The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-08-04
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The pear crop Of jefferson county |
proving to be money winner for tn
growers.
Canned pineapples are now beini
shipped from the cannery at Delray t.
New York city.
The authorities at Key West are max
ing determined effort to stop the II
legal gathering of sponges.
Columbia county is bound to have
good roads, and with good roads there
will be no trouble to get good people tt
use them.
The carpenters union of Jacksonville
inaugurated a strike on the Consolidated
building, and called out about twenty
five men last week.
The State board of control has decided
the school property at Lake City to
trustees and these trustees will estab.
lish school Of technology.
The dates of the Pure Food and In
dustrial Exposition to be held in Jack
sonville, have been changed from No.
vember to January 4th to 18th.
A special election will soon be held in
Pensacola to vote upon improvement
bonds to the amount Of $750,0O0 The
plans are to put in new sewerage, build
a city hall, Jail and police station and
pave several streets.
The supreme court has affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the case
of Isham Edwards, George Caldwell
and Nelson Larkins, convicted of the
murder of N. w. Eppes near Bradford
vile, Leon county, last September.
Howell Herring of Plant City is &C.
cused of running blind tiger. When
the officers attempted to arrest him he
drew two revolvers and fired once at
the marshal. He was finally arrested
and fined S. for resisting an officer.
The Manatee Light and Traction COM
pany has been granted q thirty-year
franchise to establish in Palmetto a
street railway. The operation Of the
railway, however, will not be till the
bridge connecting Bradentown and Pal
metto shall have been built.
E. r. Smith, conductor of the fourth
division of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way, and seven others, both white and
black, are under arrest on the charge
Of carrying on systematic plan of rob-
bling freight cars on the line between
Fernandina and Tallahassee.
The grand jury Of the circuit court of
Dade county failed to bring in an in
lictment against Dennis Thomas and
Dave Bradley, the two negroes sus-
pected and held by the coroner's jury
for full investigation by the former
body in connection with the murder of
Charles Davis and daughter Elsie.
In view of the necessity for prompt
md vigorous action by the State Board
If Health instituting and maintaining
quarantine stations and other necessary
precautions to guard against an out
freak of yellow fever, and the expense
attached thereto the sum of $4,000
las been made available for this pur-
,ose.
The grounds on which is soon to be
erected Palmetto's tourists and drum
ners' hotel Is daily being the recipient
f material for the commencement Of
he work. When this hotel Is completed
PALMETTO can boast Of one Of the finest
fractures of the kind on the west coast,
nd that is as it should be, for her rap
dly growing commercial trade certain
y demands it.
There is at present ten houses in
curse Of construction in New Smyrna
nd on the peninsula. Seven of them
re in New Smyrna and the rest Of
hem are on the peninsula. Five Of
he houses will cost from $1,000 to
2, 300, while the others are not much
nder thousand dollars. This Is only
starter as plans have been drawn for
number Of other houses.
John A. Graham was before the Pal
letto council last week wanting fran
hise to furnish the town with electric
gifts, and he and the council agreed
pom terms by which he is to have the
rivilege of lighting Palmetto by cleo
'icity. In the course of his remarks
3 said he felt safe in saying he would
ave everything in working order and I
lady not later than November l.. ,
Prof. E. Moulle informs the Jackson
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