The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16

Savannah firms engaged in the
naval stores business have deter
mined to establish branch houses in
Jacksonville and fight the big tur-
pentine combination recently formed
there. The Savannah firms are large
owners of virgin pine In this state,
and J. p. Williams, one of the firms,
has just completed the purchase of
100000 additional acres.
The state capitol in its enlarged
shape which will be ready for occu-
, pancy about Jan. lst., it is claimed
will still be too small to accommo-
date the states business, and Secre-
tarY of State Crawford advocates the
erection of a Supreme Court building
for court purposes only. 1t is not
likely that the people will submit
to any such thing.
State Attorney Gus. Hartridge of
Jacksonville, while returning from
Hendersonville, n. c., last week, was
robbed of his shoes, valise, and some
other wearing apparel. They were
taken while he was asleep in the
sleeping car. He arrived in Jack
sonVille with a pair of old No. 10
shoes borrowed from brakeman.
The valise contained his Sunday
clothes.
Secretary StOckbridge of the State
Fair says: 1--WE know we are going
to have the biggest Fair in the his
tory of Florida and we know every
body wants to come. The railroads
are preparing to bring you. Lake
City is preparing to take care of you,
never fear. Five hundred cots have
been engaged to supplement regular
accommodations. Don't forget that
the White Springs hotels are only
twenty minutes ride from the fair
ground
What Pittsburg is for smoke Has
tings, st. Johns county, is for pota-
toes. Had the founders of this nice
little village known of it's peculiar
fitness for the tuber, we do not doubt
it's name would have been "Spud-
Vile" But since Hastings it is, it
is hasting to the front as the banner
section of st. Johns County. Moth
ing succeeds on the farm like know
ing what you can do and doing it.
In this particular Hastings eXcels.
Her potato crop of 1902 brought $l26,-
600 cash money at the depot, and the
double in acreage in 1902. T.U. &
Citizen.
There are number over the cOun-
ty who are going to plant peach or
charls the coming winter, and those
who already have orchards will in
crease the acreage. The people are
beginning to find out that there is as
much or more money in the peach
industry than in growing oranges;
that crops can be had in Just half the
time and there is no danger from
frost. Those parties who have been
following the growing of peaches for
years, and intelligently so, find that
1t pays. They can lose a crop every
few years and then make the busi-
ness pay handsomely. Most any
farmer can have a few hundred
peach trees, and of the paying varie-
ties they can get a sum of money
from this number of trees every
summer. 1t is easily done, and is
generally sure Top.-Volusia
County Record.
John c. Esterling of Newberry
had quarrel in saloon with Tom
Clark the manager, then left and
spectators thought the affair was all
over. Later Esterling called and
asked for a bottle of beer. While
Clark turned his back to get the bot
tie, Esterling pulled his revolver
and shot him through the back.
Clark then managed to get his revol-
yer and fired four times at Esterling
without effect. Esterling shot at
Clark 10 times with a revolver and
gun, one snots taking effect, then
he beat Clark over the head. CLARK
presented an awful sight. He is
dead, and Esterling is in Jail.
While train No. 32 was running
through the Jacksonville yard Tues
day morning on its way north, an
occupant of the sleeping car, +. A.
Schroeder by name, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head with pistol. He was Al years
of ageand son of Ex-Mayor Schroe-
der, of Brooklyn. He had been in
jacksonville several day, stopped at
the Windsor and seemed to have
plenty of money. He left the fol-
lowing note addressed to Public:
II have committed a horrible
crime, and for that crime mete out
for myself the punishment which
the law cannot inflict. My wife is \
good woman, and had It not been for
my cruelty she would not have left
me. The cup of happiness was At
my lips, but | refused to drink. +.
A, Scroeder.h