The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-04-14
STATE NEWS IN TABLOID.
Miami will have new sewers and
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more paved streets.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford OF
England will spend ten days in Pen
sacola from the 10th inst.
The total shipments of cigars from
Tampa from January 1st to April
lst was 46, 100000.
Sanford shipped 10 car loads OF
celery last week. That's the stuff.
That's getting prosperity with celery
ty.
Fernandina is to have a new $5O,-
900 hotel provided the money can be
raised-$l0,000 has already been sub,
scribed.
The annual receipts of the st. Au-
gustine postoffice for the year just
closed were $26 6,592,7l, an increase of
over $1,000 above last year.
Rev. L. B. Warren, popular pastor
Ocala Baptist church, has accepted
call to church in Beaumont, Texas,
and has gone to that place.
The Tampa Electric company is
extending its trolley car line track
to West Tampa, a section of the city
now enjoying a special boom.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Holloway has called couven.
tion of county superintendents to
meet in Tallahassee on May 9th.
The proposed railway to connect
Key West with the mainland, it is
stated, will cost 100000 a mile to
build for small part of the distance.
The Naval Stores Export company
has been organized with $l,000,000
capital, Walter F. Coachman, presi-
dent, and headquarters in Jackson
Vile.
Gov. Broward will not be obliged
to wait until he reaches the skies to
get his mansion. The legislature
will likely order one built in Talla-
hassee.
st. Augustine board of trade will
organize an auto racing association
and try to secure next years nation
al races for South Beach next win
ter.
Rev. w. A. Nelson of Commerce,
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of the Baptist church in Orlando,
has accepted and entered upon the
work.
Mrs. Helen M Cordery, wife of
Capt. E. A. Cordery of Fort Meade
is dead; suddenly of heart trouble,
and while her husband was absent
from home on business.
Letters patent have been granted
Florida State Mid-Winter Fair asso-
citation of Tampa, capital $4,000, to
hold state fair every year between
November and March.
B. B. Tatum reformed newspa-
per man of Miami has been granted
u street railway franchise in that
town. Mr.. Tatum and his associates
there will also build cigar factory
and employ 100 men.
Letters patent have issued for
Florida Power Co., of Ocala, 100000,
TO lease and sell water power rights,
including construction of dams for
the purpose of generating electric
power.
The Bridge street viaduct, Jack
is now a finished structure. |
The Florida Sun says it cost $l49, SOC; |
is LILO feet long including ap-
proaches, and is the longest concrete |
bridge in the United States. 1t was
eighteen months building.
Forty-five thousand dollars of
Ocala's per cent bonds have been |
sold at a premium and the city is |
now able to liquidate all outstanding
obligations. The bonds were pur-
chased by the First National Bank |
of Columbus, Ohio.
Twenty-first annual encampment
of the G. A. r., department of Flor
ida has Just concluded its meeting at |
st. Petersburg. Fish fry, yarn
swappings and good time generally |
was enjoyed by the veterans.
Fourteen year old Percy Minich Of
Tampa, while playing at Jesuit
school threw a jug of muriatic acid
against the wall. jug broke, contents
flew in his face and he will lose both
eyes.
Students of Rollins college, Win
ter Park, INDUCED in a snake hunt
one day this week. They went to
Howell Run, place with reputation
as snake rendezvous, saw forty |
snakes and killed twenty-five, one of
which was cotton-mouth moccasin
4 feet 81 inches long and s inches in
w. P, Watson, Orlando, has been
appointed chairman executive COM
mittee Order of Locomotive Engi-
neers. Appointment was made at
Va. Position carries
good salary and will occupy much of
Mr.. Watson's time. He will give up
his position at the locomotive throt-
tie.