The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-08-11

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The County Commissioners.
The regular meeting of the county |
commissioners which began Monday /!
lasted over until nearly
noon on Wednesday. There was the
usual routine business, but the bulk
of the time of the board was taken
up with the wet and dry petition and
the appointment of inspectors and
clerks of the election to be held on
Goth. A full account of
this feature of the meeting will be
found in another column.
All of the commissioners were
present except Commissioner Will
liams who remained at home owing
to the illness of his wife.
Among the more important fea-
lures of the meeting was the final
settlement report of Tax Collector
Willard for the taxes of 1901. Mr..
Willard s. report was rs clear as a
new dollar. 1t not only showed
painstaking care in the conduct of
the office, but it actually showed re-
turns of money in excess of the
amount due by some twenty odd
dollars.
Attorney Henry Strunz appeared
before the board in behalf of the Pa
latka Water Works company. The
assessment of the water works had
been raised from S25 600 to $37 800
and Mr.. Strunz argued that this as
sessment should in all fairness be re-
duced TO the original amount. Mr..
Strunz must have made an eloquent
as we'll as convincing talk for the
board did reduce the assessment to
u 800, a reduction of an even $4,000.
Three liquor licenses were voted
for the ensuing year, no objection
having been raised to their granting.
These licenses We're for &. f. Smith,
Jno. G. Raabe and J. F. Brewer.
There was the usual number of
pistol bonds issued and some other
business of minor Importance.
The display of fine leather valices
and travelling bags in one of the win
dows of the Fearnside Clothing COM
pany has attracted much favorable
comment. 1t is indeed a most beau
tiful display.
Capt. and Mrs. j. d. Lane, Mrs.
Benet and little Davis Lane left
Wednesday for an extended trip
through the up-country of Georgia,
and North Carolina. They will first
visit Capt. Lanes people near Mill
edgeville, Ga, thence to Atlanta,
Asheville, Norfolk, and Washington.
1t is their purpose to be absent some
four or five weeks.
City Engineer w. w Lyon has
been employed as consulting engi-
neer for Lake City and as such will
have charge of the plans for the new
sewer system there. Engineer Lyon
has employed Prof. Cox of the uni
versity to do the actual work of the
survey, he simply overlooking Prof.
| CoX's notes from his Office in this
city, and making changes when
thought advisable.
Ri. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, d.
D., bishop Of Florida will otficiate at
vice at St. Marks Episcopal church
next Sunday. Bishop Weed is an
eloquent preacher and popular pre-
late who always draws large cOugre-
cations in Palatka, and next Sunday
will be no exception. The News un-
derstands that the musical features
of the services will also be something
special. Holy Communion will be
celebrated at the II O'Clock service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kupperbuseh
and daughters, the Misses Edith and
Minnie, arrived home last Friday
from trip of some five or six weeks
in the north. They visited New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Atlantic City and Washington
and all had Il most enjoyable trip.
Mr.. Kupperbusch states that he got
some new ideas applicable to his
business and which he will adopt to
the further benefit of the hundreds
who patronize his restaurant.
DR.. II. G. Welch returned to the
city last Friday after an absence OF
several weeks Mt Hot Springs, Ark.
and his old home in Kentucky UNI
dergoing treatment for rheumatism.
That the doctor has been n great suf-
rerer is apparent from his looks. He
has lost over 40 pounds Of flesh since
his illness and is still far from well.
1t was while at Hot Springs that his
aged fathers death occurred al
Nicholasville, KY, and, as the ply
sicians at Hot Springs advised min
that there was nothing in the waters
there especially beneficial in his
case, he was advised to go to Ken
lucky. There, in his old home he
has made some improvement. His
illness was wholly due to malarial
poisoning and as he feels he cannot
recover here, it is mis- purpose t.
wind up his business affairs in Pal
atka and return to Kentucky, there
to remain time in rest before going
to Johns Hopkins University hos
pital for post graduate course
DR.. Harry WEIGH will be greatly
missed by hundreds Of friends and
former patients in this city and al
over the peninsula end Of the county
where he did a successful practices
for several years.