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Punta Gorda
Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu
lation of town, 1020 cen
sus, 1,295. Increase for
10 y 'ars 28 percent.
The Herald
Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
I'anta Gorda, in Tropical Southwest riot-Ida, is Advantageously Located on Charlotte Harbor, One of the largest I,oud-l.ocked Hays on the Gulf of Mexico, and is a Town with a Bright Future, Commercial y and Agriculturally
Volume XXXIV. Number S3 PUNTA GORDA, CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA, JUBTE "tli, lMfl live Goats a Copy 0S.M a Year
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MEMORIAL SERVICES 12TH
Will Honor Their Head et Wednes
day With Appropriate Public
Exercises
Pirnta Gorda Lodge, No. 3, f. O.
O. FV, will hold memorial services at
their hall next Wednesday afternoon
at two o'clock ami at Pineapple river
cemetery at 2:P,0 o'clock, in memory
of deceased brothers of the lodge and
families of members.
Tlhis is an annual ceremony the
world over and is one of the many
honors shown members of this order
during life and after they have pass
ed away, but this is one of the few
occasions when Odd Fellows appear
in public in regalia.
The public is invited to attend the
services at the Masonic hall and at
the e-metery.
Members of the lodge will assem
ble at the Masonic hall after the ex
ercises and march to Marian avenue,
thence to Nesbit street where they
will take waiting cars and form a
nioto Ttixie through the business dis
trict and to the cemetery.
Anyone who can furnish flowers
for this occasion is requested to
leaTe their name at McClelland 's,
Cooper Hardware Co. or Hewitt's
hardware store, and the (lowers will
be called for Wednesday morning.
All gifts of flowers will be highly
sippreciated.
A degree team consisting of twenty
members from Punta Gorda lodge
will go to Arcadia tonight to work
the Ftcond degree.
FLAG RAISING
AN EVENT
CONCERT
OP WEDNESDAY
Judge Cooper's Liberality and Public
Spirit Is Appreciated by Hand
Boys and Citizens
A -.otable event in the affairs of
this ciomniunity was the flag-raising
and hand concert, which took place
at the new band-stand on the bay
front. Wednesday afternoon. Fully!
thre hundred people were present
and enjoyed the exercises.
Mayor C. C. Carleton acted as mas
ter of ceremonies and, in a short, but
very appropriate speech, explained
the object of the gathering. In be
half of Judge William Fennimore
Coopr, donor of the beautiful band
stand, and of R. M. King, who pre
sented the band with a splendid
United States flag, he expressed the
gratitude of the community to those
two patriotic and generous citizens.
Following his remark the band
played the Stat Spangled Ranner:
and, during the strains of the stirring
inuaic. the national colors presented
by Mr King, were hoisted to the top
of the flag-staff over the hand-stand
by Miss Elizabeth Cooper, the beauti
ful and accomplished daughter of the
late Senator F. M. Cooper.
Mr Carleton then introduced Col.
J. H Hancock, who. in a few well
chosen words, accepted in behalf of
the band the beautilul flag and stand
and 'xpressed the profound thanks
of the band members for those sup
erb gifts. At the same time, he
streamed the great value to the com
munity of a well trained band, such
as the one with which the town is
now blessed.
Tb- members of the band, who
dressed in their attractive new uni-
form?, then rendered several musical
numbers, all of which Broved their I
efficiency and delighted the great
crowd T h e entire proceedings '
aroused the greatest enthusiasm
amDgst those present.
Colonel J. L. Oribble, Dead
Colonel J. L. Cribble, who came
bere from Louisville, Kentucky, some
sevit years ago. and, by his engag
ing manners, made many friends
amonpst our people, died suddenly at
his borne in Tampa. Tuesday night,
ai?e fifty-eight years. He leave a
wife, two brothers, three half-broth-
rs and a daughter to mourn his loss.
His body was shipped for burial to
IxjuiFville. His death is deeply de
plored by his friends here.
According to the annual report
from tie Plymouth Citrus Exchange
made by Manager J. C. Merrill to its i
directors, over 75.000 boxes of or-j
anges and grapefruit were shipped
this SeaSOSi, averaging $8.14 per box.
