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Eveaing_Telegram hed every afternoon from The n Building, Lakeland, Fla. * Bntered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the _+ @econd class. . HOLLINGSWORTH ITEMS The Rook Club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. 8. Clifford on Friday night. —_— Mr. Wolfe entertained some of his friends on Friday night. Those who enjoyed his hospitality were Mrs. Morrill. Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Browere, the Misses Wright, Mr. Middaugh, Mr. Smith and Mr. Broyle, STANDING NATESHIC CONTESTANTS SHOW s (By Contest Manager.) M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES Of accounts and the cast of votes was Meacham, Mempb| 4 | tis & wever, we of— Ome year ..................35.00[ o Clank, of Penn, & cousin Gf|extra heavy. Contestanty vhou,"'m;m‘.'.'ffivov 3 N Heauy wga [ Yoo subaeeibtons, Aoweven, 0 00 8ix months . * 250 Mrs. 0. W. Barrett, 1s on a visit [names were away. down, were | miie Wi H. B. (fer unusual in : ! eee 126 Delivered anywhere within the lmits of the City of Lakeland for 10 oents a week. 4 ————————————————— From the same office is fssued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters, crop conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. ———————— A GREAT NEW FEDERAL LAW to Florida and is stopping at the Barrett home. brought up, because of this vantage of the offer. Mrs. 8. J. Perry, who wag called to St. Petersburgh on account of the illness of her daughter returned last week and her daughter came home with her. lke to meet these contestan show them how to get in the stay until the close. The young folks held a pound party at the Barrett home last Fri- day night. All that s necessary is the spirit, and diligent effort. Professor J. Clark Perry, of Chi- cago, was visiting at the home of his brother, S. J. Perry, one day Druggists, physicians and others this week. in Florida dealing in cocaine, mor.. phine and opium would do well to watch the first day of March very | closely. On that day the federal law to regulate the sale of such poi- sons becomes operative and not to comply with it in the matter of reg- istration and other details may mean a flne not to exceed $2,000, or im- jprisonment not to exceed five years, or both, in the discretion of the jeourt. Registration is not only re.. “quired By March 1, but all who sell or dispense in any manner the drugs within the meaning of the anti.nar through yet. T understand that “Jack” is walk - ing again. Prof. Angell will deliver an ad- 1ress at the school house immediate- ly after Sunday school on Eunday, the 28th inst. teresting to those that are test manager, will be at SCRIBE. A Threat. A cavalry regiment was starting for the front. Just before the column {reached the railway station where ¢ they were to entrain the noisy cheer- ! Ing of the crowd in the street caused a big bay mare ridden by a weather cotic law, to the consumer, must' beaten sergeant to grow very restive make inventories and file them with ;‘l‘:n;::“:;“&‘:‘:' nars::’e?;’:-d o::;’ the collector of internal revenue not heard to remark as he held her firm: later than March 5, of all the drugs ly with one band and patted her neck on hand or in stock March 1. It i8 | with the other: “Be done, Lucy! Be useless, accordingly, for physicians | done! A little more of this and you or druggists to “load up” with co-|sha'n't go with us at all. I'l leave caine and morphine. Such advice, it | YOu at home, I will.” has come to the attention of the in - ternal revenue 'officers, Is being of good results. one of the many handsome that is and will be offered. contestants to date: Contestant. Georgla Lanijer ... Laura Southard Rose Branch O'Donald... . |Mrs. Kate Booth | Mrs. W. J. Merrill Virginia Mecllwain American Cheese Liked. spread broadcast by wholesalers and fmflwl chm; 1stret:;m‘d by con- | Mrs, C. Livingston . 785,950 nolsseurs as equ 0 e imported. ose St & i manufacturers of the drugs. The states of New York and Wiscon- :‘" :;::' ;::: :r ;;3 :gg The new federal law on the sub.