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The Breeze – March 14, 1912 – Publication notices

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Notices for Publication

2^nd notice – Joseph Davis, Deerland; HE# 38102 for E of NE ¼ and E of SE ¼, Sec. 22, T3N, R22W to make 5 year proof 28 March 1912; wit.: SR Mason, EM Parker, IA Parker, all of Deerland, WH Swiney of Dorcas; Henry Chubb, Registar.

2^nd notice – Willie Mabry, Freeport: HE# 37518 fo SE ¼ of SW ¼ and SW ¼ of SE 1/4 , Sec. 5, T1S, R18W to make 5 year proof 28 March 1912; with Reuben Blackshear, Bill Godwin, both of Freeport, Callie Plowden, Mose Howell, both of Bruce; Henry Chubb, Registar.

Notice of Master’s Sale

Second notice — Five acres to be sold to satisfy verdict in case of John H. Givens vs. John & Connie Buford, 1 April 1912; WD McLean, Special Master; Daniel Campbell & Son, Attys. for plaintiff

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – March 14, 1912 – Political announcements

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Political Announcements

Wm W Flournoy, for congress – extensive ad and photo.
States Attorney – C Moreno Jones, photo; Hon. John P Stokes, of Pensacola bio, photo.
Congress – Claude L’Engle, photo; Emmett Wilson, photo.
Jas. M Laird – Tax Collector.
Hon. Royal C Dunn – re-election as RR Commissioner.
W Gordon Smith, AR Campbell – Clerk of Criminal Court.
Charles H. Gordon – Clerk, Circuit Court.
Representative – JF Richbourg.
BH Lindsey, of Bonifay, Daniel Campbell, Daniel Anderson – State Senator.
CD Meigs, MR Gray, DW Commander, IS Jones, JJ Ward, Herman Bludworth, JL McLean, WM Infinger – Co. Commissioner.
County Superintendent of Public Instruction – WE Bell; Daniel N Trotman; John L. McKinnon.
Tax Assessor – JR Anderson, DA Gillis.
Murray S. Cawthon, James M Laird & JD McCrimmon – Tax Collector.
WF Jones – County Treasurer.
WE Parish – County Judge.
School Board – WW Williams, HJ Henderson, John E. Bowers.
Sheriff – Malcolm McCaskill.
JM Bell – re-election to Sheriff.
RQ Baker – Supervisor of Registration.

District Registration Officers

Knox Hill, MP Rushing; Eucheeanna, JD Anderson; Sandy Creek, JW Henderson; Darlington, DD Laird; McDade’s Pond, BF Cockcroft at Paxton; Yelow (sic) River, WC Campbell; Shoal River, WA McCallum; Alaqua, Mack Trotman; Boggy, BP Edge; Portland, Henry Jernigan; Freeport, AD Mayo; Mosy (sic) Bend, WH Kennington; Bruce, JJ Ward; Crestview, JA Richbourg; Ealum, DL Colvin; Gaskin, HJ Henderson; Laurel Hill, RJ Hart; Moores, AA McLean.

Notice of Intention to apply for Letters Patent

DeFuniak Hotel Company applies for incorporation. Those involved appear in the 2/12/1912 of The Breeze newspaper.

Application for Pardon

Henry McKnight convicted for murder, William C Hodges Atty. For Petitioner

Notice of Dissolution

Meigs Bros: JJ & WF Meigs

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – March 14, 1912 – General news

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GENERAL NEWS

Chautauqua Day by Day

DeKoven Male Quartette and Price-Shipley Concert Co., were here.
Dr. King recruited his students to act in play “Merchant of Venice” with Miss Atkinson playing Portia.
Lou J Beauchamp speaks.
Local talent recruited for comedy, “Mr. Bob” under direction of the King School of Oratory.

Neighborhood News Items

Pleasant Hill

Rev. Bailey preached at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Riley Mason visited WF Arnett, Sunday.
AL & Dan Alford past (sic) through our berg (sic) Sunday morning.
Joe Johns and several Crestview boys were in Defuniak Saturday.
Measels are about over, here.
William Mason visited SH Barks Sunday.

Niceville

Mr. Flournoy of Defuniak here on business Monday.
Rev. Stock filled regular appointment here Sunday.
Dr. Lewis of Pensacola here on business Tuesday.
WJ Harley left for Pensacola on launch “Ruth” Thursday.
BP Edge, JJ Smith & Master Joel Edge caught a good number of fidh at Pippins Lake Thursday .
VL Stonaker passed through on his way to Garniers.
Mrs DP McKinnon visited relatives in Harris this week.

Ganer, A.L.

