Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 26, 1914, Page 7

> ForBabies. For rickl g heat. After shavim,?. Am}r’ the bath, Asaface powder, As 1 afoot powder., Really indispensa- ble. In sifter top ¢z 19 P cans, § gists, 15 cents, atdry For Sale in Lakeland by HENLEY & HENLEY | e | ; | )t those large \tify your yard? et the oldest reliable Are You Getting Satisfactory Results o put in your walk? TI0NAL VAULT GL. the successful way to make .| good pictures. West Main St. ak to Practically eaple in the Town i THIS PAPER ‘ YARNELL D HEAVY HAULING HOLD MOVING A BPECIALTY ND MULES FOR HIRE e 109; Res., 57 Green D sour brick and blocks ¢ are rizht, so are the with your l KODAK | Come in and let us explain { Your summer’s trip will be pleasantly remembered by the use of a good kodak. “The Red Cross Pharmacy” \ “The Kodak Store” “ON THE CORNER™ A complete assortment of “Cranes” Stationery ou want your Shirts and Collars 3 Laundered the VERY BEST % hd them to the beland Steam Laundry are better equipped than ever for giving you high pundry work. Phone 130 ? BB R RRb BB ED S PIDBOEIFIEEIIIPEI IS ONE 348 BLACK or louse Piers, Cement, and all Concrete BUILDING MATERIAL Estimates given on all v v W and Paving and Construction Company B. H, BELISARIO, Proprietor 017 Main St. LAKELAND, FLA- Priccs right, kind of Cement Work, | strolled on, deeply interested amid a | world-wide traveler PAGE SEVEN HER BALLOON TRI - i By MILDRED CAROLINE GOOD- RIDGE. _ “It's a strange world, isn't it?” ‘Yes, and this is probably one of the strangest corners of it at the pres- ent time" g “Shouldn't wonder, neighbor. Tak- ing in the sights?” “Yes,” nodded Dale Armstrong, and babel of bustle and noise It was just dusk and the plcture which young Armstrong surveyed was one rarely accorded even for the It was on the old border line of Indian Territory, now known as Oklahoma. Upon the following day a new res- ervation was to be thrown open to the public. The pre-empters were present in a mass. A rope fully a mile in length was supported by stakes clear across the entrance to the rich valley. So was the other end guarded miles away. Inside this vast enclosure, mounted government guards kept watch that no daring in- terloper got to the land of promiso ahead of the appointed hour. That was to be at daybreak. A flag would drop, the rope would be lowered and the mad rush for choice ! locations would begin, mingled in by representatives of probably every na- tion under the sun. Long since the last of this great mob had left behind them the little border town of Brocton, where they had filled the hotels or lived around in tents and dugouts for the past month. There had been a traveling circus at Brocton and it had reaped a rich harvest. To this aggregation Armstrong belonged. He had been a great rover in his time, had become interested in aeronautics, and, pressed hard for money, had engaged with the circus people for the season to make an ascent daily in a small gas bal- loon. There were not enough people left in Brocton to fill a row of seats that afternoon. All the bustle and excite- ment was transferred to the border land. Nearly every resident in tho town had a one hundred sixty-acre tract in view. So Armstrong had come to the scene of confusion and expectancy impelled by curlosity. For the most part the majority of the land-hungry crowd had camped on the bare ground. Here and there were tents and horses and wagons. Dale lingered by the side of a covered about fifteen miles toward the ond of the valley,” explained Nina " glven me landmarks and other poiuts I may go by in selecting a location.” | inquired Dale, “He has “Some favored part of the tract?"” “Yes, because he is sure it will be a place which the railroad will cross, | and near a town site. I am sure I can readily find the place, for my friend showed me a map. It is near a grove l a creek and a hill—the only combina- tion of that sort in the reservation.” Nina went on to explain her plan. She was a mountain maid by birth and could run like a deer. Her idea was to start on foot when the signal WHOLESALE P e came. Her old