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Volume . "irmfcW 51 PUHTA tiORDA HKKAl.I), PUNTA GOKDA, VLOBSDA ftanrsnhu Mn, All Over the State Just Now AN IMMNTHY OF GREAT PROMISE FOR FLORIDA (Concluded from 1st page) grapefruit cannery will be known as 'Sealdsweet' and will be labeled in such a way as to lvave no doubt in the mind of those who may Bee the packages that it is a Florida product. While one of the objects of the can nery is to save to growers the losses now dm? to drops, off sizes, off col ons, etc., nothing but second fruit will be used for canning purposes. "The canning of grapefruit hearts was Hist tried in l'orto Rico and the product has been an Unqualified suc cess. The interest in the product is (rawing and there are many Inquir ies from the trade of this country re garding the Florida article. There are wonderful possibilities for the future of this industry for if it will take all the sound culls and cheaper grades of grapefruit off the northern markets and will save for Florida more millions of dollars than it can ever hope to make through its operations." PRESENT STATUS HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT An Exciting Rare An exciting race between a Shet land pony and three dogs, which oc curred at noon yesterday on Virginia avenue, had only one witness besides Joe Addison, owner and rider of the pony. The race started at the south iend of Goldstein street, when only two dogs were running against the pony. These were Joe's bull dog "Fizz" and Harry Dreggors' splendid j i collie "Tom." As they went tearing! ! by Dr. McQueen's residence on the corner of Taylor street, the doctor's pointer "Doc" joined in the nice.' They went like John Gilpin to the ice factory, ihen turned and came flying 1 bacK to the starting point, the total I distance being hall a mile. The pony easily out-distanced the bull dog. but the other two kept up with him. On the rail of the dots, it wai clearly a test of speed, and Is was singular that the dogs did not try to run ahead ol the pony. Tlrey just wanted lo show that pony that I they could run as last as he could. Dogs are natural speed fiends. That's why they like to ride in automobiles and chase railroad trains. PORT sr. JOB, FLORIDA Citizens of Florida to Dedicate Monu- t on January 11 til. (Concluded from 1st page) the interests of commerce and navi gation." "As stated in my previous letter, I mailed a copy of the notice of No vember 6th, referred to above, to sev eral persons in Punta Gorda. and naturally assumed that they would pursue the matter, as indicated in the notice. "It would be Weil to forward me and Representative Drar-", each, cop ies of the additional data you submit to ihe Hoard of Engineers in order that we may be in position to render the community every possible service in connection with tin desired improvements." Williams Stock Company Coming An announcement of special inter jest to amusement seekers is contain ed in the advertising columns of this ! issue of The Herald. The original I Williams Stock Company will feature jthe week's program at the Plasa Theatre wilh four nights' appear ances. Monday, ruesday, Wednesday ja-'d Thursday, making the theatrical .event of the season and offering a real dramatic ireat. This is tin same company thai broke all house records at the Plaza Theatre in St. Petersburg. a,iv Of Ihe 200,000 negro soldiers sent over-seas during the World war, bat tle deaths amounted to 47-1, while the total deaths were 0,76 5. The first Olympic games were held 1458 B. C. Mention of earth, nware Is mad( in t'i" Mosaic writing, YELLOW BUS LINE KCH BDULB Sarasota, Kngiewood, Punta Gorda, Arcadia. Daily and Sunday. Effective January I. l Read down Head up lius Nu, I Bus No, 2 BUS No. - Itu- No. 1 A. M. I. M. A. M. P. M. 7:H l:(lo Sarasota 11:4,1 .-:: 7:45 1:33 Ospre) 11:15 4:40 8: OS i:5o Nokomis 10:55 4:;i5 8:15 1:55 Venice 10:50 4:90 8::to to Woodmere 10:85 4:00 8:50 2:85 tingle-wood 10:80 3:40 .: 8:00 Salt Springs i:55 3:00 10:80 ::4o Murdoch 0:88 2:io 11:15 4:ii Charlotte Harbor 8:40 i:to 11:86 4:80 Punta Gorda 8:30 1:00 4:15 (lex eland 8:15 5:15 Fort Ogden 7:45 5:80 Nocatoe 7:80 5:45 Arcadia 7:15 YELLOW BUS LINE CONNECTIONS llus No. 1 leaving Sarasota 7:(K a. m., connects at Murdoch with south bound train for Boca Grande, at Punta Gorda with sooth bound train tor Fori Myers; leaving Punta Gorda at 1:00 p. in., connects at Murdoch with north bound train from Boca Grande), at Sarasota with evening Tampa train. llus No. leaving Arcadia at 7:15 a. m.. connects a) Punta Gorda north bound train from Fort Myers, .t Murdoch With -until bound train for Boca Grande, ai Sarasota with Jessie It Adams boat for St. Petersburg and Tampa and Heo Bus line for Bradentown and Tampa. Bus No, a having Sarasota at i p. m connects at Murdoch with north bound train from Boca Grande at linta Gorda with south bound