The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-05-15

dU Cne afulOry last nlgnG was noC Il
paying venture, but those present
passed a pleasant evening. Prot
Hendry gave IA very good exhibition
Dancing was also INDUCED in.
An alarm of fire was given from
ward 5 at O'Clock this morning. A
small blaze on the roof of a shanty
near the base ball park was the cause
of the excitement. No damage.
Some of the finest specimens of
Irish potatoes we have ever yet had
the privilege of seeing were grown at
Hastings by Mr.. VIM. Thigpen. Sew
eral of the tubers were brought to the
city last week by .Silas Smith and
three of them weighed 3pounds and 3
ounces, and one of the number tipped
the scales at Ia pounds Mr.. Thig-
pen had in 8 acres and the yield aV-
eraged 80 barrels to the acre, fer
which he received the handsome
price Of $500 per barrel.
Jno. j. Smith a former Palatkan,
and for many years associated with
Mr.. L. II. Heating, was in the city
this week. Mr.. Smith has but lately
returned from trip to the Pacific
cOast-California, Oregon, Washing
ton-whither he went with a view to
engaging in business. But he didn't
like that country; he'd been too long
in Florida to put up with a less con-
genial climate, so he came back. He
expects to engage in business in
jacksonville shortly.
The bond trustees will have some
thing TO do this summer before the
actual work of Improvement begins.
There will be the engineering work
to do, the advertising for bids for
work, and the awarding of contracts.
These preliminaries are going to oc-
cupy time, and even they will not be
commenced until the bonds have
been delivered and the cash placed
to the credit of the city. The board
will have all it can do to begin the
real work of improvement before
fall.
Theodore White, nice appearing
young white man about - years old
who has been working for the Monk
ridge Manufacturing Co., for some
time past, went on a rampage last
Saturday and was proceeding to do
things up ohis own satisfaction whC II
by officer Sanford and pIac-
ed safely in the city Jail. When
searched pair of brass knucks was
found on young White, together
with several open knives. Late Sat
urday evening he was released on
$40 bond for his appearance before the
court. Monday morning
the case was called and White failed
to show up and the bond was forfeit
ed.
Sam H. Hafer, son of F. H. Hafer,
the well-knOwn real estate agent in
this city, who is now quarter mas
t@rs sergeant in the Twenty-seventh |
U. S. infantry in the Philippine ser
vice, was in the recent engagement |
which resulted in the storming
md capture of an insurgent fort by
his regiment under command of Col. |
Baldwin. Mr.. Hafer is in company |
NJ. of this regiment and that his
was in the thick of the
light can be believed when it is
Known that both its captain and first
lieutenant We're among the killed.
Mr.. F. H. Hafer believes that his son
S all right, or he would have heard
o the contrary by this time.
The Clyde River Line steamer City
# Jacksonville will make its final
un Of the season on the 18th inst,
,fter which date it will be taken to
Boston for its usual summer run. IT
5 understood that the Clydes have
ecured the Side-wheel steamer Lou
sa for the st. Johns river run this
and that that boat will go
lto commission in few days, max
~ three trips each week under the
of Capt Brock. The Louisa
said to be thorough modern boat
18th fine cabin accommodations
lectric lights, etc. 1t was formerly
wned by Pierre Lorillard and used ,
y him as house boat, as such be-
lg destroyed in the upper parts by
re some years ago on the east coast. 4
he hull was afterwards bought by
lie Merrill and Stevens Co., and by =,
lis company rebuilt and fitted into =
first-class side wheel steamer. v