VOL XXVIII NO 103

iPublished Twice a and Thursday

GAINESVILLE FLORIDA MONDAY JULY 1909

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LARGEST VOTE YET CAST

IN COOPERATIVE CONTESTM-

iss Gertrude Guinn Saturday Received 406450

Votes Placing Her First in Western Section

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The largest single vote ever polledin the contest was that of Mlsu

Gertrude Guinn Saturday when shereached the number of 4iiG45j whichnow makes her stand first In theNorthern and Western section forthe capital prize the next highestvote being that of Miss Annie Kirk-

land of Alachua who received 154010Miss Hattie English also casts a voteof over 100000 and Is again In first

In the Southern sectionMiss Rattle Ludwig whose picture

appears In this Issue has boon a

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worker and during the contestLas managed to remain at the headof the list during most of the timennd now holds second place

Only three more weeks remain fortie candidates to win the capitalI rize but the remaining number wiltreceive certificates and the firstin each section will receive a cer-

tificate for 100 in trade with the A

It Harper Company which can beneed to purchase any instrument theyhandle at no advance In price Forinstance If a piano sells for 400 youcan buy it with the certificate and

200 and so onFollowing Is the result of the can

SectionAtlas Estelle Real 2320075Miss Addle Goode 2303505Miss Margaret Ledhetter 115141Miss Nora Stalls 18449-0Mls Bessie Carver 107840Miss Mary Fernandez 5SHOMiss Gertrude llnrrod 57030

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Miss Myrn Swearingen 49390Miss Ulanch Thompson 3t59JO

Miss Aura M Lewis 25780Miss Alice Schafer 19365Miss Mabel Williams 14205Mrs N W Taylor 11410Miss Eva Bauknight 9190Mss Annie Den Taylor 8005Miss Grace Dullard 6175Miss Ella Bailey 51SOMss Curtis Pitts 2325Miss Fannie Whiting 14SO

Eastern and Southern DistrictMiss Hattie EnglishMiss Lornn McCredie Mcnopy 556110Miss Mabel McCredie Mcnopy 532890Mss Ella Jolly Orange Hts 483840Miss Martle Chamberlin Mica

ropy 420375Mss Bessie Waits Hawthorn 175710Mss Myrtle Hammond Haw-

thorn 88800Miss Cordelia Crown

Point 71680Miss Annie Lewis Hawthorn 67700Mss Wilma Mnlnes Monteocha 60530Miss Pattlo Zotrouer Rochelle 41235Miss Lula Perry Rochelle 33045Miss La Verne Dobbltt Mcnopy 32555Miss Vandalla Star Waldo 31890Miss Effie Tlson Earlcton 28995Mss Jewel Godwin Hawthorn 24215Miss Mary Hall Orange Hts 14700Vise Gertrude Smith

14660Miss Georgia Snowden Hatchet

Creek 11705Miss Mary Loulso Atwater

Waldo 7235Miss Nellie Reeves Mlcanopy 4800Miss Emma Entcnza Waldo 3340Miss Mamie Bailey Waldo 200

Western and Northern SectionMiss Gertrude Guinn Hague645185Miss Hattie LudwigMiss Lucinda Bryant Dell 527160Miss Vida Barren Dell 506290Miss Annie Kirkland Alachua405340-Miss Eva Powell Alachua 369890Mrs H Maddox Archer 271980Miss Ellen Beville Arredondo 199660Miss Rosa Lee Rives High

Springs 157220Mrs I Ware High Springs 106730Miss Jewel Standby Hague 70695Mss Aleen HollyArredondo48320-Miss Annie Dcville Arredondo 47175Miss Emma Williams Trenton 3 275

Mrs R B Baker Hawthorn 13400Mrs tJ E Parker LaCrosse 11315Mss Katie Akin Arredondo 8060Mss Ada Pearce Newberry 7050Mss Pearl McLeod Alachua 3515Miss Lula Gay Dell 1885Miss Llztio Smith Newberry 630

