “Your honor,” he exp been thousands of hint I got from a fr i find this gentleman. e Arthur | Vaille, the witness who can prove the | innocence of the prisoner at the bar.” | Then Elmer Whitcomb sat down His glance swept the room. It was to find a soughtfor face—that of a beau- | tiful girl, whose glowing eyes geemed to send him a soul message that re- | “I have Yy on a pald him for all his efforts—Verona, | Harold Winton was a free man be- fore the sun had set. Elmer Whitcomb, a hero now in the estimation of the ! people, received the sentence of the court with a satisfied smile—"one day | in jail and a fine of $100." “The law requires me to take thi action,” said the judge. “I remit the | fine and your 24 hours imprisonment should give you time to realize what a ers, of equalizing the valuation of noble man you have been” le property of the county, and There came to that prison cell the | vy = nciiation and maintaining beautiful girl who had inspired Elmer | roads, fn this connection 1 de- Whitcomb to his unselfish deed. When he left the prison the next day she was waiting for him, ¢ vently expressed gr no shadow of unrequited love w | | | | ¢ | | | A% 14 le G. Chapman) (Copyright, by SPECIAL SENSE OF ANIMALS ¢ Exhaustive Study Is to Be Made ¢ the Subject By Scientists of France. The French | tution in t zoolog a farm nea the New Y ows and and Then, t ings, fir mals 1 of livir dit complete provid d There t! til the their pre ural in The abled hand The ott the cor trac brt an could not thel pond or EPT m, quiy. |0 the door, | re¢ the city to | f e — |to the will be a candidate for the office of sire here was | Persol THE EVENIN e e POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVE 'i‘h»‘ friends of Mr. Eppes Tucker, tesire to announce his candi- the office of representative CIK county, FOR COUNTY TREASURER — I announce my candidagy for the 9fxce of county treasurer, subject to the action of the Democritie pri- mary. Having been bookkeeper in that office for five years, I am thor- oughly familiar with the work, and fer to any county commissioner or ember of the school board concern- g my efficiency, Being thus emi- nently qualified for the position, I respectfully solicit the suppert of the voters, and promise, if elected, to give the same conscentious and S-taking care to the service of 1€ county in the future as I have done In the past. EDWARD J YOUNG. FCR COUNTY TREASURER —— tnounce myself a candidate for Y treasurer of Polk county sub- ‘L 1o the action of the Democratic ary election June 21914, WERNER G. JONES, Auburndale, Fla. D SO OSSR SO FOR TAX COLLECTOR Fo t Voters: I hereby announce my zaadidacy the oflice of Tax Collector of R county, subjecy to the action of I ‘'mocratic primary, June 2d. { SOUCIt your vote and support BHIL LANGFORD. FOR COUNTY SCHUOL BOARD nas of Mr. 4. . vwens, 2 his valuable services as l iher of the county Board of ic Instruction, present his name r reclection to this position from the Third district. and urge the vot- ers to support him. FOR COMMISSIONER. DISTRICT NO. 2 I take this method of announcing voters of Polk county that I county District 1914, In making this announcement, I, A measure at least realize the im- ortance attached to the office; that ith the board of county commis- foners rests the duty, among oth- commissioner No in and from in the primary of 0 it understood that I belleve in 1lity in taxation, and that all ; hoth rich and poor should bear their share of taxation rtion to the value of prop- ned t )y them. » that better roads and maintained. 