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<t*athmof* College. I was sent toth* Bahamas to arrange for an< upeditioa from Swathmore andth* Univenuty of Pennsylvania. I*fst fust to the island bf Eleu-thera, and island settled long agoby the Eleulherian Adventurers !ttfhen my job was finished I ship-ped on an old steamer called theUs Henderson, bound forTampa with a load of rock for thenstructkm of Ok Tampa BayHeL We stopped on the way at&*y for and water. Atthat time there were many peo-ple living on the keys, but themainland was sparsely settled.Ths ship had brought sisal slipst* Nassau from Lignum Vitaellsy. When we passed Biscayne

the captain said there weretwo small settlements near theMiami River. He said the bay wasshallow and the land very wildand rocky, but that some day theyhad hopes of building a city that•®*d be bigger and better thanKay West. He explained that theybed plenty of freah water in theBwrpyne Bay region ftt for house*h*dd ***• LHtle did I realize thatthe mysterious shore in the offingw**j4 be my home for thirty-five

stream though which cattle freelynamL They showed me a fiinegrapefruit tree full erf fruit whichthey said had little value, andbeing bitter was eaten only by

A few yffem later white profes-sor the New York State Collegeat forestry, in company with a

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friend. I left Ithaca for Miami Itwas necessary to spend the night*n Jacksonville. Early in the mom-mg /the bright yellow-colored“*in, with a chair-car for thewell-to-do left for Miami Thetom stopped one hundred and {ei gnty-seven times on its journeysouth. The cars were full of dustand smoke. We finaly arrived af-ter midnight It was moonlightand the upper porch of our hotellooked down on many yards hillof tropical trees and frgrant flow-ers. We asked Colonel Waddell ifthere was anything of special in-terest in the neighborhood. He

a trip to CoconutGrove, so we hired an old negrowith a pony and coach and fol-lowed a narrow' white road thougha dense tropical jungle. It waslike a white ribbon through a tun-oel of green. We went to the Pea-cock Inn, and liked it so well thatwe sent back for our baggageThe bay was filled with pictur-esque sail boats. Some were bring-ing in tui tie. conchs and fish;others were loaded with truck andfruit from the keys. Others hadbrought passengers and groceriesfrom Key West. One man on th*porch said that he thought theymight be able to grow vegetableson the mainland as well as on the !key* if they could find the right

.<ff fertilizer Seminoles were jloafing on the lawn. The namesof fuch men as Agassiz were onthes register. South Florida waspractically an island separatedfrom the rest of the state by milesof mud and unbridged rivers. KeyWest was the main city. All thiscountry depended on boats tradeto and from Key West. It was themetropolis and the mainland wasthe back country. With the con-struction of highways and rail-roads this has all been reversed

t The center has shifted to Miami.

'■■■■■■■■■■■■lFormerly this region was WestIndian or Antillean in character [It was soon overwhelmednorthern notions, and soon lost,its intimate connection with Cubaand the Bahamas. The construe*tion of highway and railroadsmarked a very decided epoch inthe history of south Florida Theperfection of light-houses and fastboats stopped the wrecking on theshores. In short at that time thekeys lost their West Indian crops.West Indian natives. West Indiancustoms and West Indian glamor.There is perhaps littleof the Flor-ida of old which can be saved. Theold time atmosphere is gone be-cause the things which producedit no longer exist The very land-scape has changed. Northern cus-toms have prevailed, and I doubtif we are better, certainly nothappier than in those good olddays wheiL nobody locked theirdoors, when everybody had plentyto eat and nobody was ever in ahurry. Wrecking was a legitimatebusiness, and Key West was itscenter. Captains of old time[schooners had their homes there.

* This extended back to about 1858.

1Previous to this date, for manyyears the whole country, exceptthe Lower Keys, was in constantturmoiL The natives fled in fear

} of the Indians, and there is little; to record except the establishment

of the forts and skirmishes here; and there in a kind of guerilla

l warfare. Back erf 1858 were Span-; ish and Indian days, about which

• very little is really known. Per-i line tried to settle it in 1840, but

! long before then tffp Indians were! on the warpath. During Spanish

; times I am sure this country hadmany interesting events not re-corded in any history.

(To Be Continued}

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TEMPERATURES4t 8:30 AM., EST

Atlanta 62Augusta 1 S3Birmingham 69Bismark ~ , 36Boston j t 56Buffalo 56Charleston 54Chicago , 51Corpus Christi 71Denver t 56,Detroit 51El Paso ,51Ft. Worth 64Galveston . 74Jacksonville ~.... 62Kansas City _.., 67KEY WEST Ll.'—- ' 75Kov West Airport 75Los Angeles . . 58Louisville 55Meridian 56Miami 68Minneapolis 50Memphis 1_ 63New' Orleans . 64New York 59Norfolk

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57Oklahoma City 61Omaha : 51Pensacola . ~65Pittsburgh .■ ' - 62Roanoke . 57St Louis 66San Antonio 70San Francisco 57Seattle : .■ . . 44Tallahassee 57Tampa 14 44 J 65Washington 56

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THE KEY .WEST CITIZEN

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WEATHERMANSay*

LEAD “Weather Report” _tag

Key West and Vicinity: Partlycloudy today thru Tuesday withpossibility of shower or thunder-storm activity in the area. Con-tinued mild temperatures. Mod-erate to fresh, occasionally mod-erately strong northeasterlywinds, diminishing Tuesday.Small craft warnings displayed.

