The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-06-14
STATE NEWS.
Quincy has street lamps.

land in Conway at 1880 per acre and
will establish county poor farm upon
the same.
Monticello Constitution Hon. T. /.
Clark. has placed on our table basket Of
the finest Irish potatoes we have ever
seen, two of which weigh one pound
each. Mr.. Clark advises us that bis
whole crop is equally as fine.
Quincy Uerald, \ few days ago
negro broke into Mr. Sias NJ. Smiths
house and stole forty dollars He was
srraigued before Justice Pittman, when
he made an open confession. He Is now
IN Jail awaiting the action OF the next
grand jury.
-Feruan'ina Mirror: The total earn
iuc- IL the r. X. & y. system. from the
u o; Jalnlrv to the fonrth week in May.
footed ~ S432. 80. against &435 ,529 dur
~ IN same period of les7--an increase
If 1920. Increase II mileage, 80 miles.
IT, irrre4se in the. Earnings FOR the first
three w,.k> Ia May was $1,000
Live oak Bonner: Through the
energy and activity Of Maj. \. /. Wood
wari and others the brick i being LAID
f,r ,he foundation Of Live Oak White
College. \ few hundred dollars t. fur
ni-h water for the school. and who will
second the motion All in favor will
-ay l.
OF Suwannee county ZOO acres,
-ay- ar exchange. nearly one-half OF them
belongs 10 tie L. : Government. and
are subject to purchase al government
prices. fl.25 per acre, or . actual settlers
under the provisions Of the homestead
act 81 Congress. al cost Of $ls or $50,
including all expenses, for tracts Of % or
H. acres.
Mariana Adeonce: The best indi-
cation Of the thrift and industry of our
farmers i that there Is none to be seen
on ,h4 streets of the town Their busy
season i upon them and with that zeal
and interest in their farms. they intend
H. make the harvest commensurate with
the .abor bestowed. 1t j. good omen.
aud We look for bounteou> Weld 10 re-
ward their labors.
-Dade City UeneocrW: With Francis
T. Fleming for Governor, the people Of
Florida have nothing 10 fear. Pure, hon
-, and capable. his administration will
be conducted with clean hands and clean
heart, and corruption will be stricken
down whenever and wherever ii shows its
head. Let n roll up for him the largest
majority ever polled for gubernato1ia'
candidate in this state.
Jacksonville TrlttYue: We claim
that there j. tett.r field here for indus
try. brains and capital, than in any State
IN the Union. The development Of the
resources Of Florida are yet in their in
fancy They will attain proportions, the
magnitude oi which vii. in a few years
out-trip the most sanguine expectations
II hose engaged in the several indus
trie-, now being established all over Flor
ida. Sugar, tobacco, and pho>phate- are
tie staples which are going 10 revolu-
TOME thi- state, while we keep cotton,
corn. oranges, fruits. vegetables, tourists
and otter green products, a. auXi!iaries.
-Oca.a Free Pros: There arr a null
ilfui.uou> variety Of calves III tins world,
bat the most wonderfully and tearfuly
made calf We have ever seen Wa >iH-
l..gDi infant bovine exhibited in town
oue iav last week by Mr. W. f. Nix, Of
kenirick. The anterior portion Of the
bolv wa we'll constructed, but termi-
na;-i aith double rear and flank move
meut-. wher""n hung two tails and four
49, Tire OF the legs were fully devel-
opel, and the animal represented two
g.nder-. II was about two DAYS old, and
mad been killed by dogs. We consider
i only freak OF nature, and deny its
ha.lng any significance affecting ;he st.
Augustine convention.
-EnterprIse HeroM 1t is evident that
e
new era OF prosperity. The planting
Il orange groves Is going forward rapid
~, and many other crops and productions
until now little thought OF here, are com
ing to the front, tobacco, sugar, silk, etc
Truck farming is rapidly increasing, and
with more scientific methods, including
irrigation. j. destined TO be the greatest
business Of Florida at no distant day
With plenty Of water, nearly all the dry
land in Florida can be made to yield
abundant haryeAts, Of one kind or an.
other, and the swamps will be reclaimed
and become among the richest rice and
sugar field- in the world.
-Marianna Times Messrs Liddon d
Carter are preparing 10 build new law
Office 81 their ICt between their present
Office and the postofiice. 1t il TO be a
neat one story four-roOm house-two
TDom- having fire places and two not
II j. ~ be wooden building and will
doubtless be very neat and attractive
The law firm Of Lddon * Carter is en-
.;oying well earned reputation and
doing large practice. They are work
ers. 1t is getting TO be a very ordi-
nary thing to see % pound rock-tish on
our streets for sale. They are caught
in the Chipola river and are most ex-
cellent fish. Mr. "Tuck" Burget sell
dom fails to get rock when he can get a
sucker for bait But then Tuck is no
ordinary fisherman.
-Crawforjyille Times : Mr. Geo.
Hale takes the cake" as a collard
grower. He presented the Times with
one head Of the blue stem variety, a
few days since, that measured feet
across the top. . Everything denotes
boun,iful harvest this year in this coun-
ty- The fields of corn are as green and
yerdant as nature with her artistic brush
can paint. There will be also superb
bundance of fruit, both wild and domes-
tic. 1t is noticeable that the crop of wild
grapes IL greater than was ever known