The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-30
FLoRIDA.

There is no truth in the rumor that the
alliance intends to open a bank at Barlow.
Charles 3. Wilson of Homeland raised
two ruta bagas that weighed sixteen pounds.
The first brick was laid for the walls of
the Morrison building at Tampa Tuesday
Pasco county has a genuine coffee tree on
exhibition at the OcAla Semi-Tropical ex q.
position.
Mrs. j. H. Love died at Newnansville
wednesday. Her husband died only few
days ago.
More than fifteen houses have been built
in the neighborhood Of the Ocala Foundry
and Machine Works within a year.
g. III. johnson has purchased a ten-acre
tract Of land north of DeLand. The tract
has vbout four acres of bearing trees The
consideration was 81, 600.
few days ago Hon. Fl. A. DeLand of
DeLand received check from the Florida
Fruit Exchange for $50 25, as returns for
twenty-five boxes Of oranges.
Capt. E. B. Richardson of Ocala owns a
COW that few days ago gave birth to a
calf with perfect head, but only one ear.
one fore and one hind foot. It's life was
brief.
Key West defeated the Ocala base ball
club IN the game at Key West, Wednesday.
The score was; Ocala 3, Key West 5. The
Ocala team, at Tampa, on last Monday, de-
featsd the local team by score of IS to l.
A white infant was found on the steps OF
DR.. Howsll's drug store, at White Wood a
day or two ago. 1t had been placed there
just before daylight. There is no clew to
its parentage, but it Is believed that 1t was
brought 60 town by stranger.
Between 500 and 600 invited guests to the
opening ball of the Tampa Bay hotel have
signihed their intention to be present. The
ball will be on the night of Feb l. The
hotel will be thrown open for guests to-
morrow. Mr.. Plant is ON the ground.
DeLand Record: Leslie L. Wellman
came In from Savannah last week aud is
visiting his mother. He is the administra-
tor of the Felt estate, and is principally
here on business connected with ii. He is
engaged in business Ia Georgia, and is en-
thusiastic over the future prosperity of the
Forest City. which has made wonderful
strides within the past few years. Savan-
nah is destined TO be one of the great cities
of the south.
Tampa Netos:: The ooloriug matter that
| gives Hillsborough river that rich wine
| color AFT continuous rain is the tannin
that is freed from the creeping palme, to
roots by decay and soaking rains. The
Netcs has before this often called the atten
| ton OF our moneyed men to the wealth that
is wasting in wood and swamp in the rich
| percentage OF tannin that is going TO waste.
The fiber of the blades is valuable as paper
stock. and the roots, after the extra zion of
the tannin, makes an excellent steam feed.
DeLand Record: DR.. George e. Walton
| OF Orange City, in letter to this office,
says: ut gives me great satisfaction to be
able to inform you that the board OF par.
dons granted me complete pardon, the
entire tine being RENTED, in the purely
techaioal offense of pracucing medicine
without a certificate from the board of
medical examiners" Dr. Walton is a new
| physician at Orange City, and at the time
and before his complications in the law he
thought that he was or had compli ed with
the law for the time being until a certif.,
| cate could be secured