Florida: Fair with little changein temperature through Tues-day.

Jacksonville Thru The FloridaStraits: Small craft warnings dis-played from Miami southwardthrough the Keys through sun-down for fresh to moderatelystrong northeast winds graduallydiminishing today and becom-ing fresh northeasterly Tuesday.Moderate north to northeastwinds elsewhere. Fair weatherexcept widely scattered showersin Florida Straits.

East Gulf of Mexico: Gentle tomoderate northeast winds thruTuesday except occasionally freshin south portion- Winds occasion-ally moderately strong some dis-tance from shore in south por-tion today. Generally fair weath-er.

Jacksonville To Apalachicola:Small craft warnings continuedtoday until sunset from Miamisouthward through the FloridaKeys, None displayed elsewhere.

WEATHER CONDITIONSFor The Tropical Atlantic. Carib-

bean Sea and EasternGolf of Mexico

A trough of low pressure existsfrom slightly east of Bermudasouthward across Puerto Rico.Elsewhere conditions are rela-tively stable. There are no signsof a tropical disturbance.

ReportKey West, Fla_ Oct. 30, 1950

Observations taken at City Office9:00 A.M., ESTTemperature

Highest yesterday : 83Lowest last night _J ! 74Mean : 78Normal 77

rTrCipiiaiS SBTotal last 24 hours : - .00 in&Total ths month __—. 6.30 ins.Excess this month L\~ .44 ins.Total this year . 54.33 ins.

, Excess this year r -.\. .. .27 ins.

Relative HutnidHv. 8:30 ul72% U

BAROMETERSea Level, Site a.m.

30.03 ms —1016.9 mbs.

Tomorrow* Almanac * x

Sunrise * 6:34 a.m.Sunset 5:48 p.m.Moonrise 10:05 pun.Moonset 11:37 a-m.

TidesNaval BamTOMORROW

Eastern Standard TimeHigh Low"

a.m. 7:20 p.m.2:07 pun. 5:54 p.m.

000ADDITIONAL TIDE DATAReference Station: Key West

Timaof Haight ofStation— Tide [highwatm

Bahia(bridge) —Oh 10m 9.9 ft

No Name Key(east end) _+2h 20m

Boca Chtea(Sandy Pt) -—9 b 40m'aides Channel(north end) -+2L iOm -t-1.4 ft

Minus sign. Correctionto be subtracted.

(-4-)—Plus sign: Correction tobe added.

When a female mole is caughtin a trap, the male’s sorrow isoften so great that he starves todeath. ~~

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shat. y>n are nqln>t to serve'*?* fropy ©f yonr answer to the €s■§-1pinitst tm the Complainant * tntm- {

thr ortpna! answer Inttie Offiee of the Clerk of the Ob'- Iemit Court on or before the 15th 1

this nth day of October,

Key West Florid*. %■1

FOR RENT—HOUSESAND APARTMENTS

FURNISHED apartments, 3 roomsand bath. $75.00 monthly, maid

and janitor service, linens andutilities furnished Coral HotelApartments, opposite Post Office.

, octll-tf

ONE-BEDROOM furnished apart-ments, all utilities included. Ap-

ply 915 Windsor Lane, octll-tfNEW EFFICIENCIES and one-

bedroom apts. SI Simonton St.oct7-tf

BEDROOM apartment near beachReasonable. Adults only. 1328

White St. oct2l-tf

COTTAGE APARTMENT, Thetub and shower. All-electric

kitchen. Private entrance. M.&B.Motel, 1031 Eaton St

oct23~tf

COOL, clean apartment, all utili-ties furnished. Stutz Hotel, 410,

Fleming street - oct6-tfUPSTAIRS efficiency apartment.

419 United Street one blockfrom beach. Utilities furnished.Apply 1224 Duval St oct24-6t

FURNISHED 7-room house. 521Louisa St. 554-J. oct27-6tx

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APARTMENT for rent. 1120Washington St. octso-3t

FURNISHED apartment no pets.Apply 818 Olivia Street.

oct3o-3tx1 i

FURNISHED one-bedroom apart-ment 1009 Southard St., Phone

866-W. oct3o-3tx-*

FOR RENT—APARTMENTSAND ROOMS

ONE-BEDROOM apartment ev-erything famished, private

beech. Aiao rooms. Attractiveweekly, monthly rates. MarineMotel. Sooth and Simonton

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Summer SpecialOVERSEAS Hotel 917 Fleming

St Rooms from $10.06 weeklyCoffee rhop, bar. Phone 798.