mother and her crip- prices fol' Strictly Cash- pled brother could follow leisurely | with the wagon. ® Dale departed from the home- :; hearted group feeling that he had | ¥ passed one of the most pleasant hours ,'%3 of his life. He could not get brave, & winsome Nina Gordon out of his mind : He circulated among all the great |4 crowd of land contestants. Then he | incidentally learned some facts that 'i’ knife in still deeper. canvas covered wago. ® “Miss Gordon,” he said quite grave- 8 Iy, “I fear you are too sanguine as to { your exclusive knowledge of the pro- | & posed town site. The information has 3 and a large number of pre-empters favored section.” “Miss Gordon, don't think it strange if 1 seem to take a great interest in you and your affairs. In fact, in a measure 1 feel mutually concerned. I , have decided to take up a quarter |& section of land myself. T am going to | % make a strange proposition to you, |& Miss Gordon. I wish to accompany ¥ you in the race for best choice.” “As a modest little 160 acres of a whole town site {8 all T can pick out,” smiled Nina. “I shall be only too glad to direct you to the town site.” “Thank you,” responded Dale, “but the prizes may be all seized by swift- er runners, so—" W Dale glanced at the mother, who | Phone 233. was dozing in the wagon and lowered | 5 i his voice. As he whispered in Nina's ear she started, her eyes expressed a rare excitement and wonder. “Do you dare?” he asked. “To trust to your skill—oh, yes!"” she declared instantly. “Oh, the nov- elty of {t! What a thought!"” “Then do not disturb or alarm your mother by telling her of the plan,” gubmitted Dale. “I shall expect you at the circus grounds by six o'clock.” rainy season. Nina. Just as at the appointed hour the next morning, the signal was given SATISFACTION tells in any line. the present time buying for our the goods arrive oneWe will be pleased to show iccst line of General Merchandise ever offered in Mi. Cole is in the Eastern four stores. “A Pleasure to Show Goods” COLE & HULL elers and Optometrists, Lakeland, Fla, FOR YOUR Pocket Flashlights Batteries SEt US LARGEST STOCK BEST ASSORTMENT FLORIDA LLECTRIC AND MACHINERY COMPANY PPPHRPPDIODDPIIFIPEP DG TEERRIPPPRFRR TR R R LI TS TR A Ll i d e »éus«%é«%«zoi«swwwww P Phone 46 THE ELECTRIC STORE %) o * sal 307 E. Main St. % tho old lud HBHHDHTPDBRPPO | ! There Floated Up Gracefully In the Air the Clrcus Balloon. vehicle with two horses attached. TUn der its white canvas roof an old we man, a young girl and a little boy were eating their lunch. The young lady chanced to glanc at Dale. The look There was a kindly inviting expres {mpromptu table within the wagon. Frank, cheery, almost boyish in hi enjoyment of the unique occa Dale was soon on excellent ter: his new friends ms 1 en them to join the throng looking The horses, wagon and th free land con they possessed in the “You will have a good race tor world rese » {nquired the re | | | electrified him. | wards the It seemed that the death of husband and father had driv tents of the vehicle were all taa ‘I‘nr the grand rush for land location, | there floated up gracefully into the "air the circus balloon. Thero were !only two aboard--Nina and Dale. It mattered not how a pre-empter reached a locatien, so that the restric- tions of starting were followed and evidences of first occupation were ap- parent. It was an exhilarating air é:""a“s"‘“"*'s"!’ 3 # 5 journey for Nina. They reached thelr w‘ K Ja(kson destination far ahead of other con-|® testants. 3 “We shall ba neighbors—I am 8o | JACKSON glad, I am so thankful to you for en- abling us to secure this splendid loca- tion!"” sald Nina. Neighbors, findeed! then closo friends, and then man and wife, and the two farms merged Into one, be- came the home of four happy, happy human beings (Copyright, 1914, by W. G. Chapman)) make good. L » ¢ ) [ “1 shall surely be there,” promised i 3 B FRT oY G E B BEE CULTIVATION OF COCOA PLANT | Original Home ls in Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Etc.,, and Resembles Black- thorn Bush of United States. Cocoa, from whose leaves cocain® | & @B Ed LR AU ! 