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Volume XXXII. Number 51
THE Fl'VTA fiOKDA HERAM. PUNTA GOIIDA, FLORIDA
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TOWN TOPICS OF A WEEK
The Important Happenings of Punta Gorda and
Vicinity Briefly Told
The sisters, Mrs. Trabue and Mrs.
Fisher, had a very" pleasant Chrlst-
I tuas visit from their nephew, Janieii
F. Merrihew, a fine young commercial
I 'traveler whose headquarters are in
Augusta, Georgia. He came last
Friday and left yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs Ben Know and the fa H I) U fl 0 C 0 M I I I H I M.tl 1 1 1 P 0(I IK,IW
latter's sister. Miss Blanche Record. X rmni iim? Fire Clav. Brick. Shindies, Composition
Roofing, Doors and Windovts, Nails, Galvanized f
Iron, Mechanics Tools, Paints and Brushes
of Boston, Massachusetts, are now
oceupying the Krause winter home on
Olympia avenue and Adrienne street,
and they expect to be here until
I April first. It seems that an erron
eous impression prevails rcgaruiHe
Happy New Year!
Every Day Bread, 10c a loaf. 45-tf
Have all kinds of property for sale.
Chas. A. Jones. 51-lt
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cooper of Car
lisle, Ind., arrived last week to spend
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. V. Mlskimen of
Newcomerstown, Ohio, arrived, Mon
day night, and left next day for their
winter home at Sanibel.
A large loaf Every Day- for recent B&e 0f residence property
10 cents. "istlinade by them. The place sold was
fn P.-innio Whidden and two not their winter home, but one
children, who were visiting the form
Repair and nuikc your propxty like new. We em ry
stocks and will appreciate lending jon onr efforts in
service and advice.
large
! further out in the eastern part of
phTneje l L MORGAN & SONS iEg
'We Live to Serve'
er's sister-in-law. Miss Belle McBean, town.
left last Thursday for their home at Tnis reporter was most agreeably 1 Zi1rH111r16
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Judge and Mrs. J. Irvin Walden of MlRS Belles brotner, bam tl. mc- pal, from ..jim- jones. an emlreiii
Arcadia, took their Christmas dinner I Bean, who will spend the festal sea- j and Drosper0U8 citizen of Birming
with the former's parents, Hev. andson witn 'hem. jham, Ala., who, with Mrs. Jones,
Mother Goose Broad, 15c a (arrived last week on a visit to their
'Mrs. R. Y. Walden, of Harbor View.
Full line of cakes and pastry of all j Prof. M. R. Stroud of the Wau
kinds at all times at Smith's bakery, j chula high school faculty, after a
45-tfvery pleasant visit to friends at
Miss Eloise Williams of Fort Qg-J Charlotte Harbor, went home Tues-
Hen ic visiting hpr ann-t Mrs T TJ uj
Hancock, of this place.
loaf.
For the second time in sixty days,
45-tf ! son-in-law and daughter. Prof, and
Mrs. A. E. Riley. The chief element
Sampson Griggs, a well known youth- ow fi yearB aK0..Jlm"
who drives a freight truck about Joneg wag ft ,n thp firs, scnool
town, suffered from auto resiliensis, .. ,. - ,
Mrs. W. E. Bell and little daugh- last Thursday, when he tried to start (heso yonrg tyfQ ha(, neyer Jret
tor ln. (,r.Avln,r lif frnm Wf lllOlOr UVr CiaHKIIlg 11.
The Fidelity Trust Co. will pay you tnejl. ailsoand an(i fatu Professor time, he suffered a bad fracture of
five per cent interest on time and sav. I w Bell, principal of the Jasper his right wrist.
ings deposits. adv. ,nif,h schooI j Delivery of dressed fish to all parts
The Fortnightly Club will have a i.iotoniini anH vr Wm v. Vec-iof the city from 9 to 12 mornings
Dickens tea at the homo of Mrs. C. ,,. , ,j9 ,,riar invino the and 2 to 5 afternoons. Address Box!
C. Carlton, this afternoon.
Ddn't target the Fidelity Trust Co.
will pay you five per cent on time and
savings deposits. adv.
Another national holiday occurs
on the coming Saturday, when the
post office and banks will be closed.
Jasper yarns, the highest grade
made, in all colors, 60c for two
ounces. Southern Dry Goods Co. 47
holidays here as guests of Mrs. Vec
queray's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Fitz-Gerald.
before. It was a very pleasant iu"et-in..-
for both men.
The family of Senator F. M. Coop
or are having a happy holiday re- j '
union. Their son-in-law and daugh
ter. Mr. and Mrs. w. w. jarratt, or
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281 and orders will receive prompt Martmallfci accompanied by their
attention. 4 '""! pretty little baby, arrived last week,
A ioint installation of the new of-1 and were followed Sunday, by their
fleers of the M.i-omc lodge and of son.
and friends, left, M(
and Williston.