Perry Corner went to Darlington, Sunday.
The Burges brothers visited home folks, Sunday.
Rev. James Brooks preaches at Oak Grove next Sunday; Church will be there 1^st Sunday and Sunday School will be held in the evening.
Walter Graham & Miss Estelle Warren were married Sunday.
Miss Annie Hambrick visited.

Dorcas

M/M WT Hart visited in Crestview.
A. McDonald attended Chautauqua on Saturday.
TA McCallum & James Kelly were in Defuniak on business.
Hart Bros. expect big cane crop this year.
M/M WH Davis returned from North Carolina the first of this week.
Riley Mason of Deerland visited on the north side of the river, Saturday evening.
Temperance Day at Chautauqua: Mrs. Manning held meeting with Rev. Chapman, President Walker of Palmer College and others attending.
RN Tarance, is noted as Supervisor of Registration.

Local News

Charlie Jones hers from Laurel Hill, Saturday.
Col Flournoy “went to Milton Monday to attend the big barbeque and political speaking”.
The Florala Chautauqua is 16 days this year, ours nearly 7 weeks.
N McGuire visited from Freeport last week.
DR King and Lou Beauchamp were guests of M/M Storrs Friday night.
FJ White, the well man, was here Saturday.
M/M Gifford Garrett wer here Sunday to visit home folks.
WF Meigs has purchased the interest of JJ Meigs in the hardware firm and will run the business alone.
Mrs. AM Lewis leaves this week for Ft. Davis, TX to work for one of the largest dry goods businesses in the area.
Dr. CB McKinnon takes over Landrum’s Drug Store.
JT & Grady Gilbert were here Monday.
George Ward left Sunday night for business in Georgia.
Probation Officer, FM Neel “wishes any one who may know of any cases that would come under the jurisdiction of his office to notify him at Union”.
Work on the well for the ice house progresses well.
AF Prior, long time night operator, was back visiting friends here.
Mrs. AH Sherman, of Ashtabule, Ohio, is visiting her friend Mrs. Lason and attending Chautauqua.
REL McCaskill & Geo. Ward have purchased a mill at Wausau in Washington County; it will be named for McCaskill.
The Dandy Dixie Minstrels, here Tuesday was managed by JR Anderson who had a merry-go-round here 12 years ago.
M/M EH Miller of Freeport celebrate their 25^th anniversary and many from here will attend.

A fourteen year-old cigarette sucker with a pistol in his pocket is a good subject for home missionary work, and a sized birch rod will prove more effective than sermons and Scripture reading.
All members of Co. K, 1^st Inf. NGF are hereby ordered to report to drill in service uniform, Friday March 15 at 7:30PM and Monday night March 18^th at same hour. Inspection Tuesday night March 19^th at 7:30PM. Harley Cawthon, Captain Commanding.
M/M Kenneth McCaskill returned last Thursday from their bridal tour.
RS Inge says he will have ice ready for delivery tomorrow.

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – March 14, 1912 – Advertisements

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The Breeze – February 8, 1912 – Obituary

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In Memory of Jeannette McKinnon: Died 27 January. Laid to rest at the family burying ground in Euchee Valley. Services at the Presbyterian Church where she was consecrated worker. Lengthy tribute and poem by Laura Walker – no family details.

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – February 8, 1912 – General news

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GENERAL NEWS

Dorcas

WB Miller was ill last week.
AL & NT Hart in Crestview on business, Saturday.
Hon. JH Richburgh (sic) of Crestview was here on official business, Saturday.
Dr. EP Webb, of Laurel Hill was here Friday to see WP Miller.
Allen L. Hart is being spoken of as possible candidate for Tax Assessor.

Niceville

Gainer Destin and George Woodward of Destin are visiting here.
Arthur Brown went to Destin on Thursday.
GA Wilson of Miss., was here this week delivering pictures.
Mr. Butler and Goodwin of Freeport were here advertising the Carnival Sale the first of the week.
CL Ward was in Freeport on business the first of the week.
BH Sutton left Friday for Crestview on his way to Ga.
M/M Oliver Bayette and family moved from here to Alabama last Saturday.

The County Commissioners

Mr. Meigs was instructed to mark out the lateral roads to be contracted for.
Bids for building bridge over Seven Runs, 750 feet long, to be advertised.
$200 appropriated for Inland Water-ways work.
Jeanette McDonald was allowed $10 per month for maintenance; beginning the first of the month.
4 more mules to be purchased for road work.
Pitch pine or cypress to be used for the culverts on Freeport; galvanized iron being too expensive.
The Herald was designated to print tax list.
Bills must henceforth be in the hands of the clerk by first of month.