|sin lead in cheese producing. From M A 8 “' Tuck ;i "1"50 Ject 1s a long one containing many | these states each year a large quantity es Busie Tucker . je2 detalls and provisions and it is de.|°f this dairy product is shipped to | Miss Helyn Sneed . 134280 signed to check the growl ; Central and South America, as well as | Mrs, B. K. Young 733,000 I’ogl:onoul d a T :Ig ““(: L o Clara Tomlinson . 721 200 Y “:“g: ot ’,‘,d ‘: “fl” 4 » Mrs. Maud Hardin 654,550 1t has s sl A i Bern 1 Rerhiny ganton and as it is a federal, not a State AVINGS - LOA z::! :ur:nescl;::::- g:? :,;0 statute, we may expect it to be rig- SAYS TO YOU TODAY totge Oty g 1dly enforced. SAVE MONEY Nona Turner ..... 584,6r9 GET A HOME Genevieve Duggan . The favorite argument of the RROOK DromEmimmE Mrs. Whiter Bates . 644,700 boozefighter against prohibition is ::I‘u:i a;n by taking 5 or 10 shares in | Emily Wilson .. 634,000 | (K that it you shut off his booze he'll | ikcitid Savings.voan ua oy s O | Mrs. Wi B. Moon. . 483,250 find something worse in the drug- | fore lhochl.-:‘t“ Ppublication :&l-h:“e&-mr will | Mary Groover ..... 465,800 stores, but 1f the new law is en- and Em.nn that go with such "m.u'.,.," Hazel McMullen . ...... 412 250: forced, as it doubtless will be, his|sd-l (hose. sbecmibion ks to. secure loass | morence Zimmerman . . . . 438,400 | substitute drues will be almost as "mhhmuum--un Co. members _have | Caroline Brusie ... « 816,560 hard to get as his whiskey. ::nnm. ufilahmgu;“.:::’ ther, Dividy | Beulah Watson .. s 374,850 © profits witl th K 5 1 P S Lakeland ‘merchants ‘clai :;'.o; -lm:'y Mrs. T. C. Watson 190100 And now Idaho goes into the col 'h“:h nu;a c;l 'co-operation,” buying to- | Annabel Marshall . 309,600 umn of dry States. The HAUOF Peo . | they can all auy 10 ar wopcte Rower peicar | Vera Buchanan . 302 400 ple everywhere ara putting up such | Yot do better for themselves as well as for thelr customers. a poor fight and the momentum ot “Savings-Loan” co-operates and econo- the prohibition movement is now so |Mi%e8 by uot paying big salaries or big prof- its as do other corporations to & few, In or. Miss Hazel Willlams . Miss Anna Ellis ........ Kathleen Carter . Yesterday closed the special of - fer of 5,000 extra votes on payment and several of the leaders took ad- ‘It seems that some of the contest. Vo ants have not worked as faithully | fuckororibie: as they should. because of the ap. parent big lead of a few. We would The contest hag just started; there is plenty of time to.go in and win. 'We have only announced two Runkle, Tampa prizes, it is true, but we are not 'Jackson Y. cit ‘We have plang under | way that will make this contest in- the lead, as well as the leaders. Miss Marion Latty, assistant con . headquarters all day Monday, would like to meet all contestants who have entered the contest, and whose work has not been productive She will gladly go into the details of the contest. Tell you how to go about securing votes, in volume. How to go in and win Below we give the standing of No. Votes 934,700 932,400 901,850 850,900 822,650 801,350 576 214550 i Je T sonyilte; °Monr CHIL Atlan . J. Rice, man, O Mr. and Mrs. Qall, Wathen & Soi, Iboullvl“a ‘k: '“h.l" o ngsto! Atlanta; G. C. Henry, Jacksonvill Shi Cincinpati; : H. C, Bherrin, ac o ta: A theater contest on all chants in this contest. mingto: rove, Atlanta; Chas. A. Mang ll.llll‘n R. Mangham, Pm:buw. P “l‘. J. Joyner, ville; W, W. i Huckaby. L . Burt, Tampa; Ha; vey Stanley, Grande; A. L. PBrown, Tampa; C. P. Stone’ At ta; W. T. Bigby, Macon, Ga.; B. B Tampa; B. Heller, Jno. R. Basyn Au- E. McEimurray, ¥. E French, ~Tampa: Glass, offer, else. tion to the Lakeland News 4 votes; and so on. burndal Wei Miss Ma; 4 o e been compelled to Louisyille, . . G. Nich We have n i andy ""“h.xsl- A. A. Hoj s, continue the daily coupons that e .ll.-.étk'lbn‘.' Jm.t'..'.‘i'ufi""". e peared in the Telegram, as in many » Richmond. Va.: C | and ife "Ai"n'lmnm-u}’k Mi H El | Brownevill . 