Contributed by Emily Petroskey
Article Excerpts
- The W.O.W. Unveiling (1)
- Monument to S.B. Padgette will be unveiled at Sandy Creek church, January 18, 1914 at 12:30
- Submitted by Duncan Wilks, Clerk Camp No. 46, W.O.W. Ponce de Leon
- Spring Term Circuit Court (1)
- Circuit Court convened last Monday with Judge Wolfe and Solicitor Stokes
- Attorneys and defendants attempted to delay with excuses of family illness, the death of a dog, and general unpreparedness until the judge lost his temper, then things progressed
- Grand Jury: Allen Hart, J.B. Miller, C.R. Reddict, J.T. Jenkins, J.E. Thomas, J.B. Morrisot, S. Preacher, J.J. Thomasot, P.D. McDonald, W.F. Hall, W.J. Casson, E.V. Infinger, G.W. Harrison, J.D. Alford, Noah Adams, Willie Edge, John Hobbes, Allen Senterfitt
- The editor served on the jury and apologizes for any delays in the Herald this week, full proceedings to follow next week
- Commissioners (1)
- County commissioners met last Monday, still in session at press time, business thus far as follows:
- D.D. Collingsworth allowed a reduction on a lot in Glendale of $60
- Citizens’ petition for a change in the road between Eucheanna and Knox Hill granted, overseer’s pay of $3 rescinded, will now receive $2.50/day for work on the road
- $75/Month ordered to be paid to deputy assessors for not more than 2 months at a time
- A.L. Anderson may change the DeFuniak and Portland road, moving it, as long as it doesn’t cost the county and the new road is in good condition
- Petition for Oak Grove Road granted
- New precinct, No. 23, created, with voting place in Argyle
- All deputy registration officers to be paid 25¢ per name registered, when registration doesn’t exceed $4 that amount is allowed for services
- Road overseers appointed, listed by district number
- D.C. Morrison & Jason Adkinson
- Amzie Pryor and W.R. Turner
- Not yet decided by Mr. Meigs
- J.W. McSwain & W.D. Locke
- John Pate and W. H. Taunton
- $100 donation will be made to Thomas Industrial Institute
- Creation of a new road ordered to intersect Red Bay and Eucheanna Rd
- “Hub” Allen Dead (2)
- D. Herbert Allen, president of the West Florida Press Association died last week in El Paso, TX, where he had travelled in hopes of improving his health
- He once had been the publisher of the Milton Gazette
- The First Gun (2)
- Mr. L.H. Cawthon, “Uncle Hutch,” is a candidate for the office of Treasurer of Walton County, he is an old citizen, well known and a good, solid man
- Miles Warren (young Miles) is also a candidate, has experience in the office of the Circuit Court
- An inspector examined various buildings last week to find the best location for a new post office
- Radium and Cancer (2)
- Dr. Howard A. Kelley of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and Dr. Robert Abbe of NY are conducting clinical experiments to test the effects of radium as a curative agent in superficial cases of cancerous tumors
- Providence, RI Journal reports mixed results
- New York Globe comments on the high market value of radium and U.S. dependence on European labs, suggests the Wilson administration should withdraw all lands of the public domain believed to contain radium-bearing ore for the people’s good, making radium available to all who need it
- “The use of radium in the field of medicine is only in it’s infancy, and no man can foresee it’s possibilities”
- Miami Metropolis Article
- Miss Campbell Entertains (2)
- Saturday evening Miss Lane Campbell hosted a 6:00 dinner party, pink & white color scheme, 5 courses served
- Guest list included: Christian & Flora Gillis, Catherine Walker, Marguerite Sowell, Kate McSween, Ruth Wyle, Mr. Hall Richardson, Mr. Ralph Campbell, Mr. Arthur Noble, Mr. Malcom Morrison
- At the Universalist Church (2)
- Rev. Thomas Chapman will preach on Sunday morning on “Sin Against the Holy Spirit” and “Eternal Life” in the evening
- Small Blaze (2)
- Dr. Simmons’ woodshed caught on fire last Tuesday afternoon called out fire department and caused lots of excitement, but only the woodshed was damaged
- How To Make War
- War is evil, full of atrocities against everyone including women and children
- Huerta of Mexico sent a force into the northern states of Mexico with orders to destroy and devastate in order to deprive his enemies of the means to support a war against him.
- Should the US intervene? “Huerta may be a tyrant but he is president of Mexico til he can be put down,” let Mexico sort itself out, according to the Times-Union
- From Everywhere (3)
- DeFuniak has a large population of people not originally from the area
- At the Bible class social last Thursday evening, those present were from: Alabama- 7, Ohio- 6, Illinois- 4, South Dakota- 2, Florida- 2, Mississippi- 1, Wisconsin- 1, West Virginia- 1, Michigan- 1
- The 1 Floridians present were children born in DeFuniak of northern parents
- Sentiment & Science (3)
- Discussion of Euthanasia, the physician’s right to provide a painless death to relieve the suffering of an incurable disease, at the patient’s request
- Justifying it would mean that the doctor declaring someone incurable has to know absolutely everything in the world about medicine, and discoveries are constantly being made, so a disease that is incurable could soon be made curable if the patient lives long enough
- Times-Union article
- Palmer College (3)
- The college has two literary societies
- One meets in the society hall in the sought wing of the boy’s dormitory, is called the Amelian
- Mr. Ralph Campbell is president, the Amelian meets every other Saturday night at 7:00
- The goal is to bring all students closer together socially and to instruct and aid them in overcoming stage fright
- The Age of Belief (5)
- Skeptics and Agnostics used to be respected and listened to, especially the skilled orators for the questions and discussions they could evoke
- Outspoken critics have disappeared, criticism of Christianity has become unpopular and a sign of poor intelligence
- The Bible is read amongst a wider audience and Christian teachings are more practical and applicable, this is an age of belief
- Miami Metropolis Article
- Union Service (5)
- High attendance at Union services at the Methodist Church last Sunday
- Speakers: Rev. Mr. Tally, Rev. J.J. Catts of the Baptist Church, Dr. L.R. Walker of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. D.F. Ellisor of Alabama
- Humorous comparison of Catts and Tally to “Jeff and Mutt”
- Palmer College (5)
- Winter term begins Tuesday at 8:30
- Principal Mr. Kemper has fully recovered from the illness that incapacitated him during the whole fall term
- New set of pianos for music students
- Miss Jordan expected to have student recitals soon, a possible faculty recital may be put on for the public around February 1st
- Two new tennis courts built under the direction of Mr. H.L. Painter, there may be a tennis tournament in the spring
- New department of expression and physical culture added this year, well-received
- Poem by Berton Brales (5)
- “If” – After Kipling – A Long Way After