Other notices

Dan N. Trotman posts Notice: Boys wishing to join the Boy’s Corn Club of Walton county; send in names as soon as possible to Supt. DN Trotman of DeFuniak Springs or Mr. JC Smith, Luanna, Fla. You will be sent pledge to sign and return. Meeting soon with JJ Vernon of Gainesville.
Ministerial Association formed: bi-monthly meetings will be held with all ministers in town. Mr. Chapman was only minister not attending as he was out of town. The Rev. Mr. Jones, Evangelist of the Christian Church was a welcome visitor at the meeting. “The hidden pool room, Sunday selling of soft drinks, candy, cigars, etc. and also the Sunday Post Office business.” Committees were formed on all these issues for further consideration at next regular meeting in 2 weeks.
Hotel Corporation formed: Company to buy Hotel Chautauqua. Kenneth Bruce and Mr. Gillis formed the organization with James A McLean as chairman of the meeting and Kenneth Bruce as secretary. McLean was elected President; DE Richardson, Vice-President; Kenneth Bruce, secretary; GB Campbell, Treasurer; JJ McCaskill, WL Cawthon, TM McConnell, WH Butler and MT King, Directors. Mr. Gillis was to prepare articles of incorporation.
Rev. Claude C. Jones of Jacksonville holds meetings at the Christian Church.
WA Underwood, of Glendale and Clerk Miller of Ealum were in town Monday.
Drawing of the proposed Supreme Court Building, Tallahassee, noting Senator Flournoy introduced the appropriation bill of $200,000.
Road work begins on Freeport road with county convicts working to prepare the right of way
Mr WS Sherill of Chicago was here “in the interest of the JW Butler Paper Co.”

School Honor Roll: “Following are the names of those who secured first and second class standing respectfully in the last examination at the public school.

First Grade; Florance McGim, Nina Jenson
Second Grade; Codie Reeves, Gladys Matthews
Third Grade; Murrel Tarrance, Cuthill Tervin
Fourth Grade; Elizabeth Cawthon, Ethel Work
Fifth Grade; Gladys Storrs, (tied for second place) – Gladys Bludworth, Carolie Meigs
Sixth Grade; (tied for first place) – Malena Murray, Leta Powell, Hazel Campbell
Seventh Grade; Hugh Smith, Lee Work
Eighth Grade; Addie McLean, Clifton Angle
Ninth Grade; Emma Biddle, Irene McCallum
Tenth Grade; McGourin Johnson, Harvey Biddle
Eleventh Grade; Ashley Cawthon, Donna Jones
Twelfth Grade; Ada Faircloth, Christian McDonald

H. Lindsey was in town.
J McCaskill went to Pensacola on business connected with the new company.
Rev. Mr. Jones holds revival at the Christian Church.
Rev. Dr. Bisbee, DD, editor of “The Universalist Leader” holds services at the Universalist Church.

Notice of Sheriff’s Sale:

On 4 March 1912, property in Crestview will be sold to settle case between the Pensacola Grocery and DP Powell. TJ Sapp was mentioned as well. JM Bell, Sheriff; Daniel Campbell & Son, Attorneys for the plaintiff.

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – February 8, 1912 – Advertisements

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The Breeze – February 1, 1912 – Publication notices

