The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-12
KEUKA KNOTS.

Would guavas by any other name
smell as sweet?
Sweet potatoes shcw up frott, wei
Mango.,I luoa, eIgi.l N.rAs ol scei4es o..
Lake Keuka. In one he happened to
catch eight boats.
Quite colony is expected this month
from Danbury, Conn, among them DIR.
w. c. Ball, dentist of note who will
make his permanent residence here.
Almost everybody has put out a straw
berry patch and the weather has been so
prosperous that it Will ne safe to invite
the editor of the NEWS to short cake
about January first
A. j. Wood, attorney-at-law from New
Haven, Conn, with his family arrived
here few days ago and took possession
of his grove adjoining town, which he
purchased of f. Kelsey.
Just now there is quite feeling in re-
gard to our school affairs. Last year
there was school at Interlachen, one at
Keuka and one at Pleasant Valley. We
understand that the county board pro-
pose to consolidate the three at Pleasant
Valley. This school house is located one
mile east of Keuka and one and a half
miles south of Interlachen.
A. j. Beach, the nurseryman of your
place, paid Keuka visit last week.
There are but few men better acquainted
with the ups and downs of Florida, and
no one more enthusiastic about its posi-
bilities and glorious future. Mr.. Editor,
il you or any one of your numerous, and
hope happy readers, ever get the blues
20 and see Bro. Beach and he will give
YOU love feast not to be forgotten.
'Rast Shaw, who furnished the News
nth quarter column item, did not live
Keuka as you reported. The first
ssws we had of the affair was from
your columns. He made his home at
Cooperville, about two and a half miles
north of this place where he was engin-
eer in the Cooper saw mill. If he is
entity of all the evils the NEWS charges
him with, the county Jail with all of its
terrors is not too hot for him.
w. w. Randall, the genial and hand
some manager of the NEWS, suddenly
appeared in town on Saturday night and
was not seen again until Monday morn
ing. Report says he spent the interim at
Orange Springs. We understand he is
telling the Palatkians that he was look
ing after items about the new railroad,
but those best acquainted with him and
the location say he was over looking af
ter-a prospective orange grove.
Lake Keuka raised one foot since a
week ago. This, with gradual rise all
summer, has made the dish quite full.
We feel little sorry that we threatened
three weeks ago to order a camp meet
ing if it did not rain. The present stua-
ton reminds us of the old 1ady who
asked the parson to pray for rain. The
reverend gentleman went to- work and
did the job up in his best style. 1t
shortly afterwards commenced to rain
and continued for three weeks. When
the old iady's truck patch was turned
into duck pond she exclaimed with
much Indignation: ITS just like 'cnl
piggy Metho,.ists. They's alius over doin
the business
Sheriff Zehnbar tells a good story about
Lake Keuka. He says once upon time
many years before the railroad was built
he came out to Keuka lake on n fishing
excursion to celebrate a visit of friend
from South Carolina. This friend had q
silver mounted cigar case, q present
from one of Cardinals fair daughters
who had promised to be his own true
love. In passing the case to Zel!nbar +,
get cigar it was dropped overheard.
The friend felt so bad that he shed tears
Such things always affect Zehnbar and
never more than ON this occasion. Sc
he shucked his clothing and plunged
into the waters of Keuka. He went
down and down, but being unable tc
touch bottom came up to get n better
start. Again he went down and down
further and further but still being un.
able to touch bottom came up again
The water was SO clear that he could
plainly see the case, but it was too far
The third time he made desperate
plunge, and landed ON the bottom
grabbed the case and came up again
His comrade helped him in and the case
was found uninjured, but the cigars
Were wet. The point where Zehnbal
says he dove was measured this week
and was found to be 60 feet deep. Fol
the balance of this story apply to the
the sheriff's office.
MANTUP.