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olume XXXII Number 41.
THE PUNTA GORDA HERALD, PUNT A GORDA, FLORIDA
Thursday, October 28th, 1020
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i Punta Gorda Chapter 58
O. E. S.
Mfcts every first a.d third
Fridays, 7:30 p. m in regular
business session. Visiting
members always welcomed.
Mrs. Mary U Sandlin, V. M.
Mrs. Minnie YanCamp, Sec'y.
The Commercial Club meets IfrJday
night every Friday at 8 o'clock.
WANTED Table boarders rea
sonable terms. Mrs. J. M. MAYES,
Cross 3treet. 41-tf
riaiiK. AiTervon or UlCVeiana. re- TheronmiPri.inirinhmootsPriri.lv
turned Tuesday night, from Chicago, ' rviuht verv Friday- at 8 o'ctock. "
Mr. and Mrs. Ed W, Smith visited
I LOCAL ITEMS 1 1
where he spent the summer. His
the "windy city" evldent-
with him, for he is in ex-
cellent health and looks fine.
& sojourn in
y I ly agreed
Mrs. D. J. Meadows and her son,
Floyd Chadwick, visited Arcadia,
Tuesday. Floyd is suffering from a
i wound on one of his fingers that was
Imade by the fin of a fish, and it is
giving him much trouble.
A. S. Burnham began on Monday
to pick his crop of grapefruit and
ship it to Fort Ogden to be packed
and sent to market. His crop Is es
timated at 1,600 boxes. Grapefruit
is bringing $3.50 to $6.00 a box.
.XK"X"X'X"X"X"X"XX"XX"X Hon. George Chahoon, owner of
I the National Hotel at Cleveland, will
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t Dnnt Pril I nrlrrn 1 1 C Z ' the hunting season, his new bird
rUIHa UUIUfl LUURC II J Y dog having arrived last week. Mr. serve Saturday instead of
Chahoon is a regular winter resident night
Tampa on a business errand, Tues-j
day.
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reasonable. G. D. Rhode, Post olllce 1 FOR SALE The following signs
40 -St. at 30c each; Furnished Rooms for
Rent; Unfurmishad Rooms for Rent;
Celebrants of Hollowe'en will ol , nso foI. Rnt. Car fo, Hire: For
Sunday Sale. -THE HERALD, Punta Gorda.
h iV A M V at Cleveland and is a booster for this i
Florida.
1'itisiii mill lw,;i rrl MMIItt for 'n'h1. ' . fa. . .
L ! delightful ontir.n nf PinriHn . " I "rs. jonn Mintii ot rineiana, ac-
Meets in Stated ? housekeeping. See LMIL si I ion (Comp.inj0(I hy her two children. pass-
Communication t 1 FIFTEEN ACRE BKARINO Goldstein street. jed through here Saturday afternoon.
ijtiROvh on sixty acres fine well h, H. Rhoades returned, Monday ;on her way to Arcadia to visit friends
gidrained truck and vegetable land;;nnnn from :i nuirk triD to New! I here for three or four days. Her
all fenced, mostly cleared; good 'Orleans. I many friends here will remember her
2nd and 4th
Thursdays in each month at.
7:30 p. m. Special communi
cation at call of Worshipful
Master.
Member Urged to ie Present
at all Meetings. Visiting
Brethren Always Welcomed.
.j. i four-room house on Tamiami trail
jjtwo miles out of town goes with one
x (block tile-drained land in Town of
Punta Gorda with good new well,
finished six room house. Great bar
gain if sold in
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am flormnrlv UJm Kln:i John ru-.on .
Don't forget the Fidelity Trust Co. j
I will pay you five per cent on time and i FOR RENT For the season:
j savings deposits. adv. Four-room bungalow; large living
; i oom with lire place; soft water; on
Shelby Cleveland, of Cleveland, has
Allapatchce river; good fishing and
sixty days. F. M. bought the old White place there and .,..hi-' ,,,v
nr.r.Tr,- H..nl., flnrrln VU, 0?JI I - 1. .1 1 14 1. i '"""""" " J
i , Aumti v.iwi.i, x' , i .aitei nry i n n c IL inane 11 m
future home.
GASOLINE, KEROSENE, OILS AND GREASES
of tour-
iists with car. Also three-room eot
I tage for rent. Write or apply to Mrs.
A FOR SALE Smooth Cyenne Pine-i Evelyn Colclasure, Acline, Fla. 42-lt
apple Plants. For at once delivery
X see J. R. ELLIOT.
of It. Her son is serving on a pleasure. I X-"X"t"-XX"X"X"X
acht at Fort Washing: on. Long
('land, which will soon visit Miami
and other points of Florid.-..
The Fidelity Trust Co. will puy you
five per cent interest on time and sav
ings deposits. adv.
