DeFuniak Springs Signal

Wednesday, April 1, 1891

Publisher: Mrs. WB Saunders

Rates: 1 year - $1.00, 6 mos. - .50, 3 mos. - .25

Local Ads:

WL Cawthon & Co., Opera House Store – Dry goods, groceries

JH Kruse, Plumber, pipe fitter, sheet metal worker

Gerow & Eddy, General merchandise, groceries (next to the New York House)

Wm. Rogers & Co., Building Contractor, dressed lumber (one block west of depot)

AP Jones, East End Store – General merchandise

Mrs. N. Bowers, Milliner and Dress Maker (opposite passenger depot)

Notice for Publication:

William Stephens of Ponce De Leon, Fla. – final proof to be made on homestead April, 9, 1891 before AD Brownell, Clerk of Circuit Court at Cerro Gordo, Fla. HD# 16313 w ½ Sec. 20, T4N, R17W. Witnesses: SP Waldan, Will Brown, MD Morrison, JN Skinner, all of Ponce De Leon. Alex Lynch, Register

Margaret Miller, of DeFuniak to make final proof of her claim before James A McLean, Clerk Circuit Court at DeFuniak Springs, April 21, 1891. HD# 18143, S ½ of SW ¼ and S ½ of SE ¼, Sec. 24, T4N, R20W. Wit.: John W. Bell, WH Redman, SH Johnson, James Land, all of DeFuniak. Alex Lynch, Register

George William Arras, DeFuniak Springs to make final proof of his claim before SP Darby, County Judge, at DeFuniak Springs, April 20, 1891. HD# 17592, S ½ of SE ¼ and S ½ of SW ¼, Sec. 20, T3N, R18W. Wit.: Wm. Hoxey, Hugh Prescott, David Melendon, of DeFuniak; George Wall of Argyle. Alex Lynch, Register

James Hunter of Vaughnville, Ala. Will make final proof of his claim before AD Brownell, Clerk of CC, at Cerro Gorda, Fla., on May 18^th, 1891. HD# 20822, SE ¼, Sec. 29, T7N, R17W. Wit.: TC Summerlin, Mat Russell, Daniel Anderson, Jacob Broxson, all of Vaughnville, Ala. Alex Lynch, Register

Locals:

samples of the grasses, minerals and other natural things to be exhibited at the Permanent South Exhibit in Raleigh, NC.

Personal Mention

People you know and some you don’t

Senator AR Jones, of DeFuniak, was at the Merchant’s Hotel yesterday. Saturday’s Pensacola News.

Miss Cleo. Campbell is visiting her sister, Mrs. WA Monroe, at Pensacola, Fla.

Judge Campbell’s family, after spending the winter at DeFuniak, have returned to their summer home at Euchee Anna

Married: Miller – Goodwin – at the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. BB Miller. Of Lake View, to Miss Lee Goodwin, of Portland, Florida, on the 26^th ult.

Died – Hart – On March 14^th, Mr. Allen Hart, aged 87. Mr. Hart was one of the oldest landmarks of Walton County

Obituary – We regret to announce the death of Dr. DM Dake, who died at 11:30 Friday night, March 27^th, 1891, of a complication of ailments. He had been ill, and confined to his home for thirteen weeks.

The doctor was born at Greenfield, Saritoga (sic) County, NY, on April 14^th, 1814. He graduated in medicine from the University of Vermont in 1835; practiced his profession at Nunda, NY, for ten years, and then removed to Pittsburg, PA., where he resided until his retirement from active practice in 1863. Since the latter date he has resided with or near one and another of his married children in various parts of the country. He came to DeFuniak Springs, Fla., in 1886, where he resided till his death.

In 1835 he married Mary Bainbridge Manuel, who survives him. Of nine children, but four are living: Mrs. Dr. FW Skiles, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, now of Suffolk, Va.; Dr. CR Dake, of Belleville, Ill.; Mrs. Edward P Casterline, of Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. Frank Eaton, of this place. Of the doctor’s four brothers, who were physicians, but one survives him – Dr. JP Dake, of Nashville, Tenn.

The funeral took place at 2 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. JH Parmlee, of DeFuniak Springs, and Rev. Marvin G Hodge, of Janesville, Wis.

Dr. Dake had many friends in DeFuniak Springs, and the bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.

Administrator’s Notice:

Notice is hereby given that I will present my vouchers and accounts unto Honorable County Court Judge’s Court, of Walton County, Florida, praying for final settlement of any administration of estate of John Jensen, late of Walton County, deceased, on Monday, the 5^th day of October, A.D. 1891. John F. Flournoy, Administrator.