Also over 500 tons of fertilizer has
been consumed through this ex-
chance.
St
Petersburg is getting big re-
suits from
its glimmer advertising
campaign. Cuts carried in Florida, pr(,pa.,,d an() applied, should keep a
state papers advising "Crackers" tocow or horse free of flies lor at least
spend their vacations in that resort I a
has caused a flood of inquiries to bej
made of the chamber of commerce The question is being asked. ' Who
for further particulars, booklets and ! is responsible for that impassable
ra(,.f ggj culvert in North LaBelle?"
Shelley, Trabue, Lipscomb,
Smith,
TABULATION OF RETURNS FROM PRIMARY ELECTION OF TUESDAY
Totals are official count first and second choice. Other figures not official and indicate number of
first choice votes cast in the several precincts for various candidates
Por if. 8. Senator
Albert VV. Gilchrist
I'ark Trammel! -
Por Railroad Commissioner
H. S. Ilowden
A. D. Campbell
R. L. Katon
Por County Judge
F. K. Adams
Chas. A. Jones
S. F. J. Trabue .....
Por Sheriff
J. H. Lipscomb
J. E. Locklear
Por Representative
J. VV. Shelley
S. F. Stephens
K. W. Stoll
For Clerk Circuit Court
R. C. Blount
L, E. Robinson
For Tax Collector
K. O. Coram
A. F. Dewey
Chas. A. McLane
For Siieriiitendent
W. E. Dell
R. Y. Walden
For School Hoard, District t
Clay Chadwick
W. E. Mobley
For Commissioner, District -
H. W. flmith
W. M. Whitten
For Commissioner District .'
J. T. Swinney
K. S. Windham
COUNTY DIVISION PEOPLE
WIN OUT IN LEE COUNT
Henderson, Cunning nil Division
Platform, Elected by .Majority
Of .'H Over Hendry
R, A. Henderson, county division
candidate lor the legislature in Lee
county, was elected over his oppon
ent, "Berry" Hendry, the anti-division
candidate, by a majority of 31
In the primary of Tuesday. Perry,
of Fort Myers, candidate for the sen
ate, who was opposed to division, was
1 badly defeated by Malone, of Key
I West, who is said to favor division.
The division fight in ' Lee county
j was carried by the people of LaBelle,
a thriving town about half way be
tween rort Myers ana sioore Haven,
on the Ca loosoha tehee river. The
people of IaBelle made an unsuc
cessful attempt to have Hendry coun
ty created at the last session of he
j legislature, but with a representative
elected on a division platform and
the senator friendly to their cause,
I the prospect of realizing their ainbi
jtion at the next session is bright.
The Caloosahatchee Current, the
i.auelie paper, wnicn is printed in
; PuntS Oorda, was a strong factor in
!the election, presenting many logical
land unanswerable arguments in fa
vor of division.
KEEP HORSE FLIES OFF
They Draw Itlood and Vitnlilt
(he Animals
from
" may be impossible tor the man
9h0 has droves of cattle on the
ranges to apply a remedy to keep the
Hies from drawing their blood and
,viiaiiiy, Din mai is noi iuiumiuic i
Mil Mil' MlrVll will! l " ..ft l L i ' uti me
. . . . ...
Many fly-control preparations are1
on the market, some of which are ,
good and a me of which are worth
ten. In order to be sale use any;
one of the three following formulas
which are recommended by Professor
J., R. Watson, entomologist of the
Florida Experiment Station:
No. 1: Laundry soap 1 pound
Water 4 gallons I
Crude petroleum 1 gallon
Powdered nanthaline. . 4 ozs. I
No.
