The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1905-11-10
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Waukeenan, IN JEFFERSON county, Hao
splendid pecan crop this year
Tampa has so many Italians that an
Italian theatre will be opened there.
A big observation touring automobile
will be operated in Jacksonville next
winter. 1t will seat forty people.
The strawberry fields in the vicinity
Of Lawtey are looking fine and the acre
age is much larger than any previous
year,
John B. Stetson of Philadelphia has
given several thousand dollars to pay
for repairing the old Stetson University
buildings at DeLand.
Arcadia's bond issue of $50, 900 was
sold to a New York firm at 80. The
contemplated improvements are new
school, paved streets and waterworks
system.
The Palatka Water Works company,
which has its principal office in Boston,
| has refused the recent offer of the Pa
atka bond trustees of $4,000 for its
local plant
Isham Edwards, the negro murderer
of N W. Epps of Tallahassee, who was
executed in Tallahassee Friday, also con-
feaacd to the murder Of Anna Paine, an
aged negro woman.
W. A. Lotion and Il, b. Einig of Mi
ami are building an auto boat % feet
long and - feet beam, with II h. p.
engine that is expected to make not less
than 20 miles an hour
Hon. Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary of
the treasury of the United States has
notified the Board of Trade Of Tampa
that he will attend the opening of the
Florida State Fair in that city, on No
/ vember IL.
Friday was bluetiSh day in West Palm
Beach, the largest catches of the sea-
son having been made. The company's
packing house on the railroad pier
showed there was something doing. -
West Palm Beach Sun.
The Florida Biscuit and Candy com
pany is the name Of Il new industry to
be started in Tampa. Fancy cakes,
candies, crackers and breads will be-
their products, and the business will be
Il wholesale trade,
While eating an oyster stew one even
ing last week, Miss Nellie Cone made
quite valuable discovery in the shape
of three pearls of varying sizes. The
gems are AS yet unpolishcd and are apt
to prove Of some value. Lake City
Index.
John Ncttlcs, young white man
from some where in South Florida
dropped into Starke last week and now
finds himself Il guest Of the county for
six long months. Nettles imagined
himself a full hedged revenue officer
and carried a gun to uphold the dignity
of his office
james II, Fry of this city has a big
crop Of lettuce and celery on his truck
farm ON the outskirts of the city. The
lettuce should be ready for shipment in
two weeks and it the price holds Mr..
Fry will realize big profit He has
81, 900 head of lettuce and lot of eel
cry, Palatka News.
No special day at the State Fair to
be held in Tampa, November 10Th to
goth, will be more memorable than
Press Day. designated in honor Of the
newspaper men of Florida who have
done SO much TO make the Fair grand
success. A banquet to newspaper men
and Legislators will be among the fea-
lures.
A side Of bacon is what kept l.. Mel
lens houseboat, Vagabondia, from 60
ing to the bottom of the St, Johns river
a few days ago. The boat was being
brought from Palatka to Jacksonville
when snag was encountered few
miles north of Palatka. The bacon was
jammed in the space through which the
water was pouring and the boat
brought through safely
Most amazing are the comparative
figures of losses and insurance in the
recent Pensacola fire. SO far the losses
total $244, $50, while the insurance is
only $3.50, $50. The conclusion to be ar
rived at is that the insurance rates were
exceedingly high or the property unn.