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

So far, 80 counties are in line for the
state fair at Tampa,
The Ieesburg high school has an en-
rollment of 200 pupils
The East Coast will have an increase
of 625 acres Of pineapples this year
Polk county is making an effort to
take all the big prizes at the Tampa
State Fair
The oranges around Gambler will not
do to ship before about the middle OF
November
Merritts island orange crop is con
siderably below the average, being but
1000 boxes
James NJ. Clark, of st. Petersburg is
missing. Insanity or suicide is limited
at as the cause.
The grand jury Of Dade county re.
port no further evidence in the Davis
murder mystery.
Col, F.. J. Luttealoch, who served 20
terms as mayor of Cedar Key, died in
that town list week.
Peace River phosphate rock shipped
from Punta Gorda so far this year ag-
gregates 60, 900 tons.
Three fourths of the watermelon seed
grown in the United States is grown in
jefferson county, Florida.
The Hillsborough county court house
is too small for the business done there
and an annex will be built.
The grand jury at Bronson has con-
demned the Levy county court house as
a ''discredit to the county"
One of the most interesting and at
tractive features at the State fair at
Tampa will be the horse races.
Miami has her hotel facilities greatly
increased, yet the rush this winter is
expected to tax them to the utmost.
The Tampa cigar industry is now 80
extensive that the board of trade an
nounces that it exceeds that of Havana.
A Florida insurance society to be
known as the Florida Mutual benefit
association has been organized in Bar
tow.
Wholesale fish dealers of Punta Gorda
furnish free, every week, a consign-
ment Of fish to the orphans home in
Arcadia.
Application has been made to the
city council of Miami for permit to
install and operate gas plant in the
Magic City.
DR., Boulter, the dentist who went to
such great length to deny that yellow
fever existed in Pensacola, has died
from the disease.
VIM, Hines was accidently killed near
Gainesville last week by a lifelong
friend, Lester Kirby. Kirby is pros
trated with grief.
Jacksonville thieves take the lead
over all others. They entered st.
Luke's Hospital and stole the Doctors
clothing, watch, etc.
The Mariana Times Courier says
that land is advancing in price in Jack
son county, and in few years a good
farm will be worth nice sum.
The real estate firm of Cooley & Hor-
ner, of Miami, has arranged to begin
the erection of eight more houses at
once, to be occupied by winter tourists.
st, Augustine is bound to show what
she can do to entertain the President.
The east wing of the Ponce de Leon
will be his headquarters while in the
city.
Because he didn't happen to have
$500 about him to pay his fine, Dan Ed,
colored, of Gainesville, has gone to the
penitentiary for selling liquor in dry
county.
The Citrus Growers association and
the Florida Poultry Breeders associa-
ton will both hold their annual conven
lions at Tampa this winter while the
fair is open.
Engineer Geo. M Mclaughlin, en-
ployed on the Ross dredge at work
across the bay from Miami, was in
stantly killed last Saturday by the part
ing of cable.
The county commissioners of Duval
county have authorized condemnation
proceedings to acquire abstract records