Fish oil 100 parts
Crude carbolic acid 1 part
Oil of tar 50 parts
Laurel oil 1 part
Linseed oil 10 parts
may buy the ingredients and
No. :
On
prepare the solution himself and save
considerable money thereby. All
must be thoroly emulsified by run
ning thru a spray pump after which i
rhev me readv to be sprayed onto the
animals. Any of them, if properly
Swinney and
No. 1 No. 2 No. I! No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 Total
. .. - ( F I I
j 7 24 7 3 48 9 157 170 424
I 38 j 35 16 15 j 48 17 19 95 353
- ( j ,
U 22 l 8 41 48 181
15 5 1 65 40 43 197
3 9 9 j 3 j 78 76 205
I " " I I I I I I
2 4 1 j 4 I 2 10 j 20 j 42
34 46 14 1 78 3 88 108 376
10. 12 9 16 23 ( 20 j 153 150 392
26 47 18 16 35 19 181 213 550
19 18 10 3 67 6 77 62 262
21 15 IS 49 21 101 i 125 344
33 5 1 50 3 110 j 187 289
46 5 2 4 5 1 35 47 145
8 35 1 7 13 50 24 179 181 464
38 28 12 5 53 1 89 j 124 j 350
I I I I
3 8 j 72 3 31 59 176
12 48 16 13 19 17 183 159 467
33 14 5 12 41 46 160
I f I III
43 38 11 17 20 13 219 214 j 575
2 25 11 j 1 84 13 39 69 234
33 11 I 126 104 274
5 47 j 112 153 317
' 130 130
III 128 j 128
186 186
89 89
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MATERIAL FOR NEW DOCK
BEING PUT ON GROUND
Expected That Work Will be Started
on New Structure in Next
Few Week
Material for the new city dock,
which is to be built by the C.ulf Re
fining Company under a contract en
tered into with the city, is being plac
ed on the ground, a large quantity
of lumber having been unloaded and
hauled to tb' head of Sullivan Street,
and there are several cars of piling
at the depot ready to be unloaded.
The piling are large and suggestive
of the type of pier that will be built.
A Fort Myers contractor, whose
Dante is not available, has the con
tract to build the dock, and when be
was in Punta Oorda a few days ago
he said that he would start work
just as soon as he got a sufficient
amount of material on the ground,
so it is presumed that the work will
start within the next week or two.
Ry the arrangement with the Culf
company the city will get a substan
tial dock 1,300 feet in length at no
cost to the city for building and the
Gulf company contracts to maintain
it for twenty years, after which time
It will become the city's property
With the exception of those who wish
to engage in business thereon, the
use of the dock will be free to the
public.
'ollision
The greatest excitement of ele
Hon day was caused by a singular
collison of motor vehicles, which oc
'
, . . .
icoming in his touring car into Tayloi
street, when a Ford truck driven by
Harold Wilhelm, a boy, turned into
the short street out of which Seward
was roming. The latter ran his car
against the curb and stopped, but the
boy kept right on and struck the
Seward car amidships, so to speak
As the truck was moving slowly, but
trifling damiage was done to either
vehicle; but the jolt of the impact
upset the nerves of the boy's sister.
: Miss Ivy Wilhelm, who was riding
wieh him, .and it was some time be
fore her composure was restored.
Meantime, a considerable crowd
gathered at the scene, and expert
garage men gave every necessary aid
to the sufferers.
Much interest is being taken by
the people of Fort 'Myers and Lee
county to make the celebration on
July 4th a huge
going to send
success. LaBelle is
her delegation, the
American Legion, the board of trade,
the Woman's club, the chamber of
commerce, and many other bodies
have signified their interest.
Slumber parties are coming into
popularity only it is reported they
are entirely too noisy.
Blount, Dewey, Bell,
Mobley Are
SENATOR I'ARK TRAMMEL!,
Almost complete returns show that
Senator Park Tranimell defeated Al
bert W. QiichrlSl by a vote of more
than two to one. "This renewed ex
pression by the Democratic voters of
Florida of their confidence in me is
profoundly appreciated," said Sena
tor Tranimell when it became known
that he was re-elected, "and I wislo
to assure every voter who made pos
sible the sweeping victory of my most
sincere irralitiule ft li :i itistm
. . . l. . . I
t;uineu niiiui iu ue ,i senium iimu
the great State of Florida in the 17.
S. Senate. In the future as during
my present term my constant aim
and purpose shall be to serve my
state faithfully and efficiently. To
me the token of confidence expressed
at the ballot box today is the greatest
and most treasured reward which
could be bestowed upon me by the
people of my state."
