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SHERIFF'S SALE Cash Feed Co. Where your money goes further and gets better feed Old Beck Sweet Feed $3.35 Little Ned Sweet Feed 3.2. Hecker'a Shorts 3.25 Oats No- 2 3.35 Oats No- 3 3.10 Gein Scratch Vlannv Hen Scratch 4-0 C. S. Hulls WO raster Shell teenuine oyster)... 1.75 Guaranteed) 96 lbs 6-80 Phone 275 NOTICE OV SHERIFF'S SALE lender and lv rlrtue of aii execution 1- siifd out of nd fruni the circuit ::'iurt tu ami for Polk county, Florida In .'aror of .Mabel W. CiKn und agaliut 8. W. Coirt. In n certain cause therein pending wnerein Mnbel W. Cozart Is cemplaluant and S W. Co- zHit Is defendant, and bf the iudnmcnt anu iliii-ce of said circuit court rendered therein cm Hie 6th day of April, A..D. 1918,, I have levied on the followliiB real estate situated in Polk county, towlt, the southeast nmrter of rhn southwest auarter of section thirteen 1" township thirty, south, of range twenty-three, cast, as the property oi tue sam o. v Coznrt, and will offer the same fur sale t public outcry for cash to the highest and best bidder tn front of the court house door In Kartiw. Florida, between the houri of 11 o'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. m, on Monday, the second day of June, 1911), sam laui to d sold subject to any valid mortgage thereon of record prior to the date of the aforesaid judgment and decree. Also I nave leviea me aioreamu nxrcuiiuii on the following personal property ns the property of the said 8. W. fozart. towlt: Six grade Jersev rows, named Maud, Daisy, Nannie, Blue Bell, Pink and Millie, and thirty-seven head of other cattle, mostly mil cows, and one Ford truck, engine No. 2871. one horse, one lot of milk bottles and all other paraphernalia connected with the dairy business now conducted on the abv de scribed real estate, and the household fur. Mshings now in the residence, consNUng of one walnut top Md room let, one neavy iron bed, golden enamelled, chairs, tables, etc. The aforesaid personal property will be sold on the premises at the above described real es tate, subject to any valid chattel mortgage of record on this 3rd day of May, 191'). The said real estate will be sold as staitu above before the court house door In Bartow and the cattle as they run In the pasture, the other property at the resideuce. AH said property to be sold to satisfy the aforesaid Judgment and decree, with costs, charges and expenses. . M , Dated at narrow, norma, we uiiru uj w Facts About Florida (Complied by the State Marketing Bureau.) May 89S8 A T. 1A19. JOHN LOGAN. Sheriff Polk County, Florida. Under and by virtue of an execution Is sued out of and under the seal of the circuit court of Polk county. State of Florida, undas date of April the 7th, 1919, where'n First National Bank of Lakeland, a corporation, is plaintiff and C. B. Horr, Florida and Oeorgla T.nnfl Cn a cnronrntlnn. and J. E. Mfelton. are defendants, I have levied upon aud will IX THE (.'IKCl'IT COL'HT OF THE TENTH i.fTor for snln nnrl sell to Ui highest and halt TTTntriAI. riRCIIIT OF THE ST ATI" OF NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S 8ALE Under and by virtue of two eiectrl jns Is sued out of and under the seal of the county court of Tolk county. State of Florida, under date of Sept. S, 1918. and Jan. 9. 1919, vhers. In Morris 0. Munn Is plaintiff and Postal Telegraph Cable Co. la plaintiff tnd Jchn F. Cox is defendant, I have levied upon Ld will offer for sale and sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at No. 210 South Knntuck avenue, Lakeland, Polk county, Florida, ou th first Monday of June, 1919, the samo being the second day of said month and n legal sales day, and between the hours of eleven o'clock a. m., and two o'clock p. m, ot eald day the following described real estate as the property of the defendant, John F. Cox, to satisfy said executions and costs, to-wit: One large office Iron safe, located at No. 210 South Kentucky avenue, Lakeland. Polk coun ty, Florida. JOHN LOGAN, 89H0 Sheriff of Polk Couuty. bidder for cash, nt the front door of the court house at Bartow, Polk county, Florida, on the first Monday of June. 1919, the saoit being the second day of said month and a It. gal sales day, and between the hours of eleven o'clock a. m. and two o'clock p. m. of said day, the following described real estate U the property of the defendant, C. B. Hon, to satisfy said execution and coaU, to-wit: Undivided half Interest in the EH ot SW and WV4 of SEK and NE4 of NW cf sec tton 32, township 27 south, range 25 east, containing 217 acres more or less. JOHN LOGAN. 