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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
The Sarasota Times lists subscription options with prices: One Year in Advance 1.00, Six Months 50c, Three Months 25c, and single copies 5c. Editor and publisher is Mrs C V S Wilson. Address communications to The Times, Sarasota, Florida.
The Wanchula Advocate extends sympathy to Editor Goolsby whose venerable father died at home after a brief illness in that city last Thursday afternoon at age 81.
Guavas once seen as minor produce are now a top paying crop, particularly in the Florida Keys where frost is hardly a threat. The fruit’s increasing value shifts farmers toward expanding plantings and market opportunities.
The Hillsborough County bar gave Judge J. B. Wall an eight piece silver service on his retirement from the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida after twelve years in office.
Town merchants will close stores and offices to honor National Independence Day. Some attendees travel to Bradentown to observe the Fourth with a spirit of "getting there." Others schedule excursions and Gulf beach picnics for a quieter day.
One of the region’s largest real estate deals occurred last week as Capt. C. H. Davis of Manatee sold 75 000 acres in southern Hillsborough and northern Manatee counties for 900 000. German buyers plan lumber and turpentine development and will establish German farming colonies on the land.
The W C T U held its second annual convention at Bradenton with over fifty delegates, including state officers and Sarasota representation. Efforts are underway to prepare a Sarasota Board of Trade booklet highlighting advantages of the area and attracting seekers, business and capital. A committee will solicit funds to cover publishing and publicity costs to aid town development.
During the summer the Island Beach interests of Godding and Manning will be managed by T F Arnold. The firm has developed Longboat Key as a resort with over 500 lots sold and daily sales averaging two to fifteen. Purchasers include Sarasota Tampa St Petersburg Bradenton and northern buyers. Cottages for promoters are done, artesian well is contracted, a Gulf side pavilion and bath houses will be built, about forty owners plan cottages, and a regular ferry to Sarasota will launch before opening.
The council reads and approves reports from the tax collector and marshal. It amends ordinance on sidewalks, grades Gulf Stream Ave segment, bars land filling private property, seeks Gunby’s opinion on Harvey’s status, reserves bid rejection on drilling a well, and awards the well contract to Sines & Helveston at 1.25 per foot. Obstructions on streets to be removed and the meeting adjourns.
The following merchants will close their stores Tuesday July 4: Highsmith and Prime H.8 Smith Sarasota Furniture Co Geo Blackburn A B Edwards Co J Claude Turner W L Tillis W C Sheehy Calhoun and McCall J A Clark Wm Worth.
Four in a Gulf Beach excursion party ventured beyond the shore in Pensacola last Thursday afternoon. Miss Katharine Suggs and Mr. W B Wallace drowned while heroically attempting rescues as three others were revived after undertow exposure. Mrs Wallace, who had arrived recently with her husband, faced news of his death while traveling to St Augustine. The Times extends sympathy to Sarasota friends.
The American Olympic committee will form plans for tryouts and arrange a strong team to represent the United States in Sweden this coming summer. Spring 1912 will see the tryouts, with the selection following the traditional months before the games.
Advertisement suggests internal medicines are useless for rheumatism and promotes Chamberlains Liniment for external use. It notes the product is sold by druggists and highlights a summer need for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy priced at a quarter.
A humorous note about Maud's second marriage hints at its problems while praising a cheerful wife. The piece extols healthy living and digestion as admired traits. It promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestive faults, sold by dealers.
From Venice a stream of notices describes C. T. Carry dry docked in Laurel, Walter Dunn harvesting his first watermelon crop, Ralph Higel taking a job at Saunders store, and W. J. Bill Lowe overhauling the Echo to claim the swiftest boat nearby. It notes railroad activity waning, camp grounds quiet, and plans for a five room cottage, plus visits by Sumner, Honore, and Varn to promote prospects in the Lord grove. Also praises Miss Jewel and Gladya Ogle and Louise Edwards for songs, while families from Bartow, Tampa, and Sarasota plan summer stays and rentals along the bay shore.
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