'H.” Barr 1i Barr, ussba these coupons before From thig date the Evening Tele gram will give votes in the Majestic printing and advertising, also on all | accountg paid. Votes wifl be given | on the same basis as all other mer - ' dollar paid in this way counts as much ag three paid for lnythlnsl Thus, & year's subscription to the Evening Telegram carries with it 15,000 votes; a yearly subscrip- instances the papers were robbed of : they l'e.lchea1 +4ees A AAAA, *reeey S " To the Public Beginning FEB. 1st our business will be Strictly Cash to All We carry nothing but High-Grade Shoes And will give you THE BEST i | job | | ,500 dis- ap- BB luson, 'A° Lall L, Gracn, | the subscriber, and the plan was| or your Money at All Times ampa; A. C. Ki an, T herwt: tistactory. Cash sales : ‘ Y T T el s Our SERVICE and SHOES : a; C. W. LaPitz, |each paper purchased. ALWAYS of th BEST R P Hapwosd, Mingeapy-| Subscribers who pay weekly can are -the ' d: Hal ton; receipts they take exchange the A 1, Bosf E. . . Kedrick and Child, Roa- : Ed Hanley, Frank F. a; Fred 1. Langtree, Philadelphia; D. L. Col Fred We-+ not in will be given for each weekly ceipt. contest and iplece of diamond jewelry. prizes tion. great all over the country that it|der that it may pay 50 per cent to 75 _per | Maggle Yates . coee 201400 seems probable nothine will echeck .e.'":,yf," :r'.,fl,','m"',y'fi].":onf-;fl:flz" ™ Bana Aylor ..... Ceenan 17h,550 it until it hits New York and Chi-|_Those local institutions throughout the U, Alpine Richardson .. 165,500 ) 8 by this - e g HE| UR GOO ©ago sooner or later as the final memgor: t:u:ol.m"r}o‘: Anna Cardwel] ... 148,300 W N' YOU PUT YO D MONEY INTO FHrOnenolds of the liauor trafc. Tn | ook Aviani: Tt mAevr ey vent s | een Mo v 107,300 i BUILDERS' HARDWARE, YOU WANT THE RIGHT Hundreds of thousands o Florida it is very probable that the next levislature will submit a pro. hibition amendment to the voters of thig tSate, and the:{ssne of such contest is hardis-deubiful.. .. —_— The news columns of the Jackson- ville papers indicate that a small but efficlent element in that city is too busy these days raising checks and jewelry to take the £ood advice of the Metropolis and plant hens. ——— Governor Trammell recommends veform of our judicial procedure but what good will it do? The lawyers made the present procedure and its reform is only possible through their herolc self sacrifice of their profes- sional interests to the end that jus- tice may be more speedily and cer- tainly administered. How many. law.. yers for the defense want justics speedily and certainly administered? Ours {8 a government of lawyers, by lawyers and for lawyers. of them, starting | ‘We have not dropped the With nothing have become independent home b owners, while thousands of others have grown to become strong. influential and possessed of $10,000 to $50,000 of the world's wealth, Not only can the poor thus become inde- pendent or rich. but the ladependent and ri - oan - improve their conditjon ' financlally, and may also secure the higher tithes and satis- Taction that come with the consclousness that they have co-operated with others to better the condition of thelr fellow members. SUBSCRIBE NOW, and be n It, getiing particulars from other members. and from our & not reported, nor have any been cast for them this week. are still eligible, however, to at contest headquarters and office indicated below where you may subscribe for stock, and while securing all above advantages, the charter now belng pube lished in the Telegram, will show all invest- ments you can make will bo abselutely SAFE with such a board of officers and directors as as. M.G. Willard s, 17 Ky. Bldg. Lakeland, Fla charge of contestants. OFFICE HEADQUARTERS Counong Are Insued Lakeland Evening Telegram Cole & Hull Jewelry Store. Silver Palace. Lake Pharmacy. The Hub. The La Mode. Mafjestic theater. Folding Card Table Smith Bros. Grocery. Smith's Bakery. Cut Price Store. Dutton & Harris Shoe Co. Dutton & Harris Renair Co. Bryant’s Rilliard Partor. Genera] Office Simnly Co. Ww. B, Pleasant Holt is again on top in Jacksonville politics ana we may also expect to see him active in a state-wide ecapacity a few months[ hence when the people are wrestling with that prohibition amendment to the constitution. Company. of contestants whose names do not appear on thig list, but they have cipate in the contest. We would ap- preciate