8929 Sheriff of Polk County, Florida. ..FLORIDA, IN AND FOE POLK COUNT!. In tlm Mutter of tne Auopuon oi nuuei F.II.pI Stllltn Notice is hereby given that 1 will apply In the Honorable John S. Edwards, Indue of the Circuit Court, at his -office in Lakeland. Florida, on the ltith day of June, A. 1)., 1919, at ten o'clock a. ra., for an order authorizing me to adopt infant child, nine years of age named Mabel Ethel gtutta. Done this 16th day of May, A. I)., ID 19. ROBERT J. RYALLS. Petitioner. WILSON & BOSWELL, Attorneys for Petitioner. ""' 15 Reduction Thero are only twenty Btate3 In the Union with more dally papers than Florida has and our state is only thirty-third In population. Florida has some ot the largest and most beautiful springs in the world. Several of them flow at the rate of 200 000 to 300,000 gallons a minute, large enough to float steamboats- Sil ver Springs, near Ocala, flows S75.000 gallons a minute. It is believed ;o be the largest spring on earth. Tourists spend 30,000.000 in this state every year. There is $30,000,000 invested in ho tels in Florida. The Royal Poin cianna at Palm Beach, is the largest frame hotel in the world. Florida has 6.500 miles of railroads operated by thirty different com panies . Florida has the lowest death rate of any state in the Union. The population of Florida has in creased 30 per cent within the last five years. Florida has a local option compul sory school law. Florida has several fine institutions fpr higher education. Key West is nearly 300 miles murer the Panama canal than is any ether American seaport. The tarpon, the world's most noted game fish, abounds in the sea? con tlguous to Florida. Catching It ?s one of the most exciting sports known to fishermen. Shad, pompano, bpanlsh mackerel eheephead, trout, redflsh and mullet are among the many fine food fish of Florida. Fishing is one of the great industries of the state. There are large deposits of psat In nearly all parts of Florida. Flowing artesian wells, some fore ing water as high as twenty feet above the surface, are found in many sections of the state. Florida has the only sponge fisher lea in th0 Union. Tarpon 8prings shipped more than $1000,000 worth in HIT. The Drink of Sheer Delight I rue FOUNTAIN SAY: "GIVE ME A SOUTHLAND" On Goodyear Cord and Fabric Tires also Tubes included in this Reduction Buy Tire sJQuick Now Is The Time we have the stock-all sizes Standard Tire & Vulcanizing Co. 1 J. T. Ashby, froprtetor J Main Street Phone 314 j Florida has about 600 sawmills. nrnrincine vearlv 1.250,000 feet ot lumber, not counting crossties, poles, staves, veneers, tanbark, etc. Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United states, was the first governor of Florida. Florida clay makes good bricks. Severe windstorms are rare in Florida, Hurricanes originating in the southern seas swing around the west end of Cuba, cross the Oulf ot Mexico and usually strike the coast abeve the mouth of the Mississippi river. Florida has a climate that allows the growing of food crops in every month. Florida has sea beaches as exten sive and as fine as any in the world. National automobile races are fre quently conducted on them in the winter. Florida mines $10000,000 worth of phosphate per annum, or SO per cent of the total output of the United States. Florida is destined to becouu im portant, very important In raising livestock. There is no long cold winters to test the vitality of the animals. Feed can be grown every month. ' The mild climate of Florida offers farming opportunities not equaled elsewhere in the Union. Orchids, the rare and expensive beauties nf the northern greenhouses grow w!Id in the forests of Florida. 1 Florida contains four agricultural experiment stations established by the federal government for use In the warmer- sections of the Union for testing many kinds of useful pro ducts (not native) brought from oth er continent. Florida can be made to produce enough sugar to supply the needs of all America, and more. Sugar cane grows in every county. Drained land will yield twenty tons to an acre, the potential equivalent of 3,000 pounds i .;. TorTsALE AT ALL DRUG AND GROCERY STORES Eagle Roofing and Plumbing Co. Practical Tin, Copper and Sheet Metal Workers Having located in Lakeland, we are now prepared to make esti mates and give satisfactory service on all work, large or sm'all, in the above-mentioned line. We are- First-Class Plumbers and Gas Fitters, and make a specialty of Roofing, Cornices and Skylights, also of Radi ator Work. ' We have satisfactorily carried out many large contracts in South Florida and we can do your work right See us at H. S. HOBBS Phone 154 305 Main St F. J EVERETT SPECIAL Majestic Chocolates A (Th Regular Price, 75c. . T ( Saturday Only --- 1L'SJ The LAKE PHARMACY EXAMINE OUR DENTAL WORK as carefully as possible and !f you are a Judge of , GOOD DENTISTRY you will pronounce it above criticism. We "know how" and we use only the bwt materials that will make every Jon last ingly satisfactory. 