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Notices for Publication

Bids for road work again in paper.
Sheriff’s Sale – JS Scarborough vs. Gus Creamer, crops grown on Scarborough’s farm by Creamer to be auctioned off 4 March, 1912; JM Bell, Sheriff; SK Gillis Plaintiff’s Attorney.
Second notice – Nathan Cobb, Santa Rosa, makes final proof on Homestead #06638 for Lot 3 or W1/2 of SW ¼ Section 21 & W ½ of NW ¼, Section 24, T2S, R20W; Witnesses: Alex A Campbell, HG Waldrop, GR Stanley, LW Wells all of Santa Rosa, Fla.; Register, Henry S Chubb.
Napoleon B. Rushing, of Redbay, fourth notice on Timber and Stone claim.
Fourth notice for Minnie L. Rushing, of Redbay on Timber and Stone claim.
Second notice – William A Wooten, Union, Fla. To make final proof on Timber and Stone application for NE ¼ of NW ¼ Sec. 30, T4N, R18W.
Fourth notice – Special Masters Sale: GG Cosson, complainant; GW Keen, Jr. and wife Sallie, respondents; HL Grace, Sp. Master; WT Bludworth, Atty. For Comp.; Hon. J Emmett Wolfe, Judge – S ½ lot 95 & W ½ of south ½ lot 96 in Mossy Head; 5 Feb. 1912.
Second notice – Sheriff’s Sale – 5 Feb 1912 – Perry L. Biddle against Jim Barnett, sale of Lots 1 & 2 in block 4 sub-division in Defuniak; JM Bell, Sheriff.
Fourth notice – Gordon McDonald, convicted of false impersonation applies for conditional pardon (sentenced for one year in penitentiary 26 Aug 1911).
Fourth notice – Sheriff’s Sale: 8 November BB Barker, plaintiff; John Miller, def.; JM Bell to sell Miller’s 25 Bu. Corn, 1112 lb. seed cotton at Barker’s place. Daniel Campbell And Son, Attys for Plaintiff.
Fourth notice – Sheriff’s Sale: Pensacola Grocery Co., Plaintiff vs DB Powell, Def., 5 Feb 1912, Blocks 25 & 29 in Woodruff’s addition to town of Crestview, Vankirk’s Plat; mortgage made by TJ Sapp for $220, recorded in Vol. 11, pg 274, 12 April 1911, Walton Co. Clerk’s Ofc.; JM Bell Sheriff; Daniel Campbell And Son, Attys for Plaintiff.
Third notice – Mark H. Senterfitt, Portland, Fla. – NE ¼, Sec. 24, T1N, R29W; Witnesses: from Portland, Warren Wright, Wade Wright, Josiah Howell, Thomas Cosson; Henry S. Chubb, Register.
Grazing permits for the Florida National Forest to be filed in Pensacola, before 12 Feb 1912 [this would be a good source, if one can find it, for family timelines]. I? Eldredge, Supervisor.
Second notice – Herman Bludworth to sell W ½ of the SW ¼ of Sec. 1?, T3N, R17W to settle estate of RP Bludworth.

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – February 1, 1912 – Political Announcements

Posted on May 7, 2012 by WCGS

Political Announcements

Emmett Wilson – Congress
Hon. John P Stokes of Pensacola announces for States Attorney; also C. Moreno Jones.
Wm. W Flournoy – Congress
WH Mapoles, editor of Laurel Hill News – Representative
C. Moreno Jones – State Attorney

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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The Breeze – February 1, 1912 – Local notes

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Local Notes

Col. Flournoy went to Milton on business, Monday.
Will Hall will plant six acres of cane on his Alaqua property this year.
Clayton Standen was called here by the serious illness of his mother.
Rev SJ Catts reported Sunday night on his visit to the Baptist State Convention in Ocala last week.
Road Superintendent Christian surveyed the Freeport road in preparation for starting work there next week.
LJ Reeves and JW Kehoe, prominent attorneys of Pensacola, were here Tuesday.
WCTU Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 3 at home of Mrs. Manning.
JR Dasher, the Point Washington turpentine man, was in town on Monday.
Mr. Chas. Crehore of Elyria, Ohio is spending the week here with his family.
SW Locke, a Crestview merchant, was here on business, Monday.
Wallace Campbell visited friends and family here last week.
Mrs. May has gone to her home in Louisville for a short visit.
Dr. EP Rose was here on business this week.
There will be preaching at the Universalist church on Sunday.
The One Price Cash House has purchased the business of JE West in Ponce de Leon and will run it as a branch of their business here.
Phillips, the convict guard, convicted of assaulting another guard, begins serving his term after appeal failed.
Mrs. RW Storrs in Pensacola, yesterday.
Chester Beard was here from Mossy Head, Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. Murray, Sr.’s health continues to improve.
Mrs. JC Scott is spending the winter in Glendale, Cal.
PD Edmunds, of the Forest Service, has moved back here.
Mr AC Bailey sold his place west of town to Mr. Sellars, who is in the turpentine business in Niceville.
WL Cawthon, WF Meigs, EV Madermach and others shot almost 100 doves at HA Jones’ chufa field, last Thursday, WL being the high gunner with 31 kills.
Margaret (Leonard) Evans of Cleveland sent friends here a picture of her new bouncing baby boy.
Mrs. John Standen is very ill at the home of Mr. Reisinger on the south side of town; her daughter, Mrs. DP Miller, and Mrs. Sanford of Loraine, Ohio were summoned here.
Will Croft will go to New York mid-month to purchase spring stock for the OPCH.
M/M Martin Reisinger are here visiting their son George
Mrs. FM Royal of Clinton, NC is here visiting father, Rev. Thos. Chapman and sisters.
JS Johns of Athens, GA, official of Mutual Life Insur. Was here consulting with Dist. Mgr. JC Walden, Jr.
GB Campbell was down Dorcas way, Tuesday.
WF Meigs lost dog, offers $10 reward.
Mr. White will be here today to dig a well for the ice factory.
AE Gammage of the Santa Rosa Plantation Co. was here and told of ordering some big ditching equipment from Chicago.
Large article on Campaign Committee with many names included.

Contributed by Mary Ellen Wexler

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