having all contestants call Miss Marion Latty, the manager in | [R ABOVE AUDITORIUM THEATER. Directory of Business Houses Where Lakeland Hardw. & Furn. Co. Arendell Rievele Shon. The Flynn Cleaning and Pressine names { STYLE, THE RIGHT QUALITY, THE RIGHT PRICE. THEN BUY YOUR BUILDERS’ HARDWARE votes FROM US. WE WILL GIVE THE RIGHT STYLE, “'::"‘;" QUALITY AND PRICE, AND ALSO A SQUARE DEAL LET’S DO BUSINESS WITH EACH OTHER! : | . el Lakeland Hardware and Plumbing Co, CE PLA ARE See the 1915 Buick Models } y cial backing. We invite you to start an account in our ba § BuICk if you are not already a depositor, i 3 ! b'l : Liberal interest on savings compounded. f oo located W. Man . atMotor Shp 1} R et oot srady Deen. Local Agent $i SR soas00 e ol § & THIS BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERA MRt sty |3 RESERVE SYSTEM. The St. Petersburg Times seems to look askance at county fairs and to think that exhibits on a larger scale by & number of counties would be the better way. Come up to Lakeland, Straub, and take a good, long look at the Polk County Fair out at the ball grounds, and then we venture to say that von wi'l promnt 1y reverse your opinion.. The coun ty fair is the true unit. It is closer to the people, arouses more individ L ual interest. pride and competition, and as a strictly home institution the people of the county feel the pride of ownership in it ana ln., Polly Can be used for a va- riety of purposes. It is easily carried out, takes up practieally no room when folded, Made of selected bir h, legs]. strongly oraced and rubber shod to prevert noise and pro. tect pul shed tiosrs. Weighs 9 Ibs, Price - - - $2.25 McKay Furniture Co. . PHONE 414 o erease their efforts correspondingly to make it a success. The State fair ! would be well enough and we hope | it will come, also a South Florida S4air, dut for the real, genuine ar- ticle that “reaches the spot,” give us the good old county fair—and we've got it right here in Lakeland Primrose Benfit Woman's Club Seats on Sale and Reserved Tuesday, Pharmacy Prices: 75 and 50c, and 35c for Children under 12 years A College Musical Comedy .To be Presented by MISS J. PEARLE ROGERS With A Local Company of Forty Ladies and Gentlemen March 2d, 9 a. m, Red Cross Sl oW i leie eawey from the carriers for votes by pre- senting them at this office; 200 voteg “The One Sure Gt | 'ways welcome and admired is a It youl, are planning a gift that will always please. that will last forever, select it from our diamond jewelry collec || There are pieges to suit every || purse and designs to satisfy every|’ HOSSESIEH DD W; i We Make A SPECIALTY of FITTING FEE1 Ouvr SHOE REPAIRING DERARTMENT is in a class by..itself. One of the BEST equipped Machine shops in the State. All work done promptly by an expert. Work called for and delivered. “There is a Reason’’ Dutton-Harris Co, FOOT-FITTERS SHOES THAT FIT Shoes That Please 123 Kentucky Ave. Phone 358-Blue SEEPRIPEPPIE re- oo AR Brdrr ek TIEREEY | 1 ! 'flwv;zigm;:;rm;mmEmc:mc : COME SATURDAY TO THE Lunch and Bazaar Sale GIVEN BY THE LADI:S’ AID >~OCIETY At our store, Kibler Annex, where the Ladies’ Aid So ciety wn]l hold a bazar and sale of cakes, candy, and oth good things to eat, and will serve luncheon, v ked By KElecrricity FLORIDALLECTRIL & MACHIN! RY C( THE ELECTRIC STORE Kibler Holel Bldg ELECTRIC S “The First Step is all the Difficulty” — Old Prove In any important undertaking in life’s work, the first s! should be taken with a feeling of confidence and security] Backed by the knowledge of a healthy savings accou that step will be made more easy and secure. Opportunities constantly occur for the one with fin <(l2 Collins & Kellev DEALERS IN Crushed Rock, Fertilizer and Li East Lafayette St,, on Seaboard Ry. TAMPA : FLOR —_— SR ANALYSIS e following j . Mine nearolit;":::"g e anlaysiseol e Lertiiisc ksville, Fla., Tl analysis was made aboratory of th Y o ! e , alyst, [ab.yl‘?Q l\;lg;t; . by L. Heinburg Moisture, L“'”-Gi, D vivy \... 5450 P} Equivalent to . 9734 P Insoluble Matter B srevuicevtput S a8 PN and Alumm_pnos & AlaO3 ....... on P& Our Lime Fertilizer ic i for 4 and Truck Garde:‘;:xl.z" % S Sismmndel