Road work in and around Palm
I'each and Palm Ileach county is now
being forwarded to everybody's satis
faction. The bid of Thomas Bryan I
of Fort Lauderdale for the construe
tion of the West Palm Ileach canal
to Belle Glade on the Okeechob
cross-state road Horn the heml m ,
Hillsborough canal, a distance of 9 The board of governors of the
miles, was accepted. He bid $19 0,- jTampa board of trade paesed a reso
000 for the work and was the lowest . lution requesting Governor Hardee to
of three bids received. When finish 'convene the legislature tor the single
ed it will give
forty-one miles of road
the way to Fort Myers.
completed on
The St. Augustine Record says that
actual work has begun on the con
struction of the new bridge across
North river. The Fountain of Youth
Hotel Company has started this work
and it will be the first unit in con
nection with development of the big
project undertaken by the concern.
Florida's dairy herds must be im
proved and the purebred sire is es
sential to an improvement.
the Nominees
I hnrlotte County's First Primary
! lection Marked by Warm Inter
est in .Number of Contests
The story of Charlotte county's
first primary election, which was held
Tuesday, is told by the tabulation of
votes by precincts presented on this
page. The vote on railroad commis
sioner lor some precincts is
missing,
and the figures in each case indicate
the number of first choice votes re
ceived by the various candidates.
In some cases, therefore, the pre
cinct vote will not add up to the
totals, which are the official count in
cluding second-choice votes.
There was much interest in the
two contests for county commission
er, between Messrs Windham and
Swinney in district two and Messrs.
Smith and Whitten in district three.
Swinney was an easy winner over
Windham In 'district two, as will be
noted, but the vote came near being
a tie in district three, Smith, accord
ing to the count, receiving 2H0 and
Whitten 228. As the vote was so
close there lias been considerable
talk of a recount, it being pointed
out by some that In tallying the votes
the election board might have made
a mistake, and some members of the
board acknowledge that this is possi
ble and raised no objection to re
counting the votes. However, this
will not be done as it developed that
the election board had certified the
returns and turned the ballot box,
key and tally sheets over to the su
pervisor and county judge, after
which the boxes may not be opened
without an order from the circuit
court. It is possible that an effort
will be made to secure a recount of
the votes in order to satisfy all con
cerned, although this la not likely as
Mr. Whitten is not insisting upon a
i e-count,
The large vote received by Steph
ens for representative was the sur
prise of tihe election, many having
predicted that he would be the low
man, believing that Shelley would
have a walk-over, so to speak. There
was not much difference in the an
nounced platforms of the three can
didates for representative, all favor
ing progressive measures, including a
j stock or fence law, but Shelley seem
ed to make his position on the hitler
Issue a little clearer than Messrs
Stephens and Stoll and he was gen
erally looked upon and referred to
as a "no-fence" candidate and his
election is looked upon by the "no-
I fence" advocates as an indication of
the sentiment, of the people in regard
to this matter.
(lovernor Gilchrist received a ma
jority in the county but was over
whelmingly defeated by his opponent.
Park Trammel!, in their contest for
the senntorshlp. The vote received
by Gilcbrist in this county was just
about what careful observers Mad
predicted he would receive. The
general, apparently, is not downcast
over his defeat, seeming to be more
interested in his plan to beautify the
town by planting thousands of palms
than in the outcome of the election.
He thinks that he w:us defeated be
cause of his stand on
the soldiers'
bonus question.
While interest in flit
election was
intense and some more
or less III
feeling was engendered in some quar
ters, there was no disturbance of any
'kind, so far known, and all of those
'who lost did so with good grace, and
as a rule received the news with a
smile.
Sarasota county, the infant of the
state but a lusty infant it is indeed
Sarasota county was the final county
to be added to the roll of Florida
counties by the legislature Which was
in session In 1021. Sarasota county
is the southern portion of what was
formerly old Manatee county. It in-
i,,,, ,,,, , ., .
iiimi-s iu- 1 1 ui ,s,ii iL.-'in ii, isnie.
