The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-29
GOINGS ON IN FLORIDA

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The Jacksonville base ball club of
the South Atlantic league has been
making giant strides toward the
tail end class
Orlando will organize a country
club with Il capital of $4,000 and the
club will purchase 100 AGREES of land
for club grounds near the city.
From the Florida State Troops a
team Of II riflenen is to be selected
to go to Fort Riley, Kansas, to COM
pete in the national target shooting
contest.
The ST. Johns county commission
ers contemplate the erection of
new court house to cost $4,000, of
which amount it is said $4,000 is
available.
The wet and dry campaign in
Leon county is now on in earnest.
Funny thing. but its rare that man
writing All article for the press favor
able to the liquor side will sign his
name.
The Methodist church at Milton
was destroyed by fire last Sunday, as
so also were the residence of ID. T.
and w. j. Williams, ST., adjoining.
The origin of the fire is rot stated. '
The loss is estimated at $1,000
st. Augustine is the only city in
the state thus far that is making an
effort to secure the encamrment of
the state troops. Maybe after st.
Augustine has had 'em Once-but
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A mass meeting of the citizens of
Live Oak has passed resolutions urg-
ing the county commissioners to call
an election for the purpose of bond
ing the county for $2OO,0O0 to be
used in building good roads. That's
business.
Armour d Co. are to build II new
fertilizer plant in Jacksonville which
will require an investment of 81 800
eco. The new factory will manufac-
turc about 25.OO0 tons of phosphate
a year, and give employment to a
large force.
w. s. Bunting of Jacksonville died
at IA San Francisco hospital last
saturday He had been with the
quarternasters department in the
army in the Philippines for the past
three or four years and was enroute
home to JON his wife and children.
The DeLand Naval stores company
Just organized will have headquar-
ters one mile from DeLand and will
do business without a cOnmissaryt
paying its men in cash every Satur-
day night, and allowing them the
privilege of purchasing supplies OF
whom they please i'll the city.
The Gainesville and Alachua
county hospital association was
formed last week with H. f. Dutton
of Gainesville as president. Com
mttees were appointed to solicit
funds for hospital in Gainesville.
The ladies will organize an auxiliary
association and work in co-opera-
tiOn.
Fred Bishop, lineman in the en-
ploy of the Key West electric COM
pany was horribly burned by coming
in contact with live wires at the top
of electric lighting pole last week.
When taken down his hands were so
burned that several fingers had to be
4mputated and much of the flesh
dropped from his arms.
They are doing good deal of
talking about good roads in the
papers, those st. Johns people, but
the best of all is they are also doing
IA little work. Agitation does get a
little wearisOme at times, but it is
the thing Just the same; when you
get Il people good and tired the
chances are they will get mad and do
something.
Daniel Hill, the oldest Odd Fellow
in Florida, died at his home near
Pensacola last Saturday morning.
| He had been a. member continuously
for 90 years Nine years ago the
members of Mechanics Lodge at
Warrington presented MIN with the
| diamond Jewel, which is bestowed
upon those who have been cOntinu-
Gus members of the order for 90
years.
| The attorney for Cooper, the De-
Soto county murderer, has applied to
! the supreme court for mandamus
to compel Judge Wall of the sixth
circuit to hear an extraordinary mo-
tion for new trial for his client.
The governor has already signed
| Cooper's death warrant and the date
of his execution fixed for next Fri
day. Aug. 9TH. 1t is claimed that
there is new evidence. AS the case
| has already been affirmed by the su-
preme court,it presents legal tan
gle. The general opinion is that
| Cooper is guilty and that this effort
of his attorney is the supreme one to
save his clients neck.
The police of Tampa have Just
raided the gambling dens of that
city, gathering twenty-five gamblers
and the proprietors of the gambling
places. From each of the proprietors
"A cash bond of $50 was eXacted, and
each of the inmates was required to
put up IA cash bond of $40.
| This must not be taken as a
spasm of righteousness on the part
of Tampas S authorities. 1t is simply
a system of levying tribute in many
cities; the houses all open again the
next day. The ministers of Tampa
had been calling attention to the
gambling going on the city, and the
police, knowing how easy it is to
satisfy the average preacher, got up
the raid. AS matter of fact If It
were not for the protection of the po-
lice, there would be much less public
gambling,
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