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Much Activity Shown in

Savannah Cotton MarketI

SAVANNAH Ga July 24 Themarket for Sea Islands was firm witha good demand and good businesswas done considering the late sensorand small offerings at an advance In

Itrices The better grades were aloneaffected the lower grades being stillneglected Besides the local sales itis said a large proportion of the lightinterior holdings were also sold andunsold stocks have now become muchdepleted

Crop accounts continue favorablein the main but the continuous rains

resulted in complaints from sev-

eral sections of damage fromand also of running to weed and

of light fruitage These reports come

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in Georgia would be benefited by alittle rain the precipitation havingbeen unevenly distributed

Sales for the week were 777 balesThe following prices were based on

factors quotations and are revisedweekly on FridaysFancy Florldas 22 22

Fancy Georglas 22 022Extra choice Florldas 20 21

Extra choice Georgias 20 21

Choice Gas and Flasl8 19

Ex flue Gas and Flas15 16

Fine Gas and Flas 13 14

Com Gas and Flas 11 012

Let a want ad negotiate a tradefor yoa of M ethiBC dcmi red

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A NOVEL RECEPTION

Arrival of Bridal Couple at ArcherBrought Hearty Welcome

ARCHER July 24 Mr and Mrs TB Pearson returned this week from-

a very pleasant visit of n couple ofmonths at St Petersburg

W J Groves of Morrlston stoppedover a few minutes at this place yes-

terday morning while enroute toBaltimore anti Washington He willbe gone about two weeks

Mrs J H Butler of Hernando Is

very ill at the home of her daughterMrs G R

Mrs W L Jackson returned homeThursday evening niter a couple ufweeks spent very pleasantly with

W F Wluecoff of AtlantaMrs W H Powell and children re

turned last evening from Mcanopythey having gone over Here to bepresent at the marriagt of Powells brother Dr A D Clmmblln andMiss Essie Smith-

T B Tower of Newberry passedthrough Wednesday in his Reo carHe was returning from his weeklyvisit to Floral City and reports theroads In good condition in that direc-tion now

Mr and Mrs Alex Miller art visit-Ing relatives at Dalton Ga Mr Mill-

er Is foreman of the foundry at theMaddox Foundry and Machine Coand will be away about two snoreweeks

Mrs C D Wood ton Howard anddaughter Miss Lucy are having a-

very pleasant location at DaytonaBeach

Mr and Mrs Spivey returned thisweek after a couple of weeks spentpleasantly with relatives at Windsor

Between two and three hundredpeople were at the depot yesterdayafternoon to welcome Dr A D Chamblin and bride home The Maddoxdray was used as the royal carriageit having been decorated with red andwhite bunting A top was put on thewagon and covered with this prettybunting and suspended from the topwas red and white paper bells allsorts of old shoes and everything elseimaginable Old cow bells were attached to all the axles Mr GeorgeTaylors donkey was harnessed tothe wagon A big fat darkey

In black trousers a whitevest and a derby hat drove samewith another darkey leading thedonkey A big cow bell was attachedto the forelegs of the donkey so thatevery step gave a hideous noise MrGeorge Taylor and W H Stephensmet the bridal pair at the station therest of the crowd being stationedvery quietly behind the depot

They were escorted by thiscouple upon the platform where theysmilingly and willingly entered theircarriage amid a shower of rice oldshoes whistles blowing tin pans beat-Ing and all sorts of unearthly yellsThen the procession lead by Mr Tay-

lor followed by the baseball team thegirls and ladles the bridal wagon andbrought up In the rear by all the on-

lookers started on the way throughtown and out to their home Afterarriving at the home tho crowd

and formed up In a line on bothsides which the bridal couple passedthrough amid smiling faces and nilwishing them a long and happy life

evening at S an Informal recept-

ion was tendered them by severaltheir friends Delicious Ice cream

and cake was served to all Theymany handsome presents

Ocala Saloon ClosedMr W A Kollenbergers saloon on

Main street closed Its doorsmorning Mr Kallenberger

las bad quite a run of bad luck lie8 now sick at Lake Weir where his

is spending the summer Hea quiet orderly place and gave

a square deal but it hasteen evident for some months thatils saloon was one too many for thelty He has made many friendstere who hope be will soon be well