evening train for Port Myers and at Arcadia With north bound evening train and Ihe south Florida bus line for points north. Marking Ihe place where the first state constitutional convention was held, one of the most unusual in stances in modern history will be re called. Willi the exception of ihe dead cities of the Montezumas of Mexico and ol the Incas of South America. there is no record in American his tory of a city that sprang into prom inence in commerce and industry and then disappeared from the face of the earth, leaving little or no record of its existence. But such was the Case ol the city of St. Joseph, which stood on the shores of St. Joseph's Bay nearly a century ago. This town at one time was the most important in the state, and it eame near being selected as the capi tal of Florida. It was the terminus of the second steam railway line con structed in the United States, and because of its prominence il was selected as the city lor the first con stitutional convention in 1838. The convention met Dec. 3, 1838, and drew up the document under which Florida entered the United States, hence St. Joseph is considered the birthplace of Florida. The docu ment was signed by the delegates to the convention on Jan. 11, 183f), and it is the corresponding day that has been selected for the dedication of the monument which the state erected at a cost of $10,000. r.ovev- nor Gary A. Hardee is to make the dedication address. The town of St. Joseph was found ed about 1832. wken the St. Joseph & Iola railroad was contemplated. This line was opened up in 1836. and the St. Joseph Lake Wimieo canal had proved futile as a means of Communication. The arrow-like right-of-way of this old railroad still pierces the pine forests of Calhoun county, and for many miles the na- tlonal beeline highway follows its course. The locomotives of Mii rail. road were fitted with upriuht cvlin- ders, and the rails of the track were laid on wood Stringers, The citv commission of St. Joseph adopted an ordinance in 1 4 0 prohibiting loco- mot Ives coming west of "Cherry Street" for fear of causing fire. The dock Of the railroad extended more than 1,000 feet into the bav. and the railroad brought laO.OOn bales of cotton yearly to the city, and it was shipped out to foreign ports. Except with a brief reference her,. and there in published histories, and what dim memories have been left by pioneers who resided in St. Joseph or visited there when the city was in its prime, the story of this citv has never been told until recently, in a history of St. Joseph, Q, K. West pioneer of West Florida, and news paper editor of St. Andrews. Florida Btates that St. Joseuh snnn.r,i least one bank, the Commercial r.w of Florida, seminary, numerous ,,. cantlle establishments, and several nostelnes. ,n act of the legislature oi the territory passed in 183!) creat ed the St. JOSeph Board of Com merce. The St. Josenh Th,., ,., published by Peter Gentler, jr.. who was U. S. Marshnl f- , o MWUIIlll' cola district. A large racetrack a mile outside the city was one of the pnneipa, attractions, and the arena like circle of this old speed course still remains amongst the wrwie nearby. During its prime St. Joseph is said by some to have had a popu lation of 10.000, this being about 1 840. Some few members of popu lar business firms of the city tell of boom days that rival those of west ern oil town. Among these was Col. Raphael J. Moses, of Columbus, Ga who at one time was secretary of the St. Joseph At Iola railroad. After a vain attempt to rent a house he was compelled to have one built i D Charleston, N. C, and sbirped to St. Joseph, carpenters wages were so high the repairs on the house in the course of only three or four years cost several thousands of dollars. St. Joseph was noted for its four fine hotels and inns, some of these pos sessing names such as Byron House, Shakespeare House, Tontine, Mansion House, and Kailroad cottage. The construction of Steam railways from the interior of southeast states to the Atlantic Seaboard, making communication for this territory to the Atlantic Coast more rapid, re- stilled in the downfall of St. Joseph. In 1841 the properties of the St. Joseph & Iola railroad were sold for indebtedness and Ihe iron taken up and sent to .Monroe, Ga., to be used in railroads there. In 1841 the pop ulation of Si. Joseph had dwindled considerably. An epidemic of fever broke out, and the city was aban doned. For a number of years its buildings remained standing, some of them being taken to Ai-alaehicola on barges. During the war between the states the buildings were further de molished, and during the period of 80 years thai has elapsed since St. Joseph thrived, practically every rel ic of its existence has disappeared. Crumbling brick piles among tin- pine trees that have grown up and a disheveled cemetery are about all that exists to recall