The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-09-29

An affection called sore mouth IL pre-
vaent among cattle around Tallahassee
Allen 4 Curry, turpentine operator
at Cassia, have sold out 10 Crenshaw
Bostick of Sorrento,
Florida is credited with producing
three.fourths Of the worlds entire sup
ply Of Fullrr's earth,
The p. & y. Steamship company vii
build seventy.hye foot extension t,
their dock at Key West,
Green Cove Springs is talking Of q
new hotel and large up.to-date SAM
tarium at the sulphur springs,
1t is said that Suwannee county will
harvest only half a crop of cotton this
year as compared with last year.
Rosh Hashahhan the Jewish new
year begins today, September 18th, at
sunset, andwill end at sunset tomorrow.
No further clue has been found re-
garding the murder Of Chas. Davis and
his daughter, Elsie, near Miami, last
June.
The strawberry growers around Law
tey will have larger acreage than last
year, judging from the plants now be-
ing set,
Tom Watson, Georgia'S famous
statesman. is to build winter home in
Florida. Palm Beach or Miami will be
the location.
The State census completed last
week by Prof, W. j. Odum, of Browns.
vile, gives Punta Gorda a population
approymating 1900
The st, James hotel block site, Jack
sonville, has been secured by the pro-
motors Of the Pure Food exposition to
be held in that city the coming fall.
The spirit of improvement is on in
LeeSburg a number of streets are
being graded and clay.pavcd, and other
work Of Improvement is contemplated
The work of taking the census of
Miami has been completed and while
the figures have not been made public
it is thought the population will be close .
to 5000
Surveyors are now in the field run.
ming line for a railroad from Gaines
vile to Tampa, which means that the
Southern Railway is going to the west
coast Of Florida,
The Cottage City Wagon, Carriage
and Novelty Works, capital SO, 900, will
open business at West Palm Beach the
first of the year, T, j, Campbell is the
man at the head.
The University of Florida, Lake City;
Stetson University, DeI.and; and the
Florida College for Women, Tallahas-
see, opened Wednesday under most
suspicious circumstances.
A saw mill with novelty and sash and
door mandatory will pay in Starke.
There is not an enterprise Of the kind
N Florida that has not more orders ;
than it can fill promptly,
The largest single contract for print. I
ng ever awarded by the State of
Florida was recently given to the F. O.
Painter company Of DeLand. II con.
lists principally Of supreme court re- {
)orts !
The residents Of Ybor City We're struck t
'umb with establishment when they '
we're approached on the subject of clean. $
ng upthe town. Some of the foreigners
re not familiar with the English word :
clean. +;
Short cotton is quoted at 10 to II b
ents per pound and sea island at H. a
he history Of the cotton market has a
een That the price Of sea island is usu-
!ly nearly twice as much as the price f
the short staple. Who is holding T
own the prlce OF our sea island staple? b
John Butler, colored, charged with j,
Ssault with intent to murder, was given p
preliminary hearing Tuesday before p
Judge Whaton at Key West, and bound
Yer to await the action Of the criminal le
ourt under bond of $780, Butler as. b
iulted foreman on the F. Z. c. ey. Il
ension. a,
Miami has three daily papers-one h;
orning and two evening and they Il
'e the best looking and best patronized
advertisers Of their home town of II
" in the State. No wonder that civ il,
rs increased its valuation over Oh
llllon the past year. There are no ar
'ad ones in that hustling Magic City. as
An attempt was made to assassinate l9
lerlff Wyatt and Chief Deputy Joiner 81