The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-10-13

quickly, too, from so to W DAYS "" CIV,
the expense is not great in growing any
of these crops. -DeLand Record
The Russian bark Montrosa, Captain
Anderson, from Ship Island, bound 10
Rosario, South America, is at hey
West, where she called to obtain meui-
cal assistance, several of the crew De-
ing i'll with gastritis.
The bell clapper at the public school
building at Green Cove Springs Tell Oh
the head of the 8 year old son OF Ira
Thomas. last week. and it is thought
the boy will die, lie was taken 10
the hospital in Jacksonville
Gainesville has contracted for o,oVo
tons of clint from Rocky Point quar-
ries to be- used for street paving. Inc
material is said to be all its name i'm
plies and will be crushed and rolled
down with new machinery bought for
the purpose,
MANY witnesses summoned to appear
at the present term of the circuit court
in session at Miami were absent. Here
after, Judge Jones says, the abSentees
will be arrested and placed in JAIL
pending the calling of the case IN when
they are to testify.
A short time ago the city of Key
West authorized the issuance of NUM-
cipal bonds to the amount of Sl55,OoO.
The bonds sold readily and will now go
through the process of being signed by
the mayor and city clerk of Key West
and then delivered to purchasers.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway has
bought Grassy Island, at the mouth of
the Hillsboro river, from Hendry K
Knight, paying $25, 600 for the proper
ty. The road will use the island in the
construction of extensive terminals at
the port of Tampa, involving an out
lay of 100000.
The New York Packers guessing de-
partment puts it as follows; The latest
estimate of the Florida orange crop
guesser is |, 700, 600 boxes. Up to date
the guesses have ranged from $4,000
to |, ZOO, 900 boxes. We note, however,
that buyers are paying last years price,
Sl.25 on the trees.
S. A. Mcbride, formerly business
manager of the Barlow Courier-lnfor-
mant, who was recently interested with
Edward Fitzgerald in Miss issippi
newspaper venture, has become stock
holder in the Tampa Herald and has
taken charge Of the mechanical depart
ment of the paper
Robert Perrin, marine clerk at the
custom house at Tampa, reports that
the exports from Tampa for the month
of September We're greater than ever
before in the history of the city reach
ing an aggregate of S247, 1872; phosphate
and naval stores constitutes the major
part of the exports,
About twenty bales of long cotton
have been brought into town this week
and sold at II cents per pound When
this cotton was ginned last winter it
could have been sold for q cents per
pound. Hence it can be seen that it
seldom pays to hold cotton or anything
else for better prices, says the Willis
ton Advocate.
Reports come from the country be-
tween the Aucilla and Fenholloway riv.
ers that the deer are dying of black
tongue. 1t is to be hoped that the
trouble will not be serious. Deer are
scarce enough as it is. They are shot
in and out of season, and does with
sucking fawns are not spared If dis.
ease also attacks them they are in hard
luck. Monticello News.
The Victoria Turpentine company, a
new enterprise that is being backed by
leading capitalists Of the State, has
been organized at Jacksonville, and will
manufacture turpentine from sawdust,
The project has passed the experiment.
al stage, it having been proven that a
yield Of two gallon of turpentne to a
ton OF sawdust can be had, although
five and six gallons have been made
from the dust of certain grades of pine
Under the present school law of the
State a valuable inducement is offered
the patrons of each of the public
schools to do their part in securing
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