<oct2s-tfFOR RENT—COTTAGES,

COTTAGE for rent Apply 506Francis Street Upstairs.

oct2?-3tx

COMPLETELY furnished 3-roomcottage in Mastic Trailer Park,

United St Ideal for couple with

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OFFICE * f

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NAVAL ofiEker needs three or j5

WANTED TO RENT

ELECTROLUXMAN looking for apartment Call.

1478, Marine Motel. octl4-30tx|

NAVY OFFICTR and 15 mo. old’child wants cottage or down-1stairs apartment Phone 127-W. .1

oct26-6tx- 4

TWO or three bedroom house bylocal responsible business peo- j

pie. Adults. Phone 1327. octSOtf!FOR SALE—REAL ESTATE

50 x 100 LOT on Big Coppitt Key. jTwo mites from Boat Chica j

gate- $200.00. Phone 1453-M.oct27-3tj

tFOR SALE—KEY PROPERTY j

FLORIDA Key Properties. Last-)mgs solicited. W. W. Egan, i

Marathon, Phone 2£41, P.O. Box]243. oct27-tf

FOR SALE—PRINTED FORMS jLEASES, 5c each. Promiss&ry j

notesy le each. Minimum charge.sc. Artinan Press, Citizen Bldg,Phone 51. oct26-tf

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700-19 heavy duy 9 ply tireApply Citizen office. ocUO-tf

I ROCK, marl sand, top soil Seus for cheapest prices in town

Buster Cerezo, 1350-M. octll-tf

1FIVE bundles of old newspaper*. |

sc. Ino ffre The Citizen Office.Fhpne 51. oct2o-tf

SEWING MACHINES, new/Terms. Used and repairs tm all j

makes. Wisher wringer roils, jEvenings, 1164-M. oct!2-tf———

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25.000 WHITE bricks. ReasonablePhone 1421, 711 Duval Street

]GIRL S BICYCLE, perfect canto-j

rion. SIS.(KL General E3ectrictravel iron, $5.00, Mrs. SeefeldtfKey West Trailer Park j

i,.■s ‘a***®**PllPIANO and Thf>r“cT rti

in good condition Telephone (

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model in A-i wndition. StateHotel, 410 Fleming. oct4-tfj

COMMERCIAL refrigerator, six-,door compartment. 7 ft. by 6 ft. l

jplete wito rafrigeratieti unit*

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Classified Ads IINFORMATION FOR THE ADVERTISER

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- Point i Maumam spec* to beUghtface (Regular) Type BLACKFACE CAPS1 Dy id (he rate for p Point alack Z*9 Consecutive Days 9c face caps a * tiroes a tine tunaw a wortu per one.)

8 Consecutive Days 8c more than for 8 Point light {15 Consecutive Days 7c face reguiur type Dndia*SO Consecutive Days —Bc in insure publication, j

(Display Bates On Display =upy must be in the Adver-Applicatk— v m Poin. Type rising Department office be*

* i* tur.es rate for 4 Patou 11 “ **

UGHTTAC& CAPS, JJ*-" ZT “*

The rate for 8 Point light- (2 Foist Type —_

face (regular) caps is i.% 2 times rate for 8 Horn* Fton Strimes e line more than &e iigbtface regular type Use your phone. Advercost for E Point lightface |O p_* | i* osetnente may be iiw^tedregular type. lOt'Oinllype to them columns by phooe

8 Point dgbtface regular type OfficeBlackface Type A 4 FI •

. HH * Business office to TheThe rate for 8 Point black /J j (lint a tfRA C tiren Building coma of

face type is lte times a line J £ ureene and Ann Streetsmare then the cost for 9 4 tlmee rate far 8 Point uoor to the right an enter-Point lightface regular type. iigbtface regular type. mg bunding.

ALL ADVERTISING IS ACCEPTED under the following conditions: In toe mat of error to advert*-tog. transient ox contract. The Citizen will be responsible only foe toe stoat toserttoa to agarriri>ADVERTISING, and in DISPLAY ADVERTISING tor only tha etu> ammuto of space occupied brths past of tLa advartteesaedt where toe error ocean.

FOR SALE—USEO CARS

-FOR quick sale. 1946 Plymouth. Sedan, $250.00. Apply 2026Seidenburg. oct26-8t

| ■11949 FORD tudor. Perfect *-

, dition. 21 month payment plan.’ Apply Poor Old Craig Serv iceStation, Truman and Francis Sts.,

jTel. 9134. oct2*-3U

| LATE 1947 DeSoto, tudor. radio,heater, spotlight good tires, oneii owner. Phone 1396-J.

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