Mrs. Sarah E. Shenefield, after ai
short illness died at the home of her
son, J. C. Shenefield, at Bermont,
Sunday morning. She leaves to
mourn her loss a devoted husband;
two sons, J. C. and John Shenefield,
and two daughters, Mrs. Gettie Mc-
Gumber of St. Cloud, and Mrs. R. W.
Wiggnis of Everglades. The older
son left with the remains Monday af
ternoon for Alice, Ohio, where inter
ment will be made.
See those FORD SIZE GOORYRAR
CORD TIRES AX L, M. WHIT-
fE.VS
We Solicit
Patronage
of Everyone
x Offering at Reasonable
Prices, season in and
v season out
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L M. WHITTEN,
Worth Going Out of Your Way
To Get
Public Pilling Station
In Front of Peed Store
Easily Reached Prom Marian Avenue
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Mrs. Sadie B. Farrington; her
daughter, Miss Henrietta, and her
Mrs. Morris Daughtrey and babyc, Henry, who, for the past three
spent several rays here this week years, have been living at Avon Park,
visiting the former's mother. Mrs. where Mrs. Farrington was manager
Ennett Adams. ! of the chief hotel, returned last'week
The Fidelity Trust Co. will appre-jto their honlP nore anu WPro cordially
elate your patronage and will pay you welcomed by their many friends,
five per cent on savings and time de- j j w;uU (0 th&nk my frjendH for ,h(1
Psi,s- adv-; favors they have shown me in the
Mrs. Olive Monroe of Fort Meade Ipast and solicit a continuance of their
and her daughter from Bartow, ai e , patronage. My shoe shop is now lo
ci guests of Mrs. D. H. Huckeby, atiented in the iron building on King
i home at Cleveland. street near Mari n avenue. It you
?l , . ,, , , , want first-class shoe repairing at
j M. P. Fnzzell of Murdock Peagonajie prices, bring your work
,mu. . .w . -' to me. A. J. Kinsel. 41-tf.
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'in the interest of her cain'idacy for
circuit court clerk.
Meats of Quality
As our local Republican friends
60400fr$QQj Many sportsmen who spend the !are claiming the earth, they will sure-
winters at Cleveland are arriving ai ' ""J1 l" i7"B '" Ba-
that place every week now and are lorious news which they feel sure
getting their boats out ofstorage and! th(,y wiI1 set next Tuesday night,
ready for the season. Tlyy can get the despatches through
The Herald for ?15.00; through any
NOTICE If person who found roll other rource, the despatches will cost
of bills, loot last Saturday night and j20-00 or ln0re. Now, gentlemen,
amounting to $40. will return to The oaji at ,h( prntlng office and depos
Herald ofiice they will be suitably it tne sp0nduix." If Cox wins, wc
rewarded. 42-1 ,viII give (en per cenl off
Mrs. D. H. Huckeby of Cleveland,
is expecting a visit in a lew days
It is our constant aim to secure lor our trade
only the belt "f meals. We never knowingly
offer for sale anything but meats of the high
est quality. If you appreciate our efforts in
this direction, let us serve you.
Plaza Meat Market
E. O. CORAM, Manager
.Notice To All Voters.
In order to vote in the municipal
election it will be necessary to regis
ter in the town registration books.
Registration books will open Novem
ber 3rd, at town hall. If you have
previously registered it will not be
necessary to register again. See
regular notice elsewhere in this issue.
L. E. ROBINSON. Clerk.
Full Line of Hardware,
Paints, Oils & Varnishes
FISHIXO TACKIiE
A Specialty IJig Stock
COOPER HARDWARE
COMPANY
Marian Ave. & Taylor St.
Punta (Jordn, Florida
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i f rom her sen
Elliott Corhett. who Is
S engaged on a pleasure yacht which
: ; on the way from Norfolk, Virginia,
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As the ballot Is about a yard Ion?,'
and contains a hundred names, it
will take time to unark and vote it
correctly; and, as nearly, if not fully
five hundred men and women will
wish to vote at the local polls, it is
Mr. Dean's yacht, the Aroostook, important that every one should go
which has been in storage al the1 to the polls early and vote as quickly
! Cleveland ways, has been launched 1 as possible. The law allows only five
'and is nearly ready for the winter j minutes lor marking the ballot; and
Z i to Florida.
PLACES WHEN
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PEOPLE OF PI "NT A GORDA AND NEAR-BY
VISITING ARCADIA
Will Find a Cordial Welcome at
The ARCADIA HOUSE
Which Is owned and managed by Punta
Gorda'l Well Known Friends, C. A. and E. (i. Roe.
cruise. Mr. Dean will arrive about
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.:. November sixth.
: - Table Supplied With the Best Ihe Market Affords
! Good, Comfortable Rooms With or Without Bath
A. J. Kinsel's shoe repairing shop
is now located in the iron building
or. King street near Marian avenue,
where he is prepared to do first-class
shoe repairing at reasonable prices.