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MANY PLANTATIONS AR

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Destruction in Texas Felt 100 Miles LilaGov Hoggs Residence Mass of Wrecks

NEW ORLEANS July 24 Conspic-uous among the of propertydamage wrought by the West Indianhurricane along the Gulf coast ofLouisiana and Texas are the stories-of many famous old plantation homeshaving been destroyed in some Instands at points a hundred or moromiles in the Interior

Foremost amou j these Is the oldiJine of the late Gov Hogg of Texasn ar Columbia at the mouth of theBrazos river The news of the

of tho old mansion and thedevastation of fn hrond acres servesaf n reminder to many prominentSoutherners of the happy days theyhave beneath tho hospitableroof of Texas popular chief execu-tive Ills once elegant home is but-

a mass of scattered wreckage a conilltion which marks many morelions In the same section

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property destructionseveral mlllons of dollarswas not greater loss ofgarded as Inexplicable

Every hour bringsrow escapes Persons whoned fishing parties or oatinday In exposed places tookthe Governments waralBWednesday morning and re-places of comparative safet

At the Baptist Young ftcampment on tho Gulf Coseveral thousand people wbled conditions bordering c

prevailed Many of thewere at prayer meetingswind struck them with suchIn one Instance It Is reportcarried parson pulpit andInto the Midst of his sock

The rate began to soak tpers and all soughtof shelter

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Two Chinese Maids Swea

They Were Sold in BonNEW YORK July 24 Two round

checked little Chinese maids theiralmond eyes very very wide theirstraight bangs brushed flat acrosstheir foreheads their black brandslaced with scarlet silk hanging pre-

cisely down the middle of their backstood demurely before Justice Wyatt-

In tho childrens court yesterday andswore to a story which loft little sym-

pathy In those who heard It for thetwo elderly celestial merchants whoreported their children missing tothe police on last Wednesday night

For both little girls swore that theyhad been held against their will ashousehold slaves harshly treated andforced to work long hours Theywere accompanied by an agent ofthe Childrens Society who had foundthem on the day following their dis-

appearance from Chinatown at anEast Side parish house The two

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aado sworn statements wread la court

Chin Flog Toy said sheIH China for 1M hre g

and sold again forgome Boralags her

reads I had to get HP athad to work rig

2 oclock in theI would rather die tfcaa

to Mott street The etherMoy Yam Toy

Pending fall Investigationbo heW by the Childrens Si

Their story has ajrovManother rigid Investigationtown which has hardly setafter the chaos and prefeJaglowed the murder of Klein f-

An officer ofsaid the Government would-to look Into what appearstual slave traffic

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HOUSTON Tex July 24 Thebodies of Capt R L Hettlson andwife scantily clad and girded with lifepreservers were found yesterday by

boys at Morgans Point Thecorpses were lashed and clasped toacwther In the tangled sea weed

Capt Bettison and his wife wereamong the ten who were swept offTarpon pier Galveston by the hurri-cane on Wednesday

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recovery of the bodies of tsons comes tho news thatBooth a boyof the party on the pier waalive near Morgans Point 1

been floating on driftwood ffortyeight hours

The Abernathy familyHigh Island has beenand no additional deaths treported from the countryMatagorda peninsula

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Tilghman Cypress Mill

Wrecked by ExploCEDAR KEY July the Tllga

man Cypress Companys mill locatednear Cedar Key there was a disas-

trous explosion Thursday One of theboilers blew up doing great damage-

to the mill and wounding several

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The engineer was severelystruck on the head tat teto recover Several othersjnred but not seriously Itly take two or three moathathe damage Dr Warren

er ws In Philadelphia at