SI. Joseph's glory. but parallel to the axis of the parent branch. This will give a larger wound but It will heal without a stub. Paint the larger cuts with some moisture-proof covering so that disease cannot enter and so that evaporation from the wound during the healing process will be prevented. Pruning will go a long way toward preventing the various diseases. The grower n ay not think that he has time to do the work now, but when the diseases appear he will wish he had taken ike time. Most migratory birds fly by either day or night and rest at other times, but the golden plover dies both day and i.ight. j The total number of .. j in the armed forces or the n j States, including the army navt rine corps and other service , World war amounted to 4,sno,i xX"::xxx.x-:-.:mWv.. I Punta Gorda Chapter s o. e. s. v Meets every fi,.t at)(i f F'idays, 7:30 p. in ; X business session. y i si t"i members always welcomed t Mrs. Caroline H. Tucker $ Mls- Maude P. snhtb, XK-Xt:-xxx-:x:"X-:.!.v Painting, Paper hanging antl I Interior Finishing j. Estimate cheerfully furnished and all work guaranteed i;im Cas. J. A. Whitley - Punta Gorda, Florida 'iaa)o.i.o. P. O. Box 3 XX'XKXXXX"XX Saint Joe History Corrected Some of the newspapers are pub lishing the alleged history ol the dead town oi Saint Joseph, located on a bay near Apalachicola, in which history it is stated that the death of the town was caused by the building of trans-Georgia railroads to the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola riv ers, Which took away from the town its chief, if not its sole support, viz: the thousands of bales of cotton that came down those rivers and carried them to Savannah. This is not true. Saint Joe was dead and practically buried long before any railroad from the Atlantic seaboard reached those river. Two things killed the town: the extra cost of transferring cotton by rail from Apalachicola to Saint Joe, and an epidemic of yellow fever that decimated the people. Those who survived the epidemic abandon ed their homes and left the town for good. This was some time in the "40's, and the first railroad to cross Georgia and reach the Chattahoo chee river was the present south western branch ol the Central of Georgia, which reached the Chatta hoochee at Kufaula in 1 860. The building of these railroads came near killing Apalachicola, but they had nothing whatever lo do with the uealh of Saint Joe. NEW You have been GOOD TO US may Fate be GOOD TO YOU in ALL THE YEARS TO COME! Seminole Pharmacy Joe Coburn and His .Minstrels Harry English, business manager, lor Coburns Minstrels who appeared at the Arcadia Opera House on Tues day nighi, Jan. 2nd, was asked "Who are the Stars this year"? Stars!, Mr. Coburn don't believe in stars in minstrelsy. He wants workers, every man and he gets them. His favorite sarcasm to performers is -Get a move on little star, or you won't twinkle" very tar." He has been all through the game as musician, per former, singer and manager with the old time shows and everv man i ui. company is a star so long as he does his bit. Every man works you no tice it, you enjoy it and want more oi it. outside the theatre he is a friend ol every man in the company Inside he wants results but no Stars. adv. PR! mm. k.nm: n i i ai, ix, SVCm KSSI I I, phi II UROVYIKG EH -i rH xx-:-:xw-W"m Happy New Year May each day Cast new blessings In ycur way. In the rush of your packing and shipping season, Mr. Citrus Grower, do not forget that diseases lurk In hour groves. The larsighted grower uikes precautions against the dis eases which are sure to appear next spring. The best time to do this is uuring the few weeks when the trees are semi-dormant. Specialists of the Florida Experi ment Station advise that all dead or diseased wood be pruned from the grove during the next few weeks Such wood harbors insect and fung ous enemies. Seal., nrelanose and wjinerup had protection in dead tis sues. It is imperative that this wood be taken out and destroyed before new growth starts, because otherwise ue disease organisms will attack the tender growth as soon as it appears j.Melanose will start with the new growth and it will be too late then to do any pruning. ot link- K .1. 1 , . uruu w oou nut any other part of the tree which show's a diseased or unthrifty condition should be eliminated. Do not leave unprotected (non-disinfected) stubs even of living branches. These will die and be a source of contamination Ctlt the limbs Off Close tO the hr.nn.h or body of the tree. The cut sur face should not be at rii-h. o.,i with the axis of the pruned branch. First National Bank OF PUNTA GORDA i I T.l . . e are nappy n (Be thought l l Hie mm4L i M .....ii-,,, ,,, our ire . i ""i, faith i iu as naerchaata iimi 1 as Individuals. We extend to all our sincere WisBM for a Happy Xew Year Frank R. 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