12 YEARS' EXPERIENCE 6th YEAR IN LAKELAND CROWN ANO BRIDGE WORK $10.00 FOR $6.00 FULL 8ET OF TEETH, $15.00, FOR. $12.50 FULL SET OF TEETH, $12.50, FOR $10.00 FILLINGS FROM $ 1.00 "p PAINLESS EXTRACTION OF TEETH LADY ATTENDANT Dr. Mitchell's Painless Dental Office PHONES: OFFICE. 94: RESIDENCE, 337 BLUE; 118!a E. MAIN T. Coquina rock, made up mostly of shells, is found along the east coast. It was the first stone used in Amerl lea for building purposes. Limestone exists in nearly all parts ot tho state. The manufactured products ot Florida aggregate ?100,00,000 a'year. The manatee or seacow, weighing up to 1,000 pounds and turtles weigh ing up to 200 pounds still ar round in Florida waters. More than 3,000 different species of trees, shrubs, etc., grow in Flor ida. 1 Florida leads all other states la producing fuller's earth and ten times as many. T RAO ft MMH TONIC DIGESTIVE A serious loss is loss of appetite . If you are run down, can't eat no appetite, you need Merltol Tonic Digestive. It improves the appetite, is an aid to weak stomachs, tones up the system, and gives etrengtn oi vigor to the body. It you an feeling "all run down" try a treatment of this tonic. Sold only by us. $100 tin bottle. Florida reported 50.016 farms in 1910. The state could contain ten times as many. 1 Florida ranks first among all the states in the Union in the production of turpentine. There are seventy ice factories in Florida. We have no ice unles we make it. The discoverer of the pro cess of making artificial ice was a Florida man. Ninety per cent of the original for ests of Florida still are wooded, the many acres are being thinned an nually. Florida has spent more per capita in recent years for road Improvements than has any other state. Florida produces the finest of pine apples and has shipped as many as 1,000,000 crates of them a year. The most exclusive pineapple plantations along the east coast and in sand so pure and white that a handkerchief can be dragged over it without dis coloration. Florida annually produces 13.000, 000 gallons ot milk. This stato is better adapted to dairying than is any other state in the Union. I cf granulated sugar. , Florida has more surface waer in rivers and lakes and also available underground, besides the heaviest annual rainfall, than any other state in tho United States. No state in the Union has sue ac cess to the oceans and the world by water as has Florida. Look at a map ot the world and you will find Florida is more favor-1 ably located, relative to facility o I access to water and world traffic than any other American state. When the waters ot the northare covered with thick ice. you can go fishing and boating In Florida waters and pick strawberries and flowers In Florida gardens. The fig, one of the earth's best known fruits, Is right at hene in Florida. Florida has more than $40 000,000 oi tropical fruit trees of bearing age; In all, more ' than 75,000.000 fruit trees. Florida produces 12,000,000 to 16. 000,000 bushels of corn a year, and ot a quality as fine as that of any corn on earth. Florida produces winter grown to matoes and ships 5,000 carloads of them, a total larger than that ot all other states combined. Florida produces 16.000,000 dozen eggs annually; and no state can pro- (hicc better poultry. Its abundance of wild birds is evidence of its adapt ability to domestic fowls. Do not get "skeerod" about snake and alligator stories that may be told you before you come to Florida. Tour ists visit here year after year and never see anything more startling ! than the commercial article made from the skins and placed on cale in the curiosity stores. Florida produces more long stapl cotton, the kind used to make thread! than any state. It was wcrth In 191,7 more than 75 cents a pound. HENLEY & HENLEY, Lakeland, F!a. i June Brings Weddings When looking for Suitable Wedding Gifts, you can find just what you wish here O'Steen Jewelry Company WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIR'NG A 8PECIALTY vvvvvvV..;.vw-mk Laundry Work That Excels Let us to your Table Linen Sheets, Pillow Cases. Etc. Satisfaction Guaranteed Lakeland Steam Laundry PHONE 130 R. W. WEAVER, Prop. 31 NC .. ELECTRIC If h Kentucky Ave. Kiblsr Hotel Annex Automobile Tires 15 CUT Firestone Portage Packard Gillette Get that tire and tube today. Complete stock T ? T ? ?