The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-09-29
LATE STATE NEWS.

The Tampa Bay Hotel has been
leased to David LAUDER of st. Louis,
and w. F. Stoyall of Tampa,
People of Mayo are rejoicing over
prospect of the Live Oak, Perry q
Gulf railway passing through their
town.
Geo. Fl. Ford has been elected
cashier of the Central National
bank, Ocala, in place of F. L. Wat
son, resigned.
H. NJ. Goethe q Co.'S big saw mill
at Summerfield, Marion Co., has
been purchased by @. j. McGehee of
Live Oak, for 100000.
The sponge industry at Tarpon
Springs Las been looking up recently
and extra express cars have been
needed for shipments.
There are eight candidates for ap-
pointment to the office of sheriff of
Duval county, made vacant by the
death of w. BloXham Pickett.
Washington county will hold an
election October 18th to determine
whether the county seat shall remain
at Vernon or be removed to Chipley.
Little nine-year old son of Mr..
Husband of Minneola was run over
by train which he was trying to
board, and was killed, on Saturday
last.
Yellow fever has gained firmer
hold on Pensacola during the past
week and it is now conceded to be
impossible to stamp out the scourge
before the arrival of frost.
The big department store of w. d.
Smith & Co., at Perry, was destroyed
by fire Wednesday morning. The
stock and building were only par
TALLY insured Origin unknown.
Lew Hendon, station agent at In
glis was run over by u freight train
last Saturday and one of his legs was
so crushed it had to be amputated
just below the knee.
William Bloxham Pickett, sheriff
of>Duval county, died at his home in
Jacksonville Tuesday. He was 33
years of age, popular, and entered
upon the duties of his office January
1st, last.
President Roosevelt will spend
Sunday, Oct. 22d at st. Augustine.
He will address the people near Fit.
Marion at that place on Saturday.
There'll be a big crowd in the old
town that night
In the local option election in Vo-
lusia county held on Wednesday the
county gave a large majority for
prohibition. That much is conceded
but no total figures are yet attaina-
bic.
Lula Wise, a negro woman, and her
four small children were brutally
murdered in their shanty home about
a mile southwest of Lincoln Park,
Jacksonville, last Friday. The house
was then set afife by the murderer
to hide his crime.
There have been 1OS applications
for licenses to sell liquor in Duval
county this year. If all are granted
the state will get $4,000, the city of
Jacksonville 900 and Duval
county $4,000, of license money
from this source alone.
Chas. W. Stansel, former promi-
nent Jacksonville politician and
whose career in Florida was cut
short by a street duel with pistols
with A. M. Williamson, is now wan
dering the streets of New York city
"broke" and sleeping on park
benches.
Governor Broward signed two
death warrents on Tuesday and it
wasn't a very good day for 'em
either. The men who are to have
period brought to their existence
are Tom Spires of Jackson county
and Edward Lamb of Manitee
county. Both are to hang on Friday
Oct. 9th unless sooner reprieved by
the, pardon board.
Mrs. Lena B. Mathes, who gained
some notoriety in connection with
former Pesident Forbes of Stetson
University, has come to the front
again. Mrs. Mathes is teacher of
Turkey Greek school near Tampa.
An injunction to restrain her from
teaching the school was attempted
to be served on her last week by a
deputy sheriff, but she met the Off
Ger with gun and wouldn't let him
come near enough to read it. Mrs.
Mathes claims she is the object of
persecution.
The last stone in the great Hal
cyon Hall, Miami's chief hotel, was
laid Monday. Work on that magni-
ficent structure is progressing as fast
as men and money can oust it. All
work on the construction will be
completed by November first, and
then the furniture will be placed.
Work on the grounds which will be
among the most beautiful in the
country has been commenced. On
several of the six floors of the great
building the finishing work is now
being done and there is every indica-
tion that there will be no further de-
lays. When completed Halycon
Hall will be the most complete and
substantial hotel south of st. Au-
gustine, and Miamians will be Justly
proud of it.-Miami Record.