Nokomls, Venice, Manasota, Kngle-
wood, Miakka, Fruitville, pee Ridge
Hid Laurel.
purpose of repasisng the gasoline tax
law. This act, which places a tax of
one cent per gallon on all gasoline
sold In the state, the money to go
to the road fund, has been declared
invalid by the supreme court
The fishing industry of Sarasota
has always been one of the most im
portant factors of the commercial
life of that thriving little city and it
has shown such a steady increase
that today the annual output of fish
from that one port is more than three
million pounds annually
MAY EMPLOY A COUNTY
DEMONSTRATION AGENT
City Manager
liajs Down the Imw"
to Conmiislsoners
ing the Jail
I bout Keep-
lean
Tin
county commissioners met in
1'egular monthly session, Monday, 5th
tust., and, after auditing bills due
and ordering them paid, adjourned
fill 10 O'clock VWdneiday morning.
On re-assembling, r.ll the members of
V, ., V. ., .1 . .
I UUllu eie presem. ,
I lie clerk read several communi
cations, one of which was from the
State Commissioner of Agriculture
asking that the board recommend to
ihim some competent person for ap
pointment to take the agricultural
census of the county. Just before
the close of the session, the board ap
pointed a committee to make inquiry
and recommend some one for ap
poi fitment,
On motion, one-year time warrants
on the Charlotte Harbor road a
bridge district amounting to a litt!"
over $2,000.00 were ordered paid.
Mesdames Habersham King and P.
C. Goldie appeared before the board
and urged that an appropriation be
made for the employment of a coun
ty agent, which proposition Mrs.
King supported with a very strong
and convincing argument. The lad
ies asked an appropriation of $750 -00
to supplement a like appropriation
by the state. There followed a brief
discussion which brought out the fact
that there is now some $3,000.00 in
the county treasury to be used for
the purposes presented by Mesdames
King and Goldie, and that it had not
been used because a proposition
made last year sought to place this
county in a sort of partnership with
another county in the employment of
a demonstration agent. The view at
that time was that Charlotte county
did not want part, but all of the time
of such an agent. The matter was
deferred to the next meeting of the
board, when it is very likely to be
settled favorably, if it la not demand
ed that this county go into partner
ship with some other county.
Followed then a long discussion
between City Manager Price and
members of the hoard regarding the
use by the county of the town jail.
Mr. Price contended that county oris-
oners had got the jail in wretched
condition; that the county commis
sioners, several months ago, had
promised to make certain necessary
repairs and put the jail in .somewhat
of a decent condition, which promise
had nol been kept, and he now laid
down the ultimatum that if the com
missioners did not Immediately do
something towards remedying the
vile conditions existing, the city
would close the jail against the ad
mission of county prisoners. The
discussion brought out the fact that
the board had been paying $25.00 a
month for a janitor to keep the jail
in a cleanly condition, which had not
been done. Finally a motion was
adopted and Commissioners Hobson
and Whitten were appointed a com
mittee to go in company with the
sheriff and the city manager to the
jail, inspect it, have it cleaned at
once, decide what the county board
should do, agree with the city mana
ger, put the agreement in writing
and report at the meeting of the
board, which was held yesterday
morning. Thereupon, the board ad
journed. CALOOSAHATCHEE DRIDGE
PROIECT IS PROGRESSING
Promoters Have Made Application to
Lee 'ommlssioners for a Ten
Year Friuichise
The proposed bridge across the Ca
loosahatchee river will be a realty
much earlier than many persons have
believed possible. Notice of appli
cation to establish a toll bridge has
been filed lor publication by Henry
Colquitt and K. K. Damkohler, as
trustees. The notice set forth that
they would apply to the county com
mlssto&eil June 7 "for leave, license,
privilege and franchise to establish
a toll bridge across the Caloosahat
chee bay (sometimes called Caloosa
hatchee river. ) "
The franchise was granted by
unanimous vote of the commission
ers Wednesday.
The franchise will extend over a
period of ten years, at the expira
tion of which time it is expected that
if will Ki.niiiu I i. nrnnart V nt' I .e
county.
The bridge will be 5,630 feet In
length and will be a valuable con
necting link In the road system, link
ing up Fort Myers with Punta Gorda
and Tampa and intermediate sections
i via toe snort route.
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