1 elected 1 shall 1 ar ed and nd MARK S. BOWEN. "THE VOTERS OF POLK COUNTY | as TR | 1 / COMMISSIONER Polk of Mr nounes om- 2 sub NTY COMMISSIONER \. T. Mann i of county 3, and for past ably t No oters G TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FI ‘We Pay M TWFOIED AN RETAI 1A - A, MAY 30, 1914, American tourists seeking the va- rious health cures for which Ger- many is famous, will be interesteq in a4 new treatment for sleeplessness that is causing a great deal of dis- cussion in all parts of Europe., At a recent conference of noted physi- cians where the various causes of sleeplessness were considered, it was decided that an effectual remedy can be foung only when each case is treated individually, This is not very consoling for those in search of a ready made cure, In the majority of cases it was recognized, however, | that the cause is a nervous one; it is best met by hygienic measures—by a sensible regulation of daily life, by the removal of all possibilities of ir- ritation and by hypnotic treatment . Sleeplessness, it wag also decided, is often the result of “bad habits,” such as the elaborate toilet practiced by many women before going to bed. People who 20 to sleep easily l\utl It’s a fact-- “There’s None So Good”. wake up almost at once are suffering from digestive troubles and can gen- | erally be cured through a change of diet { S ? IN ICED BOTTLES NOTICE | In the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Cireuit of Florida, in and for Polk County, In Chancery. W, Nichols and T. L. W vs. Henry €. Fairchild, Mary L., Fairchild, John B, Wooderman, Susan Wood- s N, Susan - Wooderman, Morton Realty Company, acorporation, unknown heirs of Joln . Morton, Harriett G. Morton, Mrs. Mary €. Logan, M. Logan, F. G. Pitts and other unknown — persons.—Bill to correet mistake, | It is herehy ordered in the above styled cause that the defendants, John B. Wooder- man, Susan Wooderman, be and they are re- (quired to appear to the bill of complaint filed in the said cause on or before Monday the tith day uly, 1014, It is further ordered that the defendant, Morton Realty Company, a corporation organ- ized under the laws of Kentucky, be and they are required to appear to the bill of complaint filed in the said cause on or be- fore Friday, the 19th day of June, 1914 It is further ordered that the heirs, devicees, ANYWHERE O ; -0 CERES NONE S0 000 LOOK FOR THE ¢ LABEL BOTTLED BY CHERO-COLA BOTTLING CO. LAKELAND, FLORIDA. ( Monday, the Srd day of August, 1914, other- Clerk Circult Court. grantees or other claimants under John P, | 4 g 3 Rl ey . ROGERS & SPENCER, Morton, Harriett G. Morton, Mrs Mary () | Wise the allegations of the said bill .\l||. be Solicltors for Complainants. Logan, M. Logan and F. G. Pitts and all oth- | taken as confessed by the defendants so fall- ST ) FLORIDA er persons interested or claiming an interest | e o appear. COUNTY OF POLK in the following described property,| to-wit : | Tt is further ord : I hereby certify that the above Is a true Lots: 7, 85 8, 510, 11, -1 18,14, 15, 16, lished once a week twelve (12) consecu- | copy of the elnal order of publication made 17, 18, 19 and 20 in block *J” of Morton’s tive weeks in the I 1 wenlng Telegram, | in said cause and filed in my office at Bartow, addition to Lakeland, Polk county, Florida, - newspaper of general in said county and State Done and ordered this 9th day of May, A ilation published [ Florida, the 9th day of May, 1014, Witness my hand and offlielal seal this 9th day of May, A. D. 1914, J. A, JOINSON, (Seal) Clerk Cirenlt Court. A ——— which said plan of survey of the said ad- dition s recorded in book “Q.” Page 79 ul} the publie records of Tolk county, Florida, D 1914, in Bartow, Florida. be and they are hereby required to appear | 5 1 VA to the bill of complaint filed in said cause on i JOHNSON 2529 (Seal.) hat this order be pub- l LET US COOL YOUR PORCH WITH COOLMOR PORCH SHADES This is a new shade, combining all the good qualitities of a porch shade with added improvements. We carry the Coolmor in green and brown in 4 ft. 6 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft and 12 ft. widths. Can fit any porch. Especially adapted for sleeping sleeping porches. Write us for prices. We will surprise you when we tell you how cheap they are. Your Fare lampa Furniture Company We P> 310-312 Twiggs Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA Freight GET THE GOLD SEAL BUTTER HAB- IT IT'S A GOOD ONE WHY? 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