Mr. Tourist, why not buy a home
in beautiful Punta Gorda a town
with a future and spend your win-
Paul Hayman came from Winter jterg nere? Think it over!- See
Haven last week, on a holiday visit Cnas A jones, 51-lt
to his father, W. C. Hayman, ana nis
sisters, of this place.
Put your money to work.
Start a
M. E. Bell of Fort Myers, after fleers of the Ma-oiiic lodge ana or son, m. vooiiei, jr., .
partaking of the festivities of the; the Eastern Star was held in tne.wno was anoompaaivu
season with his Punta Gorda kin- lodge room, Monday night. There Knight, an eminent business man of
onday for Tampa was a large attendance and the ex- the South r'lortaa metropolis, mww
ercises were very interesting. At the Jarrau ana anifia, u
conclusion of the ceremonies, oysters, brothers, Frank and Dick Cooper,
sandwiches and coffee were served. re spending this week in the neigh
boring forests in pursuit of deer and
Mother Goose Bread is luaQil ill turkoM
Punta Gorda, in a cleaa sitchr-n,
from the best materials, and coiaes Captain Kelly B. Harvey was a
to you fresh each day wtir m;: being I belated Christmas visitor to Mrs.
touched by human hands. A bis Harvey and his daughter, Mrs. Rich
ardson, ax rneir nome nere, naviBi
loaf for 15 cents.
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'Buckeye Charley," otherwise E.
!C. Laird, of Dayton, Ohio, a genial
oearlamati wilio snenL last winter
savings account with the Fidelity : nere arrived, Monday night, to en-
Trust Co. we win pay ou nve pe. ijoy ano)ner seas0n amongst us.
oon interest. adv.
A neavv ra n. DKUUitnK ai t ... x.i ..m i ;..
Nettie Newell ana oao, anci , v ri eont nn ne two hours. . .... . . . . .
Ktnei Uliver, wno is a mumuer oi on
I Arcadia high school faculty. The
i latter is just recovering from an op
TO YOU A XI) YOIK XKW YEAR
May your New Year's Day contain
the name amount of Happinens as
your Clirl.stmai Day, and may each
Tolav in the New Year proe Happier'
T . and Brighter than its yesterday
X ami each Tomorrow. Brighter, and
t Happier than its Today. Ilregenxer.
IVassa Jones' Barber Shop
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Mrs. Nettie Newell and baby, after ,k . f ontinuintr two hours
enjoying Christmas with Ktnarea ana ... , , Thursday morning. It
friends here, returned to their home was followea by a cloudy, drizzly day
at Gardner, Monday. ; Friday, and cool weather two days
If you spend your winters in Flori- jafter.
da, why not buy a winter home in Roy vanCamp, who holds a lucra-j
. n , n c 1 1 A ... . ...
1'unta uorua: see tui. n. Itivp and imnortant position in Atian-
Mr. and Mrs. L. Oliver have as
their welcome guests for rthe holi
days their two daughters, Miss Isa-
eratlon for appendicitis
week before last.
performed
51lt ta, delighted his friends and particu-
Jones.
Lee Motes' Christmas pleasures iarly his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
were enhanced by a visit from his sis-; VanCamp, by spending Christmas
ter, Mrs. A. Morgan, of Bi adcntown, j with them
who went home, Monday. .1 ... MrnT1 who ia g, en-
Lunches served at
house on railroad dock
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Swart z
land Infant daughter dame down from
Winter Haven, last Friday, and en
joyed the Christmas feast as guests
of the baby's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Laubach. Mr. Swartz had
to return to his work, Tuesday, but
the oyster n.r,...nhr an,i keener for a big Mrs. Swartz and baby will remain
every day sawmill at Holt , in West Florida, is i till the end of this week.
been unavoidably detained by his
business interests in New York. He
came Monday evening, spent only
one day, and started next morning
on his return north, where he is very
likely to become a millionire in a
short time. He has invented and
patented an apparatus for turning
automobiles upside down, which obvi
ates the necessity of a workman ly
ing on his back on the ground while
repairing and overhauling them. His
device has attracted world-wide at
tention, and is sure to bring him I
wealth. A factory for making it is X
being constructed at Knoxville,
Tennessee.
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from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Oysters !spen(jing the holidays visiting her
served in all styles from shell to con-l,parentSi Captain and Mrs. J. J. Mc
sumer. 47tICann, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Colliding had
as their welcome holiday guests inur i( jjrownvllle, enjoyed several days
son-in-law and aaugnier, Mr
Mrs. Walter Morris of Tampa
Flint join
Judge William Fennimore Cooper
of Chicago, arrived last week and
is occupying the commodious resi
dence on Marian avenue which he
bought last season from Harry Deck
Mrs. John Flint and two children,
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and 1 . ... , ..1 uro a of ier. He is one of the ruo:;t popular
tho rhildren's irrandDai ents. Mr. and'Oi our winiei rawnni, mum
Prof. C. K. McQuarrie advises Flor
ida farmers to break their land for
next year's crop during, V.i? winter
months. If you are in doubt about
anything write to him at Galnsvllle.
