The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-03
LATE STATE NEWS.

to set out pecan grove at MaccleD-
ny, Baker county.
J. o. LaFontisee, late city editol
Of the Times-Union, will become edi
tor of the daily edition of the Suwan
nee Democrat at Live Oak.
Senator Ben Tillman of SOutt
Carolina wall lecture at the higt
school auditorium, DeLand, on tbs
18th inst.
The Ocala Banner asks: SIN ]
Emmett VOLTS accepting the Office Of
private secretary to the governor al
one hundred dollars per month does
it mean that the practice of law in
Pensacola Is down at the heel?h
The order of Mayor Nolan to the
police department of Jacksonville to
enforce the Sunday closing law OF
that city was only inditferently
obeyed last Sunday. 1t is reported
that some of the larger dealers laugh
at the order and say they will refuse
to obey
Isham Edwards, negro murderer OF
n. w. Eppes of Tallahassee, is to be
| DdalkEu
wards acknowledges his crime but is
not penitent. He has been visited
daily by Il Catholic priest, but has
not yet embraced Christianity, a
cardinal principle of which is repen-
tence.
Mariana" says the Times
Courier, sis on the move. We are TO
have new school building, new city
hall and an electric lighting plant.
In another item the same paper
speaks of 1.-THE new $4,000 court
house which is to change the appear
ance OF things around the Court
House square," Mariana certainly
is getting ''moye on"
Gov. Broward has appointed Mrs.
Anna Dearborn clerk of Dade county
to fill out the unexpired term Of her
deceased husband. Judge Minor s.
Jones had already given Mrs. Dear
born an ad interim appointment, and
to him. the county executive COM
mittee who recommended, and the
governor who appointed, is ali honor
due.
John NJ. Caldwell and his son, w.
G. Caldwell, have purchased the JAS
per News and Caldwell senior is the
new editor of that paper, while his
son will be business manager. Mr.
Caldwells return to journalism will
be hailed with pleasure by the news
paper fraternity of Florida, OF which
he was formerly for many years Il
conspicuous member.
James Osteen, from under cover of
his hiding place, has written to the
editor of the st. Augustine Record
acknowledging that he alone fired
the shots which killed the Carter's
at Moultrie some three weeks ago.
Osteen states that he will give him
self up as soon as he has arranged
for his defense and will trust the in
telligent people to give him justice.
At meeting of the State Board of
Education last Friday to consider
bids for the property of the abolished
institutions at Barlow, De Funiak,
KissiInmee and st. Petersburg, the
property of the Agricultural Insti-
tute at Kissimmee was sold to Geo.
w. Hopkins for $1,000, the same be.
ing the highest bid. Disposition of
the property of the other institutions
is held in allegiance for the present.
Rev. Willis NJ. Russell died at the
home of his son, Walter s. Russell,
in Jacksonville last week aged IS
years. He was one of the south s
oldest newspaper men. He estab-
lished the Argus in cambridge, Ga,
before the war, and under his con-
troll it was one of the most influential
papers IN the state He helped in
founding the Orange County Repor-
ter at Orlando in 1878. Rufus a..
RUSSELL business manager of the
Jacksonville Metropolis and A. NJ.
&. Russell, superintendent of public
instruction in fernando county are
his other sons in this state.
Edward Alverez OF Bradford coun-
ty who was recently returned to the
state convict camp on the ground
that he had violated the terms of his
conditional pardon, will be given a
hearing on the order of the supreme
court, which holds that the pardon
can only be revoked through the
courts, in the absence of any express
stipulation to the contrary in the
pardon. Alverez pardon contained
no such stipulation. Judge Cali,
sitting in this case on Monday at
Starke, decided that AlvereZ' pardon
would hold provided he left the state
in 36 hours.
Wednesday, November Both marks
the opening of the great Florida
State Fair at Tampa, and that it will
be the most successful state fair in
the history of the south is now a
fOregone conclusion, both in point of
attendance of home seekers from
other states and in quantity and
quality of products exhibited. The
opening will be brilliant, the exer-
cises being conducted by Governor
Broward and Hon. Leslie NJ Shaw,
the distinguished secretary of the U.
S. treasury. The appearance of We
Mystic Krew of Gasparilla in the
finest and most fantastic costumes
ever brought to Florida and a mon.
ster floral parade, will be among the
attractive features-of the opening.
The exposition building to be used
during the coming State Fair at
lamp, November 18th to Both, are
now ready for use. and all counties
participating are now arranging
their booths in most attractive man
ner. The buildings, all of which
have been painted white, are the
most attractive ever seen in the
south. The fair will be an immense
success in every feature, and every
citizen of Florida should attend. The
amusement attractions will be SUI
perior to any ever brought south. AS
an illustration, Fighting the Flames,
the greatest spectacular production
ever seen at Coney Island, New
York's famous amusement resort,
has been secured at great cost and
will only be shown in Tampa. Cheap