18 produced, was known among the In- o cas as the “divine plant” long before | @ ) part in their lives The young men | g of the tribes engaged in athletic con- e tests, and among the most coveted re- | victors could expect were j little pouches filled with certain dry | two yer spaces, out .- ” f w12 Pure Food,Store ars feet it is trar and it rltwoy 2 CO- exports that prod No. 666 e This is a prescription prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER. didn't Five or six doses will break any case , and o before We if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not retu Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25¢ ““A BUSINESS “ITHOLT BOOKS™ We find that low prices and long time will not go hand in hand. and on May Ist we will instal our new system ot low We carry a full line groceries, feed. sent him straightway back to the old 21 gram. ha'y- crate “!a_te"al’ and W||son & Toomers' Ideal Fertilizers always on hand ek Mayes Grocery Company are arranging to make a break for the :s‘: 2 l l Wes( Ma]n St,, Lakeland, Fla. . For figures on wiring your will save you money. Let us put gutter around your house and protect it from decay. T. L. CARDWELL, Electric and Sheet Metal Centracts Rear Wilson Hdwe Co. fq»muw@w EPEPIREIEEDHIBIEEPIBIHHLDEEPEEBDGEES MWWMW»M P YOU ARE THINKING Of BUILDING. MARSHALL & SANDERS The 0O1d Reliable Contractors Who have been building houses in Lakeland for years, and who neyer "FELL DOWN" or tailed to give satisfaction. All classes of buildings contracted for. ] 1 residences built by this firm are evidgnees of their ability to B o o Just Received Today : » the western world was thought of in @ B d P h e the East, and it played an interesting | ran y eac eS W. P. Pillans & Co. It acts on the liver better than, | i Mayes Grocery Company GROCERS Bl B b PP OO PEEPRIPIPRP We have saved the people of Lakeland and Polk County thousands o! dollars in the past. and our new system will still reduce the cost of living, and also reduce our expenses and enable us to put the FHPEEPRIPEIOOLPEE P PRIEEP “Oh, dear! I was so hopeful,” sighed %: PERPRR R, e T e e T T 2 Y ; Nina, and Dale sat studying her B BBEO0 o b g ol thoughtfully. Finally he said: PR ROS DG DS BRSO “CONSULT US” house. We Look out for the & SEE The many fine MARSHALL & SANDERS Phone 228 Blue prTTTOveTrrsrsveveryeser ¥ TELLLAL L ALl Ll A e SRR DR EEBESBO BB E B EPES bbb W. K. McRae & McRAE . REAL ESTATE - Large Listing--Always Some Bargains .g‘.|..3n3..g,.gug,.gng.an:,‘:.‘5.‘g..5;‘3,(3.4;‘5..:,m‘:ug.‘gug..g..3,.g..3,.gug,(gngug,.g..g‘\g,q.q,q..]usr*&.' et BB B R S B B W : O D Rl $1.15 - Brandy Cherries - ; 3 smile aves .companying the pouch of & . : gion in her face. She smiled in a leaves. Accompanying * friendly fashion. leaves, or chuspa, as they called it, I Orte \ errles 2 : i " \-'ou are looking for something| was a small gourd known as the III : to eat"' she sald sweetly, “we have| popora containing lime; the leaves | ; '.. plvnlvv'md to spare. You Bee, when | had been carefully plucked from (h:; P 3 50 : y & 4 ‘ S , gerve & : the race for the land begins in the| divine plant” while m’.“”“. ?1 r\”,,. PreServed lgs A 3 : morning, we will not care to carry | to make them more pleasing vl') 4 : / i two )stances ¢ 3 & > ! any more stores than we can help | taste. The tw . il n] ,‘ i ,1” ’l’l‘l‘l o : : ] e yrmed a strength-producing eleme 3 . “Thank you, I am not one of the | forme ; ; l l 50 5 “Wish | onder OWer Subjects of the L : pre-empters,” explained Dale Wish | of W JSEIL pawEL b o mporte lve l y 1 was, but I've not thought of it be-| Incas who thu :ur it (' ] .\ ,i i ( ) . ‘ : v chewing cocoa leaves beheve I3 : | fore. 1 come from the town, where by chewing cocoa stalinrbi i }‘ 'g: # had an excellent dinner. But you look | bodies possess ’,‘ aisigrsrlisie:s :r 3180 BmsRe ok ok bom e | Also Piemente and Cream Cheese * minds of the family circle at home¢ : Those sandwiches look only too tempt 'z = “Then you must have some :: and she made room for :” (5: thig hospitably invited guest at the 3 Phone 93-94 = Guess Who's 2 Coming????? § -