HEADQl AHTEItS FOR THE JKT OK
Orion Cherry King, Jr. 8th
fhey arc winning In the BbpW-Ringi Breeding-Pens and the Feenl
LOtA Four of his sons and daughters won I'HAMIMONHHII
HONORS on the "HOI THEKN SHOW-i IIWTIT" this Fall
He stands UNDEFEATED "tiRAND CHAMPION" of the ENTIRE
SOUTH. He Is the Biggest Champion Hoar Of the breed, weighing
"80 pounds in breeding ltiaM.
IF YOF WOULD WIN, START RIGHT iET WINNING "SEED
STOCK.
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REMEMBER OUR SALE
FIRST-CLASS
GROCERIES!
When selecting the
grocer to supply
your table you
should do so with
the same care you
would exercise In
selecting your phy
sician be sure
that he handles
only the best, for
upon the quality
of your food de
pends your health.
You'll make no
mistake by coming
here.
1 Mr. John H. Rasch. Mr
OQ4 led the party at Sunday's dinner.
Willis Dewey, who is a valuable
and valued lieutenant or a big phos
phate company at Mulberry, paid a
holiday visit of three days to his par
ents. Captain and Mrs. A. F. Dewey,
land his two biotheic, of this place.
Two visits from an airplane, Sun
J'day, one in the morning and an-
other in the afternoon, caused some
.curiosity here to know (he object of Ky
vithe visits, for it is very unusual
ly received a cordial and general
welcome on his arrival.
The family of George W. Gate
wood, able and popular city editor of
the Arcadia News, enjoyed a happy
Christmas re-union In having with
them through the feasting their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Hoffman,Tl Arcadia; Mr. date
Stem-end rot is the greatest enemy
of oranges. Growers can get infor
mation by writing to Prof. O. F.
Burger, Florida College of Agricul
ture, Oainsville.
A survey uiade at random among
100 to 300 farms In each county in
Ohio shows that 60,000 men and
'joys had quit the farm during the
past year for town employment. It
wood's mother, Mrs. S. B. Welch, her.aho showed that for every man who
son, Chas. W. Oatewood, and his wife : returned to the farm seven ihad lett
and' two children, from Louisville, t it. This serious condition applies to
all the states.
1 MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1921 ONE P. M.
An nttiiutlve lot of REAL HERD SOWS, brd to and sired by the
UNDEFEATED CHAMPION BOARS OF THE DAY.
j THEY ARE WINNING AND SIRING W1NMCRS.
S WRITE FOR FOLDER AND 'ATAMK1UE
HIGHLAND OAKS. FARM
Z Operated by The American Agricultural Chemical Company,
j PIERCE (Polk Comity) FLORIDA.
S Burdett Loomis, Jr., Manager " POflB Hss, Faim Supt.
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.'.for airplanes to visit tnis pi.ice nn . a0 Q m ft f fjf Q t ff 1 9 frtt 1 1 ftt tttt f ft t tft.tmm!.,!k?um1mmTmmmm'
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X Mrs. J. A. Gusnian of Bermont,X
was in town shopping last week-end. j
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0, W. Reed nnd their two daughters, j
S I Stella and Edith, who have recently jX
8 arrived from Petersburg, Indiana, to j
spend the winter. S
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$1 turned. Tuesday, from Leesburg, j X
JAS. S. GOFF
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!hls sister-in-law, Miss Alice Stnck
lland, enjoyed the Christmas feast
jwith' their home folks. The two
ladies will re'i.rn at the end of next
! week.
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A Landslide 7 BARGAINS
No, this advertisement, is not for the purpose of announcing a ;
Reduction Sale but just to remind you that the cut prices we
announced two months ago still hold good. Everything in the J
store is reduced reductions amounting to 40 per cent, on "some
goods which means a loss to us and that YOU can buy these
ffoods at present wholesale prices. You dont nave to go away
from home to find bargains.
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For 1921
To Every One
rosperity and Happiness nttend
yoti throughout the year
We lliaiik OUT ustonuis rtnd fliendl
for their favors of the past year, ;:nd
solicit a continuance of their good
will, offering to them and olhers,
-very facility of conservative bank-
with insurance 01 aupupip
tofoic.
It Had to Come!
We've all talked re-adjustment and we've all thought re-adjustment and mm ie-adjwstntei f
It is shown I11 the prices at which every article In our store has been hiarked prices actually
wholesale buying pt l oooted In oen markc ts last laii. iiigni now we im- mtt
loss so we are tak uUC IttTuieMM wltn tne rest, nc m vymr
fOSda in our store, which were bought at high prices.fco we are ready and anxious to unload M
iiuickly as HO Ullp The prices ut which our goods are marked Jf
ire just about pi fl wboiesni urlces, so there is no possibility
that you will have an opportunity to hny goods of the same
tntalKy for less money In the next year or eighteen months. Bet
ter come in and supply your needs XOW while these prices laM
ind before the stock Is picked over.
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Gorda State Bank
Gorda, Florida
Punta Gorda Dry Goods Co.
R. K. SEWARD
W.P. De' onCH
Cashier
Pioneers in Dry Goou3 Merchandising
Punta Goida, Florida
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