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Major James Richards, a genial
gentleman who served through the
world war in the British : riny, has
rented and is occupying the J. T.
Thompson place in our Lavilla sub
urb, where he will grow vegetables
for market.
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as the days are short, all voters will
have to be prompt and industrious to
get through in time.
Mrs. S. F. Reeves has recently re
ceived from the War Department a
handsome Victo:-y Medal, which was
awarded to her son, William H. Ree
ves, for gallant service in battles in
France, particularly the battles of
the Meise and the Argonne Forest.
! lho young man was a member of
Company B of the Thirty-Seventh Di
vision of Volunteer Infantry, which
was in Hie thick of the '.;loody en-
;g-'.gements mentioned. The medal is
engraved on one side with ti e figure
of the Goddess of Justice and on the
etber wilh a list of 'the allied coun
tries that participated in the world
war; also, the names of the battles
which li was designed to commemor
ate. Mrs. Reeves is naturally picud
SEVERAL THINGS
There are several things Xo be considered In selecting your bank:
1st. STRENGTH FINANCIAL STRENGTH.
nl. THE CARE WITH WHICH THK HANK IS MANAGED.
9rd. THE COURTESY AM) SPIRIT OF ACCOMMODATION I)!S
I'LAYED P.Y THE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
4th. THT-: BANKING EXPERIENCE OF ITS OFFICERS.
5lb. THE ABILITY OF THE BANK TO PROPERLY AM) PROMPT
t.V HANDLE ALL YOUR BUSINESS.
To those wishing desirable banking relations, we offer our service as
an established, permanent, constructive and accommodating bnnk, promising
courteous treatment and careful attention to all bueiaesa Intrusted to our
are.
CAPITAL ."0,00O
The Fidelity Trust Co.
AN ORDINONCE
AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING i'RO
PERTY OWNERS IN THK TOWN
OF PUNTA GORDA TO KEEP
THEIR LOTS AND PREMISES
CLEAN, AND ON FAILURE TO
DO SO THE TOWN MAY HAVE
SAME CLEANED AND THE COST
SHALL BE A LIEN AGAINST
THE LAND AND MAY BE EN
FORCED AS OTHER TAX LIENS
ARE ENFORCED.
Be it ordained by the Town "Coun
cil of the Town of Punta Gorda Flor
ida in session assembled. J
Section 1, It shall be the dutv of Z
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All the facilities of this institu
tion are open to you and you are
invited to share in the Hank's pros
perity. Even though you do your hanking
business elsewhere run in and see
us.
Having an account with this Bank
is a matter of mutual interest.
We always .strive to give the best
possible service and afford every
privilege consistent with safety.
Bank with us.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF PUNTA GORDA
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Royal Pressing Club
H. G. HARRISON. Prop.
Rear of Jones' Barber Shop
Cleaning, Pressing and
Repairing
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Agents for the
ROYAL TAILORS
tt'HI Call for
tind Deliver Work.
all owners of property and lots with
in the corporate limits of the town
of Punta Gorda to keep their prem
ises and lots neat and clean, and to
keep their vacant lots mowed and
clean. All of said work to be done
under and as directed by the Mayor
and town Council of said town, and
upon the failure of any properly own
er to comply with the provisions of
this ordinance, then tho Tow;i Coue
X I cil and Mayor, may have said prem
,jises and lots cleaned and mowed,
Inland the cost of same shall bv a lien
Y against said property to the extent of
the amount expended for said work
done on same, which may be enforc-
4 lea as tax liens are now enforced by
v I suit at law or in equity, and said pro
ltperty sold to pay th cost of sad
vjwoik, including Court costs, and a
j reasonable Attorney fee for enforc-
line c-i 14 linna
M. COOPER,
President
II. P.. DREGGORS,
Vlce-Presidenl
.1. E. SKIPPER,
Asst. Cashier
Ml . til .
! Gorda was desigwu
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall
become a law immediately after its
passage and legal publication.
Said Ordinance passed at a regu
lar session of the town Council of
the town of Punta Gorda Florida on
the 20 day of September 1920.
Atest: J. S. GOFF,
L. E. ROBINSON, President of
City Clerk of Town Council.
Pro Tern.
Approved by me on this the 20
September 1920.
, ,L N. SIKES, Mayor.
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Quality Groceries
You can always ilepend upon the quality of any
thing' that comes from Blount's Grocery. If
we sell you eggs ns FRESH eggs they will be
fresh. If we sell you butter as the highest
quality Elgin, that is just what you will get.
We don't claim to undersell all our competitors,
but we do claim to give you what you pay for.
To our mind QUALITY is more important than
PRICE as applied to groceries.
We appreciate your business. That is why w
give you first quality alwajs and us prompt ser
vice ns it is possible for us to give. If you
waut GOOD groceries and want to be SURE
they are GOOD, let us be your groccryman.
FRANK R. BLOUNT
SERVICE
COURTESY
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